485APOS 1 at_485apos.txt AS FILED WITH THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON JUNE 21, 2013 File No. 033-42484 File No. 811-06400 U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM N-1A REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 213 /X/ AND REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 AMENDMENT NO. 214 /X/ THE ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) 101 Federal Street Boston, Massachusetts 02110 (Address of Principal Executive Offices, Zip Code) 1-800-932-7781 (Registrant's Telephone Number) Michael Beattie c/o SEI Corporation One Freedom Valley Drive Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456 (Name and Address of Agent for Service) Copy to: Timothy W. Levin, Esquire Dianne M. Descoteaux, Esquire Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP c/o SEI Corporation 1701 Market Street One Freedom Valley Drive Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103 Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456 It is proposed that this filing become effective (check appropriate box) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- / / Immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) / / On [date] pursuant to paragraph (b) / / 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) /X/ 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) / / On [date] pursuant to paragraph (a) of Rule 485 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND PROSPECTUS [ ], 2013 AT DISCIPLINED EQUITY FUND (Institutional Class: [TICKER SYMBOL]) (Investor Class: [TICKER SYMBOL]) INSTITUTIONAL CLASS AND INVESTOR CLASS SHARES INVESTMENT ADVISER: STEIN ROE INVESTMENT COUNSEL, INC. THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION HAS NOT APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THESE SECURITIES OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS THIS PROSPECTUS HAS BEEN ARRANGED INTO DIFFERENT SECTIONS SO THAT YOU CAN EASILY REVIEW THIS IMPORTANT INFORMATION. FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND, PLEASE SEE: PAGE AT DISCIPLINED EQUITY FUND INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE ......................................... 1 FUND FEES AND EXPENSES ....................................... 1 PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES .............................. 2 PRINCIPAL RISKS .............................................. 3 PERFORMANCE INFORMATION ...................................... 3 INVESTMENT ADVISER ........................................... 5 PORTFOLIO MANAGERS ........................................... 5 PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES ............................. 5 TAX INFORMATION .............................................. 5 PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES .................................. 5 MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND'S INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND INVESTMENT STRATEGIES .................................... 6 MORE INFORMATION ABOUT RISK ....................................... 6 INFORMATION ABOUT PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS .............................. 7 INVESTMENT ADVISER ................................................ 7 PORTFOLIO MANAGERS ................................................ 8 PURCHASING, SELLING AND EXCHANGING FUND SHARES .................... 8 DISTRIBUTION OF FUND SHARES ....................................... 15 SHAREHOLDER SERVICING ARRANGEMENTS ................................ 15 PAYMENTS TO FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES .............................. 16 OTHER POLICIES .................................................... 16 DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS ....................................... 19 TAXES ............................................................. 19 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS .............................................. 20 HOW TO OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND ..................... Back Cover i AT DISCIPLINED EQUITY FUND INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE The investment objective of the AT Disciplined Equity Fund (the "Fund") is to seek long-term capital appreciation and, secondarily, current income. FUND FEES AND EXPENSES This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. SHAREHOLDER FEES (FEES PAID DIRECTLY FROM YOUR INVESTMENT)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INSTITUTIONAL CLASS INVESTOR CLASS SHARES SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases None None (as a percentage of offering price) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a None None percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less) -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (EXPENSES THAT YOU PAY EACH YEAR AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE VALUE OF YOUR INVESTMENT)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INSTITUTIONAL CLASS INVESTOR CLASS SHARES SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Management Fees 0.69% 0.69% ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Distribution (12b-1) Fees None 0.25% ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Expenses 0.14% 0.29% ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shareholder Servicing Fee None 0.15% ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Operating Expenses 0.14% 0.14% ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses(1) 0.83% 1.23% ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Less Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement (0.04%) (0.04%) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee 0.79% 1.19% Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement(2) -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(1) The Fund operated as the Invesco Disciplined Equity Fund, a series of AIM Equity Funds (Invesco Equity Funds) (the "Invesco Predecessor Fund"), prior to [October 31, 2013], at which time, the Invesco Predecessor Fund was reorganized into the Fund (the "Reorganization"). Accordingly, the Fund's "Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses" have been restated to reflect expenses expected to be incurred for the Fund for the current fiscal year, ending October 31, 2014. (2) Stein Roe Investment Counsel, Inc. (the "Adviser") has contractually agreed to reduce fees and reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to keep Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Fee Reductions and/or Expense Reimbursements (excluding 12b-1 Fees, Shareholder Servicing Fees, interest, dividend and interest expense on securities sold short, taxes, brokerage commissions, Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, and extraordinary expenses (collectively, "excluded expenses")) from exceeding 0.79% of the Fund's average daily net assets until [October 31, 2015]. In addition, if at any point Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (not including excluded expenses) are below the expense cap, the Adviser may retain the difference between the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (not including excluded expenses) and the expense cap to recover all or a portion of its prior fee reductions or expense reimbursements made during 1 the preceding three-year period during which this agreement was in place. This agreement may be terminated: (i) by the Board of Trustees of The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund (the "Trust"), for any reason at any time, or (ii) by the Adviser, upon ninety (90) days' prior written notice to the Trust, effective as of the close of business on [October 31, 2015]. EXAMPLE This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses (including capped expenses for the period described in the fee table) remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 YEAR 3 YEARS 5 YEARS 10 YEARS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Institutional Class $ 81 $256 $451 $1,017 shares -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Investor Class shares $121 $381 $667 $1,480 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PORTFOLIO TURNOVER The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in total annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. For the most recent fiscal year, the portfolio turnover rate of the Invesco Disciplined Equity Fund, a series of AIM Equity Funds (Invesco Equity Funds) (the "Invesco Predecessor Fund"), the Fund's predecessor, was 22% of the average value of its portfolio. PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities and other instruments that have economic characteristics similar to equity securities. The Fund invests primarily in equity securities of U.S. and foreign issuers, and it may also invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign securities. The principal type of equity securities in which the Fund invests is common stock. The Fund may invest in the securities of issuers of all capitalization sizes; however, a substantial number of the issuers in which the Fund invests are large-capitalization issuers. The Fund considers an issuer to be a large-capitalization issuer if it has a market capitalization, at the time of purchase, within the range of the largest and smallest capitalized companies included in the Russell 1000([R]) Index during the most recent 11-month period (based on month-end data) plus the most recent date during the current month. As of [DATE], the market capitalization range for the Russell 1000([R]) Index was approximately $[XX] million to $[XX] billion. The Fund normally invests in securities that generate strong cash flow and are available at attractive valuations. The Fund's portfolio managers will be opportunistic with regard to the prices the Fund will pay for new investments and at which it will terminate positions. 2 In choosing securities, the Fund's portfolio managers emphasize a bottom-up, fundamental stock selection investment strategy that focuses on issuers that can consistently deliver strong cash flow growth and return on invested capital. The portfolio managers also look to invest in securities of issuers with a proven track record of solid business execution because they believe that such a history is an indication of the value of the underlying franchise or market position. These issuers typically have a proprietary product or business approach that allows them to be leaders within their respective industries. In addition, the portfolio managers emphasize diversification in terms of sector exposure as well as the number of securities held, and normally expect low turnover of holdings. The Fund's portfolio managers consider selling a stock when its fundamental business prospects deteriorate, its ability to generate cash deteriorates, or when they think the stock is too expensive based on cash flow valuation metrics. In response to market, economic, political or other conditions, the Fund's portfolio managers may temporarily use a different investment strategy for defensive purposes. If the Fund's portfolio managers do so, different factors could affect the Fund's performance and the Fund may not achieve its investment objective. The Fund's investments in the types of securities described in this prospectus vary from time to time, and, at any time, the Fund may not be invested in all of the types of securities described in this prospectus. The Fund may also invest in securities and other investments not described in this prospectus. PRINCIPAL RISKS As with all mutual funds, a shareholder is subject to the risk that his or her investment could lose money. A FUND SHARE IS NOT A BANK DEPOSIT AND IT IS NOT INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY THE FDIC OR ANY GOVERNMENT AGENCY. The principal risk factors affecting shareholders' investments in the Fund are set forth below. FOREIGN SECURITIES RISK -- The Fund's foreign investments may be affected by changes in a foreign country's exchange rates, political and social instability, changes in economic or taxation policies, difficulties when enforcing obligations, decreased liquidity, and increased volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation resulting in less publicly available information about the companies. MANAGEMENT RISK -- The investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund's portfolio managers may not produce the desired results. MARKET RISK -- The prices of and the income generated by the Fund's securities may decline in response to, among other things, investor sentiment, general economic and market conditions, regional or global instability, and currency and interest rate fluctuations. PERFORMANCE INFORMATION The bar chart and the performance table below illustrate the risks and volatility of an investment in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns for 1 and 5 years and since inception compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. Of course, the Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. 3 It is currently contemplated that before the Fund commences operations, the Fund will acquire the assets and liabilities of the Invesco Predecessor Fund (the "Reorganization"). If approved by shareholders of the Invesco Predecessor Fund, the Reorganization will occur on or about [____, 2013]. As a result of the Reorganization, the performance history of the Invesco Predecessor Fund prior to the date of the Reorganization will be assumed by the Fund. Accordingly, the performance shown for periods from September 21, 2009 to the date of the Reorganization represents the performance of Class Y shares of the Invesco Predecessor Fund, which was the only class of shares of the Invesco Predecessor Fund outstanding at the time of the Reorganization. The Invesco Predecessor Fund acquired the assets and liabilities and assumed the historical performance of the Atlantic Whitehall Equity Income Fund, a series of Atlantic Whitehall Funds Trust (the "Atlantic Whitehall Predecessor Fund"), on September 21, 2009. Accordingly, the performance shown in the bar chart and performance table for periods prior to September 21, 2009 represents the performance of Institutional Class shares of the Atlantic Whitehall Predecessor Fund (together with the Invesco Predecessor Fund, the "Predecessor Funds"), which was the only class of shares of the Atlantic Whitehall Predecessor Fund outstanding at the time of that reorganization. The Predecessor Funds' returns in the bar chart and table have not been adjusted to reflect the Fund's expenses. If the Predecessor Funds' performance information had been adjusted to reflect the Fund's expenses, the performance may have been higher or lower for a given period depending on the expenses incurred by a Predecessor Fund for that period. Investor Class share performance is not shown because Investor Class shares of the Fund do not have a full calendar year of performance. ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS 2006 13.44% 2007 6.68% 2008 (32.22%) 2009 27.68% 2010 13.69% 2011 4.24% 2012 15.67% BEST QUARTER WORST QUARTER 16.82% (20.66)% (06/30/09) (12/31/08) Year-to-date return as of June 30, 2013 was [____]%. AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR PERIODS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Your actual after-tax returns will depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.
SINCE INCEPTION 1 YEAR 5 YEARS (12/1/05) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return Before Taxes 15.67% 3.48% 5.12% Return After Taxes on Distributions 14.87% 3.07% 4.52% Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares 11.22% 2.53% 2.34% S&P 500([R]) Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) (from 11/30/2005) 16.00% 1.66% 4.08%
4 INVESTMENT ADVISER Stein Roe Investment Counsel, Inc. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS Patricia Bannan, CFA, Managing Director, has managed the Fund since its inception and managed the Invesco Predecessor Fund since 2010. Brant Houston, CFA, Senior Vice President, has managed the Fund since its inception and managed the Invesco Predecessor Fund since 2013. PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES To purchase Institutional Class shares of the Fund for the first time, including an initial purchase through an individual retirement account ("IRA"), you must invest at least $250,000. To purchase Investor Class shares of the Fund for the first time, you must invest at least $3,000 ($2,000 for an IRA). There are no minimums for subsequent investments. The Fund may accept investments of smaller amounts in its sole discretion. If you own your shares directly, you may redeem your shares on any day that the New York Stock Exchange is open for business by contacting the Fund directly by mail at: AT Disciplined Equity Fund, [ADDRESS] (Express Mail Address: [ADDRESS]) or by telephone at [TELEPHONE NUMBER]. If you own your shares through an account with a broker or other financial intermediary, contact that broker or intermediary to redeem your shares. Your broker or financial intermediary may charge a fee for its services in addition to the fees charged by the Fund. TAX INFORMATION The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account, in which case your distribution will be taxed when withdrawn from the tax-deferred account. PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary's web site for more information. 5 MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND'S INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND INVESTMENT STRATEGIES The Fund's investment objective is long-term capital appreciation and, secondarily, current income. The Fund's investment objective may be changed by the Board of Trustees without shareholder approval. The investments and strategies described in this prospectus are those that the Fund uses under normal conditions. During unusual economic or market conditions, or for temporary defensive or liquidity purposes, the Fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in cash, money market instruments or other cash equivalents that would not ordinarily be consistent with its investment objective. If the Fund invests in this manner, it may not achieve its investment objective. The Fund will do so only if the Adviser believes that the risk of loss outweighs the opportunity to pursue its investment objective. This prospectus describes the Fund's principal investment strategies and risks, and the Fund will normally invest in the types of securities and other investments described in this prospectus. In addition to the securities and other investments and strategies described in this prospectus, the Fund also may invest in other securities, use other strategies and engage in other investment practices. These investments and strategies are described in the Fund's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") (for information on how to obtain a copy of the SAI see the back cover of this prospectus). Of course, there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. MORE INFORMATION ABOUT RISK Investing in the Fund involves risk and there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. The Adviser's judgments about the markets, the economy, or companies may not anticipate actual market movements, economic conditions or company performance, and these judgments may affect the return on your investment. In fact, no matter how good a job the Adviser does, you could lose money on your investment in the Fund, just as you could with other investments. The value of your investment in the Fund is based on the value of the securities and other investments the Fund holds. Generally, these prices change daily due to economic and other events that affect particular companies and other issuers. These price movements, sometimes called volatility, may be greater or lesser depending on the types of securities the Fund owns and the markets in which it trades. The effect on the Fund of a change in the value of a single security will depend on how widely the Fund diversifies its holdings. FOREIGN SECURITIES RISK -- The Fund may invest in foreign issuers. Investing in issuers located in foreign countries poses distinct risks since political and economic events unique to a country or region will affect those markets and their issuers. These events will not necessarily affect the U.S. economy or similar issuers located in the United States. In addition, investments in foreign countries are generally denominated in a foreign currency. As a result, changes in the value of those currencies compared to the U.S. dollar may affect (positively or negatively) the value of the Fund's investments. These currency movements may happen separately from and in response to events that do not otherwise affect the value of the security in the issuer's home country. MANAGEMENT RISK -- The investment performance of the Fund depends largely on the skill of key personnel and investment professionals of the Adviser. The Fund's investment strategy permits investments to be made in a range of issuers, securities, financial instruments and transactions. 6 Within these parameters, the Adviser will make investment decisions for the Fund as it deems appropriate. No assurance can be given that the Fund will be successful in obtaining suitable investments, or that if such investments are made, the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved. If key personnel, including key investment or key technical staff, were to leave the Adviser or be unable to perform their duties, the Adviser might not be able to find equally desirable replacements in a timely fashion and the performance of the Fund could, as a result, be adversely affected. MARKET RISK -- The market price of securities and other investments owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. Securities may decline in value due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries represented in the securities markets. The value of a security may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates or adverse investor sentiment generally. They may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or industries, such as labor shortages or increased production costs and competitive conditions within an industry. During a general downturn in the securities markets, multiple asset classes may decline in value simultaneously. INFORMATION ABOUT PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS A description of the Fund's policy and procedures with respect to the circumstances under which the Fund discloses its portfolio holdings is available in the SAI. INVESTMENT ADVISER Stein Roe Investment Counsel, Inc. (the "Adviser"), a Delaware corporation formed, together with its predecessor, in 1932, serves as the investment adviser to the Fund. The Adviser is an investment management firm with a principal place of business located at One South Wacker Drive, Suite 3500, Chicago, Illinois 60606. As of [____], 2013, the Adviser had approximately $[____] in assets under management. The Adviser makes investment decisions for the Fund and continuously reviews, supervises and administers the Fund's investment program. The Board of Trustees of The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund (the "Trust") supervises the Adviser and establishes policies that the Adviser must follow in its management activities. For its services to the Fund, the Adviser is entitled to a fee, which is calculated daily and paid monthly, at the following annual rates based on the average daily net assets of the Fund: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FUND ASSETS FEE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- First $250 million 0.695% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Next $250 million 0.670% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Next $500 million 0.645% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Next $1.5 billion 0.620% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Next $2.5 billion 0.595% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Next $2.5 billion 0.570% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Next $2.5 billion 0.545% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Over $10 billion 0.520% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 The Adviser has contractually agreed to reduce fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to keep the Fund's total annual operating expenses (excluding 12b-1 Fees, shareholder servicing fees, interest, dividend and interest expense on securities sold short, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses (collectively, "excluded expenses")) from exceeding 0.79% of the Fund's average daily net assets until [October 31, 2015]. In addition, if at any point the Fund's total annual operating expenses (not including excluded expenses) are below the expense cap, the Adviser may retain the difference between the Fund's total annual operating expenses (not including excluded expenses) and the expense cap to recover all or a portion of its prior fee reductions or expense reimbursements made during the preceding three-year period during which this agreement was in place. This agreement may be terminated: (i) by the Board of Trustees of the Trust, for any reason at any time, or (ii) by the Adviser, upon ninety (90) days' prior written notice to the Trust, effective as of the close of business on [October 31, 2015]. A discussion regarding the basis for the Board's approval of the Fund's investment advisory agreement will be available in the Fund's [Annual/Semi-Annual Report] to Shareholders dated [DATE]. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS The Adviser employs a team approach with specific individual members of the team having final authority and ultimate accountability for specific phases of the process. Portfolio managers and analysts are responsible for research in the sectors they cover. All members of the team conduct fundamental research to identify investment candidates and participate in the portfolio construction process. The lead portfolio managers of the team are jointly and primarily responsible for making the day-to-day investment decisions for the Fund. Patricia Bannan, CFA, Managing Director, has been associated with the Adviser and/or its affiliates since 2007. From 1999 to 2005, she was a portfolio manager and ultimately the head of the large cap growth team at Evergreen Investments. Ms. Bannan has been in the financial services industry for 30 years. Brant Houston, CFA, Senior Vice President, has been associated with the Adviser and/or its affiliates since 2007. Prior to 2007, Mr. Houston worked in various investment and analytic roles at Geronimo Financial, Nicholas Applegate Capital Management and Wilshire Associates. Mr. Houston has been in the financial services industry for 15 years. The SAI provides additional information about the portfolio managers' compensation, other accounts managed, and ownership of Fund shares. PURCHASING, SELLING AND EXCHANGING FUND SHARES This section tells you how to purchase and sell (sometimes called "redeem") shares of the Fund. HOW TO CHOOSE A SHARE CLASS The Fund offers two classes of shares to investors, Institutional Class shares and Investor Class shares. Each share class has its own shareholder eligibility criteria, investment minimums, cost structure and other features. The following summarizes the primary features of Institutional Class shares and Investor 8 Class shares. Contact your financial intermediary or the Fund for more information about the Fund's share classes and how to choose between them.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CLASS NAME ELIGIBLE INVESTORS INVESTMENT MINIMUMS FEES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Institutional Class Primarily institutional investors and Initial -- $250,000 12b-1 Fee -- None individual investors who meet the initial investment minimum Subsequent -- None Shareholder Servicing Fee -- None ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Investor Class Primarily individual investors Initial -- $3,000 ($2,000 for 12b-1 Fee -- 0.25% IRAs) Shareholder Servicing Fee -- Subsequent -- None 0.15% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Institutional Class shares and Investor Class shares are offered to investors who purchase shares directly from the Fund or through certain financial intermediaries such as financial planners, investment advisors, broker-dealers or other financial institutions. An investor may be eligible to purchase more than one share class. However, if you purchase shares through a financial intermediary, you may only purchase that class of shares which your financial intermediary sells or services. Your financial intermediary can tell you which class of shares is available through the intermediary. Subject to any conditions or limitations imposed on the servicing of Institutional Class shares by your financial intermediary, if you received Institutional Class shares as a result of the Reorganization, you will be permitted to make additional Institutional Class share purchases. The Fund reserves the right to change the criteria for eligible investors and accept initial investments of smaller amounts in its sole discretion. For information regarding the federal income tax consequences of transactions in shares of the Fund, including information about cost basis reporting, see "Taxes." GENERAL INFORMATION You may purchase shares on any day that the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE") is open for business (a "Business Day"). Shares cannot be purchased by Federal Reserve wire on days that either the NYSE or the Federal Reserve is closed. The price per share will be the net asset value ("NAV") next determined after the Fund or authorized institution receives your purchase order in proper form. "Proper form" means that the Fund was provided a complete and signed account application, including the investor's social security number or tax identification number, and other identification required by law or regulation, as well as sufficient purchase proceeds. The Fund calculates its NAV once each Business Day as of the close of normal trading on the NYSE (normally, 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time). To receive the current Business Day's NAV, the Fund (or an authorized institution) must receive your purchase order in proper form before 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time. If the NYSE closes early -- such as on days in advance of certain holidays --the Fund reserves the right to calculate NAV as of the earlier closing time. The Fund will not accept orders that request a particular day or price for the transaction or any other special conditions. Shares will not be priced on days that the NYSE is closed for trading, including nationally observed holidays. Since securities that are traded on foreign exchanges may trade on days when 9 the NYSE is closed, the value of the Fund may change on days when you are unable to purchase or redeem shares. BUYING OR SELLING SHARES THROUGH A FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY In addition to being able to buy and sell Fund shares directly from the Fund through its transfer agent, you may also buy or sell shares of the Fund through accounts with financial intermediaries such as brokers and other institutions that are authorized to place trades in Fund shares for their customers. When you purchase or sell Fund shares through a financial intermediary (rather than directly from the Fund), you may have to transmit your purchase and sale requests to the financial intermediary at an earlier time for your transaction to become effective that day. This allows the financial intermediary time to process your requests and transmit them to the Fund prior to the time the Fund calculates its NAV that day. Your financial intermediary is responsible for transmitting all purchase and redemption requests, investment information, documentation and money to the Fund on time. If your financial intermediary fails to do so, it may be responsible for any resulting fees or losses. Unless your financial intermediary is an authorized institution (defined below), orders transmitted by the financial intermediary and received by the Fund after the time NAV is calculated for a particular day will receive the following day's NAV. Certain financial intermediaries, including certain broker-dealers and shareholder organizations, are authorized to act as agent on behalf of the Fund with respect to the receipt of purchase and redemption requests for Fund shares ("authorized institutions"). These requests are executed at the NAV next determined after the authorized institution receives the request. To determine whether your financial intermediary is an authorized institution such that it may act as agent on behalf of the Fund with respect to purchase and redemption requests for Fund shares, you should contact them directly. If you deal directly with a financial intermediary, you will have to follow its procedures for transacting with the Fund. Your financial intermediary may charge a fee for your purchase and/or redemption transactions. For more information about how to purchase or sell Fund shares through a financial intermediary, you should contact your authorized institution directly. HOW THE FUND CALCULATES NAV NAV for one Fund share is the value of that share's portion of the net assets of the Fund. In calculating NAV, the Fund generally values its investment portfolio at market price. If market prices are not readily available or the Fund reasonably believes that they are unreliable, such as in the case of a security value that has been materially affected by events occurring after the relevant market closes, the Fund is required to price those securities at fair value as determined in good faith using methods approved by the Trust's Board of Trustees. Pursuant to the policies adopted by and under the ultimate supervision of the Board of Trustees, these methods are implemented through the Fund's Fair Value Pricing Committee, members of which are appointed by the Board of Trustees. The Fund's determination of a security's fair value price often involves the consideration of a number of subjective factors, and is therefore subject to the unavoidable risk that the value that the Fund assigns to a security may be higher or lower than the security's value would be if a reliable market quotation for the security was readily available. With respect to non-U.S. securities held by the Fund, the Fund may take factors influencing specific markets or issuers into consideration in determining the fair value of a non-U.S. security. International securities markets may be open on days when the U.S. markets are closed. In such 10 cases, the value of any international securities owned by the Fund may be significantly affected on days when investors cannot buy or sell shares. In addition, due to the difference in times between the close of the international markets and the time as of which the Fund prices its shares, the value the Fund assigns to securities may not be the same as the quoted or published prices of those securities on their primary markets or exchanges. In determining fair value prices, the Fund may consider the performance of securities on their primary exchanges, foreign currency appreciation/depreciation, securities market movements in the United States, or other relevant information related to the securities. There may be limited circumstances in which the Fund would price securities at fair value for stocks of U.S. companies that are traded on U.S. exchanges -- for example, if the exchange on which a portfolio security is principally traded closed early or if trading in a particular security was halted during the day and did not resume prior to the time the Fund calculated its NAV. Securities, options, futures contracts and other assets (including swap agreements) for which market quotations are not readily available will be valued at their fair value as determined in good faith by or under the direction of the Board of Trustees. HOW TO PURCHASE FUND SHARES To purchase shares directly from the Fund through its transfer agent, complete and send in the application. If you need an application or have questions, please call [____]. All investments must be made by check, wire or Automated Clearing House (ACH). All checks must be made payable in U.S. dollars and drawn on U.S. financial institutions. The Fund does not accept purchases made by third-party checks, credit cards, credit card checks, cash, traveler's checks, money orders or cashier's checks. The Fund reserves the right to suspend all sales of new shares or to reject any specific purchase order, including exchange purchases, for any reason. The Fund is not intended for excessive trading by shareholders in response to short-term market fluctuations. For more information about the Fund's policy on excessive trading, see "Excessive Trading Policies and Procedures." The Fund does not generally accept investments by non-U.S. persons. Non-U.S. persons may be permitted to invest in the Fund subject to the satisfaction of enhanced due diligence. Please contact the Fund for more information. BY MAIL You can open an account with the Fund by sending a check and your account application to the address below. You can add to an existing account by sending the Fund a check and, if possible, the "Invest By Mail" stub that accompanies your statement. Be sure your check identifies clearly your name, your account number and the Fund name. REGULAR MAIL ADDRESS AT Disciplined Equity Fund P.O. Box 219009 Kansas City, MO 64121-9009 11 EXPRESS MAIL ADDRESS AT Disciplined Equity Fund c/o DST Systems, Inc. 430 West 7th Street Kansas City, MO 64105 BY WIRE To open an account by wire, call [____] for details. To add to an existing account by wire, wire your money using the wiring instructions set forth below (be sure to include the Fund's name and your account number). WIRING INSTRUCTIONS [____] BY SYSTEMATIC PURCHASE PLAN (VIA AUTOMATED CLEARING HOUSE OR ACH) You may not open an account via ACH. However, once you have established an account, you can set up an automatic investment plan via ACH by mailing a completed application to the Fund. These purchases can be made monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annually in amounts of at least $[____] per month for IRAs, and at least $[____] per month for all other types of accounts. To cancel or change a plan, contact the Fund by mail at: AT Disciplined Equity Fund, [ADDRESS] or by telephone at [_____]. Please allow up to 15 days to create the plan and 3 days to cancel or change it. PURCHASES IN-KIND Subject to the approval of the Fund, an investor may purchase shares of the Fund with liquid securities and other assets that are eligible for purchase by the Fund (consistent with the Fund's investment policies and restrictions) and that have a value that is readily ascertainable in accordance with the Fund's valuation policies. These transactions will be effected only if the Adviser deems the security to be an appropriate investment for the Fund. Assets purchased by the Fund in such a transaction will be valued in accordance with procedures adopted by the Fund. The Fund reserves the right to amend or terminate this practice at any time. FUND CODES The reference information listed below will be helpful to you when you contact the Fund to purchase Institutional Class or Investor Class shares of the Fund, check daily NAV or obtain additional information. FUND NAME TICKER SYMBOL CUSIP FUND CODE AT DISCIPLINED EQUITY FUND Institutional Class Shares [ ] [ ] [ ] Investor Class Shares [ ] [ ] [ ] HOW TO SELL YOUR FUND SHARES If you own your shares directly, you may sell your shares on any Business Day by contacting the Fund directly by mail or telephone at [_____]. 12 If you own your shares through an account with a broker or other institution, contact that broker or institution to sell your shares. Your broker or institution may charge a fee for its services, in addition to the fees charged by the Fund. If you would like to have your redemption proceeds, including proceeds generated as a result of closing your account, sent to a third party or an address other than your own, please notify the Fund in writing. Certain redemption requests will require a signature guarantee by an eligible guarantor institution. Eligible guarantors include commercial banks, savings and loans, savings banks, trust companies, credit unions, member firms of a national stock exchange, or any other member or participant of an approved signature guarantor program. For example, signature guarantees may be required if your address of record has changed in the last 30 days, you want the proceeds sent to a bank other than the bank of record on your account, or if you ask that the proceeds be sent to a different person or address. Please note that a notary public is not an acceptable provider of a signature guarantee and that we must be provided with the original guarantee. Signature guarantees are for the protection of our shareholders. Before it grants a redemption request, the Fund may require a shareholder to furnish additional legal documents to insure proper authorization. Accounts held by a corporation, trust, fiduciary or partnership, may require additional documentation along with a signature guaranteed letter of instruction. The Fund participates in the Paperless Legal Program (the "Program"), which eliminates the need for accompanying paper documentation on legal securities transfers. Requests received with a Medallion Signature Guarantee will be reviewed for the proper criteria to meet the guidelines of the Program and may not require additional documentation. Please contact Shareholder Services at [_____] for more information. The sale price will be the NAV next determined after the Fund receives your request. BY MAIL To redeem shares by mail, please send a letter to the Fund signed by all registered parties on the account specifying: o The Fund name; o The account number; o The dollar amount or number of shares you wish to redeem; o The account name(s); and o The address to which redemption (sale) proceeds should be sent. All registered shareholders must sign the letter in the exact name(s) in which their account is registered and must designate any special capacity in which they are registered. REGULAR MAIL ADDRESS AT Disciplined Equity Fund [ADDRESS] 13 EXPRESS MAIL ADDRESS AT Disciplined Equity Fund [ADDRESS] BY TELEPHONE To redeem shares by telephone, you must first establish the telephone redemption privilege (and, if desired, the wire and ACH redemption privileges) by completing the appropriate sections of the account application. Call [____] to redeem your shares. Based on your instructions, the Fund will mail your proceeds to you or send them to your bank via wire or ACH. BY SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWAL PLAN (VIA ACH) If your account balance is at least $5,000, you may transfer as little as $50 per month from your account to another financial institution through a Systematic Withdrawal Plan (via ACH). To participate in this service, you must complete the appropriate sections of the account application and mail it to the Fund. EXCHANGING SHARES At no charge, you may exchange Institutional Class Shares and Investor Class Shares of the Fund for Institutional Class Shares and Investor Class Shares, respectively, of another AT Fund, which are offered in a different prospectus, by writing to or calling the Fund. You may only exchange shares between accounts with identical registrations (i.e., the same names and addresses). The exchange privilege is not intended as a vehicle for short-term or excessive trading. The Fund may suspend or terminate your exchange privilege if you engage in a pattern of exchanges that is excessive, as determined in the sole discretion of the Fund. For more information about the Fund's policy on excessive trading, see "Excessive Trading Policies and Procedures." RECEIVING YOUR MONEY Normally, the Fund will send your sale proceeds within seven days after the effective date of your order. Your proceeds can be wired to your bank account (may be subject to a $10 fee), sent to you by check or sent via ACH to your bank account once you have established banking instructions with the Fund. IF YOU ARE SELLING SHARES THAT WERE RECENTLY PURCHASED BY CHECK OR THROUGH ACH, REDEMPTION PROCEEDS MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL YOUR CHECK HAS CLEARED OR THE ACH TRANSACTION HAS BEEN COMPLETED (WHICH MAY TAKE UP TO 15 DAYS FROM YOUR DATE OF PURCHASE). REDEMPTIONS IN-KIND The Fund generally pays sale (redemption) proceeds in cash. However, under unusual conditions that make the payment of cash unwise and for the protection of the Fund's remaining shareholders, the Fund might pay all or part of your redemption proceeds in securities with a market value equal to the redemption price (redemption in kind). It is highly unlikely that your shares would ever be redeemed in kind, but if they were you would have to pay transaction costs to sell the securities distributed to you, as well as taxes on any capital gains from the sale as with any redemption. In addition, you would continue to be subject to the risks of any market fluctuation in the value of the securities you receive in kind until they are sold. 14 INVOLUNTARY REDEMPTIONS OF YOUR SHARES If your account balance drops below $50,000 with respect to Institutional Class shares and $3,000 with respect to Investor Class shares ($2,000 for IRAs) because of redemptions, you may be required to sell your shares. The Fund generally will provide you at least 60 days' written notice to give you time to add to your account and avoid the involuntary redemption of your shares. The Fund reserves the right to waive the minimum account value requirement in their sole discretion. If you received Institutional Class shares as a result of the Reorganization, you will not be subject to the $50,000 minimum account balance with respect to Institutional Class shares. SUSPENSION OF YOUR RIGHT TO SELL YOUR SHARES The Fund may suspend your right to sell your shares during times when trading on the NYSE is restricted or halted, or otherwise as permitted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). More information about this is in the SAI. TELEPHONE TRANSACTIONS Purchasing, selling and exchanging Fund shares over the telephone is extremely convenient, but not without risk. Although the Fund has certain safeguards and procedures to confirm the identity of callers and the authenticity of instructions, the Fund is not responsible for any losses or costs incurred by following telephone instructions it reasonably believes to be genuine. If you or your financial institution transact with the Fund over the telephone, you will generally bear the risk of any loss. DISTRIBUTION OF FUND SHARES The Fund has adopted a distribution plan under Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, for Investor Class Shares that allows the Fund to pay distribution and service fees for the sale and distribution of its Investor Class shares, and for services provided to shareholders. Because these fees are paid out of the Fund's assets on an on-going basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges. The maximum annual distribution fee for Investor Class Shares of the Fund is 0.25%. SHAREHOLDER SERVICING ARRANGEMENTS The Fund may compensate financial intermediaries for providing a variety of services to shareholders. Financial intermediaries include affiliated or unaffiliated brokers, dealers, banks (including bank trust departments), trust companies, registered investment advisers, financial planners, retirement plan administrators, insurance companies, and any other institution having a service, administration, or any similar arrangement with the Fund, their service providers or their respective affiliates. This section and the following section briefly describe how financial intermediaries may be paid for providing these services. The Fund generally pays financial intermediaries a fee that is based on the assets of each Fund that are attributable to investments by customers of the financial intermediary. The services for which financial intermediaries are compensated may include record-keeping, transaction processing for shareholders' accounts and other shareholder services. In addition to these 15 payments, your financial intermediary may charge you account fees, transaction fees for buying or redeeming shares of the Fund, or other fees for servicing your account. Your financial intermediary should provide a schedule of its fees and services to you upon request. The Fund has adopted a shareholder servicing plan that provides that the Fund may pay financial intermediaries for shareholder services in an annual amount not to exceed 0.15% based on the Fund's Investor Class Shares' average daily net assets. The Fund does not pay these service fees on shares purchased directly. In addition to payments made directly to financial intermediaries by the Fund, the Adviser or its affiliates may, at their own expense, pay financial intermediaries for these and other services to Fund shareholders, as described in the section below. PAYMENTS TO FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES From time to time, the Adviser and/or its affiliates, in their discretion, may make payments to certain affiliated or unaffiliated financial intermediaries to compensate them for the costs associated with distribution, marketing, administration and shareholder servicing support. These payments are sometimes characterized as "revenue sharing" payments and are made out of the Adviser's and/or its affiliates' own legitimate profits or other resources, and are not paid by the Fund. A financial intermediary may provide these services with respect to Fund shares sold or held through programs such as retirement plans, qualified tuition programs, fund supermarkets, fee-based advisory or wrap fee programs, bank trust programs, and insurance (e.g., individual or group annuity) programs. In addition, financial intermediaries may receive payments for making shares of the Fund available to their customers or registered representatives, including providing the Fund with "shelf space," placing it on a preferred or recommended fund list, or promoting the Fund in certain sales programs that are sponsored by financial intermediaries. To the extent permitted by SEC and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA") rules and other applicable laws and regulations, the Adviser and/or its affiliates may pay or allow other promotional incentives or payments to financial intermediaries. For more information please see "Payments to Financial Intermediaries" and "Shareholder Services" in the Fund's SAI. The level of payments to individual financial intermediaries varies in any given year and may be negotiated on the basis of sales of Fund shares, the amount of Fund assets serviced by the financial intermediary or the quality of the financial intermediary's relationship with the Adviser and/or its affiliates. These payments may be more or less than the payments received by the financial intermediaries from other mutual funds and may influence a financial intermediary to favor the sales of certain funds or share classes over others. In certain instances, the payments could be significant and may cause a conflict of interest for your financial intermediary. Any such payments will not change the net asset value or price of the Fund's shares. Please contact your financial intermediary for information about any payments it may receive in connection with the sale of Fund shares or the provision of services to Fund shareholders, as well as information about any fees and/or commissions it charges. OTHER POLICIES EXCESSIVE TRADING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES The Fund is intended for long-term investment purposes only and discourages shareholders from engaging in "market timing" or other types of excessive short-term trading. This frequent trading into and out of the Fund may present risks to the Fund's long-term shareholders and could adversely affect shareholder returns. The risks posed by frequent trading include interfering with 16 the efficient implementation of the Fund's investment strategies, triggering the recognition of taxable gains and losses on the sale of Fund investments, requiring the Fund to maintain higher cash balances to meet redemption requests and experiencing increased transaction costs. In addition, because the Fund may invest in foreign securities traded primarily on markets that close prior to the time the Fund determines its NAV, the risks posed by frequent trading may have a greater potential to dilute the value of Fund shares held by long-term shareholders than funds investing exclusively in U.S. securities. In instances where a significant event that affects the value of one or more foreign securities held by the Fund takes place after the close of the primary foreign market, but before the time that the Fund determines its NAV, certain investors may seek to take advantage of the fact that there will be a delay in the adjustment of the market price for a security caused by this event until the foreign market reopens (sometimes referred to as "price" or "time zone" arbitrage). Shareholders who attempt this type of arbitrage may dilute the value of the Fund's shares if the prices of the Fund's foreign securities do not reflect their fair value. Although the Fund has procedures designed to determine the fair value of foreign securities for purposes of calculating its NAV when such an event has occurred, fair value pricing, because it involves judgments which are inherently subjective, may not always eliminate the risk of price arbitrage. The Fund's service providers will take steps reasonably designed to detect and deter frequent trading by shareholders pursuant to the Fund's policies and procedures described in this prospectus and approved by the Fund's Board of Trustees. For purposes of applying these policies, the Fund's service providers may consider the trading history of accounts under common ownership or control. The Fund's policies and procedures include: o Shareholders are restricted from making more than [___ (___) "round trips,"] into or out of the Fund within any [____]-day period. If a shareholder exceeds this amount, the Fund and/or its service providers may, at their discretion, reject any additional purchase orders. The Fund defines a "round trip" as a purchase into the Fund by a shareholder, followed by a subsequent redemption out of the Fund, of an amount the Adviser reasonably believes would be harmful or disruptive to the Fund. o The Fund reserves the right to reject any purchase request by any investor or group of investors for any reason without prior notice, including, in particular, if the Fund or the Adviser reasonably believes that the trading activity would be harmful or disruptive to the Fund. The Fund and/or its service providers seek to apply these policies to the best of their abilities uniformly and in a manner they believe is consistent with the interests of the Fund's long-term shareholders. The Fund does not knowingly accommodate frequent purchases and redemptions by Fund shareholders. Although these policies are designed to deter frequent trading, none of these measures alone nor all of them taken together eliminate the possibility that frequent trading in the Fund will occur. Systematic purchases and redemptions are exempt from these policies. Financial intermediaries (such as investment advisers and broker-dealers) often establish omnibus accounts in the Fund for their customers through which transactions are placed. The Fund has entered into "information sharing agreements" with these financial intermediaries, which permit the Fund to obtain, upon request, information about the trading activity of the intermediary's customers that invest in the Fund. If the Fund or its service providers identify omnibus account level trading patterns that have the potential to be detrimental to the Fund, the Fund or its service 17 provider may, in their sole discretion, request from the financial intermediary information concerning the trading activity of its customers. Based upon a review of that information, if the Fund or its service providers determine that the trading activity of any customer may be detrimental to the Fund, they may, in their sole discretion, request the financial intermediary to restrict or limit further trading in the Fund by that customer. If the Fund is not satisfied that the intermediary has taken appropriate action, the Fund may terminate the intermediary's ability to transact in Fund shares. When information regarding transactions in the Fund's shares is requested by the Fund and such information is in the possession of a person that is itself a financial intermediary to a financial intermediary (an "indirect intermediary"), any financial intermediary with whom the Fund has an information sharing agreement is obligated to obtain transaction information from the indirect intermediary or, if directed by the Fund, to restrict or prohibit the indirect intermediary from purchasing shares of the Fund on behalf of other persons. The Fund and its service providers will use reasonable efforts to work with financial intermediaries to identify excessive short-term trading in omnibus accounts that may be detrimental to the Fund. However, there can be no assurance that the monitoring of omnibus account level trading will enable the Fund to identify or prevent all such trading by a financial intermediary's customers. Please contact your financial intermediary for more information. CUSTOMER IDENTIFICATION AND VERIFICATION To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person who opens an account. What this means to you: When you open an account, the Fund will ask your name, address, date of birth, and other information that will allow the Fund to identify you. This information is subject to verification to ensure the identity of all persons opening a mutual fund account. The Fund is required by law to reject your new account application if the required identifying information is not provided. In certain instances, the Fund is required to collect documents to fulfill its legal obligation. Documents provided in connection with your application will be used solely to establish and verify a customer's identity. Attempts to collect the missing information required on the application will be performed by either contacting you or, if applicable, your broker or financial intermediary. If this information cannot be obtained within a reasonable timeframe established in the sole discretion of the Fund, your application will be rejected. Subject to the Fund's right to reject purchases as described in this prospectus, upon receipt of your application in proper form (or upon receipt of all identifying information required on the application), your investment will be accepted and your order will be processed at the NAV next-determined. The Fund reserves the right to close or liquidate your account at the NAV next-determined and remit proceeds to you via check if it is unable to verify your identity. Attempts to verify your identity will be performed within a reasonable timeframe established in the sole discretion of the Fund. Further, the Fund reserves the right to hold your proceeds until your original check clears 18 the bank, which may take up to 15 days from the date of purchase. In such an instance, you may be subject to a gain or loss on Fund shares and will be subject to corresponding tax implications. ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING PROGRAM Customer identification and verification is part of the Fund's overall obligation to deter money laundering under federal law. The Fund has adopted an anti-money laundering compliance program designed to prevent the Fund from being used for money laundering or the financing of illegal activities. In this regard, the Fund reserves the right to: (i) refuse, cancel or rescind any purchase or exchange order; (ii) freeze any account and/or suspend account services; or (iii) involuntarily close your account in cases of threatening conduct or suspected fraudulent or illegal activity. These actions will be taken when, in the sole discretion of Fund management, they are deemed to be in the best interest of the Fund or in cases when the Fund is requested or compelled to do so by governmental or law enforcement authority. If your account is closed at the request of governmental or law enforcement authority, you may not receive proceeds of the redemption if the Fund is required to withhold such proceeds. DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS The Fund distributes its net investment income at least annually and makes distributions of its net realized capital gains, if any, annually. If you own Fund shares on the Fund's record date, you will be entitled to receive the distribution. You will receive dividends and distributions in the form of additional Fund shares unless you elect to receive payment in cash. To elect cash payment, you must notify the Fund in writing prior to the date of the distribution. Your election will be effective for dividends and distributions paid after the Fund receives your written notice. To cancel your election, simply send the Fund written notice. TAXES PLEASE CONSULT YOUR TAX ADVISOR REGARDING YOUR SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAXES. Below is a summary of some important tax issues that affect the Fund and its shareholders. This summary is based on current tax laws, which may change. The Fund will distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any. The dividends and distributions you receive, whether in cash or reinvested in additional shares of the Fund, may be subject to federal, state and local taxation, depending upon your tax situation. Income distributions (including net short-term capital gains), other than distributions of qualified dividend income, are generally taxable at ordinary income tax rates. Capital gains distributions and distributions that are designated by the Fund as qualified dividend income are generally taxable at the rates applicable to long-term capital gains. Each sale of Fund shares may be a taxable event. The gain or loss on the sale of Fund shares generally will be treated as a short-term capital gain or loss if you held the shares for 12 months or less or a long-term capital gain or loss if you held the shares for longer. The Fund (or its administrative agent) must report to the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") and furnish to Fund shareholders cost basis information for Fund shares purchased on or after January 1, 2012, and sold on or after that date. In addition to reporting the gross proceeds from the sale of 19 Fund shares, the Fund is also required to report the cost basis information for such shares and indicate whether these shares had a short-term or long-term holding period. For each sale of Fund shares, the Fund will permit shareholders to elect from among several IRS-accepted cost basis methods, including the average basis method. In the absence of an election, the Fund will use the average basis method as the default cost basis method. The cost basis method elected by the Fund shareholder (or the cost basis method applied by default) for each sale of Fund shares may not be changed after the settlement date of each such sale of Fund shares. Fund shareholders should consult with their tax advisors to determine the best IRS-accepted cost basis method for their tax situation and to obtain more information about how the cost basis reporting law applies to them. Because the Fund invests in foreign securities, it may be subject to foreign withholding taxes with respect to dividends or interest the Fund received from sources in foreign countries. If more than 50% of the total assets of the Fund consists of foreign securities, the Fund will be eligible to elect to treat some of those taxes as a distribution to shareholders, which would allow shareholders to offset some of their U.S. federal income tax. Beginning January 1, 2013, U.S. individuals with income exceeding $200,000 ($250,000 if married and filing jointly) are subject to a 3.8% Medicare contribution tax on their "net investment income," including interest, dividends, and capital gains (including capital gains realized on the sale or exchange of shares of the Fund). MORE INFORMATION ABOUT TAXES IS IN THE SAI. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS The financial highlights show the Fund's financial history for the past five fiscal years. The financial highlights table is intended to help you understand the Fund's financial performance. Certain information reflects financial results for a single Fund share. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). The financial information shown below is that of the Class Y shares of the Invesco Predecessor Fund and the Institutional Class shares of the Atlantic Whitehall Predecessor Fund. Information for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2010 through October 31, 2012 has been audited by the Invesco Predecessor Fund's independent registered public accounting firm, [____], whose report, along with the Fund's financial statements, is included in the Fund's annual report, which is available upon request. Information for the periods prior to October 31, 2009 has been audited by the independent registered public accounting firm of the Predecessor Atlantic Whitehall Fund. The information provided for the six month period ended April 30, 2013 is unaudited and reflects financial information for the Class Y shares of the Invesco Predecessor Fund. 20
NET ASSET NET GAINS (LOSSES) TOTAL DIVIDENDS DISTRIBUTIONS VALUE, NET ON SECURITIES (BOTH FROM FROM NET FROM BEGINNING INVESTMENT REALIZED AND INVESTMENT INVESTMENT NET REALIZED TOTAL OF PERIOD INCOME UNREALIZED) OPERATIONS INCOME GAINS DISTRIBUTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CLASS Y(c) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Six months ended [____] [____] [____] [____] [____] [____] [____] 04/30/2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year ended $10.61 $0.12(d) $1.33 $1.45 $(0.09) $(0.19) $(0.28) 10/31/12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year ended 9.61 0.09(d) 1.00 1.09 (0.09) -- (0.09) 10/31/11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year ended 8.47 0.09(d) 1.13 1.22 (0.08) (0.00) (0.08) 10/31/10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eleven months 7.08 0.08(d) 1.43 1.51 (0.12) (0.00) (0.12) ended 10/31/09 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year ended 11.89 0.10 (3.71) (3.61) (0.13) (1.07) (1.20) 11/30/08 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year ended 11.00 0.11 0.80 0.91 (0.02) (0.00) (0.02) 11/30/07 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RATIO OF RATIO OF EXPENSES EXPENSES TO AVERAGE TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS NET ASSETS RATIO OF WITH FEE WITHOUT FEE NET NET ASSET WAIVERS WAIVERS INVESTMENT VALUE, NET ASSETS, AND/OR AND/OR INCOME PORTFOLIO END OF TOTAL END OF EXPENSES EXPENSES TO AVERAGE TURNOVER PERIOD RETURN(a) PERIOD (000) ABSORBED ABSORBED NET ASSETS RATE(b) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [____] [____] [____] [____] [____] [____] [____] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $11.78 14.05% $320,681 0.78%(e) 0.79%(e) 1.07%(e) 22% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.61 11.44 227,712 0.80 0.81 0.89 38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9.61 14.51 188,719 0.74 0.75 0.96 34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8.47 21.80 166,898 1.12(f) 1.33(f) 1.16(f) 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7.08 (33.81) 171,200 1.04 1.04 0.95 45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11.89 8.14 284,846 1.01 1.05 1.08 95 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(a) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. (b) Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. (c) Prior to September 21, 2009, the Fund operated as Atlantic Whitehall Equity Income Fund. On such date, holders of Institutional Class received Class Y shares of the Fund. (d) Calculated using average shares outstanding. (e) Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000's omitted) of $282,037. (f) Annualized. Amounts designated as "--" represent less than $0.01 per share, are $0 or have been rounded to $0. 21 THE ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND AT DISCIPLINED EQUITY FUND INVESTMENT ADVISER Stein Roe Investment Counsel, Inc. One South Wacker Drive Suite 3500 Chicago, Illinois 60606 DISTRIBUTOR SEI Investments Distribution Co. One Freedom Valley Drive Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456 LEGAL COUNSEL Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1701 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 More information about the Fund is available, without charge, through the following: STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ("SAI"): The SAI, dated [ ], 2013, includes detailed information about The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund and the AT Disciplined Equity Fund. The SAI is on file with the SEC and is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. This means that the SAI, for legal purposes, is a part of this prospectus. ANNUAL AND SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS: These reports list the Fund's holdings and contain information from the Adviser about investment strategies, and recent market conditions and trends and their impact on Fund performance. The reports also contain detailed financial information about the Fund. TO OBTAIN AN SAI, ANNUAL OR SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT, OR MORE INFORMATION: BY TELEPHONE: [ ] BY MAIL: AT Disciplined Equity Fund [ADDRESS] BY INTERNET: [INTERNET ADDRESS] FROM THE SEC: You can also obtain the SAI or the Annual and Semi-Annual Reports for the Fund, as well as other information about The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund, from the EDGAR Database on the SEC's website at: http://www.sec.gov. You may review and copy documents at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, DC (for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, call 202-551-8090). You may request documents by mail from the SEC, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by writing to: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Public Reference Section, Washington, DC 20549-1520. You may also obtain this information, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by e-mailing the SEC at the following address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The Trust's Investment Company Act registration number is 811-06400. [INVENTORY CODE] STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AT DISCIPLINED EQUITY FUND (INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES: [TICKER SYMBOL]) (INVESTOR CLASS SHARES: [TICKER SYMBOL]) A SERIES OF THE ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND [ ], 2013 INVESTMENT ADVISER: STEIN ROE INVESTMENT COUNSEL, INC. This Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") is not a prospectus. This SAI is intended to provide additional information regarding the activities and operations of The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund (the "Trust") and the AT Disciplined Equity Fund (the "Fund"). This SAI is incorporated by reference into and should be read in conjunction with the Fund's prospectus dated [ ], 2013. Capitalized terms not defined herein are defined in the prospectus. Shareholders may obtain copies of the Fund's prospectus or Annual Report, when available, free of charge by writing to the Trust at AT Disciplined Equity Fund, [ADDRESS] (Express Mail Address: [ADDRESS] or calling the Fund at [ ]. TABLE OF CONTENTS THE TRUST ................................................................. S-1 DESCRIPTION OF PERMITTED INVESTMENTS ...................................... S-2 INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS .................................................... S-25 THE ADVISER ............................................................... S-26 THE PORTFOLIO MANAGERS .................................................... S-27 THE ADMINISTRATOR ......................................................... S-29 THE DISTRIBUTOR ........................................................... S-30 PAYMENTS TO FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES ...................................... S-31 THE TRANSFER AGENT ........................................................ S-32 THE CUSTODIAN ............................................................. S-32 INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM ............................. S-32 LEGAL COUNSEL ............................................................. S-32 TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF THE TRUST ........................................ S-32 PURCHASING AND REDEEMING SHARES ........................................... S-42 DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE .......................................... S-43 TAXES ..................................................................... S-44 FUND TRANSACTIONS ......................................................... S-50 PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS ........................................................ S-52 DESCRIPTION OF SHARES ..................................................... S-53 SHAREHOLDER LIABILITY ..................................................... S-53 LIMITATION OF TRUSTEES' LIABILITY ......................................... S-54 PROXY VOTING .............................................................. S-54 CODES OF ETHICS ........................................................... S-54 5% AND 25% SHAREHOLDERS ................................................... S-54 APPENDIX A -- DESCRIPTION OF RATINGS ...................................... A-1 APPENDIX B -- PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ........................ B-1 [ ], 2013 [INVENTORY CODE] ii THE TRUST GENERAL. The Fund is a separate series of the Trust, an open-end investment management company established under Massachusetts law as a Massachusetts voluntary association (commonly known as a business trust) under a Declaration of Trust dated July 18, 1991, as amended and restated February 18, 1997 and amended May 15, 2012. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to offer separate series ("funds") of shares of beneficial interest ("shares"). The Trust reserves the right to create and issue shares of additional funds. Each fund is a separate mutual fund, and each share of each fund represents an equal proportionate interest in that fund. All consideration received by the Trust for shares of any fund, and all assets of such fund, belong solely to that fund and would be subject to any liabilities related thereto. Each fund of the Trust pays its (i) operating expenses, including fees of its service providers, expenses of preparing prospectuses, proxy solicitation material and reports to shareholders, costs of custodial services and registering its shares under federal and state securities laws, pricing and insurance expenses, brokerage costs, interest charges, taxes and organization expenses and (ii) pro rata share of the fund's other expenses, including audit and legal expenses. Expenses attributable to a specific fund shall be payable solely out of the assets of that fund. Expenses not attributable to a specific fund are allocated across all of the funds on the basis of relative net assets. The other funds of the Trust are described in one or more separate Statements of Additional Information. HISTORY OF THE FUND. The Fund is the successor to the Invesco Disciplined Equity Fund (the "Invesco Predecessor Fund") and the Atlantic Whitehall Equity Income Fund (the "Atlantic Whitehall Predecessor Fund" and, together with the Invesco Predecessor Fund, the "Predecessor Funds"). The Invesco Predecessor Fund was managed by Invesco Advisers, Inc. ("Invesco") and the Atlantic Whitehall Predecessor Fund was managed by the Adviser. The Predecessor Funds had substantially similar investment objectives, investment strategies, policies and restrictions as those of the Fund. The Atlantic Whitehall Predecessor Fund's date of inception was December 1, 2005. The Invesco Predecessor Fund acquired the assets and assumed the historical performance of Institutional Class shares of the Atlantic Whitehall Predecessor Fund, on September 21, 2009. The Fund acquired the assets and assumed the historical performance of Class Y shares of the Invesco Predecessor Fund on [DATE]. DESCRIPTION OF MULTIPLE CLASSES OF SHARES. The Trust is authorized to offer shares of the Fund in Institutional Class Shares and Investor Class Shares. The different classes provide for variations in certain distribution and shareholder servicing expenses and minimum initial investment requirements. Minimum investment requirements and investor eligibility are described in the prospectus. The Trust reserves the right to create and issue additional classes of shares. For more information on distribution and shareholder servicing expenses, see "The Distributor" and "Shareholder Services" sections in this SAI. VOTING RIGHTS. Each shareholder of record is entitled to one vote for each share held on the record date for the meeting. The Fund will vote separately on matters relating solely to it. As a Massachusetts voluntary association, the Trust is not required, and does not intend, to hold annual meetings of shareholders. Approval of shareholders will be sought, however, for certain changes in the operation of the Trust and for the election of Trustees under certain circumstances. Under the Declaration of Trust, the Trustees have the power to liquidate the Fund without shareholder approval. While the Trustees have no present intention of exercising this power, they may do so if the Fund fails to reach a viable size within a reasonable amount of time or for such other reasons as may be determined by the Board of Trustees (each, a "Trustee" and collectively, the "Board"). In addition, a Trustee may be removed by the remaining Trustees or by shareholders at a special meeting called upon written request of shareholders owning at least 10% of the outstanding shares of the Trust. In the event that such a meeting is requested, the Trust will provide appropriate assistance and information to the shareholders requesting the meeting. S-1 Any series of the Trust created on or after November 11, 1996 may reorganize or merge with one or more other series of the Trust or of another investment company. Any such reorganization or merger shall be pursuant to the terms and conditions specified in an agreement and plan of reorganization authorized and approved by the Trustees and entered into by the relevant series in connection therewith. In addition, such reorganization or merger may be authorized by vote of a majority of the Trustees then in office and, to the extent permitted by applicable law and the Declaration of Trust, without the approval of shareholders of any series. DESCRIPTION OF PERMITTED INVESTMENTS The Fund's investment objective and principal investment strategies are described in the prospectus. The Fund is classified as a "diversified" investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"). The following information supplements, and should be read in conjunction with, the prospectus. The following are descriptions of the permitted investments and investment practices of the Fund and the associated risk factors. The Fund may invest in any of the following instruments or engage in any of the following investment practices unless such investment or activity is inconsistent with or is not permitted by the Fund's stated investment policies, including those stated below. AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS. ADRs, as well as other "hybrid" forms of ADRs, including European Depositary Receipts ("EDRs") and Global Depositary Receipts ("GDRs"), are certificates evidencing ownership of shares of a foreign issuer. Depositary receipts are securities that evidence ownership interests in a security or a pool of securities that have been deposited with a "depository" and may be sponsored or unsponsored. These certificates are issued by depository banks and generally trade on an established market in the United States or elsewhere. The underlying shares are held in trust by a custodian bank or similar financial institution in the issuer's home country. The depository bank may not have physical custody of the underlying securities at all times and may charge fees for various services, including forwarding dividends and interest and corporate actions. ADRs are alternatives to directly purchasing the underlying foreign securities in their national markets and currencies. However, ADRs continue to be subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities. For ADRs, the depository is typically a U.S. financial institution and the underlying securities are issued by a foreign issuer. For other depositary receipts, the depository may be a foreign or a U.S. entity, and the underlying securities may have a foreign or a U.S. issuer. Depositary receipts will not necessarily be denominated in the same currency as their underlying securities. Generally, ADRs are issued in registered form, denominated in U.S. dollars, and designed for use in the U.S. securities markets. Other depositary receipts, such as GDRs and EDRs, may be issued in bearer form and denominated in other currencies, and are generally designed for use in securities markets outside the U.S. While the two types of depositary receipt facilities (unsponsored or sponsored) are similar, there are differences regarding a holder's rights and obligations and the practices of market participants. A depository may establish an unsponsored facility without participation by (or acquiescence of) the underlying issuer; typically, however, the depository requests a letter of non-objection from the underlying issuer prior to establishing the facility. Holders of unsponsored depositary receipts generally bear all the costs of the facility. The depository usually charges fees upon deposit and withdrawal of the underlying securities, the conversion of dividends into U.S. dollars or other currency, the disposition of non-cash distributions, and the performance of other services. The depository of an unsponsored facility frequently is under no obligation to distribute shareholder communications received from the underlying issuer or to pass through voting rights to depositary receipt holders with respect to the underlying securities. Sponsored depositary receipt facilities are created in generally the same manner as unsponsored facilities, except that sponsored depositary receipts are established jointly by a depository and the underlying issuer through a deposit agreement. The deposit agreement sets out the rights and responsibilities of the underlying issuer, the depository, and the depositary receipt holders. With sponsored facilities, the underlying issuer typically bears some of the costs of the depositary receipts (such as dividend payment fees of the depository), although most sponsored depositary receipts S-2 agree to distribute notices of shareholders meetings, voting instructions, and other shareholder communications and information to the depositary receipt holders at the underlying issuer's request. The depositary of an unsponsored facility frequency is under no obligation to distribute shareholder communications received from the issuer of the deposited security or to pass through, to the holders of the receipts, voting rights with respect to the deposited securities. For purposes of the Fund's investment policies, investments in depositary receipts will be deemed to be investments in the underlying securities. Thus, a depositary receipt representing ownership of common stock will be treated as common stock. Depositary receipts do not eliminate all of the risks associated with directly investing in the securities of foreign issuers. Investments in the securities of foreign issuers may subject the Fund to investment risks that differ in some respects from those related to investments in securities of U.S. issuers. Such risks include future adverse political and economic developments, possible imposition of withholding taxes on income, possible seizure, nationalization or expropriation of foreign deposits, possible establishment of exchange controls or taxation at the source or greater fluctuation in value due to changes in exchange rates. Foreign issuers of securities often engage in business practices different from those of domestic issuers of similar securities, and there may be less information publicly available about foreign issuers. In addition, foreign issuers are, generally speaking, subject to less government supervision and regulation and different accounting treatment than are those in the United States. EQUITY SECURITIES. Equity securities represent ownership interests in a company or partnership and consist of common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants and rights to acquire common stock, securities convertible into common stock, and investments in master limited partnerships. Investments in equity securities in general are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of equity securities in which the Fund invests will cause the net asset value of the Fund to fluctuate. The Fund purchases equity securities traded on global securities exchanges or the over-the-counter market. Equity securities are described in more detail below: o COMMON STOCK. Common stock represents an equity or ownership interest in an issuer. In the event an issuer is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of owners of bonds and preferred stock take precedence over the claims of those who own common stock. o PREFERRED STOCK. Preferred stock represents an equity or ownership interest in an issuer that pays dividends at a specified rate and that has precedence over common stock in the payment of dividends. In the event an issuer is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of owners of bonds take precedence over the claims of those who own preferred and common stock. o ALTERNATIVE ENTITY SECURITIES. Alternative entity securities are the securities of entities that are formed as limited partnerships, limited liability companies, business trusts or other non-corporate entities that are similar to common or preferred stock of corporations. o EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS. An ETF is a fund whose shares are bought and sold on a securities exchange as if it were a single security. An ETF holds a portfolio of securities designed to track a particular market segment or index. Some examples of ETFs are SPDRs([R]), DIAMONDS(SM), NASDAQ 100 Index Tracking Stock(SM) ("QQQs(SM)"), and iShares([R]). The Fund could purchase an ETF to temporarily gain exposure to a portion of the U. S. or foreign market while awaiting an opportunity to purchase securities directly. Similarly, the Fund may establish a short position in an ETF to gain inverse exposure to a portion of the U. S. or foreign markets. The risks of owning an ETF generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying securities they are designed to track, although lack of liquidity in an ETF could result in it being more volatile than the underlying portfolio of securities and ETFs have management fees that increase their costs versus the costs of owning the underlying securities directly. See also "Investment Company Shares" below. S-3 o WARRANTS. Warrants are instruments that entitle the holder to buy an equity security at a specific price for a specific period of time. Changes in the value of a warrant do not necessarily correspond to changes in the value of its underlying security. The price of a warrant may be more volatile than the price of its underlying security, and a warrant may offer greater potential for capital appreciation as well as capital loss. Warrants do not entitle a holder to dividends or voting rights with respect to the underlying security and do not represent any rights in the assets of the issuing company. A warrant ceases to have value if it is not exercised prior to its expiration date. These factors can make warrants more speculative than other types of investments. o CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES. Convertible securities are bonds, debentures, notes, preferred stocks or other securities that may be converted or exchanged (by the holder or by the issuer) into shares of the underlying common stock (or cash or securities of equivalent value) at a stated exchange ratio. A convertible security may also be called for redemption or conversion by the issuer after a particular date and under certain circumstances (including a specified price) established upon issue. If a convertible security held by the Fund is called for redemption or conversion, the Fund could be required to tender it for redemption, convert it into the underlying common stock, or sell it to a third party. Convertible securities generally have less potential for gain or loss than common stocks. Convertible securities generally provide yields higher than the underlying common stocks, but generally lower than comparable non- convertible securities. Because of this higher yield, convertible securities generally sell at a price above their "conversion value," which is the current market value of the stock to be received upon conversion. The difference between this conversion value and the price of convertible securities will vary over time depending on changes in the value of the underlying common stocks and interest rates. When the underlying common stocks decline in value, convertible securities will tend not to decline to the same extent because of the interest or dividend payments and the repayment of principal at maturity for certain types of convertible securities. However, securities that are convertible other than at the option of the holder generally do not limit the potential for loss to the same extent as securities convertible at the option of the holder. When the underlying common stocks rise in value, the value of convertible securities may also be expected to increase. At the same time, however, the difference between the market value of convertible securities and their conversion value will narrow, which means that the value of convertible securities will generally not increase to the same extent as the value of the underlying common stocks. Because convertible securities may also be interest-rate sensitive, their value may increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise. Convertible securities are also subject to credit risk, and are often lower-quality securities. GENERAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN STOCKS - While investing in stocks allows investors to participate in the benefits of owning a company, such investors must accept the risks of ownership. Unlike bondholders, who have preference to a company's earnings and cash flow, preferred stockholders, followed by common stockholders in order of priority, are entitled only to the residual amount after a company meets its other obligations. For this reason, the value of a company's stock will usually react more strongly to actual or perceived changes in the company's financial condition or prospects than its debt obligations. Stockholders of a company that fares poorly can lose money. Stock markets tend to move in cycles with short or extended periods of rising and falling stock prices. The value of a company's stock may fall because of: o Factors that directly relate to that company, such as decisions made by its management or lower demand for the company's products or services; o Factors affecting an entire industry, such as increases in production costs; and o Changes in general financial market conditions that are relatively unrelated to the company or its industry, such as changes in interest rates, currency exchange rates or inflation rates. S-4 Because preferred stock is generally junior to debt securities and other obligations of the issuer, deterioration in the credit quality of the issuer will cause greater changes in the value of a preferred stock than in a more senior debt security with similar stated yield characteristics. REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS. The Fund may invest up to 15% of its total assets in equity interests and/or debt obligations issued by REITs. A REIT is a corporation or business trust (that would otherwise be taxed as a corporation) which meets the definitional requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The Code permits a qualifying REIT to deduct from taxable income the dividends paid, thereby effectively eliminating corporate level federal income tax and making the REIT a pass-through vehicle for federal income tax purposes. To meet the definitional requirements of the Code, a REIT must, among other things: invest substantially all of its assets in interests in real estate (including mortgages and other REITs), cash and government securities; derive most of its income from rents from real property or interest on loans secured by mortgages on real property; and distribute annually 95% or more of its otherwise taxable income to shareholders. Although the REIT structure originated in the U.S., a number of countries around the world have adopted, or are considering adopting, similar REIT and REIT-like structures. REITs are sometimes informally characterized as Equity REITs and Mortgage REITs. An Equity REIT invests primarily in the fee ownership or leasehold ownership of land and buildings; a Mortgage REIT invests primarily in mortgages on real property, which may secure construction, development or long-term loans. REITs in which the Fund invests may be affected by changes in underlying real estate values, which may have an exaggerated effect to the extent that REITs in which the Fund invests may concentrate investments in particular geographic regions or property types. Additionally, rising interest rates may cause investors in REITs to demand a higher annual yield from future distributions, which may in turn decrease market prices for equity securities issued by REITs. Rising interest rates also generally increase the costs of obtaining financing, which could cause the value of the Fund's investments to decline. During periods of declining interest rates, certain Mortgage REITs may hold mortgages that the mortgagors elect to prepay, which prepayment may diminish the yield on securities issued by such Mortgage REITs. In addition, Mortgage REITs may be affected by the ability of borrowers to repay when due the debt extended by the REIT and Equity REITs may be affected by the ability of tenants to pay rent. Certain REITs have relatively small market capitalization, which may tend to increase the volatility of the market price of securities issued by such REITs. Furthermore, REITs are dependent upon specialized management skills, have limited diversification and are, therefore, subject to risks inherent in operating and financing a limited number of projects. By investing in REITs indirectly through the Fund, a shareholder will bear not only his proportionate share of the expenses of the Fund, but also, indirectly, similar expenses of the REITs. REITs depend generally on their ability to generate cash flow to make distributions to shareholders. In addition to these risks, Equity REITs may be affected by changes in the value of the underlying property owned by the trusts, while Mortgage REITs may be affected by the quality of any credit extended. Further, Equity and Mortgage REITs are dependent upon management skills and generally may not be diversified. Equity and Mortgage REITs are also subject to heavy cash flow dependency defaults by borrowers and self-liquidation. In addition, Equity and Mortgage REITs could possibly fail to qualify for tax free pass-through of income under the Internal Revenue Code or to maintain their exemptions from registration under the 1940 Act. The above factors may also adversely affect a borrower's or a lessee's ability to meet its obligations to the REIT. In the event of default by a borrower or lessee, the REIT may experience delays in enforcing its rights as a mortgagee or lessor and may incur substantial costs associated with protecting its investments. MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM CAPITALIZATION ISSUERS. Investing in equity securities of micro, small and medium capitalization companies often involves greater risk than is customarily associated with investments in larger S-5 capitalization companies. This increased risk may be due to the greater business risks of smaller size, limited markets and financial resources, narrow product lines and frequent lack of depth of management. The securities of micro and smaller companies are often traded in the over-the-counter market and even if listed on a national securities exchange may not be traded in volumes typical for that exchange. Consequently, the securities of micro and smaller companies are less likely to be liquid, may have limited market stability, and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic market movements than securities of larger, more established growth companies or the market averages in general. INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS ("IPOS") - The Fund may invest a portion of its assets in securities of companies offering shares in IPOs. IPOs may have a magnified performance impact on a Fund with a small asset base. The impact of IPOs on the Fund's performance likely will decrease as the Fund's asset size increases, which could reduce the Fund's total returns. IPOs may not be consistently available to the Fund for investing, particularly as the Fund's asset base grows. Because IPO shares frequently are volatile in price, the Fund may hold IPO shares for a very short period of time. This may increase the turnover of the Fund's portfolio and may lead to increased expenses for the Fund, such as commissions and transaction costs. By selling IPO shares, the Fund may realize taxable gains it will subsequently distribute to shareholders. In addition, the market for IPO shares can be speculative and/or inactive for extended periods of time. The limited number of shares available for trading in some IPOs may make it more difficult for the Fund to buy or sell significant amounts of shares without an unfavorable impact on prevailing prices. Holders of IPO shares can be affected by substantial dilution in the value of their shares, by sales of additional shares and by concentration of control in existing management and principal shareholders. The Fund's investment in IPO shares may include the securities of unseasoned companies (companies with less than three years of continuous operations), which presents risks considerably greater than common stocks of more established companies. These companies may have limited operating histories and their prospects for profitability may be uncertain. These companies may be involved in new and evolving businesses and may be vulnerable to competition and changes in technology, markets and economic conditions. They may be more dependent on key managers and third parties and may have limited product lines. MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS. MLPs are limited partnerships or limited liability companies, whose partnership units or limited liability interests are listed and traded on a U.S. securities exchange, and are treated as publicly traded partnerships for federal income tax purposes. To qualify to be treated as a partnership for tax purposes, an MLP must receive at least 90% of its income from qualifying sources as set forth in Section 7704(d) of the Code. These qualifying sources include activities such as the exploration, development, mining, production, processing, refining, transportation, storage and marketing of mineral or natural resources. MLPs generally have two classes of owners, the general partner and limited partners. MLPs that are formed as limited liability companies generally have two analogous classes of owners, the managing member and the members. For purposes of this section, references to general partners also apply to managing members and references to limited partners also apply to members. The general partner is typically owned by a major energy company, an investment fund, the direct management of the MLP or is an entity owned by one or more of such parties. The general partner may be structured as a private or publicly traded corporation or other entity. The general partner typically controls the operations and management of the MLP through an equity interest of as much as 2% in the MLP plus, in many cases, ownership of common units and subordinated units. Limited partners own the remainder of the MLP through ownership of common units and have a limited role in the MLP's operations and management. MLPs are typically structured such that common units and general partner interests have first priority to receive quarterly cash distributions up to an established minimum amount ("minimum quarterly distributions" or "MQD"). Common and general partner interests also accrue arrearages in distributions to the extent the MQD is not paid. Once common and general partner interests have been paid, subordinated units receive distributions of up to the MQD; however, subordinated units do not accrue arrearages. Distributable cash in excess of the MQD paid to both common and subordinated units is distributed to both common and subordinated units generally on a pro rata basis. The general partner is also eligible to receive incentive distributions if the general partner operates the business in a manner which S-6 results in distributions paid per common unit surpassing specified target levels. As the general partner increases cash distributions to the limited partners, the general partner receives an increasingly higher percentage of the incremental cash distributions. A common arrangement provides that the general partner can reach a tier where it receives 50% of every incremental dollar paid to common and subordinated unit holders. These incentive distributions encourage the general partner to streamline costs, increase capital expenditures and acquire assets in order to increase the partnership's cash flow and raise the quarterly cash distribution in order to reach higher tiers. Such results benefit all security holders of the MLP. General partner interests of MLPs are typically retained by an MLP's original sponsors, such as its founders, corporate partners, entities that sell assets to the MLP and investors such as us. A holder of general partner interests can be liable under certain circumstances for amounts greater than the amount of the holder's investment in the general partner interest. General partner interests often confer direct board participation rights and in many cases, operating control, over the MLP. These interests themselves are not publicly traded, although they may be owned by publicly traded entities. General partner interests receive cash distributions, typically 2% of the MLP's aggregate cash distributions, which are contractually defined in the partnership agreement. In addition, holders of general partner interests typically hold incentive distribution rights ("IDRs"), which provide them with a larger share of the aggregate MLP cash distributions as the distributions to limited partner unit holders are increased to prescribed levels. General partner interests generally cannot be converted into common units. The general partner interest can be redeemed by the MLP if the MLP unitholders choose to remove the general partner, typically with a supermajority vote by limited partner unitholders. FOREIGN SECURITIES. Foreign securities include equity securities of foreign entities, obligations of foreign branches of U.S. banks and of foreign banks, including, without limitation, European Certificates of Deposit, European Time Deposits, European Bankers' Acceptances, Canadian Time Deposits, Europaper and Yankee Certificates of Deposit, and investments in Canadian Commercial Paper and foreign securities. These instruments have investment risks that differ in some respects from those related to investments in obligations of U.S. domestic issuers. Such risks include future adverse political and economic developments, the possible imposition of withholding taxes on interest or other income, possible seizure, nationalization, or expropriation of foreign deposits, the possible establishment of exchange controls or taxation at the source, greater fluctuations in value due to changes in exchange rates, or the adoption of other foreign governmental restrictions which might adversely affect the payment of principal and interest on such obligations. Such investments may also entail higher custodial fees and sales commissions than domestic investments. Foreign issuers of securities or obligations are often subject to accounting treatment and engage in business practices different from those respecting domestic issuers of similar securities or obligations. Foreign branches of U.S. banks and foreign banks may be subject to less stringent reserve requirements than those applicable to domestic branches of U.S. banks. EMERGING MARKETS -- An "emerging country" is generally a country that the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank) and the International Finance Corporation would consider to be an emerging or developing country. Typically, emerging markets are in countries that are in the process of industrialization, with lower gross national products (GNP) than more developed countries. There are currently over 130 countries that the international financial community generally considers to be emerging or developing countries, approximately 40 of which currently have stock markets. These countries generally include every nation in the world except the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and most nations located in Western Europe. INVESTMENT FUNDS -- Some emerging countries currently prohibit direct foreign investment in the securities of their companies. Certain emerging countries, however, permit indirect foreign investment in the securities of companies listed and traded on their stock exchanges through investment funds that they have specifically authorized. Investments in these investment funds are subject to the provisions of the 1940 Act. If the Fund invests in such investment funds, shareholders will bear not only their proportionate share of the expenses (including operating expenses and the fees of the Adviser), but also will bear indirectly bear similar expenses of the underlying investment funds. In addition, these S-7 investment funds may trade at a premium over their net asset value. S-8 RISKS OF FOREIGN SECURITIES: Foreign securities, foreign currencies, and securities issued by U.S. entities with substantial foreign operations may involve significant risks in addition to the risks inherent in U.S. investments. POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC FACTORS -- Local political, economic, regulatory, or social instability, military action or unrest, or adverse diplomatic developments may affect the value of foreign investments. Listed below are some of the more important political and economic factors that could negatively affect an investment in foreign securities: o The economies of foreign countries may differ from the economy of the United States in such areas as growth of gross national product, rate of inflation, capital reinvestment, resource self-sufficiency, budget deficits and national debt; o Foreign governments sometimes participate to a significant degree, through ownership interests or regulation, in their respective economies. Actions by these governments could significantly influence the market prices of securities and payment of dividends; o The economies of many foreign countries are dependent on international trade and their trading partners and they could be severely affected if their trading partners were to enact protective trade barriers and economic conditions; o The internal policies of a particular foreign country may be less stable than in the United States. Other countries face significant external political risks, such as possible claims of sovereignty by other countries or tense and sometimes hostile border clashes; and o A foreign government may act adversely to the interests of U.S. investors, including expropriation or nationalization of assets, confiscatory taxation and other restrictions on U.S. investment. A country may restrict or control foreign investments in its securities markets. These restrictions could limit the Fund's ability to invest in a particular country or make it very expensive for the Fund to invest in that country. Some countries require prior governmental approval or limit the types or amount of securities or companies in which a foreigner can invest. Other countries may restrict the ability of foreign investors to repatriate their investment income and capital gains. INFORMATION AND SUPERVISION -- There is generally less publicly available information about foreign companies than companies based in the United States. For example, there are often no reports and ratings published about foreign companies comparable to the ones written about U.S. companies. Foreign companies are typically not subject to uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards, practices and requirements comparable to those applicable to U.S. companies. The lack of comparable information makes investment decisions concerning foreign countries more difficult and less reliable than domestic companies. STOCK EXCHANGE AND MARKET RISK -- The Fund's investment managers anticipate that in most cases an exchange or over-the-counter ("OTC") market located outside of the United States will be the best available market for foreign securities. Foreign stock markets, while growing in volume and sophistication, are generally not as developed as the markets in the United States. Foreign stock markets tend to differ from those in the United States in a number of ways. Foreign stock markets: o are generally more volatile than, and not as developed or efficient as, those in the United States; o have substantially less volume; o trade securities that tend to be less liquid and experience rapid and erratic price movements; o have generally higher commissions and are subject to set minimum rates, as opposed to negotiated rates; o employ trading, settlement and custodial practices less developed than those in U.S. markets; and o may have different settlement practices, which may cause delays and increase the potential for failed settlements. S-9 Foreign markets may offer less protection to shareholders than U.S. markets because: o foreign accounting, auditing, and financial reporting requirements may render a foreign corporate balance sheet more difficult to understand and interpret than one subject to U.S. law and standards; o adequate public information on foreign issuers may not be available, and it may be difficult to secure dividends and information regarding corporate actions on a timely basis; o in general, there is less overall governmental supervision and regulation of securities exchanges, brokers, and listed companies than in the United States; o OTC markets tend to be less regulated than stock exchange markets and, in certain countries, may be totally unregulated; o economic or political concerns may influence regulatory enforcement and may make it difficult for shareholders to enforce their legal rights; and o restrictions on transferring securities within the United States or to U.S. persons may make a particular security less liquid than foreign securities of the same class that are not subject to such restrictions. FOREIGN CURRENCY RISK -- While the Fund denominates its net asset value in U.S. dollars, the securities of foreign companies are frequently denominated in foreign currencies. Thus, a change in the value of a foreign currency against the U.S. dollar will result in a corresponding change in value of securities denominated in that currency. Some of the factors that may impair the investments denominated in a foreign currency are: o It may be expensive to convert foreign currencies into U.S. dollars and vice versa; o Complex political and economic factors may significantly affect the values of various currencies, including U. S. dollars, and their exchange rates; o Government intervention may increase risks involved in purchasing or selling foreign currency options, forward contracts and futures contracts, since exchange rates may not be free to fluctuate in response to other market forces; o There may be no systematic reporting of last sale information for foreign currencies or regulatory requirement that quotations available through dealers or other market sources be firm or revised on a timely basis; o Available quotation information is generally representative of very large round-lot transactions in the inter-bank market and thus may not reflect exchange rates for smaller odd-lot transactions (less than $1 million where rates may be less favorable; and o The inter-bank market in foreign currencies is a global, around-the-clock market. To the extent that a market is closed while the markets for the underlying currencies remain open, certain markets may not always reflect significant price and rate movements. TAXES -- Certain foreign governments levy withholding taxes on dividend and interest income. Although in some countries it is possible for the Fund to recover a portion of these taxes, the portion that cannot be recovered will reduce the income the Fund receives from its investments. EMERGING MARKETS -- Investing in emerging markets may magnify the risks of foreign investing. Security prices in emerging markets can be significantly more volatile than those in more developed markets, reflecting the greater uncertainties of investing in less established markets and economies. In particular, countries with emerging markets may: o Have relatively unstable governments; o Present greater risks of nationalization of businesses, restrictions on foreign ownership and prohibitions on the repatriation of assets; o Offer less protection of property rights than more developed countries; and o Have economies that are based on only a few industries, may be highly vulnerable to changes in local or global trade conditions, and may suffer from extreme and volatile debt burdens or inflation rates. S-10 Local securities markets may trade a small number of securities and may be unable to respond effectively to increases in trading volume, potentially making prompt liquidation of holdings difficult or impossible at times. MONEY MARKET SECURITIES. Money market securities include short-term U.S. government securities; custodial receipts evidencing separately traded interest and principal components of securities issued by the U.S. Treasury; commercial paper rated in the highest short-term rating category by a nationally recognized statistical ratings organization ("NRSRO"), such as Standard & Poor's Rating Services ("S&P") or Moody's Investor Services, Inc. ("Moody's"), or determined by the Adviser to be of comparable quality at the time of purchase; short-term bank obligations (certificates of deposit, time deposits and bankers' acceptances) of U.S. commercial banks with assets of at least $1 billion as of the end of their most recent fiscal year; and repurchase agreements involving such securities. Each of these money market securities are described below. For a description of ratings, see "Appendix A -- Description of Ratings" to this SAI. U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. The Fund may invest in U.S. government securities. Securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities include U.S. Treasury securities, which are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury and which differ only in their interest rates, maturities, and times of issuance. U.S. Treasury bills have initial maturities of one-year or less; U.S. Treasury notes have initial maturities of one to ten years; and U.S. Treasury bonds generally have initial maturities of greater than ten years. Certain U.S. government securities are issued or guaranteed by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. government including, but not limited to, obligations of U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities such as the Federal National Mortgage Association ("Fannie Mae"), the Government National Mortgage Association ("Ginnie Mae"), the Small Business Administration, the Federal Farm Credit Administration, the Federal Home Loan Banks, Banks for Cooperatives (including the Central Bank for Cooperatives), the Federal Land Banks, the Federal Intermediate Credit Banks, the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Export-Import Bank of the United States, the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Federal Financing Bank, the Student Loan Marketing Association, the National Credit Union Administration and the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation ("Farmer Mac"). Some obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies and instrumentalities, including, for example, Ginnie Mae pass-through certificates, are supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury. Other obligations issued by or guaranteed by federal agencies, such as those securities issued by Fannie Mae, are supported by the discretionary authority of the U.S. government to purchase certain obligations of the federal agency. While other obligations issued by or guaranteed by federal agencies, such as those of the Federal Home Loan Banks, are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury, while the U.S. government provides financial support to such U.S. government-sponsored federal agencies, no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will always do so, since the U.S. government is not so obligated by law. U.S. Treasury notes and bonds typically pay coupon interest semi-annually and repay the principal at maturity. On September 7, 2008, the U.S. Treasury announced a federal takeover of Fannie Mae and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("Freddie Mac"), placing the two federal instrumentalities in conservatorship. Under the takeover, the U.S. Treasury agreed to acquire $1 billion of senior preferred stock of each instrumentality and obtained warrants for the purchase of common stock of each instrumentality (the "Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement" or "Agreement"). Under the Agreement, the U.S. Treasury pledged to provide up to $200 billion per instrumentality as needed, including the contribution of cash capital to the instrumentalities in the event their liabilities exceed their assets. This was intended to ensure that the instrumentalities maintain a positive net worth and meet their financial obligations, preventing mandatory triggering of receivership. On December 24, 2009, the U.S. Treasury announced that it was amending the Agreement to allow the $200 billion cap on the U.S. Treasury's funding commitment to increase as necessary to accommodate any cumulative reduction in net worth through the end of 2012. The unlimited support the U.S. Treasury extended to the two companies expired at the beginning of 2013 -- Fannie Mae's support is now capped at $125 billion and Freddie Mac has a limit of $149 billion. S-11 On August 17, 2012, the U.S. Treasury announced that it was again amending the Agreement to terminate the requirement that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac each pay a 10% annual dividend. Instead, the companies will transfer to the U.S. Treasury on a quarterly basis all profits earned during a quarter that exceed a capital reserve amount of $3 billion. It is believed that the new amendment puts Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in a better position to service their debt because the companies no longer have to borrow from the U.S. Treasury to make fixed dividend payments. As part of the new terms, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac also will be required to reduce their investment portfolios at an annual rate of 15 percent instead of the previous 10 percent, which puts each of them on track to cut their portfolios to a targeted $250 billion in 2018. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are the subject of several continuing class action lawsuits and investigations by federal regulators over certain accounting, disclosure or corporate governance matters, which (along with any resulting financial restatements) may adversely affect the guaranteeing entities. Importantly, the future of the entities is in serious question as the U.S. Government reportedly is considering multiple options, ranging from nationalization, privatization, consolidation, or abolishment of the entities. o U. S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS. U. S. Treasury obligations consist of bills, notes and bonds issued by the U. S. Treasury and separately traded interest and principal component parts of such obligations that are transferable through the federal book-entry system known as Separately Traded Registered Interest and Principal Securities ("STRIPS") and Treasury Receipts ("TRs"). o RECEIPTS. Interests in separately traded interest and principal component parts of U. S. government obligations that are issued by banks or brokerage firms and are created by depositing U. S. government obligations into a special account at a custodian bank. The custodian holds the interest and principal payments for the benefit of the registered owners of the certificates or receipts. The custodian arranges for the issuance of the certificates or receipts evidencing ownership and maintains the register. TRs and STRIPS are interests in accounts sponsored by the U. S. Treasury. Receipts are sold as zero coupon securities. o U. S. GOVERNMENT ZERO COUPON SECURITIES. STRIPS and receipts are sold as zero coupon securities, that is, fixed income securities that have been stripped of their unmatured interest coupons. Zero coupon securities are sold at a (usually substantial) discount and redeemed at face value at their maturity date without interim cash payments of interest or principal. The amount of this discount is accreted over the life of the security, and the accretion constitutes the income earned on the security for both accounting and tax purposes. Because of these features, the market prices of zero coupon securities are generally more volatile than the market prices of securities that have similar maturity but that pay interest periodically. Zero coupon securities are likely to respond to a greater degree to interest rate changes than are non-zero coupon securities with similar maturity and credit qualities. o U. S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. Some obligations issued or guaranteed by agencies of the U. S. government are supported by the full faith and credit of the U. S. Treasury, others are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U. S. Treasury, while still others are supported only by the credit of the instrumentality. Guarantees of principal by agencies or instrumentalities of the U. S. government may be a guarantee of payment at the maturity of the obligation so that in the event of a default prior to maturity there might not be a market and thus no means of realizing on the obligation prior to maturity. Guarantees as to the timely payment of principal and interest do not extend to the value or yield of these securities nor to the value of the Fund's shares. COMMERCIAL PAPER. Commercial paper is the term used to designate unsecured short-term promissory notes issued by corporations and other entities. Maturities on these issues vary from a few to 270 days. INVESTMENT GRADE FIXED INCOME SECURITIES. Fixed income securities are considered investment grade if they are rated in one of the four highest rating categories by an NRSRO, or, if not rated, are determined to be of comparable quality by a Fund's adviser. See "Appendix A -Description of Ratings" for a description of the bond rating categories of several S-12 NRSROs. Ratings of each NRSRO represent its opinion of the safety of principal and interest payments (and not the market risk) of bonds and other fixed income securities it undertakes to rate at the time of issuance. Ratings are not absolute standards of quality and may not reflect changes in an issuer's creditworthiness. Fixed income securities rated BBB- or Baa3 lack outstanding investment characteristics, and have speculative characteristics as well. Securities rated Baa3 by Moody's or BBB- by S&P or higher are considered by those rating agencies to be "investment grade" securities, although Moody's considers securities rated in the Baa category to have speculative characteristics. While issuers of bonds rated BBB by S&P are considered to have adequate capacity to meet their financial commitments, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity to pay interest and principal for debt in this category than debt in higher rated categories. In the event a security owned by the Fund is downgraded below investment grade, the Adviser will review the situation and take appropriate action with regard to the security, including the actions discussed below. DEBT SECURITIES. Corporations and governments use debt securities to borrow money from investors. Most debt securities promise a variable or fixed rate of return and repayment of the amount borrowed at maturity. Some debt securities, such as zero-coupon bonds, do not pay current interest and are purchased at a discount from their face value. TYPES OF DEBT SECURITIES: o CORPORATE BONDS - Corporations issue bonds and notes to raise money for working capital or for capital expenditures such as plant construction, equipment purchases and expansion. In return for the money loaned to the corporation by investors, the corporation promises to pay investors interest, and repay the principal amount of the bond or note. o MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES - Mortgage-backed securities are interests in pools of mortgage loans that various governmental, government-related and private organizations assemble as securities for sale to investors. Unlike most debt securities, which pay interest periodically and repay principal at maturity or on specified call dates, mortgage-backed securities make monthly payments that consist of both interest and principal payments. In effect, these payments are a "pass-through" of the monthly payments made by the individual borrowers on their mortgage loans, net of any fees paid to the issuer or guarantor of such securities. Since homeowners usually have the option of paying either part or all of the loan balance before maturity, the effective maturity of a mortgage-backed security is often shorter than is stated. Governmental entities, private insurers and mortgage poolers may insure or guarantee the timely payment of interest and principal of these pools through various forms of insurance or guarantees, including individual loan, title, pool and hazard insurance and letters of credit. The Adviser will consider such insurance and guarantees and the creditworthiness of the issuers thereof in determining whether a mortgage-related security meets its investment quality standards. It is possible that the private insurers or guarantors will not meet their obligations under the insurance policies or guarantee arrangements. Although the market for such securities is becoming increasingly liquid, securities issued by certain private organizations may not be readily marketable. COMMERCIAL BANKS, SAVINGS AND LOAN INSTITUTIONS, PRIVATE MORTGAGE INSURANCE COMPANIES, MORTGAGE BANKERS AND OTHER SECONDARY MARKET ISSUERS. Commercial banks, savings and loan institutions, private mortgage insurance companies, mortgage bankers and other secondary market issuers also create pass-through pools of conventional mortgage loans. In addition to guaranteeing the mortgage-related security, such issuers may service and/or have originated the underlying mortgage loans. Pools created by these issuers generally offer a higher rate of interest than pools created by GNMA, FNMA and Freddie Mac because they are not guaranteed by a government agency. S-13 RISKS OF MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES - Yield characteristics of mortgage-backed securities differ from those of traditional debt securities in a variety of ways. The most significant differences of mortgage-backed securities are: 1) payments of interest and principal are more frequent (usually monthly) and 2) falling interest rates generally cause individual borrowers to pay off their mortgage earlier than expected, which results in prepayments of principal on the securities, thus forcing the Fund to reinvest the money at a lower interest rate. In addition to risks associated with changes in interest rates described in "Factors Affecting the Value of Debt Securities," a variety of economic, geographic, social and other factors, such as the sale of the underlying property, refinancing or foreclosure, can cause investors to repay the loans underlying a mortgage-backed security sooner than expected. When prepayment occurs, the Fund may have to reinvest its principal at a rate of interest that is lower than the rate on existing mortgage-backed securities. OTHER ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES - These securities are interests in pools of a broad range of assets other than mortgages, such as automobile loans, computer leases and credit card receivables. Like mortgage-backed securities, these securities are pass-through. In general, the collateral supporting these securities is of shorter maturity than mortgage loans and is less likely to experience substantial prepayments with interest rate fluctuations, but may still be subject to prepayment risk. Asset-backed securities present certain risks that are not presented by mortgage-backed securities. Primarily, these securities may not have the benefit of any security interest in the related assets, which raises the possibility that recoveries on repossessed collateral may not be available to support payments on these securities. For example, credit card receivables are generally unsecured and the debtors are entitled to the protection of a number of state and federal consumer credit laws, many of which allow debtors to reduce their balances by offsetting certain amounts owed on the credit cards. Most issuers of asset-backed securities backed by automobile receivables permit the servicers of such receivables to retain possession of the underlying obligations. If the servicer were to sell these obligations to another party, there is a risk that the purchaser would acquire an interest superior to that of the holders of the related asset-backed securities. Due to the quantity of vehicles involved and requirements under state laws, asset-backed securities backed by automobile receivables may not have a proper security interest in all of the obligations backing such receivables. To lessen the effect of failures by obligors on underlying assets to make payments, the entity administering the pool of assets may agree to ensure the receipt of payments on the underlying pool occurs in a timely fashion ("liquidity protection"). In addition, asset-backed securities may obtain insurance, such as guarantees, policies or letters of credit obtained by the issuer or sponsor from third parties, for some or all of the assets in the pool ("credit support"). Delinquency or loss more than that anticipated or failure of the credit support could adversely affect the return on an investment in such a security. The Fund may also invest in residual interests in asset-backed securities, which consist of the excess cash flow remaining after making required payments on the securities and paying related administrative expenses. The amount of residual cash flow resulting from a particular issue of asset-backed securities depends in part on the characteristics of the underlying assets, the coupon rates on the securities, prevailing interest rates, the amount of administrative expenses and the actual prepayment experience on the underlying assets. REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS. The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with financial institutions. A repurchase agreement is an agreement under which a fund acquires a fixed income security (generally a security issued by the U.S. government or an agency thereof, a banker's acceptance, or a certificate of deposit) from a commercial bank, broker, or dealer, and simultaneously agrees to resell such security to the seller at an agreed upon price and date (normally, the next business day). Because the security purchased constitutes collateral for the repurchase obligation, a repurchase agreement may be considered a loan that is collateralized by the security purchased. The acquisition of a repurchase agreement may be deemed to be an acquisition of the underlying securities as long as the obligation of the seller to repurchase the securities is collateralized fully. The Fund follows certain procedures designed to minimize the risks S-14 inherent in such agreements. These procedures include effecting repurchase transactions only with creditworthy financial institutions whose condition will be continually monitored by the Adviser. The repurchase agreements entered into by the Fund will provide that the underlying collateral at all times shall have a value at least equal to 102% of the resale price stated in the agreement and consist only of securities permissible under Section 101(47)(A)(i) of the Bankruptcy Code (the Adviser monitors compliance with this requirement). Under all repurchase agreements entered into by the Fund, the custodian or its agent must take possession of the underlying collateral. In the event of a default or bankruptcy by a selling financial institution, the Fund will seek to liquidate such collateral. However, the exercising of the Fund's right to liquidate such collateral could involve certain costs or delays and, to the extent that proceeds from any sale upon a default of the obligation to repurchase were less than the repurchase price, the Fund could suffer a loss. It is the current policy of the Fund not to invest in repurchase agreements that do not mature within seven days if any such investment, together with any other illiquid assets held by the Fund, amounts to more than 15% of the Fund's total assets. The investments of the Fund in repurchase agreements, at times, may be substantial when, in the view of the Adviser, liquidity or other considerations so warrant. REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS. Reverse repurchase agreements are transactions in which a Fund sells portfolio securities to financial institutions, such as banks and broker-dealers, and agrees to repurchase them at a mutually agreed-upon date and price that is higher than the original sale price. Reverse repurchase agreements are similar to a fully collateralized borrowing by a Fund. At the time a Fund enters into a reverse repurchase agreement, it will earmark on the books of the Fund or place in a segregated account cash or liquid securities having a value equal to the repurchase price (including accrued interest) and will subsequently monitor the account to ensure that such equivalent value is maintained. Reverse repurchase agreements involve risks. Reverse repurchase agreements are a form of leverage, and the use of reverse repurchase agreements by a Fund may increase the Fund's volatility. Reverse repurchase agreements are also subject to the risk that the other party to the reverse repurchase agreement will be unable or unwilling to complete the transaction as scheduled, which may result in losses to a Fund. Reverse repurchase agreements also involve the risk that the market value of the securities sold by a Fund may decline below the price at which it is obligated to repurchase the securities. In addition, when a Fund invests the proceeds it receives in a reverse repurchase transaction, there is a risk that those investments may decline in value. In this circumstance, the Fund could be required to sell other investments in order to meet its obligations to repurchase the securities. SECURITIES OF OTHER INVESTMENT COMPANIES. The Fund may invest in shares of other investment companies, to the extent permitted by applicable law and subject to certain restrictions. These investment companies typically incur fees that are separate from those fees incurred directly by the Fund. The Fund's purchase of such investment company securities results in the layering of expenses, such that shareholders would indirectly bear a proportionate share of the operating expenses of such investment companies, including advisory fees, in addition to paying the Fund's expenses. Unless an exception is available, Section 12(d)(1)(A) of the 1940 Act prohibits a fund from (i) acquiring more than 3% of the voting shares of any one investment company, (ii) investing more than 5% of its total assets in any one investment company, and (iii) investing more than 10% of its total assets in all investment companies combined, including its ETF investments. For hedging or other purposes, the Fund may invest in investment companies that seek to track the composition and/or performance of specific indexes or portions of specific indexes. Certain of these investment companies, known as exchange-traded funds, are traded on a securities exchange. (See "Exchange Traded Funds" above). The market prices of index-based investments will fluctuate in accordance with changes in the underlying portfolio securities of the investment company and also due to supply and demand of the investment company's shares on the exchange upon which the shares are traded. Index-based investments may not replicate or otherwise match the composition or performance of their specified index due to transaction costs, among other things. Pursuant to orders issued by the SEC to each of certain iShares, Market Vectors, Vanguard, ProShares, PowerShares, S-15 Guggenheim (formerly, Claymore), Direxion, Wisdom Tree, Rydex, First Trust and SPDR exchange-traded funds (collectively, the "ETFs") and procedures approved by the Board, the Fund may invest in the ETFs in excess of the 3% limit described above, provided that the Fund otherwise complies with the conditions of the SEC order, as it may be amended, and any other applicable investment limitations. Neither the ETFs nor their investment advisers make any representations regarding the advisability of investing in the ETFs. DERIVATIVES Derivatives are financial instruments whose value is based on an underlying asset, such as a stock or a bond, or an underlying economic factor, such as an interest rate or a market benchmark. Unless otherwise stated in the Fund's prospectus, the Fund may use derivatives for risk management purposes, including to gain exposure to various markets in a cost efficient manner, to reduce transaction costs or to remain fully invested. The Fund may also invest in derivatives to protect it from broad fluctuations in market prices, interest rates or foreign currency exchange rates (a practice known as "hedging"). When hedging is successful, the Fund will have offset any depreciation in the value of its portfolio securities by the appreciation in the value of the derivative position. Although techniques other than the sale and purchase of derivatives could be used to control the exposure of the Fund to market fluctuations, the use of derivatives may be a more effective means of hedging this exposure. Because many derivatives have a leverage or borrowing component, adverse changes in the value or level of the underlying asset, reference rate, or index can result in a loss substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative itself. Certain derivatives have the potential for unlimited loss, regardless of the size of the initial investment. Accordingly, certain derivative transactions may be considered to constitute borrowing transactions for purposes of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended ("1940 Act"). Such a derivative transaction will not be considered to constitute the issuance of a "senior security" by the Fund, and therefore such transaction will not be subject to the 300% asset coverage requirement otherwise applicable to borrowings by the Fund, if the Fund covers the transaction or segregates sufficient liquid assets (or such assets are "earmarked" by the Custodian) in accordance with the requirements and interpretations of the SEC and its staff. As a result of recent amendments to rules under the Commodity Exchange Act ("CEA") by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC"), a Fund must either operate within certain guidelines and restrictions with respect to the Fund's use of futures, options on such futures, commodity options and certain swaps, or the Adviser will be subject to registration with the CFTC as a "commodity pool operator" ("CPO"). Consistent with the CFTC's new regulations, the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, has claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term CPO under the CEA and, therefore, the Fund is not subject to registration or regulation as a CPO under the CEA. As a result, the Fund will operate within certain guidelines and restrictions with respect to its use of futures, options on such futures, commodity options and certain swaps. TYPES OF DERIVATIVES: FUTURES - A futures contract is an agreement between two parties whereby one party sells and the other party agrees to buy a specified amount of a financial instrument at an agreed upon price and time. The financial instrument underlying the contract may be a stock, stock index, bond, bond index, interest rate, foreign exchange rate or other similar instrument. Agreeing to buy the underlying financial information is called buying a futures contract or taking a long position in the contract. Likewise, agreeing to sell the underlying financial instrument is called selling a futures contract or taking a short position in the contract. Futures contracts are traded in the United States on commodity exchanges or boards of trade - known as "contract markets" - approved for such trading and regulated by the CFTC. These contract markets standardize the terms, including the maturity date and underlying financial instrument, of all futures contracts. S-16 Unlike other securities, the parties to a futures contract do not have to pay for or deliver the underlying financial instrument until some future date (the delivery date). Contract markets require both the purchaser and seller to deposit "initial margin" with a futures broker, known as a futures commission merchant or custodian bank, when they enter into the contract. Initial margin deposits are typically equal to a percentage of the contract's value. After they open a futures contract, the parties to the transaction must compare the purchase price of the contract to its daily market value. If the value of the futures contract changes in such a way that a party's position declines, that party must make additional "variation margin" payments so that the margin payment is adequate. On the other hand, the value of the contract may change in such a way that there is excess margin on deposit, possibly entitling the party that has a gain to receive all or a portion of this amount. This process is known as "marking to the market." Although the actual terms of a futures contract call for the actual delivery of and payment for the underlying security, in many cases the parties may close the contract early by taking an opposite position in an identical contract. If the sale price upon closing out the contract is less than the original purchase price, the person closing out the contract will realize a loss. If the sale price upon closing out the contract is more than the original purchase price, the person closing out the contract will realize a gain. If the purchase price upon closing out the contract is more than the original sale price, the person closing out the contract will realize a loss. If the purchase price upon closing out the contract is less than the original sale price, the person closing out the contract will realize a gain. The Fund may incur commission expenses when it opens or closes a futures position. OPTIONS - An option is a contract between two parties for the purchase and sale of a financial instrument for a specified price (known as the "strike price" or "exercise price") at any time during the option period. Unlike a futures contract, an option grants a right (not an obligation) to buy or sell a financial instrument. Generally, a seller of an option can grant a buyer two kinds of rights: a "call" (the right to buy the security) or a "put" (the right to sell the security). Options have various types of underlying instruments, including specific securities, indices of securities prices, foreign currencies, interest rates and futures contracts. Options may be traded on an exchange (exchange-traded-options) or may be customized agreements between the parties (over-the-counter or "OTC" options). Like futures, a financial intermediary, known as a clearing corporation, financially backs exchange-traded options. However, OTC options have no such intermediary and are subject to the risk that the counter-party will not fulfill its obligations under the contract. o PURCHASING PUT AND CALL OPTIONS When the Fund purchases a put option, it buys the right to sell the instrument underlying the option at a fixed strike price. In return for this right, the Fund pays the current market price for the option (known as the "option premium"). The Fund may purchase put options to offset or hedge against a decline in the market value of its securities ("protective puts") or to benefit from a decline in the price of securities that it does not own. The Fund would ordinarily realize a gain if, during the option period, the value of the underlying securities decreased below the exercise price sufficiently to cover the premium and transaction costs. However, if the price of the underlying instrument does not fall enough to offset the cost of purchasing the option, a put buyer would lose the premium and related transaction costs. Call options are similar to put options, except that the Fund obtains the right to purchase, rather than sell, the underlying instrument at the option's strike price. The Fund would normally purchase call options in anticipation of an increase in the market value of securities it owns or wants to buy. The Fund would ordinarily realize a gain if, during the option period, the value of the underlying instrument exceeded the exercise price plus the premium paid and related transaction costs. Otherwise, the Fund would realize either no gain or a loss on the purchase of the call option. The purchaser of an option may terminate its position by: o Allowing it to expire and losing its entire premium; S-17 o Exercising the option and either selling (in the case of a put option) or buying (in the case of a call option) the underlying instrument at the strike price; or o Closing it out in the secondary market at its current price. o SELLING (WRITING) PUT AND CALL OPTIONS When the Fund writes a call option it assumes an obligation to sell specified securities to the holder of the option at a specified price if the option is exercised at any time before the expiration date. Similarly, when the Fund writes a put option it assumes an obligation to purchase specified securities from the option holder at a specified price if the option is exercised at any time before the expiration date. The Fund may terminate its position in an exchange-traded put option before exercise by buying an option identical to the one it has written. Similarly, it may cancel an OTC option by entering into an offsetting transaction with the counter-party to the option. The Fund could try to hedge against an increase in the value of securities it would like to acquire by writing a put option on those securities. If security prices rise, the Fund would expect the put option to expire and the premium it received to offset the increase in the security's value. If security prices remain the same over time, the Fund would hope to profit by closing out the put option at a lower price. If security prices fall, the Fund may lose an amount of money equal to the difference between the value of the security and the premium it received. Writing covered put options may deprive the Fund of the opportunity to profit from a decrease in the market price of the securities it would like to acquire. The characteristics of writing call options are similar to those of writing put options, except that call writers expect to profit if prices remain the same or fall. The Fund could try to hedge against a decline in the value of securities it already owns by writing a call option. If the price of that security falls as expected, the Fund would expect the option to expire and the premium it received to offset the decline of the security's value. However, the Fund must be prepared to deliver the underlying instrument in return for the strike price, which may deprive it of the opportunity to profit from an increase in the market price of the securities it holds. The Fund is permitted only to write covered options. At the time of selling the call option, the Fund may cover the option by owning, among other things: o The underlying security (or securities convertible into the underlying security without additional consideration), index, interest rate, foreign currency or futures contract; o A call option on the same security or index with the same or lesser exercise price; o A call option on the same security or index with a greater exercise price and segregating cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to the difference between the exercise prices; o Cash or liquid securities equal to at least the market value of the optioned securities, interest rate, foreign currency or futures contract; or o In the case of an index, the portfolio of securities that corresponds to the index. At the time of selling a put option, the Fund may cover the put option by, among other things: o Entering into a short position in the underlying security; o Purchasing a put option on the same security, index, interest rate, foreign currency or futures contract with the same or greater exercise price; S-18 o Purchasing a put option on the same security, index, interest rate, foreign currency or futures contract with a lesser exercise price and segregating cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to the difference between the exercise prices; or o Maintaining the entire exercise price in liquid securities. o OPTIONS ON SECURITIES INDICES Options on securities indices are similar to options on securities, except that the exercise of securities index options requires cash settlement payments and does not involve the actual purchase or sale of securities. In addition, securities index options are designed to reflect price fluctuations in a group of securities or segment of the securities market rather than price fluctuations in a single security. o OPTIONS ON CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS [An option on a credit default swap option gives the holder the right to enter into a credit default swap at a specified future date and under specified terms in exchange for a purchase price or premium. The writer of the option bears the risk of any unfavorable move in the value of the CDS relative to the market value on the exercise date, while the purchaser may allow the option to expire unexercised.] o OPTIONS ON FUTURES An option on a futures contract provides the holder with the right to buy a futures contract (in the case of a call option) or sell a futures contract (in the case of a put option) at a fixed time and price. Upon exercise of the option by the holder, the contract market clearing house establishes a corresponding short position for the writer of the option (in the case of a call option) or a corresponding long position (in the case of a put option). If the option is exercised, the parties will be subject to the futures contracts. In addition, the writer of an option on a futures contract is subject to initial and variation margin requirements on the option position. Options on futures contracts are traded on the same contract market as the underlying futures contract. The buyer or seller of an option on a futures contract may terminate the option early by purchasing or selling an option of the same series (i.e., the same exercise price and expiration date) as the option previously purchased or sold. The difference between the premiums paid and received represents the trader's profit or loss on the transaction. The Fund may purchase put and call options on futures contracts instead of selling or buying futures contracts. The Fund may buy a put option on a futures contract for the same reasons it would sell a futures contract. It also may purchase such put options in order to hedge a long position in the underlying futures contract. The Fund may buy call options on futures contracts for the same purpose as the actual purchase of the futures contracts, such as in anticipation of favorable market conditions. The Fund may write a call option on a futures contract to hedge against a decline in the prices of the instrument underlying the futures contracts. If the price of the futures contract at expiration were below the exercise price, the Fund would retain the option premium, which would offset, in part, any decline in the value of its portfolio securities. The writing of a put option on a futures contract is similar to the purchase of the futures contracts, except that, if the market price declines, the Fund would pay more than the market price for the underlying instrument. The premium received on the sale of the put option, less any transaction costs, would reduce the net cost to the Fund. S-19 o COMBINED POSITIONS The Fund may purchase and write options in combination with each other, or in combination with futures or forward contracts, to adjust the risk and return characteristics of the overall position. For example, the Fund could construct a combined position whose risk and return characteristics are similar to selling a futures contract by purchasing a put option and writing a call option on the same underlying instrument. Alternatively, the Fund could write a call option at one strike price and buy a call option at a lower price to reduce the risk of the written call option in the event of a substantial price increase. Because combined options positions involve multiple trades, they result in higher transaction costs and may be more difficult to open and close out. STRADDLES AND SPREADS - The Fund, for hedging purposes, may enter into straddles and spreads. In "spread" transactions, the Fund buys and writes a put or buys and writes a call on the same underlying instrument with the options having different exercise prices, expiration dates, or both. In "straddles," the Fund purchases a put option and a call option or writes a put option and a call option on the same instrument with the same expiration date and typically the same exercise price. When the Fund engages in spread and straddle transactions, it seeks to profit from differences in the option premiums paid and received and in the market prices of the related options positions when they are closed out or sold. Because these transactions require the Fund to buy and/or write more than one option simultaneously, the Fund's ability to enter into such transactions and to liquidate its positions when necessary or deemed advisable may be more limited than if the Fund were to buy or sell a single option. Similarly, costs incurred by the Fund in connection with these transactions will in many cases be greater than if the Fund were to buy or sell a single option. RISKS OF DERIVATIVES: While transactions in derivatives may reduce certain risks, these transactions themselves entail certain other risks. For example, unanticipated changes in interest rates, securities prices or currency exchange rates may result in a poorer overall performance of the Fund than if it had not entered into any derivatives transactions. Derivatives may magnify the Fund's gains or losses, causing it to make or lose substantially more than it invested. When used for hedging purposes, increases in the value of the securities the Fund holds or intends to acquire should offset any losses incurred with a derivative. Purchasing derivatives for purposes other than hedging could expose the Fund to greater risks. CORRELATION OF PRICES - The Fund's ability to hedge its securities through derivatives depends on the degree to which price movements in the underlying index or instrument correlate with price movements in the relevant securities. In the case of poor correlation, the price of the securities the Fund is hedging may not move in the same amount, or even in the same direction as the hedging instrument. The Adviser will try to minimize this risk by investing only in those contracts whose behavior it expects to resemble with the portfolio securities it is trying to hedge. However, if the Fund's prediction of interest and currency rates, market value, volatility or other economic factors is incorrect, the Fund may lose money, or may not make as much money as it expected. Derivative prices can diverge from the prices of their underlying instruments, even if the characteristics of the underlying instruments are very similar to the derivative. Listed below are some of the factors that may cause such a divergence: o current and anticipated short-term interest rates, changes in volatility of the underlying instrument, and the time remaining until expiration of the contract; o a difference between the derivatives and securities markets, including different levels of demand, how the instruments are traded, the imposition of daily price fluctuation limits or trading of an instrument stops; and o differences between the derivatives, such as different margin requirements, different liquidity of such markets and the participation of speculators in such markets. S-20 Derivatives based upon a narrower index of securities, such as those of a particular industry group, may present greater risk than derivatives based on a broad market index. Since narrower indices are made up of a smaller number of securities, they are more susceptible to rapid and extreme price fluctuations because of changes in the value of those securities. While currency futures and options values are expected to correlate with exchange rates, they may not reflect other factors that affect the value of the investments of the Fund. A currency hedge, for example, should protect a yen-denominated security from a decline in the yen, but will not protect the Fund against a price decline resulting from deterioration in the issuer's creditworthiness. Because the value of the Fund's foreign-denominated investments changes in response to many factors other than exchange rates, it may not be possible to match the amount of currency options and futures to the value of the Fund's investments precisely over time. LACK OF LIQUIDITY - Before a futures contract or option is exercised or expires, the Fund can terminate it only by entering into a closing purchase or sale transaction. Moreover, the Fund may close out a futures contract only on the exchange the contract was initially traded. Although the Fund intends to purchase options and futures only where there appears to be an active market, there is no guarantee that such a liquid market will exist. If there is no secondary market for the contract, or the market is illiquid, the Fund may not be able to close out its position. In an illiquid market, the Fund may: o have to sell securities to meet its daily margin requirements at a time when it is disadvantageous to do so; o have to purchase or sell the instrument underlying the contract; o not be able to hedge its investments; and/or o not be able to realize profits or limit its losses. Derivatives may become illiquid (i.e., difficult to sell at a desired time and price) under a variety of market conditions. For example: o an exchange may suspend or limit trading in a particular derivative instrument, an entire category of derivatives or all derivatives, which sometimes occurs because of increased market volatility; o unusual or unforeseen circumstances may interrupt normal operations of an exchange; o the facilities of the exchange may not be adequate to handle current trading volume; o equipment failures, government intervention, insolvency of a brokerage firm or clearing house or other occurrences may disrupt normal trading activity; or o investors may lose interest in a particular derivative or category of derivatives. MANAGEMENT RISK - If the Adviser incorrectly predicts stock market and interest rate trends, the Fund may lose money by investing in derivatives. For example, if the Fund were to write a call option based on the Adviser's expectation that the price of the underlying security would fall, but the price were to rise instead, the Fund could be required to sell the security upon exercise at a price below the current market price. Similarly, if the Fund were to write a put option based on the Adviser's expectation that the price of the underlying security would rise, but the price were to fall instead, the Fund could be required to purchase the security upon exercise at a price higher than the current market price. PRICING RISK - At times, market conditions might make it hard to value some investments. For example, if the Fund has valued its securities too high, you may end up paying too much for Fund shares when you buy into the Fund. If the S-21 Fund underestimates its price, you may not receive the full market value for your Fund shares when you sell. MARGIN - Because of the low margin deposits required upon the opening of a derivative position, such transactions involve an extremely high degree of leverage. Consequently, a relatively small price movement in a derivative may result in an immediate and substantial loss (as well as gain) to the Fund and it may lose more than it originally invested in the derivative. If the price of a futures contract changes adversely, the Fund may have to sell securities at a time when it is disadvantageous to do so to meet its minimum daily margin requirement. The Fund may lose its margin deposits if a broker-dealer with whom it has an open futures contract or related option becomes insolvent or declares bankruptcy. VOLATILITY AND LEVERAGE - The prices of derivatives are volatile (i.e., they may change rapidly, substantially and unpredictably) and are influenced by a variety of factors, including: o actual and anticipated changes in interest rates; o fiscal and monetary policies; and o national and international political events. Most exchanges limit the amount by which the price of a derivative can change during a single trading day. Daily trading limits establish the maximum amount that the price of a derivative may vary from the settlement price of that derivative at the end of trading on the previous day. Once the price of a derivative reaches this value, the Fund may not trade that derivative at a price beyond that limit. The daily limit governs only price movements during a given day and does not limit potential gains or losses. Derivative prices have occasionally moved to the daily limit for several consecutive trading days, preventing prompt liquidation of the derivative. Because many derivatives have a leverage or borrowing component, adverse changes in the value or level of the underlying asset, reference rate, or index can result in a loss substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative itself. Certain derivatives have the potential for unlimited loss, regardless of the size of the initial investment. Accordingly, certain derivative transactions may be considered to constitute borrowing transactions for purposes of the 1940 Act. Such a derivative transaction will not be considered to constitute the issuance of a "senior security" by the Fund, and therefore such a transaction will not be subject to the 300% asset coverage requirement otherwise applicable to borrowings by the Fund, if the Fund covers the transaction or segregates sufficient liquid assets in accordance with these requirements, and subject to certain risks. ILLIQUID SECURITIES. Illiquid securities are securities that cannot be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business (i.e. within seven days) at approximately the prices at which they are valued. Because of their illiquid nature, illiquid securities must be priced at fair value as determined in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Trust's Board. Despite such good faith efforts to determine fair value prices, the Fund's illiquid securities are subject to the risk that the security's fair value price may differ from the actual price which the Fund may ultimately realize upon its sale or disposition. Difficulty in selling illiquid securities may result in a loss or may be costly to the Fund. Under the supervision of the Trust's Board, the Adviser determines the liquidity of the Fund's investments. In determining the liquidity of the Fund's investments, the Adviser may consider various factors, including (1) the frequency and volume of trades and quotations, (2) the number of dealers and prospective purchasers in the marketplace, (3) dealer undertakings to make a market, and (4) the nature of the security and the market in which it trades (including any demand, put or tender features, the mechanics and other requirements for transfer, any letters of credit or other credit enhancement features, any ratings, the number of holders, the method of soliciting offers, the time required to dispose of the security, and the ability to assign or offset the rights and obligations of the security). The Fund will not hold more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities. S-22 SECURITIES LENDING. The Fund may lend portfolio securities to brokers, dealers and other financial organizations that meet capital and other credit requirements or other criteria established by the Fund's Board of Trustees. These loans, if and when made, may not exceed 33 1/3 % of the total asset value of the Fund (including the loan collateral). The Fund will not lend portfolio securities to the Adviser or its affiliates unless permissible under the 1940 Act and the rules and promulgations thereunder. Loans of portfolio securities will be fully collateralized by cash, letters of credit or U.S. government securities, and the collateral will be maintained in an amount equal to at least 100% of the current market value of the loaned securities by marking to market daily. Any gain or loss in the market price of the securities loaned that might occur during the term of the loan would be for the account of the Fund. The Fund may pay a part of the interest earned from the investment of collateral, or other fee, to an unaffiliated third party for acting as the Fund's securities lending agent, but will bear all of any losses from the investment of collateral. By lending their securities, the Fund may increase their income by receiving payments from the borrower that reflect the amount of any interest or any dividends payable on the loaned securities as well as by either investing cash collateral received from the borrower in short-term instruments or obtaining a fee from the borrower when U.S. government securities or letters of credit are used as collateral. Investing cash collateral subjects the Fund to market risk. The Fund remains obligated to return all collateral to the borrower under the terms of its securities lending arrangements, even if the value of investments made with the collateral decline. Accordingly, if the value of a security in which the cash collateral has been invested declines, the loss would be borne by the Fund, and the Fund may be required to liquidate other investments in order to return collateral to the borrower at the end of the loan. The Fund will adhere to the following conditions whenever its portfolio securities are loaned: (i) the Fund must receive at least 100% cash collateral or equivalent securities of the type discussed in the preceding paragraph from the borrower; (ii) the borrower must increase such collateral whenever the market value of the securities rises above the level of such collateral; (iii) the Fund must be able to terminate the loan on demand; (iv) the Fund must receive reasonable interest on the loan, as well as any dividends, interest or other distributions on the loaned securities and any increase in market value; (v) the Fund may pay only reasonable fees in connection with the loan (which fees may include fees payable to the lending agent, the borrower, the Fund's administrator and the custodian); and (vi) voting rights on the loaned securities may pass to the borrower, provided, however, that if a material event adversely affecting the investment occurs, the Fund must terminate the loan and regain the right to vote the securities. In such instances, the Adviser will vote the securities in accordance with its proxy voting policies and procedures. The Board has adopted procedures reasonably designed to ensure that the foregoing criteria will be met. Loan agreements involve certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the borrower, including possible delays or restrictions upon the Fund's ability to recover the loaned securities or dispose of the collateral for the loan, which could give rise to loss because of adverse market action, expenses and/or delays in connection with the disposition of the underlying securities. RESTRICTED SECURITIES. The Fund may purchase restricted securities. Restricted securities are securities that may not be sold freely to the public absent registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act") or an exemption from registration. This generally includes securities that are unregistered that can be sold to qualified institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A under the 1933 Act or securities that are exempt from registration under the 1933 Act, such as commercial paper. Institutional markets for restricted securities have developed as a result of the promulgation of Rule 144A under the 1933 Act, which provides a "safe harbor" from 1933 Act registration requirements for qualifying sales to institutional investors. When Rule 144A restricted securities present an attractive investment opportunity and meet other selection criteria, the Fund may make such investments whether or not such securities are "illiquid" depending on the market that exists for the particular security. The Board has delegated the responsibility for determining the liquidity of Rule 144A restricted securities that the Fund may invest in to the Adviser. SHORT SALES. The Fund may engage in short sales that are either "uncovered" or "against the box." A short sale is "against the box" if at all times during which the short position is open, the Fund owns at least an equal amount of the securities or securities convertible into, or exchangeable without further consideration for, securities of the same issue S-23 as the securities that are sold short. A short sale against the box is a taxable transaction to the Fund with respect to the securities that are sold short. The Fund will not sell a security short if, as a result of such short sale, the aggregate market value of all securities sold short exceeds 10% of the Fund's total assets. This limitation does not apply to short sales against the box. Uncovered short sales are transactions under which the Fund sells a security it does not own. To complete such a transaction, the Fund must borrow the security to make delivery to the buyer. The Fund then is obligated to replace the security borrowed by purchasing the security at the market price at the time of the replacement. The price at such time may be more or less than the price at which the security was sold by the Fund. Until the security is replaced, the Fund is required to pay the lender amounts equal to any dividends or interest that accrue during the period of the loan. To borrow the security, the Fund also may be required to pay a premium, which would increase the cost of the security sold. The proceeds of the short sale will be retained by the broker, to the extent necessary to meet margin requirements, until the short position is closed out. Until the Fund closes its short position or replaces the borrowed security, the Fund may: (a) segregate cash or liquid securities at such a level that the amount segregated plus the amount deposited with the broker as collateral will equal the current value of the security sold short; or (b) otherwise cover the Fund's short position. WHEN-ISSUED, DELAYED-DELIVERY AND FORWARD TRANSACTIONS A when-issued security is one whose terms are available and for which a market exists, but which have not been issued. In a forward delivery transaction, the Fund contracts to purchase securities for a fixed price at a future date beyond customary settlement time. "Delayed-delivery" refers to securities transactions on the secondarymarket where settlement occurs in the future. In each of these transactions, the parties fix the payment obligation and the interest rate that they will receive on the securities at the time the parties enter the commitment; however, they do not pay money or deliver securities until a later date. Typically, no income accrues on securities the Fund has committed to purchase before the securities are delivered, although the Fund may earn income on securities it has in a segregated account to cover its position. The Fund will only enter into these types of transactions with the intention of actually acquiring the securities, but may sell them before the settlement date. The Fund may use when-issued, delayed-delivery and forward delivery transactions to secure what it considers an advantageous price and yield at the time of purchase. When the Fund engages in when-issued, delayed-delivery or forward delivery transactions, it relies on the other party to consummate the sale. If the other party fails to complete the sale, the Fund may miss the opportunity to obtain the security at a favorable price or yield. When purchasing a security on a when-issued, delayed delivery, or forward delivery basis, the Fund assumes the rights and risks of ownership of the security, including the risk of price and yield changes. At the time of settlement, the market value of the security may be more or less than the purchase price. The yield available in the market when the delivery takes place also may be higher than those obtained in the transaction itself. Because the Fund does not pay for the security until the delivery date, these risks are in addition to the risks associated with its other investments. The Fund will segregate cash or liquid securities equal in value to commitments for the when-issued, delayed delivery or forward delivery transactions. The Fund will segregate additional liquid assets daily so that the value of such assets is equal to the amount of the commitments. S-24 INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS FUNDAMENTAL POLICIES The following investment limitations are fundamental, which means that the Fund cannot change them without approval by the vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The phrase "majority of the outstanding shares" means the vote of (i) 67% or more of the Fund's shares present at a meeting, if more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Fund are present or represented by proxy, or (ii) more than 50% of the Fund's outstanding shares, whichever is less. The Fund may not: 1. Purchase the securities of issuers conducting their principal business activity in the same industry if, immediately after the purchase and as a result thereof, the value of the Fund's investments in that industry would equal or exceed 25% of the current value of the Fund's total assets, provided that this restriction does not limit the Fund's investments in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities, investments in securities of other investment companies, municipal securities or repurchase agreements. 2. With respect to 75% of its assets: (i) purchase the securities of any issuer (except securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities or securities of other investment companies) if, as a result, more than 5% of its total assets would be invested in the securities of such issuer; or (ii) acquire more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any one issuer. 3. Borrow money, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, including the rules, regulations and any orders obtained thereunder. 4. Issue senior securities, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, including the rules, regulations and any orders obtained thereunder. 5. Make loans to other parties if, as a result, the aggregate value of such loans would exceed one-third of the Fund's total assets. For the purposes of this limitation, entering into repurchase agreements, lending securities and acquiring any debt securities are not deemed to be the making of loans. 6. Underwrite securities of other issuers, except to the extent that the purchase of permitted investments directly from the issuer thereof or from an underwriter for an issuer and the later disposition of such securities in accordance with the Fund's investment program may be deemed to be an underwriting. 7. Purchase or sell real estate unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not prevent the Fund from investing in securities or other instruments backed by real estate or securities of companies engaged in the real estate business). 8. Purchase or sell commodities, provided that (i) currency will not be deemed to be a commodity for purposes of this restriction, (ii) this restriction does not limit the purchase or sale of futures contracts, forward contracts or options, and (iii) this restriction does not limit the purchase or sale of securities or other instruments backed by commodities or the purchase or sale of commodities acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments. NON-FUNDAMENTAL POLICIES In addition to the investment objective of the Fund, the following limitations are non-fundamental and may be changed by the Trust's Board without shareholder approval. S-25 1. The Fund may not invest or hold more than 15% of the Fund's net assets in illiquid securities. For this purpose, illiquid securities include, among others, (a) securities that are illiquid by virtue of the absence of a readily available market or legal or contractual restrictions on resale, (b) fixed time deposits that are subject to withdrawal penalties and that have maturities of more than seven days, and (c) repurchase agreements not terminable within seven days. 2. The Fund may lend securities from its portfolio to approved brokers, dealers and financial institutions, to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, including the rules, regulations and exemptions thereunder, which currently limit such activities to one-third of the value of the Fund's total assets (including the value of the collateral received). Any such loans of portfolio securities will be fully collateralized based on values that are marked-to-market daily. 3. The Fund may not make investments for the purpose of exercising control or management, provided that this restriction does not limit the Fund's investments in securities of other investment companies or investments in entities created under the laws of foreign countries to facilitate investment in securities of that country. 4. The Fund may not purchase securities on margin (except for short-term credits necessary for the clearance of transactions). 5. The Fund may not sell securities short, unless it owns or has the right to obtain securities equivalent in kind and amount to the securities sold short (short sales "against the box"), and provided that transactions in futures contracts and options are not deemed to constitute selling securities short. 6. The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities and other instruments that have economic characteristics similar to equity securities. This non-fundamental policy may be changed by the Board upon at least 60 days' written notice to Fund shareholders. Except with respect to Fund policies concerning borrowing and illiquid securities, if a percentage restriction is adhered to at the time of an investment, a later increase or decrease in percentage resulting from changes in values or assets will not constitute a violation of such restriction. With respect to the limitation on illiquid securities, in the event that a subsequent change in net assets or other circumstances causes the Fund to exceed its limitation, the Fund will take steps to bring the aggregate amount of illiquid instruments back within the limitations as soon as reasonably practicable. With respect to the limitation on borrowing, in the event that a subsequent change in net assets or other circumstances cause a Fund to exceed its limitation, the Fund will take steps to bring the aggregate amount of borrowing back within the limitations within three days thereafter (not including Sundays and holidays). THE ADVISER GENERAL. Stein Roe Investment Counsel, Inc. (the "Adviser"), a Delaware corporation formed in 1932, located at One South Wacker Drive, Suite 3500, Chicago, Illinois 60606, is a professional investment management firm registered with the SEC under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The Adviser is [corporate structure to be inserted]. As of [ ], 2013, the Adviser had approximately $[ ] in assets under management. ADVISORY AGREEMENT WITH THE TRUST. The Trust and the Adviser have entered into an investment advisory agreement dated [ ] (the "Advisory Agreement"). Under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser serves as the investment adviser and makes investment decisions for the Fund and continuously reviews, supervises and administers the investment program of the Fund, subject to the supervision of, and policies established by, the Trustees of the Trust. After the initial two-year term, the continuance of the Advisory Agreement must be specifically approved at least S-26 annually: (i) by the vote of the Trustees or by a vote of the shareholders of the Fund; and (ii) by the vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not parties to the Advisory Agreement or "interested persons" of any party thereto, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. The Advisory Agreement will terminate automatically in the event of its assignment, and is terminable at any time without penalty by the Trustees of the Trust or, with respect to the Fund, by a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund, on not less than 30 days' nor more than 60 days' written notice to the Adviser, or by the Adviser on 90 days' written notice to the Trust. As used in the Advisory Agreement, the terms "majority of the outstanding voting securities," "interested persons" and "assignment" have the same meaning as such terms in the 1940 Act. ADVISORY FEES PAID TO THE ADVISER. For its services to the Fund, the Adviser is entitled to a fee, which is calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.69% based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. The Adviser has contractually agreed to reduce fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to keep the Fund's total annual operating expenses (excluding 12b-1 Fees, shareholder servicing fees, interest, dividend and interest expense on securities sold short, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses (collectively, "excluded expenses")) from exceeding 0.79% of the Fund's average daily net assets until [October 31, 2015]. In addition, if at any point the Fund's total annual operating expenses (not including excluded expenses) are below the expense cap, the Adviser may retain the difference between the Fund's total annual operating expenses (not including excluded expenses) and the expense cap to recover all or a portion of its prior fee reductions or expense reimbursements made during the preceding three-year period during which this agreement was in place. This agreement may be terminated: (i) by the Board of Trustees of the Trust, for any reason at any time, or (ii) by the Adviser, upon ninety (90) days' prior written notice to the Trust, effective as of the close of business on [October 31, 2015]. For the fiscal years ended October 31, 2010, 2011 and 2012, the Invesco Predecessor Fund paid the following investment advisory fees to Invesco:
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FEES PAID FEES WAIVED TOTAL FEES PAID ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ $1,248,459 $1,482,903 $1,952,148 $(9,255) $(11,301) $(14,857) $1,239,204 $1,471,602 $1,937,291 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
THE PORTFOLIO MANAGERS This section includes information about the Fund's portfolio managers, including information about other accounts they manage, the dollar range of Fund shares they own and how they are compensated. COMPENSATION. The Adviser seeks to maintain a compensation program that is competitively positioned to attract and retain high-caliber investment professionals. Portfolio managers receive a base salary, an incentive bonus opportunity and an equity compensation opportunity. Portfolio manager compensation is reviewed and may be modified each year as appropriate to reflect changes in the market, as well as to adjust the factors used to determine bonuses to promote competitive Fund performance. The Adviser evaluates competitive market compensation by reviewing compensation survey results conducted by an independent third party of investment industry compensation. Each portfolio manager's compensation consists of the following three elements: BASE SALARY. Each portfolio manager is paid a base salary. In setting the base salary, the Adviser's intention is to be competitive in light of the particular portfolio manager's experience and responsibilities. S-27 ANNUAL BONUS. The portfolio managers are eligible, along with other employees of the Adviser, to participate in a discretionary year-end bonus pool. The Adviser reviews and approves the amount of the bonus pool available for the Adviser's investment centers. The Adviser considers investment performance and financial results in its review. Each portfolio manager is eligible to receive an annual cash bonus which is based on quantitative (i.e. investment performance) and non-quantitative factors (which may include, but are not limited to, individual performance, risk management and teamwork). Each portfolio manager's compensation is linked to the pre-tax investment performance of the Fund/accounts managed by the portfolio manager. High investment performance (against applicable peer group and/or benchmarks) would deliver compensation generally associated with top pay in the industry (determined by reference to the third party provided compensation survey information) and poor investment performance (versus applicable peer group) would result in low bonus compared to the applicable peer group or no bonus at all. These decisions are reviewed and approved collectively by senior leadership which has responsibility for executing the compensation approach across the organization. EQUITY-BASED COMPENSATION. Portfolio managers may be granted an annual deferral award of CIBC restricted stock units. Portfolio managers also participate in benefit plans and programs available generally to all employees. FUND SHARES OWNED BY PORTFOLIO MANAGERS. The Fund is required to show the dollar amount range of each portfolio manager's "beneficial ownership" of shares of the Fund as of the end of the most recently completed fiscal year. Dollar amount ranges disclosed are established by the SEC. "Beneficial ownership" is determined in accordance with Rule 16a-1(a)(2) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME DOLLAR RANGE OF FUND SHARES OWNED(1) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Patricia Bannan $100,001-$500,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brant Houston $[XX] - $[XX] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Valuation date is [DATE]. OTHER ACCOUNTS. In addition to the Fund, the portfolio managers are responsible for the day-to-day management of certain other accounts, as listed below. None of the accounts listed below are subject to a performance-based advisory fee. The information below is provided as of [ ], 2013.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ REGISTERED OTHER POOLED INVESTMENT COMPANIES INVESTMENT VEHICLES OTHER ACCOUNTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NUMBER OF TOTAL ASSETS NUMBER OF TOTAL ASSETS NUMBER OF TOTAL ASSETS NAME ACCOUNTS (IN MILLIONS) ACCOUNTS (IN MILLIONS) ACCOUNTS (IN MILLIONS) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Patricia Bannan [ ] $[ ] [ ] $[ ] [ ] $[ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Brant Houston [ ] $[ ] [ ] $[ ] [ ] $[ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Actual or apparent conflicts of interest may arise when a portfolio manager has day-to-day management responsibilities with respect to the Fund and other accounts. More specifically, portfolio managers who manage the Fund and other accounts may be presented with one or more of the following potential conflicts: o The management of the Fund and other accounts may result in a portfolio manager devoting unequal time and S-28 attention to the management of the Fund and each other account. The Adviser seeks to manage such competing interests for the time and attention of portfolio managers by having portfolio managers focus on a particular investment discipline. Most other accounts managed by a portfolio manager are managed using the same investment models that are used in connection with the management of the Fund. o If a portfolio manager identifies a limited investment opportunity which may be suitable for the Fund and one or more other accounts, the Fund may not be able to take full advantage of that opportunity due to an allocation of filled purchase or sale orders across the Fund and other account(s). To deal with these situations, the Adviser has adopted procedures for allocating portfolio transactions across multiple accounts. o The Adviser determines which broker to use to execute each order for securities transactions for the Fund, consistent with its duty to seek best execution of the transaction. However, for certain other accounts (such as mutual funds for which the Adviser or an affiliate acts as sub-adviser, other pooled investment vehicles that are not registered mutual funds, and other accounts managed for organizations and individuals), the Adviser may be limited by the client with respect to the selection of brokers or may be instructed to direct trades through a particular broker. In these cases, trades for the Fund in a particular security may be placed separately from, rather than aggregated with, such other accounts. Having separate transactions with respect to a security may temporarily affect the market price of the security or the execution of the transaction, or both, to the possible detriment of the Fund or other account(s) involved. o Finally, the appearance of a conflict of interest may arise where the Adviser has an incentive, such as a performance-based management fee, which relates to either the management of the Fund or other account but not both the Fund and other account for which a portfolio manager has day-to-day management responsibilities. The Adviser has adopted certain compliance procedures which are designed to address these types of conflicts. However, there is no guarantee that such procedures will detect each and every situation in which a conflict arises. THE ADMINISTRATOR GENERAL. SEI Investments Global Funds Services (the "Administrator"), a Delaware statutory trust, has its principal business offices at One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456. SEI Investments Management Corporation ("SIMC"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SEI Investments Company ("SEI Investments"), is the owner of all beneficial interest in the Administrator. SEI Investments and its subsidiaries and affiliates, including the Administrator, are leading providers of funds evaluation services, trust accounting systems, and brokerage and information services to financial institutions, institutional investors, and money managers. The Administrator and its affiliates also serve as administrator or sub-administrator to other mutual funds. ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT WITH THE TRUST. The Trust and the Administrator have entered into an administration agreement dated November 14, 1991, as amended and restated November 12, 2002 (the "Administration Agreement"). Under the Administration Agreement, the Administrator provides the Trust with administrative services, including regulatory reporting and all necessary office space, equipment, personnel and facilities. Pursuant to a schedule to the Administration Agreement, the Administrator also serves as the shareholder servicing agent for the Fund whereby the Administrator provides certain shareholder services to the Fund. The Administration Agreement provides that the Administrator shall not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Trust in connection with the matters to which the Administration Agreement relates, except a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Administrator in the performance of its duties or from reckless disregard by it of its duties and obligations thereunder. ADMINISTRATION FEES PAID TO THE ADMINISTRATOR. For its services under the Administration Agreement, the S-29 Administrator is entitled to a fee, which is calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate that is detailed below in the following schedule: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEE (AS A PERCENTAGE OF AGGREGATE AVERAGE ANNUAL ASSETS) FUND'S AVERAGE DAILY NET ASSETS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [X.XX]% First $[XX] million -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [X.XX]% $[XX] million to $[XX] million -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [X.XX]% Over $[XX] million -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Insert additional fee information, if applicable]. For the fiscal years ended October 31, 2010, 2011 and 2012, the Invesco Predecessor Fund paid the following administration fees to its administrator: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEES PAID -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 2011 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $50,000 $50,000 $64,869 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE DISTRIBUTOR GENERAL. The Trust and SEI Investments Distribution Co. (the "Distributor"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SEI Investments, and an affiliate of the Administrator, are parties to a distribution agreement dated November 14, 1991, as amended and restated November 14, 2005 and as amended August 30, 2010 ("Distribution Agreement"). The principal business address of the Distributor is One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456. The continuance of the Distribution Agreement must be specifically approved at least annually (i) by the vote of the Trustees or by a vote of the shareholders of the Fund and (ii) by the vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Trust and have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operations of the Distribution Agreement or any related agreement, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. The Distribution Agreement will terminate automatically in the event of its assignment (as such term is defined in the 1940 Act), and is terminable at any time without penalty by the Board or, with respect to the Fund, by a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund, upon not more than 60 days' written notice by either party. The Distribution Agreement provides that the Distributor shall not be protected against any liability to the Trust or its shareholders by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on its part in the performance of its duties or from reckless disregard of its obligations or duties thereunder. DISTRIBUTION PLAN. The Trust has adopted a Distribution Plan (the "Plan") in accordance with the provisions of Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, which regulates circumstances under which an investment company may directly or indirectly bear expenses relating to the distribution of its shares. Continuance of the Plan must be approved annually by a majority of the Trustees of the Trust and by a majority of the Trustees who are not interested persons (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust and have no direct or indirect financial interest in the Plan or in any agreements related to the Plan ("Qualified Trustees"). The Plan requires that quarterly written reports of amounts spent under the Plan and the purposes of such expenditures be furnished to and reviewed by the Trustees. The Plan may not be amended to increase materially the amount that may be spent thereunder without approval by a majority of the outstanding shares of the Trust. All material amendments of the Plan will require approval by a majority of the Trustees of the Trust and of the Qualified Trustees. S-30 o INVESTOR CLASS SHARES. Under the Plan, the Distributor, or third parties that enter into agreements with the Distributor ("Service Providers"), may receive up to [X. XX]% of the assets of the Fund attributable to Investor Class Shares as compensation for distribution and shareholder services pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act. The Plan is characterized as a compensation plan since the distribution fee will be paid to the Distributor without regard to the distribution or shareholder service expenses incurred by the Distributor or the amount of payments made to other financial institutions and intermediaries. Investors should understand that some Service Providers may charge their clients fees in connection with purchases of shares or the provision of shareholder services with respect to shares. The Trust intends to operate the Plan in accordance with its terms and with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA") rules concerning sales charges. o DESCRIPTION OF DISTRIBUTION SERVICES. Distribution services may include: (i) services in connection with distribution assistance; or (ii) payments to financial institutions and other financial intermediaries, such as banks, savings and loan associations, insurance companies, investment counselors, broker-dealers, mutual fund "supermarkets" and the Distributor's affiliates and subsidiaries, as compensation for services, reimbursement of expenses incurred in connection with distribution assistance or provision of shareholder services. The Distributor may, at its discretion, retain a portion of such payments to compensate itself for distribution services and distribution related expenses such as the costs of preparation, printing, mailing or otherwise disseminating sales literature, advertising, and prospectuses (other than those furnished to current shareholders of the Fund), promotional and incentive programs, and such other marketing expenses that the Distributor may incur. SHAREHOLDER SERVICES SHAREHOLDER SERVICING PLAN. The Fund has adopted a shareholder servicing plan (the "Service Plan") under which a shareholder servicing fee of up to [X.XX]% of average daily net assets of the Fund will be paid to other service providers. Under the Service Plan, other service providers may perform, or may compensate other service providers for performing certain shareholder and administrative services as discussed below. DESCRIPTION OF SHAREHOLDER SERVICES. Shareholder services may include: (i) maintaining accounts relating to clients that invest in shares; (ii) arranging for bank wires; (iii) responding to client inquiries relating to the services performed by the services provider; (iv) responding to inquiries from clients concerning their investment in shares; (v) assisting clients in changing dividend options, account designations and addresses; (vi) providing information periodically to clients showing their position in shares; (vii) forwarding shareholder communications from the Fund such as proxies, shareholder reports, annual reports, and dividend distribution and tax notices to clients; and (viii) processing dividend payments from the Fund on behalf of clients. PAYMENTS TO FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES The Adviser and/or its affiliates, at their discretion, may make payments from their own resources and not from Fund assets to affiliated or unaffiliated brokers, dealers, banks (including bank trust departments), trust companies, registered investment advisers, financial planners, retirement plan administrators, insurance companies, and any other institution having a service, administration, or any similar arrangement with the Fund, its service providers or their respective affiliates, as incentives to help market and promote the Fund and/or in recognition of their distribution, marketing, administrative services, and/or processing support. These additional payments may be made to financial intermediaries that sell Fund shares or provide services to the Fund, the Distributor or shareholders of the Fund through the financial intermediary's retail distribution channel and/or fund supermarkets. Payments may also be made through the financial intermediary's retirement, qualified tuition, fee- S-31 based advisory, wrap fee bank trust, or insurance (e.g., individual or group annuity) programs. These payments may include, but are not limited to, placing the Fund in a financial intermediary's retail distribution channel or on a preferred or recommended fund list; providing business or shareholder financial planning assistance; educating financial intermediary personnel about the Fund; providing access to sales and management representatives of the financial intermediary; promoting sales of Fund shares; providing marketing and educational support; maintaining share balances and/or for sub-accounting, administrative or shareholder transaction processing services. A financial intermediary may perform the services itself or may arrange with a third party to perform the services. The Adviser and/or its affiliates may also make payments from their own resources to financial intermediaries for costs associated with the purchase of products or services used in connection with sales and marketing, participation in and/or presentation at conferences or seminars, sales or training programs, client and investor entertainment and other sponsored events. The costs and expenses associated with these efforts may include travel, lodging, sponsorship at educational seminars and conferences, entertainment and meals to the extent permitted by law. Revenue sharing payments may be negotiated based on a variety of factors, including the level of sales, the amount of Fund assets attributable to investments in the Fund by financial intermediaries customers, a flat fee or other measures as determined from time to time by the Adviser and/or its affiliates. A significant purpose of these payments is to increase the sales of Fund shares, which in turn may benefit the Adviser through increased fees as Fund assets grow. THE TRANSFER AGENT DST Systems, Inc., 333 West 11(th) Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64105 (the "Transfer Agent"), serves as the Fund's transfer agent. THE CUSTODIAN [___] (the "Custodian"), acts as custodian of the Fund. The Custodian holds cash, securities and other assets of the Fund as required by the 1940 Act. INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM [___], serves as independent registered public accounting firm for the Fund. LEGAL COUNSEL Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, 1701 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-2921, serves as legal counsel to the Trust. TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF THE TRUST BOARD RESPONSIBILITIES. The management and affairs of the Trust and its series, including the Fund described in this SAI, are overseen by the Trustees. The Board has approved contracts, as described above, under which certain companies provide essential management services to the Trust. Like most mutual funds, the day-to-day business of the Trust, including the management of risk, is performed by third party service providers, such as the Adviser, Distributor and Administrator. The Trustees are responsible for overseeing the Trust's service providers and, thus, have oversight responsibility with respect to risk management performed by those service providers. Risk management seeks to identify and address risks, i.e., events or circumstances that could have material adverse effects on the business, operations, shareholder services, investment performance or reputation of the funds. The funds and their service providers employ a variety of processes, procedures and controls to identify various possible events or circumstances, to lessen the probability of their occurrence and/or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur. Each service provider is responsible for one or more discrete aspects of S-32 the Trust's business (e.g., the Adviser is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio investments) and, consequently, for managing the risks associated with that business. The Board has emphasized to the funds' service providers the importance of maintaining vigorous risk management. The Trustees' role in risk oversight begins before the inception of a fund, at which time certain of the fund's service providers present the Board with information concerning the investment objectives, strategies and risks of the fund as well as proposed investment limitations for the fund. Additionally, the fund's adviser provides the Board with an overview of, among other things, its investment philosophy, brokerage practices and compliance infrastructure. Thereafter, the Board continues its oversight function as various personnel, including the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer, as well as personnel of the adviser and other service providers, such as the fund's independent accountants, make periodic reports to the Audit Committee or to the Board with respect to various aspects of risk management. The Board and the Audit Committee oversee efforts by management and service providers to manage risks to which the funds may be exposed. The Board is responsible for overseeing the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the funds by the adviser and receives information about those services at its regular meetings. In addition, on an annual basis, in connection with its consideration of whether to renew the advisory agreement with the adviser, the Board meets with the adviser to review such services. Among other things, the Board regularly considers the adviser's adherence to the funds' investment restrictions and compliance with various fund policies and procedures and with applicable securities regulations. The Board also reviews information about the funds' investments, including, for example, portfolio holdings schedules and reports on the adviser's use of derivatives in managing the funds, if any, as well as reports on the funds' investments in ETFs, if any. The Trust's Chief Compliance Officer reports regularly to the Board to review and discuss compliance issues and fund and adviser risk assessments. At least annually, the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer provides the Board with a report reviewing the adequacy and effectiveness of the Trust's policies and procedures and those of its service providers, including the adviser. The report addresses the operation of the policies and procedures of the Trust and each service provider since the date of the last report; any material changes to the policies and procedures since the date of the last report; any recommendations for material changes to the policies and procedures; and any material compliance matters since the date of the last report. The Board receives reports from the funds' service providers regarding operational risks and risks related to the valuation and liquidity of portfolio securities. The Trust's Fair Value Pricing Committee makes regular reports to the Board concerning investments for which market quotations are not readily available. Annually, the independent registered public accounting firm reviews with the Audit Committee its audit of the funds' financial statements, focusing on major areas of risk encountered by the funds and noting any significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the funds' internal controls. Additionally, in connection with its oversight function, the Board oversees fund management's implementation of disclosure controls and procedures, which are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Trust in its periodic reports with the SEC are recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the required time periods. The Board also oversees the Trust's internal controls over financial reporting, which comprise policies and procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of the Trust's financial reporting and the preparation of the Trust's financial statements. From their review of these reports and discussions with the adviser, the Chief Compliance Officer, the independent registered public accounting firm and other service providers, the Board and the Audit Committee learn in detail about the material risks of the funds, thereby facilitating a dialogue about how management and service providers identify and mitigate those risks. The Board recognizes that not all risks that may affect the funds can be identified and/or quantified, that it may not be practical or cost-effective to eliminate or mitigate certain risks, that it may be necessary to bear certain risks (such as S-33 investment-related risks) to achieve the funds' goals, and that the processes, procedures and controls employed to address certain risks may be limited in their effectiveness. Moreover, reports received by the Trustees as to risk management matters are typically summaries of the relevant information. Most of the funds' investment management and business affairs are carried out by or through the funds' adviser and other service providers, each of which has an independent interest in risk management but whose policies and the methods by which one or more risk management functions are carried out may differ from the funds' and each other's in the setting of priorities, the resources available or the effectiveness of relevant controls. As a result of the foregoing and other factors, the Board's ability to monitor and manage risk, as a practical matter, is subject to limitations. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. There are ten members of the Board of Trustees, eight of whom are not interested persons of the Trust, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act ("independent Trustees"). Robert Nesher, an interested person of the Trust, serves as Chairman of the Board. George Sullivan, an independent Trustee, serves as the lead independent Trustee. The Trust has determined its leadership structure is appropriate given the specific characteristics and circumstances of the Trust. The Trust made this determination in consideration of, among other things, the fact that the independent Trustees constitute a super-majority (80%) of the Board, the fact that the chairperson of each Committee of the Board is an independent Trustee, the amount of assets under management in the Trust, and the number of funds (and classes of shares) overseen by the Board. The Board also believes that its leadership structure facilitates the orderly and efficient flow of information to the independent Trustees from fund management. The Board of Trustees has three standing committees: the Audit Committee, Governance Committee and Fair Value Pricing Committee. The Audit Committee and Governance Committee are chaired by an independent Trustee and composed of all of the independent Trustees. In addition, the Board of Trustees has a lead independent Trustee. In his role as lead independent Trustee, Mr. Sullivan, among other things: (i) presides over Board meetings in the absence of the Chairman of the Board; (ii) presides over executive sessions of the independent Trustees; (iii) along with the Chairman of the Board, oversees the development of agendas for Board meetings; (iv) facilitates communication between the independent Trustees and management, and among the independent Trustees; (v) serves as a key point person for dealings between the independent Trustees and management; and (vi) has such other responsibilities as the Board or independent Trustees determine from time to time. Set forth below are the names, dates of birth, position with the Trust, length of term of office, and the principal occupations and other directorships held during at least the last five years of each of the persons currently serving as a Trustee of the Trust. Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each Trustee is SEI Investments Company, One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ POSITION WITH NAME AND DATE OF TRUST AND LENGTH PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS HELD IN THE PAST 5 BIRTH OF TERM IN THE PAST 5 YEARS YEARS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INTERESTED TRUSTEES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Robert Nesher Chairman of the SEI employee 1974 to Current Directorships: Trustee of The Board of Trustees(1) present; currently Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop (08/17/46) performs various Street Funds, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI (since 1991) services on behalf of Institutional International Trust, SEI SEI Investments for Institutional Investments Trust, SEI which Mr. Nesher is Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Liquid compensated. President Asset Trust, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI and Director of SEI Tax Exempt Trust, Adviser Managed Trust Structured Credit Fund, and New Covenant Funds. Director of SEI LP. President and Global Master Fund plc, SEI Global Assets ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ S-34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ POSITION WITH NAME AND DATE OF TRUST AND LENGTH PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS HELD IN THE PAST 5 BIRTH OF TERM IN THE PAST 5 YEARS YEARS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Chief Executive Fund plc, SEI Global Investments Fund plc, Officer of SEI Alpha SEI Investments--Global Funds Services, Strategy Portfolios, LP, Limited, SEI Investments Global, Limited, June 2007 to present. SEI Investments (Europe) Ltd., SEI President and Director Investments--Unit Trust Management (UK) of SEI Opportunity Limited, SEI Multi-Strategy Funds PLC, Fund, L.P. to 2010. SEI Global Nominee Ltd and SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolios, LP. Former Directorships: Director of SEI Opportunity Fund, L.P. to 2010. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ William M. Doran Trustee(1) Self-Employed Current Directorships: Trustee of The Consultant since 2003. Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop (05/26/40) (since 1991) Partner at Morgan, Street Funds, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Lewis & Bockius LLP Institutional International Trust, SEI (law firm) from 1976 to Institutional Investments Trust, SEI 2003. Counsel to the Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Liquid Trust, SEI Investments, Asset Trust, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI SIMC, the Tax Exempt Trust, Adviser Managed Trust Administrator and the and New Covenant Funds. Director of SEI Distributor. Alpha Strategy Portfolios, LP. Director of SEI Investments (Europe), Limited, SEI Investments--Global Funds Services, Limited, SEI Investments Global, Limited, SEI Investments (Asia), Limited, SEI Asset Korea Co., Ltd., SEI Global Nominee Ltd. and SEI Investments -- Unit Trust Management (UK) Limited. Director of the Distributor since 2003. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Charles E. Carlbom Trustee Self-Employed Current Directorships: Trustee of The Business Consultant, Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II and Bishop (08/20/34) (since 2005) Business Projects Inc., Street Funds. Director of Oregon Transfer since 1997. Co. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ John K. Darr Trustee Retired. Chief Current Directorships: Trustee of The Executive Officer, Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II and Bishop (08/17/44) (since 2008) Office of Finance, Street Funds. Director of Federal Home Federal Home Loan Loan Bank of Pittsburgh, Manna, Inc. (non- Banks, from 1992 to profit developer of affordable housing for 2007. ownership) and Meals on Wheels, Lewes/Rehoboth Beach. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Joseph T. Grause, Jr. Trustee Self Employed Current Directorships: Trustee of The Consultant since Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II and Bishop January 2012. Director Street Funds. Director of The Korea Fund, ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ S-35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ POSITION WITH NAME AND DATE OF TRUST AND LENGTH PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS HELD IN THE PAST 5 BIRTH OF TERM IN THE PAST 5 YEARS YEARS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (05/28/52) (since 2011) of Endowments and Inc. Foundations, Morningstar Investment Management, Morningstar, Inc., February 2010 to May 2011. Director of International Consulting and Chief Executive Officer of Morningstar Associates Europe Limited, Morningstar, Inc., May 2007 to February 2010. Country Manager -- Morningstar UK Limited, Morningstar, Inc., June 2005 to May 2007. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mitchell A. Johnson Trustee Retired. Private Investor Current Directorships: Trustee of The since 1994. Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop (03/01/42) (since 2005) Street Funds, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Liquid Asset Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, Adviser Managed Trust and New Covenant Funds. Director of SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolios, LP. Director of Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac) since 1997. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Betty L. Krikorian Trustee Vice President, Current Directorships: Trustee of The Compliance, AARP Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II and Bishop (01/23/43) (since 2005) Financial Inc., from Street Funds. 2008 to 2010. Self- Employed Legal and Financial Services Consultant since 2003. Counsel (in-house) for State Street Bank from 1995 to 2003. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bruce Speca Trustee Global Head of Asset Current Directorships: Trustee of The Allocation, Manulife Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II and Bishop (02/12/56) (since 2011) Asset Management Street Funds. (subsidiary of Manulife Financial), June 2010 to May 2011. Executive ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ S-36 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ POSITION WITH NAME AND DATE OF TRUST AND LENGTH PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS HELD IN THE PAST 5 BIRTH OF TERM IN THE PAST 5 YEARS YEARS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vice President -- Investment Management Services, John Hancock Financial Services (subsidiary of Manulife Financial), June 2003 to June 2010. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ James M. Storey Trustee Attorney, Solo Current Directorships: Trustee/Director of Practitioner since 1994. The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop (04/12/31) (since 1994) Street Funds and U.S. Charitable Gift Trust. Trustee of SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Liquid Asset Trust, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust and SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolios, L.P. until December 2010. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ George J. Sullivan, Jr. Trustee Retired since January Current Directorships: Trustee/ Director of 2012. Self-employed State Street Navigator Securities Lending (11/13/42) (since 1999) Consultant, Newfound Trust, The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II, Consultants Inc., April Bishop Street Funds, SEI Structured Credit Lead Independent 1997 to December Fund, LP, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Trustee 2011. Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Liquid Asset Trust, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolios, LP, Adviser Managed Trust and New Covenant Funds. Member of the independent review committee for SEI's Canadian-registered mutual funds. Former Directorships: Director of SEI Opportunity Fund, L.P. to 2010. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(1) Denotes Trustees who may be deemed to be "interested" persons of the Fund as that term is defined in the 1940 Act by virtue of their affiliation with the Distributor and/or its affiliates. INDIVIDUAL TRUSTEE QUALIFICATIONS The Trust has concluded that each of the Trustees should serve on the Board because of their ability to review and S-37 understand information about the Fund provided to them by management, to identify and request other information they may deem relevant to the performance of their duties, to question management and other service providers regarding material factors bearing on the management and administration of the Fund, and to exercise their business judgment in a manner that serves the best interests of the Fund's shareholders. The Trust has concluded that each of the Trustees should serve as a Trustee based on their own experience, qualifications, attributes and skills as described below. The Trust has concluded that Mr. Nesher should serve as Trustee because of the experience he has gained in his various roles with SEI Investments Company, which he joined in 1974, his knowledge of and experience in the financial services industry, and the experience he has gained serving as a trustee of the Trust since 1991. The Trust has concluded that Mr. Doran should serve as Trustee because of the experience he gained serving as a Partner in the Investment Management and Securities Industry Practice of a large law firm, his experience in and knowledge of the financial services industry, and the experience he has gained serving as a trustee of the Trust since 1991. The Trust has concluded that Mr. Carlbom should serve as Trustee because of the business experience he gained as President and CEO of a large distribution cooperative and Chairman of a consulting company, his knowledge of the financial services industry, and the experience he has gained serving as a trustee of the Trust since 2005. The Trust has concluded that Mr. Darr should serve as Trustee because of his background in economics, the business experience he gained in a variety of roles with different financial and banking institutions and as a founder of a money management firm, his knowledge of the financial services industry, and the experience he has gained serving as a trustee of the Trust since 2008. The Trust has concluded that Mr. Grause should serve as Trustee because of the knowledge and experience he gained in a variety of leadership roles with different financial institutions, his knowledge of the mutual fund and investment management industries, and his past experience as an interested trustee and chair of the investment committee for a multi-managed investment company. The Trust has concluded that Mr. Johnson should serve as Trustee because of the experience he gained as a senior vice president, corporate finance, of a Fortune 500 company, his experience in and knowledge of the financial services and banking industries, the experience he gained serving as a director of other mutual funds, and the experience he has gained serving as a trustee of the Trust since 2005. The Trust has concluded that Ms. Krikorian should serve as Trustee because of the experience she gained serving as a legal and financial services consultant, in-house counsel to a large custodian bank and Vice President of Compliance of an investment adviser, her background in fiduciary and banking law, her experience in and knowledge of the financial services industry, and the experience she has gained serving as a trustee of the Trust since 2005. The Trust has concluded that Mr. Speca should serve as Trustee because of the knowledge and experience he gained serving as president of a mutual fund company and portfolio manager for a $95 billion complex of asset allocation funds, and his over 25 years of experience working in a management capacity with mutual fund boards. The Trust has concluded that Mr. Storey should serve as Trustee because of the mutual fund governance experience he gained as an Investment Management attorney, both in private practice and with the SEC, his background serving as counsel to numerous mutual fund boards of trustees, his knowledge of the 1940 Act, his experience in and knowledge of the financial services industry, and the experience he has gained serving as a trustee of the Trust since 1994. The Trust has concluded that Mr. Sullivan should serve as Trustee because of the experience he gained as a certified public accountant and financial consultant, his experience in and knowledge of public company S-38 accounting and auditing and the financial services industry, the experience he gained as an officer of a large financial services firm in its operations department, and his experience from serving as a trustee of the Trust since 1999. In its periodic assessment of the effectiveness of the Board, the Board considers the complementary individual skills and experience of the individual Trustees primarily in the broader context of the Board's overall composition so that the Board, as a body, possesses the appropriate (and appropriately diverse) skills and experience to oversee the business of the funds. BOARD COMMITTEES. The Board has established the following standing committees: o AUDIT COMMITTEE. The Board has a standing Audit Committee that is composed of each of the independent Trustees of the Trust. The Audit Committee operates under a written charter approved by the Board. The principal responsibilities of the Audit Committee include: (i) recommending which firm to engage as each fund's independent registered public accounting firm and whether to terminate this relationship; (ii) reviewing the independent registered public accounting firm's compensation, the proposed scope and terms of its engagement, and the firm's independence; (iii) pre-approving audit and non-audit services provided by each fund's independent registered public accounting firm to the Trust and certain other affiliated entities; (iv) serving as a channel of communication between the independent registered public accounting firm and the Trustees; (v) reviewing the results of each external audit, including any qualifications in the independent registered public accounting firm's opinion, any related management letter, management's responses to recommendations made by the independent registered public accounting firm in connection with the audit, reports submitted to the Committee by the internal auditing department of the Trust's Administrator that are material to the Trust as a whole, if any, and management's responses to any such reports; (vi) reviewing each fund's audited financial statements and considering any significant disputes between the Trust's management and the independent registered public accounting firm that arose in connection with the preparation of those financial statements; (vii) considering, in consultation with the independent registered public accounting firm and the Trust's senior internal accounting executive, if any, the independent registered public accounting firms' reports on the adequacy of the Trust's internal financial controls; (viii) reviewing, in consultation with each fund's independent registered public accounting firm, major changes regarding auditing and accounting principles and practices to be followed when preparing each fund's financial statements; and (ix) other audit related matters. Messrs. Carlbom, Darr, Grause, Johnson, Speca, Storey and Sullivan and Ms. Krikorian currently serve as members of the Audit Committee. Mr. Sullivan serves as the Chairman of the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee meets periodically, as necessary, and met four (4) times during the most recently completed fiscal year. o FAIR VALUE PRICING COMMITTEE. The Board has a standing Fair Value Pricing Committee that is composed of at least one Trustee and various representatives of the Trust's service providers, as appointed by the Board. The Fair Value Pricing Committee operates under procedures approved by the Board. The principal responsibility of the Fair Value Pricing Committee is to determine the fair value of securities for which current market quotations are not readily available. The Fair Value Pricing Committee's determinations are reviewed by the Board. Mr. Nesher, interested trustee, currently serves as the Board's delegate on the Fair Value Pricing Committee. The Fair Value Pricing Committee meets periodically, as necessary, and met twenty-one (21) times during the most recently completed fiscal year. o GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE. The Board has a standing Governance Committee (formerly the Nominating Committee) that is composed of each of the independent Trustees of the Trust. The Governance Committee operates under a written charter approved by the Board. The principal responsibilities of the Governance Committee include: (i) considering and reviewing Board governance and compensation issues; (ii) conducting a self-assessment of the Board's operations; (iii) selecting and nominating all persons to serve as independent S-39 Trustees and evaluating the qualifications of "interested" Trustee candidates; and (iv) reviewing shareholder recommendations for nominations to fill vacancies on the Board if such recommendations are submitted in writing and addressed to the Committee at the Trust's office. Ms. Krikorian and Messrs. Carlbom, Darr, Grause, Johnson, Speca, Storey and Sullivan currently serve as members of the Governance Committee. Ms. Krikorian serves as the Chairman of the Governance Committee. The Governance Committee meets periodically, as necessary, and met twice during the most recently completed fiscal year. FUND SHARES OWNED BY BOARD MEMBERS. The following table shows the dollar amount range of each Trustee's "beneficial ownership" of shares of the Fund as of the end of the most recently completed calendar year. Dollar amount ranges disclosed are established by the SEC. "Beneficial ownership" is determined in accordance with Rule 16a-1(a)(2) under the 1934 Act. The Trustees and officers of the Trust own less than 1% of the outstanding shares of the Trust. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOLLAR RANGE OF FUND AGGREGATE DOLLAR RANGE OF SHARES NAME SHARES (FUND)(1) (ALL FUNDS IN THE FUND COMPLEX)(1,2) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERESTED TRUSTEES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Doran None None -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nesher None None -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Carlbom None None -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Darr None None -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grause None None -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Johnson None Over $100,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Krikorian None None -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Speca None None -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Storey None None -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sullivan None None -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Valuation date is December 31, 2012. (2) The Trust is the only investment company in the Fund Complex. BOARD COMPENSATION. The Trust paid the following fees to the Trustees during its most recently completed fiscal year.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGGREGATE PENSION OR RETIREMENT ESTIMATED ANNUAL COMPENSATION BENEFITS ACCRUED AS PART BENEFITS UPON TOTAL COMPENSATION FROM THE TRUST NAME FROM THE TRUST OF FUND EXPENSES RETIREMENT AND FUND COMPLEX(1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERESTED TRUSTEES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Doran $0 N/A N/A $0 for service on one (1) board ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nesher $0 N/A N/A $0 for service on one (1) board ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Carlbom $52,654 N/A N/A $52,654 for service on one (1) board ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Darr $52,654 N/A N/A $52,654 for service on one (1) board ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grause(2) $40,570 N/A N/A $40,570 for service on one (1) board ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Johnson $52,654 N/A N/A $52,654 for service on one (1) board ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Krikorian $52,654 N/A N/A $52,654 for service on one (1) board ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Speca(2) $40,570 N/A N/A $40,570 for service on one (1) board ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Storey $52,654 N/A N/A $52,654 for service on one (1) board ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sullivan $52,654 N/A N/A $52,654 for service on one (1) board -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(1) The Trust is the only investment company in the Fund Complex. (2) Joined the Board of Trustees on November 17, 2011. S-40 TRUST OFFICERS. Set forth below are the names, dates of birth, position with the Trust, length of term of office, and the principal occupations for the last five years of each of the persons currently serving as executive officers of the Trust. Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each officer is SEI Investments Company, One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456. The Chief Compliance Officer is the only officer who receives compensation from the Trust for his services. Certain officers of the Trust also serve as officers of one or more mutual funds for which SEI Investments Company or its affiliates act as investment manager, administrator or distributor.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAME AND DATE POSITION WITH TRUST AND LENGTH OF PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS IN PAST 5 YEARS OF BIRTH TERM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Michael Beattie President Director of Client Service, SEI Investments (03/13/65) (since 2011) Company, since 2004. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Michael Lawson Treasurer, Controller and Chief Director, SEI Investments, Fund Accounting Financial Officer since July 2005. Manager, SEI Investments, (10/08/60) Fund Accounting at SEI Investments AVP from (since 2005) April 1995 to February 1998 and November 1998 to July 2005. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Russell Emery Chief Compliance Officer Chief Compliance Officer of SEI Structured (since 2006) Credit Fund, LP and SEI Alpha Strategy (12/18/62) Portfolios, LP since June 2007. Chief Compliance Officer of The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Liquid Asset Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, Adviser Managed Trust and New Covenant Funds. Chief Compliance Officer of SEI Opportunity Fund, L.P. until 2010. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ S-41 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAME AND DATE POSITION WITH TRUST AND LENGTH OF PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS IN PAST 5 YEARS OF BIRTH TERM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Director of Investment Product Management and Development, SEI Investments, since February 2003; Senior Investment Analyst -- Equity Team, SEI Investments, from March 2000 to February 2003. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Timothy D. Vice President and Assistant General Counsel and Secretary of SIMC and the Barto Secretary Administrator since 2004. Vice President of (since 1999) SIMC and the Administrator since 1999. Vice (03/28/68) President and Assistant Secretary of SEI Investments since 2001. Assistant Secretary of SIMC, the Administrator and the Distributor, and Vice President of the Distributor, from 1999 to 2003. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dianne M. Vice President and Secretary Counsel at SEI Investments since 2010. Descoteaux (since 2011) Associate at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP from 2006 to 2010. Associate at Morrison & (07/18/77) Forrester LLP from 2003 to 2006. Associate at Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP from 2002 to 2003. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ John Munch Vice President and Assistant Attorney, SEI Investments Company, since (05/07/71) Secretary 2001. General Counsel, SEI Investments (since 2012) Distribution Co., since 2004. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Edward Privacy Officer Compliance Manager of SEI Investments McCusker (since 2013) Company, May 2011 -- April 2013. Project (11/18/83) Manager and AML Operations Lead of SEI AML Officer Private Trust Company, September 2010 -- May (since 2013) 2011. Private Banking Client Service Professional of SEI Private Banking and Trust, September 2008 -- September 2010. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PURCHASING AND REDEEMING SHARES Purchases and redemptions may be made through the Transfer Agent on any day the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") is open for business. Shares of the Fund are offered and redeemed on a continuous basis. Currently, the Trust is closed for business when the following holidays are observed: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. It is currently the Trust's policy to pay all redemptions in cash. The Trust retains the right, however, to alter this policy to provide for redemptions in whole or in part by a distribution in-kind of securities held by the Fund in lieu of cash. Shareholders may incur brokerage charges on the sale of any such securities so received in payment of redemptions. A shareholder will at all times be entitled to aggregate cash redemptions from all funds of the Trust up to the lesser of S-42 $250,000 or 1% of the Trust's net assets during any 90-day period. The Trust has obtained an exemptive order from the SEC that permits the Trust to make in-kind redemptions to those shareholders of the Trust that are affiliated with the Trust solely by their ownership of a certain percentage of the Trust's investment portfolios. The Trust reserves the right to suspend the right of redemption and/or to postpone the date of payment upon redemption for any period on which trading on the NYSE is restricted, or during the existence of an emergency (as determined by the SEC by rule or regulation) as a result of which disposal or valuation of the Fund's securities is not reasonably practicable, or for such other periods as the SEC has by order permitted. The Trust also reserves the right to suspend sales of shares of the Fund for any period during which the NYSE, the Adviser, the Administrator, the Transfer Agent and/or the Custodian are not open for business. DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE GENERAL POLICY. The Fund adheres to Section 2(a)(41), and Rule 2a-4 thereunder, of the 1940 Act with respect to the valuation of portfolio securities. In general, securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued at current market value, and all other securities are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Board. In complying with the 1940 Act, the Trust relies on guidance provided by the SEC and by the SEC staff in various interpretive letters and other guidance. EQUITY SECURITIES. Securities listed on a securities exchange, market or automated quotation system for which quotations are readily available (except for securities traded on NASDAQ), including securities traded over the counter, are valued at the last quoted sale price on the primary exchange or market (foreign or domestic) on which they are traded on valuation date (or at approximately 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, if a security's primary exchange is normally open at that time), or, if there is no such reported sale on the valuation date, at the most recent quoted bid price. For securities traded on NASDAQ, the NASDAQ Official Closing Price will be used. If such prices are not available or determined to not represent the fair value of the security as of the Fund's pricing time, the security will be valued at fair value as determined in good faith using methods approved by the Board. MONEY MARKET SECURITIES AND OTHER DEBT SECURITIES. If available, money market securities and other debt securities are priced based upon valuations provided by recognized independent, third-party pricing agents. Such values generally reflect the last reported sales price if the security is actively traded. The third-party pricing agents may also value debt securities by employing methodologies that utilize actual market transactions, broker-supplied valuations, or other methodologies designed to identify the market value for such securities. Such methodologies generally consider such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, call features, ratings and developments relating to specific securities in arriving at valuations. Money market securities and other debt securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less may be valued at their amortized cost, which approximates market value. If such prices are not available or determined to not represent the fair value of the security as of the Fund's pricing time, the security will be valued at fair value as determined in good faith using methods approved by the Board. DERIVATIVES AND OTHER COMPLEX INSTRUMENTS. Exchange traded options on securities and indices purchased by the Fund generally are valued at their last trade price or, if there is no last trade price, the last bid price. Exchange traded options on securities and indices written by the Fund generally are valued at their last trade price or, if there is no last trade price, the last asked price. In the case of options traded in the over-the-counter ("OTC") market, if the OTC option is also an exchange traded option, the Fund will follow the rules regarding the valuation of exchange traded options. If the OTC option is not also an exchange traded option, the Fund will value the option at fair value in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. Futures contracts and options on futures contracts are valued at the last trade price prior to the end of the Fund's pricing cycle. Illiquid securities, securities for which reliable quotations or pricing services are not readily available, and all other assets will be valued either at the average of the last bid price of the securities obtained from two or more dealers or S-43 otherwise at their respective fair value as determined in good faith by, or under procedures established by the Board. The Board has adopted fair valuation procedures for the Fund and has delegated responsibility for fair value determinations to the Fair Valuation Committee. The members of the Fair Valuation Committee report, as necessary, to the Board regarding portfolio valuation determination. The Board, from time to time, will review these methods of valuation and will recommend changes which may be necessary to assure that the investments of the Fund are valued at fair value. USE OF THIRD-PARTY INDEPENDENT PRICING AGENTS. Pursuant to contracts with the Trust's Administrator, market prices for most securities held by the Fund are provided daily by third-party independent pricing agents that are approved by the Board. The valuations provided by third-party independent pricing agents are reviewed daily by the Administrator. TAXES The following is only a summary of certain additional federal income tax considerations generally affecting the Fund and its shareholders that is intended to supplement the discussion contained in the Fund's prospectus. No attempt is made to present a detailed explanation of the tax treatment of the Fund or its shareholders, and the discussion here and in the Fund's prospectus is not intended as a substitute for careful tax planning. Shareholders are urged to consult their tax advisors with specific reference to their own tax situations, including their state and local tax liabilities. This general discussion of certain federal income tax consequences is based on the Code and the regulations issued thereunder as in effect on the date of this SAI. New legislation, as well as administrative changes or court decisions, may significantly change the conclusions expressed herein, and may have a retroactive effect with respect to the transactions contemplated herein. QUALIFICATIONS AS A REGULATED INVESTMENT COMPANY ("RIC"). The Fund intends to qualify and elect to be treated as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. By following such a policy, the Fund expects to eliminate or reduce to a nominal amount the federal taxes to which they may be subject. The Board reserves the right not to maintain the qualification of the Fund as a RIC if it determines such course of action to be beneficial to shareholders. In order to be taxable as a RIC, the Fund must distribute at least 90% of its net investment income (which includes dividends taxable interest, and the excess of net short-term capital gains over net long-term capital losses, less operating expenses) and at least 90% of its net tax exempt interest income, for each tax year, if any, to its shareholders and also must meet several additional requirements. Among these requirements are the following: (i) at least 90% of the Fund's gross income each taxable year must be derived from dividends, interest, payments with respect to certain securities loans, and gains from the sale or other disposition of stock, securities, or foreign currencies, or certain other income (including, but not limited to, gains from options, futures or forward contracts) derived with respect to its business of investing in such stocks, securities, or currencies, and net income derived from an interest in a qualified publicly traded partnership (the "Qualifying Income Test"); (ii) at the close of each quarter of the Fund's taxable year, at least 50% of the value of the Fund's total assets must be represented by cash and cash items, U.S. government securities, securities of other RICs and other securities, with such other securities limited, in respect to any one issuer, to an amount that does not exceed 5% of the value of the Fund's assets and that does not represent more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer; and (iii) at the close of each quarter of the Fund's taxable year, not more than 25% of the value of the Fund's assets may be invested in securities (other than U.S. government securities or the securities of other RICs) of any one issuer or the securities (other than the securities of another RIC) of two or more issuers that the Fund controls and that are engaged in the same, similar or related trades or business, or the securities of one or more qualified publicly traded partnerships (the "Diversification Test"). Although the Fund intends to distribute substantially all of their net investment income and may distribute their capital gains for any taxable year, the Fund will be subject to federal income taxation to the extent any such income or gains are not distributed. If the Fund fails to satisfy the qualifying income or diversification requirements in any taxable year, the Fund may be S-44 eligible for relief provisions if the failures are due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect and if a penalty tax is paid with respect to each failure to satisfy the applicable requirements. Additionally, relief is provided for certain de minimis failures of the diversification requirements where the Fund corrects the failure within a specified period. If the Fund fails to qualify for any taxable year as a RIC and these relief provisions are not available, all of its taxable income will be subject to tax at regular corporate income tax rates without any deduction for distributions to shareholders, and such distributions generally will be taxable to shareholders as ordinary dividends to the extent of the Fund's current and accumulated earnings and profits. In this event, distributions generally will be eligible for the dividend-received deduction for corporate shareholders and for the lower capital gains rates on qualified dividend income for individual shareholders to the extent they would qualify if the Fund was a regular corporation. In addition, the Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make substantial distributions before requalifying as a RIC. The Fund may elect to treat part or all of any "qualified late year loss" as if it had been incurred in the succeeding taxable year in determining the Fund's taxable income, net capital gain, net short-term capital gain, and earnings and profits. The effect of this election is to treat any such "qualified late year loss" as if it had been incurred in the succeeding taxable year in characterizing Fund distributions for any calendar. A "qualified late year loss" generally includes net capital loss, net long-term capital loss, or net short-term capital loss incurred after October 31 of the current taxable year (commonly referred to as "post-October losses") and certain other late-year losses. If the Fund has a "net capital loss" (that is, capital losses in excess of capital gains), the excess of the Fund's net short-term capital losses over its net long-term capital gains is treated as a short-term capital loss arising on the first day of the Fund's next taxable year, and the excess (if any) of the Fund's net long-term capital losses over its net short-term capital gains is treated as a long-term capital loss arising on the first day of the Fund's next taxable year. In addition, the carryover of capital losses may be limited under the general loss limitation rules if the Fund experiences an ownership change as defined in the Code. FEDERAL EXCISE TAX. If the Fund fails to distribute in a calendar year at least 98% of its ordinary income for the year and 98.2% of its capital gain net income (the excess of short- and long-term capital gains over short- and long-term capital losses) for the one-year period ending October 31 of that year (and any retained amount from the prior calendar year on which the Fund paid no federal income tax), the Fund will be subject to a nondeductible 4% Federal excise tax on the undistributed amounts. The Fund intends to make sufficient distributions to avoid imposition of this tax, or to retain, at most their net capital gains and pay tax thereon. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS. The Fund may derive capital gains and losses in connection with sales or other dispositions of their portfolio of securities. Distributions of net short-term capital gains will be taxable to you as ordinary income. Distributions of net long-term capital gains will be taxable to you as long-term capital gain regardless of how long you have held your shares. Distributions of dividends will be taxed as ordinary income except that distributions of qualified dividend income will be taxed at the lower capital gains rates available for individual shareholders. Certain distributions by the Fund may be eligible for the reduced maximum tax rate to individuals of 20% (lower rates apply to individuals in lower tax brackets) to the extent that the Fund receives qualified dividend income on the securities it holds and the Fund designates the distributions as qualified dividend income. A distribution from the Fund generally qualifies as qualified dividend income to the extent it is designated as such by the Fund and was distributed from dividends received by the Fund from taxable domestic corporations and certain qualified foreign corporations, subject to limitations including holding period limitations, imposed on the Fund and its shareholders. Distributions the Fund receives from REITs generally will not be treated as qualified dividend income. Capital gain distributions consisting of the Fund's net capital gains will be taxable as long-term capital gains at a maximum rate of 20%. S-45 The Fund will inform you of the amount of your ordinary income dividends, qualified dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, at the time they are paid and will advise you of their tax status for federal income tax purposes shortly after the close of each calendar year. REITs in which the Fund may invest often do not provide complete and final tax information until after the time that the Fund issues the tax reporting statement. As a result, the Fund may at times find it necessary to reclassify the amount and character of its distributions to you after it issues your tax reporting statement. When such reclassification is necessary, the Fund will send you a corrected, final Form 1099-DIV to reflect the reclassified information. If you receive a corrected Form 1099-DIV, use the information on this corrected form, and not the information on the previously issued tax reporting statement, in completing your tax returns. If you have not held Fund shares for a full year, the Fund may designate and distribute to you, as ordinary income, qualified dividend income or capital gain, a percentage of income that is not equal to the actual amount of such income earned during the period of your investment in the Fund. If the Fund's distributions exceed its taxable income and capital gains realized during a taxable year, all or a portion of the distributions made in the same taxable year may be recharacterized as a return of capital to shareholders. A return of capital distribution will generally not be taxable, but will reduce each shareholder's cost basis in the Fund and result in a higher reported capital gain or lower reported capital loss when those shares on which the distribution was received are sold. If the net asset value of shares were reduced below the shareholder's cost by dividends or distributions representing gains realized on sales of securities, such dividends or distributions would be a return of investment though taxable to the shareholder in the same manner as other dividends or distributions. A dividend or distribution received shortly after the purchase of shares reduces the net asset value of the shares by the amount of the dividend or distribution and, although in effect a return of capital, will be taxable to the shareholder. Dividends declared to shareholders of record in October, November or December and actually paid in January of the following year will be treated as having been received by shareholders on December 31 of the calendar year in which declared. Under this rule, therefore, a shareholder may be taxed in one year on dividends or distributions actually received in January of the following year. In the case of corporate shareholders, Fund distributions (other than capital gains distributions) generally qualify for the dividend-received deduction to the extent such distributions are so designated and do not exceed the gross amount of qualifying dividends received by the Fund for the year. Generally, and subject to certain limitations (including certain holding period limitations), a dividend will be treated as a qualifying dividend if it has been received from a domestic corporation. All such qualifying dividends (including the deducted portion) must be included in your alternative minimum taxable income calculation. SALES OR REDEMPTIONS. Any gain or loss recognized on a sale or redemption of shares of the Fund by a shareholder who is not a dealer in securities will generally, for individual shareholders, be treated as a long-term capital gain or loss if the shares have been held for more than twelve months and otherwise will be treated as a short-term capital gain or loss. However, if shares on which a shareholder has received a net capital gain distribution are subsequently sold or redeemed and such shares have been held for six months or less, any loss recognized will be treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent of the net capital gain distribution. In addition, the loss realized on a sale or other disposition of shares will be disallowed to the extent a shareholder repurchases (or enters into a contract to or option to repurchase) shares within a period of 61 days (beginning 30 days before and ending 30 days after the disposition of the shares). This loss disallowance rule will apply to shares received through the reinvestment of dividends during the 61-day period. In certain cases, the Fund will be required to withhold at a rate of 28% and remit to the United States Treasury, back up withholding on any distributions paid to a shareholder who (1) has failed to provide a correct taxpayer identification number, (2) is subject to backup withholding by the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS"), (3) has not certified to the Fund that such shareholder is not subject to backup withholding, or (4) has failed to certify that he or she is a U.S. citizen or U.S. resident alien. S-46 The Fund (or its administrative agent) must report to the IRS and furnish to Fund shareholders the cost basis information for Fund shares. In addition, the Fund is also required to report whether these shares had a short-term or long-term holding period. For each sale of Fund shares the Fund will permit Fund shareholders to elect from among several IRS-accepted cost basis methods, including average basis. In the absence of an election, the Fund will use the average basis method as its default cost basis method. The cost basis method elected by the Fund shareholder (or the cost basis method applied by default) for each sale of Fund shares may not be changed after the settlement date of each such sale of Fund shares. Fund shareholders should consult with their tax advisors to determine the best IRS-accepted cost basis method for their tax situation and to obtain more information about how cost basis reporting applies to them. Beginning January 1, 2013, U.S. individuals with income exceeding $200,000 ($250,000 if married and filing jointly) are subject to a 3.8% Medicare contribution tax on their "net investment income," including interest, dividends, and capital gains (including capital gains realized on the sale or exchange of Fund shares). The Fund may invest in complex securities. These investments may be subject to numerous special and complex tax rules. These rules could affect whether gains and losses recognized by the Fund are treated as ordinary income or capital gain, accelerate the recognition of income to the Fund and/or defer the Fund's ability to recognize losses. In turn, those rules may affect the amount, timing or character of the income distributed to you by the Fund. With respect to investments in STRIPS, TRs, and other zero coupon securities which are sold at original issue discount and thus do not make periodic cash interest payments, the Fund will be required to include as part of its current income the imputed interest on such obligations even though the Fund has not received any interest payments on such obligations during that period. Because the Fund distributes all of its net investment income to its shareholders, the Fund may have to sell Fund securities to distribute such imputed income which may occur at a time when the Adviser would not have chosen to sell such securities and which may result in taxable gain or loss. The Fund may invest in certain MLPs which may be treated as qualified publicly traded partnerships. Income from qualified publicly traded partnerships is qualifying income for purposes of the Qualifying Income Test, but the Fund's investment in one or more of such qualified publicly traded partnerships is limited under the Diversification Test to no more than 25% of the value of the Fund's assets. The Fund will monitor its investment in such qualified publicly traded partnerships in order to ensure compliance with the Qualifying Income Test. The Fund may invest in certain royalty trusts. The taxation of a royalty trust for U.S. tax purposes depends on the particular structure used by such trust and may be different from trust to trust. For example, some royalty trusts are taxable for U.S. tax purposes as grantor trusts, while others are taxable as corporations for U.S. tax purposes. The Fund will monitor its investment in such royalty trusts in order to ensure compliance with the Qualifying Income and Diversification Tests. There may be uncertainty regarding the Fund's compliance with these tests because compliance depends on the amount and character of income it receives and the type of security it holds from the royalty trusts. As a result, the Fund may fail to qualify as a RIC in a given tax year in which it fails the Qualifying Income Test or the Diversification Test. See discussion regarding the consequences of failing to qualify as a RIC above. The Fund may invest in entities taxable as REITs under the Code. Investments in REIT equity securities may require the Fund to accrue and distribute income not yet received. To generate sufficient cash to make the requisite distributions, the Fund may be required to sell securities in its portfolio (including when it is not advantageous to do so) that it otherwise would have continued to hold. The Fund's investments in REIT equity securities may at other times result in the Fund's receipt of cash in excess of the REIT's earnings if the Fund distributes these amounts, these distributions could constitute a return of capital to Fund shareholders for federal income tax purposes. Dividends paid by a REIT, other than capital gain distributions, will be taxable as ordinary income up to the amount of the REIT's current and accumulated earnings and profits. Capital gain dividends paid by a REIT to the Fund will be treated as S-47 long-term capital gains by the Fund and, in turn, may be distributed by the Fund to its shareholders as a capital gain distribution. Dividends received by the Fund from a REIT generally will not constitute qualified dividend income and will not qualify for the dividends received deduction. If a REIT is operated in a manner such that it fails to qualify as a REIT, an investment in the REIT would become subject to double taxation, meaning the taxable income of the REIT would be subject to federal income tax at regular corporate rates without any deduction for dividends paid to shareholders and the dividends would be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income (or possibly as qualified dividend income) to the extent of the REIT's current and accumulated earnings and profits. Certain tax-exempt shareholders, including qualified pension plans, individual retirement accounts, salary deferral arrangements, 401(k)s, and other tax-exempt entities, generally are exempt from federal income taxation except with respect to their unrelated business taxable income ("UBTI"). Under current law, the Fund generally serves to block UBTI from being realized by its tax-exempt shareholders. However, notwithstanding the foregoing, the tax-exempt shareholder could realize UBTI by virtue of an investment in the Fund where, for example: (i) the Fund invests in residual interests of Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits (REMICs); (ii) the Fund invests in a REIT that is a taxable mortgage pool (TMP) or that has a subsidiary that is a TMP or that invests in the residual interest of a REMIC; or (iii) shares in the Fund constitute debt-financed property in the hands of the tax-exempt shareholder within the meaning of section 514(b) of the Code. Charitable remainder trusts are subject to special rules and should consult their tax advisor. The IRS has issued guidance with respect to these issues and prospective shareholders, especially charitable remainder trusts, are encouraged to consult with their tax advisors regarding these issues. Transactions by the Fund in foreign currencies and forward foreign currency contracts will be subject to special provisions of the Code that, among other things, may affect the character of gains and losses realized by the Fund (i.e., may affect whether gains or losses are ordinary or capital), accelerate recognition of income to the Fund and defer losses. These rules could therefore affect the character, amount and timing of distributions to shareholders. These provisions also may require the Fund to mark-to-market certain types of positions in its portfolio (i.e., treat them as if they were closed out) which may cause the Fund to recognize income without receiving cash with which to make distributions in amounts necessary to satisfy the distribution requirements for avoiding income and excise taxes. The Fund intends to monitor its transactions, intends to make the appropriate tax elections, and intends to make the appropriate entries in its books and records when it acquires any foreign currency or forward foreign currency contract in order to mitigate the effect of these rules so as to prevent disqualification of the Fund as a RIC and minimize the imposition of income and excise taxes. If the Fund owns shares in certain foreign investment entities, referred to as "passive foreign investment companies" or "PFIC," the Fund will be subject to one of the following special tax regimes: (i) the Fund will be liable for federal income tax, and an additional interest charge, on a portion of any "excess distribution" from such foreign entity or any gain from the disposition of such shares, even if the entire distribution or gain is paid out by the Fund as a dividend to its shareholders; (ii) if the Fund is able and elect to treat a PFIC as a "qualifying electing fund" or "QEF," the Fund would be required each year to include in income, and distribute to shareholders in accordance with the distribution requirements set forth above, the Fund's pro rata share of the ordinary earnings and net capital gains of the PFIC, whether or not such earnings or gains are distributed to the Fund; or (iii) annually the Fund may be entitled to mark-to-market shares of the PFIC, and in such event, would be required to distribute to shareholders any such mark-to-market gains in accordance with the distribution requirements set forth above and any market-to-market losses, as well as loss from an actual disposition of PFIC stock, would be reported as ordinary loss to the extent of any net market-to-market gains included in income in prior years. FOREIGN TAXES. Dividends and interest received by the Fund may be subject to income, withholding or other taxes imposed by foreign countries and U.S. possessions that would reduce the yield on the Fund's securities. Tax conventions between certain countries and the United States may reduce or eliminate these taxes. Foreign countries generally do not impose taxes on capital gains with respect to investments by foreign investors. If more than 50% of the value of the Fund's total assets at the close of its taxable year consists of stock or securities of foreign corporations, the S-48 Fund will be eligible to, and will, file an election with the IRS that will enable shareholders, in effect, to receive the benefit of the foreign tax credit with respect to any foreign and U.S. possessions income taxes paid by the Fund. Pursuant to the election, the Fund will treat those taxes as dividends paid to its shareholders. Each shareholder will be required to include a proportionate share of those taxes in gross income as income received from a foreign source and must treat the amount so included as if the shareholder had paid the foreign tax directly. The shareholder may then either deduct the taxes deemed paid by him or her in computing his or her taxable income or, alternatively, use the foregoing information in calculating the foreign tax credit (subject to significant limitations) against the shareholder's federal income tax. If the Fund makes the election, it will report annually to its shareholders the respective amounts per share of the Fund's income from sources within, and taxes paid to, foreign countries and U.S. possessions. Foreign tax credits, if any, received by the Fund as a result of an investment in an ETF which is taxable as a RIC will generally not be passed through to you. Most foreign exchange gains realized on the sale of debt securities are treated as ordinary income by the Fund. Similarly, foreign exchange losses realized by the Fund on the sale of debt securities are generally treated as ordinary losses by the Fund. These gains when distributed will be taxed to you as ordinary dividends, and any losses will reduce the Fund's ordinary income otherwise available for distribution to you. This treatment could increase or reduce the Fund's ordinary income distributions to you, and may cause some or all of the Fund's previously distributed income to be classified as a return of capital. Under U.S. Treasury regulations, generally, if an individual shareholder recognizes a loss of $2 million or more or a corporate shareholder recognizes a loss of $10 million or more, the shareholder must file with the IRS a disclosure statement on Form 8886. Direct shareholders of portfolio securities are in many cases excepted from this reporting requirement, but under current guidance, shareholders of a RIC such as the Fund are not excepted. Future guidance may extend the current exception from this reporting requirement to shareholders of most or all RICs. The fact that a loss is reportable under these regulations does not affect the legal determination of whether the taxpayer's treatment of the loss is proper. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors to determine the applicability of these regulations in light of their individual circumstances. A U.S. withholding tax at a 30% rate will be imposed on dividends beginning after December 31, 2013 (and proceeds of sales in respect of Fund shares received by Fund shareholders beginning after December 31, 2016) for shareholders who own their shares through foreign accounts or foreign intermediaries if certain disclosure requirements related to U.S. accounts or ownership are not satisfied. The Fund will not pay any additional amounts in respect to any amounts withheld. Any non-U.S. investors in the Fund may be subject to U.S. withholding and estate tax and are encouraged to consult their tax advisors prior to investing in the Fund. STATE TAXES. It is expected that the Fund will not be liable for any corporate excise, income or franchise tax in Massachusetts if it qualifies as a RIC for federal income tax purposes. Distributions by the Fund to shareholders and the ownership of shares may be subject to state and local taxes. Rules of state and local taxation of dividend and capital gains distribution from RICs often differ from rules for federal income taxation described above. Shareholders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding state and local taxes applicable to an investment in the Fund. Many states grant tax-free status to dividends paid to you from interest earned on direct obligations of the U.S. government, subject in some states to minimum investment requirements that must be met by a fund. Investment in Ginnie Mae or Fannie Mae securities, banker's acceptances, commercial paper, and repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. government securities do not generally qualify for such tax-free treatment. The rules on exclusion of this income are different for corporate shareholders. S-49 FUND TRANSACTIONS BROKERAGE TRANSACTIONS. Generally, equity securities, both listed and over-the-counter, are bought and sold through brokerage transactions for which commissions are payable. Purchases from underwriters will include the underwriting commission or concession, and purchases from dealers serving as market makers will include a dealer's mark-up or reflect a dealer's mark-down. Money market securities and other debt securities are usually bought and sold directly from the issuer or an underwriter or market maker for the securities. Generally, the Fund will not pay brokerage commissions for such purchases. When a debt security is bought from an underwriter, the purchase price will usually include an underwriting commission or concession. The purchase price for securities bought from dealers serving as market makers will similarly include the dealer's mark up or reflect a dealer's mark down. When the Fund executes transactions in the over-the-counter market, they will generally deal with primary market makers unless prices that are more favorable are otherwise obtainable. In addition, the Adviser may place a combined order for two or more accounts it manages, including the Fund, engaged in the purchase or sale of the same security if, in its judgment, joint execution is in the best interest of each participant and will result in best price and execution. Transactions involving commingled orders are allocated in a manner deemed equitable to each account or fund. Although it is recognized that, in some cases, the joint execution of orders could adversely affect the price or volume of the security that a particular account or the Fund may obtain, it is the opinion of the Adviser that the advantages of combined orders outweigh the possible disadvantages of separate transactions. Nonetheless, the Adviser believes that the ability of the Fund to participate in higher volume transactions will generally be beneficial to the Fund. For the fiscal years ended October 31, 2010, 2011, and 2012, the Invesco Predecessor Fund paid the following aggregate brokerage commissions on fund transactions: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGGREGATE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS PAID -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 2011 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $130,320 $174,734 $150,711 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BROKERAGE SELECTION. The Trust does not expect to use one particular broker or dealer, and when one or more brokers is believed capable of providing the best combination of price and execution, the Fund's Adviser may select a broker based upon brokerage or research services provided to the Adviser. The Adviser may pay a higher commission than otherwise obtainable from other brokers in return for such services only if a good faith determination is made that the commission is reasonable in relation to the services provided. Section 28(e) of the 1934 Act permits the Adviser, under certain circumstances, to cause the Fund to pay a broker or dealer a commission for effecting a transaction in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting the transaction in recognition of the value of brokerage and research services provided by the broker or dealer. In addition to agency transactions, the Adviser may receive brokerage and research services in connection with certain riskless principal transactions, in accordance with applicable SEC guidance. Brokerage and research services include: (1) furnishing advice as to the value of securities, the advisability of investing in, purchasing or selling securities, and the availability of securities or purchasers or sellers of securities; (2) furnishing analyses and reports concerning issuers, industries, securities, economic factors and trends, portfolio strategy, and the performance of accounts; and (3) effecting securities transactions and performing functions incidental thereto (such as clearance, settlement, and custody). In the case of research services, the Adviser believes that access to independent investment research is beneficial to its investment decision-making processes and, therefore, to the Fund. To the extent research services may be a factor in selecting brokers, such services may be in written form or through direct contact with individuals and may include information as to particular companies and securities as well as market, economic, or institutional areas and information which assists in the valuation and pricing of investments. Examples of research-oriented services for which the Adviser might utilize Fund commissions include research reports and other S-50 information on the economy, industries, sectors, groups of securities, individual companies, statistical information, political developments, technical market action, pricing and appraisal services, credit analysis, risk measurement analysis, performance and other analysis. The Adviser may use research services furnished by brokers in servicing all client accounts and not all services may necessarily be used by the Adviser in connection with the Fund or any other specific client account that paid commissions to the broker providing such services. Information so received by the Adviser will be in addition to and not in lieu of the services required to be performed by the Fund's Adviser under the Advisory Agreement. Any advisory or other fees paid to the Adviser are not reduced as a result of the receipt of research services. In some cases the Adviser may receive a service from a broker that has both a "research" and a "non-research" use. When this occurs, the Adviser makes a good faith allocation, under all the circumstances, between the research and non-research uses of the service. The percentage of the service that is used for research purposes may be paid for with client commissions, while the Adviser will use its own funds to pay for the percentage of the service that is used for non-research purposes. In making this good faith allocation, the Adviser faces a potential conflict of interest, but the Adviser believes that its allocation procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that it appropriately allocates the anticipated use of such services to their research and non-research uses. From time to time, the Fund may purchase new issues of securities for clients in a fixed price offering. In these situations, the seller may be a member of the selling group that will, in addition to selling securities, provide the adviser with research services. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA") has adopted rules expressly permitting these types of arrangements under certain circumstances. Generally, the seller will provide research "credits" in these situations at a rate that is higher than that which is available for typical secondary market transactions. These arrangements may not fall within the safe harbor of Section 28(e). For the most recently completed fiscal year, the Invesco Predecessor Fund paid the following commissions on brokerage transactions directed to brokers pursuant to an agreement or understanding whereby the broker provides research or other brokerage services to the Adviser:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL DOLLAR AMOUNT OF TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING TOTAL DOLLAR AMOUNT OF BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS FOR RESEARCH SERVICES FOR RESEARCH SERVICES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $144,307 $175,645,833 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BROKERAGE WITH FUND AFFILIATES. The Fund may execute brokerage or other agency transactions through registered broker-dealer affiliates of either the Fund, the Adviser or the Distributor for a commission in conformity with the 1940 Act, the 1934 Act and rules promulgated by the SEC. These rules require that commissions paid to the affiliate by the Fund for exchange transactions not exceed "usual and customary" brokerage commissions. The rules define "usual and customary" commissions to include amounts which are "reasonable and fair compared to the commission, fee or other remuneration received or to be received by other brokers in connection with comparable transactions involving similar securities being purchased or sold on a securities exchange during a comparable period of time." The Trustees, including those who are not "interested persons" of the Fund, have adopted procedures for evaluating the reasonableness of commissions paid to affiliates and review these procedures periodically. For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012, the Invesco Predecessor Fund did not pay any brokerage commissions on fund transactions effected by affiliated brokers. SECURITIES OF "REGULAR BROKER-DEALERS." The Fund is required to identify any securities of its "regular brokers and dealers" (as such term is defined in the 1940 Act) that the Fund held during its most recent fiscal year. For the most recently completed fiscal year, the Invesco Predecessor Fund did not hold any securities of "regular brokers and dealers." S-51 PORTFOLIO TURNOVER RATES. Portfolio turnover rate is defined under SEC rules as the greater of the value of the securities purchased or securities sold, excluding all securities whose maturities at the time of acquisition were one-year or less, divided by the average monthly value of such securities owned during the year. Based on this definition, instruments with remaining maturities of less than one-year are excluded from the calculation of the portfolio turnover rate. Instruments excluded from the calculation of portfolio turnover generally would include the futures contracts in which the Fund may invest since such contracts generally have remaining maturities of less than one-year. The Fund may at times hold investments in other short-term instruments, such as repurchase agreements, which are excluded for purposes of computing portfolio turnover. For the fiscal years ended October 31, 2012 and 2011, the portfolio turnover rates for the Invesco Predecessor Fund are presented in the table below. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FISCAL YEAR PORTFOLIO TURNOVER RATE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2012 22% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011 38% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS The Board has approved a policy and procedures that govern the timing and circumstances regarding the disclosure of Fund portfolio holdings information to shareholders and third parties. These policies and procedures are designed to ensure that disclosure of information regarding the Fund's portfolio securities is in the best interests of the Fund's shareholders, and include procedures to address conflicts between the interests of the Fund's shareholders, on the one hand, and those of the Fund's Adviser, principal underwriter, or any affiliated person of the Fund, the Adviser, or the principal underwriter, on the other. Pursuant to such procedures, the Board has authorized the Adviser's Chief Compliance Officer ("Adviser CCO") to authorize the release of the Fund's portfolio holdings, as necessary, in conformity with the foregoing principles. The Adviser CCO, either directly or through reports by the Fund's Chief Compliance Officer, reports quarterly to the Board regarding the operation and administration of such policies and procedures. Pursuant to applicable law, the Fund is required to disclose its complete portfolio holdings quarterly, within 60 days of the end of each fiscal quarter (currently, each January 31, April 30, July 31, and October 31). The Fund will disclose a complete or summary schedule of investments (which includes the Fund's 50 largest holdings in unaffiliated issuers and each investment in unaffiliated issuers that exceeds one percent of the Fund's net asset value ("Summary Schedule")) in its Semi-Annual and Annual Reports, which are distributed to the Fund's shareholders. The Fund's complete schedule of investments following the first and third fiscal quarters will be available in quarterly holdings reports filed with the SEC on Form N-Q, and the Fund's complete schedule of investments following the second and fourth fiscal quarters will be available in shareholder reports filed with the SEC on Form N-CSR. Reports filed with the SEC on Form N-Q and Form N-CSR are not distributed to the Fund's shareholders but are available, free of charge, on the EDGAR database on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Should the Fund include only a Summary Schedule rather than a complete schedule of investments in its Semi-Annual and Annual Reports, its Form N-CSR will be available without charge, upon request, by calling [ ]. [Information regarding portfolio holdings disclosure on website to be inserted]. S-52 In addition to information provided to shareholders and the general public, portfolio holdings information may be disclosed as frequently as daily to certain service providers, such as the custodian, administrator or transfer agent, in connection with their services to the Fund. From time to time rating and ranking organizations, such as S&P, Lipper and Morningstar, Inc., may request non-public portfolio holdings information in connection with rating the Fund. Similarly, institutional investors, financial planners, pension plan sponsors and/or their consultants or other third-parties may request portfolio holdings information in order to assess the risks of the Fund's portfolio along with related performance attribution statistics. The lag time for such disclosures will vary. The Fund believes that these third parties have legitimate objectives in requesting such portfolio holdings information. The Fund's policies and procedures provide that the Adviser's CCO may authorize disclosure of non-public portfolio holdings information to such parties at differing times and/or with different lag times. Prior to making any disclosure to a third party, the Adviser's CCO must determine that such disclosure serves a reasonable business purpose, is in the best interests of the Fund's shareholders and that to the extent conflicts between the interests of the Fund's shareholders and those of the Fund's Adviser, principal underwriter, or any affiliated person of the Fund exist, such conflicts are addressed. Portfolio holdings information may be disclosed no more frequently than monthly to ratings agencies, consultants and other qualified financial professionals or individuals. The disclosures will not be made sooner than three days after the date of the information. The Fund's Chief Compliance Officer will regularly review these arrangements and will make periodic reports to the Board regarding disclosure pursuant to such arrangements. With the exception of disclosures to rating and ranking organizations as described above, the Fund requires any third party receiving non-public holdings information to enter into a confidentiality agreement with the Adviser. The confidentiality agreement provides, among other things, that non-public portfolio holdings information will be kept confidential and that the recipient has a duty not to trade on the non-public information and will use such information solely to analyze and rank the Fund, or to perform due diligence and asset allocation, depending on the recipient of the information. The Fund's policies and procedures prohibit any compensation or other consideration from being paid to or received by any party in connection with the disclosure of portfolio holdings information, including the Fund, Adviser and its affiliates or recipients of the Fund's portfolio holdings information. DESCRIPTION OF SHARES The Declaration of Trust authorizes the issuance of an unlimited number of funds and shares of each fund, each of which represents an equal proportionate interest in that fund with each other share. Shares are entitled upon liquidation to a pro rata share in the net assets of the fund. Shareholders have no preemptive rights. The Declaration of Trust provides that the Trustees of the Trust may create additional series or class of shares. All consideration received by the Trust for shares of any additional funds and all assets in which such consideration is invested would belong to that fund and would be subject to the liabilities related thereto. Share certificates representing shares will not be issued. The Fund's shares, when issued, are fully paid and non-assessable. SHAREHOLDER LIABILITY The Trust is an entity of the type commonly known as a "Massachusetts business trust." Under Massachusetts law, shareholders of such a trust could, under certain circumstances, be held personally liable as partners for the obligations of the Trust. Even if, however, the Trust were held to be a partnership, the possibility of the shareholders incurring financial loss for that reason appears remote because the Trust's Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of shareholder liability for obligations of the Trust and requires that notice of such disclaimer be given in each agreement, obligation or instrument entered into or executed by or on behalf of the Trust or the Trustees, and because the Declaration of Trust provides for indemnification out of the Trust property for any shareholder held personally liable for the obligations of the Trust. S-53 LIMITATION OF TRUSTEES' LIABILITY The Declaration of Trust provides that a Trustee shall be liable only for his or her own willful defaults and, if reasonable care has been exercised in the selection of officers, agents, employees or investment advisers, shall not be liable for any neglect or wrongdoing of any such person. The Declaration of Trust also provides that the Trust will indemnify its Trustees and officers against liabilities and expenses incurred in connection with actual or threatened litigation in which they may be involved because of their offices with the Trust unless it is determined in the manner provided in the Declaration of Trust that they have not acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that their actions were in the best interests of the Trust. However, nothing in the Declaration of Trust shall protect or indemnify a Trustee against any liability for his or her willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of his or her duties. Nothing contained in this section attempts to disclaim a Trustee's individual liability in any manner inconsistent with the federal securities laws. PROXY VOTING The Board has delegated responsibility for decisions regarding proxy voting for securities held by the Fund to the Adviser. The Adviser will vote such proxies in accordance with its proxy policies and procedures, which are included in Appendix B to this SAI. The Board will periodically review the Fund's proxy voting record. The Trust is required to disclose annually the Fund's complete proxy voting record during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 on Form N-PX. This voting record is available: (i) without charge, upon request, by calling [____]; and (ii) on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov. CODE OF ETHICS The Board on behalf of the Trust has adopted a Code of Ethics pursuant to Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act. In addition, the Adviser, the Administrator and the Distributor have adopted Codes of Ethics pursuant to Rule 17j-1. These Codes of Ethics apply to the personal investing activities of trustees, officers and certain employees ("Access Persons"). Rule 17j-1 and the Codes are designed to prevent unlawful practices in connection with the purchase or sale of securities by Access Persons. Under each Code of Ethics, Access Persons are permitted to invest in securities, including securities that may be purchased or held by the Fund, but are required to report their personal securities transactions for monitoring purposes. In addition, certain Access Persons are required to obtain approval before investing in initial public offerings or private placements or are prohibited from making such investments. Copies of these Codes of Ethics are on file with the SEC, and are available to the public. 5% AND 25% SHAREHOLDERS As of [DATE], the following persons were the only persons who were record owners (or to the knowledge of the Trust, beneficial owners) of 5% and 25% or more of the shares of the Fund. Persons who owned of record or beneficially more than 25% of the Fund's outstanding shares may be deemed to control the Fund within the meaning of the 1940 Act. The Trust believes that most of the shares referred to below were held by the below persons in account for their fiduciary, agency or custodial customers. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND ADDRESS NUMBER OF SHARES CLASS OF SHARES % OF CLASS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S-54 APPENDIX A DESCRIPTION OF RATINGS DESCRIPTION OF RATINGS The following descriptions of securities ratings have been published by Moody's Investors Services, Inc. ("Moody's"), Standard & Poor's ("S&P"), and Fitch Ratings ("Fitch"), respectively. DESCRIPTION OF MOODY'S GLOBAL RATING SCALES Ratings assigned on Moody's global long-term and short-term rating scales are forward-looking opinions of the relative credit risks of financial obligations issued by non-financial corporates, financial institutions, structured finance vehicles, project finance vehicles, and public sector entities. Long-term ratings are assigned to issuers or obligations with an original maturity of one year or more and reflect both on the likelihood of a default on contractually promised payments and the expected financial loss suffered in the event of default. Short-term ratings are assigned to obligations with an original maturity of thirteen months or less and reflect the likelihood of a default on contractually promised payments. DESCRIPTION OF MOODY'S LONG-TERM OBLIGATION RATINGS Aaa Obligations rated Aaa are judged to be of the highest quality, subject to the lowest level of credit risk. Aa Obligations rated Aa are judged to be of high quality and are subject to very low credit risk. A Obligations rated A are considered upper-medium grade and are subject to low credit risk. Baa Obligations rated Baa are judged to be medium-grade and subject to moderate credit risk and as such may possess certain speculative characteristics. Ba Obligations rated Ba are judged to be speculative and are subject to substantial credit risk. B Obligations rated B are considered speculative and are subject to high credit risk. Caa Obligations rated Caa are judged to be speculative of poor standing and are subject to very high credit risk. Ca Obligations rated Ca are highly speculative and are likely in, or very near, default, with some prospect of recovery of principal and interest. C Obligations rated C are the lowest rated class and are typically in default, with little prospect for recovery of principal or interest. NOTE: Moody's appends numerical modifiers 1, 2, and 3 to each generic rating classification from Aaa through Caa. The modifier 1 indicates that the obligation ranks in the higher end of its generic rating category; the modifier 2 indicates a mid-range ranking; and the modifier 3 indicates a ranking in the lower end of that generic rating category. A-1 HYBRID INDICATOR (HYB) The hybrid indicator (hyb) is appended to all ratings of hybrid securities issued by banks, insurers, finance companies, and securities firms. By their terms, hybrid securities allow for the omission of scheduled dividends, interest, or principal payments, which can potentially result in impairment if such an omission occurs. Hybrid securities may also be subject to contractually allowable write-downs of principal that could result in impairment. Together with the hybrid indicator, the long-term obligation rating assigned to a hybrid security is an expression of the relative credit risk associated with that security. DESCRIPTION OF SHORT-TERM OBLIGATION RATINGS Moody's employs the following designations to indicate the relative repayment ability of rated issuers: P-1 Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-1 have a superior ability to repay short-term debt obligations. P-2 Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-2 have a strong ability to repay short-term debt obligations. P-3 Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-3 have an acceptable ability to repay short-term obligations. NP Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Not Prime do not fall within any of the Prime rating categories. DESCRIPTION OF MOODY'S US MUNICIPAL SHORT-TERM OBLIGATION RATINGS The Municipal Investment Grade ("MIG") scale is used to rate US municipal bond anticipation notes of up to three years maturity. Municipal notes rated on the MIG scale may be secured by either pledged revenues or proceeds of a take-out financing received prior to note maturity. MIG ratings expire at the maturity of the obligation, and the issuer's long-term rating is only one consideration in assigning the MIG rating. MIG ratings are divided into three levels--MIG 1 through MIG 3--while speculative grade short-term obligations are designated SG. MIG 1 This designation denotes superior credit quality. Excellent protection is afforded by established cash flows, highly reliable liquidity support, or demonstrated broad-based access to the market for refinancing. MIG 2 This designation denotes strong credit quality. Margins of protection are ample, although not as large as in the preceding group. MIG 3 This designation denotes acceptable credit quality. Liquidity and cash-flow protection may be narrow, and market access for refinancing is likely to be less well-established. SG This designation denotes speculative-grade credit quality. Debt instruments in this category may lack sufficient margins of protection. A-2 DESCRIPTION OF MOODY'S DEMAND OBLIGATION RATINGS In the case of variable rate demand obligations ("VRDOs"), a two-component rating is assigned: a long or short-term debt rating and a demand obligation rating. The first element represents Moody's evaluation of risk associated with scheduled principal and interest payments. The second element represents Moody's evaluation of risk associated with the ability to receive purchase price upon demand ("demand feature"). The second element uses a rating from a variation of the MIG scale called the Variable Municipal Investment Grade ("VMIG") scale. VMIG 1 This designation denotes superior credit quality. Excellent protection is afforded by the superior short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal protections that ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand. VMIG 2 This designation denotes strong credit quality. Good protection is afforded by the strong short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal protections that ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand. VMIG 3 This designation denotes acceptable credit quality. Adequate protection is afforded by the satisfactory short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal protections that ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand. SG This designation denotes speculative-grade credit quality. Demand features rated in this category may be supported by a liquidity provider that does not have an investment grade short-term rating or may lack the structural and/or legal protections necessary to ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand. DESCRIPTION OF S&P'S ISSUE CREDIT RATINGS An S&P's issue credit rating is a forward-looking opinion about the creditworthiness of an obligor with respect to a specific financial obligation, a specific class of financial obligations, or a specific financial program (including ratings on medium-term note programs and commercial paper programs). It takes into consideration the creditworthiness of guarantors, insurers, or other forms of credit enhancement on the obligation and takes into account the currency in which the obligation is denominated. The opinion reflects Standard & Poor's view of the obligor's capacity and willingness to meet its financial commitments as they come due, and may assess terms, such as collateral security and subordination, which could affect ultimate payment in the event of default. Issue credit ratings can be either long-term or short-term. Short-term ratings are generally assigned to those obligations considered short-term in the relevant market. In the U.S., for example, that means obligations with an original maturity of no more than 365 days--including commercial paper. Short-term ratings are also used to indicate the creditworthiness of an obligor with respect to put features on long-term obligations. The result is a dual rating, in which the short-term rating addresses the put feature, in addition to the usual long-term rating. Medium-term notes are assigned long-term ratings. Issue credit ratings are based, in varying degrees, on Standard & Poor's analysis of the following considerations: o Likelihood of payment--capacity and willingness of the obligor to meet its financial commitment on an obligation in accordance with the terms of the obligation; A-3 o Nature of and provisions of the obligation; o Protection afforded by, and relative position of, the obligation in the event of bankruptcy, reorganization, or other arrangement under the laws of bankruptcy and other laws affecting creditors' rights. LONG-TERM ISSUE CREDIT RATINGS* AAA An obligation rated 'AAA' has the highest rating assigned by S&P. The obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is extremely strong. AA An obligation rated 'AA' differs from the highest-rated obligations only to a small degree. The obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is very strong. A An obligation rated 'A' is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than obligations in higher-rated categories. However, the obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is still strong. BBB An obligation rated 'BBB' exhibits adequate protection parameters. However, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity of the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. BB; B; CCC; CC; AND C Obligations rated 'BB', 'B', 'CCC', 'CC', and 'C' are regarded as having significant speculative characteristics. 'BB' indicates the least degree of speculation and 'C' the highest. While such obligations will likely have some quality and protective characteristics, these may be outweighed by large uncertainties or major exposures to adverse conditions. BB An obligation rated 'BB' is less vulnerable to nonpayment than other speculative issues. However, it faces major ongoing uncertainties or exposure to adverse business, financial, or economic conditions which could lead to the obligor's inadequate capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. B An obligation rated 'B' is more vulnerable to nonpayment than obligations rated 'BB', but the obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. Adverse business, financial, or economic conditions will likely impair the obligor's capacity or willingness to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. CCC An obligation rated 'CCC' is currently vulnerable to nonpayment, and is dependent upon favorable business, financial, and economic conditions for the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. In the event of adverse business, financial, or economic conditions, the obligor is not likely to have the capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. CC An obligation rated 'CC' is currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment. C A 'C' rating is assigned to obligations that are currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment, obligations that have payment arrearages allowed by the terms of the documents, or obligations of an issuer that is the subject of a bankruptcy petition or similar action which have not experienced a payment default. Among others, the 'C' rating may be assigned to subordinated debt, preferred stock or other obligations on which cash payments have been suspended in accordance with the instrument's terms or when preferred stock is the subject of a distressed exchange offer, whereby some or all of the issue is either repurchased for an amount of cash or replaced by other instruments having a total value that is less than par. D An obligation rated 'D' is in payment default. The 'D' rating category is used when payments on an obligation are not made on the date due, unless Standard & Poor's believes that such payments will be made within five business days, irrespective of any grace period. The 'D' rating also will be A-4 used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of similar action if payments on an obligation are jeopardized. An obligation's rating is lowered to 'D' upon completion of a distressed exchange offer, whereby some or all of the issue is either repurchased for an amount of cash or replaced by other instruments having a total value that is less than par. NR This indicates that no rating has been requested, that there is insufficient information on which to base a rating, or that Standard & Poor's does not rate a particular obligation as a matter of policy. oThe ratings from 'AA' to 'CCC' may be modified by the addition of a plus (+) or minus (-) sign to show relative standing within the major rating categories. SHORT-TERM ISSUE CREDIT RATINGS A-1 A short-term obligation rated 'A-1' is rated in the highest category by S&P. The obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is strong. Within this category, certain obligations are designated with a plus sign (+). This indicates that the obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitment on these obligations is extremely strong. A-2 A short-term obligation rated 'A-2' is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than obligations in higher rating categories. However, the obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is satisfactory. A-3 A short-term obligation rated 'A-3' exhibits adequate protection parameters. However, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity of the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. B A short-term obligation rated 'B' is regarded as vulnerable and has significant speculative characteristics. The obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial commitments; however, it faces major ongoing uncertainties which could lead to the obligor's inadequate capacity to meet its financial commitments. C A short-term obligation rated 'C' is currently vulnerable to nonpayment and is dependent upon favorable business, financial, and economic conditions for the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation. D A short-term obligation rated 'D' is in payment default. The 'D' rating category is used when payments on an obligation are not made on the date due, unless S&P believes that such payments will be made within any stated grace period. However, any stated grace period longer than five business days will be treated as five business days. The 'D' rating also will be used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of a similar action if payments on an obligation are jeopardized. DESCRIPTION OF S&P'S MUNICIPAL SHORT-TERM NOTE RATINGS An S&P's U.S. municipal note rating reflects S&P's opinion about the liquidity factors and market access risks unique to the notes. Notes due in three years or less will likely receive a note rating. Notes with an original maturity of more than three years will most likely receive a long-term debt rating. In determining which type of rating, if any, to assign, Standard & Poor's analysis will review the following considerations: o Amortization schedule--the larger the final maturity relative to other maturities, the more likely it will be treated as a note; and A-5 o Source of payment--the more dependent the issue is on the market for its refinancing, the more likely it will be treated as a note. S&P's municipal short-term note rating symbols are as follows: SP-1 Strong capacity to pay principal and interest. An issue determined to possess a very strong capacity to pay debt service is given a plus (+) designation. SP-2 Satisfactory capacity to pay principal and interest, with some vulnerability to adverse financial and economic changes over the term of the notes. SP-3 Speculative capacity to pay principal and interest. DESCRIPTION OF FITCH'S CREDIT RATINGS SCALES Fitch's credit ratings provide an opinion on the relative ability of an entity to meet financial commitments, such as interest, preferred dividends, repayment of principal, insurance claims or counterparty obligations. Credit ratings are used by investors as indications of the likelihood of receiving the money owed to them in accordance with the terms on which they invested. The terms "investment grade" and "speculative grade" have established themselves over time as shorthand to describe the categories 'AAA' to 'BBB' (investment grade) and 'BB' to 'D' (speculative grade). The terms "investment grade" and "speculative grade" are market conventions, and do not imply any recommendation or endorsement of a specific security for investment purposes. "Investment grade" categories indicate relatively low to moderate credit risk, while ratings in the "speculative" categories either signal a higher level of credit risk or that a default has already occurred. Fitch's credit ratings do not directly address any risk other than credit risk. In particular, ratings do not deal with the risk of a market value loss on a rated security due to changes in interest rates, liquidity and other market considerations. However, in terms of payment obligation on the rated liability, market risk may be considered to the extent that it influences the ABILITY of an issuer to pay upon a commitment. Ratings nonetheless do not reflect market risk to the extent that they influence the size or other conditionality of the OBLIGATION to pay upon a commitment (for example, in the case of index-linked bonds). In the default components of ratings assigned to individual obligations or instruments, the agency typically rates to the likelihood of nonpayment or default in accordance with the terms of that instrument's documentation. In limited cases, Fitch may include additional considerations (I.E., rate to a higher or lower standard than that implied in the obligation's documentation). In such cases, the agency will make clear the assumptions underlying the agency's opinion in the accompanying rating commentary. DESCRIPTION OF FITCH'S LONG-TERM CORPORATE FINANCE OBLIGATIONS RATING SCALES Fitch long-term obligations rating scales are as follows: AAA Highest credit quality. 'AAA' ratings denote the lowest expectation of credit risk. They are assigned only in cases of exceptionally strong capacity for payment of financial commitments. This capacity is highly unlikely to be adversely affected by foreseeable events. A-6 AA Very high credit quality. 'AA' ratings denote expectations of very low credit risk. They indicate very strong capacity for payment of financial commitments. This capacity is not significantly vulnerable to foreseeable events. A High credit quality. 'A' ratings denote expectations of low credit risk. The capacity for payment of financial commitments is considered strong. This capacity may, nevertheless, be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic conditions than is the case for higher ratings. BBB Good credit quality. 'BBB' ratings indicate that expectations of credit risk are currently low. The capacity for payment of financial commitments is considered adequate but adverse business or economic conditions are more likely to impair this capacity. BB Speculative. 'BB' ratings indicate an elevated vulnerability to credit risk, particularly in the event of adverse changes in business or economic conditions over time; however, business or financial alternatives may be available to allow financial commitments to be met. B Highly speculative. 'B' ratings indicate that material credit risk is present. CCC 'CCC' ratings indicate that substantial credit risk is present. CC 'CC' ratings indicate very high levels of credit risk. C 'C' ratings indicate exceptionally high levels of credit risk. NR This designation is used to denote securities not rated by Fitch where Fitch has rated some, but not all, securities comprising an issuance capital structure. WD This designation indicates that the rating has been withdrawn and the issue or issuer is no longer rated by Fitch. NOTE: The modifiers "+" or "-" may be appended to a rating to denote relative status within major rating categories. Such suffixes are not added to the 'AAA' obligation rating category, or to corporate finance obligation ratings in the categories below 'B'. DESCRIPTION OF FITCH'S SHORT-TERM RATINGS A short-term issuer or obligation rating is based in all cases on the short-term vulnerability to default of the rated entity or security stream and relates to the capacity to meet financial obligations in accordance with the documentation governing the relevant obligation. Short-Term Ratings are assigned to obligations whose initial maturity is viewed as "short term" based on market convention. Typically, this means up to 13 months for corporate, sovereign, and structured obligations and up to 36 months for obligations in U.S. public finance markets. Fitch's short-term ratings are as follows: F1 Highest short-term credit quality. Indicates the strongest intrinsic capacity for timely payment of financial commitments; may have an added "+" to denote any exceptionally strong credit feature. A-7 F2 Good short-term credit quality. Good intrinsic capacity for timely payment of financial commitments. F3 Fair short-term credit quality. The intrinsic capacity for timely payment of financial commitments is adequate. B Speculative short-term credit quality. Minimal capacity for timely payment of financial commitments, plus heightened vulnerability to near term adverse changes in financial and economic conditions. C High short-term default risk. Default is a real possibility. RD Restricted default. Indicates an entity that has defaulted on one or more of its financial commitments, although it continues to meet other financial obligations. Applicable to entity ratings only. D Default. Indicates a broad-based default event for an entity, or the default of a short-term obligation. NR This designation is used to denote securities not rated by Fitch where Fitch has rated some, but not all, securities comprising an issuance capital structure. WD This designation indicates that the rating has been withdrawn and the issue or issuer is no longer rated by Fitch. A-8 APPENDIX B --PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES [TO BE ADDED BY AMENDMENT] B-1 PART C: OTHER INFORMATION ITEM 28. EXHIBITS: (a)(1) Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund (the "Registrant") dated July 18, 1991, as amended and restated February 18, 1997, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (1)(b) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 28 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") via EDGAR Accession No. 0000950109-97-001691 on February 27, 1997. (a)(2) Amendment No. 1, dated May 15, 2012, to the Registrant's Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated July 18, 1991, as amended and restated February 18, 1997, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (a)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 190 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000262 on May 23, 2012. (b) Registrant's Second Amended and Restated By-Laws are incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (b) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 179 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000087 on February 28, 2012. (c) Not Applicable. (d)(1) Investment Advisory Agreement dated August 15, 1994 between the Registrant and HGK Asset Management, Inc. is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (5)(e) of Post- Effective Amendment No. 24 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0000950109-96- 001199 on February 28, 1996. (d)(2) Expense Limitation Agreement dated March 1, 2008 between the Registrant and HGK Asset Management, Inc. is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(2) of Post- Effective Amendment No. 111 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-09-000276 on July 2, 2009. (d)(3) Revised Schedule A dated March 1, 2010 to the Expense Limitation Agreement dated March 1, 2008 between the Registrant and HGK Asset Management, Inc. is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(3) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 124 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-10-000245 on June 30, 2010. (d)(4) Investment Advisory Agreement dated November 21, 1994 between the Registrant and AIG Global Investment Corp. (now, AIG Asset Management (U.S.), LLC) is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (5)(f) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 28 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0000950109-97-001691 on February 27, 1997. (d)(5) Assignment and Assumption Agreement dated December 31, 2003 between AIG Capital Management Corp. and AIG Global Investment Corp. (now, AIG Asset Management (U.S.), LLC) is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(31) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-04-000095 on March 1, 2004. 1 (d)(6) Investment Advisory Agreement dated May 3, 1995 between the Registrant and First Manhattan Co. is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (5)(g) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0000950109-96-001199 on February 28, 1996. (d)(7) Amended and Restated Schedule dated May 19, 1998 to the Investment Advisory Agreement dated May 3, 1995 between the Registrant and First Manhattan Co. is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(9) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 34 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001047469-98-021496 on May 21, 1998. (d)(8) Investment Advisory Agreement dated March 15, 1999 between the Registrant and LSV Asset Management is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(8) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 46 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-01-500070 on June 22, 2001. (d)(9) Revised Schedule to the Investment Advisory Agreement dated March 15, 1999 between the Registrant and LSV Asset Management is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(9) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013. (d)(10) Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement dated February 13, 2013 between the Registrant and LSV Asset Management, relating to the LSV Family of Funds, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(10) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013. (d)(11) Investment Advisory Agreement dated June 24, 2002 between the Registrant and Acadian Asset Management, Inc. (now, Acadian Asset Management LLC) is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(17) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 55 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-02-000263 on August 30, 2002. (d)(12) Amended Schedule A to the Investment Advisory Agreement dated June 24, 2002 between the Registrant and Acadian Asset Management, Inc. (now Acadian Asset Management, LLC) is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(12) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 127 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-10- 000392 on September 3, 2010. (d)(13) Expense Limitation Agreement dated December 16, 2010, between the Registrant and Acadian Asset Management LLC, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(13) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 183 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC on March 28, 2012. (d)(14) Investment Advisory Agreement dated June 24, 2002 between the Registrant and Cambiar Investors LLC is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(19) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 55 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-02-000263 on August 30, 2002. (d)(15) Amended Schedule A to the Investment Advisory Agreement dated June 24, 2002 between the Registrant and Cambiar Investors LLC is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(15) of Post- 2 Effective Amendment No. 168 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-11-000735 on November 30, 2011. (d)(16) Form of Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement, dated August 28, 2012, as effective on September 1, 2012, between the Registrant and Cambiar Investors LLC is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(16) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 194 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000394 on August 28, 2012. (d)(17) Investment Advisory Agreement dated June 24, 2002 between the Registrant and Investment Counselors of Maryland, LLC is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(23) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 55 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-02-000263 on August 30, 2002. (d)(18) Investment Advisory Agreement dated June 24, 2002 between the Registrant and C.S. McKee, L.P. is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(24) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 55 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-02-000263 on August 30, 2002. (d)(19) Investment Advisory Agreement dated August 8, 2008 between the Registrant and Rice, Hall James & Associates LLC is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(16) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 116 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-09-000641 on December 18, 2009. (d)(20) Expense Limitation Agreement dated March 1, 2008, between the Registrant and Rice Hall James & Associates, LLC, relating to the Rice Hall James Family of Funds, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(20) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013. (d)(21) Investment Advisory Agreement dated June 24, 2002 between the Registrant and Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley, Inc. (now, Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley LLC) is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(27) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 55 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-02-000263 on August 30, 2002. (d)(22) Amendment and Revised Schedule A dated June 1, 2010 to the Investment Advisory Agreement dated June 24, 2002 between the Registrant and Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley, Inc. (now, Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley LLC) is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(21) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 126 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-10-000336 on August 30, 2010. (d)(23) Investment Advisory Agreement dated January 29, 2010 between the Registrant and PNC Capital Advisors, LLC, relating to the UA S&P 500 Index Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(23) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013. (d)(24) Investment Advisory Agreement dated May 28, 2004 between the Registrant and Haverford Investment Management, Inc. is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(30) of Post-Effective 3 Amendment No. 79 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-05-000093 on February 25, 2005. (d)(25) Expense Limitation Agreement dated March 1, 2008, between the Registrant and Haverford Investment Management, Inc., relating to the Haverford Quality Growth Stock Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(25) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013. (d)(26) Investment Advisory Agreement dated December 16, 2005 between the Registrant and Westwood Management Corp. is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(28) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 88 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-06-000081 on February 28, 2006. (d)(27) Schedule A, dated December 16, 2005, as last amended November 14, 2012, to the Investment Advisory Agreement dated December 16, 2005 between the Registrant and Westwood Management Corp. is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(27) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 202 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000594 on December 19, 2012. (d)(28) Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement dated February 26, 2013, between the Registrant and Westwood Management Corp., relating to the Westwood Family of Funds, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(28) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013. (d)(29) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement dated December 27, 2011, between Westwood Management Corp. and SKY Harbor Capital Management, LLC, relating to the Westwood Short Duration High Yield Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(29) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013. (d)(30) Investment Advisory Agreement dated February 27, 2006 between the Registrant and Edgewood Management LLC is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(33) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 95 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-07-000007 on January 12, 2007. (d)(31) Expense Limitation Agreement dated March 1, 2008 between the Registrant and Edgewood Management LLC is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(28) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 124 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-10-000245 on June 30, 2010. (d)(32) Investment Advisory Agreement dated September 21, 2009 between the Registrant and Pennant Management, Inc. is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(30) of Post- Effective Amendment No. 115 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-09- 000594 on November 30, 2009. (d)(33) Investment Advisory Agreement dated March 31, 2010 between the Registrant and Sands Capital Management, LLC is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(30) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 123 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-10-000173 on April 30, 2010. 4 (d)(34) Expense Limitation Agreement dated March 31, 2010, between the Registrant and Sands Capital Management, LLC, relating to the Sands Capital Global Growth Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(34) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013. (d)(35) Investment Advisory Agreement dated March 24, 2011, between the Registrant and AlphaOne Investment Services, LLC, relating to the AlphaOne Family of Funds, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(35) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013. (d)(36) Expense Limitation Agreement, effective as of March 28, 2011, between the Registrant and AlphaOne Investment Services, LLC, relating to the AlphaOne Family of Funds, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(43) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 154 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-11-000353 on June 29, 2011. (d)(37) Investment Advisory Agreement dated June 20, 2011, between the Registrant and Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P., relating to the Loomis Sayles Full Discretion Institutional Securitized Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(37) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013. (d)(38) Expense Limitation Agreement dated December 15, 2011, between the Registrant and Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P., relating to the Loomis Sayles Full Discretion Institutional Securitized Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(38) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013. (d)(39) Investment Advisory Agreement dated December 19, 2011, between the Registrant and CBRE Clarion Securities LLC, relating to the CBRE Clarion Long/Short Fund and CBRE Clarion Global Infrastructure Value Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(39) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013. (d)(40) Revised Schedule A dated May 14, 2013 to the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and CBRE Clarion Securities LLC, relating to the CBRE Clarion Long/Short Fund and CBRE Clarion Global Infrastructure Value Fund, to be filed by amendment. (d)(41) Amended and restated Expense Limitation Agreement dated May 14, 2013 between the Registrant and CBRE Clarion Securities LLC, relating to the CBRE Clarion Long/Short Fund and CBRE Clarion Global Infrastructure Value Fund, to be filed by amendment. (d)(42) Investment Advisory Agreement dated February 20, 2012, between the Registrant and Hamlin Capital Management, LLC, relating to the Hamlin High Dividend Equity Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(45) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 183 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000195 on March 28, 2012. 5 (d)(43) Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement dated April 30, 2013, between the Registrant and Hamlin Capital Management, LLC, relating to the Hamlin High Dividend Equity Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(42) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 210 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000257 on April 30, 2013. (d)(44) Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and Citigroup First Investment Management Americas LLC, relating to the Citi Market Pilot 2020 Fund, Citi Market Pilot 2030 Fund and Citi Market Pilot 2040 Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(47) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 190 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000262 on May 23, 2012. (d)(45) Expense Limitation Agreement between the Registrant and Citigroup First Investment Management Americas LLC, relating to the Citi Market Pilot 2020 Fund, Citi Market Pilot 2030 Fund and Citi Market Pilot 2040 Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(48) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 190 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000262 on May 23, 2012. (d)(46) Investment Advisory Agreement dated February 3, 2012, between the Trust and Thomson Horstmann & Bryant, Inc., relating to the Thomson Horstmann & Bryant MicroCap Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(45) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013. (d)(47) Expense Limitation Agreement dated March 28, 2012, between the Registrant and Thomson Horstmann & Bryant, Inc., relating to the Thomson Horstmann & Bryant MicroCap Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(46) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013. (d)(48) Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and Cornerstone Advisors, Inc., relating to the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund, Cornerstone Advisors Income Opportunities Fund, Cornerstone Advisors Public Alternatives Fund and Cornerstone Advisors Real Assets Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(51) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (d)(49) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. and Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC, relating to the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(52) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (d)(50) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. and LSV Asset Management, relating to the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(53) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (d)(51) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. and Harris Associates L.P., relating to the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund, is incorporated herein by reference 6 to exhibit (d)(54) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (d)(52) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. and Thornburg Investment Management Inc, relating to the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(55) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (d)(53) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. and Marsico Capital Management, LLC, relating to the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(56) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (d)(54) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. and Turner Investments, L.P., relating to the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund and Cornerstone Advisors Public Alternatives Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(57) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (d)(55) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. and Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn LLC, relating to the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(58) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (d)(56) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. and Fairpointe Capital LLC, relating to the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(59) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (d)(57) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. and Phocas Financial Corporation, relating to the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(60) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (d)(58) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. and TCW Investment Management Company, relating to the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund, to be filed by amendment. (d)(59) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. and Allianz Global Investors Capital LLC, relating to the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(62) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. 7 (d)(60) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. and Acadian Asset Management LLC, relating to the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(63) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (d)(61) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. and Driehaus Capital Management LLC, relating to the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(64) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (d)(62) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. and OFI SteelPath, Inc., relating to the Cornerstone Advisors Income Opportunities Fund, to be filed by amendment. (d)(63) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. and AlphaSimplex Group, LLC, relating to the Cornerstone Advisors Public Alternatives Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(66) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (d)(64) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. and AQR Capital Management, LLC, relating to the Cornerstone Advisors Public Alternatives Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(67) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (d)(65) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. and ClariVest Asset Management LLC, relating to the Cornerstone Advisors Public Alternatives Fund, to be filed by amendment. (d)(66) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. and Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P., relating to the Cornerstone Advisors Real Assets Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(69) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (d)(67) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. and BlackRock Investment Management, LLC, relating to the Cornerstone Advisors Real Assets Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(70) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (d)(68) Form of Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Harvest Global Investments Limited is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(71) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 200 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000571 on December 7, 2012. (d)(69) Form of Expense Limitation Agreement between the Registrant and Harvest Global Investments Limited is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (d)(72) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 200 to 8 the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000571 on December 7, 2012. (d)(70) Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Stein Roe Investment Counsel, Inc., relating to the AT Disciplined Equity Fund, to be filed by amendment. (e)(1) Distribution Agreement dated November 14, 1991, as amended and restated August 8, 1994, between the Registrant and SEI Financial Services Company (now, SEI Investments Distribution Co.) is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (6) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0000950109-96-001199 on February 28, 1996. (e)(2) Distribution Agreement dated November 14, 1991, as amended and restated November 12, 2002, between the Registrant and SEI Investments Distribution Co. (formerly, SEI Financial Services Company) is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (e)(4) of Post- Effective Amendment No. 62 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-03- 000108 on February 28, 2003. (e)(3) Amendment No. 1, effective as of August 30, 2010, to the Distribution Agreement dated November 14, 1991, as amended and restated November 12, 2002, between the Registrant and SEI Investments Distribution Co. (formerly, SEI Financial Services Company), is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (e)(3) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 158 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-11-000517 on September 16, 2011. (e)(4) Amended and Restated Sub-Distribution and Servicing Agreement dated November 10, 1997 between SEI Investments Company and AIG Equity Sales Corporation is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (6)(c) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001047469-98-008087 on February 27, 1998. (e)(5) Revised Form of Amended Sub-Distribution and Servicing Agreement for SEI Investments Distribution Co. is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (e)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 76 to the Registration Statement of The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II (File No. 33-50718), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-08-000222 on May 30, 2008. (f) Not applicable. (g)(1) Custodian Agreement dated August 12, 1991 between the Registrant and CoreStates Bank N.A. (now, US Bank, National Association) is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (6) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 28 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0000950109-97-001691 on February 27, 1997. (g)(2) Amendment dated May 21, 2001 to the Custodian Agreement dated August 12, 1991 between the Registrant and First Union National Bank (now, U.S. Bank, National Association) is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (g)(4) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 51 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-02-000175 on June 14, 2002. (g)(3) Amended Fee Schedule dated February 18, 2004 to the Custodian Agreement dated August 12, 1991 between the Registrant and Wachovia Bank, National Association (now U.S. Bank, National 9 Association) is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (g)(7) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N- 1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-04- 000095 on March 1, 2004. (g)(4) Amendment and Assignment dated August 8, 2006 to the Custodian Agreement dated August 12, 1991 between the Registrant and Wachovia Bank, N.A., (now U.S. Bank, National Association) assigning the Custodian Agreement to U.S. Bank, National Association is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (g)(5) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 92 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-06-000367 on August 28, 2006. (g)(5) Amendment dated March 14, 2007 to the Custodian Agreement dated August 12, 1991 between the Registrant and U.S. Bank, National Association is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (g)(8) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 97 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-07-000146 on April 30, 2007. (g)(6) Custodian Agreement dated November 13, 2007 between the Registrant and Union Bank of California, N.A., to be filed by amendment. (g)(7) Custody Agreement dated February 3, 2003 between the Registrant and National City Bank is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (g)(5) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 66 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-03-000264 on April 30, 2003. (g)(8) Amended Fee Schedule dated February 19, 2003 to the Custody Agreement dated February 3, 2003 between the Registrant and National City Bank is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (g)(6) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 68 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-03-000630 on December 29, 2003. (g)(9) Custody Agreement between the Registrant and The Northern Trust Company, to be filed by amendment. (g)(10) Global Custodial Services Agreement between the Registrant and Citi Global Transaction Services, to be filed by amendment. (g)(11) Amended Fee Schedule to the Global Custodial Services Agreement between the Registrant and Citi Global Transaction Services, to be filed by amendment. (g)(12) Custodial Services Agreement between the Registrant and The Bank of New York Mellon, relating to the Cambiar Aggressive Value Fund and Cambiar Opportunity Fund, to be filed by amendment. (h)(1) Administration Agreement dated November 14, 1991, as amended and restated November 12, 2002, between the Registrant and SEI Investments Global Funds Services, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(3) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013. (h)(2) Consent to Assignment and Assumption of Administration Agreement dated June 1, 1996 between the Registrant and SEI Financial Management Corporation (now, SEI Investments Global Funds Services) is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (9)(f) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 28 to the 10 Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0000950109-97-001691 on February 27, 1997. (h)(3) Transfer Agency and Services Agreement dated October 1, 2000, as amended and restated February 21, 2001, between the Registrant and Forum Shareholder Services, LLC (now, Citi Fund Services, LLC) is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(24) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 98 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-07-000218 on June 15, 2007. (h)(4) AML Delegation Amendment dated May 20, 2003 to the Transfer Agency and Services Agreement dated October 1, 2000, as amended and restated February 21, 2001, between the Registrant and Forum Shareholder Services, LLC (now, Citi Fund Services, LLC) is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(64) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 68 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-03-000630 on December 29, 2003. (h)(5) Transfer Agency and Service Agreement dated January 15, 2003 between the Registrant and State Street Bank and Trust Company is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(62) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 67 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-03-000495 on August 28, 2003. (h)(6) AML Delegation Amendment dated May 20, 2003 to the Transfer Agency and Service Agreement dated January 15, 2003 between the Registrant and State Street Bank and Trust Company is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(65) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 68 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-03-000630 on December 29, 2003. (h)(7) Agency Agreement dated April 1, 2006 between the Registrant and DST Systems, Inc., is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(7) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 190 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000262 on May 23, 2012. (h)(8) Amendment dated April 1, 2009 to the Agency Agreement dated April 1, 2006 between the Registrant and DST Systems, Inc., to be filed by amendment. (h)(9) Amended Fee Schedule, dated August 30, 2012, to the Agency Agreement dated April 1, 2006 between the Registrant and DST Systems, Inc. is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(10) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (h)(10) Transfer Agency Agreement dated May 31, 2007 between the Registrant and UMB Fund Services, Inc. is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(30) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 99 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-07-000376 on August 28, 2007. (h)(11) Transfer Agency Services Agreement between the Registrant and Atlantic Fund Services, to be filed by amendment. (h)(12) Transfer Agency Agreement between the Registrant and Boston Financial Data Services, Inc., to be filed by amendment. 11 (h)(13) Amendment to the Transfer Agency Agreement between the Registrant and Boston Financial Data Services, Inc., to be filed by amendment. (h)(14) Shareholder Services Plan, relating to the Investor Class Shares of the Cambiar Funds, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (m)(6) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 71 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-04-000154 on April 16, 2004. (h)(15) Revised Exhibit A to the Shareholder Services Plan, relating to Investor Class Shares of the Cambiar Funds, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(11) of Post- Effective Amendment No. 168 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-11- 000735 on November 30, 2011. (h)(16) Shareholder Services Plan, relating to the Retail Class Shares of the Edgewood Growth Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(42) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 89 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-06-000148 on April 14, 2006. (h)(17) Shareholder Services Plan, relating to Institutional Shares of the Westwood Funds, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(36) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 100 to the Registrants Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-07-000518 on November 15, 2007. (h)(18) Exhibit A to the Shareholder Services Plan, relating to the Institutional Shares of the Westwood Funds, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(14) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 140 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-11-000194 on March 28, 2011. (h)(19) Shareholder Services Plan, relating to the Investor Class Shares of the Sands Capital Global Growth Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(30) of Post- Effective Amendment No. 120 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC on March 1, 2010. (h)(20) Shareholder Services Plan, relating to R Class Shares of the AlphaOne Funds, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(17) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 141 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-11-000199 on March 30, 2011. (h)(21) Shareholder Services Plan, relating to Investor Class and Institutional Shares of the CBRE Clarion Long/Short Fund and CBRE Clarion Global Infrastructure Value Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(17) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 171 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-11-000783 on December 28, 2011. (h)(22) Revised Schedule A dated May 14, 2013 to the Shareholder Services Plan, relating to Investor Class and Institutional Shares of the CBRE Clarion Long/Short Fund and CBRE Clarion Global Infrastructure Value Fund, to be filed by amendment. (h)(23) Shareholder Services Plan, relating to the A Shares of the Citi Market Pilot 2020 Fund, Citi Market Pilot 2030 Fund and Citi Market Pilot 2040 Fund, to be filed by amendment. 12 (h)(24) Shareholder Services Plan, relating to the Investor Class Shares of the Hamlin High Dividend Equity Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(22) of Post- Effective Amendment No. 183 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000195 on March 28, 2012. (h)(25) Shareholder Services Plan, relating to the Investor Class Shares of the Thomson Horstmann & Bryant MicroCap Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(23) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 184 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000197 on March 28, 2012. (h)(26) Shareholder Services Plan, relating to the Institutional Shares of the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund, Cornerstone Advisors Income Opportunities Fund, Cornerstone Advisors Public Alternatives Fund and Cornerstone Advisors Real Assets Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(26) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (h)(27) Shareholder Services Plan, relating to the Investor Class Shares of the AT Disciplined Equity Fund, to be filed by amendment. (i) Opinion and Consent of Counsel, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, relating to the AT Disciplined Equity Fund to be filed by amendment. (j) Not Applicable. (k) Not Applicable. (l) Not Applicable. (m)(1) Distribution Plan dated August 8, 1994, as amended August 14, 2000, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (m) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 41 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0000950109-00-004829 on December 13, 2000. (m)(2) Schedule A, as last amended November 14, 2012, to the Distribution Plan dated August 8, 1994, as amended August 14, 2000, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (m)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 202 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000594 on December 19, 2012. (m)(3) Distribution Plan dated September 17, 2002, relating to Investor Shares of the Rice Hall James Mid Cap Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (m)(6) of Post- Effective Amendment No. 74 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-04- 000242 on June 1, 2004. (m)(4) Amended Schedule A dated November 13, 2007 to the Distribution Plan dated September 17, 2002, relating to Investor Shares of the Rice Hall James Mid Cap Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (m)(4) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 111 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-09-000276 on July 2, 2009. 13 (n)(1) Registrant's Amended and Restated Rule 18f-3 Plan dated February 21, 2007 (including Schedules and Certificates of Class Designation thereto) is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (n) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 127 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-10-000392 on September 3, 2010. (n)(2) Revised Schedule F and Certificates of Class Designation to the Registrant's Amended and Restated Rule 18f-3 Plan dated February 21, 2007, relating to the Westwood Family of Funds, are incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (n)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 202 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000594 on December 19, 2012. (n)(3) Schedule I and Certificates of Class Designation to the Registrant's Amended and Restated Rule 18f-3 Multiple Class Plan dated February 21, 2007, relating to the AlphaOne Family of Funds, are incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (n)(4) of Post- Effective Amendment No. 141 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-11-000199 on March 30, 2011. (n)(4) Revised Schedule C to the Registrant's Amended and Restated Rule 18f-3 Plan dated February 21, 2007, relating to the Cambiar Funds, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (n)(5) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 168 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-11-000735 on November 30, 2011. (n)(5) Revised Schedule J and Certificates of Class Designation to the Registrant's Amended and Restated Rule 18f-3 Plan dated February 21, 2007, relating to the CBRE Clarion Long/Short Fund and CBRE Clarion Global Infrastructure Value Fund, to be filed by amendment. (n)(6) Schedule K and Certificates of Class Designation to the Registrant's Amended and Restated Rule 18f-3 Plan dated February 21, 2007, relating to the Citi Market Pilot 2020 Fund, Citi Market Pilot 2030 Fund and Citi Market Pilot 2040 Fund, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (n)(7) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 190 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000262 on May 23, 2012. (n)(7) Schedule N and Certificate of Class Designation to the Registrant's Amended and Restated Rule 18f-3 Plan dated February 21, 2007, relating to the Harvest China All Assets Fund and the Harvest Intermediate Bond Fund , is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (n)(8) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 200 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000571 on December 7, 2012. (n)(8) Schedule O and Certificate of Class Designation to the Registrant's Amended and Restated Rule 18f-3 Plan dated February 21, 2007, relating to the AT Disciplined Equity Fund, to be filed by amendment. (o) Not Applicable. (p)(1) Registrant's Code of Ethics dated November 2007 is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(36) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 100 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-07-000518 on November 15, 2007. 14 (p)(2) HGK Asset Management, Inc. Revised Code of Ethics dated October 23, 2009 is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(30) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 120 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC on March 1, 2010. (p)(3) LSV Asset Management Revised Code of Ethics dated January 19, 2007 is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(3) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 97 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-07-000146 on April 30, 2007. (p)(4) Cambiar Investors LLC Revised Code of Ethics dated January 2012 is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(4) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 194 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000394 on August 28, 2012. (p)(5) Investment Counselors of Maryland, LLC Revised Code of Ethics dated March 13, 2007 is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(8) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 97 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-07-000146 on April 30, 2007. (p)(6) C.S. McKee, LLP Revised Code of Ethics, to be filed by amendment. (p)(7) Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley, LLC Revised Code of Ethics, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(7) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013. (p)(8) First Manhattan Co. Revised Code of Ethics dated December 2006 is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(11) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 97 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-07-000146 on April 30, 2007. (p)(9) Haverford Investment Management, Inc. Revised Code of Ethics, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(9) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013. (p)(10) AIG Asset Management (U.S.), LLC Revised Code of Ethics dated September 13, 2007 is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(12) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 100 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-07-000518 on November 15, 2007. (p)(11) Rice Hall James & Associates, LLC Revised Code of Ethics, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(11) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013. (p)(12) Acadian Asset Management, LLC Revised Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(12) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. 15 (p)(13) Westwood Management Corp. Revised Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(13) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013. (p)(14) Edgewood Management LLC Revised Code of Ethics, to be filed by amendment. (p)(15) PNC Capital Advisors, LLC Code of Ethics dated October 8, 2009 is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (h)(30) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 120 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC on March 1, 2010. (p)(16) Pennant Management, Inc. Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(19) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 112 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-09-000365 on August 21, 2009. (p)(17) Sands Capital Management, LLC Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(19) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 117 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-10-000009 on January 15, 2010. (p)(18) AlphaOne Investment Services, LLC Code of Ethics dated May 1, 2011, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(20) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 158 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-11-000517 on September 16, 2011. (p)(19) Loomis, Sayles & Company L.P. Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(19) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013. (p)(20) CBRE Clarion Securities LLC Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(20) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013. (p)(21) SKY Harbor Capital Management, LLC Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(21) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013. (p)(22) Hamlin Capital Management, LLC Code of Ethics, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(23) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 184 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000197 on March 28, 2012. (p)(23) Thomson Horstmann & Bryant, Inc. Code of Ethics, is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(24) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 184 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000197 on March 28, 2012. 16 (p)(24) SEI Investments Distribution Co. Code of Ethics as revised January 1, 2012 is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(25) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 200 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000571 on December 7, 2012. (p)(25) Citigroup First Investment Management Americas LLC Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(26) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 190 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000262 on May 23, 2012. (p)(26) Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(27) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (p)(27) Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(28) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (p)(28) Harris Associates L.P. Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(29) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (p)(29) Thornburg Investment Management Inc Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(30) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (p)(30) Marsico Capital Management, LLC Revised Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(30) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013. (p)(31) Turner Investments, L.P. Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(32) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (p)(32) Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn LLC Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(33) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (p)(33) Fairpointe Capital LLC Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(34) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (p)(34) Phocas Financial Corporation Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(35) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. 17 (p)(35) TCW Investment Management Company Code of Ethics, to be filed by amendment. (p)(36) Amendment to the TCW Investment Management Company Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(37) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (p)(37) Allianz Global Investors Capital LLC Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(38) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (p)(38) Driehaus Capital Management LLC Revised Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(38) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013. (p)(39) OFI SteelPath, Inc. Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(39) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013. (p)(40) AlphaSimplex Group, LLC Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(41) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (p)(41) AQR Capital Management, LLC Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(42) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (p)(42) ClariVest Asset Management LLC Revised Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(42) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 207 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000118 on March 1, 2013. (p)(43) Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(44) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (p)(44) BlackRock Financial Management, LLC Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(45) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 193 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000370 on August 22, 2012. (p)(45) Harvest Global Investments Limited Code of Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to exhibit (p)(46) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 200 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-42484), filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-12-000571 on December 7, 2012. (p)(46) Stein Roe Investment Counsel, Inc. Code of Ethics, to be filed by amendment. (q) Powers of Attorney for Ms. Betty L. Krikorian and Messrs. Robert A. Nesher, Michael Lawson, William M. Doran, John K. Darr, George J. Sullivan, Jr., Charles E. Carlbom, James M. Storey, Philip T. Masterson, Mitchell A. Johnson, Bruce Speca and Joseph T. Grause, filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001135428-13-000327 on June 18, 2013. 18 ITEM 29. PERSONS CONTROLLED BY OR UNDER COMMON CONTROL WITH REGISTRANT: Not Applicable. ITEM 30. INDEMNIFICATION: Article VIII of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust filed as Exhibit (a) to the Registrant's Registration Statement is incorporated herein by reference. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "1933 Act") may be permitted to trustees, directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant by the Registrant pursuant to the Agreement and Declaration of Trust or otherwise, the Registrant is aware that in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and, therefore, is unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by trustees, directors, officers or controlling persons of the Registrant in connection with the successful defense of any act, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such trustees, directors, officers or controlling persons in connection with the shares being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issues. ITEM 31. BUSINESS AND OTHER CONNECTIONS OF INVESTMENT ADVISERS: The following lists any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature in which each investment adviser, and each director, officer or partner of that investment adviser, is or has been engaged within the last two fiscal years for his or her own account or in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner, or trustee. Unless noted below, none of the investment advisers, and/or director, officer or partner of each investment adviser, is or has been engaged within the last two fiscal years in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature for his or her own account or in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee. ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC Acadian Asset Management LLC ("Acadian") serves as the investment adviser to the Acadian Emerging Markets Portfolio and Acadian Emerging Markets Debt Fund and as an investment sub-adviser to the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund. The principal address of Acadian is 260 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. Acadian is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME OF OTHER COMPANY CONNECTION WITH OTHER COMPANY INVESTMENT ADVISER -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Laurent De Greef, Member of Acadian Asset Management Managing Director, asset Board of Managers (UK) Ltd management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John Chisholm, Executive Acadian Asset Management Vice President, CIO, Member (UK) Ltd Director, asset management of Board of Managers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Acadian Asset Management Director, asset management (UK) Ltd Churchill Franklin, Executive -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vice President, COO, Acadian Asset Management Member of Board of (Australia) Ltd Director, asset management Managers -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Acadian Cayman Limited G.P. Director, asset management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ronald Frashure, Chairman, Acadian Asset Management Director, asset management Member of Board of (Singapore) Pte Ltd Managers -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Acadian Cayman Limited G.P. Director, asset management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark Minichiello, Executive Acadian Asset Management Director, asset management Vice President, COO, (UK) Ltd Treasurer, Secretary, Member -------------------------------------------------------------------------- of Board of Managers Acadian Asset Management (Singapore) Pte Ltd Director, asset management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME OF OTHER COMPANY CONNECTION WITH OTHER COMPANY INVESTMENT ADVISER -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ross Dowd, Executive Vice Acadian Asset Management Director, asset management President, Head of Client (UK) Ltd Service, Member of Board of ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Managers Acadian Cayman Limited G.P. Director, asset management ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Acadian Asset Management Director, asset management (Singapore) Pte Ltd -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Linda Gibson, Member of Director, Executive Vice Board of Managers President and Head of Global Distribution - Old Mutual (US) Holdings Inc. (a holding company); Acadian Asset Management LLC (an investment advisor); Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, LLC (an investment advisor); The Campbell Group, Inc. (a holding company for The Campbell Group LLC) Echo Point Investment Management, LLC (an investment advisor); Old Mutual (HFL) Inc. (a holding company for Heitman Affiliated Directorships affiliated financial services firms); Investment Counselors of Maryland, LLC (an investment advisor); Old Mutual Asset Management International, Ltd. (an investment advisor); Copper Rock Capital Partners, LLC (an investment advisor); Old Mutual Investment Partners (a registered broker-dealer); Rogge Global Partners plc (an investment advisor); Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley LLC (an investment advisor) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matthew Berger, Member of Senior Vice President, Finance Board of Managers and Affiliate Management - Old Mutual (US) Holdings Inc. (a holding company); Affiliated Directorships Acadian Asset Management LLC (investment advisor) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Christopher Hadley, Member Executive Vice President, Head of Board of Managers of Human Resources - Old Mutual (US) Holdings Inc. (a Affiliated Directorships -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME OF OTHER COMPANY CONNECTION WITH OTHER COMPANY INVESTMENT ADVISER -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- holding company); Acadian Asset Management LLC (an investment advisor) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aidan Riordan, Member of Executive Vice President, Head Board of Managers of Affiliate Management - Old Mutual (US) Holdings Inc. (a holding company); Acadian Asset Management LLC Affiliated Directorships (an investment advisor); Copper Rock Capital Partners LLC (an investment advisor); Echo Point Investment Management, LLC (an investment advisor) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen Belgrad, Member of Director, Chief Financial Officer Board of Managers and Executive Vice President- Old Mutual (US) Holdings Inc. (a holding company); Acadian Asset Management LLC (an investment advisor); Old Mutual Asset Management Affiliated Directorships International, Ltd. (an investment advisor) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AIG ASSET MANAGEMENT (U.S.), LLC AIG Asset Management (U.S.), LLC ("AIG") serves as the investment adviser for the AIG Money Market Fund. The principal address of AIG is 80 Pine Street, New York, New York 10005. AIG is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. During the last two fiscal years, no director, officer or partner of AIG has engaged in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature for his or her own account or in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee. ALLIANZ GLOBAL INVESTORS U.S. LLC Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC ("Allianz Global Investors U.S.") serves as an investment sub-adviser for the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund. The principal address of Allianz Global Investors U.S. is 1633 Broadway, New York, NY 10019. Allianz Global Investors U.S. is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. During the last two fiscal years, no director, officer or partner of Allianz Global Investors U.S. has engaged in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature for his or her own account or in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee. 21 ALPHAONE INVESTMENT SERVICES, LLC AlphaOne Investment Services, LLC ("AlphaOne") serves as the investment adviser for the AlphaOne Small Cap Growth Fund, AlphaOne Micro Cap Equity Fund and AlphaOne U.S. Equity Long Short Fund. The principal address of AlphaOne is One Tower Bridge, 100 Front Street, Suite 1250, West Conshohocken, PA 19428. AlphaOne is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. During the last two fiscal years, no director, officer or partner of AlphaOne has engaged in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature for his or her own account or in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee. ALPHASIMPLEX GROUP, LLC AlphaSimplex Group, LLC ("AlphaSimplex") serves as an investment sub-adviser for the Cornerstone Advisors Public Alternatives Fund. The principal address of AlphaSimplex is One Cambridge Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142. AlphaSimplex is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER ADDRESS OF OTHER COMPANY COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew W. Lo Massachusetts Institute of Chief Investment Technology (MIT) -- Sloan School Charles E. and Susan T. Harris Strategist, Chairman of the of Management Professor Board 100 Main Street E62-618 Cambridge, MA 02142 Director of the Laboratory for United States Financial Engineering -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC AQR Capital Management, LLC ("AQR") serves as an investment sub-adviser for the Cornerstone Advisors Public Alternatives Fund. The principal address of AQR is Two Greenwich Plaza, 3rd Floor, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830. AQR is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER ADDRESS OF OTHER COMPANY COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lasse Pedersen, NYU Stern School of Business John A. Paulson Professor of Principal Henry Kaufman Management Center Finance and Alternative 44 West Fourth Street Investments, 2009 -- present (on New York, NY 10012 leave) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copenhagen Business School Professor (2011-present) Howitzvej 60, 2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark 3815 3815 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Financial Times Stock Exchange Advisory Board Member (2009- (FTSE) present) 1270 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NASDAQ OMX Economic Advisory Board One Liberty Plaza Member (2008-2011) New York, NY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER ADDRESS OF OTHER COMPANY COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- American Finance Association Director (2011-present) Haas School of Business University of California Berkeley, CA 94729-1900 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal Reserve Bank of New York Member of Monetary Policy 33 Liberty Street Panel (2010-2011) New York, NY 10045 Member of Liquidity Working Group (2009-2011) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John Howard, AllianceBernstein Chief Financial Officer, March Principal and Chief 1345 Avenue of the Americas 2010 through February 2011 Operating Officer New York, New York 10105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BLACKROCK FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, LLC BlackRock Financial Management, LLC ("BlackRock") serves as an investment sub-adviser for the Cornerstone Advisors Real Assets Fund. The principal address of BlackRock is 55 East 52(nd) Street New York, New York 10055. BlackRock is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The information required by this Item 31 with respect to each director, officer or partner of BlackRock for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2011 and 2012 is incorporated herein by reference to Form ADV filed by BlackRock with the SEC. CAMBIAR INVESTORS LLC Cambiar Investors LLC ("Cambiar") serves as the investment adviser to the Cambiar Opportunity Fund, the Cambiar International Equity Fund, the Cambiar Small Cap Fund, the Cambiar Aggressive Value Fund, the Cambiar SMID Fund (formerly, the Cambiar Smid 30 Fund) and the Cambiar Global Select Fund. The principal address of Cambiar is 2401 East Second Street, Suite 400, Denver, Colorado 80206. Cambiar is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. For the fiscal years ended April 30, 2011 and 2012, none of the directors, officers or partners of Cambiar is or has been engaged in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature for his or her own account or in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee. CBRE CLARION SECURITIES LLC CBRE Clarion Securities LLC ("CBRE Clarion") serves as the investment adviser for the CBRE Clarion Long/Short Fund. The principal address of CBRE Clarion is 201 King of Prussia Road, Suite 600, Radnor, PA 19087. CBRE Clarion is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER ADDRESS OF OTHER COMPANY COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T. Ritson Ferguson CBRE Clarion Global Real Estate Interested Trustee Income Fund (IGR) Chief Executive Officer and Co-Chief Investment c/o 201 King of Prussia Road, Suite Officer 600, Radnor, PA 19087 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER ADDRESS OF OTHER COMPANY COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CBRE Clarion Global, Ltd. Director c/o 201 King of Prussia Road, Suite 600, Radnor, PA 19087 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph P. Smith CBRE Clarion Global, Ltd. Director Managing Director and c/o 201 King of Prussia Road, Suite Co-Chief Investment 600, Radnor, PA 19087 Officer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jarrett B. Kling Hirtle Callaghan Trust Trustee Managing Director -- Sales 300 Barr Harbor Dr, Suite 500 and Marketing West Conshohocken, PA 19428 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Old Mutual Funds I Trustee (resigned 2012) 4643 South Ulster Street Suite 600 Denver, CO 80237-2853 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Old Mutual Funds II Trustee (resigned 2012) 4643 South Ulster Street Suite 600 Denver, CO 80237-2853 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Boys and Girls Clubs of America National Trustee 1275 Peachtree Street NE Atlanta, GA 30309-3506 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- William Zitelli CBRE Clarion Global Real Estate Chief Compliance Officer Income Fund (IGR) General Counsel c/o 201 King of Prussia Road, Suite 600, Radnor, PA 19087 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jonathan Blome CBRE Clarion Global Real Estate Chief Financial Officer Income Fund (IGR) Chief Financial Officer c/o 201 King of Prussia Road, Suite 600, Radnor, PA 19087 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24 CITIGROUP FIRST INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC Citigroup First Investment Management Americas LLC ("Citi") serves as the investment adviser for the Citi Market Pilot 2020 Fund, Citi Market Pilot 2030 Fund and Citi Market Pilot 2040 Fund. The principal address of Citi is 388 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10013. Citi is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. [To be completed by amendment.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER ADDRESS OF OTHER COMPANY COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CLARIVEST ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC ClariVest Asset Management LLC ("ClariVest") serves as an investment sub-adviser for the Cornerstone Advisors Public Alternatives Fund. The principal address of ClariVest is 11452 El Camino Real, Suite 250, San Diego, California 92130. ClariVest is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER ADDRESS OF OTHER COMPANY COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Rossi Eagle Asset Management Inc. Director, President, Co-Chief Manager 880 Carillon Parkway Operating Officer St Petersburg, FL 33716 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ClariVest Asset Management LLC Manager 11452 El Camino Real Suite 250 San Diego, CA 92130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J. Cooper Abbott Eagle Asset Management Inc. Director, Executive Vice Manager 880 Carillon Parkway President - Investments, Co-Chief St Petersburg, FL 33716 Operating Officer --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ClariVest Asset Management LLC Manager 11452 El Camino Real Suite 250 San Diego, CA 92130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Courtland James Eagle Asset Management Inc. Vice President, Business Manager 880 Carillon Parkway Development St Petersburg, FL 33716 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ClariVest Asset Management LLC Manager 11452 El Camino Real Suite 250 San Diego, CA 92130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 25 CORNERSTONE ADVISORS, INC. Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. ("Cornerstone") serves as the investment adviser for the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity, Cornerstone Advisors Income Opportunities, Cornerstone Advisors Public Alternatives and Cornerstone Advisors Real Assets Funds. The principal address of Cornerstone is 225 108th Avenue NE, Suite 400, Bellevue, Washington 98004-5782. Cornerstone is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER ADDRESS OF OTHER COMPANY COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- William Savoy BSquare Director Director / Shareholder 110 -- 110(th) Avenue NE, Suite 200 Bellevue, WA 98004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- William Cornelius Tum-a-Lum Lumber Interim CEO Director 432 SE Dorion Pendleton, OR 97801 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anne Farrell Seattle Foundation President Emeritus Director 1200 -- 5(th) Avenue, Suite 1300 Seattle, WA 98101 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REI Director 6750 S 228(th) Kent, WA 98032 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CRAMER ROSENTHAL MCGLYNN LLC Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn LLC ("CRM") serves as an investment sub-adviser for the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund. The principal address of CRM is 520 Madison Avenue, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10022. CRM is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. During the last two fiscal years, no director, officer or partner of CRM has engaged in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee. C. S. MCKEE, L.P. C. S. McKee, L.P. ("C.S. McKee") serves as the investment adviser to the McKee International Equity Portfolio. The principal address of C.S. McKee is One Gateway Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222. C.S. McKee is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The information listed below is for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2011 and 2012. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER ADDRESS OF OTHER COMPANY COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gregory M. Melvin Dartmouth Capital, Inc. President Chief Investment Officer 750 Stonegate Drive Wexford, PA 15090 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 26 DRIEHAUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Driehaus Capital Management LLC ("Driehaus") serves as an investment sub-adviser for the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund. The principal address of Driehaus is 25 East Erie Street, Chicago, IL 60611. Driehaus is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The information listed below is as of December 31, 2012 and is true for fiscal years 2011 and 2012 unless otherwise noted. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME OF OTHER COMPANY CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard H. Driehaus Driehaus Capital Holdings LLC* Chairman Chairman and Chief --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Investment Officer Driehaus Mutual Funds** Trustee --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Driehaus Securities LLC*** Chairman -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert H. Gordon Driehaus Capital Holdings LLC* President and Chief Executive President and Chief Officer Executive Officer --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Driehaus Mutual Funds** President since 2011; Senior Vice President from 2006 to 2011. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Driehaus Securities LLC*** President and Chief Executive Officer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Janet L. McWilliams Driehaus Capital Holdings LLC* Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Secretary since 2012. Secretary and General --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Counsel since 2012; Driehaus Mutual Funds** Assistant Vice President since Assistant Vice President and 2006; Chief Compliance Officer Chief Compliance Officer from 2006 to 2012. from 2006 to 2012. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Driehaus Securities LLC*** Managing Director, Secretary and General Counsel since 2012; Assistant Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer from 2006 to 2012. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michelle L. Cahoon Driehaus Capital Holdings LLC* Vice President, Treasurer and Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer Treasurer and Chief --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Financial Officer Driehaus Mutual Funds** Vice President and Treasurer --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Driehaus Securities LLC*** Managing Director, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen T. Weber Driehaus Securities LLC*** Managing Director, Sales and Managing Director, Sales Relationship Management and Relationship Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kaaren Sagastume Driehaus Securities LLC*** Managing Director, IT, Managing Director, IT, Operations and Trading Operations and Trading -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas M. Seftenberg Driehaus Securities LLC*** Managing Director, Relationship Managing Director, Management and Marketing Relationship Management and Marketing -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael R. Shoemaker Driehaus Mutual Funds** Assistant Vice President and Assistant Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer Chief Compliance Officer --------------------------------------------------------------------------- since 2012; Associate Chief Driehaus Securities LLC*** Assistant Vice President and Compliance Officer from Chief Compliance Officer 2011 to 2012; Senior --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Compliance Analyst from Pacific Investment Management Compliance Officer from 2010 Company LLC to 2011. 860 Newport Center Drive -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 to 2010. Newport Beach, CA 92660 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael P. Kailus Driehaus Mutual Funds** Assistant Secretary and Anti- Assistant Secretary since Money Laundering Compliance 2010. Officer since 2010. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Driehaus Securities LLC*** Assistant Secretary since 2010. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Superfund USA, LLC Associate General Counsel from 850 W Jackson Blvd, Ste. 600 2005 to 2010. Chicago, IL 60607 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Driehaus Capital Holdings LLC, located at 25 East Erie Street, Chicago, IL 60611, is a holding company and is the majority owner of Driehaus Capital Management LLC and Driehaus Securities LLC. ** Driehaus Mutual Funds, located at 25 East Erie Street, Chicago, IL 60611, is an open-end management investment company registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940. *** Driehaus Securities LLC, located at 25 East Erie Street, Chicago, IL 60611, is a limited-purpose broker-dealer registered with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA") and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. EDGEWOOD MANAGEMENT LLC Edgewood Management LLC ("Edgewood") serves as the investment adviser to the Edgewood Growth Fund. The principal address of Edgewood is 350 Park Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, New York 10022-6057. Edgewood is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. During the last two fiscal years, no director, officer or partner of Edgewood has engaged in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee. FAIRPOINTE CAPITAL LLC Fairpointe Capital LLC ("Fairpointe") serves as an investment sub-adviser for the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund. The principal address of Fairpointe is One N. Franklin Street, Suite 3300, Chicago, IL 60606. Fairpointe is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. During the last two fiscal years, no director, officer or partner of Fairpointe has engaged in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee. FIRST MANHATTAN CO. First Manhattan Co. ("FMC") serves as the investment adviser for the FMC Select Fund and FMC Strategic Value Fund. The principal address of FMC is 437 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10022. Effective March 25, 2013, the principal place of business will be 399 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022-7001. FMC is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The information listed below is for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2010 and 2011. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME OF OTHER COMPANY CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- David Sanford Gottesman, Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Member, Board of Directors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME OF OTHER COMPANY CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Senior Managing Director American Museum of Natural Trustee History --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mount Sinai Center Trustee --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yeshiva University Trustee -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel Rosenbloom, Senior NYU Medical Center Associate Trustee Managing Director --------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Foundation for Facial Trustee Reconstruction -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles M. Rosenthal, Senior Carnegie Hall Trustee Managing Director --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marine Biological Laboratory Trustee -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur Joel Stainman, Senior Ark Restaurants Corp. Member, Board of Directors Managing Director --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rider University Trustee -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert W. Gottesman, Chief Gruss Foundation Trustee Executive Officer and Senior Managing Director -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- William F. Guardenier, John Hart Hunter Foundation Trustee Senior Managing Director --------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Hampton School Trustee -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HAMLIN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC Hamlin Capital Management, LLC ("Hamlin") serves as the investment adviser for the Hamlin High Dividend Equity Fund. The principal address of Hamlin is 640 Fifth Avenue, 6th floor, New York, NY 10019. Hamlin is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER ADDRESS OF OTHER COMPANY COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark Stitzer -- Managing Hamlin Capital Advisors, LLC Owner Partner 5550 West Executive Drive, Suite 540 Tampa, FL 33609 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Bridy -- Partner & Hamlin Capital Advisors, LLC Owner Fixed Income Portfolio 5550 West Executive Drive, Suite Manager 540 Tampa, FL 33609 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chris D'Agnes -- Partner Hamlin Capital Advisors, LLC Owner & Equity Portfolio 5550 West Executive Drive, Suite Manager 540 Tampa, FL 33609 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Charlie Garland -- Partner Hamlin Capital Advisors, LLC Owner and Equity Portfolio 5550 West Executive Drive, Suite Manager 540 Tampa, FL 33609 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deborah Finegan -- Partner Hamlin Capital Advisors, LLC Owner & Chief Operating Officer 5550 West Executive Drive, Suite 540 Tampa, FL 33609 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 29 HARRIS ASSOCIATES L.P. Harris Associates L.P. ("Harris") is a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Harris serves as an investment sub-adviser for the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund. The directors and executive officers of Harris, or Harris Associates, Inc. ("HAI"), its general partner, have had as their sole business, profession, vocation or employment during the past two years only their duties as executive officers/employees of Harris; Harris' ultimate parent company, Natixis Global Asset Management ("NGAM"); HAI; Harris Associates Investment Trust ("HAIT"), a U.S. registered investment company consisting of the seven Oakmark Funds for which Harris serves as the advisor and sponsor; and/or Harris Associates Securities L.P. ("HASLP"), an affiliated limited-purpose broker-dealer of which Harris is a limited partner. The business address of Harris, HAI, HAIT and HASLP is Two North LaSalle Street, Suite 500, Chicago, Illinois 60602. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME OF OTHER COMPANY CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert M. Levy HAI Director, Chairman and Chief Chairman, Chief Investment Investment Officer, Domestic Officer, Domestic Equity and Equity Portfolio Manager ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HAIT Executive Vice President ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HASLP Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, Domestic Equity -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kristi L. Rowsell HAI Director and President President ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HAIT Trustee and President ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HASLP President -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony P. Coniaris HAIT Portfolio Manager (Oakmark Portfolio Manager and Analyst Select Fund), since 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John N. Desmond HAI Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HAIT Vice President ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HASLP Chief Operating Officer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas E. Herman HAI Chief Financial Officer and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Treasurer ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HAIT Principal Financial Officer, since 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HASLP Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- David G. Herro HAI Director, Vice President and Vice President, Chief Chief Investment Officer, Investment Officer, International Equity International Equity, Portfolio ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Manager and Analyst HAIT Vice President and Portfolio Manager (Oakmark Global Select Fund, Oakmark International Fund and Oakmark International Small Cap Fund) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward S. Loeb HAI Vice President, since 2012 Vice President and Portfolio Manager -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Colin P. McFarland HAI Chief Compliance Officer Chief Compliance Officer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clyde S. McGregor HAI Vice President Vice President and Portfolio ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Manager HAIT Vice President and Portfolio Manager (Oakmark Equity and Income Fund and Oakmark Global Fund) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas W. Murray HAI Vice President and Director of Vice President, Director of Domestic Research, since 2012 Domestic Research, Portfolio ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Manager and Analyst HAIT Vice President and Portfolio Manager (Oakmark Select Fund), since 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael J. Neary HAI Managing Director, Marketing and Client Relations -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vice President and Managing Director, Marketing and Client HAIT Vice President Relations -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- William C. Nygren HAI Vice President Vice President, Portfolio ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manager and Analyst HAIT Vice President and Portfolio Manager (Oakmark Fund, Oakmark Select Fund and Oakmark Global Select Fund) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Janet L. Reali HAI Director, Vice President, General Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Counsel and Secretary ------------------------------------------------------------------------- HAIT Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer ------------------------------------------------------------------------- HASLP General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert A. Taylor HAI Vice President and Director of Vice President, Director of International Research International Research, ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Portfolio Manager and Analyst HAIT Vice President and Portfolio Manager (Oakmark Global Fund and Oakmark International Fund) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pierre Servant HAI Director ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Natixis Global Asset Chief Executive Officer and Management Member of Executive Committee 21 quai d'Austerlitz 75013 Paris, France -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John Hailer HAI Director ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Natixis Global Asset President and Chief Executive Management LLC Officer 399 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HARVEST GLOBAL INVESTMENTS LIMITED Harvest Global Investments Limited ("Harvest") serves as the investment adviser for the Harvest China All Assets Fund and the Harvest Intermediate Bond Fund. The principal address of Harvest is 31/F One Exchange Square, 8 Connaught Place, Central Hong Kong. Harvest is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. [To be completed by amendment.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER ADDRESS OF OTHER COMPANY COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HAVERFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. Haverford Financial Services, Inc. ("Haverford") serves as the investment adviser for the Haverford Quality Growth Stock Fund. The principal address of Haverford is Three Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450, Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-4546. Haverford is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The information listed below is for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2011 and 2012. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER ADDRESS OF OTHER COMPANY COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- George W. Connell The Haverford Trust Company Vice Chairman & Indirect Owner -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER ADDRESS OF OTHER COMPANY COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vice Chairman & Owner 3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450 Radnor, PA 19087 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Haverford Trust Securities, Inc. Vice Chairman & Indirect Owner 3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450 Radnor, PA 19087 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Drexel Morgan & Co. CEO,President & Owner 3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450 Radnor, PA 19087 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Drexel Morgan Capital Advisers, Director, Indirect Owner Inc. 3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 305 Radnor, PA 19087 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph J. McLaughlin The Haverford Trust Company Chairman & CEO Chairman, CEO & President 3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450 Radnor, PA 19087 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Haverford Trust Securities, Inc. Registered Representative 3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450 Radnor, PA 19087 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Binney H. C. Wietlisbach The Haverford Trust Company President Executive Vice President 3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450 Radnor, PA 19087 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Haverford Trust Securities, Inc. CEO & President 3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450 Radnor, PA 19087 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry B. Smith The Haverford Trust Company Vice President & CIO Vice President and CIO 3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450 Radnor, PA 19087 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Haverford Trust Securities, Inc. Registered Representative 3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450 Radnor, PA 19087 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER ADDRESS OF OTHER COMPANY COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- David Brune The Haverford Trust Company Vice President Vice President 3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450 Radnor, PA 19087 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Haverford Trust Securities, Inc. Registered Representative 3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450 Radnor, PA 19087 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John H. Donaldson The Haverford Trust Company Vice President Vice President 3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450 Radnor, PA 19087 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Timothy A. Hoyle The Haverford Trust Company Vice President Vice President 3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450 Radnor, PA 19087 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Haverford Trust Securities, Inc. Registered Representative 3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450 Radnor, PA 19087 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeffrey M. Bagley The Haverford Trust Company Vice President Vice President 3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450 Radnor, PA 19087 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MarieElena V. Ness The Haverford Trust Company VP & Chief Compliance Officer Chief Compliance Officer 3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450 Radnor, PA 19087 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Haverford Trust Securities, Inc. VP & Chief Compliance Officer 3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450 Radnor, PA 19087 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Drexel Morgan & Co. VP & Chief Compliance Officer 3 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450 Radnor, PA 19087 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulatory Compliance Assistance, Sole Member LLC -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 33 INVESTMENT COUNSELORS OF MARYLAND, LLC Investment Counselors of Maryland, LLC ("ICM") serves as the investment adviser to the ICM Small Company Portfolio. The principal address of ICM is 803 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201. ICM is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The information listed below is for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2011 and 2012. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER ADDRESS OF OTHER COMPANY COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- William V. Heaphy, CFA Cognapse, Inc. Director CIO, Portfolio Manager 458 Main Street Reisterstown, MD 21136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KAYNE ANDERSON CAPITAL ADVISORS, L.P. Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. ("KACALP") serves as an investment sub-adviser for the Cornerstone Advisors Real Assets Fund. The principal address of KACALP is 1800 Avenue of the Stars, Third Floor, Los Angeles, California 90067. KACALP is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. During the last two fiscal years, the KACALP portfolio manager responsible for the management of the Cornerstone Advisors Real Assets Fund has not engaged in any other business profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee. LOOMIS, SAYLES & COMPANY, L.P. Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. ("Loomis Sayles") serves as the investment adviser to the Loomis Sayles Full Discretion Institutional Securitized Fund. The address of Loomis Sayles is One Financial Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02111. Loomis Sayles is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The information listed below is for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2011 and 2012. Unless otherwise noted, the principal address of each business listed below is One Financial Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02111. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER ADDRESS OF OTHER COMPANY COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert J. Blanding Loomis Sayles Funds I President, CEO and Trustee Chairman, President and ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Chief Executive Officer Loomis Sayles Funds II CEO and Trustee ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Natixis Funds Trust I Trustee ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Natixis Funds Trust II Trustee ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Natixis Funds Trust III Trustee ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Natixis Funds Trust IV Trustee ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gateway Trust Trustee ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hansberger International Series Trustee ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Loomis Sayles Distributors, Inc. Director ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Loomis Sayles Investments Asia Director Pte. Ltd. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Loomis Sayles Investments Alternate Director Limited -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel J. Fuss Loomis Sayles Funds I Executive Vice President Vice Chairman and ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Executive Vice Loomis Sayles Funds II Executive Vice President President -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pierre P. Servant Natixis Global Asset Management President and CEO Director 300 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02116 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Natixis Member of the Executive Committee -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John T. Hailer NGAM Advisors, L.P. President and CEO Director ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Natixis Global Asset Management, President and CEO L.P. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Natixis Funds Trust I Trustee ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Natixis Funds Trust II Trustee ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Natixis Funds Trust III Trustee ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Natixis Funds Trust IV Trustee ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Natixis Cash Management Trust Trustee ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gateway Trust Trustee ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hansberger International Series Trustee ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Loomis Sayles Funds I Trustee ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Loomis Sayles Funds II Trustee -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin P. Charleston Loomis Sayles Trust Co., LLC Manager and President Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John F. Gallagher III Loomis Sayles Distributors, Inc. President Executive Vice President and Director of Institutional Services -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER ADDRESS OF OTHER COMPANY COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lauriann Kloppenburg Loomis Sayles Trust Co., LLC Manager Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jean S. Loewenberg Loomis Sayles Distributors, Inc. Director Executive Vice ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ President, General Loomis Sayles Trust Co., LLC Manager and Secretary Counsel and Secretary -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT LSV Asset Management ("LSV") serves as the investment adviser to the LSV Value Equity Fund, the LSV Conservative Core Equity Fund and the LSV Conservative Value Equity Fund. LSV serves as the investment sub-adviser to the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund. The address of LSV is 155 North Wacker Drive, Suite 4600, Chicago, Illinois 60606. LSV is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. During the last two fiscal years, no director, officer or partner of LSV has engaged in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee. MARSICO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC Marsico Capital Management, LLC ("Marsico") serves as an investment sub-adviser for the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund. The principal address of Marsico is 1200 17th Street, Suite 1600, 35 Denver, CO 80202. Marsico is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. During the last two fiscal years, no director, officer or partner of Marsico has engaged in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee. OFI STEELPATH, INC. OFI SteelPath, Inc. ("OFI SteelPath") serves as an investment sub-adviser for the Cornerstone Advisors Income Opportunities Fund. The principal address of OFI SteelPath is 2100 McKinney Ave., Suite 1401, Dallas, Texas 75201. OFI SteelPath is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER ADDRESS OF OTHER COMPANY COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gabriel Hammond GKD Index Partners, LLC Majority Partner CEO, Portfolio Manager 1717 McKinney Avenue Suite 1450 Dallas, TX 75202 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PostRock Energy Corp. Past Board Member (2011) 210 Park Ave. Suite 2750 Oklahoma City, OK 73102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- James McCain Ranger Funds Investment Trust Independent Trustee CCO 300 Crescent Court, Ste. 1100 Dallas, TX 75201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC ("Parametric") serves as an investment sub-adviser for the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund. The principal address of Parametric is 1918 Eighth Avenue, Suite 3100, Seattle, Washington 98101. Parametric is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. During the last two fiscal years, no director, officer or partner of Parametric has engaged in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee. PENNANT MANAGEMENT, INC. Pennant Management, Inc. ("Pennant") serves as the investment adviser to the USFS Funds Limited Duration Government Fund and USFS Funds Tactical Asset Allocation Fund. The address of Pennant is 11270 West Park Place, Suite 1025, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53224. Pennant is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The information listed below is for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2010 and 2011. 36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME OF OTHER COMPANY CONNECTION WITH OTHER COMPANY INVESTMENT ADVISER -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark A. Elste U.S. Fiduciary Services Senior Executive Vice President, COO CIO ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- GreatBanc Trust Company Director ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Salem Trust Company Director ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- USF Affiliate Services, Inc. Director ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Waretech, Inc. Director ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CIB Marine Bancshares, Inc. Director (CIBM) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scott M. Conger, Chief Stone Pillar Advisors, Ltd Director, Treasury Analysis Compliance Officer, Senior ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vice President AMCORE Bank, N.A. Vice President & Assistant Treasurer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Welgat U.S. Fiduciary Services CEO, President, Director Director GreatBanc Trust Company Director Salem Trust Company Director USF Affiliate Services, Inc. Director Waretech, Inc. Director -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Todd C. Johnson U.S. Fiduciary Services Director Director Todd C. Johnson CPA Affinity, Inc. Director DigiTenna, Inc. Director Jaws, Inc. Director & Officer PB Properties, LLC Managing Partner ALJ Family Partnership General Partner Carl & Irma Swenson Director & Officer Foundation Director & Officer RAJ Ministries Director / Officer New Beginnings Are Possible -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PHOCAS FINANCIAL CORPORATION Phocas Financial Corporation ("Phocas") serves as an investment sub-adviser for the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund. The principal address of Phocas is 980 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 106, Alameda, CA 94501. Phocas is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. During the last two fiscal years, no director, officer or partner of Phocas has engaged in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee. PNC CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC PNC Capital Advisors, LLC ("PNC Capital") serves as investment adviser to the United Association S&P 500 Index Fund. PNC Capital was formed as a result of the merger of Allegiant Asset Management Company, the former investment adviser to the United Association S&P 500 Index Fund, with its affiliate, PNC Capital Advisors, Inc. PNC Capital is a Delaware limited liability company and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. ("PNC"), a publicly held bank holding company, and is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. 37 Effective January 1, 2009, Allegiant Asset Management Company became an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of PNC. Prior to such date, Allegiant Asset Management Company was an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of National City Corporation. PNC Capital also provides investment advisory to other institutions and individuals and provides investment advisory and administrative services to other investment companies. The information listed below is for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2011 and 2012. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER ADDRESS OF OTHER COMPANY COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin A. McCreadie PNC Bank Executive Vice President Director, President and Chief 22 Delaware Avenue Executive Officer Wilmington DE 19801 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- PNC Funds, PNC Advantage Funds President and PNC IG Fund GP, LLC One East Pratt Street -- 5th Floor Baltimore, MD 21202 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Q. Reilly PNC Bank Executive Vice President Director 22 Delaware Avenue Wilmington DE 19801 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bryan K. Garlock PNC Bank Executive Vice President & Director 22 Delaware Avenue Chief Operating Officer Wilmington DE 19801 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jennifer A. Laclair PNC Bank Chief Financial Officer, Asset Director 22 Delaware Avenue Management Group division Wilmington DE 19801 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RICE HALL JAMES & ASSOCIATES, LLC Rice Hall James & Associates, LLC ("Rice Hall James") serves as the investment adviser to the Rice Hall James Micro Cap Portfolio, Rice Hall James Mid Cap Portfolio and Rice Hall James Small Cap Portfolio. The principal address of Rice Hall James is 600 West Broadway, Suite 1000, San Diego, California 92101-3383. Rice Hall James is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. For the fiscal years ended October 31, 2011 and 2012, none of the directors, officers or partners of Rice Hall James is or has been engaged in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature for his or her own account or in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee. SANDS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC Sands Capital Management, LLC ("Sands Capital") serves as the investment adviser to the Sands Capital Global Growth Fund. The principal address of Sands Capital is 1101 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 2300, Arlington, VA 22209. Sands Capital is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. For the fiscal years ended October 31, 2011 and 2012, none of the directors, officers or partners of Sands Capital is or has been engaged in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature for his or her own account or in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee. SKY HARBOR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC SKY Harbor Capital Management LLC ("SKY Harbor") serves as investment sub-adviser for the Registrant's Westwood Short Duration High Yield Fund. The principal address of SKY Harbor is 20 38 Horseneck Lane, Greenwich, CT 06830. SKY Harbor is an investment adviser registered with the SEC under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. SKY Harbor's Board consists of three management directors who are the co-founders of the firm and three outside directors. For the fiscal years ended October 31, 2011 and 2012, none of the management directors, officers or employees of SKY Harbor is or has been engaged in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature for his or her own account or in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee. The outside directors of SKY Harbor are engaged in other activities as set forth in the chart below. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER ADDRESS OF OTHER COMPANY COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Meryl D. Hartzband Stone Point Capital, LLC Chief Investment Officer Director 20 Horseneck Lane Greenwich, CT 06830 USA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- David J. Wermuth Stone Point Capital, LLC Senior Principal and General Director 20 Horseneck Lane Counsel Greenwich, CT 06830 USA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fayez S. Muhtadie Stone Point Capital, LLC Principal Director 20 Horseneck Lane Greenwich, CT 06830 USA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STEIN ROE INVESTMENT COUNSEL, INC. Stein Roe Investment Counsel, Inc. ("Stein Roe") serves as investment sub-adviser for the Registrant's AT Disciplined Equity Fund. The principal address of Stein Roe is One South Wacker Drive, Suite 3500, Chicago, Illinois 60606. Stein Roe is an investment adviser registered with the SEC under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The information listed below is provided as of [date]. [To be updated by amendment]. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER ADDRESS OF OTHER COMPANY COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THOMSON HORSTMANN & BRYANT, INC. Thomson Horstmann & Bryant, Inc. ("THB") serves as the investment adviser for the Thomson Horstmann & Bryant MicroCap Fund. The principal address of THB is 501 Merritt 7, Norwalk, CT 06851. THB is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. During the last two fiscal years, no director, officer or partner of Thomson Horstmann & Bryant, Inc. has engaged in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee. TCW INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY TCW Investment Management Company ("TIMCO") serves as an investment sub-adviser for the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund. The principal address of TIMCO is 865 South Figueroa Street, Suite 1800, Los Angeles, CA 90017. TIMCO is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. During the last two fiscal years, no director, officer or partner of TIMCO has engaged in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee. THOMPSON, SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley LLC ("TS&W") serves as the investment adviser to the TS&W Equity Portfolio and the TS&W Fixed Income Portfolio. The principal address of TS&W is 6806 Paragon Place, Suite 300, P.O. Box 6883, Richmond, Virginia 23230. TS&W is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. 39 During the last two fiscal years, no director, officer or partner of TS&W has engaged in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee. THORNBURG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC Thornburg Investment Management Inc ("Thornburg") serves as an investment sub-adviser to the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity Fund. The principal address of Thornburg is 2300 North Ridgetop Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 87506. Thornburg is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER ADDRESS OF OTHER COMPANY COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Garrett Thornburg, Thornburg Securities Corporation, Chairman Chairman 2300 North Ridgetop Road, Santa Fe NM 87506 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thornburg Investment Trust, 2300 Chairman North Ridgetop Road, Santa Fe NM 87506 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WEL, Inc., 2300 North Ridgetop Chairman, controlling interest Road, Santa Fe NM 87506 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chamisa Energy, 2300 North Wel, Inc. is the managing Ridgetop Road, Santa Fe NM 87506 member and has a controlling interest -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TURNER INVESTMENTS, L.P. Turner Investments, L.P. ("Turner") serves as an investment sub-adviser for the Cornerstone Advisors Global Public Equity and Cornerstone Advisors Public Alternatives Funds. The principal address of Turner is 1205 Westlakes Drive, Suite 100, Berwyn, Pennsylvania 19312-2414. Turner is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER ADDRESS OF OTHER COMPANY COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas R. Trala Turner Funds President and Trustee Chief Operating and Financial P.O. Box 219805 Officer, Executive Managing Kansas City, MO 64121-9805 Director -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Turner International Ltd. Trustee 12 Plumtree Court London, EC4A 4HT -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Turner Investment Partners Chief Executive Officer and (Australia) Pty. Ltd. Chief Financial Officer c/o Compliance & Risk Services Pty. Ltd. Level 9, 63 Exhibition Street Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Australia -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas R. Trala Widener School of Business Advisory Board Chief Operating and Financial Administration Officer, Executive Managing 1 University Place Director Chester, PA 19013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark D. Turner Turner International Ltd. Trustee President, Senior 12 Plumtree Court Portfolio Manager London, EC4A 4HT ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Haverford School Trustee 450 Lancaster Avenue, Haverford, PA 19041 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CityTeam International (Chester) Board of Director 11 West 7(th) Street, Chester, PA 19013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Philadelphia Ronald Board of Director McDonald House 3925 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-3110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert E. Turner Bradley University Board of Directors Chairman, Chief Investment 1501 W. Bradley Ave Officer Peoria, IL 61625 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Delaware Valley Friends School Board Member 19 E. Central Avenue, Paoli, PA 19301 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ University of Notre Dame School Advisory Council of Architecture 110 Bond Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Drexel University President's Leadership Council 3141 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Christopher K. McHugh Philadelphia University Trustee Vice Chairman, Senior Portfolio 4201 Henry Avenue, Manager Philadelphia, PA 19144-5497 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WESTWOOD MANAGEMENT CORP. Westwood Management Corp. ("Westwood") serves as the investment adviser for the Westwood Income Opportunity Fund, Westwood SMidCap Fund, Westwood SMidCap Plus Fund, Westwood LargeCap Value Fund, Westwood SmallCap Value Fund, Westwood Dividend Growth Fund, Westwood Short Duration High Yield Fund, Westwood Global Equity Fund, Westwood Global Dividend Fund, Westwood Emerging Markets Fund and Westwood Emerging Markets Plus Fund. The principal address of Westwood is 200 Crescent Court, Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas 75201. Westwood is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The information listed below is for the fiscal year ended 2012. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER ADDRESS OF OTHER COMPANY COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brian Casey Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.* President and Chief Executive President and Chief (NYSE: WHG) Officer and Director Executive Officer and 200 Crescent Court, Suite 1200 Director Dallas, TX 75201 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Westwood Trust** President and Director 200 Crescent Court, Suite 1200 Dallas, TX 75201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER ADDRESS OF OTHER COMPANY COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Westwood International Advisors Inc. (a) Chief Executive Officer 161 Bay Street, Suite 3950 Toronto, Ontario M5J 2S1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark R. Freeman, CFA Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.* Chief Investment Officer Executive Vice President (NYSE: WHG) and Chief Investment 200 Crescent Court, Suite 1200 Officer Dallas, TX 75201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark Wallace Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.* Chief Financial Officer Chief Financial Officer (NYSE: WHG) 200 Crescent Court, Suite 1200 Dallas, TX 75201 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Westwood Advisors, LLC*** Chief Financial Officer One Pacific Place 1125 South 103(rd) Street, Ste. 580 Omaha, NE 68124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sylvia L. Fry Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.* Chief Compliance Officer Chief Compliance Officer (NYSE: WHG) 200 Crescent Court, Suite 1200 Dallas, TX 75201 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Westwood Trust** Chief Compliance Officer 200 Crescent Court, Suite 1200 Dallas, TX 75201 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Westwood Advisors, LLC*** Chief Compliance Officer One Pacific Place 1125 South 103(rd) Street, Ste. 580 Omaha, NE 68124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Westwood Management Corp., Westwood Trust, Westwood Advisors, LLC, and Westwood International Advisors Inc. are wholly owned subsidiaries of Westwood Holdings Group, Inc., a publicly traded company on the NYSE (NYSE: WHG). ** Westwood Trust provides trust and custodial services and participation in common trust funds that it sponsors to institutions and high net worth individuals. *** Westwood Advisors, LLC (formerly McCarthy Group Advisors, LLC) is an SEC registered investment adviser located in Omaha, NE that manages investment Limited Liability Companies and an investment Limited Partnership. (a) Westwood International Advisors Inc. is a Canadian Corporation located in Toronto, Ontario that is registered with the Ontario Securities Commission as a Portfolio Manager and Exempt Market Dealer. The information listed below is for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2011. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER ADDRESS OF OTHER COMPANY COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Susan Byrne Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.* Co-Chief Investment Officer Chief Investment Officer and (NYSE: WHG) and Chairman of the Board Chairman of the Board 200 Crescent Court, Suite 1200 Dallas, TX 75201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AND POSITION WITH NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CONNECTION WITH OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISER ADDRESS OF OTHER COMPANY COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brian Casey Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.* President and Chief Executive President and Chief Executive (NYSE: WHG) Officer and Director Officer and Director 200 Crescent Court, Suite 1200 Dallas, TX 75201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Westwood Trust** President and Director 200 Crescent Court, Suite 1200 Dallas, TX 75201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Westwood International Advisors Inc. (a) Chief Executive Officer 161 Bay Street, Suite 3950 Toronto, Ontario M5J 2S1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark R. Freeman, CFA Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.* Co-Chief Investment Officer Co-Chief Investment Officer (NYSE: WHG) 200 Crescent Court, Suite 1200 Dallas, TX 75201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- William R. Hardcastle Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.* Chief Financial Officer Chief Financial Officer (NYSE: WHG) 200 Crescent Court, Suite 1200 Dallas, TX 75201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Westwood Advisors, LLC*** Chief Financial Officer One Pacific Place 1125 South 103(rd) Street, Ste. 580 Omaha, NE 68124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sylvia L. Fry Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.* Chief Compliance Officer Chief Compliance Officer (NYSE: WHG) 200 Crescent Court, Suite 1200 Dallas, TX 75201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Westwood Trust** Chief Compliance Officer 200 Crescent Court, Suite 1200 Dallas, TX 75201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Westwood Advisors, LLC*** Chief Compliance Officer One Pacific Place 1125 South 103(rd) Street, Ste. 580 Omaha, NE 68124 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Westwood Management Corp., Westwood Trust, Westwood Advisors, LLC, and Westwood International Advisors LLC are wholly owned subsidiaries of Westwood Holdings Group, Inc., a publicly traded company on the NYSE (NYSE: WHG). ** Westwood Trust provides trust and custodial services and participation in common trust funds that it sponsors to institutions and high net worth individuals. *** Westwood Advisors, LLC (formerly McCarthy Group Advisors, LLC) is an SEC registered investment adviser located in Omaha, NE that manages investment Limited Liability Companies and an investment Limited Partnership. (a) Westwood International Advisors Inc. is a Canadian Corporation located in Toronto, Ontario that is registered with the Ontario Securities Commission as a Portfolio Manager and Exempt Market Dealer. 43 ITEM 32. PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITERS (a) Furnish the name of each investment company (other than the Registrant) for which each principal underwriter currently distributing the securities of the Registrant also acts as a principal underwriter, distributor or investment adviser. Registrant's distributor, SEI Investments Distribution Co. (the "Distributor"), acts as distributor for: SEI Daily Income Trust July 15, 1982 SEI Liquid Asset Trust November 29, 1982 SEI Tax Exempt Trust December 3, 1982 SEI Institutional Managed Trust January 22, 1987 SEI Institutional International Trust August 30, 1988 The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund November 14, 1991 The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II January 28, 1993 Bishop Street Funds January 27, 1995 SEI Asset Allocation Trust April 1, 1996 SEI Institutional Investments Trust June 14, 1996 CNI Charter Funds April 1, 1999 Causeway Capital Management Trust September 20, 2001 ProShares Trust November 14, 2005 Community Reinvestment Act Qualified Investment Fund January 8, 2007 SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolios, LP June 29, 2007 TD Asset Management USA Funds July 25, 2007 SEI Structured Credit Fund, LP July 31, 2007 Wilshire Mutual Funds, Inc. July 12, 2008 Wilshire Variable Insurance Trust July 12, 2008 Global X Funds October 24, 2008 ProShares Trust II November 17, 2008 Exchange Traded Concepts Trust (f/k/a FaithShares Trust) August 7, 2009 Schwab Strategic Trust October 12, 2009 RiverPark Funds September 8, 2010 Adviser Managed Trust Fund December 10, 2010 Huntington Strategy Shares July 26, 2011 New Covenant Funds March 30, 2012 Cambria ETF Trust August 30, 2012 Pyxis Funds I September 25, 2012 KKR Series Trust October 3, 2012 KKR Alternative Corporate Opportunities Fund October 3, 2012 KKR Alternative Corporate Opportunities Fund P October 3, 2012 KraneShares Trust December 18, 2012 The Distributor provides numerous financial services to investment managers, pension plan sponsors, and bank trust departments. These services include portfolio evaluation, performance measurement and consulting services ("Funds Evaluation") and automated execution, clearing and settlement of securities transactions ("MarketLink"). 44 (b) Furnish the Information required by the following table with respect to each director, officer or partner of each principal underwriter named in the answer to Item 20 of Part B. Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each director or officer is Oaks, PA 19456.
POSITION AND OFFICE POSITIONS AND OFFICES NAME WITH UNDERWRITER WITH REGISTRANT ---- ------------------- --------------------- William M. Doran Director -- Edward D. Loughlin Director -- Wayne M. Withrow Director -- Kevin P. Barr President & Chief Executive Officer -- Maxine J. Chou Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operations Officer, & Treasurer -- Karen E. LaTourette Chief Compliance Officer, Anti-Money Laundering Officer & Assistant Secretary -- John C. Munch General Counsel & Secretary -- Mark J. Held Senior Vice President -- Lori L. White Vice President & Assistant Secretary -- John P. Coary Vice President & Assistant Secretary -- John J. Cronin Vice President -- Robert M. Silvestri Vice President --
ITEM 33. LOCATION OF ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS: Books or other documents required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, and the rules promulgated thereunder, are maintained as follows: (a) With respect to Rules 31a-1(a); 31a-1(b)(1); (2)(a) and (b); (3); (6); (8); (12); and 31a-1 (d), the required books and records are maintained at the offices of Registrant's custodians: U.S. Bank, National Association Union Bank of California, N.A. 800 Nicollett Mall 475 Sansome Street Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-4302 15(th) Floor San Francisco, California 94111 National City Bank The Northern Trust Company National City Center 50 LaSalle Street 1900 East Ninth Street Chicago, Illinois 60675 Cleveland, Ohio 44114 (b)/(c) With respect to Rules 31a-1(a); 31a-1 (b)(1),(4); (2)(C) and (D); (4); (5); (6); (8); (9); (10); (11); and 31a-1(f), the required books and records are maintained at the offices of Registrant's administrator: SEI Investments Global Funds Services One Freedom Valley Drive Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456 (c) With respect to Rules 31a-1 (b)(5), (6), (9) and (10) and 31a-1 (f), the required books and records are maintained at the offices of the Registrant's investment advisers: 45 Acadian Asset Management LLC 260 Franklin Street Boston, Massachusetts 02110 AIG Asset Management (U.S.), LLC 70 Pine Street, 20th Floor New York, New York 10270 Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC 1633 Broadway New York, NY 10019 AlphaOne Investment Services, LLC One Tower Bridge 100 Front Street, Suite 1250 West Conshohocken, PA 19428 AlphaSimplex Group, LLC One Cambridge Center Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142 AQR Capital Management, LLC Two Greenwich Plaza, 3rd Floor Greenwich, Connecticut 06830 BlackRock Financial Management, LLC 55 East 52(nd) Street New York, NY 10055 Cambiar Investors LLC 2401 East Second Street, Suite 400 Denver, Colorado 80206 CBRE Clarion Securities LLC 201 King of Prussia Road, Suite 600 Radnor, PA 19087 Citigroup First Investment Management Americas LLC 388 Greenwich Street New York, New York 10013 ClariVest Asset Management LLC 11452 El Camino Real, Suite 250 San Diego, CA 92130 Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. 225 108th Avenue NE, Suite 400 Bellevue, Washington 98004-5782 46 Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn LLC 520 Madison Avenue, 20th Floor New York, New York 10022 C.S. McKee, LLP One Gateway Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222 Driehaus Capital Management LLC 25 East Erie Street Chicago, Illinois 60611-2703 Edgewood Management LLC 305 Park Avenue, 18th Floor New York, New York 10022-6057 Fairpointe Capital LLC One North Franklin Street, Suite 3300 Chicago, Illinois 60606-2401 First Manhattan Co. 437 Madison Avenue New York, New York 10022-7022 Hamlin Capital Management, LLC 640 Fifth Avenue, 6th Floor New York, NY 10019 Harris Associates L.P. Two North LaSalle Street, Suite 500 Chicago, Illinois 60602-3790 Harvest Global Investments Limited 31/F One Exchange Square 8 Connaught Place, Central Hong Kong Haverford Investment Management, Inc. Three Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450 Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-4546 HGK Asset Management, Inc. Newport Tower 525 Washington Blvd. Jersey City, New Jersey 07310 Investment Counselors of Maryland, LLC 803 Cathedral Street Baltimore, Maryland 21201 47 Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. 1800 Avenue of the Stars, Third Floor Los Angeles, California 90067 Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. One Financial Center Boston, Massachusetts 02111-2621 LSV Asset Management 155 North Wacker Drive, Suite 4600, Chicago, Illinois 60606 Marsico Capital Management, LLC 1200 17th Street, Suite 1600 Denver, Colorado 80202-5824 OFI SteelPath, Inc. 2100 McKinney Ave., Suite 1401 Dallas, Texas 75201 Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC 1918 Eighth Avenue, Suite 3100 Seattle, Washington 98109 Pennant Management, Inc. 11270 West Park Place, Suite 1025 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53224 Phocas Financial Corporation 980 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 106 Alameda, California 94501-1001 PNC Capital Advisors, LLC One East Pratt Street, 5th Floor Baltimore, MD 21202 Rice Hall James & Associates, LLC 600 West Broadway, Suite 1000 San Diego, California 92101-3383 Sands Capital Management, LLC 1101 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 2300 Arlington, VA 22209 SKY Harbor Capital Management, LLC 20 Horseneck Lane Greenwich, CT 06830 Stein Roe Investment Counsel, Inc. One South Wacker Drive, Suite 3500 Chicago, Illinois 60606 TCW Investment Management Company 865 South Figueroa Street, Suite 1800 Los Angeles, CA 90017 48 Thomson Horstmann & Bryant, Inc. 501 Merritt 7 Norwalk, CT 06851 Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley LLC 6806 Paragon Place, Suite 300 Richmond, Virginia 23230 Thornburg Investment Management Inc 2300 North Ridgetop Road Santa Fe, New Mexico 87506 Turner Investments, L.P. 1205 Westlakes Drive, Suite 100 Berwyn, Pennsylvania 19312-2414 Westwood Management Corp. 200 Crescent Court, Suite 1200 Dallas, Texas 75201 ITEM 34. MANAGEMENT SERVICES: None. ITEM 35. UNDERTAKINGS: None. 49 NOTICE A copy of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust for The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund (the "Trust") is on file with the Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and notice is hereby given that this registration statement has been executed on behalf of the Trust by an officer of the Trust as an officer and by its trustees as trustees and not individually and the obligations of or arising out of this registration statement are not binding upon any of the trustees, officers, or shareholders individually but are binding only upon the assets and property of the Trust. 50 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 213 to Registration Statement No. 033-42484 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Oaks, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on the 21st day of June, 2013. THE ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND By: * ---------------------------- Michael Beattie, President Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date(s) indicated. * Trustee June 21, 2013 ------------------------ Charles E. Carlbom * Trustee June 21, 2013 ------------------------ John K. Darr * Trustee June 21, 2013 ------------------------ William M. Doran * Trustee June 21, 2013 ------------------------ Joseph T. Grause, Jr. * Trustee June 21, 2013 ------------------------ Mitchell A. Johnson * Trustee June 21, 2013 ------------------------ Betty L. Krikorian * Trustee June 21, 2013 ------------------------ Robert A. Nesher * Trustee June 21, 2013 ------------------------ Bruce Speca * Trustee June 21, 2013 ------------------------ James M. Storey * Trustee June 21, 2013 ------------------------ George J. Sullivan, Jr. * President June 21, 2013 ------------------------ Michael Beattie * Treasurer, Controller & June 21, 2013 ------------------------ Chief Financial Officer Michael Lawson * By: /s/ Dianne M. Descoteaux ---------------------------------------------------------- Dianne M. Descoteaux, pursuant to Powers of Attorney dated May 15, 2013, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (q) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 212, filed on June 18, 2013. 51