REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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Pre-Effective
Amendment No.
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Post-Effective
Amendment No.
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REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
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Amendment
No.
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immediately
upon filing pursuant to Rule 485(b)
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on
(date) pursuant to Rule 485(b)
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60
days after filing pursuant to Rule 485 (a)(1)
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on
April 30, 2010 pursuant to Rule 485(a)(1)
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75
days after filing pursuant to Rule 485 (a)(2)
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on
(date) pursuant to Rule 485(a)(2)
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This
post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously
filed post-effective amendment.
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31
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PN-1
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SHAREHOLDER FEES
(fees
paid directly from your investment)
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Redemption
Fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed on shares held 60 days or
less)
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2.00%
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(1)
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The
Fund is required to disclose Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses
(“AFFE”). AFFE are indirect fees and expenses the Fund incurs
from investing in the shares of other mutual funds (“Acquired
Fund(s)”). The fees represent the Fund’s pro rata portion of
the cumulative expenses charged by the Acquired Funds and are not direct
costs paid by Fund shareholders. The Total Annual Fund
Operating Expenses do not correlate to the Ratio of Expenses to Average
Net Assets: Before Expense Reimbursement in the Financial Highlights of
1.50%, which reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not
include AFFE.
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(2)
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The
Investment Manager has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its fees
and/or pay Fund expenses (excluding interest, taxes and extraordinary
expenses) in order to limit the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After
Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement for the Capital Appreciation Fund to
1.50% of its average daily net assets (the “Expense Cap”) through at least
September 30, 2011, and may only be terminated or revised by the Board of
Directors. The Investment Manager is permitted to recoup fee
waivers and/or expense payments made in the prior three fiscal years from
the date the fees were waived and/or Fund expenses were
paid. This reimbursement may be requested by the Investment
Manager if the aggregate amount actually paid by the Capital Appreciation
Fund toward operating expenses for such fiscal year (taking into account
the recoupment) does not exceed the Expense
Cap.
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1 Year
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3 Years
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5 Years
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10 Years
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$154
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$661
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$1,196
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$2,659
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·
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Stock Market Risk
, which is the chance that stock prices overall
will decline. Stock markets tend to move in cycles, with
periods of rising prices and periods of falling
prices.
When the stock market is subject to significant
volatility, the risks associated with an investment in the Fund may
increase.
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·
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Interest Rate Risk,
which is the chance that the value of debt securities overall will decline
because of rising interest rates;
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·
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Income Risk,
which is
the chance that the Capital Appreciation Fund’s income will decline
because of falling interest rates;
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·
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Credit Risk
, which is
the chance that a debt issuer will fail to pay interest and principal in a
timely manner, or that negative perceptions of the issuer’s ability to
make such payments will cause the price of that debt to decline;
and
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·
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High Yield Securities Risk,
which is the risk that debt securities in the lower rating
categories are subject to a greater probability of loss in principal and
interest than higher-rated securities and are generally considered to be
predominantly speculative with respect to the issuer’s capacity to pay
interest and repay principal.
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·
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Foreign Securities Risk
,
which is the risk associated with investments in foreign
countries. The following factors make foreign securities more
volatile: political, economic and social instability; foreign securities
may be harder to sell, brokerage commissions and other fees may be higher
for foreign securities; and foreign companies may not be subject to the
same disclosure and reporting standards as U.S.
companies.
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·
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Currency Risk,
which is
the risk that the value of foreign securities may be affected by changes
in currency exchange rates.
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·
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Derivatives Risk
, which
is the risk that the greater complexity involved with the use of
derivatives may expose the Capital Appreciation Fund to greater risks and
result in poorer overall
performance.
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·
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Smaller and Mid-Sized Companies
Risk
, which is the risk that the securities of such issuers may be
comparatively more volatile in price than those of companies with larger
capitalizations, and may lack the depth of management and established
markets for their products and/or services that may be associated with
investments in larger issuers.
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·
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Value
Investing.
Value securities may not increase in price as
anticipated by the Investment Manager, and may even decline further in
value, if other investors fail to recognize the company’s value, or favor
investing in faster-growing companies, or if the events or factors that
the Investment Manager believes will increase a security’s market value do
not occur.
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·
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Restricted
Securities.
Restricted securities may have terms that
limit their resale to other investors or may require registration under
applicable securities laws before they may be sold
publicly. Due to changing markets or other factors, restricted
securities may be subject to a greater possibility of becoming illiquid
than securities that have been registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission for sale. The Capital Appreciation Fund may not
purchase an illiquid security if, at the time of purchase, the Capital
Appreciation Fund would have more than 15% of its net assets invested in
such securities.
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Average Annual Total
Returns
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(for the period
ended December 31, 2009)
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Since
Inception
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1
Year
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(9/28/07)
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Return
Before Taxes
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30.74
%
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-1.99
%
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Return
After Taxes on Distributions
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29.98
%
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-2.31
%
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Return
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund
Shares
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19.98
%
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-1.84
%
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S&P
500
®
Index
(1)
(reflects
no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
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26.46
%
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-11.03
%
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(1)
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The
S&P 500
®
Index is an unmanaged index generally representative of the market for
stocks of large-sized U.S. companies. The figures above reflect
all dividends reinvested. You cannot invest directly in an
index.
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Portfolio Manager
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Years
of Service
with the Fund
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Primary Title
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John
D. Gillespie
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2.5
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Managing
Member
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Richard
P. Howard
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2.5
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Portfolio
Manager
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Kevin
R. O’Brien
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2.5
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Portfolio
Manager
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Minimum
Investment Amount
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Initial
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Additional
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Regular
Accounts
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$ 10,000
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$ 1,000
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Automatic
Investment Plans
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$ 10,000
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$ 100
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IRAs
(Traditional, Roth and SIMPLE)
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$ 10,000
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$ 1,000
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SEPs,
Coverdell ESAs, and SAR-SEPs
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$ 10,000
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$ 1,000
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SHAREHOLDER FEES
(fees
paid directly from your investment)
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Redemption
Fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed on shares held 60 days or
less)
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2.00%
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(1)
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The Fund is required to disclose acquired fund
fees and expenses (“AFFE”). AFFE are indirect fees and expenses
the Fund incurs from investing in the shares of other mutual funds
(“Acquired Funds”). The fees represent the Fund’s pro rata
portion of the cumulative expenses charged by the Acquired Funds and are
not direct costs paid by Fund shareholders.
The Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the Ratio of Expenses
to Average Net Assets: Before Expense Reimbursement in the Financial
Highlights of 1.50%, which reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and
does not include AFFE.
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(2)
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The
Investment Manager has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its fees
and/or pay Fund expenses (excluding interest, taxes and extraordinary
expenses) in order to limit the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After
Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement for the Opportunity Fund to 1.50% of
its average daily net assets (the “Expense Cap”) through at least
September 30, 2011, and may only be terminated or revised by the Board of
Directors. The Investment Manager is permitted to recoup fee
waivers and/or expense payments made in the prior three fiscal years from
the date the fees were waived and/or Fund expenses were
paid. This reimbursement may be requested by the Investment
Manager if the aggregate amount actually paid by the Opportunity Fund
toward operating expenses for such fiscal year (taking into account the
recoupment) does not exceed the Expense Cap. For more information on the
Expense Cap, see “Understanding
Expenses.”
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1 Year
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3 Years
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5 Years
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10 Years
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$154
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$688
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$1,250
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$2,780
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·
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Stock Market Risk
, which is the chance that stock prices overall
will decline. Stock markets tend to move in cycles, with
periods of rising prices and periods of falling
prices.
When the stock market is subject to significant
volatility, the risks associated with an investment in a Fund may
increase.
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·
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Interest Rate Risk,
which is the chance that the value of debt securities overall will decline
because of rising interest rates;
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·
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Income Risk,
which is
the chance that the Opportunity Fund’s income will decline because of
falling interest rates; and
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·
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Credit Risk
, which is
the chance that a debt issuer will fail to pay interest and principal in a
timely manner, or that negative perceptions of the issuer’s ability to
make such payments will cause the price of that debt to
decline.
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·
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Smaller and Mid-Sized Companies
Risk
, which is the risk that the securities of such issuers may be
comparatively more volatile in price than those of companies with larger
capitalizations, and may lack the depth of management and established
markets for their products and/or services that may be associated with
investments in larger issuers.
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With
a portion of its assets allocated to foreign securities, the Opportunity
Fund is subject to the following associated
risks:
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·
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Foreign Securities Risk
,
which is the risk associated with investments in foreign
countries. The following factors make foreign securities more
volatile: political, economic and social instability; foreign securities
may be harder to sell, brokerage commissions and other fees may be higher
for foreign securities; and foreign companies may not be subject to the
same disclosure and reporting standards as U.S.
companies.
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·
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Currency Risk,
which is
the risk that the value of foreign securities may be affected by changes
in currency exchange rates.
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·
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Derivatives Risk
, which
is the risk that the greater complexity involved with the use of
derivatives may expose the Opportunity Fund to greater risks and result in
poorer overall performance.
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·
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Value
Investing.
Value securities may not increase in price as
anticipated by the Investment Manager, and may even decline further in
value, if other investors fail to recognize the company’s value, or favor
investing in faster-growing companies, or if the events or factors that
the Investment Manager believes will increase a security’s market value do
not occur.
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·
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Restricted
Securities.
Restricted securities may have terms that
limit their resale to other investors or may require registration under
applicable securities laws before they may be sold
publicly. Due to changing markets or other factors, restricted
securities may be subject to a greater possibility of becoming illiquid
than securities that have been registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission for sale. The Opportunity Fund may not purchase an
illiquid security if, at the time of purchase, the Opportunity Fund would
have more than 15% of its net assets invested in such
securities.
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Average
Annual Total Returns
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(for
the period ended December 31, 2009)
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Since
Inception
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1
Year
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(9/28/07)
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Return
Before Taxes
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26.10
%
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0.91
%
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Return
After Taxes on Distributions
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25.86
%
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0.77
%
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Return
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund
Shares
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16.97
%
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0.72
%
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Russell 2000
®
Index
(1)
(reflects
no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
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27.17
%
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-9.65
%
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Russell Midcap
®
Index
(2)
(reflects
no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
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40.48
%
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-9.85
%
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(1)
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The
Russell 2000
®
Index measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity
universe. The Russell 2000
®
Index is a subset of the Russell 3000
®
Index representing approximately 10% of the total market capitalization of
that index. It includes approximately 2000 of the smallest
securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index
membership. You cannot invest directly in an
index.
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Portfolio Manager
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Years
of Service
with the
Fund
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Primary Title
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John
D. Gillespie
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2.5
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Managing
Member
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Richard
P. Howard
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2.5
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Portfolio
Manager
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Kevin
R. O’Brien
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2.5
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Portfolio
Manager
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Minimum
Investment Amount
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|||||
Initial
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Additional
|
||||
Regular
Accounts
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$ 10,000
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$ 1,000
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Automatic
Investment Plans
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$ 10,000
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$ 100
|
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IRAs
(Traditional, Roth and SIMPLE)
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$ 10,000
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$ 1,000
|
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SEPs,
Coverdell ESAs, and SAR-SEPs
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$ 10,000
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$ 1,000
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Minimum
Investment Amount
|
||||||
Initial
|
Additional
|
|||||
Regular
Accounts
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$ 10,000
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$ 1,000
|
||||
Automatic
Investment Plans
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$ 10,000
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$ 100
|
||||
IRAs
(Traditional, Roth and SIMPLE)
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$ 10,000
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$ 1,000
|
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SEPs,
Coverdell ESAs, and SAR-SEPs
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$ 10,000
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$ 1,000
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SEPs,
traditional and ROTH IRAs, and Coverdell
ESAs;
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·
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SAR-SEPs,
SIMPLE IRAs, and individual 403(b)
plans;
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·
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All
401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing
and money purchase pension plans, defined benefit plans, and non-qualified
deferred compensation plans where plan level or omnibus accounts are held
on the books of the Funds (group retirement plans) with assets of
$1,000,000 or more.
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·
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Committing
staff of the Company or the Company’s agent to selectively review, on a
continuing basis, recent trading activity in order to identify trading
activity that may be contrary to the Company’s policies regarding frequent
trading;
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·
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Assessing
a redemption fee for short-term trading; monitoring potential price
differentials following the close of trading in foreign markets and
changes in indications of value for relatively illiquid traded securities
to determine whether the application of fair value pricing procedures is
warranted; and
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·
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Seeking
the cooperation of financial intermediaries to assist the Company in
identifying market timing activity.
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Opening
an Account
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Adding to an
Account
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By
Mail
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Complete the
application.
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Make check payable
to “Prospector Funds, Inc.”
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Mail application and
check to:
Prospector Funds,
Inc.
c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services,
LLC
P.O. Box 701
Milwaukee,
WI 53201-0701
By
Overnight Mail
Prospector Funds,
Inc.
c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services,
LLC
615 East Michigan Street, 3
rd
Floor
Milwaukee,
WI 53202-5207
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Make check payable
to “Prospector Funds, Inc.” Be sure to include your account
number and the Fund in which you intend to invest on the
check.
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Fill out investment
slip or provide the relevant information in writing.
·
Mail check with
investment slip or other writing to the applicable address on the
left.
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Opening
an Account
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Adding to an
Account
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By
Wire
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Mail
your completed application to the
applicable address above. Upon receipt of your completed
account application, the Transfer Agent will establish an account for
you. The account number assigned will be required as part of
the instruction that should be provided to your bank to send the
wire.
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Your bank must
include the name of the
Fund(s) you are purchasing, the account number, and your name so that
monies can be correctly applied.
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Your
bank should transmit immediately available funds by wire to the address
provided under “Adding to an Account” located immediately adjacent to the
section.
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Wire
funds to:
U.S. Bank N.A.
777 East Wisconsin
Avenue
Milwaukee,
WI 53202
ABA #075000022
Credit: U.S. Bancorp Fund
Services, LLC
Account #112-952-137
FFC: [Name of
Fund]
[Your Name & Account
Number]
Prior
to sending subsequent investments, please call Fund Shareholder
Servicing (“Shareholder Services”) toll free at (877) PFI-STOCK or
(877) 734-7862 to notify the Fund of your wire transfer. This
will ensure prompt and accurate credit upon receipt of your wire. Your
bank may charge a fee for sending a wire to the Funds
Wired funds must be received prior to
the
close of regular trading (generally
4:00
p.m., Eastern time,
) on each day that the New York Stock Exchange
(“NYSE”) is open for unrestricted business,
to be eligible for same day pricing. The Fund and U.S. Bank
N.A. are not responsible for the consequences of delays resulting from the
banking or Federal Reserve wire system, or from incomplete wiring
instructions.
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By
Telephone
Initial
purchases of shares may not be made by telephone.
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Investors
may purchase shares of the Funds by calling
(877) PFI-STOCK or (877)
734-7862
. If you elected this option on your account
application, and your account has been open for at least 15 days,
telephone orders will be accepted via electronic funds transfer from your
bank account through the Automated Clearing House (ACH)
network. You must have banking information established on your
account prior to making a purchase. If your order is received
prior to the close of regular trading (generally 4 p.m. Eastern time) on
each day that the NYSE is open for unrestricted business, your shares will
be purchased at the net asset value calculated on the day your order is
placed.
Once
a telephone transaction has been placed, it cannot be cancelled or
modified. For security reasons, requests by telephone will be
recorded.
During
periods of high market activity, you may encounter higher than usual wait
times. Please allow sufficient time to ensure that you will be
able to complete your telephone transaction prior to market
close. If you are unable to contact the Fund by telephone, you
may make your request in writing.
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Opening
an Account
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Adding to an
Account
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By
Automatic Investment Plan (AIP)
You
must first open an account with the initial minimum
investment. See “Adding to an Account” to the
right.
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By
Automatic Investment Plan (AIP)
This
plan offers a convenient way for you to invest in a Fund by automatically
transferring money from your checking or savings account each month to buy
shares.
Once
your account has been opened with the initial minimum investment, you may
make additional purchases at regular intervals through the Automatic
Investment Plan.
In
order to participate in the Plan, each purchase must be in the amount of
$100 or more, and your financial institution must be a member of the
Automated Clearing House (“ACH”) network. If your bank rejects
your payment, the Funds’ Transfer Agent will charge a $25 fee to your
account.
To
begin participating in the Plan, please complete the Automatic Investment
Plan section on the account application or call the Funds’ Transfer Agent
at
(877) PFI-STOCK or (877)
734-7862
.
Any
request to change or terminate your Automatic Investment Plan should be
submitted to the Transfer Agent 5 days prior to effective
date.
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Through
a Financial Professional
Contact
your financial professional. If for any reason a financial
professional is not able to accommodate your purchase request, please call
Shareholder Services toll free at (877) PFI-STOCK or (877) 734-7862 to
find out how you can purchase Fund shares.
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Through
a Financial Professional
Contact
your financial professional.
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You
are making a written request to redeem shares worth more than
$100,000;
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·
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If
ownership is changed on your
account;
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·
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When
redemption proceeds are sent to any person, address or bank account not on
record;
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·
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Written
requests to wire redemption proceeds (if not previously authorized on the
account);
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·
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If
a change of address was received by the Transfer Agent within the last 30
days.
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·
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at
the last quoted sales price or, in the absence of a
sale;
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·
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at
the last bid price.
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·
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The
Company may restrict, reject or cancel any purchase
orders.
|
·
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The
Company may modify, suspend, or terminate telephone privileges at any
time.
|
·
|
The
Company may make material changes to or discontinue the exchange privilege
on 60 days notice or as otherwise provided by
law.
|
·
|
The
Company may stop offering shares of a Fund completely or may offer shares
only on a limited basis, for a period of time or
permanently.
|
·
|
Normally,
redemption proceeds are paid out by the next business day, but payment may
take up to seven days if making immediate payment would adversely affect
the Funds.
|
·
|
In
unusual circumstances, we may temporarily suspend redemptions or postpone
the payment of proceeds, as allowed by federal securities
laws.
|
·
|
For
redemptions over a certain amount, the Company may pay redemption proceeds
in securities or other assets rather than cash if the manager determines
it is in the best interest of a Fund, consistent with applicable
law.
|
·
|
You
may buy shares of a Fund only if they are eligible for sale in your state
or jurisdiction.
|
·
|
To
permit investors to obtain the current price, dealers are responsible for
transmitting all orders to the Company
promptly.
|
What
is a Financial Intermediary?
A
financial intermediary is a firm that receives compensation for selling
shares of a Fund offered in this prospectus and/or provides services to a
Fund’s shareholders. Financial intermediaries may include,
among others, your broker, your financial planner or advisor, banks,
pension plan consultants and insurance companies. Financial
intermediaries employ financial advisors who deal with you and other
investors on an individual basis.
|
Your
financial advisor’s firm receives compensation from the Funds in several
ways from various sources, which include some or all of the
following:
●
Rule 12b-1
fees;
●
additional
distribution support;
●
defrayal of
costs for educational seminars and training; and
●
payments
related to providing shareholder recordkeeping, communication and/or
transfer agency services.
Please
read the prospectus carefully for information on this
compensation.
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CAPITAL
APPRECIATION FUND
For
a Fund share outstanding throughout the period
|
||||||
|
Year
Ended
December 31,
2009
|
Year
Ended
December 31, 2008
|
September
28, 2007
(1)
through
December 31, 2007
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OPPORTUNITY
FUND
For
a Fund share outstanding throughout the period
|
||||||
|
Year
Ended
December 31,
2009
|
Year
Ended
December 31,
2008
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September
28, 2007
(1)
through
December 31, 2007
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·
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Information
you provide on applications or other forms (for example, your name,
address, social security number and birth
date);
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·
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Information
derived from your transactions with us (for example, transaction amount,
account balance and account number);
and
|
·
|
Information
you provide to us if you access account information or conduct account
transactions online (for example, password, account number, e-mail
address, alternate telephone
number).
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
2
|
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18
|
|
23
|
|
24
|
|
30
|
|
31
|
|
33
|
|
33
|
|
33
|
|
36
|
|
36
|
|
A-1
|
“small
portion”
|
less
than 10%
|
“portion”
|
10%
to 25%
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“significant”
|
25%
to 50%
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“substantial”
|
50%
to 66%
|
“primary”
|
66%
to 80%
|
“predominant”
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80%
or more
|
Portfolio
Turnover During Fiscal Periods Ended December 31
|
||
2009
|
2008
|
|
Capital
Appreciation Fund
|
41%
|
21%
|
Opportunity
Fund
|
51%
|
66%
|
·
|
The
recipient agrees to keep confidential any portfolio holdings information
received.
|
·
|
The
recipient agrees not to trade on the nonpublic information
received.
|
·
|
The
recipient agrees to refresh its representation as to confidentiality and
abstention from trading upon request from the Investment
Manager.
|
Name
and Year of Birth
|
Position
|
Term
of Office and
Length
of Time Served
|
Principal
Occupation
During
Past 5 Years
|
Number
of Portfolios in Fund
Complex
Overseen by Director
|
Other
Directorships
Served
|
|||||
Independent
Board Members
|
||||||||||
Harvey
D. Hirsch*
Year
of Birth: 1941
|
Director
|
Indefinite;
Since
September
7, 2007
|
Senior
Vice President, Marketing, Van Eck Associates Corporation, an investment
adviser, since May 2007.
Independent
(self-employed) marketing consultant from 1996 to May
2007.
|
2
|
None
|
|||||
Joseph
Klein III*
Year
of Birth: 1961
|
Director
|
Indefinite;
Since
September
7, 2007
|
Managing
Director of Gauss Capital Advisors, LLC, a financial consulting and
investment advisory firm focused on biopharmaceuticals since he founded
the company in March 1998.
Founding
Venture Partner of Red Abbey Venture Partners, LP, a private health
venture fund, since September 2003.
|
2
|
BioMarin
Pharmaceutical, Inc.; ISIS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; OSI Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.; Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; PDL BioPharma Inc.
|
|||||
Roy
L. Nersesian*
Year
of Birth: 1939
|
Director
|
Indefinite;
Since
September
7, 2007
|
Associate
professor of the School of Business, Monmouth University, since September
1985.
Adjunct
Professor of the Center for Energy and Marine Transportation, Columbia
University, since September 2000.
Consultant,
Poten & Partners, provider of brokerage and consulting services to the
energy and ocean transportation industries, since September
1992.
|
2
|
None
|
|||||
Name
and Year of Birth
|
Position
|
Term
of Office and
Length
of Time Served
|
Principal
Occupation
During
Past 5 Years
|
Number
of Portfolios in Fund
Complex
Overseen by Director
|
Other
Directorships
Served
|
John
T. Rossello, Jr.*
Year
of Birth: 1951
|
Director
|
Indefinite;
Since
September
7, 2007
|
Retired.
Partner
at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an accounting firm, from October 1988 to
June 2007.
|
2
|
None
|
|||||
Interested
Board Members and Officers
|
||||||||||
John
D. Gillespie
†
*
Year
of Birth: 1959
|
Director
President
|
Indefinite;
Since
September
7, 2007
|
Managing
member of the Investment Manager. Managing member of Prospector
Partners, LLC, an affiliate of the Investment Manager, and portfolio
manager of the investment funds sponsored by Prospector Partners, LLC
since 1997.
Chairman
and President of White Mountains Advisors, an investment adviser, from
2002 to 2005.
|
2
|
White
Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd.
|
|||||
Richard
P. Howard
Year
of Birth: 1946
|
Executive
Vice President
|
Indefinite;
Since
September
7, 2007
|
Portfolio
Manager at the Investment Manager. Portfolio Manager at
Prospector Partners, LLC since August 2005.
Managing
Director of White Mountains Advisors, LLC from 2001 to August
2005.
Senior
Vice President of OneBeacon Insurance Group from 2001 to August
2005.
|
N/A
|
OneBeacon
Insurance Group, Ltd.
|
|||||
Name
and Year of Birth
|
Position
|
Term
of Office and
Length
of Time Served
|
Principal
Occupation
During
Past 5 Years
|
Number
of Portfolios in Fund
Complex
Overseen by Director
|
Other
Directorships
Served
|
Kevin
R. O’Brien
Year
of Birth: 1963
|
Executive
Vice President
|
Indefinite;
Since
September
7, 2007
|
Portfolio
Manager at the Investment Manager. Portfolio Manager at
Prospector Partners, LLC since April 2003.
Managing
Director of White Mountains Advisors, LLC from April 2003 to August
2005.
|
N/A
|
None
|
|||||
Peter
N. Perugini, Jr.
Year
of Birth: 1970
|
Secretary
Treasurer
|
Indefinite;
Secretary since September 7, 2007
Indefinite;
Treasurer since
June
6, 2007
|
Chief
Financial Officer at Prospector Partners, LLC since 2000.
Controller
of Prospector Partners, LLC from 1997-2000.
|
N/A
|
None
|
|||||
Kim
Just
Year
of Birth: 1967
|
Chief
Compliance Officer
|
Indefinite;
Since
September
7, 2007
|
Chief
Compliance Officer at Prospector Partners, LLC since March
2006.
Manager,
Whittlesey & Hadley, P.C., an accounting services firm from September
1997 to March 2006.
|
N/A
|
None
|
|||||
Brian
Wiedmeyer
Year
of Birth: 1973
|
Assistant
Secretary
|
Indefinite;
Since
September
7, 2007
|
Assistant
Vice President for U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, a mutual fund service
provider, since January 2005.
Accounting
Operations Manager for UMB Fund Services, a mutual fund service provider,
from 2003 to 2005.
|
N/A
|
None
|
|||||
Douglas
Schafer
Year
of Birth: 1970
|
Assistant
Secretary
|
Indefinite;
Since
September
7, 2007
|
Compliance
Officer for U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, a mutual fund service
provider, since April 2002.
|
N/A
|
None
|
|||||
Name
of Person and Position
|
Aggregate
Compensation
from
Capital Appreciation Fund
|
Aggregate
Compensation
from
Opportunity
Fund
|
Pension
or Retirement Benefits Accrued as Part of Fund
Expenses
|
Estimated
Annual Benefits upon Retirement
|
Total
Compensation from Fund and Fund Complex Paid to
Directors
|
|||||
Harvey
D. Hirsch,
Independent
Director
|
$13,904
|
$11,096
|
$0
|
$0
|
$25,000
|
|||||
Joseph
Klein III,
Independent
Director
|
$13,904
|
$11,096
|
$0
|
$0
|
$25,000
|
|||||
Roy
L. Nersesian,
Independent
Director
|
$13,904
|
$11,096
|
$0
|
$0
|
$25,000
|
|||||
John
T. Rossello, Jr.,
Independent
Director
|
$13,904
|
$11,096
|
$0
|
$0
|
$25,000
|
Amount Invested Key
|
|
A.
|
$1
- $10,000
|
B.
|
$10,001
- $50,000
|
C.
|
$50,001
- $100,000
|
D.
|
Over
$100,000
|
Independent
Directors
|
Dollar
Range of Equity Securities
in
the Capital Appreciation Fund
|
Dollar
Range of Equity
Securities
in
the Opportunity Fund
|
Aggregate
Dollar Range of Equity Securities in all Registered Investment Companies
Overseen by Director in Family of Investment
Companies
|
||
Harvey
D. Hirsch
|
B.
|
—
|
B.
|
||
Joseph
Klein III
|
D.
|
D.
|
D.
|
||
Roy
L. Nersesian
|
B.
|
B.
|
C.
|
||
John
T. Rossello, Jr.
|
D.
|
D.
|
D.
|
||
Interested
Director
|
|||||
John
D. Gillespie
|
D.
|
D.
|
D.
|
Management
Fees Accrued by Investment Manager
|
Management
Fees
Waived
|
Management
Fees
Recouped
|
Net
Management Fees Paid to Investment Manager
|
||||
Fiscal
year ended December 31, 2009
|
|||||||
Capital Appreciation
Fund
|
$260,869
|
$209,174
|
$0
|
$51,695
|
|||
Opportunity
Fund
|
$212,756
|
$194,762
|
$0
|
$17,994
|
|||
Fiscal
year ended December 31, 2008
|
|||||||
Capital Appreciation
Fund
|
$173,103
|
$173,103
|
$0
|
$0
|
|||
Opportunity
Fund
|
$121,147
|
$121,147
|
$0
|
$0
|
|||
Fiscal
period ended December 31, 2007
|
|||||||
Capital Appreciation
Fund
|
$17,571
|
$17,571
|
$0
|
$0
|
|||
Opportunity
Fund
|
$13,247
|
$13,247
|
$0
|
$0
|
Registered
Investment
Companies
|
Other
Pooled
Investment
Vehicles
|
Other
Accounts
|
|||||||||
Portfolio
Manager
|
Number
of
Accounts
|
Total
Assets
|
Number
of
Accounts
|
Total
Assets
|
Number
of
Accounts
|
Total
Assets
|
|||||
John
D. Gillespie**
|
0
|
$0
|
6*
|
$536
million*
|
9
∆
|
$162
million
∆
|
|||||
Kevin
R. O’Brien**
|
0
|
$0
|
6*
|
$536
million*
|
9
∆
|
$162
million
∆
|
|||||
Richard
P. Howard
|
0
|
$0
|
1
|
$67
million
|
15
|
$1,279
billion
|
*
|
Accounts
listed above are subject to a performance-based advisory
fee.
|
**
|
John
D. Gillespie and Kevin R. O’Brien share responsibility for the management
of the Other Pooled Investment Vehicles and Other Accounts set forth
beside their names above.
|
∆
|
Three
of the nine accounts listed, representing $72 million of total assets, is
subject to a performance-based advisory
fee.
|
Amount Invested Key
|
|
A.
|
$1
- $10,000
|
B.
|
$10,001
- $50,000
|
C.
|
$50,001
- $100,000
|
D.
|
Over
$100,000
|
Portfolio
Managers
|
Capital
Appreciation Fund
|
Opportunity
Fund
|
John
D. Gillespie
|
D.
|
D.
|
Richard
P. Howard
|
D.
|
D.
|
Kevin
R. O’Brien
|
D.
|
D.
|
Capital
Appreciation Fund
|
|
Actual
Rule 12b-1 Expenditures Paid by the Fund During the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2009
|
|
Total
Dollars Allocated
|
|
Advertising
/ Marketing
|
$0
|
Printing
/ Postage
|
$
679
|
Payment
to Distributor
|
$
12,454
|
Payment
to Dealers
|
$
9,510
|
Compensation
to Sales Personnel
|
$0
|
Interest,
Carrying, or Other Financial Charges
|
$0
|
Other
|
$0
|
Total
|
$22,643
|
Opportunity
Fund
|
|
Actual
Rule 12b-1 Expenditures Paid by the Fund During the Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2009
|
|
Total
Dollars Allocated
|
|
Advertising
/ Marketing
|
$0
|
Printing
/ Postage
|
$
588
|
Payment
to Distributor
|
$
10,195
|
Payment
to Dealers
|
$
8,822
|
Compensation
to Sales Personnel
|
$0
|
Interest,
Carrying, or Other Financial Charges
|
$0
|
Other
|
$0
|
Total
|
$
19,605
|
Administration
Fees
Paid
During Fiscal Periods Ended
December
31,
|
|||
2009
|
2008
|
2007*
|
|
Capital Appreciation
Fund
|
$48,250
|
$43,741
|
$10,672
|
Opportunity Fund
|
$47,193
|
$42,292
|
$10,672
|
Aggregate
Brokerage Commissions
Paid
During Fiscal Years Ended December 31,
|
||
2009
|
2008
|
2007*
|
$23,115
|
$22,682
|
$5,275
|
|
*
|
The
amount shown is for the period from September 28, 2007, through December
31, 2007.
|
Aggregate
Brokerage Commissions
Paid
During Fiscal Years Ended December 31,
|
||
2009
|
2008
|
2007*
|
$34,077
|
$21,189
|
$4,970
|
|
*
|
The
amount shown is for the period from September 28, 2007, through December
31, 2007.
|
Name
and Address
|
Parent
Company
|
Jurisdiction
|
%
Ownership
|
[
…
]
|
[
…
]
|
[
…
]
|
[
…
]%
|
[
…
]
|
[
…
]
|
[
…
]
|
[
…
]%
|
[
…
]
|
[
…
]
|
[
…
]
|
[
…
]%
|
[
…
]
|
[
…
]
|
[
…
]
|
[
…
]%
|
Name
and Address
|
Parent
Company
|
Jurisdiction
|
%
Ownership
|
[
…
]
|
[
…
]
|
[
…
]
|
[
…
]%
|
[
…
]
|
[
…
]
|
[
…
]
|
[
…
]%
|
[
…
]
|
[
…
]
|
[
…
]
|
[
…
]%
|
[
…
]
|
[
…
]
|
[
…
]
|
[
…
]%
|
I.
|
Statement
of Policy
|
II.
|
Use
of Third-Party Proxy Voting Service
|
III.
|
General
Voting Guidelines
|
·
|
Implement
proposals to declassify boards
|
·
|
Implement
a majority vote requirement
|
·
|
Submit
a rights plan to a shareholder vote
|
·
|
Act
on tender offers where a majority of shareholders have tendered their
shares
|
·
|
The
fees for non-audit related services are disproportionate to the total
audit fees
|
·
|
Other
reasons to question the independence of the auditors
exist
|
·
|
Implement
a stock split
|
·
|
Aid
in restructuring or acquisition
|
·
|
Provide
a sufficient number of shares for an employee savings plan, stock option
plan or executive compensation plan
|
·
|
There
is evidence that the shares will be used to implement a poison pill or
another form of anti-takeover
defense
|
·
|
The
issuance of new shares could excessively dilute the value of the
outstanding shares upon issuance
|
·
|
Equal
access to proxies
|
·
|
A
majority of independent directors on key
committees
|
·
|
The
Advisor will generally oppose:
|
·
|
Companies
having two classes of shares
|
·
|
The
existence of a majority of interlocking
directors
|
·
|
Shareholder
proposals that seek to require the company to submit a shareholder rights
plan to a shareholder vote.
|
·
|
The
Advisor will generally oppose proposals that have the purpose or effect of
entrenching management or diluting shareholder ownership, such
as:
|
·
|
“Blank
check” preferred stock
|
·
|
Classified
boards
|
·
|
Supermajority
vote requirements
|
·
|
The
Advisor will review proposals relating to executive compensation plans on
a case-by-case basis to ensure:
|
·
|
The
long-term interests of management and shareholders are properly
aligned
|
·
|
The
option exercise price is not below market price on the date of
grant
|
·
|
An
acceptable number of employees are eligible to participate in such
compensation programs
|
·
|
“Double
trigger” option vesting provisions
|
·
|
Seek
treating employee stock options as an
expense
|
·
|
Plans
that permit re-pricing of underwater employee stock
options
|
·
|
“Single
trigger” option vesting provisions
|
IV.
|
Disclosure
|
V.
|
Potential
Conflicts of Interest
|
VI.
|
Proxy
Recordkeeping
|
|
1.
|
copies
of these proxy voting policies and procedures, and any amendments
thereto;
|
|
2.
|
A
copy of each proxy statement that the Advisor receives regarding client
securities (the Advisor may rely on third parties or
EDGAR);
|
|
3.
|
A
record of each vote that the Advisor
casts;
|
|
4.
|
A
copy of any document the Advisor created that was material to making a
decision how to vote proxies, or that memorializes that decision. (For
votes that are inconsistent with the Advisor’s general proxy voting
polices, the reason/rationale for such an inconsistent vote is required to
be briefly documented and maintained.);
and
|
(a)
|
Articles
of Incorporation dated June 6, 2007 were previously filed with the initial
Registration Statement on Form N-1A on June 12, 2007 and are incorporated
herein by reference.
|
||
(i)
|
Articles
of Amendment and Restatement dated September 7, 2007 were previously filed
with Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form
N-1A on April 23, 2009 and are incorporated herein by
reference.
|
||
(b)
|
By-Laws
were previously filed with the initial Registration Statement on Form N-1A
on June 12, 2007 and are incorporated herein by
reference.
|
||
(i)
|
Amended
and Restated By-Laws were previously filed with Pre-Effective Amendment
No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A on September 17, 2007 and
are incorporated herein by reference.
|
||
(c)
|
Instruments
Defining Rights of Security Holders – None.
|
||
(d)
|
Investment
Advisory Agreement dated September 19, 2007 was previously filed with
Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A
on April 23, 2009 and is incorporated herein by
reference.
|
||
(e)
|
Distribution
Agreement dated September 14, 2007 was previously filed with
Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A
on April 23, 2009 and is incorporated herein by
reference.
|
||
(i)
|
First
Amendment to the Distribution Agreement dated October 1, 2009 – filed
herewith.
|
||
(f)
|
Bonus
or Profit Sharing Contracts – Not applicable.
|
||
(g)
|
Global
Custody Agreement dated September 14, 2007 was previously filed with
Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A
on April 23, 2009 and is incorporated herein by
reference.
|
||
(i)
|
First
Amendment to the Global Custody Agreement dated May 1, 2008 was previously
filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on
Form N-1A on April 23, 2009 and is incorporated herein by
reference.
|
||
(ii)
|
Second
Amendment to the Global Custody Agreement dated October 1, 2009 – filed
herewith.
|
||
(h)
|
Other
Material Contracts.
|
||
(i)
|
Transfer
Agent Servicing Agreement dated September 14, 2007 was previously filed
with Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form
N-1A on April 23, 2009 and is incorporated herein by
reference.
|
||
(A)
|
First
Amendment to the Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement dated October 1, 2009
– filed herewith.
|
||
(ii)
|
Fund
Accounting Servicing Agreement dated September 14, 2007 was previously
filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on
Form N-1A on April 23, 2009 and is incorporated herein by
reference.
|
(A)
|
First
Amendment to the Fund Accounting Servicing Agreement dated October 1, 2009
– filed herewith.
|
||
(iii)
|
Fund
Administration Servicing Agreement dated September 14, 2007 was previously
filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on
Form N-1A on April 23, 2009 and is incorporated herein by
reference.
|
||
(A)
|
First
Amendment to the Fund Administration Servicing Agreement dated October 1,
2009 – filed herewith.
|
||
(iv)
|
Form
of Joint Errors and Omission Liability Insurance Agreement dated September
2007 was previously filed with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the
Registration Statement on Form N-1A on September 17, 2007 and is
incorporated by reference.
|
||
(v)
|
Fee
Waiver and Expense Limitation Agreement dated September 19, 2007 was
previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration
Statement on Form N-1A on April 23, 2009 and is incorporated herein by
reference.
|
||
(A)
|
Fee Waiver and Expense Limitation Agreement – To be filed by
amendment.
|
||
(vi)
|
Escrow
Agreement dated September 17, 2007 was previously filed with
Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A
on April 23, 2009 and is incorporated herein by
reference.
|
||
(i)
|
Legal
Opinion.
|
||
(i)
|
Legal
Opinion of Seward & Kissel LLP – To be filed by
amendment.
|
||
(j)
|
Other
Opinions.
|
||
(i)
|
Consent
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm – To be filed by
amendment.
|
||
(k)
|
Omitted
Financial Statements – None.
|
||
(l)
|
Initial
Capital Agreement dated September 7, 2007 was previously filed with
Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A
on September 17, 2007 and is incorporated herein by
reference.
|
||
(m)
|
Distribution
Plan was previously filed with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the
Registration Statement on Form N-1A on September 17, 2007 and is
incorporated herein by reference.
|
||
(n)
|
Rule
18f-3 Plan – None.
|
||
(o)
|
Reserved.
|
||
(p)
|
Codes
of Ethics.
|
||
(i)
|
Prospector
Funds, Inc. Revised Code of Ethics dated September 3, 2009 – filed
herewith.
|
||
(ii)
|
Prospector
Partners, LLC and Prospector Partners Asset Management, LLC Code of
Business Conduct and Personal Trading Procedures dated September 7, 2007
were previously filed with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the
Registration Statement on Form N-1A on September 17, 2007 and are
incorporated herein by reference.
|
(iii)
|
Quasar
Distributors, LLC Code of Ethics & Insider Trading Policy was
previously filed with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration
Statement on Form N-1A on September 17, 2007 and is incorporated herein by
reference.
|
||
Other
Exhibits:
|
|||
(i)
|
Power
of Attorney for John D. Gillespie dated September 7,
2007*.
|
||
(ii)
|
Power
of Attorney for Harvey D. Hirsch dated September 7,
2007*.
|
||
(iii)
|
Power
of Attorney for Joseph Klein III dated September 7,
2007*.
|
||
(iv)
|
Power
of Attorney for Roy L. Nersesian dated September 7,
2007*.
|
||
(v)
|
Power
of Attorney for John T. Rossello, Jr. dated September 7,
2007*.
|
||
*Incorporated
by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2, filed on September 17,
2007.
|
|||
Item
29.
|
Persons
Controlled by or Under Common Control with the
Fund
|
Item
30.
|
Indemnification
|
Glenmede
Fund, Inc.
|
Purisima
Funds
|
Glenmede
Portfolios
|
Quaker
Investment Trust
|
Greenspring
Fund, Inc.
|
Rainier
Investment Management Mutual Funds
|
Guinness
Atkinson Funds
|
Rockland
Funds Trust
|
Harding
Loevner Funds, Inc.
|
Thompson
Plumb Funds, Inc.
|
Hennessy
Funds Trust
|
TIFF
Investment Program, Inc.
|
Hennessy
Funds, Inc.
|
Trust
for Professional Managers
|
Hennessy
Mutual Funds, Inc.
|
USA
Mutuals Funds
|
Hotchkis
& Wiley Funds
|
Wexford
Trust
|
Intrepid
Capital Management Funds Trust
|
Wisconsin
Capital Funds, Inc.
|
Jacob
Funds, Inc.
|
WY
Funds
|
Jensen
Portfolio, Inc.
|
(b)
|
To
the best of Registrant’s knowledge, the directors and executive officers
of Quasar Distributors, LLC are as
follows:
|
(c)
|
Not
applicable.
|
Records
Relating to:
|
Are
located at:
|
Registrant's
Fund Administrator, Fund Accountant and Transfer Agent
|
U.S.
Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
615
East Michigan Street
Milwaukee,
WI 53202
|
Registrant's
Investment Manager
|
Prospector
Partners Asset Management, LLC
370
Church Street
Guilford,
Connecticut 06437
|
Registrant's
Custodian
|
U.S.
Bank N.A.
1555
N. River Center Drive, Suite 302
Milwaukee,
WI 53212
|
Registrant's
Distributor
|
Quasar
Distributors, LLC
615
East Michigan Street
Milwaukee,
WI 53202
|
PROSPECTOR
FUNDS, INC.
|
|
By:
/s/ John D.
Gillespie*
|
|
John
D. Gillespie
|
|
President
|
Signature
|
Title
|
Date
|
||
/s/
John D. Gillespie*
|
President,
Director
|
February
12, 2010
|
||
John
D. Gillespie
|
||||
/s/
Peter N. Perugini, Jr.
|
Treasurer,
Secretary
|
February
12, 2010
|
||
Peter
N. Perugini, Jr.
|
||||
/s/
Harvey D. Hirsch*
|
Director
|
February
12, 2010
|
||
Harvey
D. Hirsch
|
||||
/s/
Joseph Klein III*
|
Director
|
February
12, 2010
|
||
Joseph
Klein III
|
||||
/s/
Roy L. Nersesian*
|
Director
|
February
12, 2010
|
||
Roy
L. Nersesian
|
||||
/s/
John T. Rossello, Jr.*
|
Director
|
February
12, 2010
|
||
John
T. Rossello
|
||||
*By:
/s/ Peter N.
Perugini, Jr.
|
February
12, 2010
|
|||
Peter
N. Perugini, Jr.
|
||||
Attorney
in Fact pursuant to
|
||||
Power
of Attorney
|
PROSPECTOR
FUNDS, INC.
|
QUASAR
DISTRIBUTORS, LLC
|
By:
/s/
Peter N.
Perugini
|
By:
/s/
James R.
Schoenike
|
Name:
Peter N. Perugini
|
Name:
James R. Schoenike
|
Title:Treasurer
|
Title:
Executive Vice President
|
PROSPECTOR
PARTNERS ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC
|
|
By:
/s/
Peter N.
Perugini
|
|
Name:
Peter N. Perugini
|
|
Title:
CFO
|
|
QUASAR
DISTRIBUTORS, LLC
REGULATORY
DISTRIBUTION SERVICES
FEE
SCHEDULE at October 1, 2009
|
Regulatory
Distribution Annual Services Per Fund*
·
___
basis point on all assets subject to the cap
·
Minimum
annual fee
·
$_____
first fund, capped at $_____
·
$_____
each additional fund, capped at $_____
Advertising
Compliance Review/FINRA Filings
·
$_____
per job for the first 10 pages (minutes if tape or video); $_____ per page
(minute if tape or video) thereafter (includes FINRA filing
fee)
·
Non-FINRA
filed materials, e.g. Internal Use Only, Quasar Review Only,
Correspondence, etc)
$_____ per job for the first 10 pages (minutes
if tape or
video);
thereafter $_____ per page (minutes if tape or video)\
·
FINRA
Expedited Service for 3 Day Turnaround
$_____
for the first 10 pages (minutes if audio or video); $_____ per page
(minute if audio or video) thereafter. (Comments are
faxed. FINRA may not accept expedited request.)
sdfds
·
Quasar
Expedited Service – Available upon request; ask for quote
Licensing of Investment Advisor’s Staff (if
required)
·
$_____
per year per
registered representative
·
Quasar
is limited to these licenses for sponsorship: Series, 6, 7, 24,
26, 27, 63, 66
·
Plus
any FINRA and state fees for registered representatives, including license
and renewal fees.
Fund Fact Sheets
·
Design
- $_____ per fact sheet, includes first production
·
Production
- $_____ per fact sheet per production period
·
All
printing costs are out-of-pocket expenses, and in addition to the design
fee and production fee.
Plus
Out-Of-Pocket Expenses
– Including but not limited to typesetting,
printing and distribution of prospectuses and shareholder reports,
production, printing, distribution and placement of advertising and sales
literature and materials, engagement of designers, free-lance writers and
public relations firms, long-distance telephone lines, services and
charges, postage, overnight delivery charges, FINRA registration fees
,
record retention,
travel, lodging and meals and all other out-of-pocket
expenses.
Fees
are billed monthly.
*Subject
to annual CPI increase, Milwaukee
MSA.
|
CHIEF
COMPLIANCE OFFICER
SUPPORT
SERVICES
FEE
SCHEDULE at October 1, 2009
|
Chief Compliance Officer Support
Services
U.S,
Bancorp provides support to the Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) of each
fund serviced either by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC or Quasar
Distributors, LLC. Indicated below are samples of functions
performed by USBFS in this CCO support role:
•
Business
Line Functions Supported
•
Fund
Administration and Compliance
•
Transfer
Agent and Shareholder Services
•
Fund
Accounting
•
Custody
Services
•
Securities
Lending Services
•
Distribution
Services
•
Daily
Resource to Fund CCO, Fund Board, Advisor
•
Provide
USBFS/USB Critical Procedures & Compliance Controls
•
Daily
and Periodic Reporting
•
Periodic
CCO Conference Calls
•
Dissemination
of Industry/Regulatory Information
•
Client
& Business Line CCO Education & Training
•
Due
Diligence Review of USBFS Service Facilities
•
Quarterly
USBFS Certification
•
Board
Meeting Presentation and Board Support
•
Testing,
Documentation, Reporting
Annual
Fee Schedule*
·
$_____
per service line per year
Fees
are billed monthly.
*Subject
to annual CPI increase, Milwaukee
MSA.
|
PROSPECTOR
FUNDS, INC.
|
U.S.
BANK, N.A.
|
By:
/s/ Peter N.
Perugini
|
By:
/s/ Michael R.
McVoy
|
Name:
Peter N. Perugini
|
Name:
Michael R. McVoy
|
Title:
Treasurer
|
Title:
Vice President
|
DOMESTIC
CUSTODY SERVICES
FEE
SCHEDULE at October 1, 2009
|
Annual Fee Based Upon Market Value Per
Fund*
.___
basis point on average daily market value
Minimum
annual fee per fund - $_______
Plus
portfolio transaction fees
Portfolio Transaction Fees
$_____
per book entry DTC transaction
$_____
per principal paydown
$_____
per short sale
$_____
per US Bank repurchase agreement transaction
$_____
per option/future contract written, exercised or expired
$_____
per book entry Federal Reserve transaction
$_____
per mutual fund trade
$_____
per physical security transaction
$_____
per Cedel/Euroclear transaction
$_____
per disbursement (waived if U.S. Bancorp is Administrator)
$_____
per Fed Wire
$_____
per margin variation Fed wire
$_____
per segregated account per year
·
A
transaction is a purchase/sale of a security, free receipt/free delivery,
maturity, tender or exchange.
·
No
charge for the initial conversion free receipt.
·
Overdrafts
– charged to the account at prime interest rate plus ___.
Plus
Out-Of-Pocket Expenses
– Including but not limited to expenses
incurred in the safekeeping, delivery and receipt of securities, shipping,
transfer fees, extraordinary expenses based upon complexity, and all other
out-of-pocket expenses.
Fees
are billed monthly.
*
Subject to annual CPI increase, Milwaukee
MSA.
|
CHIEF
COMPLIANCE OFFICER
SUPPORT
SERVICES
FEE
SCHEDULE at October 1, 2009
|
Chief Compliance Officer Support
Services
U.S,
Bancorp provides support to the Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) of each
fund serviced either by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC or Quasar
Distributors, LLC. Indicated below are samples of functions
performed by USBFS in this CCO support role:
•
Business
Line Functions Supported
•
Fund
Administration and Compliance
•
Transfer
Agent and Shareholder Services
•
Fund
Accounting
•
Custody
Services
•
Securities
Lending Services
•
Distribution
Services
•
Daily
Resource to Fund CCO, Fund Board, Advisor
•
Provide
USBFS/USB Critical Procedures & Compliance Controls
•
Daily
and Periodic Reporting
•
Periodic
CCO Conference Calls
•
Dissemination
of Industry/Regulatory Information
•
Client
& Business Line CCO Education & Training
•
Due
Diligence Review of USBFS Service Facilities
•
Quarterly
USBFS Certification
•
Board
Meeting Presentation and Board Support
•
Testing,
Documentation, Reporting
Annual
Fee Schedule*
·
$______
per service line per year
Fees
are billed monthly.
*Subject
to annual CPI increase, Milwaukee
MSA.
|
GLOBAL
SUB-CUSTODIAL SERVICES- fee schedule at October 1, 2009
|
||||||||
Country
|
Instrument
|
Safekeeping
(BPS)
|
Transaction
Fee
|
Country
|
Instrument
|
Safekeeping
(BPS)
|
Transaction
Fee
|
|
Argentina
|
All
|
$
|
Latvia
|
Equities/Bonds
|
$
|
|||
Australia
|
All
|
$
|
Latvia
|
Gov't
Bonds
|
$
|
|||
Austria
|
Equities/Bonds
|
$
|
Lebanon
|
All
|
$
|
|||
Austria
|
Depo
Receipt
|
$
|
Lithuania
|
All
|
$
|
|||
Austria
|
non
ATS ALL
|
$
|
Luxembourg
|
All
|
$
|
|||
Bahrain
|
All
|
$
|
Malaysia
|
All
|
$
|
|||
Bangladesh
|
All
|
$
|
Mali
|
All
|
$
|
|||
Belgium
|
All
|
$
|
Malta
|
All
|
$
|
|||
Benin
|
All
|
$
|
Mauritius
|
All
|
$
|
|||
Bermuda
|
All
|
$
|
Mexico
|
All
|
$
|
|||
Bolivia
|
All
|
$
|
Morocco
|
All
|
$
|
|||
Botswana
|
All
|
$
|
Namibia
|
All
|
$
|
|||
Brazil
|
All
|
$
|
Netherlands
|
All
|
$
|
|||
Bulgaria
|
All
|
$
|
New
Zealand
|
All
|
$
|
|||
Burkina
Faso
|
All
|
$
|
Niger
|
All
|
$
|
|||
Canada
|
All
|
$
|
Nigeria
|
All
|
$
|
|||
Cayman
Islands
|
All
|
$
|
Norway
|
All
|
$
|
|||
Channel
Islands
|
All
|
$
|
Oman
|
All
|
$
|
|||
Chile
|
All
|
$
|
Pakistan
|
All
|
$
|
|||
China-Shanghai
|
All
|
$
|
Palestinian
|
All
|
$
|
|||
China-Shenzhen
|
All
|
$
|
Peru
|
All
|
$
|
|||
Columbia
|
All
|
$
|
Philippines
|
All
|
$
|
|||
Costa
Rica
|
All
|
$
|
Poland
|
All
|
$
|
|||
Croatia
|
All
|
$
|
Portugal
|
All
|
$
|
|||
Cyprus
|
All
|
$
|
Qatar
|
All
|
$
|
|||
Czech
Republic
|
All
|
$
|
Romania
|
All
|
$
|
|||
Denmark
|
All
|
$
|
Russia
|
Equities/Bonds
|
$
|
|||
EASDAQ
|
All
|
$
|
Russia
|
MINFIN
|
$
|
|||
Ecuador
|
All
|
$
|
Senegal
|
All
|
$
|
|||
Egypt
|
All
|
$
|
Singapore
|
All
|
$
|
|||
Estonia
|
All
|
$
|
Slovak
Republic
|
All
|
$
|
|||
Euromarkets
|
All
|
$
|
Slovenia
|
All
|
$
|
|||
Finland
|
All
|
$
|
South
Africa
|
All
|
$
|
|||
France
|
All
|
$
|
South
Korea
|
All
|
$
|
|||
Germany
|
All
|
$
|
Spain
|
All
|
$
|
|||
Ghana
|
All
|
$
|
Sri
Lanka
|
All
|
$
|
|||
Greece
|
All
|
$
|
Swaziland
|
All
|
$
|
|||
Guinea
Bissau
|
All
|
$
|
Sweden
|
All
|
$
|
|||
Hong
Kong
|
All
|
$
|
Switzerland
|
All
|
$
|
|||
Hungary
|
All
|
$
|
Taiwan
|
All
|
$
|
|||
Iceland
|
All
|
$
|
Thailand
|
All
|
$
|
|||
India
|
All
|
$
|
Togo
|
All
|
$
|
|||
Indonesia
|
All
|
$
|
Trinidad
& Tobago
|
All
|
$
|
|||
Ireland
|
All
|
$
|
Tunisia
|
All
|
$
|
|||
Israel
|
All
|
$
|
Turkey
|
All
|
$
|
|||
Italy
|
All
|
$
|
UAE
|
All
|
$
|
|||
Ivory
Coast
|
All
|
$
|
United
Kingdom
|
All
|
$
|
|||
Jamaica
|
All
|
$
|
Ukraine
|
All
|
$
|
|||
Japan
|
All
|
$
|
Uruguay
|
All
|
$
|
|||
Jordan
|
All
|
$
|
Venezuela
|
All
|
$
|
|||
Kazakhstan
|
Equities
|
$
|
Vietnam
|
All
|
$
|
|||
Kazakhstan
|
Bonds
|
$
|
Zambia
|
All
|
$
|
|||
Kenya
|
All
|
$
|
Zimbabwe
|
All
|
$
|
PROSPECTOR
FUNDS, INC.
|
U.S.
BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC
|
||
By:
/s/ Peter N.
Perugini
|
By:
/s/ Michael R.
McVoy
|
||
Name:
Peter N. Perugini
|
Name:
Michael R. McVoy
|
||
Title:
Treasurer
|
Title:
Executive Vice President
|
TRANSFER
AGENT & SHAREHOLDER SERVICES
ACCOUNT
SERVICES FEE SCHEDULE at October 1, 2009
|
Annual
Service Charges to the Fund*
·
Base
Fee Per
Cusip $_____
/year
·
Annual
Asset Charge Per
Cusip _____
bp
·
NSCC
Level 3
Accounts
$_____ /open
account
·
No-Load
Fund
Accounts $_____
/open account
·
Load
Fund
Accounts $_____
/open account
·
Daily
Accrual Fund
Accounts
$_____ /open
account
·
Closed
Accounts $_____
/closed account
Activity
Charges
·
Manual
Shareholder
Transaction $_____
/transaction
·
Omnibus
Account
Transaction $_____
/transaction
·
Correspondence
$_____ /item
·
Telephone
Calls
$_____
/minute
·
Voice
Response
Calls $_____
/call
·
Qualified
Plan
Accounts
$_____ /account (Cap at $_____/SSN)
Implementation Charges
·
First
Cusip $_____
/fund group setup, first Cusip
·
Subsequent
Cusips
$_____ /each additional
Cusip
Plus
Out-Of-Pocket Expenses
– Including but not limited to telephone
toll-free lines, call transfers, mailing, sorting and postage, stationery,
envelopes, programming, service/data conversion, special reports,
insurance, record retention, literature fulfillment kits, microfilm,
microfiche, proxies, proxy services, lost shareholder search, disaster
recovery charges, ACH fees, Fed wire charges, NSCC charges, and all other
out-of-pocket expenses.
Additional
Services
– Above pricing is for standard
services. Available but not included above are the following
services - FAN Web shareholder e-commerce, Vision intermediary
e-commerce, FAN Mail electronic data delivery, B.O.S.S. sales reporting
data warehouse, investor e-mail services, literature fulfillment, lead
conversion reporting, 12b-1 aging, Short-Term Trader reporting, JUMBO
processing
Fees
are billed monthly.
*
Subject to annual CPI increase, Milwaukee
MSA.
|
TRANSFER
AGENT & SHAREHOLDER SERVICES
SUPPLEMENTAL
SERVICES - E-COMMERCE SERVICES
FEE
SCHEDULE at October 1, 2009
|
FAN
WEB
– Shareholder internet access to account information and
transaction capabilities through a transparent link at the fund group web
site. Shareholders access account information, portfolio
listing fund family, transaction history, purchase additional shares
through ACH, etc.
1.
FAN Web Premium (Fund Groups over 50,000 open
accounts)
·
Implementation
- $
_____
per fund
group – includes up to 25 hours of technical/BSA support
·
Annual
Base Fee - $
_____
per year
2.
FAN Web Select (Fund Groups under 50,000 open
accounts) – Standard Web services
·
Implementation - $
_____
per fund group – includes up
to 10 hours of technical/BSA support
·
Annual Base Fee -
$
_____
per
year
3.
Customization
- $
_____
per
hour
4.
Activity
(Session) Fees:
·
Inquiry
- $
_____
per
event
·
Account
Maintenance - $
_____
per event
·
Transaction
– financial transactions, reorder statements, etc. - $
_____
per
event
·
New
Account Set-up - $
_____
per event (Not
available with FAN Web Select)
|
VISION
MUTUAL FUND GATEWAY
– Permits broker/dealers, financial planners,
and RIAs to use a web-based system to perform order and account inquiry,
execute trades, print applications, review prospectuses, and establish new
accounts.
·
Inquiry
Only
·
Inquiry
- $
_____
per
event
·
Per
broker ID - $
_____
per month per ID
·
Transaction
Processing
·
Implementation
- $
_____
per
management company
·
Transaction
– purchase, redeem, exchange, literature order - $
_____
per
event
·
New
Account Set-up – may contain multiple fund/accounts - $
_____
per
event
·
Monthly
Minimum Charge - $
_____
per
month
|
FAN
MAIL
– Financial planner mailbox provides transaction, account and
price information to financial planners and small broker/dealers for
import into a variety of financial planning software
packages.
·
Base
Fee Per Management Company – file generation and delivery - $
_____
per
year
·
Per
Record Charge
·
Rep/Branch/ID
- $
_____
·
Dealer
- $
_____
·
Price
Files - $
_____
or
$
_____
/user/month,
whichever is less
|
CLIENT
DATA ACCESS
– USBFS client on-line access to fund and investor data
through USBFS technology applications and data delivery and security
software.
·
MFS
Systems (includes COLD and On Line Report view applications)
·
Setup
- $
_____
(includes 2
workstations)
·
Service
- $
_____
/month
·
Report
Source
·
No
Setup Charge
·
$
_____
/month per reporting
category
·
T/A
Imaging
·
Setup
- $
_____
(includes 2
workstations)
·
$
_____
/month
·
Fund
Source
·
No
Setup Charge
·
$
_____
/month
|
CHIEF
COMPLIANCE OFFICER
SUPPORT
SERVICES
FEE
SCHEDULE at October 1, 2009
|
Chief Compliance Officer Support
Services
U.S,
Bancorp provides support to the Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) of each
fund serviced either by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC or Quasar
Distributors, LLC. Indicated below are samples of functions
performed by USBFS in this CCO support role:
•
Business
Line Functions Supported
•
Fund
Administration and Compliance
•
Transfer
Agent and Shareholder Services
•
Fund
Accounting
•
Custody
Services
•
Securities
Lending Services
•
Distribution
Services
•
Daily
Resource to Fund CCO, Fund Board, Advisor
•
Provide
USBFS/USB Critical Procedures & Compliance Controls
•
Daily
and Periodic Reporting
•
Periodic
CCO Conference Calls
•
Dissemination
of Industry/Regulatory Information
•
Client
& Business Line CCO Education & Training
•
Due
Diligence Review of USBFS Service Facilities
•
Quarterly
USBFS Certification
•
Board
Meeting Presentation and Board Support
•
Testing,
Documentation, Reporting
Annual
Fee Schedule*
·
$_____
per service line per year
Fees
are billed monthly.
*Subject
to annual CPI increase, Milwaukee
MSA.
|
PROSPECTOR
FUNDS, INC.
|
U.S.
BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC
|
By:
/s/ Peter N.
Perugini
|
By:
/s/ Michael R.
McVoy
|
Name:
Peter N. Perugini
|
Name:
Michael R. McVoy
|
Title:
Treasurer
|
Title:
Executive Vice President
|
FUND
ACCOUNTING SERVICES
FEE
SCHEDULE at October 1, 2009
|
Annual Fund Accounting Fee Per
Fund*
Base
fee on the first $_____ plus
_____
basis points on the next $_____
_____
basis point on the next $_____
_____
basis point on the balance
Annual Base Fee on First
$
__________
Per
Fund*
$_____
per domestic equity fund
$_____
per domestic balanced fund
$_____
per domestic fixed income or money market fund
$_____
per international or global equity funds
Advisor Information Source Web
Portal
·
$_____
/fund/month
·
$_____
/fund/month for clients using an external administration
service
Plus
Out-Of-Pocket Expenses
– Including but not limited to pricing
services, corporate action services, fair value pricing services, factor
services, customized reporting, and all other out-of-pocket
expenses.
·
Pricing
Services
·
$_____ Domestic
and Canadian Equities
·
$_____ Options
·
$_____ Corp/Gov/Agency
Bonds
·
$_____ CMO's
·
$_____ International
Equities and Bonds
·
$_____ Municipal
Bonds
·
$_____ Money
Market Instruments
·
$_____
/Fund/Month - Mutual Fund Pricing
·
$_____
/Foreign Equity Security/Month for Corporate Action Service
·
$_____
/Month Manual Security Pricing (>10/day)
·
Factor
Services (BondBuyer)
·
$_____
/CMO/Month
·
$_____
/Mortgage Backed/Month
·
$_____
/Month Minimum Per Fund Group
·
Fair
Value Services (FT Interactive)
·
$_____
on the first 100 securities per day
·
$_____
on the balance of securities per day
Additional
Services
– Above pricing is for standard
services. Available but not included above are the following
services – multiple class funds, master feeder products, international
income funds, funds with multiple advisors/sub-advisors.
Fees
are billed monthly.
*
Subject to annual CPI increase, Milwaukee
MSA.
|
CHIEF
COMPLIANCE OFFICER
SUPPORT
SERVICES
FEE
SCHEDULE at October 1, 2009
|
Chief Compliance Officer Support
Services
U.S,
Bancorp provides support to the Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) of each
fund serviced either by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC or Quasar
Distributors, LLC. Indicated below are samples of functions
performed by USBFS in this CCO support role:
•
Business
Line Functions Supported
•
Fund
Administration and Compliance
•
Transfer
Agent and Shareholder Services
•
Fund
Accounting
•
Custody
Services
•
Securities
Lending Services
•
Distribution
Services
•
Daily
Resource to Fund CCO, Fund Board, Advisor
•
Provide
USBFS/USB Critical Procedures & Compliance Controls
•
Daily
and Periodic Reporting
•
Periodic
CCO Conference Calls
•
Dissemination
of Industry/Regulatory Information
•
Client
& Business Line CCO Education & Training
•
Due
Diligence Review of USBFS Service Facilities
•
Quarterly
USBFS Certification
•
Board
Meeting Presentation and Board Support
•
Testing,
Documentation, Reporting
Annual
Fee Schedule*
·
$
_____
per service line per
year
Fees
are billed monthly.
*Subject
to annual CPI increase, Milwaukee
MSA.
|
PROSPECTOR
FUNDS, INC.
|
U.S.
BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC
|
By:
/s/ Peter N.
Perugini
|
By:
/s/ Michael R.
McVoy
|
Name:
Peter N. Perugini
|
Name:
Michael R. McVoy
|
Title:
Treasurer
|
Title:
Executive Vice President
|
FUND
ADMINISTRATION & COMPLIANCE SERVICES
FEE
SCHEDULE At October 1, 2009
|
Domestic
Funds
Annual Fee Based Upon Market Value Per
Fund*
_____
basis points on the first $_____
_____
basis points on the next $_____
_____
basis points on the balance
Minimum
annual fee: $_____ per fund portfolio
International
Funds
Annual Fee Based Upon Market Value Per
Fund*
_____
basis points on the first $_____
_____
basis points on the next $_____
_____
basis points on the next $_____
_____
basis points on the balance
Minimum
annual fee: $_____ per fund portfolio
Advisor Information Source Web
Portal
·
$
_____
/fund/month
·
$
_____
/fund/month for
clients using an external administration service
·
Specialized
projects will be analyzed and an estimate will be provided prior to work
being performed.
Plus
Out-Of-Pocket Expenses
Including but not limited to postage,
stationery, programming, special reports, daily compliance testing systems
expenses, proxies, insurance, EDGAR filing, retention of records, Fund
federal and state regulatory filing fees, certain insurance premiums,
expenses incurred in connection with attending board of
directors meetings, Fund auditing and legal expenses, conversion expenses
(if necessary), and all other out-of-pocket expenses.
Additional
Services
– Above pricing is for standard
services. Available but not included above are the following
services – multiple classes, legal administration, SEC 15c reporting,
Advisor Information Source data delivery, daily fund compliance testing,
daily pre- and post- performance reporting.
Legal
Administration fee will be charged if USBFS assists in the development of
annual registration statement updates and/or supplements.
Fees
are billed monthly.
*
Subject to annual CPI increase, Milwaukee
MSA.
|
FUND ADMINISTRATION & COMPLIANCE
PORTFOLIO SERVICES
SUPPLEMENTAL
SERVICES
FEE SCHEDULE at October 1,
2009
|
Multiple
Classes
– Add the following for each class beyond the first
class:
§
_____
basis point at each
level
§
$
_____
/class
minimum
Annual
Legal Administration
– Add the following for legal administration
services in support of external legal counsel, including annual
registration statement update and drafting of supplements:
§
_____
basis point at each
level, or $
_____
minimum
Additional Services:
§
New
fund launch – as negotiated based upon specific requirements
§
Subsequent
new fund launch – $
_____
/project
§
Subsequent
new share class launch – $
_____
/project
§
Multi-managed
funds – as negotiated based upon specific requirements
§
Proxy
– as negotiated based upon specific requirements
Daily Pre- and Post-Tax Performance
Reporting
§
Performance
Service – $
_____
/CUSIP per month
§
Setup
– $
_____
/CUSIP
§
Conversion
– quoted separately
§
FTP
Delivery – $
_____
setup /FTP site
Daily Compliance Services (Charles
River)
§
Base
fee – $
_____
/fund
per year
§
Setup
– $
_____
/fund
group
§
Data
Feed – $
_____
/security per
month
SEC §15(c) Reporting
§
$
_____
/fund per report –
first class
§
$
_____
/additional class
report
Electronic Board Materials
§
USBFS
will establish a unique client board URL and load/maintain all fund board
book data for the main fund board meetings and meetings for up to two
separate committees
§
Up
to 10 non-USBFS users including advisor, legal, audit, etc.
§
Complete
application, data and user security – data encryption and password
protected
§
On-line
customized board materials preparation workflow
§
Includes
web-based and local/off-line versions
§
Includes
complete initial and ongoing user training
§
Includes
24/7/365 access via toll free number
§
Includes
remote diagnostics for each user, including firewall and network
issues
§
Triple
server backup / failover
Annual Fee
§
$
_____
/year (includes 10
external users)
§
$
_____
/year per additional
user
§
$
_____
implementation/setup
fee
|
CHIEF
COMPLIANCE OFFICER
SUPPORT
SERVICES
FEE
SCHEDULE at October 1, 2009
|
Chief Compliance Officer Support
Services
U.S,
Bancorp provides support to the Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) of each
fund serviced either by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC or Quasar
Distributors, LLC. Indicated below are samples of functions
performed by USBFS in this CCO support role:
•
Business
Line Functions Supported
•
Fund
Administration and Compliance
•
Transfer
Agent and Shareholder Services
•
Fund
Accounting
•
Custody
Services
•
Securities
Lending Services
•
Distribution
Services
•
Daily
Resource to Fund CCO, Fund Board, Advisor
•
Provide
USBFS/USB Critical Procedures & Compliance Controls
•
Daily
and Periodic Reporting
•
Periodic
CCO Conference Calls
•
Dissemination
of Industry/Regulatory Information
•
Client
& Business Line CCO Education & Training
•
Due
Diligence Review of USBFS Service Facilities
•
Quarterly
USBFS Certification
•
Board
Meeting Presentation and Board Support
•
Testing,
Documentation, Reporting
Annual
Fee Schedule*
·
$_____
per service line per year
Fees
are billed monthly.
*Subject
to annual CPI increase, Milwaukee
MSA.
|
I.
|
Legal
Requirement.
|
III.
|
Pre-clearance
of Certain Types of Securities
|
IV.
|
Reporting.
|
(a)
|
the
date of the transaction, the title, the interest rate and maturity date
(if applicable), the number of shares and the principal amount of each
Covered Security involved;
|
(b)
|
the
nature of the transaction (i.e., purchase, sale or any other type of
acquisition or disposition);
|
(c)
|
the
price of the Covered Security at which the transaction was
effected;
|
(d)
|
the
name of the broker, dealer or bank with or through which the transaction
was effected; and
|
(e)
|
the
date that the report is submitted.
|
(a)
|
the
name of the broker, dealer or bank with whom the Access Person has
established the account;
|
(b)
|
the
date the account was established;
and
|
(c)
|
the
date that the report is submitted by the Access
Person.
|
(a)
|
the
title, number of shares and principal amount of each Covered Security
(whether or not publicly traded) in which the Access Person had any direct
or indirect beneficial ownership;
|
(b)
|
the
name of any broker, dealer or bank with whom the Access Person maintained
an account in which any securities are held for the Access Person’s direct
or indirect benefit; and
|
(c)
|
the
date that the report is submitted by the Access
Person.
|
V.
|
Exempted
Transactions.
|
VI.
|
Review
of Reports Required by this Code of
Ethics
|
(a)
|
Each
report required to be submitted under Section IV of this Code of Ethics
will be promptly reviewed by the Review Officer when
submitted.
|
(b)
|
Any
violation or potential violation of this Code of Ethics shall be brought
to the attention of the Chairman of the Board or Audit Committee
reasonably promptly after its
discovery.
|
(c)
|
The
Review Officer will investigate any such violation or potential violation
of this Code of Ethics and report to the Chairman of the Board or Audit
Committee with a recommendation of appropriate action to be taken against
any individual whom it is determined has violated this Code of Ethics as
is necessary to cure the violation and prevent future
violations.
|
(d)
|
The
Review Officer will keep a written record of all investigations in
connection with any Code of Ethics violations including any action taken
as a result of the violation.
|
VII.
|
Recordkeeping
|
(a)
|
a
copy of the code of ethics adopted by the Fund that is in effect, or at
any time within the previous five (5) years was in effect in an easily
accessible place;
|
(b)
|
a
record of any violation of the code of ethics, and of any action taken as
a result of such violation, in an easily accessible place, for at least
five (5) years after the end of the fiscal year in which the violation
occurs;
|
(c)
|
a
copy of each report, broker confirmation or statement made or provided by
an Access Person as required by this Code for at least five (5) years
after the end of the fiscal year in which the report is made or the
information is provided, the first two (2) years in an easily accessible
place;
|
(d)
|
a
record of all persons, currently or within the past five years, who are or
were required to make reports under Section IV of this Code, or who are or
were responsible for reviewing these reports, in an easily accessible
place;
|
(e)
|
a
copy of each report required by Section VIII of this Code, for at least
five (5) years after the end of the fiscal year in which the report is
made, the first two (2) years in an easily accessible place;
and
|
(f)
|
The
Fund must also maintain a record of any decision, and the reasons
supporting the decision, to approve the acquisition by Investment
Personnel of securities under Section III, for at least five years after
the end of the fiscal year in which the approval is
granted.
|
VIII.
|
Reporting
to the Board of Directors
|
(a)
|
No
less frequently than annually, the Review Officer will prepare a written
report to be furnished to the Board of Directors of the Fund
that:
|
(b)
|
No
less frequently than annually, the Fund’s investment adviser and principal
underwrite
r
must prepare a written report to be furnished to the Board of Directors of
the Fund that:
|
IX.
|
Sanctions.
|
X.
|
Certification.
|
XI.
|
Amendments
|
Access
Person
|
Start
Date
|
End
Date
|
Code
Under Which Access Person Reports
|
Disinterested
Directors
|
|||
Harvey
D. Hirsch
|
|
Fund
|
|
Joseph
Klein, III
|
|
Fund
|
|
Roy
L. Nersesian
|
|
Fund
|
|
John
T. Rossello, Jr.
|
|
|
Fund
|
|
|
|
|
Interested
Directors
|
|||
John
D. Gillespie
|
|
Adviser
|
|
Officers
|
|||
Richard
Howard
|
|
Adviser
|
|
Kevin
O’Brian
|
|
Adviser
|
|
Peter
N. Perugini, Jr.
|
|
Adviser
|
|
Kim
Just
|
Adviser
|
||
Brian
Wiedmeyer
|
|
Fund
|
|
Douglas
Schafer
|
|
Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Review
Officer
|
Start
Date
|
End
Date
|
Kim
Just
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
service
on the board of directors or governing board of a publicly traded
entity;
|
(2)
|
the
receipt of any non-nominal gifts from persons or entities who have or are
seeking business relationships with the
Fund;
|
(3)
|
the
receipt of any entertainment from any company with which the Fund has
current or prospective business dealings unless such entertainment is
business-related, reasonable in cost, appropriate as to time and place,
and not so frequent as to raise any question of
impropriety;
|
(4)
|
any
ownership interest (material to the officer) in, or any consulting or
employment relationship with, any entities doing business with the Fund,
other than its service providers or their respective affiliates;
and
|
(5)
|
any
direct or indirect financial interest in commissions, transaction charges
or spreads paid by the Fund for effecting portfolio transactions or for
selling or redeeming shares other than an interest arising from the
Covered Officer’s employment with the Fund’s service providers or their
respective affiliates.
|
(1)
|
become
familiar with the disclosure requirements generally applicable to the
Fund;
|
(2)
|
not
knowingly misrepresent, or cause others to misrepresent, facts about the
Fund to others;
|
(3)
|
to
the extent appropriate, consult with other officers and employees of the
Fund and its service providers;
|
(4)
|
promote
compliance with the standards and restrictions imposed by applicable laws,
rules and regulations; and
|
(5)
|
upon
becoming a Covered Officer, affirm in writing to the Fund that the officer
has received, read and understands the Code and, annually thereafter,
affirm to the Fund that the officer has complied with the requirements of
the Code.
|
Signature
|
Date
|
|
Printed
Name
|