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Eagle Smaller Company Fund
SUMMARY PROSPECTUS   |    3.1.2012
 
Class A EGEAX
Class C EGECX
Class I EGEIX
Class R-3 EGERX
Class R-5 EGESX
Class R-6 EGEUX
 
Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund’s Prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund’s Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”), Annual Report and other information about the Fund online at www.eagleasset.com/prospectus.htm. You can also get this information at no cost by calling 800.421.4184 or by sending an email to EagleFundServices@eagleasset.com. The Fund’s Prospectus and SAI, both dated March 1, 2012, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus.
 
Investment objective | The Eagle Smaller Company Fund (“Smaller Company Fund” or the “fund”), formerly the Eagle Small Cap Core Value Fund, seeks capital growth.
 
Fees and expenses | The tables that follow describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Smaller Company Fund. You may qualify for sales discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $25,000 in the Class A shares of the Eagle Family of Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional, on page 33 of the fund’s prospectus and on page 24 of the fund’s statement of additional information.
 
Shareholder fees (fees paid directly from your investment):
 
Class
A
Class
C
Class
I
Class
R-3
Class
R-5
Class
R-6
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a % of offering price)
4.75%
None
None
None
None
None
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a % of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is lower)
None (a)
1%
None
None
None
None
Redemption Fee (as a % of amount redeemed, if applicable)
None
None
None
None
None
None
 
 
Annual fund operating expenses (expenses deducted from fund assets):
 
Class
A
Class
C
Class
I
Class
R-3
Class
R-5
Class
R-6
Investment Advisory Fees
0.60%
0.60%
0.60%
0.60%
0.60%
0.60%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees
0.25%
1.00%
0.00%
0.50%
0.00%
0.00%
Other Expenses (b)
0.59%
0.61%
0.59%
0.57%
0.53%
0.64%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (c)
1.44%
2.21%
1.19%
1.67%
1.13%
1.24%
Fee Caps and Expense Reimbursements
(0.04)%
0.07%
(0.24)%
0.03%
(0.18)%
(0.39)%
Net Expenses
1.40%
2.28%
0.95%
1.70%
0.95%
0.85%
 
(a) If you purchased $1,000,000 or more of Class A shares of an Eagle mutual fund that were not otherwise eligible for a sales charge waiver and sell the shares within 18 months from the date of purchase, you may pay up to a 1% contingent deferred sales charge at the time of sale. (b) For Class R-6 shares, shareholder service fees represent 0.00% of other expenses. (c) As the fund’s asset levels change, the fund’s fees and expenses may differ from those reflected in the preceding table. For example, as asset levels decline, expense ratios may increase. Eagle Asset Management, Inc. (“Eagle”) has contractually agreed to cap its investment advisory fee and/or reimburse certain expenses of the fund to the extent that annual operating expenses of each class exceed a percentage of that class’ average daily net assets through February 28, 2013 as follows: Class A - 1.50%, Class C - 2.30%, Class I - 0.95%, Class R-3 - 1.70%, Class R-5 - 0.95%, and Class R-6 - 0.85%. This expense limitation excludes interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, costs relating to investments in other investment companies, dividends, and extraordinary expenses, and includes offset expense arrangements with the fund’s custodian. The Board of Trustees may agree to change fee limitations or reimbursements without the approval of fund shareholders. Any reimbursement of fund expenses or reduction in Eagle’s investment advisory fees is subject to reimbursement by the fund within the following two fiscal years, if overall expenses fall below the lesser of its then current expense cap or the expense cap in effect at the time of the fund reimbursement.
 
Expense 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 remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
 
Share Class
Year 1
Year 3
Year 5
Year 10
Class A
$611
$905
$1,221
$2,114
Class C
$331
$698
$1,191
$2,550
Class I
$97
$354
$631
$1,422
Class R-3
$173
$529
$910
$1,979
Class R-5
$97
$341
$605
$1,359
Class R-6
$87
$355
$643
$1,466
 
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 annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 36% of the average value of its portfolio.
 
Principal investment strategies | During normal market conditions, the Smaller Company Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in the equity securities of small-capitalization companies. The fund’s portfolio managers consider small-capitalization companies to be those smaller companies that, at the time of initial purchase, have a market capitalization equal to or less than $5 billion. As of December 31, 2011, the weighted average of the fund was $2.22 billion and the weighted average of the Russell 2500® Index was $2.63 billion and that of the Russell 2000® Index was $1.23 billion.
 
 
 
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Eagle Smaller Company Fund
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The fund’s portfolio managers use a core value approach to select the fund’s investments. Using this investment style, the portfolio managers seek securities selling at discounts to their underlying values and then hold these securities until the market values reflect their intrinsic values. Factors that the portfolio managers look for in selecting investments include: (1) favorable expected returns relative to perceived risk; (2) management with demonstrated ability and commitment to the company; (3) above average potential for earnings and revenue growth; (4) low market valuations relative to forecasted earnings, book value, cash flow and sales; (5) turnaround potential for companies that have been through difficult periods; (6) low debt levels relative to total capitalization; and (7) strong industry fundamentals, such as increasing or sustainable demand and barriers to entry. The fund may sell securities for a variety of reasons, such as to secure gains, limit losses, or redeploy assets into more promising opportunities.
 
Principal risks | The greatest risk of investing in this fund is that you could lose money. The fund invests primarily in common stocks whose values increase and decrease in response to the activities of the companies that issued such stocks, general market conditions and/or economic conditions. As a result, the fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) also increases and decreases. Investments in this fund are subject to the following primary risks and these risks are further explained in “Additional Information About Risk Factors”:
 
Growth stock risk is the risk of a lack of earnings increase or lack of dividend yield;
Market timing risk arises because certain types of securities in which the fund invests, including small-cap securities, could cause the fund to be at greater risk of market timing activities by fund shareholders;
Investing in other investment companies and exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) carries with it the risk that by investing in another investment company or ETF the fund, and therefore its shareholders, indirectly bear the fund’s proportionate share of the fees and expenses paid by shareholders of the other investment company or ETF, in addition to the fees and expenses fund shareholders directly bear in connection with the fund’s own operations;
Small- and mid-cap company risk arises because small- and mid-cap companies may have narrower commercial markets, less liquidity and less financial resources than large-cap companies;
Stock market risk is the risk of broad stock market decline or decline in particular holdings; and
Value stock risk arises from the possibility that a stock’s true value may not be fully realized by the market.
 
Performance | The bar chart that follows illustrates annual fund returns for the periods ended December 31. The table that follows compares the fund’s returns for various periods with benchmark returns. This information is intended to give you some indication of the risk of investing in the fund by demonstrating how its returns have varied over time. The bar chart shows the fund’s Class A share performance from one year to another. The fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the fund will perform in the future. To obtain more current performance data as of the most recent month-end, please visit our website at eagleasset.com.
 
 
During performance period (Class A shares):
   
 
Return
Quarter Ended
Best Quarter
25.26%
June 30, 2009
Worst Quarter
(19.93)%
September 30, 2011
 
The returns in the preceding tables do not reflect sales charges. If the sales charges were reflected, the returns would be lower than those shown.
 
 
 
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Average annual total returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2011):
Fund return (after deduction of sales charges and expenses)
     
Share Class
Inception
Date
1-yr
Lifetime
Class A – Return Before Taxes
11/3/08
(5.80)%
13.23%
Return After Taxes on Distributions
 
(7.72)%
11.56%
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
 
(1.28)%
11.07%
Class C
11/3/08
(2.02)%
14.04%
Class I
3/9/09
(0.77)%
35.13%
Class R-3
12/28/09
(1.48)%
9.39%
Class R-5
12/28/09
(0.74)%
10.18%
 
 
Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
   
 
1-yr
Lifetime
Russell 2000®Index (Lifetime period is measured from the inception date of Class A shares)
(4.18)%
12.23%
Russell 2500® Index
(2.51)%
15.07%
 
No performance information is presented for Class R-6 shares because the fund’s Class R-6 shares have not been in existence for a full calendar year. To obtain more current performance data as of the most recent month-end, please visit our website at eagleasset.com.
 
After-tax returns are calculated using the historically highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s 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. After-tax returns are shown for Class A only and after-tax returns for Class C, Class I, Class R-3, Class R-5, and Class R-6 will vary. 
 
Manager | Eagle Asset Management, Inc., 880 Carillon Parkway, St. Petersburg, Florida 33716, is the fund’s investment adviser.
 
Subadviser | Eagle Boston Investment Management, Inc. serves as the subadviser to the fund.
 
Portfolio Managers | David M. Adams, CFA® and John “Jack” McPherson, CFA® are Co-Portfolio Managers of the fund and have been responsible for the day-to-day management of the fund since its inception.
 
Purchase and sale of fund shares | You may purchase, redeem, or exchange Class A, C and I shares of the fund on any business day through your financial intermediary, by mail at Eagle Family of Funds, c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, P.O. Box 701, Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701 (for regular mail) or 615 East Michigan Street, Third Floor, Milwaukee, WI, 53202 (for overnight service), or by telephone (800.421.4184). Shares may also be purchased by check, wire, or electronic bank transfer. In Class A and Class C shares, the minimum purchase amount is $1,000 for regular accounts, $500 for retirement accounts and $50 through a periodic investment program, with a minimum subsequent investment plan of $50 per month. For individual investors, the minimum initial purchase for Class I shares is $2,500,000, while fee-based plan sponsors set their own minimum requirements. Class R-3 and Class R-5 shares can only be purchased through a participating retirement plan and the minimum initial purchase for Class R-3 shares and Class R-5 shares is set by the plan administrator. Class R-6 shares can only be purchased through a qualifying retirement plan or Section 529 college savings plan. To be eligible, shares must be held through plan administrator level or omnibus accounts held on the books of the fund. The minimum initial purchase amount for individual investors is set by the plan administrator.
 
Tax information | The dividends you receive from the fund will be taxed as ordinary income or net capital gain (i.e., the excess of net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss) unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account, in which case you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from such tax-deferred arrangement.
 
Payments to broker-dealers and other financial intermediaries | If you purchase 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 influence 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 website for more information.
 
 
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