Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 30, 2014

1933 Act Registration File No. 333-173481
1940 Act File No. 811-22548

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549
 
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WALL STREET EWM FUNDS TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
Evercore Wealth Management, LLC
55 East 52 nd Street, 23 rd Floor, New York, New York 10055
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)
 
Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code:  (212) 822-7620
 
Frederick Taylor, President
Wall Street EWM Funds Trust
c/o Evercore Wealth Management, LLC
55 East 52 nd Street, 23 rd Floor, New York, New York 10055
 (Name and Address of Agent for Service)

Copies of all communications to:

Rachel A. Spearo, Esq.
Mark Amorosi
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
K&L Gates LLP
615 East Michigan, 2 nd Floor
1601 K Street, NW
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Washington, DC  20006


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Explanatory Note: This Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 to the Registration Statement of Wall Street EWM Funds Trust (the “Trust”) is being filed for the purpose of responding to Staff comments with respect to adding The Wall Street Fund as a new series of the Trust and to make other permissible changes under Rule 485(b).
 
 
 
 

 





 
 
THE WALL STREET FUND
(Symbol: WALLX)
 
 


PROSPECTUS
September 30, 2014


The Fund seeks to produce growth of capital
by investing principally in a diversified
portfolio of common stocks.



Please read this Prospectus and keep it for future reference.
It contains important information, including information on how
the Fund invests and the services it offers to shareholders.




These securities have not been approved or disapproved by the Securities and Exchange Commission nor has the Commission passed upon the adequacy of this Prospectus.  Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
 
 

 
  THE WALL STREET FUND
55 East 52 nd Street, 23 rd Floor
New York, New York 10055
1-800-443-4693
http://www.evercorewealthfunds.com
e-mail: evercorewealthfunds@evercore.com
 
 


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SUM M ARY SECTION
 

Investment Objective
The primary investment objective of The Wall Street Fund (the “Fund”) is to produce growth of capital, with a secondary objective of realization of current income through the receipt of interest or dividends from investments .

Fees and Expenses of the Fund
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
None
   
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage
of the value of your investment)
 
Management Fees
0.75%
Other Expenses (1)
0.50%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
1.25%
Less: Fee Waiver/ Expense Reimbursement (2)
-0.25%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After
Fee Waiver/Expense Reimbursement
1.00%

(1)
Other Expenses reflect the estimated expenses of the Fund for its current fiscal year.  The Fund is the successor to The Wall Street Fund, Inc. (the “Predecessor Fund”), which was reorganized into the Fund on October 1, 2014.
(2)
Evercore Wealth Management, LLC (the “Adviser” or “EWM”) has contractually agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse the Fund for any expenses (excluding taxes, interest, brokerage fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, if any, and extraordinary expenses) to the extent necessary to ensure that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver/Expense Reimbursement do not exceed 1.00% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.  This agreement will continue in effect until September 30, 2016, with successive renewal terms of one year unless terminated by the Fund’s Board of Trustees prior to any such renewal.  The Adviser has the right to receive reimbursement for fee reductions and/or expense payments made in the prior three fiscal years provided that after giving effect to such reimbursement, Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver/Expense Reimbursement do not exceed 1.00% of average daily net assets in the year of reimbursement.

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.   The fee waiver/expense reimbursement arrangement discussed in the table above is reflected only in the first year of the periods shown in the Example.   Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
$102
$372
$662
$1,489

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 its most recent fiscal year, the Predecessor Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 36.65% of the average value of its portfolio.
 
 

Principal Investment Strategies
The Fund attempts to achieve its investment objective by investing principally in a diversified portfolio of domestic common stocks.  Realization of current income through the receipt of interest or dividends from investments is a secondary objective, although receipt of income may accompany capital appreciation.  The Fund seeks to achieve its secondary objective of income generation through selection of dividend-paying securities.  There can be no assurance that the Fund’s investment objectives will be achieved.

There is no restriction as to the size of businesses invested in, but the Adviser intends to use fundamental analysis to analyze and invest in a portfolio mixture of large, medium and small capitalization companies, subject to the Fund’s investment restrictions and diversification status.

Analytical emphasis is focused on financial measures including pre-tax margins, return on equity and cash flow and earnings.  In addition, there will be an emphasis on understanding and evaluating the capital allocation strategy of the underlying companies.

The Adviser continuously monitors investments and assesses whether fundamentals justify continuing to hold particular securities.  If the fundamentals do not, the Fund will sell the security.

In practical application, the Fund attempts to attain its investment objectives by relying on two fundamental practices:

Careful selection of securities - based on the fundamental operating performance of individual companies relative to other available investments.

Broad diversification among industries and their companies - fundamental to spreading the risk that is inherent in any single investment while recognizing that such risk cannot be eliminated.

Principal Risks
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Equity Risk.   The market value of stocks or other equity securities held by the Fund may fluctuate more dramatically than other asset classes over a shorter period of time.  These price movements may result changes in a company’s financial condition as well as general market, economic, and political conditions and other factors.
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Smaller Companies Risk.   The risk that the securities of smaller companies may be more volatile and less liquid than the securities of large-cap companies.  Among the reasons for the greater price volatility are the less certain growth prospects of smaller companies, the lower degree of liquidity in the markets for such securities, and the greater sensitivity of smaller companies to changing economic conditions.
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Management Risk.   The Fund is subject to the risk that the Adviser’s judgments about the attractiveness, value, or potential appreciation of the Fund’s investments may prove to be incorrect or fail to produce the intended results.
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Medium and Large Companies Risk .  Compared to smaller companies, medium and large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities.  At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance.  Compared to larger companies, medium companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets for their products or services or financial resources as compared with larger companies. As a result, the value of such securities may be more volatile than the securities of larger companies, and the Fund may experience difficulty in purchasing or selling such securities at the desired time and price or in the desired amount.
 
 
 
Bar Chart and Performance
The performance information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the   Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing how the   Fund’s average annual returns for one, five and ten years compare with those of a broad measure of market performance and the returns of additional indices of securities with characteristics similar to those that the Fund typically holds.  Past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.  Updated performance information is available on the Fund’s website at http://www.evercorewealthfunds.com, or by calling the Fund toll-free at 1-800-443-4693.

The Fund has adopted the performance, history and financial statements of the Predecessor Fund as a result of the reorganization of the Predecessor Fund into the Fund on October 1, 2014.  Accordingly, the performance information shown below for periods prior to October 1, 2014 is that of the Predecessor Fund.  The Predecessor Fund was also advised by the Adviser and had the same investment objective and strategies as the Fund.

Year-by-Year Total Return as of December 31

Best Quarter Q3 ‘09 = 16.94%
Worst Quarter Q4 ‘08 = -23.11%

The Fund’s total return as of June 30, 2014 was 8.16%.

Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2013:
     
       
The Wall Street Fund
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Return Before Taxes
37.65%
18.60%
7.00%
Return After Taxes on Distributions
36.89%
18.45%
6.85%
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
21.93%
15.17%
5.70%
S&P 500 ® Index
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
32.39%
17.94%
7.41%
Russell 1000 ® Index
(reflects no deduction for fees, expense or taxes)
33.11%
18.59%
7.78%

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, and after-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”).

Investment Adviser.   Evercore Wealth Management, LLC is the Fund’s investment adviser.
 
 

Portfolio Managers.   Timothy Evnin, Partner and Portfolio Manager of the Adviser, has served as a portfolio manager of the Fund (including the Predecessor Fund) since 2010.  Charles D. Ryan, Partner and Portfolio Manager of the Adviser, has served as a portfolio manager of the Fund (including the Predecessor Fund) since December 2011.  Mr. Evnin and Mr. Ryan are supported by Michael Seppelt, CFA, Partner and Portfolio Manager of the Adviser since September 2011.

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares.   You may purchase or redeem shares by mail (The Wall Street Fund, Inc., c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, P.O. Box 701, Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701), or by telephone at 1-800-443-4693.  Investors who wish to purchase or redeem Fund shares through a financial intermediary should contact the financial intermediary directly.  The minimum initial investment for regular accounts (including IRAs) is $1,000.  The minimum initial investment for automatic investment plans is $1,000.  The minimum investment for subsequent investments is $100.

Tax Information.   The Fund’s distributions are taxable, and will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or a long-term IRA.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries.   If you purchase Fund shares through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services.  These payments may create conflicts of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment.  Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
 
 

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND POLI CI ES, RELATED RISKS AND DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

The Fund’s primary investment objective is to produce growth of capital.  The Fund attempts to achieve its investment objective by investing principally in a diversified portfolio of domestic common stocks.  Realization of current income through the receipt of interest or dividends from investments is a secondary objective, although receipt of income may accompany capital appreciation.  The Fund seeks to achieve its secondary objective of income generation through selection of dividend-paying securities.  There can be no assurance that the Fund’s investment objectives will be achieved.

There is no restriction as to the size of businesses invested in, but the Adviser intends to use fundamental analysis to analyze and invest in a portfolio mixture of large, medium and small capitalization companies, subject to the Fund’s investment restrictions and diversification status.

Analytical emphasis is focused on financial measures including pre-tax margins, return on equity and cash flow and earnings.  In addition, there will be an emphasis on understanding and evaluating the capital allocation strategy of the underlying companies.

The Adviser continuously monitors investments and assesses whether fundamentals justify continuing to hold particular securities.  If the fundamentals do not, the Fund will sell the security.

In practical application, the Fund attempts to attain its investment objectives by relying on two fundamental practices:

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Careful selection of securities – based on the fundamental operating performance of individual companies relative to other available investments.

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Broad diversification among industries and their companies – fundamental to spreading the risk that is inherent in any single investment while recognizing that such risk cannot be eliminated.

The Fund’s investment objectives may be changed without the approval of the Fund’s shareholders, upon 60 days’ written notice to shareholders.

Temporary Investments
The Adviser may take a temporary defensive position when the securities trading markets or the economy are experiencing excessive volatility or a prolonged general decline, or other adverse conditions exist.  Under these circumstances, the Fund may be unable to pursue its investment objectives because it may not invest or may invest less in securities of companies that the Adviser believes have growth potential.

RISK FACT OR S
The Fund is not designed to offer a complete or balanced investment program.  Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the stock market.  The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term.  There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.  The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.  The value of your investment will go up and down, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Equity Risk.   The market value of stocks or other equity securities held by the Fund may fluctuate more dramatically than other asset classes over a shorter period of time.  These price movements may result from changes in a company’s financial condition as well as general market, economic, and political conditions and other factors.
 
 

Smaller Companies Risk.   Historically, smaller company securities have been more volatile in price than larger company securities, especially over the short-term.  Among the reasons for the greater price volatility are the less certain growth prospects of smaller companies, the lower degree of liquidity in the markets for such securities, and the greater sensitivity of smaller companies to changing economic conditions.  Because the securities of smaller companies generally trade in lower volumes than larger cap securities, the Fund may experience difficulty in purchasing or selling such securities at the desired time and price or in the desired amount.  In addition, small companies may lack depth of management, they may be unable to generate funds necessary for growth or development, or they may be developing or marketing new products or services for which markets are not yet established and may never become established.  Therefore, while smaller companies may offer greater opportunities for capital growth than larger, more established companies, they also involve greater risks and should be considered speculative.  The Fund may also choose to hold investments in companies that were once small and have become larger due to growth in their business.

Foreign Securities Risk.   Although not a principal investment strategy, the Fund may invest a percentage of its assets in foreign securities, either directly or indirectly through limited investments in ADRs.  Investments in these types of securities involve certain inherent risks, such as heightened political and economic risks, particularly in countries with unstable governments, immature economic structures, different legal systems, economies based on few industries, and national policies restricting investments by foreigners.  There is also the risk of unpredictable government confiscation of company assets and/or other controls.  The economies of certain foreign markets may not compare favorably with the economy of the United States with respect to such issues as growth of gross national product, reinvestment of capital, resources and balance of payments position. Over a given period of time, foreign securities may underperform U.S. securities — sometimes for years. The Fund could also underperform if it invests in countries or regions whose economic performance falls short.  Finally, foreign issuers may not be subject to the same uniform accounting, auditing, or financial reporting standards.

Management Risk.   The Fund is subject to the risk that the Adviser’s judgments about the attractiveness, value, or potential appreciation of the Fund’s investments may prove to be incorrect.  If the securities selected and strategies employed by the Fund fail to produce the intended results, the Fund could underperform other funds with similar objectives and investment strategies.

Medium and Large Companies Risk .  Compared to smaller companies, medium and large-cap companies may be less responsive to changes and opportunities.  At times, the stocks of larger companies may lag other types of stocks in performance.  The stocks of medium companies are often more volatile and less liquid than the stocks of larger companies and may be more affected than other types of stocks by the underperformance of a sector or during market downturns.  Compared to larger companies, medium companies may have a shorter history of operations, and may have limited product lines, markets for their products or services or financial resources as compared with larger companies.  As a result, the value of such securities may be more volatile than the securities of larger companies, and the Fund may experience difficulty in purchasing or selling such securities at the desired time and price or in the desired amount.

Market Risk.   The risk that the securities markets will move down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably based on overall economic conditions and other factors.  The value of a security may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates or adverse investment sentiment generally.  Changes in the financial condition of a single issuer can impact a market as a whole.  The value of a security may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or industries, such as labor shortages or increased production costs and competitive conditions within an industry.  During a general downturn in the securities markets, multiple asset classes may decline in value simultaneously.  Terrorism and related geo-political risks have led, and may in the future lead, to increased short-term market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects on world economies and markets generally.  In addition, markets and market-participants are increasingly reliant upon both publicly available and proprietary information data systems.  Data imprecision, software or other technology malfunctions, programming inaccuracies, unauthorized use or access, and similar circumstances may impair the performance of these systems and may have an adverse impact upon a single issuer, a group of issuers, or the market at-large.  In certain cases, an exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on either specific securities or even the entire market, which may result in the Fund being, among other things, unable to buy or sell certain securities or financial instruments or accurately price its investments.
 
 

Issuer Risk.   The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.  The value of an issuer’s securities may decline because of a variety of factors, including management performance, disappointing earnings reports by the issuer, unsuccessful products or services, loss of major customers, major litigation against the issuer, or changes in government regulations affecting the issuer or the competitive environment.  A change in the financial condition of a single issuer may affect securities markets as a whole.  Certain unanticipated events, such as natural disasters, can have a dramatic adverse effect on the value of an issuer’s securities.

Asset Class Risk.   The securities in the Fund’s portfolio may underperform the returns of other securities or indexes that track other industries, groups of industries, markets, asset classes or sectors.  Various types of securities tend to experience cycles of outperformance and underperformance in comparison to each other and the general securities markets.

Portfolio Turnover Risk.   The Fund may engage in active and frequent trading and have a high portfolio turnover rate, which may increase the Fund’s transaction costs, may adversely affect the Fund’s performance and may generate a greater amount of capital gain distributions to shareholders than if the Fund had a low portfolio turnover rate.  With a high portfolio turnover rate, it is possible that the Fund may distribute sizable capital gain distributions to shareholders, regardless of the Fund’s performance.

PORTFOLIO HOL DI NGS DISCLOSURE
A description of the Fund’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio securities is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information.  Currently, disclosure of the Fund’s holdings is required to be made quarterly within 60 days of the end of each fiscal quarter in the Annual Report and Semi-Annual Report to Fund shareholders and in the quarterly holdings report on Form N-Q.  The Annual and Semi-Annual Reports will be available by contacting The Wall Street Fund c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, P.O. Box 701, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-0701 or calling 1-800-443-4693 and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.  In addition, the Fund will make its portfolio holdings information publicly available by posting the information on the Fund’s website on a monthly basis.

HOW TO PUR CHA SE SHARES

Minimum Initial Investment
You may open a Fund account with a minimum investment of the following amounts:

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$1,000 or more for regular accounts (including IRAs)
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$1,000 or more for automatic investment plans
 
 

 
Minimum Additional Investment
You may make subsequent investments to your Fund account at any time with the following minimum:

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$100 or more

Good Order Purchase Requests:
When making a purchase request, make sure your request is in good order.  “Good order” means your request includes:

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the name of the Fund
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the dollar amount of shares to be purchased
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account application form or investment stub
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check payable to The Wall Street Fund

All purchases by check must be in U.S. dollars and drawn on U.S. banks.  The Fund will not accept payment in cash or money orders.  The Fund also does not accept cashier’s checks in amounts of less than $10,000.  Also, to prevent check fraud, the Fund will not accept third party checks, Treasury checks, credit card checks, traveler’s checks or starter checks for the purchase of shares.  The Fund is unable to accept post dated checks, post dated on-line pay checks, or any conditional order or payment.

If your check is returned for any reason, a $25 fee will be assessed against your account.  You will also be responsible for any losses suffered by the Fund as a result.

How Purchases may be Made

Through a
broker/dealer
or other
intermediary
You can purchase shares of the Fund through asset management programs or services offered or administered by broker-dealers, fee-based financial planners, financial institutions or other service providers that have entered into agreements with the Fund.  Once you have opened your account with your intermediary, you must purchase all additional shares through your intermediary.  The intermediary is responsible for sending your purchase order to the Fund’s transfer agent, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (the “Transfer Agent”).  Please keep in mind that your broker-dealer or other intermediary may charge additional fees for its services.
   
By mail
You can purchase shares of the Fund directly from the Transfer Agent.  To open an account, complete an account application form and send it together with your check to the address below.  To make additional investments once you have opened your account, send your check together with the detachable form that is included with your Fund account statement or confirmation.  You may also send a letter stating the amount of your investment with your name, the name of the Fund and your account number together with a check to the address below.
   
 
Regular Mail
The Wall Street Fund
c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
P.O. Box 701
Milwaukee, Wisconsin  53201-0701
Overnight Delivery
The Wall Street Fund
c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
615 E. Michigan Street, Third Floor
Milwaukee, Wisconsin  53202
 
 
 
   
  NOTE:
The Fund and the Transfer Agent do not consider the U.S. Postal Service or other independent delivery services to be their agents.  Therefore, deposit in the mail or with such services, or receipt at U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC’s post office box, of purchase orders or redemption requests does not constitute receipt by the Transfer Agent or the Fund.
   
 
In compliance with the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, please note that the Transfer Agent will verify certain information on your account application as part of the Fund’s Anti-Money Laundering Program.  As requested on the application, you should provide your full name, date of birth, social security number and permanent street address.  Mailing addresses containing only a P.O. Box will not be accepted.  Please contact the Fund at 1-800-443-4693 if you need additional assistance when completing your application.
   
 
If an investor does not provide the Transfer Agent with sufficient information for the Transfer Agent to establish a reasonable belief of the identity of an investor, the account will be rejected or the investor will not be allowed to perform a transaction for the account until the investor provides the Transfer Agent with the necessary information.  The Fund may also reserve the right to close the account within five business days if clarifying information/documentation is not received.
   
 
Shares of the Fund have not been registered for sale outside of the United States.  The Fund generally does not sell shares to investors residing outside of the United States, even if they are United States citizens or lawful permanent residents, except to investors with United States military APO/FPO addresses.
   
By telephone
If you accepted telephone options on your account application, and your account has been open for at least 15 days, call the Fund toll-free at 1-800-443-4693 and you will be allowed to move money from your bank account to your Fund account upon request.  Only bank accounts held at domestic institutions that are Automated Clearing House (“ACH”) members may be used for telephone transactions.  For security reasons, requests by telephone will be recorded.  Your purchase will take place at the net asset value determined on the day your order is placed, provided that your order is received prior to 4 p.m. Eastern time.
   
By wire
If you are making your first investment in the Fund, before you wire funds, the Transfer Agent must have a completed account application.  You can mail or overnight deliver your account application to the Transfer Agent.  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 given to your bank to send the wire.  Your bank must include the name of the Fund you are purchasing, your name and account number so that monies can be correctly applied.  Your bank should transmit funds by wire to:
 
 
 
   
 
U.S. Bank, National Association
777 East Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, Wisconsin  53202
ABA #:  075000022
Credit:
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
Account #:  112-952-137
Further Credit:
The Wall Street Fund
(shareholder registration)
(shareholder account number)
   
 
Before sending your wire, please contact the Transfer Agent at 1-800-443-4693 to advise them of your intent to wire funds.  This will ensure prompt and accurate credit upon receipt of your wire.
   
 
Wire funds must be received prior to 4:00 p.m. (Eastern time) to be eligible for same day pricing.  The Fund and U.S. Bank, N.A. are not responsible for the consequence of delays resulting from the banking or Federal Reserve wire system, or from incomplete wiring instructions.
   
Through an
automatic
investment
plan
If you intend to use the Automatic Investment Plan (“AIP”), you may open your account with an initial minimum investment of $1,000.  Once your account has been opened, you may purchase shares of the Fund through the AIP in amounts of at least $100.  If you chose this option, funds will be automatically transferred from your bank account monthly.  To be eligible for this plan, your bank must be a domestic institution that is an ACH member.  The Fund may modify or terminate the AIP at any time.  The first AIP purchase will take place no earlier than 15 days after the Transfer Agent has received your request.  If your bank rejects your payment, the Transfer Agent will charge a $25 fee to your account.  To begin participating in the AIP, please complete the Automatic Investment Plan section on the account application.  Any request to change or terminate your AIP should be submitted to the Transfer Agent five business days prior to effective date.

Householding
In an effort to decrease costs, the Fund intends to reduce the number of duplicate prospectuses and Annual and Semi-Annual Reports you receive by sending only one copy of each to those addresses shared by two or more accounts and to shareholders we reasonably believe are from the same family or household.  Once implemented, if you would like to discontinue householding for your accounts, please call toll-free at 1-800-443-4693 to request individual copies of these documents.  Once the Fund receives notice to stop householding, we will begin sending individual copies thirty days after receiving your request.  This policy does not apply to account statements.

HOW TO RE DE EM SHARES

You may request redemption of your shares at any time.  Your shares will be redeemed at the next net asset value (“NAV”) per share calculated after your order is received in good order by the Fund or its agents.  “Good order” means your letter of instruction includes:
 
 

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the name of the Fund
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the dollar amount or the number of shares to be redeemed
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signatures of all registered shareholders exactly as the shares are registered, including a signature guarantee when applicable
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the account number

How Redemptions may be Made

Before selling recently purchased shares, please note that if the Transfer Agent has not yet collected payment for the shares you are selling, it may delay sending the proceeds until the payment is collected, which may take up to 12 calendar days from the purchase date.

Through a
broker/dealer
or other
intermediary
If you purchased your shares through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary, your redemption order should be placed through the same organization.  Your broker or financial consultant is responsible for sending your redemption order to the Transfer Agent on a timely basis.  Please keep in mind that your broker or financial consultant may charge additional fees for its services.
   
By mail
If you purchased your shares directly from the Transfer Agent, you should send your written redemption request to the address below.  Your request should contain the Fund’s name, your account number and the number of shares or the dollar amount of shares to be redeemed.  Be sure to have all account holders sign the letter.  Additional documents are required for shareholders that are corporations, partnerships, executors, trustees, administrators, or guardians ( i.e. , corporate resolutions or trust documents indicating proper authorization).  Please see the Statement of Additional Information for more information.
   
 
Regular Mail
The Wall Street Fund
c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
P.O. Box 701
Milwaukee, Wisconsin  53201-0701
Overnight Delivery
The Wall Street Fund
c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
615 E. Michigan Street, Third Floor
Milwaukee, Wisconsin  53202
   
 
NOTE:  The Fund does not consider the U.S. Postal Service or other independent delivery services to be its agents.  Therefore, deposit in the mail or with such services, or receipt at U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, post office box, of purchase orders or redemption requests does not constitute receipt by the Transfer Agent.
 
 
 
 
The Transfer Agent may require a signature guarantee for certain redemptions.  Please see the “Signature Guarantees” section for further details.
   
By telephone
 
If you accepted telephone transactions (either through your account application form or by subsequent arrangement in writing with the Fund) you may redeem shares in any amount up to $50,000, but not less than $100, by calling 1-800-443-4693.  You may have a check sent to the address of record, or proceeds may be wired or sent via electronic funds transfer through the ACH network directly to your predetermined bank account.  Wires are subject to a $15 fee paid by the investor.  There is no charge when proceeds are sent via the ACH system; however credit may not be available for two to three days.  In order to have proceeds sent via ACH, your bank or financial institution must be a member of the ACH system.  A signature guarantee or signature verification from a Signature Validation Program member or other acceptable form of authentication from a financial institution source may be required of all shareholders to change or add telephone redemption privileges.  For security reasons, requests by telephone will be recorded.
   
Through a
systematic
withdrawal
plan
If you own shares with a value of $15,000 or more, you may participate in the systematic withdrawal plan.  The systematic withdrawal plan allows you to make automatic withdrawals from your Fund account at regular intervals.  The minimum withdrawal amount is $250.  Money can be transferred from your Fund account to your bank account or proceeds can be mailed to you in the form of a check.  In order to establish this option, please submit a signed written request and a voided check.  Your request may also require a signature guarantee or signature verification from a Signature Validation Program member or other acceptable form of authentication from a financial institution source.  Please call 1-800-443-4693 for information before submitting your request.  If you expect to purchase additional shares of the Fund, it may not be to your advantage to participate in the systematic withdrawal plan because of the possible adverse tax consequences of making contemporaneous purchases and redemptions.

Signature Guarantees - A signature guarantee of each owner is required to redeem shares in the following situations:

§
if ownership is being changed on your account;
§
when redemption proceeds are payable or sent to any person, address or bank account not on record;
§
if a change of address request was received by the Transfer Agent within the last 15 calendar days; and
§
for all written redemptions greater than $50,000 from any shareholder account.

In addition to the situations described above, the Fund and/or the Transfer Agent may require a signature guarantee or other acceptable signature verification in other instances based on the circumstances relative to the particular situations.   Non-financial transactions including establishing or modifying certain services on an account will require a signature guarantee, signature verification from a Signature Validation Program member, or other acceptable form of authentication from a financial institution source.

Signature guarantees are designed to protect both you and the Fund from fraud.  Signature guarantees can be obtained from most banks, credit unions or saving associations, or from broker/dealers, national securities exchanges, registered securities exchanges or clearing agencies deemed eligible by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).   Notaries cannot provide signature guarantees.

We may waive these requirements in certain instances where it appears reasonable to do so and it will not unduly affect the interests of other shareholders.
 
 

Corporations, Trusts and Other Entities – Additional documentation is normally required in the case of corporations, fiduciaries and others who hold shares in a representative or nominee capacity.  Such documentation may include certified copies of corporate resolutions, or certificates of incumbency, or such other documentation as may be required under the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable laws or regulations.  For authorization of redemptions by a corporation, it will also be necessary to have an appropriate certified copy of resolutions on file with the Fund.  Your redemption will not become effective until we have received all documents in the form required.  It is your responsibility as the shareholder to maintain such documentation on file and in a current status.  If you have questions concerning redemption requirements, please write or telephone us well ahead of an anticipated redemption in order to avoid any possible delay.

Individual Retirement Accounts – Shareholders who redeem shares held in an IRA must indicate on their redemption requests whether or not to withhold federal income taxes.  If not, this type of redemption will be subject to federal income tax withholding at the rate of 10%.

POLICY AND PROCEDURES TO PREVENT SHORT-TERM TRADING AND MA RK ET TIMING

The Fund is intended for long-term investors and discourages excessive short-term trading and other abusive trading practices that may disrupt portfolio management strategies, harm fund performance and create additional transaction costs that are borne by all shareholders.

Accordingly, the Board of Trustees of Wall Street EWM Funds Trust (the “Board”) has developed and adopted a market timing policy under which the Fund and the Transfer Agent will take steps to reduce the frequency and effect of these activities in the Fund, which includes monitoring trading activity.  The Fund monitors shareholder redemptions for market timing activity.  If such monitoring reveals excessive short-term trading or other abusive trading practices, the Fund will exercise its right to reject purchase orders from such investors.  Although these efforts are designed to discourage abusive trading practices, these tools cannot eliminate the possibility that such activity will occur.  Further, while the Fund makes efforts to identify and restrict frequent trading, the Fund receives purchase and sale orders through financial intermediaries and cannot always know or detect frequent trading that may be facilitated by the use of intermediaries or the use of group or omnibus accounts by those intermediaries.  The Fund seeks to exercise its judgment in implementing these tools to the best of its abilities in a manner that it believes is consistent with shareholder interests.  In making this judgment, the Fund may consider trading done in multiple accounts under common ownership or control.  The Fund or the Transfer Agent may notify the investor that a purchase order has been rejected after the day the order is placed or after acceptance by the intermediary.

ADDITIONAL POL IC IES ABOUT TRANSACTIONS

The Fund reserves the right to:

§
Vary or waive any minimum investment requirement.
§
Refuse, change, discontinue, or temporarily suspend account services, including purchase or telephone redemption privileges, for any reason.
§
Suspend your right to redeem shares or postpone the date of payment beyond the normal seven-day period under emergency circumstances or when the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is closed.
 
 
 
§
Reject any purchase request for any reason.  Generally, the Fund does this if the purchase is disruptive to the efficient management of the Fund (due to the timing of the investment or an investor’s history of excessive trading).
§
Redeem all shares in your account if your balance falls below the Fund’s minimum.  If, within 60 days of the Fund’s written request, you have not increased your account balance, you may be required to redeem your shares.  The Fund will not require you to redeem shares if the value of your account drops below the investment minimum due to fluctuations of NAV.
§
Delay paying redemption proceeds for up to seven days after receiving a request, if an earlier payment could adversely affect the Fund.
§
Modify or terminate the Automatic Investment and Systematic Withdrawal Plans at any time.
§
Make a “redemption in kind” (a payment in portfolio securities rather than cash) if the amount you are redeeming is in excess of the lesser of (i) $250,000 or (ii) 1% of the Fund’s assets.  In such cases, you may incur brokerage costs in converting these securities to cash.
§
Reject any purchase or redemption request that does not contain all required documentation.

If you elect telephone privileges on the account application or in a letter to the Fund, you may be responsible for any fraudulent telephone orders as long as the Fund has taken reasonable precautions to verify your identity.  If an account has more than one owner or authorized person, the Fund will accept telephone instructions from any one owner or authorized person.   In addition, once you place a telephone transaction request, it cannot be canceled or modified.  Telephone trades must be received by or prior to market close.  Please allow sufficient time to place your telephone transaction.

During periods of significant economic or market changes, telephone transactions may be difficult to complete.  If you are unable to contact the Fund by telephone, you may also mail the request to:

The Wall Street Fund
c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
P.O. Box 701
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-0701

SHAR EHOL DER SERVICES

The following services are also available to shareholders through the Adviser:

§
Uniform Transfers (Gifts) to Minors accounts
§
Accounts for corporations or partnerships
§
Prototype Retirement Plans suitable for the self-employed, including sole proprietors, partnerships and corporations.
§
Traditional IRA
§
Roth IRA
§
Coverdell Education Savings Account
§
Simplified Employee Pensions (SEPs)

To obtain the appropriate disclosure documentation and complete information on how to open a retirement account, call 1-800-443-4693.
 
 

HOW SHARE P RIC E IS DETERMINED

Shares of the Fund are purchased or redeemed at the NAV per share next calculated after your purchase order and payment or redemption order is received in good order (as defined above).  The NAV per share is computed once daily, Monday through Friday, at 4:00 p.m. (Eastern time) except on days on which the NYSE is closed for trading.  The NAV per share calculation is made by subtracting from the Fund’s total assets any liabilities and then dividing into this amount the total outstanding shares as of the date of the calculation.

Each security owned by the Fund that is listed on an exchange is valued at its last sale price on that exchange on the date as of which assets are valued.  Where the security is listed on more than one exchange, the Fund will use the price of that exchange which it generally considers to be the principal exchange on which the stock is traded.  Lacking sales, the security is valued at the mean between the last current closing bid and asked prices.  An unlisted security for which over-the-counter market quotations are readily available is valued at the mean between the last current bid and asked prices.  When market quotations are not readily available, any security or other asset is valued at its fair value as determined in good faith by the Board.  The fair value of a security is the amount, which the Fund might reasonably expect to receive upon a current sale.  The fair value of a security may differ from the last quoted price and the Fund may not be able to sell a security at the fair value.  Market quotations may not be available, for example, if trading in a particular security was halted during the day and not resumed prior to the close of trading on the NYSE.

Trading in foreign securities markets is generally completed each day at various times prior to the close of the NYSE.  The values of foreign securities held by the Fund will be determined as of such times for purposes of determining the NAV of the Fund.  If events which materially affect the value of foreign securities, if any, held by the Fund occur subsequent to the close of the securities market on which such securities are primarily traded, the investments affected thereby will be valued at “fair value” as described above.

MAN AGE MENT OF THE FUND

The Fund’s investment adviser, EWM, located at 55 East 52 nd Street, 23 rd Floor, New York, NY 10055, was founded in 2008.  The Adviser managed over $4.9 billion in assets as of December 31, 2013.  The Adviser provides research, statistical, advisory and managerial services to the Fund in return for an advisory fee paid monthly.

The persons responsible for the Fund’s management are Timothy Evnin, Partner and Portfolio Manager of the Adviser since October 2009, and Charles D. Ryan, Partner and Portfolio Manager of the Adviser since September 2008. Mr. Evnin and Mr. Ryan are supported by Michael Seppelt, CFA, Partner and Portfolio Manager of the Adviser since September 2011.   Mr. Evnin has over twenty years of experience managing balanced portfolios for high net worth clients, equity accounts for institutional clients and equity mutual funds and has served as Portfolio Manager of the Fund (including the Predecessor Fund) since 2010.  Mr. Ryan has over 20 years of experience managing equity portfolios for high net worth clients and equity mutual funds and has served as Portfolio Manager of the Fund (including the Predecessor Fund) since December 2011.  Mr. Ryan was previously a Managing Director for U.S. Trust and a portfolio manager in the Growth Equity Strategy Group at U.S. Trust.  Prior to that, he was with BNY Asset Management, the institutional investment arm of The Bank of New York, where he was Head of the Equity Division.  While at the Bank of New York, Mr. Ryan was the co-manager of the bank's largest mutual fund, The Hamilton Equity Income Fund.   Mr. Seppelt has over 10 years of experience managing equity portfolios for high net worth clients and has worked with the Fund since February 2014 (including the Predecessor Fund).  Prior to joining EWM in 2011, Mr. Seppelt was previously an investment principal and a portfolio manager at Lowry Hill.  Prior to that, he worked as a portfolio management assistant at Wells Fargo Private Asset Management.  Mr. Seppelt holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
 
 

The Statement of Additional Information provides additional information about the portfolio managers’ compensation, other accounts managed by the portfolio managers and the portfolio managers’ ownership of the Fund.

An annual fee at the rate of 0.75% of the Fund’s average daily net assets is payable to the Adviser for its services under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement.  For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, the Adviser received management fees of 0.50% of the Predecessor Fund’s average daily net assets, net of expenses reimbursed to the Predecessor Fund.  The Adviser has also agreed to waive its fee and reimburse the Fund for any expenses (including the advisory fee but excluding taxes, interest, brokerage fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, if any, and extraordinary expenses) to the extent necessary to ensure that the Fund’s Total Annual Operating Expenses do not exceed 1.00% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.  This agreement will continue in effect until September 30, 2016, with successive renewal terms of one year unless terminated by the Board of Trustees prior to any such renewal.  The Adviser has the right to receive reimbursement for fee reductions and/or expense payments made in the prior three fiscal years provided that after giving effect to such reimbursement, Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver/Expense Reimbursement do not exceed 1.00% of average daily net assets in the year of reimbursement.  A discussion regarding the factors considered by the Board in approving the investment advisory agreement with the Adviser will be included in the Fund’s annual report for the period ended December 31, 2014.

DIVID EN DS, OTHER DISTRIBUTIONS AND SHAREHOLDER TAXATION

For federal income tax purposes, all dividends you receive from the Fund’s investment company taxable income (generally consisting of net investment income, the excess of net short-term capital gain over net long-term capital loss, and net gains and losses from certain foreign currency transactions, if any, all determined without regard to any deduction for dividends paid) are taxable to you as ordinary income or as “qualified dividend income,” whether reinvested in additional shares or received in cash, unless you are exempt from taxation or entitled to a tax deferral.  The Fund’s dividends attributable to its “qualified dividend income” ( i.e. , dividends received on stock of most domestic and certain foreign corporations with respect to which the Fund satisfies certain holding period and other restrictions) generally will be subject to federal income tax for individual and certain other non-corporate shareholders (each, an “individual shareholder”) who satisfy those restrictions with respect to their Fund shares at the lower rates for long-term capital gains -- a maximum of 15% for a single shareholder with taxable income not exceeding $406,750 ($457,600 for married shareholders filing jointly) and 20% for those individual shareholders with taxable income exceeding those respective amounts (which will be adjusted for inflation annually).  A portion of the Fund’s dividends also may be eligible for the dividends-received deduction allowed to corporations (“DRD”) -- the eligible portion may not exceed the aggregate dividends the Fund receives from domestic corporations subject to federal income tax (excluding real estate investment trusts) and excludes dividends from foreign corporations -- subject to similar restrictions.  However, dividends a corporate shareholder deducts pursuant to the DRD are subject indirectly to the federal alternative minimum tax.

Distributions of net realized long-term capital gains you receive from the Fund, whether reinvested in additional shares or received in cash, are taxable to you as a long-term capital gain, at the 15%/20% maximum rates mentioned above.  The capital gain holding period is determined by the length of time the Fund has held the security on which the gain was realized and not the length of time you have held shares in the Fund.
 
 

You will be informed annually as to the amount and nature of all dividends and capital gain distributions paid to you during the prior year.  Such distributions may also be subject to state or local taxes.  If you are not required to pay taxes on your income, you are generally not required to pay federal income taxes on the amounts distributed to you.

The Fund intends to pay dividends from net investment income annually and to distribute all net realized capital gains at least annually.  In addition, the Fund may make additional distributions if necessary to avoid imposition of a 4% federal excise tax or federal income tax on undistributed income and gains.  However, no assurances can be given that distributions will be sufficient to eliminate all taxes.  Please note, however, that the primary investment objective of the Fund is growth of capital, not the production of distributions.  You should measure the success of your investment by the value of your investment at any given time and not by the distributions you receive.

When a dividend or capital gain distribution is paid, the Fund’s NAV decreases by the amount of the payment.  If you purchase shares shortly before a distribution, you will be subject to income tax on the distribution, even though the value of your investment (plus cash received, if any) remains the same.  All dividends and capital gain distributions will automatically be reinvested in additional Fund shares at the NAV per share on the reinvestment date unless you specifically request that either dividends or capital gain distributions or both be paid in cash.  If you elect to receive distributions by check and the post office cannot deliver the check, or if the check remains uncashed for six months, the Fund reserves the right to reinvest the distribution check in your Fund account at the then current NAV per share and to reinvest all subsequent distributions in shares of the Fund.

The election to receive distributions or reinvest them may be changed by writing to the Fund at:

The Wall Street Fund
c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
P.O. Box 701
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-0701

You may also change your distribution election by telephoning the Fund at 1-800-443-4693.

In order to allow sufficient processing time for a change in distribution elections, any change must be received at least 5 days prior to the record date for the distribution.

Your redemption of Fund shares will result in taxable gain or loss to you, depending on whether the redemption proceeds are more or less than your adjusted basis in the redeemed shares.  If you hold your Fund shares as a capital asset, any gain or loss that you realize on a redemption will be capital gain or loss and will be long-term or short-term, generally depending on how long you hold the shares.  Long-term capital gains are taxed at the 15%/20% maximum federal income tax rates mentioned above for individual shareholders.

An individual is required to pay a 3.8% federal tax on the lesser of (1) the individual’s “net investment income,” which generally includes dividends and net gains from the disposition of investment property (including dividends and capital gain distributions the Fund pays and net gains realized on the redemption of Fund shares), or (2) the excess of the individual’s “modified adjusted gross income” over $250,000 for married persons filing jointly ($200,000 for single taxpayers).  This tax is in addition to any other taxes due on that income.  A similar tax applies to estates and trusts.  Shareholders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the effect, if any, this provision may have on their investment in Fund shares.
 
 

By law, the Fund must withhold 28% of your taxable distributions and redemption proceeds (regardless of whether you realize a gain or loss) if you do not provide your correct social security or other taxpayer identification number and certify that you are not subject to backup withholding, or if the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) instructs the Fund to do so.

Federal law requires that a mutual fund company, among others, report its shareholders’ basis and other information to the IRS when “covered” shares of the mutual fund (that is, shares acquired on or after January 1, 2012) are sold.  The Fund has chosen average basis as its standing (default) basis determination method for all shareholders, which means this is the method the Fund will use to determine reportable basis when there are multiple purchases on different dates at differing NAVs per share and the entire position is not redeemed at one time.  You may choose a method other than the Fund’s standing method at the time of your purchase or before redemption of covered shares.  The basis method a shareholder elects may not be changed with respect to a redemption of shares after the settlement date of the redemption.  Fund shareholders should consult with their tax advisors to determine the best IRS-accepted basis determination method for their tax situation and to obtain more information about how the basis election and reporting rules apply to them.

This section is not intended to be a full discussion of the federal income tax law and the effect of such law on you.  There may be other federal, state, or local tax considerations applicable to a particular investor.  You are urged to consult your own tax advisor.

IN DE X DESCRIPTIONS

The S&P 500 ® Index is an unmanaged, market capitalization weighted index based on the average weighted performance of 500 widely held common stocks.

The Russell 1000 ® Index is an unmanaged Index that measures the performance of the 1,000 largest U.S. companies (90% of the investable U.S. equity market) based on total market capitalization.

FINA NCI AL HIGHLIGHTS

The financial highlights table is intended to help you understand the Fund’s financial performance during the periods shown.  The financial information presented for each applicable period is that of the Predecessor Fund.  The Fund is the accounting successor to the Predecessor Fund as a result of the reorganization of the Predecessor Fund into the Fund on October 1, 2014.  The Fund has adopted the Financial Statements of the Predecessor Fund.  Certain information reflects financial results for a single Fund share.  The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions).  The information presented has been audited by the Predecessor Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm.  The Predecessor Fund’s audit report, along with the financial statements, is included in the annual report, which is available upon request.  The information for the semi-annual period ended June 30, 2014 is unaudited.
 
 

Selected per share data is based on a share of common stock outstanding throughout each period.

   
Six-Month
Period Ended
June 30,
   
Year Ended December 31,
 
   
2014
(unaudited)
   
2013
   
2012
   
2011
   
2010
   
2009
 
Per Share Data:
                                   
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 13.23     $ 9.84     $ 8.99     $ 8.93     $ 7.76     $ 5.79  
                                                 
Income from investment operations:
                                               
Net investment income (loss) (1)
    0.01       0.02       0.01       0.04       (0.01 )     (0.02 )
Net realized and unrealized gains
   (losses) on investments
    1.07       3.68       0.87       0.02       1.18       1.99  
Total from investment operations
    1.08       3.70       0.88       0.06       1.17       1.97  
                                                 
Less distributions:
                                               
Distributions from net investment
   income
          (0.03 )     (0.03 )                  
Distributions from net realized gains
   from security transactions
          (0.28 )                        
Total distributions
          (0.31 )     (0.03 )                  
                                                 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 14.31     $ 13.23     $ 9.84     $ 8.99     $ 8.93     $ 7.76  
                                                 
Total return
    8.16 % (2)     37.65 %     9.77 %     0.67 %     15.08 %     34.02 %
                                                 
Supplemental data and ratios:
                                               
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)
  $ 90,213     $ 78,048     $ 54,216     $ 28,051     $ 20,394     $ 12,209  
Ratio of operating expenses to
   average net assets, before
   reimbursements
    1.11 % (3)     1.25 %     1.32 %     1.47 %     2.08 %     1.98 %
Ratio of operating expenses to
   average net assets, net of
   reimbursements
    1.00 % (3)     1.00 %     1.00 %     1.00 %     1.63 %     1.95 %
Ratio of net investment income (loss)
   to average net assets, before
   reimbursements
    0.06 % (3)     (0.10 )%     0.05 %     (0.04 )%     (0.64 )%     (0.34 %)
Ratio of net investment income (loss)
   to average net assets, net of
   reimbursements
    0.17 % (3)     0.15 %     0.37 %     0.43 %     (0.19 )%     (0.31 %)
Portfolio turnover rate
    13.67 % (2)     36.65 %     84.10 %     88.29 %     42.58 %     49.44 %

(1)   
Net investment income (loss) per share is calculated using ending balances prior to consideration of adjustments for permanent book and tax differences.
(2)   
Not Annualized.
(3)   
Annualized.
 
 
 
PR IVAC Y NOTICE
 

At The Wall Street Fund, we recognize and respect the privacy of each of our investors and their expectations for confidentiality.  The protection of investor information is of fundamental importance in our operation and we take seriously our responsibility to protect personal information.

We collect, retain and use information that assists us in providing the best service possible.  This information comes from the following sources:

·
Account applications and other required forms
·
Written, oral, electronic or telephonic communications, and
·
Transaction history from your account.

We only disclose personal nonpublic information to third parties as necessary and as permitted by law.

We restrict access to personal nonpublic information to employees, affiliates and service providers involved in servicing your account.  We require that these entities limit the use of the information provided to the purposes for which it was disclosed and as permitted by law.

We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with Federal standards to guard nonpublic personal information of our customers.

If you hold shares of the Fund through a financial intermediary, including, but not limited to, a broker-dealer, bank, or trust company, the privacy policy of your financial intermediary would govern how your non-public personal information would be shared by those entities with unaffiliated third parties.
 
 


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
 
The Statement of Additional Information (SAI) contains additional information about the Fund and is incorporated by reference into this Prospectus.  The Fund’s annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders contain additional information about the Fund’s investments.  In the Fund’s annual report, you will find a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the Fund’s performance during its last fiscal year.
 
You may obtain a free copy of the Fund’s SAI on the Fund’s website at
www.evercorewealthfunds.com .
 
You may obtain a free copy of these documents by calling, writing or e-mailing the Fund as shown below.  You also may call the toll free number given below to request other information about the Fund and to make shareholder inquiries.
 
You may review and copy the SAI and other information about the Fund by visiting the SEC’s Public Reference Room, 100 F Street, Washington, D.C. (202) 551-8090 or by visiting the Commission’s Internet site at http://www.sec.gov.  Copies of this information also may be obtained, upon payment of a duplicating fee by electronic request at publicinfo@sec.gov or by writing to the Public Reference Section of the Commission, Washington, D.C. 20549-1520.
 
 
Investment Company Act File No. 811-22548
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
THE WALL STREET FUND
55 East 52 nd Street, 23 rd Floor
New York, New York 10055
1-800-443-4693
http://www.evercorewealthfunds.com
e-mail: evercorewealthfunds@evercore.com
PROSPECTUS
September 30, 2014
A mutual fund that primarily
invests in a diversified portfolio
of common stocks.
 
 
 

 
 
 



 
 
THE WALL STREET FUND
(Symbol: WALLX)
 
 
 
A series of Wall Street EWM Funds Trust
 

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION


September 30, 2014


55 East 52 nd Street, 23 rd Floor, New York, New York 10055
Telephone: 1-800-443-4693
http://www.evercorewealthfunds.com
email: evercorewealthfunds@evercore.com






This Statement of Additional Information is not a prospectus, but should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus of The Wall Street Fund (the “Fund”), dated September 30 , 2014.

The audited financial statements for the Predecessor Fund (defined below) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 are incorporated herein by reference to the Predecessor Fund’s Annual Report, filed electronically with the SEC on February 28, 2014.  The Prospectus and Annual Report are available on the fund’s website at the link above or may be obtained, without charge and upon request, by writing to the above address or by calling the above phone number.
 
 

T AB LE OF CONTENTS
 
 
 
 
GENERAL INFO RMA TION
 
The Wall Street Fund (the “Fund”) is the sole series of Wall Street EWM Funds Trust (the “Trust”).  The Trust was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on April 12, 2011.  The Fund is the successor in interest to The Wall Street Fund, Inc. (the “Predecessor Fund”).  On September 15, 2014, the shareholders of the Predecessor Fund approved the reorganization of the Predecessor Fund into the Fund, and effective as of the close of business on October 1, 2014, the assets and liabilities of the Predecessor Fund were transferred to the Fund in exchange for shares of the Fund.  Since the Fund’s investment objectives and policies are the same in all material respects as the Predecessor Fund’s, and since the Fund has engaged Evercore Wealth Management, LLC, the investment adviser that previously provided services to the Predecessor Fund, the Fund has adopted the prior performance and financial history of the Predecessor Fund.

As of the date of this SAI, the Fund is the sole series of the Trust.  The Trust may add additional new series at any time.  The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of interests (or shares).  Interests in the Fund are represented by shares of beneficial interest each with no par value.  Once the Trust has more than one series, each series will have equal voting rights and liquidation rights, and shares will be voted in the aggregate and not by the series, except in matters where a separate vote is required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), or when the matters affect only the interest of a particular series.  When matters are submitted to shareholders for a vote, each shareholder is entitled to one vote for each full share owned and fractional votes for fractional shares owned.  The Trust does not hold annual meetings of shareholders.  The Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board of Trustees”) shall promptly call and give notice of a meeting of shareholders for the purpose of voting upon removal of any trustee when requested to do so in writing by shareholders holding 10% or more of the Trust’s outstanding shares.

Each share of the Fund represents an equal proportionate interest in the assets and liabilities belonging to the Fund and is entitled to such distributions out of the income belonging to the Fund as are declared by the Board of Trustees.  The Board of Trustees has the authority from time to time to divide or combine the shares of any series into a greater or lesser number of shares of that series so long as the proportionate beneficial interests in the assets belonging to that series and the rights of shares of any other series are in no way affected.  Additionally, in case of any liquidation of a series, the holders of shares of the series being liquidated are entitled to receive a distribution out of the assets, net of the liabilities, belonging to that series.  Expenses attributable to any series are borne by that series.  Any general expenses of the Trust not readily identifiable as belonging to a particular series are allocated by, or under the direction of, the Board of Trustees on the basis of relative net assets, number of shareholders or other equitable method.  No shareholder is liable to further calls or to assessment by the Trust without his or her express consent.

The assets of the Fund received for the issue or sale of its shares, and all income, earnings, profits and proceeds thereof, subject only to the rights of creditors, shall constitute the underlying assets of the Fund.  In the event of the dissolution or liquidation of the Fund, the holders of shares of the Fund are entitled to share pro rata in the net assets of the Fund available for distribution to shareholders.  The fiscal year of the Fund ends on December 31 of each year.

INVEST ME NT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES

The Fund is a diversified open-end, investment management company.  In order to achieve the “growth of capital” stated as the primary investment objective in the section of the Prospectus titled, “Investment Objective and Policies,” the management of the Fund looks for undervalued investments in well-managed companies with sustainable earnings growth, thoughtful capital allocation, minimal or moderate debt, and valuable products or services.  Financial ratios such as superior profit margins, return on equity and capital, and cash flow as well as anticipated earnings growth are essential criteria.  The ability to control risk is vital to meet the Fund’s primary investment objective.  Accordingly, prudent portfolio diversification is stressed.
 
 
 
Investment Policies .  It is the investment policy of the Fund to invest in common stocks, convertible securities, preferred stocks, corporate bonds and securities of the United States Government or its agencies without restrictions as to the proportions of its assets invested in any type of security, subject to its investment restrictions and diversification status.  However, the Fund may invest more or less broadly than as stated above, including acquisition of debt securities, i.e., corporate bonds, convertible bonds and convertible preferred securities.  The Fund does not invest in debt securities as a principal investment strategy.  The Fund will purchase corporate bonds rated no lower than investment grade, BBB by Standard & Poor’s Rating Group (“S&P”) and Baa by Moody’s Investors Services, Inc. (“Moody’s”).   See Appendix A to this Statement of Additional Information for further information regarding S&P and Moody’s ratings.   Investment grade bonds possess some speculative characteristics.  The Fund may also purchase unrated bonds when in the opinion of the investment adviser such investments are of comparable quality.  There is no restriction as to the size of businesses invested in, but the investment adviser intends to use fundamental analysis to analyze and invest in a portfolio mixture of small, medium and large size companies, subject to the Fund’s investment restrictions and diversification status.

Equity Securities .  The Fund may invest in equity securities.  Equity securities generally entitle the holder to participate in a company’s general operating results.  The purchaser of an equity security typically receives an ownership interest in the company as well as certain voting rights.  The owner of an equity security may participate in a company’s success through the receipt of dividends that are distributions of earnings by the company to its owners.  Equity security owners may also participate in a company’s success or lack of success through increases or decreases in the value of the company’s shares as traded in the public trading market for such shares.  Equity securities generally take the form of common stock or preferred stock, as well as securities convertible into common stocks.  Preferred stockholders typically receive greater dividends but may receive less appreciation than common stockholders and may have greater voting rights as well.

Corporate Bonds .  The Fund may invest in corporate bonds.  Corporate bonds represent an obligation of the corporate issuer to repay a loan of money to it, and generally, provides for the payment of interest.  A corporate bond or debt security typically has a fixed payment schedule that obligates the issuer to pay interest to the lender and to return the lender’s money over a certain time period.  A company typically meets its payment obligations associated with its outstanding bonds before it declares and pays any dividend to holders of its equity securities.  Bonds and other debt securities, such as notes, debentures, and commercial paper differ in the length of the issuer’s payment schedule, with bonds carrying the longest repayment schedule and commercial paper the shortest.

The market value of corporate bonds and other debt securities generally varies in response to changes in interest rates and the financial condition of each issuer.  During periods of declining interest rates, the value of a bond generally increases.  Conversely, during periods of rising interest rates, the value of such securities generally declines.  These changes in market value will be reflected in the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) per share.

Convertible Securities .  The Fund may invest in convertible securities.  A convertible security is generally a debt obligation or preferred stock that may be converted into or exchanged for a certain amount of common stock or other equity security of the same or a different issuer.  A convertible security provides a fixed-income stream and the opportunity, through its conversion feature, to participate in the capital appreciation resulting from a market price advance in its underlying common stock.  As with a straight fixed-income security, a convertible security tends to increase in market value when interest rates decline and decrease in value when interest rates rise.  Like a common stock, the value of a convertible security also tends to increase as the market value of the underlying stock rises, and it tends to decrease as the market value of the underlying stock declines.  Because its value can be influenced by both interest rate and market movements, a convertible security is not as sensitive to interest rates as a similar fixed-income security, nor is it as sensitive to changes in share price as its underlying stock.
 

A convertible security is usually issued either by an operating company or by an investment bank.  When issued by an operating company, a convertible security tends to be senior to common stock, but subordinate to other types of fixed-income securities issued by that company.  When a convertible security issued by an operating company is “converted,” the operating company often issues new stock to the holder of the convertible security but, if the parity price of the convertible security is less than the call price, the operating company may pay out cash instead of common stock.  If the convertible security is issued by an investment bank, the security is an obligation of and is convertible through the issuing investment bank.

The issuer of a convertible security may be important in determining the security’s true value.  This is because the holder of a convertible security will have recourse only to the issuer.  As such, the credit standing of the issuer and other factors may have an effect on the convertible security’s investment value.  In addition, a convertible security may be subject to redemption by the issuer, but only after a specified date and under circumstances established at the time the security is issued.  If a convertible security held by the Fund is called for redemption, the Fund will be required to permit the issuer to redeem the security, convert it into underlying common stock or sell it to a third party.

While the Fund uses the same criteria to rate a convertible debt security that it uses to rate a more conventional debt security, a convertible preferred stock is treated like a preferred stock for the fund’s financial reporting, credit rating, and investment limitation purposes.  A preferred stock is subordinated to all debt obligations in the event of insolvency, and an issuer’s failure to make a dividend payment is generally not an event of default entitling the preferred shareholder to take action.  A preferred stock generally has no maturity date, so that its market value is dependent on the issuer’s business prospects for an indefinite period of time.  In addition, distributions from preferred stock are dividends, rather than interest payments, and are usually treated as such for federal income tax purposes.

Foreign Securities .  The Fund may purchase securities issued by companies organized in foreign countries provided that, as a result of any such purchase, not more than 20% of the value of the Fund’s total assets will be represented by such securities.  The Fund does not anticipate having as a principal investment strategy investment in foreign securities.  However, securities of companies located outside of the U.S. may offer significant profit opportunities, and therefore, the Fund may invest in foreign securities if these investments are consistent with the Fund’s investment objectives and policies.

The Fund may also buy the securities of foreign issuers directly in foreign markets, and may buy the securities of issuers in developing nations.  Please see “Risks - Foreign Securities Risk” for more information.

American Depositary Receipts .  Many securities of foreign issuers are represented by American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”).  ADRs evidence ownership of, and represent the right to receive, securities of foreign issuers deposited in a domestic bank or trust company or a foreign correspondent bank.  Generally, ADRs in registered form are designed for use in the U.S. securities market and ADRs in bearer form are designed for use in securities markets outside the U.S.  Please see “Risks - American Depositary Receipts Risk” for more information.
 
 

Prices of ADRs are quoted in U.S. dollars, and ADRs are traded in the U.S. on exchanges or over-the-counter.  While ADRs do not eliminate all the risk associated with foreign investments, by investing in ADRs rather than directly in the stock of foreign issuers, the Fund will avoid currency risks during the settlement period for either purchases or sales.  In general, there is a large, liquid market in the U.S. for ADRs quoted on a national securities exchange or on NASDAQ.  The information available for ADRs is subject to the accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards of the U.S. market or exchange on which they are traded, which standards are more uniform and more exacting than those to which many foreign issuers may be subject.

ADRs may be issued under sponsored or unsponsored programs.  In sponsored programs, an issuer has made arrangements to have its securities traded in the form of an ADR.  In unsponsored programs, the issuer may not be directly involved in the creation of the program.  Although regulatory requirements with respect to sponsored and unsponsored programs are generally similar, in some cases it may be easier to obtain financial information from an issuer that has participated in the creation of a sponsored program.  Accordingly, there may be less information available regarding issuers of securities underlying unsponsored programs and there may not be a correlation between this information and the market value of the ADR.

Illiquid Securities.   The Fund may invest in the aggregate a maximum of 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities, measured at the time of the investment. Generally, an illiquid security is an investment that is not readily marketable ( i.e ., it cannot be expected to be sold or disposed of within seven days at approximately the price at which it is valued by the Fund). Illiquid securities may include unregistered or other restricted securities, such as Rule 144A securities (restricted securities that may be traded freely among qualified institutional buyers pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the securities laws) and repurchase agreements maturing in more than seven days. Generally, foreign securities freely tradable in their principal market are not considered restricted or illiquid even if they are not registered in the United States.

Temporary Investments .  In anticipation of and during temporary defensive periods or when investments of the type in which the Fund intends to invest are not available at prices that the manager believes are attractive, the Fund may invest up to 100% of its total assets in: (1) securities of the U.S. government and certain of its agencies and instrumentalities that mature in one year or less from the date of purchase, including U.S. Treasury bills, notes and bonds, and securities of the Government National Mortgage Association, the Federal Housing Administration and other agency or instrumentality issues or guarantees that are supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government; (2) obligations issued or guaranteed by other U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities, some of which are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. government (e.g., obligations of the Federal Home Loan Banks) and some of which are backed by the credit of the issuer itself (e.g., obligations of the Student Loan Marketing Association); (3) bank obligations, including negotiable or non-negotiable CDs (subject to the 15% aggregate limit on the Fund’s investment in illiquid securities), letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances, or instruments secured by these types of obligations, issued by banks and savings institutions that are subject to regulation by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities and that have assets of over $1 billion, unless these types of obligations are guaranteed by a parent bank that has total assets in excess of $5 billion; (4) commercial paper considered by the manager to be of high quality, which must be rated within the two highest rating categories by S&P or Moody’s or, if unrated, issued by a company having an outstanding debt issue rated at least AA by S&P or Aa by Moody’s; (5) corporate obligations including, but not limited to, corporate notes, bonds and debentures considered by the manager to be high grade or that are rated within the two highest rating categories by S&P or Moody’s; and (6) money market funds.
 
 
 
R ISK S

There is no assurance that the Fund will meet its investment objectives.  Investments in securities that have potential to increase in value may be subject to a greater degree of risk and may be more volatile than other types of investments.

The value of your shares will increase as the value of the securities owned by the Fund increases and will decrease as the value of the Fund’s investments decrease.  In this way, you participate in any change in the value of the securities owned by the Fund.  In addition to the factors that affect the value of any particular security that the Fund owns, the value of Fund shares may also change with movements in the stock market as a whole.

Equity Securities Risk.   While equity securities historically have provided the greatest long-term growth potential in a company, stock markets are volatile, and the prices of equity securities generally fluctuate more than other securities and reflect changes in a company’s financial condition as well as general market, economic and political conditions and other factors.  The value of an equity security may also be affected by changes in financial markets that are relatively unrelated to the issuing company or its industry, such as changes in interest rates or currency exchange rates.  Common stocks generally represent the riskiest investment in a company.  Even investments in high quality or “blue chip” equity securities or securities of established companies with large market capitalizations (which generally have strong financial characteristics) can be negatively impacted by poor economic conditions.  It is possible that the Fund may experience a substantial or complete loss on an individual equity investment.  While this is also possible with bonds, it is less likely.
 
Foreign Securities Risk .  The value of foreign (and U.S.) securities is affected by general economic conditions and individual company and industry earnings prospects.  While foreign securities may offer significant opportunities for gain, they also involve additional risks that can increase the potential for losses in the Fund.  These risks can be significantly greater for investments in developing countries.  Investments in ADRs also involve some or all of the risks described below.
 
There is the possibility of cessation of trading on national exchanges, expropriation, nationalization of assets, confiscatory or punitive taxation, withholding and other foreign taxes on income or other amounts, foreign exchange controls (which may include suspension of the ability to transfer currency from a given country), restrictions on removal of assets, political or social instability, or diplomatic developments that could affect investments in securities of issuers in foreign nations.

There may be less publicly available information about foreign companies comparable to the reports and ratings published about companies in the U.S.  Foreign companies are not generally subject to uniform accounting or financial reporting standards, and auditing practices and requirements may not be comparable to those applicable to U.S. companies.  The Fund, therefore, may encounter difficulty in obtaining market quotations for purposes of valuing its portfolio and calculating its NAV.

Certain countries’ financial markets and services are less developed than those in the U.S. or other major economies.  In many foreign countries there is less government supervision and regulation of stock exchanges, brokers, and listed companies than in the U.S.  Foreign markets have substantially less volume than the U.S. markets and securities of some foreign companies are less liquid and more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies.  Commission rates in foreign countries, which are generally fixed rather than subject to negotiation as in the U.S., are likely to be higher.  Settlement practices may be cumbersome and result in delays that may affect portfolio liquidity.  The Fund may have greater difficulty voting proxies, exercising shareholder rights, pursuing legal remedies, and obtaining judgments with respect to foreign investments in foreign courts than with respect to domestic issuers in U.S. courts.
 
 

The Fund’s investments in foreign securities may increase the risks with respect to the liquidity of the Fund’s portfolio.  This could inhibit the Fund’s ability to meet a large number of shareholder redemption requests in the event of economic or political turmoil in a country in which the Fund has a substantial portion of its assets invested or deterioration in relations between the U.S. and the foreign country.

Investments in companies domiciled in developing countries may be subject to potentially higher risks than investments in developed countries.  These risks include (i) less economic stability; (ii) political and social uncertainty (for example, regional conflicts and risk of war); (iii) pervasiveness of corruption and crime; (iv) the small current size of the markets for such securities and the currently low or nonexistent volume of trading, which result in a lack of liquidity and in greater price volatility; (v) delays in settling portfolio transactions; (vi) risk of loss arising out of the system of share registration and custody; (vii) certain national policies that may restrict the fund’s investment opportunities, including restrictions on investment in issuers or industries deemed sensitive to national interests; (viii) foreign taxation; (ix) the absence of developed legal structures governing private or foreign investment or allowing for judicial redress for injury to private property; (x) the absence of a capital market structure or market-oriented economy; and (xi) the possibility that recent favorable economic developments may be slowed or reversed by unanticipated political or social events.

In addition, many countries in which the Fund may invest have experienced substantial, and in some periods extremely high, rates of inflation for many years.  Inflation and rapid fluctuations in inflation rates have had and may continue to have negative effects on the economies and securities markets of certain countries.  Moreover, the economies of some developing countries may differ favorably or unfavorably from the U.S. economy in such respects as growth of gross domestic product, rate of inflation, currency depreciation, capital reinvestment, resource self-sufficiency, and balance of payments position.

Currency Risk .  Investments in foreign currencies are subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar. Any such decline may erode or reverse any potential gains from an investment in securities denominated in foreign currency or may widen existing loss.  Currency rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates, intervention (or the failure to intervene) by governments, central banks or supranational entities, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the U.S. or abroad.

American Depositary Receipts Risk .  ADRs reduce but do not eliminate all the risk inherent in investing in the securities of foreign issuers.  To the extent that the Fund acquires ADRs through banks that do not have a contractual relationship with the foreign issuer of the security underlying the ADR to issue and service such ADRs, there may be an increased possibility that the Fund would not become aware of and be able to respond to corporate actions such as stock splits or rights offerings involving the foreign issuer in a timely manner.

Interest Rate Risk .  To the extent the Fund invests in bonds or other debt securities, changes in interest rates will affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio and its share price.  When interest rates decline, the value of the Fund’s investments in bonds or other debt securities generally rises.  Conversely, rising interest rates, which often occur during times of inflation or a growing economy, are likely to have a negative effect on the value of the Fund’s shares.  As of the date of this Statement of Additional Information, interest rates in the United States are at or near historic lows, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to risks associated with rising interest rates.

Illiquid Securities Risk.   Illiquid securities may be difficult for the Fund to value or dispose of due to the absence of an active trading market.  The sale of some illiquid securities by the Fund may be subject to legal restrictions, which could be costly to the Fund.
 
 
 
Recent Market Conditions.   The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund.  In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region.   The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations.  Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.  In addition, political events within the U.S. and abroad, such as the U.S. government’s recent inability to agree on a long-term budget and deficit reduction plan, the federal government shutdown and threats to not increase the federal government’s debt limit, may affect investor and consumer confidence and may adversely impact financial markets and the broader economy, perhaps suddenly and to a significant degree.

INVESTMENT RES TR ICTIONS

The Fund has adopted the following investment restrictions as fundamental policies that may not be changed without the vote of: (1) 67% of the shares of the Fund represented at a meeting at which more than 50% of the outstanding Fund shares are represented; or (2) a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund .  Pursuant to such policies, the Fund may not:

1.    
Invest more than 5% of its total assets (at the time of purchase) in any issuer (other than the U.S. Government, its agencies and instrumentalities).

2.    
Invest in the securities of any single issuer, if immediately after and as a result of such investment, the Fund owns more than 10% of the outstanding securities, or more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any such issuer.

3.    
Concentrate more than 25% of the value of its assets in any one industry or any small group of related industries.

4.    
Invest in other companies for the purpose of exercising control or management.

5.    
Purchase or sell real estate or real estate mortgage loans; provided that the Fund may invest in securities issued by companies which invest in real estate or interests therein.

6.    
Purchase or sell commodities or commodity contracts.

7.    
Make loans to other persons; provided that the acquisition of bonds, debentures or other corporate debt securities and investment in government obligations, short-term commercial paper, certificates of deposit and bankers’ acceptances shall not be deemed to be the making of a loan.

8.    
Underwrite the securities of other issuers except insofar as the Fund may technically be deemed an “underwriter” under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”), as amended, in selling portfolio securities.

9.    
Purchase securities on margin (except for short-term credit necessary for clearance of portfolio transactions) or sell securities short or write, sell or buy puts or calls, or any combination thereof.
 

 
10.    
Borrow money except as a temporary measure for extraordinary or emergency purposes and then only to an amount not exceeding 5% of the cost value of all its assets and for a period not exceeding 60 days.

11.    
Pledge, mortgage or hypothecate its assets taken at market to an extent greater than 15% of its gross assets taken at cost.

12.    
The Fund may not issue senior securities except as permitted by the 1940 Act or other governing statute, by the Rules thereunder, or by the SEC or other regulatory agency with authority over the Fund .
 
MANAG EM ENT OF THE FUND

Board Leadership Structure. The Board of Trustees has general oversight responsibility with respect to the operation of the Fund.  The Board of Trustees has engaged Evercore Wealth Management, LLC (the “Adviser” or “EWM”) to manage the Fund and is responsible for overseeing the Adviser and other service providers to the Fund in accordance with the provisions of the 1933 Act and other applicable laws.  The Board of Trustees has established an audit committee to assist the Board of Trustees in performing its oversight responsibilities.

Frederick Taylor is Chairman of the Board of Trustees.  Mr. Taylor is an “interested person” of the Fund as that term is defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act.  The Fund does not have a lead independent trustee.

Board Oversight of Risk.   Through its direct oversight of Fund officers, and indirectly through the audit committee and service providers, the Board of Trustees performs a risk oversight function for the Fund.  To effectively perform its risk oversight function, the Board of Trustees, among other things, performs the following activities: receives and reviews reports related to the performance and operations of the Fund; reviews and approves, as applicable, the compliance policies and procedures of the Fund; approves the Fund’s principal investment policies; adopts policies and procedures designed to deter market timing; meets with representatives of various service providers, including the Adviser and the independent registered public accounting firm of the Fund, to review and discuss the activities of the Fund and to provide direction with respect thereto; and appoints a chief compliance officer of the Fund who oversees the implementation and testing of the Fund’s compliance program and reports to the Board of Trustees regarding compliance matters for the Fund and its service providers.

The Fund has an audit committee consisting solely of the two independent trustees.  The audit committee plays a significant role in the risk oversight of the Fund as it meets annually with the auditors of the Fund and periodically with the Fund’s chief compliance officer.

Management Information.   As a Delaware statutory trust, the business and affairs of the Fund are managed by its officers under the direction of its Board of Trustees.  The name, age, address, principal occupations during the past five years, and other information with respect to each of the trustees and officers of the Fund are as follows:
 

Name, Address and Age
Position(s)
Held with
the Fund
Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served*
Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past Five
Years
# of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee During
Past Five Years
INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES
       
Laird I. Grant
55 East 52 nd Street, 23 rd Floor
New York, NY  10055
Age: 69
 
Trustee
 
Since 2012
 
Retired; Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager, U.S. Trust Company of Florida, 2001-2008.
1
Trustee, Community Foundation of Collier County July 2014 – present; Chair of the Investment Committee, Community Foundation of Collier County July 2014 – present; Member of the Investment Committee, Community Foundation of Collier County July 2013 –
June 2014
 
Susan I. Suvall
55 East 52 nd Street, 23 rd Floor
New York, NY  10055
Age: 54
 
Trustee
 
Since 2012
Retired; Group Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager, U.S. Equities, Trust Company of the West, 1985-2011.
 
1
None
INTERESTED TRUSTEE
         
Frederick Taylor**
55 East 52 nd Street, 23 rd Floor
New York, NY  10055
Age: 73
Chairman,
Trustee,
and
President
Since 2014
Senior Advisor, Evercore Wealth Management, LLC 2008-Present.
1
John’s Island Golf Club, 2012-Present; Vero Beach Museum and Vero Beach Museum Endowment Trust Board, 2012-Present; Trustee Emeritus, Wesleyan University, 2006-Present.
 
 
Name, Address and Age
Position(s)
Held with
the Fund
Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served*
Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past Five
Years
# of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee During
Past Five Years
OFFICERS
         
Ruth P. Calaman
55 East 52 nd Street, 23 rd Floor
New York, NY  10055
Age: 47
 
 
 
 
Executive
Vice
President,
Secretary
and Chief
Compliance
Officer
Since 2012
Chief Compliance Officer, Evercore Wealth Management LLC, and Evercore Trust Company, N.A. since 2011; Vice President and Compliance Officer, The Goldman Sachs Trust Company, N.A., The Goldman Sachs Trust Company of Delaware and Goldman, Sachs & Co. 2005 - 2011.
 
1
None
John J. Rendinaro
55 East 52 nd Street, 23 rd Floor
New York, NY  10055
Age: 52
Executive
Vice
President,
Chief
Operations
Officer and
Treasurer
 
Since 2012
Partner, Head of Trading and Operations, Evercore Wealth Management LLC since 2008; Managing Director, U.S. Trust 1983 - 2008.
 
1
None
*
Each Trustee serves for an indefinite term until his or her successor is duly elected and qualifies, unless the Trustee resigns, dies or is removed in accordance with the provisions of the Trust’s By-Laws.
**
Denotes a Trustee who is an “interested person” in the Trust because of his association with the Adviser.

Qualification of Trustees.   Frederick Taylor became a Trustee in 2014.  Mr. Taylor has extensive experience in the investment management industry as a vice chairman and chief investment officer of a trust company.  Mr. Taylor has also served as a board member for various companies and not for profit organizations.

Laird I. Grant became a Trustee in 2012.  Ms. Grant has extensive experience in the investment management industry as a managing director, president, chief executive officer, executive vice president, chief investment officer and portfolio manager of a trust company.  Ms. Grant has also served as a board member for various companies and not for profit organizations.

Susan I. Suvall became a Trustee in 2012.  Ms. Suvall has extensive experience in the financial services and investment management industries as group managing director of U.S. equities for a global investment firm as well as serving as an equity analyst and options trader at national financial services firms.
 

Board Interest in the Fund .   As of the date of this SAI, the Trustees owned the following amounts in the Fund:

Name of Trustee
Dollar Range of Equity
Securities in the Fund
Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in
all Registered Investment Companies Overseen
by Director in Family of Investment Companies
     
Independent Trustees:
   
Susan I. Suvall
None
None
Laird I. Grant
None
None
     
Interested Trustee :
   
Frederick Taylor
None
None

Compensation.   For their service, the Trustees receive an annual fee of $12,500 each.  In addition, the Trustees are reimbursed for expenses incurred in connection with their attendance at Board meetings held during the year.  The following compensation figures represent estimates for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014.  The Fund makes no payments of salary to any Officer in such capacity.
 
Name of Person, Position
Aggregate
Compensation
from Fund
Pension or
Retirement
Benefits Accrued
As Part of Fund
Expenses
Annual
Benefits Upon
Retirement
Total
Compensation
From Fund and
Fund
Complex* Paid
to Directors
         
Independent Trustees:
       
Susan I. Suvall
$12,500
None
None
$12,500
Laird I. Grant
$12,500
None
None
$12,500
         
Interested Trustee:
       
Frederick Taylor
$6,250
None
None
$6,250
 
*
The “Fund Complex” includes only the Fund.

Management Ownership.   As of August 31, 2014, all Officers and Trustees of the Fund as a group owned (according to information supplied by them) of record or beneficially a total of 27,652 shares or approximately 0.4 % of the Predecessor Fund’s outstanding shares.  Furthermore, neither the Independent Trustees nor members of their immediate family own securities beneficially or of record in the Adviser, the principal underwriter or an affiliate of the Adviser or principal underwriter or any person controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Adviser or principal underwriter.  Accordingly, neither the Independent Trustees nor members of their immediate family, have a direct or indirect interest, the value of which exceeds $120,000, in the Adviser, the principal underwriter or any of their affiliates.  In addition, during the most recently completed calendar year, neither the Independent Trustees nor members of their immediate families have conducted any transactions (or series of transactions) in which the amount involved exceeded $120,000 and to which the Adviser, the principal underwriter or any affiliate thereof was a party.
 

Board Committees. The Trust has one standing committee: the Audit Committee.  The Audit Committee is comprised exclusively of all of the Independent Trustees.  The Audit Committee typically meets once per year with respect to the Fund.  The functions of the Audit Committee are to review the scope and results of the audit and any matters bearing on the audit or the Fund’s financial statements and to ensure the integrity of the Fund’s pricing and financial reporting.  The Audit Committee has not met with respect to the Fund as of the date of this SAI.  The Audit Committee for the Predecessor Fund met with respect to the Predecessor Fund once during the fiscal year of the Predecessor Fund ended December 31, 2013.

CODE OF ETH IC S

The Trust, the Adviser and the Distributor have each adopted a Code of Ethics under Rule 17j-1 of the 1940 Act.  These Codes of Ethics permit, subject to certain conditions, personnel of the Adviser and Distributor to invest in securities that may be purchased or held by the Fund.

CONTROL PERSONS AND PRI NCIP AL HOLDERS OF FUND SECURITIES

Control persons are persons deemed to control the Fund because they own beneficially over 25% of the outstanding equity securities or otherwise acknowledges the existence of control.  Principal holders are persons that own beneficially 5% or more of the Fund’s outstanding equity securities.  As of September 15, 2014, the Fund had no control persons, but the following shareholders owned more than 5% of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund:

Name and Address
Parent
Company
Jurisdiction
%
Ownership
Type of
Ownership
SEI Private Trust Company
One Freedom Valley Drive
Oaks, PA  19456-9989
 
SEI
Investments
Management
Corp
PA
82.25%
Record
Charles Schwab & Co.
211 Main Street
San Francisco, CA  94105-1905
 
N/A
N/A
7.43%
Record

PORT FOL IO TRANSACTIONS

Decisions to buy and sell securities for the Fund are made by the Adviser.  Officers of the Fund are generally responsible for implementing or supervising these decisions, including allocation of portfolio brokerage and principal business as well as the negotiation of commissions and/or the price of the securities.  Portfolio turnover will be no more than is necessary to meet the Fund’s investment objectives.  It is anticipated that the Fund’s portfolio turnover may from time-to-time exceed 100%; however in the last 2 years the portfolio turnover rate for the Predecessor Fund has remained below this level.

Portfolio changes will be made promptly in the event that the Adviser shall consider such action appropriate, without regard to the length of time any security involved was held or the impact of such changes on turnover consistent with the Fund’s objectives.

The portfolio turnover rate is calculated by dividing the lesser of the annual sales or purchases of portfolio securities by the monthly average value of the portfolio securities held by the Fund during the year (excluding all securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition were one year or less).  A high portfolio turnover may result in higher brokerage costs and additional realized capital gains, which will be taxable to the Fund’s shareholders when distributed to them.
 

During the past two fiscal years, the Predecessor Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was as follows:

Predecessor Fund Portfolio Turnover Rate
For Fiscal Years Ended December 31,
2013
2012
36.65%
84.10%

When considering prospective investments, the Fund anticipates retaining securities purchased over a period of time.  However, review of the portfolio relative to alternate investments may lead to disposition of a security in a short period of time.

In instances where securities are purchased on a commission basis, the Fund will seek competitive and reasonable commission rates based on circumstances of the trade involved and to the extent that they do not detract from the quality of the execution.  The Fund, in purchasing and selling portfolio securities, will seek the best available combination of execution and overall price (which shall include the cost of the transaction) consistent with the circumstances which exist at the time.  The Fund does not intend to solicit competitive bids on each transaction.
 
The Fund believes it is in its best interest and that of its shareholders to have a stable and continuous relationship with a diverse group of financially strong and technically qualified broker-dealers who will provide quality executions at competitive rates.  Broker-dealers meeting these qualifications also will be selected for any research or other services provided to the Fund.  Substantially all of the portfolio transactions are through brokerage firms that are members of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), which is typically the most active market in the size of the Fund’s transactions and for the types of securities predominant in the Fund’s portfolio.  When buying securities in the over-the-counter market, the Fund will select a broker who maintains a primary market for the security unless it appears that a better combination of price and execution may be obtained elsewhere.  The Fund normally will not pay a higher commission rate to broker-dealers providing benefits or services to it than it would pay to broker-dealers who do not provide it such benefits or services.  However, the Fund reserves the right to do so within the principles set out in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, when it appears that this would be in the best interests of the shareholders.  The Predecessor Fund did not acquire any securities of its “regular brokers or dealers” during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013.

No commitment is made to any broker or dealer with regard to placing of orders for the purchase or sale of Fund portfolio securities, and no specific formula is used in placing such business.  Brokerage allocation is reviewed regularly by both the Board of Trustees and the Adviser.

The Fund has developed policies to ensure that its selection of selling brokers for portfolio transactions is not influenced by considerations about the sale of Fund shares.

Research services furnished by broker-dealers may be useful to the Adviser in serving other clients, as well as the Fund.  Conversely, the Fund may benefit from research services obtained by the Adviser from the placement of portfolio brokerage of other clients.

When it appears to be in the best interests of its shareholders, the Fund may join with other clients of the Adviser in acquiring or disposing of a portfolio holding.  Securities acquired or proceeds obtained will be equitably distributed between the Fund and other clients participating in the transaction.  In some instances, this investment procedure may affect the price paid or received by the Fund or the size of the position obtained by the Fund.

During the past three fiscal years, the Predecessor Fund paid the following brokerage commissions, to brokerage firms in connection with its purchases and sales of portfolio securities.
 
Predecessor Fund Brokerage Commissions
For Fiscal Years Ended December 31,
2013
2012
2011
$34,654 (1)
$79,323
$61,149
(1)   
The decrease in brokerage commissions from fiscal year 2012 to 2013 was due to a decrease in portfolio turnover.

During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2011 through 2013, none of the brokers employed by the Predecessor Fund (i) was an “affiliated person” (as defined in Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act) of the Predecessor Fund or the Fund; (ii) was an affiliated person of such an affiliated person; or (iii) had an affiliated person who was also an affiliated person of the Predecessor Fund, the Fund or the Adviser.

PORTFOLIO H OLDIN GS INFORMATION

The Fund maintains written policies and a procedure regarding the disclosure of its portfolio holdings to ensure that disclosure of information about portfolio securities is in the best interest of the Fund’s shareholders.  The officers of the Fund, on a regular basis, receive reports as to purchases and redemptions of Fund shares and review these reports to determine if there is any unusual trading in Fund shares.  The officers of the Fund will report to the Board of Trustees any such unusual trading in Fund shares.
 
The Fund has entered into arrangements with certain third party service providers for services that require these groups to have access to the Fund’s portfolio on a daily basis.  As a result, such third party service providers may receive portfolio holdings information prior to and more frequently than the public disclosure of such information.  For example, the Fund may disclose portfolio holdings information to the fund accountant who is responsible for maintaining the accounting records of the Fund, which includes maintaining a current portfolio of the Fund.  The Fund also undergoes an annual audit, which requires the Fund’s independent auditor to review the Fund’s portfolio.  In addition to the Fund’s fund accountant, the Fund’s custodian also maintains an up-to-date list of the Fund’s holdings.  Further, the Fund may disclose its portfolio holdings to printers for the purpose of preparing Fund regulatory filings, to other service providers such as proxy voting service providers or portfolio management data base providers in connection with their providing services to the Fund and to ranking organizations for use in developing a ranking for the Fund.  Each of these parties is contractually and/or ethically prohibited from sharing the Fund’s portfolio or trading on portfolio holdings information unless specifically authorized by the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer or another designated officer of the Fund.

The Fund makes its full portfolio holdings publicly available on its website on a monthly basis, but not earlier than five days after each month end.  The Fund also, at the end of each calendar quarter, lists the 15 largest holdings by percentage of assets, on its web site, but not earlier than five days after the end of the quarter.

Additionally, the Fund may provide its entire portfolio to the following ranking organizations:  Morningstar, Inc., Lipper, Inc., Standard & Poor’s Financial Services, LLC, Bloomberg L.P., Thomson Financial Research, Vickers Stock Research Corporation Data and Capital Bridge, Inc.  The Fund’s management has determined that these organizations provide investors with a valuable service and therefore are willing to provide them with portfolio information.  The Fund may not pay these organizations or receive any compensation from them for providing this information.  The Fund may provide portfolio information to these organizations on either a monthly or quarterly basis, but not until such information is at least five to ten days old.  Because the information that is provided is at least five to ten days old, the Fund has not required that these ranking organizations be subject to confidentiality agreements or trading prohibitions.
 

TAX AS PEC TS

The following information supplements the information set forth in the Prospectus.

The Fund has elected to be a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of Chapter 1 of Subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) (a “RIC”), has qualified for treatment as such for its most recent taxable year, and intends to continue to so qualify during the current taxable year.  As a RIC, the Fund generally pays no federal income tax on the income and gains it distributes to you.  If the Fund failed to qualify for that treatment for any taxable year -- and was unable to, or determined not to, avail itself of Code provisions that enable a RIC to cure a failure to satisfy certain of the requirements for that treatment as long as the failure “is due to reasonable cause and not due to willful neglect” and the RIC pays a deductible tax calculated in accordance with those provisions and meets certain other requirements -- then for federal income tax purposes it would be taxed as an ordinary corporation on the full amount of its taxable income for that year without being able to deduct the distributions it makes to its shareholders.  In addition, for those purposes the shareholders would treat all those distributions, including distributions of net capital gain (the excess of net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss), as dividends to the extent of the Fund’s earnings and profits.  For individual and certain other non-corporate shareholders (each, an “individual shareholder”), those dividends would be taxable as “qualified dividend income” (as defined in the Prospectus) (“QDI”) and thus subject to federal income tax at the rates for net capital gain -- a maximum of 15% for a single shareholder with taxable income not exceeding $400,000 ($450,000 for married shareholders filing jointly) and 20% for individual shareholders with taxable income exceeding those respective amounts (which will be adjusted annually for inflation).  In the case of corporate shareholders that meet certain holding period and other requirements regarding their Fund shares, all or part of those dividends would be eligible for the dividends-received deduction. Furthermore, the Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make substantial distributions before requalifying for RIC treatment.  The Board of Trustees also reserves the right not to maintain the qualification of the Fund as a RIC if it determines such course of action to be beneficial to shareholders.  In such case, the consequences described above would apply.

To avoid a 4% non-deductible federal excise tax (“Excise Tax”), the Fund must distribute to you by December 31 of each year, at a minimum, the following amounts: 98% of its ordinary income earned during the calendar year; 98.2% of its capital gain net income earned during the twelve month period ending October 31 of that year; and 100% of any undistributed amounts from the prior year.  The Fund intends to declare and pay these amounts in December (or in January, in the case of certain dividends that are treated as paid by the Fund and received by its shareholders on December 31) to avoid the Excise Tax but can give no assurances that its distributions will be sufficient to eliminate all taxes.

The Fund earns income generally in the form of dividends and interest on its investments.  This income, less expenses incurred in the operation of the Fund, constitutes the Fund’s net investment income from which dividends may be paid to you.  Any distributions by the Fund from such income will be taxable to you as ordinary income, whether you take them in cash or in additional shares.

The Fund may derive capital gains and losses in connection with sales or other dispositions of its portfolio securities.  Distributions from net short-term capital gains will be taxable to you as ordinary income or qualified dividend income.  Distributions from net long-term capital gains will be taxable to you as long-term capital gain, regardless of how long you have held your shares in the Fund.  Any net capital gains realized by the Fund generally will be distributed once each year, and may be distributed more frequently, if necessary, in order to reduce or eliminate excise or income taxes on the Fund.
 

Certain distributions paid out of the Fund’s investment company taxable income, to the extent attributable to qualifying dividend income received by the Fund, may be taxable to noncorporate shareholders at long-term capital gain rates, which are significantly lower than the highest rate that applies to ordinary income.

Certain net investment income received by an individual having modified adjusted gross income in excess of $200,000 (or $250,000 for married individuals filing jointly) may be subject to a tax of 3.8% percent. Undistributed net investment income of trusts and estates in excess of a specified amount also will be subject to this tax. Dividends and capital gain distributions paid by the Fund and gains from the redemption of Fund shares will constitute investment income of the type subject to this tax.

Most foreign exchange gains the Fund realizes on the sale of debt securities are treated as ordinary income by the Fund.  Similarly, foreign exchange losses realized by the Fund on the sale of debt securities are generally treated as ordinary losses by the Fund.  These gains when distributed will be taxable to you as ordinary dividends, and any losses will reduce the Fund’s ordinary income otherwise available for distribution to you.  This treatment could increase or reduce the Fund’s ordinary income distributions to you and may cause some or all of the Fund’s previously distributed income to be classified as a return of capital.

The Fund may invest in the stock of “passive foreign investment companies” (“PFICs”).  A PFIC is any foreign corporation (with certain exceptions)] that, in general, meets either of the following tests for a taxable year: (1) at least 75% of its gross income is passive or (2) an average of at least 50% of its assets produce, or are held for the production of, passive income.  Under certain circumstances, the Fund will be subject to federal income tax on a portion of any “excess distribution” it receives on the stock of a PFIC or of any gain on its disposition of that stock (collectively “PFIC income”), plus interest thereon, even if the Fund distributes the PFIC income as a dividend to its shareholders.  The balance of the PFIC income will be included in the Fund’s investment company taxable income and, accordingly, will not be taxable to it to the extent it distributes that income to its shareholders.  Fund distributions thereof will not be eligible for the 15%/20% maximum federal income tax rates on individuals’ QDI.

If the Fund invests in a PFIC and elects to treat the PFIC as a “qualified electing fund” (“QEF”), then in lieu of the foregoing tax and interest obligation, the Fund would be required to include in income each taxable year its pro rata share of the QEF’s annual ordinary earnings and net capital gain -- which the Fund likely would have to distribute to satisfy the distribution requirement necessary to qualify for RIC treatment (“Distribution Requirement”) and avoid imposition of the Excise Tax -- even if the QEF did not distribute those earnings and gain to the Fund.  In most instances it will be very difficult, if not impossible, to make this election because of certain requirements thereof.

The Fund may elect to “mark to market” any stock in a PFIC it owns at the end of its taxable year, in which event it would be required to distribute to its shareholders any resulting gains in accordance with the Distribution Requirement.  “Marking-to-market,” in this context, means including in gross income each taxable year (and treating as ordinary income) the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the stock over the Fund’s adjusted basis therein (including mark-to-market gain for each prior year for which an election was in effect) as of the end of that year.  Pursuant to the election, the Fund also would be allowed to deduct (as an ordinary, not a capital, loss) the excess, if any, of its adjusted basis in PFIC stock over the fair market value thereof as of the taxable year-end, but only to the extent of any net marked-to-market gains with respect to that stock the Fund included in income for prior taxable years under the election.  The Fund’s adjusted basis in each PFIC’s stock subject to the election would be adjusted to reflect the amounts of income included and deductions taken thereunder.
 

You should be aware that whether a foreign corporation is a PFIC is fact-intensive determination that is based on various facts and circumstances and thus is subject to change, and the principles and methodology used therein are subject to interpretation.  As a result, the Fund may not be able, at the time it acquires a foreign corporation’s shares, to ascertain whether the corporation is a PFIC and that a foreign corporation may become a PFIC after the Fund acquires shares therein.  While the Fund generally will seek to avoid investing in PFIC shares to avoid the tax consequences detailed above, there are no guarantees that it will be able to do so and it reserves the right to make such investments as a matter of its investment policy.

The Fund may be subject to foreign withholding taxes on income from, and gains realized on the disposition of, certain of its foreign securities, which would reduce the yield and/or total return on its investments.  Tax conventions between certain countries and the United States may reduce or eliminate these taxes, however, and many foreign countries do not impose taxes on capital gains in respect of investments by foreign investors.

Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”).   Under FATCA, “foreign financial institutions” (“FFIs”) or “non-financial foreign entities” (“NFFEs”) that are Fund shareholders may be subject to a generally nonrefundable 30% withholding tax on (1) income dividends paid by the Fund after June 30, 2014, and (2) certain capital gain distributions and the proceeds of a redemption of Fund shares paid after December 31, 2016.  The FATCA withholding tax generally can be avoided, as discussed more fully below, (a) by an FFI if it reports certain information regarding direct and indirect ownership of financial accounts U.S. persons hold with the FFI and (b) by an NFFE, if (i) it certifies that it has no substantial U.S. persons as owners or (ii) it does have such owners and reports certain information to the applicable withholding agent (which may be the Fund).

The U.S. Treasury has negotiated intergovernmental agreements (“IGAs”) with certain countries and is in various stages of negotiations with other foreign countries with respect to one or more alternative approaches to implement FATCA.  Entities in those countries may be required to comply with the terms of the applicable IGA instead of U.S. Treasury regulations.

An FFI can avoid FATCA withholding by becoming a “participating FFI,” which requires the FFI to enter into a tax compliance agreement with the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) under section 1471(b) of the Code.  Under such an agreement, a participating FFI agrees to (1) verify and document whether it has U.S. accountholders, (2) report certain information regarding their accounts to the IRS, and (3) meet certain other specified requirements.

An FFI resident in a country that has entered into a Model I IGA with the United States must report to the government of that country (pursuant to the terms of the applicable IGA and applicable law), which will, in turn, report to the IRS.  An FFI resident in a Model II IGA country generally must comply with U.S. regulatory requirements, with certain exceptions, including the treatment of recalcitrant accountholders.  An FFI resident in one of those countries that complies with whichever of the foregoing applies will be exempt from FATCA withholding.

An NFFE that is the beneficial owner of a payment from a Fund can avoid FATCA withholding generally by certifying that it does not have any substantial U.S. owners or by providing the name, address, and taxpayer identification number of each such owner.  The NFFE will report to the Fund or other applicable withholding agent, which will, in turn, report information to the IRS.

Such foreign shareholders also may fall into certain exempt, excepted, or deemed compliant categories established by U.S. Treasury regulations, IGAs, and other guidance regarding FATCA.  An FFI or NFFE that invests in the Fund will need to provide the Fund with documentation properly certifying the entity’s status under FATCA in order to avoid FATCA withholding.  The requirements imposed by FATCA are different from, and in addition to, the tax certification rules to avoid backup withholding described in the Prospectus.  Shareholders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the application of these requirements to their own situation.

Any loss incurred on the redemption of Fund shares held for six months or less will be treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent of any long-term capital gains distributed to you by the Fund on those shares.  All or a portion of any loss that you realize upon the redemption of your Fund shares will be disallowed to the extent that you buy other shares in the Fund (through reinvestment of distributions or otherwise) within 30 days before or after the redemption.  Any loss disallowed under these rules will be added to your tax basis in the new shares you buy.

PRI NCI PAL UNDERWRITER

Quasar Distributors, LLC, the Fund’s principal underwriter or distributor (the “Distributor”), offers Shares of the Fund on a continuous basis.  During the last three fiscal years, the Distributor did not receive any net underwriting discounts or commissions, compensation on redemptions and repurchases, brokerage commissions or other compensation from the Predecessor Fund.

DETE RMIN ATION OF NET ASSET VALUE

The Fund’s NAV per share is determined as of the close of business on the NYSE (currently, 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day the NYSE is open for trading.  The Fund does not expect to determine the NAV of its shares on any day when the NYSE is not open for trading even if there is sufficient trading in its portfolio securities on such days to materially affect the NAV per share.  NAV will not be determined on the following holidays:  New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Day, Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

The Fund’s NAV per share is computed by dividing the value of the securities held by the Fund, plus any cash or other assets (including interest and dividends accrued but not yet received), minus all liabilities (including accrued expenses), by the total number of shares outstanding at such time.  Expenses, including the fees payable to the Adviser, are accrued daily as is practicable.  Dividends receivable are treated as assets from the date on which securities go ex-dividend and interest on bonds or other interest-bearing securities is accrued daily.

An example of how the Predecessor Fund calculated its NAV per share as of December 31, 2013 is as follows:

Net Assets
=
NAV Per Share
Shares Outstanding
     
$78,047,612
=
$13.23
5,899,061

Generally, the Fund’s investments are valued at market value or, in the absence of a market value, at fair value as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees pursuant to pricing procedures adopted by the Board.  In determining fair value, the Board of Trustees considers, among other things: 1) the last sales price on the securities exchange, if any, on which a security is primarily traded; 2) the mean between the last bid and asked prices; 3) price quotations from an approved pricing service, and 4) other factors as necessary to determine a fair value under certain circumstances.
 

PURCHASE AND REDEM PTI ON SERVICES

The Fund reserves the right in certain circumstances to:

·
Waive or increase the minimum investment requirements with respect to any person or class of persons, which include shareholders of the Fund’s special investment programs.
 
·
Begin charging a fee for certain redemption services and to change the service upon 60 days written notice to you.
 
·
Begin charging a fee for the systematic withdrawal plan upon 30 days written notice to you.
 
·
Waive signature guarantee requirements in certain instances where it appears reasonable to do so and will not unduly affect the interests of other shareholders.
 
SH A RE PURCHASES

The Fund will not be responsible for the consequences of delays, including delays in the banking or Federal Reserve wire systems.  We cannot process transaction requests that are not complete and in good order as defined in the prospectus.  If you use the services of any other broker to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund, that broker may charge you a fee.  Each order accepted will be fully invested in whole and fractional shares, unless the purchase of a certain number of whole shares is specified, at the NAV per share next effective after the order is received by the Fund.

Each investment is confirmed by a year-to-date statement that provides the details of the immediate transaction, plus all prior transactions in your account during the current year.  This includes the dollar amount invested, the number of shares purchased or redeemed, the price per share, and the aggregate shares owned.  A transcript of all activity in your account during the previous year will be furnished each January.  By retaining each annual summary and the last year-to-date statement, you have a complete detailed history of your account that provides necessary tax information.

Upon purchase, the proper number of full and fractional shares are credited to your account and confirmed by the Fund’s transfer agent (the “Transfer Agent”), U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (“USBFS”).

Retirement Plans.   Shares may be purchased by virtually all types of tax deferred retirement plans.  Please contact the Fund at 1-800-443-4693 to obtain plan forms and/or custody agreements for the following:

·
Individual Retirement Accounts
 
·
Roth IRA Accounts
 
·
Coverdell Education Savings Accounts
 
·
Simplified Employee Pension Plans

U.S. Bank, N.A. serves as fiduciary and custodian of the above-mentioned retirement plans.  Dividends and other distributions will be automatically reinvested without a sales charge.  For further details, including rights of revocation, fees charged, tax consequences and redemption information, see the specific plan documents that can be obtained from the Fund.  Investors should consult with their tax advisor before establishing any of the tax-deferred retirement plans listed above.
 

The Fund reserves the right in its sole discretion to withdraw all or any part of the offering made by the prospectus or to reject purchase orders when, in the judgment of management, such withdrawal or rejection is in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders.

The Fund may accept investments in kind of stocks based on judgments as to whether, in each case, acceptance of stock will allow the Fund to acquire the stock at no more than the net cost of acquiring it through normal channels, and whether the stock has restrictions on its sale by the Fund under the 1933 Act.  Fund shares purchased in exchange for stocks are issued at NAV.

The Fund reserves the right to refuse to accept orders for Fund shares unless accompanied by payment.

R EDEMPTIO N OF SHARES

The Fund will not be responsible for the consequences of delays, including delays in the banking or Federal Reserve wire systems.  The Transfer Agent cannot process transaction requests that are not complete and in good order as defined in the prospectus.  We must receive an endorsed share certificate with a signature guarantee, where a certificate has been issued.

The right of redemption may be suspended, or the date of payment postponed beyond the normal seven-day period by the Board of Trustees under the following conditions authorized by the 1940 Act: (1) for any period (a) during which the NYSE is closed, other than customary weekend and holiday closing, or (b) during which trading on the NYSE is restricted; (2) for any period during which an emergency exists as a result of which (a) disposal by the Fund of securities owned by it is not reasonably practicable or (b) it is not reasonably practicable for the Fund to determine the fair value of its net assets; or (3) for such other periods as the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) may by order permit for the protection of the Fund’s shareholders.

All redemption and repurchase payments will be made by check, except that if the Board of Trustees determines that it is in the best interest of the remaining Stockholders, redemptions and repurchases may be made in kind from the portfolio of the Fund, in lieu of cash, taking such securities at their value employed in determining NAV, and selecting the securities in such manner as the Board of Trustees may deem fair and equitable.  Redemptions made in kind are taxable transactions.  In such event, the Fund may comply with Rule 18f-1 promulgated by the SEC under Section 18(f) of the 1940 Act, pursuant to which the Fund, upon filing a notification of election with the SEC, would redeem and repurchase Shares solely in cash during any 90-day period for any one Stockholder up to the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of the NAV of the Fund at the beginning of such 90-day period.  In the event of redemptions or repurchases in kind, a stockholder may incur brokerage commissions in realizing cash thereon.

Because the NAV of a Share fluctuates as a result of changes in the value of securities owned by the Fund, the amount received upon redemption may be more or less than the amount paid for such Shares.

Systematic Withdrawal Plan.   The payments specified by an investor will be made out of the proceeds of redemption of Shares credited to his account.  Accordingly, since the withdrawal payments represent the proceeds for Share redemptions, an investor’s invested capital will be reduced to the extent that withdrawal payments exceed the income dividends and capital gain distributions paid and reinvested on his Shares.  Continued withdrawals in excess of current income risk the exhaustion of invested capital.

All dividends and other distributions on Shares are reinvested in additional Shares at the NAV per Share, that is, without sales charge.
 

ABA NDO NED PROPERTY

It is important that the Fund maintain a correct address for each investor. An incorrect address may cause an investor’s account statements and other mailings to be returned to the Fund.  Based upon statutory requirements for returned mail, the Fund will attempt to locate the investor or rightful owner of the account.  If the Fund is unable to locate the investor, it will determine whether the investor’s account has legally been abandoned.  The Fund is legally obligated to escheat (or transfer) abandoned property to the appropriate state’s unclaimed property administrator in accordance with statutory requirements.  The investor’s last known address of record determines which state has jurisdiction.

INVES TME NT ADVISORY AND OTHER SERVICES

Information About Adviser.   EWM, the Fund’s investment adviser, with principal offices at 55 East 52nd Street, 23 rd Floor, New York, New York 10055 is a Delaware limited liability company.  EWM has served as the investment adviser to the Fund and the Predecessor Fund since May 1, 2010.

The following table sets forth the name and address of all parent companies of EWM as of the date of this SAI, and shows the basis of control of EWM and each parent company.  Each company’s address is 55 East 52nd Street, 23 rd Floor, New York, New York 10055.  No person other than the entities named below own ten percent or more of the voting securities of EWM.

Name
Entity in Which Interest is Owned
Evercore Partners Services East, LLC
Evercore Wealth Management, LLC
Evercore Group Holdings LP
Evercore Partners Services East LLC
Evercore Group Holdings LLC
Evercore Group Holdings LP
Evercore LP
Evercore Group Holdings LLC
Evercore Partners Inc.
Evercore LP
 
The Advisory Agreement .  EWM furnishes investment advisory research, statistical and managerial services and provides the Fund with a continuous investment program pursuant to an Investment Advisory Contract (the “Advisory Agreement”).  Under the Advisory Agreement the Fund pays its own expenses including interest charges; taxes; costs of purchasing and selling securities for its portfolio; rent of office space; expenses of redemption of shares; auditing and legal expenses; expenses attributable to setting the type for and printing only such copies of prospectuses as are filed with any federal or state agency, regulatory authority or governmental department; trustees’ fees and expenses necessarily incurred by trustees in attendance at trustees’ meetings; expenses of administrative personnel and administrative services; custodian fees; fees of the Transfer Agent, the registrar and the dividend disbursing agent; cost of stock certificates and corporate reports; all other printing expenses not specifically allocated to EWM under the Agreement; costs in connection with Board meetings and meetings of Stockholders, including proxy material preparation and distribution, filing fees, dues, insurance premiums, miscellaneous management and operating expenses and expenses of an extraordinary and nonrecurring nature.

The Advisory Agreement provides that it shall continue in effect for a period of two years from its effective date and that it may be continued from year to year thereafter only if specifically approved at least annually by a vote of a majority of the Board of Trustees, or by the vote of a majority of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities.  In either case, each continuance must be approved by a majority vote of the trustees who are not parties to such contract or “interested persons” of any such party to such contract (other than as trustees of the Trust) cast in person at a meeting called for that purpose.
 

The Advisory Agreement may be amended or modified only by the vote of a majority of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities and a majority of the Board of Trustees, including a majority of such trustees who are not parties of the Agreement or “interested persons” of any such party (other than as trustees of the Fund).

The Advisory Agreement may be terminated, without penalty, on 60 days’ written notice to EWM, by the Board of Trustees or by the vote of a majority of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities.  It automatically terminates upon its “assignment” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(4) of the 1940 Act.

Description of the Advisory Fee .  The Advisory Agreement provides for an advisory fee equal to 0.75% of the Fund’s average daily net assets on an annualized basis.  Such advisory fee is calculated and paid monthly.   The tables below set forth, for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, the management fees payable to EWM by the Predecessor Fund, the amount of the advisory fees and Predecessor Fund operating expenses waived or reimbursed by EWM, and the net advisory fees paid by the Predecessor Fund to EWM:
 
Advisory Fees Paid by Predecessor Fund to EWM*
Fiscal Year Ended
Advisory Fee
Reimbursement
Advisory Fee After
Reimbursement
December 31, 2013
$345,843
$172,135
$173,708
December 31, 2012
$211,881
$135,338
$76,543
December 31, 2011
$129,541
$120,711
$8,830
*
The Predecessor Fund was subject to a management fee at a rate of 0.50% of the Predecessor Fund’s average daily net assets on an annualized basis.  During the periods shown in the table, the Predecessor Fund was subject to a contractual expense limitation agreement, pursuant to which total annual Predecessor Fund operating expenses (excluding all federal, state and local taxes, interest, brokerage commissions and other costs incurred in connection with the purchase and sale of securities and extraordinary items) did not exceed 1.00% of the Predecessor Fund’s average daily net assets.
 
Expense Limitation .   EWM has contractually agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse the Fund to the extent necessary to ensure that total annual Fund operating expenses (excluding all federal, state and local taxes, interest, brokerage commissions and other costs incurred in connection with the purchase and sale of securities, acquired fund fees and expenses (if any) and extraordinary items) do not exceed 1.00% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.   This agreement will continue in effect through September 30, 2016.  EWM has the right to recover any fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements made in the three prior fiscal years pursuant to this agreement, provided that the Fund’s total annual operating expenses do not exceed 1.00% of average daily net assets in the year of reimbursement.  Accordingly, $120,711 of the expenses reimbursed by EWM during 2011 may be recovered through December 31, 2014, $135,338 of the expenses reimbursed by EWM during 2012 may be recovered through December 31, 2015 and $172,135 of the expenses reimbursed by EWM during 2013 may be recovered through December 31, 2016.
 
Portfolio Managers.   Timothy Evnin, Partner and Portfolio Manager of the Adviser, and Charles D. Ryan, Partner and Portfolio Manager of the Adviser (the “Portfolio Managers”), are responsible for the investment management of the Fund.  Mr. Evnin and Mr. Ryan are supported by Michael Seppelt, CFA, Partner and Portfolio Manager of the Adviser since September 2011.

The following table provides information regarding other accounts managed by the portfolio managers as of June 30, 2014 :
 
Category of Account
Total Number of
Accounts Managed
Total Assets in
Accounts Managed
Number of
Accounts for
which
Advisory Fee is
Based on
Performance
Assets in
Accounts for
which
Advisory Fee
is Based on
Performance
         
Timothy Evnin
       
Other Registered
Investment Companies
0
$0
0
$0
Other Pooled
Investment Vehicles
0
$0
0
$0
Other Accounts
225
$ 570 million
0
$0
         
Charles D. Ryan
       
Other Registered
Investment Companies
0
$0
0
$0
Other Pooled
Investment Vehicles
0
$0
0
$0
Other Accounts
165
$ 530 million
0
$0
         
Michael Seppelt        
Other Registered
Investment Companies
$0  $0 
Other Pooled
Investment Vehicles
$0  $0 
Other Accounts 134  $189 million $0
 
Material Conflict of Interest .  Where conflicts of interest arise between the Fund and other accounts managed by the Portfolio Managers, the Portfolio Managers will proceed in a manner that ensures that the Fund will not be treated materially less favorably. There may be instances where similar portfolio transactions may be executed for the same security for numerous accounts managed by the Portfolio Managers.  In such instances, securities will be allocated in accordance with the Adviser’s trade allocation policy.
 
Compensation .  As of June 30, 2014, the Portfolio Managers’ compensation is made up of a fixed base salary augmented by optional participation in the Adviser’s retirement, health and welfare benefits program, as well as an annual variable discretionary bonus which may be comprised of cash, stock or deferred compensation, and is based on the achievement of investment and non-investment related professional goals.  All such compensation is paid by the Adviser and this structure is used for the Portfolio Managers regardless of the type of account they manage for the Adviser.  The value of the assets held in the Fund’s portfolio over the previous year and the Fund’s pre and post-tax performance against the S&P 500 and/or Russell 1000 index may be among the factors the Adviser considers when determining the Portfolio Managers’ annual variable discretionary bonus.

Securities Owned in the Predecessor Fund by Portfolio Managers .  As of  June 30, 2014 , the Portfolio Managers beneficially owned shares of the Predecessor Fund as follows:

Name of Portfolio Manager
Dollar Range of Equity Securities
in the Predecessor Fund
Timothy Evnin
$100,001 - $500,000
Charles Ryan  $100,001 - $500,000
    Michael Seppelt  $10,001 - $50,000 
 
 
 
The Underwriting Agreement .  Pursuant to a distribution agreement (the “Distribution Agreement”) with Quasar Distributors, LLC, 615 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53202, the Distributor acts as the Fund’s principal underwriter, provides certain administration services and promotes and arranges for the sale of the Fund’s shares.  The offering of the Fund’s shares is continuous.  The Distributor is a registered broker-dealer and member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”).  U.S. Bank, N.A., USBFS and the Distributor are affiliated entities.
The Distribution Agreement has an initial term of up to two years and will continue in effect only if such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by the Board of Trustees or by vote of a majority of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities and, in either case, by a majority of the Trustees who are not parties to the Distribution Agreement or “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of any such party.  The Distribution Agreement is terminable without penalty by the Fund on 60 days’ written notice when authorized either by a majority vote of the Fund’s shareholders or by vote of a majority of the  of Trustees, including a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund, or by the Distributor on 60 days’ written notice, and will automatically terminate in the event of its “assignment” (as defined in the 1940 Act).

During the Predecessor Fund’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2011 through 2013, neither the Distributor nor EWM received any underwriting commissions.

Administrator .  Pursuant to a Fund Administrative Services Agreement, USBFS is the Fund’s administrator.  As such, USBFS provides certain administrative services, such as compliance monitoring, regulatory filings, financial, shareholder, regulatory and tax reporting, and state registrations.  The Predecessor Fund incurred the following expenses for fund administration services provided by USBFS during the previous three fiscal years:

Predecessor Fund Administrative Expenses
For Fiscal Years Ended December 31,
2013
2012
2011
$55,452
$41,468
$40,202

Fund Accounting and Transfer Agent .   USBFS, 615 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53202, serves as Fund Accountant and Transfer Agent to the Fund pursuant to a Fund Accounting Servicing Agreement and a Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement.  Under the Fund Accounting Servicing Agreement, USBFS will provide portfolio accounting services, expense accrual and payment services, fund valuation and financial reporting services, tax accounting services and compliance control services. USBFS will receive a fund accounting fee from the Fund, which will be billed on a monthly basis.  Under the Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement, USBFS will provide all of the customary services of a transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent including, but not limited to:  (1) receiving and processing orders to purchase or redeem shares; (2) mailing shareholder reports and prospectuses to current shareholders; and (3) providing blue sky services to monitor the number of Fund shares sold in each state.  USBFS will receive a transfer agent fee, which will be billed on a monthly basis.

Custodian .  The Custodian for the Fund is U.S. Bank, N.A., 1555 N. Rivercenter Drive, Suite 302, Milwaukee, WI 53212, an affiliate of USBFS.  As Custodian, U.S. Bank, N.A. holds all of securities and cash owned by the Fund.
 
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm .  Cohen Fund Audit Services, Ltd., 1350 Euclid Avenue, Suite 800, Cleveland, OH, 44115 is the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm.  The Fund’s financial statements are audited annually by Cohen Fund Audit Services, Ltd. and approved by the Board of Trustees each year, and in years in which a shareholder meeting is held the Directors may submit their selection of independent registered public accounting firm to shareholders for ratification.
 
 

PROXY VO TING GUIDELINES

These guidelines are designed to reflect the fiduciary duty to vote proxies in favor of shareholder interests.  In determining votes, the Adviser will not subordinate the economic interest of the Fund to any other entity or interested party.  The following guidelines will be used for each of the following four categories of issues:

Routine Proposals.   Routine proposals are those that do not change the structure, bylaws, or operations of the corporation to the detriment of the shareholders.  Given the routine nature of these proposals, proxies will nearly always be voted with management.  Traditionally, these issues include:

·  
Approval of auditors
·  
Election of directors
·  
Indemnification provisions for directors
·  
Liability limitations of directors
·  
Name changes

Non-Routine Proposals.   Issues in this category are more likely to affect the structure and operations of the corporation and therefore will have a greater impact on the value of a shareholder’s investment.  The Adviser will review each issue in this category on a case-by-case basis.  As previously stated, voting decisions will be made based on the financial interest of the Fund.  Non-routine matters include:

·  
Mergers and acquisitions
·  
Restructuring
·  
Reincorporation
·  
Changes in capitalization
·  
Increase in number of directors
·  
Increase in preferred stock
·  
Increase in common stock
·  
Stock option plans

Corporate Governance Proposals.   Proxies will generally be voted against any management proposal that clearly has the effect of restricting the ability of shareholders to realize the full potential value of their investment.  Proposals in this category would include:

·  
Poison pills
·  
Golden parachutes
·  
Greenmail
·  
Supermajority voting
·  
Dual class voting
·  
Classified boards

Shareholder Proposals.   Proposals submitted by shareholders for vote usually include issues of corporate governance and other non-routine matters.  Each issue will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis in order to determine the position that best represents the financial interest of the Fund.  Shareholder matters include:

·  
Annual election of directors
·  
Anti-poison pill
·  
Anti-greenmail
·  
Confidential voting
·  
Cumulative voting
 
 
 
Although many proxy proposals can be voted in accordance with the Adviser’s proxy voting guidelines, some proposals will require special consideration, and the Adviser will make a decision on a case-by-case basis in these situations.

Where a proxy proposal raises a material conflict between the Adviser’s interests and the Fund’s interests, the Adviser will resolve the conflict as follows:

To the extent the Adviser is making a case-by-case determination under its proxy voting guidelines, the Adviser will disclose the conflict to the Board of Trustees and obtain the Board of Trustees’ consent to vote or direct the matter to an independent third party, selected by the Board of Trustees, for a vote determination.  If the Board of Trustees’ consent or the independent third party’s determination is not received in a timely manner, the Adviser will abstain from voting the proxy.

Information regarding how the Fund voted its proxies during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 is available, without charge and upon request, by calling the Fund at 1-800-443-4693, and on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

ANTI-M ONE Y LAUNDERING PROGRAM

The Fund has established an Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Program (the “Program”) as required by the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (“USA PATRIOT Act”).  In order to ensure compliance with this law, the Fund’s Program provides for the development of internal practices, procedures and controls, designation of anti-money laundering compliance officers, an ongoing training program and an independent audit function to determine the effectiveness of the Program.

Procedures to implement the Program include, but are not limited to, determining that the Fund’s distributor and the Transfer Agent have established proper anti-money laundering procedures, reporting suspicious and/or fraudulent activity, checking shareholder names against designated government lists, including Office of Foreign Asset Control (“OFAC”), and a complete and thorough review of all new opening account applications.  The Fund will not transact business with any person or entity whose identity cannot be adequately verified under the provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act.

FINANCIAL STAT EME NTS

The Fund has adopted the financial statements of the Predecessor Fund.  The financial statements of the Predecessor Fund for the year ended December 31, 2013 and the six-month period ended June 30, 2014 are incorporated herein by reference to the Predecessor Fund’s Annual and Semi-Annual Reports, filed electronically with the SEC on February 28, 2014 and June 30, 2014, respectively.  These financial statements include the schedule of investments, statement of assets and liabilities, statement of operations, statements of changes in net assets, financial highlights, notes and the report of the Predecessor Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm.
 
 

App endi x A – Description of Bond Ratings


Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”) Long-Term Rating Scale :

AAA   – An obligation rated ‘AAA’ has the highest rating assigned by S&P.  The obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is extremely strong.

AA   – An obligation rated ‘AA’ differs from the highest-rated obligations only to a small degree.  The obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is very strong.

A   – An obligation rated ‘A’ is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than obligations in higher-rated categories.  However, the obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is still strong.

BBB   – An obligation rated ‘BBB’ exhibits adequate protection parameters.  However, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity of the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

BB, B, CCC, CC, and C   – Obligations rated ‘BB’, ‘B’, ‘CCC’, ‘CC’, and ‘C’ are regarded as having significant speculative characteristics.  ‘BB’ indicates the least degree of speculation and ‘C’ the highest.  While such obligations will likely have some quality and protective characteristics, these may be outweighed by large uncertainties or major exposures to adverse conditions.

BB   – An obligation rated ‘BB’ is less vulnerable to nonpayment than other speculative issues.  However, it faces major ongoing uncertainties or exposure to adverse business, financial, or economic conditions which could lead to the obligor’s inadequate capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

B   – An obligation rated ‘B’ is more vulnerable to nonpayment than obligations rated ‘BB’, but the obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.  Adverse business, financial, or economic conditions will likely impair the obligor’s capacity or willingness to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

CCC   – An obligation rated ‘CCC’ is currently vulnerable to nonpayment, and is dependent upon favorable business, financial, and economic conditions for the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.  In the event of adverse business, financial, or economic conditions, the obligor is not likely to have the capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

CC   – An obligation rated ‘CC’ is currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment.

C   – A ‘C’ rating is assigned to obligations that are currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment, obligations that have payment arrearages allowed by the terms of the documents, or obligations of an issuer that is the subject of a bankruptcy petition or similar action which have not experienced a payment default.  Among others, the ‘C’ rating may be assigned to subordinated debt, preferred stock or other obligations on which cash payments have been suspended in accordance with the instrument’s terms or when preferred stock is the subject of a distressed exchange offer, whereby some or all of the issue is either repurchased for an amount of cash or replaced by other instruments having a total value that is less than par.
 
 

D   – An obligation rated ‘D’ is in payment default.  The ‘D’ rating category is used when payments on an obligation are not made on the date due, unless S&P believes that such payments will be made within five business days, irrespective of any grace period.  The ‘D’ rating also will be used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of similar action if payments on an obligation are jeopardized.  An obligation's rating is lowered to ‘D’ upon completion of a distressed exchange offer, whereby some or all of the issue is either repurchased for an amount of cash or replaced by other instruments having a total value that is less than par.

Plus (+) or Minus (-)   – The ratings from ‘AA’ to ‘CCC’ may be modified by the addition of a plus (+) or minus (-) sign to show relative standing within the major rating categories.

NR   – This indicates that no rating has been requested, that there is insufficient information on which to base a rating, or that S&P does not rate a particular obligation as a matter of policy.

Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.’s (“Moody’s”) Long-Term Rating Scale :

Aaa   – Obligations rated Aaa are judged to be of the highest quality and are subject to the lowest level of credit risk.

Aa   – Obligations rated Aa are judged to be of high quality and are subject to very low credit risk.

A   – Obligations rated A are judged to be upper-medium grade and are subject to low credit risk.

Baa   – Obligations rated Baa are judged to be medium-grade and are subject to moderate credit risk, and as such may possess certain speculative characteristics.

Ba   – Obligations rated Ba are judged to be speculative and are subject to substantial credit risk.

B   – Obligations rated B are considered speculative and are subject to high credit risk.

Caa   – Obligations rated Caa are judged to be speculative, of poor standing and are subject to very high credit risk.

Ca   – Obligations rated Ca are highly speculative and are likely in, or very near, default, with some prospect of recovery of principal and interest.

C   – Obligations rated C are the lowest rated and are typically in default, with little prospect for recovery of principal or interest.

Modifiers:   Moody’s appends numerical modifiers 1, 2, and 3 to each generic rating classification from Aa through Caa.  The modifier 1 indicates that the obligation ranks in the higher end of its generic rating category; the modifier 2 indicates a mid-range ranking; and the modifier 3 indicates a ranking in the lower end of that generic rating category.

S&P’s Short-Term Issue Credit Ratings :

A-1   – A short-term obligation rated ‘A-1’ is rated in the highest category by S&P.  The obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is strong.  Within this category, certain obligations are designated with a plus sign (+).  This indicates that the obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on these obligations is extremely strong.
 
 

A-2   - A short-term obligation rated ‘A-2’ is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than obligations in higher rating categories.  However, the obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is satisfactory.

A-3   - A short-term obligation rated ‘A-3’ exhibits adequate protection parameters.  However, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity of the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

B   - A short-term obligation rated ‘B’ is regarded as vulnerable and has significant speculative characteristics.  The obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial commitments; however, it faces major ongoing uncertainties which could lead to the obligor's inadequate capacity to meet its financial commitments.

C   - A short-term obligation rated ‘C’ is currently vulnerable to nonpayment and is dependent upon favorable business, financial, and economic conditions for the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

D   - A short-term obligation rated ‘D’ is in payment default.  The ‘D’ rating category is used when payments on an obligation are not made on the date due, unless S&P believes that such payments will be made within any stated grace period.  However, any stated grace period longer than five business days will be treated as five business days.  The 'D' rating also will be used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of a similar action if payments on an obligation are jeopardized.

Dual Ratings S&P assigns “dual” ratings to all debt issues that have a put option or demand feature as part of their structure.  The first rating addresses the likelihood of repayment of principal and interest as due, and the second rating addresses only the demand feature.  The long-term rating symbols are used for bonds to denote the long-term maturity and the short-term rating symbols for the put option (for example, ‘AAA/A-1+’).  With U.S. municipal short-term demand debt, note rating symbols are used with the short-term issue credit rating symbols (for example, ‘SP-1+/A-1+’).

Moody’s Short-Term Debt Ratings :

P-1   - Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-1 have a superior ability to repay short-term debt obligations.

P-2   - Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-2 have a strong ability to repay short-term debt obligations.

P-3   - Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-3 have an acceptable ability to repay short-term obligations.

NP   - Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Not Prime do not fall within any of the Prime rating categories.


 
WALL STREET EWM FUNDS TRUST
PART C

OTHER INFORMATION

Item 28.    Exhibits.

(a)
   
Organizational Documents
 
(1)
 
Certificate of Trust. (1)
  (2)   
Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Trust – Filed Herewith.
 
(3)
 
Declaration of Trust. (1)
   
(i)
Amendment to the Agreement and Declaration of Trust. (2)
(b)
   
By-Laws
 
(1)
 
By-laws. (1)
 
(2)
 
Amended and Restated By-laws. (2)
(c)
   
Instruments Defining Rights of Security Holders are incorporated into the Registrant’s Declaration of Trust and By-Laws.
(d)
   
Investment Advisor Contract – Filed Herewith.
(e)
   
Distribution Agreement – Filed Herewith.
(f)
   
Bonus or Profit Sharing Contracts – Not Applicable.
(g)
(1)
 
Custody Agreement. (2)
 
(2)
 
Amendment to Custody Agreement – Filed Herewith.
(h)
   
Other Material Contracts.
 
(1)
 
Fund Administration Servicing Agreement – Filed Herewith.
 
(2)
 
Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement – Filed Herewith.
 
(3)
 
Fund Accounting Servicing Agreement   Filed Herewith.
 
(4)
 
Power of Attorney. (3)
 
(5)
 
Operating Expenses Limitation Agreement Filed Herewith.
(i)
   
Legal Opinions.
 
(1)
 
Opinion and Consent of Counsel – Filed Herewith.
(j)
   
Other Opinions.
 
(1)
 
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm –  Not Applicable .
(k)
   
Omitted Financial Statements Not Applicable.
(l)
   
Agreement Relating to Initial Capital – Not Applicable.
(m)
   
Rule 12b-1 Plan Not Applicable .
(n)
   
Rule 18f-3 Plan Not Applicable.
(o)
   
Reserved.
(p)
   
Code of Ethics.
 
(1)
 
Code of Ethics for Fund and Adviser   Filed Herewith.
 
(2)
 
Code of Ethics for Principal Underwriter – Filed Herewith.
       
(1)   
Previously filed with the Registration Statement on Form N-1A on April 14, 2011.
(2)   
Previously filed with the Registration Statement on Form N-1A/A on June 28, 2011.
(3)   
Previously filed with the Registration Statement on Form N-1A on July 1, 2014.
 
 
 
 

 

Item 29.   Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with Registrant

No person is directly or indirectly controlled by or under common control with the Registrant.

Item 30.   Indemnification

Reference is made to Article 8 of the Registrant’s Declaration of Trust.

Pursuant to Rule 484 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant furnishes the following undertaking:  “Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”) may be permitted to trustees, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that, in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.  In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a trustee, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such trustee, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.”

Item 31.  Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser

Evercore Wealth Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser for the series comprising the Wall Street EWM Funds Trust.  See captions “Management of the Fund” in the Registrant’s Prospectus and “Investment Advisory and Other Services” in the Registrant’s Statement of Additional Information.

         Set forth below is information as to any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature in which each officer and director of the Adviser is, or at any time during the past two fiscal years has been, engaged for his/her own account or in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee.
 
Name; Current Position with the Adviser
Other Substantial Business and Connections
Jeffrey S. Maurer, President and Chief Executive Officer
 
Chairman, Board of Directors
Evercore Trust Company, N.A
55 East 52 nd Street
New York, NY 10055
 
Director, Evercore Casa de Bolsa
Boulevard Manuel Avila Camacho
No. 36, Piso 22
Col. Lomas de Chapultepec
11000 Mexico D.F.
 
 
Adam Frankel, Member, Board of Managers
 
Senior Managing Director, General Counsel
Evercore
55 East 52 nd Street
New York, NY 10055
 
Director, Board of Directors
Evercore Trust Company, N.A
55 East 52 nd Street
New York, NY 10055
 
Trustee, Sesame Workshop
 
 
 
 
2

 
 
Name; Current Position with the Adviser
Other Substantial Business and Connections
 
Robert Walsh, Member, Board of Managers
 
Senior Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer
Evercore
55 East 52 nd Street
New York, NY 10055
 
Director, Board of Directors
Evercore Trust Company, N.A
55 East 52 nd Street
New York, NY 10055
 
Director, New York Cares
 
Director, IFA Insurance Company
 
William Shutzer, Member Board of Managers
 
Senior Managing Director
Evercore
55 East 52 nd Street
New York, NY 10055
 
Member, Board of Directors
Evercore Trust Company, N.A
55 East 52 nd Street
New York, NY 10055
 
Director, Mecklermedia Corp
 
Director, ExamWorks Group, Inc.
 
Director, Tiffany & Co.
 
John Apruzzese, Partner
 
Managing Director, Chief Investment Adviser
Evercore Trust Company, N.A
55 East 52 nd Street
New York, NY 10055
 
Karen Francois, Partner
 
Managing Director, Chief Personal Trust Officer
Evercore Trust Company, N.A
55 East 52 nd Street
New York, NY 10055
 
John Rendinaro, Partner
 
Managing Director, Chief Operations Officer
Evercore Trust Company, N.A
55 East 52 nd Street
New York, NY 10055
 
Jay Springer, Partner
 
Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager
Evercore Trust Company, N.A
55 East 52 nd Street
New York, NY 10055
 
 
 
 
3

 
 
Name; Current Position with the Adviser
Other Substantial Business and Connections
Joseph Baratta, Director
 
Director, Operations Officer
Evercore Trust Company, N.A
55 East 52 nd Street
New York, NY 10055
 
Sheena Brunner, Vice President
 
Vice President, Personal Trust Officer
Evercore Trust Company, N.A
55 East 52 nd Street
New York, NY 10055
 
Dianna Caban, Director
 
Director, Operations Officer
Evercore Trust Company, N.A
55 East 52 nd Street
New York, NY 10055
 
Julio Castro, Partner
 
Managing Director, Personal Trust Officer
Evercore Trust Company, N.A
55 East 52 nd Street
New York, NY 10055
 
Michael Cozene, Partner
 
Managing Director, Personal Trust Officer
Evercore Trust Company, N.A
55 East 52 nd Street
New York, NY 10055
 
Bruce Elwell, Partner
 
Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager
Evercore Trust Company, N.A
55 East 52 nd Street
New York, NY 10055
 
Timothy Evnin, Partner
 
Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager
Evercore Trust Company, N.A
55 East 52 nd Street
New York, NY 10055
 
Cynthia Flannigan, Vice President
 
Vice President, Client Services
Evercore Trust Company, N.A
55 East 52 nd Street
New York, NY 10055
 
Gary Gildersleeve, Partner
 
Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager
Evercore Trust Company, N.A
55 East 52 nd Street
New York, NY 10055
 
 
 
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Name; Current Position with the Adviser
Other Substantial Business and Connections
Ashley Greeff, Vice President
 
Vice President, Client Services
Evercore Trust Company, N.A
55 East 52 nd Street
New York, NY 10055
 
James Holihan, Partner
 
Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager
Evercore Trust Company, N.A
55 East 52 nd Street
New York, NY 10055
 
Helena Jonassen, Managing Director
 
Managing Director, Personal Trust Officer
Evercore Trust Company, N.A
55 East 52 nd Street
New York, NY 10055
 
Julie Krieger, Partner
 
Managing Director, Personal Trust Officer
Evercore Trust Company, N.A
55 East 52 nd Street
New York, NY 10055
 
Pamela Lundell, Partner
 
Managing Director, Personal Trust Officer
Evercore Trust Company, N.A
55 East 52 nd Street
New York, NY 10055
 
Kenneth Marte, Vice President
 
Vice President, Personal Trust Officer
Evercore Trust Company, N.A
55 East 52 nd Street
New York, NY 10055
 
William McCreery, Managing Director
 
Managing Director
Evercore Trust Company, N.A
55 East 52 nd Street
New York, NY 10055
 
Kathleen Mulvany, Managing Director
 
Managing Director, Personal Trust Officer
Evercore Trust Company, N.A
55 East 52 nd Street
New York, NY 10055
 
Arthur Noderer, Partner
 
Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager
Evercore Trust Company, N.A
55 East 52 nd Street
New York, NY 10055
 
Michael O’Brien, Partner
 
Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager
Evercore Trust Company, N.A
55 East 52 nd Street
New York, NY 10055
 
 
 
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Name; Current Position with the Adviser
Other Substantial Business and Connections
Sandy Panetta, Partner
 
Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager
Evercore Trust Company, N.A
55 East 52 nd Street
New York, NY 10055
 
Brian Pollak, Managing Director
 
Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager
Evercore Trust Company, N.A
55 East 52 nd Street
New York, NY 10055
 
Member of a family foundation that is a client of the adviser
 
Martha Pomerantz, Partner
 
Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager
Evercore Trust Company, N.A
55 East 52 nd Street
New York, NY 10055
 
Stacie Price, Partner
 
Managing Director, Personal Trust Officer
Evercore Trust Company, N.A
55 East 52 nd Street
New York, NY 10055
 
Charles Ryan, Partner
 
Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager
Evercore Trust Company, N.A
55 East 52 nd Street
New York, NY 10055
 
Michael Seppelt, Partner
 
Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager
Evercore Trust Company, N.A
55 East 52 nd Street
New York, NY 10055
 
Edith Tse, Vice President
 
Vice President, Client Services
Evercore Trust Company, N.A
55 East 52 nd Street
New York, NY 10055
 
Christopher Zander, Partner
 
Managing Director, Chief Wealth Strategist
Evercore Trust Company, N.A
55 East 52 nd Street
New York, NY 10055
 
 
 
 
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Item 32.   Principal Underwriter.

(a)           Quasar Distributors, LLC, the Registrant’s principal underwriter, acts as principal underwriter for the following investment companies:

Academy Funds Trust
Jensen Portfolio, Inc.
Advisors Series Trust
Kirr Marbach Partners Funds, Inc.
Aegis Funds
Litman Gregory Funds Trust
Allied Asset Advisors Funds
LKCM Funds
Alpine Equity Trust
LoCorr Investment Trust
Alpine Income Trust
Loeb King Trust
Alpine Series Trust
Lord Asset Management Trust
Appleton Funds
MainGate Trust
Barrett Opportunity Fund, Inc.
Managed Portfolio Series
Brandes Investment Trust
Matrix Advisors Value Fund, Inc.
Bridge Builder Trust
Merger Fund
Bridges Investment Fund, Inc.
Monetta Trust
Brookfield Investment Funds
Nicholas Family of Funds, Inc.
Brown Advisory Funds
Permanent Portfolio Family of Funds, Inc.
Buffalo Funds
Perritt Funds, Inc.
Capital Guardian Funds Trust
PRIMECAP Odyssey Funds
Compass EMP Funds Trust
Professionally Managed Portfolios
DoubleLine Funds Trust
Prospector Funds, Inc.
ETF Series Solutions
Provident Mutual Funds, Inc.
Evermore Funds Trust
Purisima Funds
FactorShares Trust
Rainier Investment Management Mutual Funds
First American Funds, Inc.
RBC Funds Trust
First American Investment Funds, Inc.
SCS Financial Funds
First American Strategy Funds, Inc.
Stone Ridge Trust
FundX Investment Trust
Thompson IM Funds, Inc.
Glenmede Fund, Inc.
TIFF Investment Program, Inc.
Glenmede Portfolios
Trust for Professional Managers
Greenspring Fund, Inc.
Trust for Advised Portfolios
Guinness Atkinson Funds
USA Mutuals
Harding Loevner Funds, Inc.
USFS Funds Trust
Hennessy Funds Trust
Wall Street Fund, Inc.
Hotchkis & Wiley Funds
Westchester Capital Funds
Intrepid Capital Management Funds Trust
Wisconsin Capital Funds, Inc.
IronBridge Funds, Inc.
WY Funds
Jacob Funds, Inc.
YCG Funds
 
       (b)    To the best of Registrant’s knowledge, the directors and executive officers of Quasar Distributors, LLC are as follows:

Name and Principal
Business Address
Position and Offices with Quasar
Distributors, LLC
Positions and Offices
with Registrant
James R. Schoenike (1)
President, Board Member
None
Andrew M. Strnad (2)
Vice President, Secretary
None
Joe D. Redwine (1)
Board Member
None
Robert Kern (1)
Board Member
None
Susan LaFond (1)
Vice President, Treasurer
None
Joseph Bree (1)
Chief Financial Officer
None
Teresa Cowan (1)
Senior Vice President, Assistant Secretary
None
John Kinsella (3)
Assistant Treasurer
None
Brett Scribner (3)
Assistant Treasurer
None
 
(1) This individual is located at 615 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53202.
(2) This individual is located at 6602 East 75th Street, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46250.
(3) This individual is located at 800 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55402.

(c)           Not applicable.
 
 
 
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Item 33.     Location of Accounts and Records.

The books and records required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 are maintained at the following locations:

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, 3 rd Floor
Milwaukee, Wisconsin  53202
 
Registrant’s Investment Adviser
Evercore Wealth Management, LLC
55 East 52 nd Street, 32 nd Floor
New York, New York 10055
 
Registrant’s Principal Underwriter
Quasar Distributors, LLC
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin  53202
 
Registrant’s Custodian
U.S. Bank, National Association
1555 North River Center Drive, Suite 302
Milwaukee, WI 53212
 

Item 34.   Management Services

Not Applicable.

Item 35.    Undertakings

Not Applicable.
 
 
 
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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant certifies that this Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 to its Registration Statement meets all of the requirements for effectiveness pursuant to Rule 485(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 to its Registration Statement on Form N-1A to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York and State of New York, on the 30 th day of September, 2014.

By: /s/ Ruth P. Calaman                                                                                  
Ruth P. Calaman
Executive Vice President

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 to its Registration Statement has been signed below on September 30, 2014 by the following persons in the capacities indicated.
 

Frederick Taylor*                                                                                                                              
Frederick Taylor
 
Chairman, President and Trustee
Laird I. Grant*                                                                                                                                                
Laird I. Grant
 
Independent Trustee
Susan Suvall*                                                                                                                                                
Susan Suvall
 
Independent Trustee
/s/ Ruth P. Calaman                                                                                                                            
Ruth P. Calaman
 
Executive Vice President, Secretary and Chief
Compliance Officer
John J. Rendinaro*                                                                                                        
John J. Rendinaro
 
Executive Vice President, Chief Operations Officer
and Treasurer
* By: /s/ Ruth P. Calaman                                                                                                                            
Ruth P. Calaman
*Attorney-in-Fact pursuant to Power of Attorney
                previously filed with Registrant’s Post-Effective
               Amendment No. 7 to its Registration Statement
               on Form N-1A with the SEC on July 1, 2014, and
               is incorporated by reference.
 
 
 
 
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EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit
Exhibit No.
 
Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Trust
EX-99.(a)(2)
Investment Advisor Contract
EX-99.(d)
Distribution Agreement
EX-99.(e)
Amendment to Custody Agreement
EX-99.(g)(2)
Fund Administration Servicing Agreement
EX-99.(h)(1)
Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement
EX-99.(h)(2)
Fund Accounting Servicing Agreement
EX-99.(h)(3)
Operating Expenses Limitation Agreement
EX-99.(h)(5)
Opinion and Consent of Counsel
EX-99.(i)(1)
Code of Ethics for Fund and Adviser
EX-99.(p)(1)
Code of Ethics for Principal Underwriter
EX-99.(p)(2)
   
   
   
   
   
   
   


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CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
TO
CERTIFICATE OF TRUST
OF
THE WALL STREET EWM FUNDS TRUST

 
This Certificate of Amendment to the the Certificate of Trust of The Wall Street EWM Funds Trust (the “Trust”) is being executed for the purpose of amending the Certificate of Trust of the Trust filed with the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the “State Office”) on April 12, 2011, pursuant to the Delaware Statutory Trust Act, 12 Del. C. §§ 3801 et seq. (the “Act”).
 
The undersigned hereby certifies as follows:
 
1.
The name of the Trust is The Wall Street EWM Funds Trust .
 
2.
The name of the Trust is hereby changed to Wall Street EWM Funds Trust .
 
3.
This Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Trust shall become effective upon filing with the State Office.

 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being a trustee of the Trust, has duly executed this Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Trust in accordance with Section 3811 of the Act.
 
/s/ Frederick Taylor                       
 
Frederick Taylor
 
Chairman, President and Trustee

 


 
INVESTMENT ADVISOR CONTRACT

THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of this 1st day of October, 2014, by and between EVERCORE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (hereinafter referred to as the “Adviser”), and WALL STREET EWM FUNDS TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust (hereinafter referred to as the “Trust”), on behalf of the series of the Trust as indicated on Schedule A attached hereto, as may be amended from time to time (each, a “Fund”).

WHEREAS, the Trust is an open-end management investment company, as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and is registered as such with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”); and

WHEREAS, the Adviser is in the business of rendering investment advisory, statistical and research services, and is registered as an investment adviser with the SEC under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended; and

WHEREAS, the parties desire to provide for continuing services by the Adviser to the Fund pursuant to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth,

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1.           The Trust hereby retains and appoints the Adviser as the investment adviser and manager to render research, statistical, advisory and managerial services to the Fund, and to supervise the investments of the Fund for the period and upon the terms herein set forth, subject to the direction and control of the Board of Trustees of the Trust.  The Adviser accepts such employment and agrees during such period to render the services and to assume the obligation herein set forth for the compensation herein provided.

2.           The Adviser in its supervision of the investments of the Fund will be guided by the Fund’s fundamental investment policies and the provisions and restrictions contained in the Agreement and Declaration of Trust and By-laws of the Trust, and as set forth in the Fund’s registration statement and exhibits thereto, as may be filed with the SEC, all subject to the applicable provisions of the 1940 Act.

3.           The Fund will pay its own expenses including, without limitation, interest charges, taxes, costs of purchasing and selling securities for its portfolio, rent, expenses of redemption of shares, auditing and legal expenses; expenses attributable to setting the type for and printing only such copies of prospectuses filed with any Federal or state agency, regulatory authority or governmental department; directors’ fees and expenses necessarily incurred by directors in attendance at directors’ meetings; expenses of administrative personnel and administrative services, custodian fees; fees of transfer agents, registrar and dividend disbursing agents; the cost of stock certificates and corporate reports; all other printing expenses not otherwise allocated to the Adviser hereunder; costs in connection with Board of Trustees’ meetings and the annual or special meetings of shareholders, including proxy material preparation and distribution, filing fees, dues, insurance premiums, miscellaneous management and operating expenses and expenses of an extraordinary and nonrecurring nature.
 
 
 
 

 

4.           Subject to the provision of Paragraph 7 hereof, the Fund agrees to pay to the Adviser for its services rendered during the preceding month hereunder on the first business day each month during the term of the Agreement a management fee at the rate set forth in Schedule A to this Agreement.  For the portion of the first month and of the first year in which this fee structure is in effect, or in the event of the termination of the Agreement effective prior to the last day of a month, there shall be an appropriate pro-ration of all computations and payments on the basis of the number of days that the Agreement is in effect during the preceding month and year, respectively.  The Adviser may voluntarily or contractually absorb certain Fund expenses or waive the Adviser’s own management fee.

5.           The term of this Agreement shall begin on the date first above stated subject to the provisions of Paragraph 5 and shall continue in effect for two years from that date and from year-to-year thereafter, subject to the provisions for termination and all of the other terms and conditions hereof, if: (a) such continuation shall be specifically approved at least annually by the vote of a majority of the trustees who are not parties to such contract or interested persons of any such party to such contract (other than as trustees of the Trust) cast in person at a meeting called for that purpose, or by a vote of the majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund, and (b) the Adviser shall not have notified the Fund in writing at least sixty (60) days prior to the anniversary date of this Agreement in any year hereafter that it does not desire such continuation.

6.           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this Agreement may be terminated at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by the trustees of the Trust or by a vote of the majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund on sixty (60) days’ written notice to the Adviser.

7.           This Agreement shall automatically terminate in the event of its assignment, the term “assignment” for this purpose having the meaning defined in Section 2(a)(4) of the 1940 Act.

8.           The Adviser may employ or contract with such other person or persons, corporation or corporations at its own cost and expense as it shall determine in order to assist it in carrying out this Agreement; provided, however, that to the extent that any such employment or contract constitutes such other person or persons, corporation or corporations as an investment adviser to the Fund within the meaning of the 1940 Act, such employment or contracts shall be subject to the approval of the Fund’s shareholders in the manner provided the 1940 Act, prior to its effectiveness.

9.           The Adviser shall not be liable to the Fund for anything done or omitted by it, except acts or omissions involving willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of the duties imposed on it by this Agreement.

10.           The services of the Adviser herein provided are not to be deemed exclusive and, so long as its services hereunder shall not be impaired thereby, should the Adviser so desire, it may sponsor, promote and provide investment advisory and management services to one or more investment companies other than the Fund.

11.           This Agreement may be amended at any time by agreement of the parties, provided that the amendment shall be approved both by the vote of a majority of trustees of the Trust, including a majority of the trustees who are not parties to this Agreement or interested persons of any such party to this Agreement (other than as trustees of the Trust) cast in person at a meeting called for that purpose and by the holders of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund.
 
 
 
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed on their behalf by their duly authorized officers as of October 1, 2014.
 
 
  WALL STREET EWM FUNDS TRUST  
     
     
  By:   */s/ Frederick Taylor     
          Frederick Taylor, President  
     
          *By: /s/ Ruth P. Calaman  
                    Ruth P. Calaman, Attorney-In Fact  
                   Pursuant to Power of Attorney  
     
     
  EVERCORE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC  
     
     
  By:   /s/ John Rendinaro  
         John Rendinaro, Partner  
                
 
 
 

 
       
SCHEDULE A

Series (“Fund”) of Wall Street EWM Funds Trust
Annual Management Fee
Rate as a Percentage of
Average Daily Net Assets
The Wall Street Fund
 
0.75%
 

 
 
 


 
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
 
THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of this 1st day of October, 2014, by and between WALL STREET EWM FUNDS TRUST , a Delaware statutory trust (the “ Trust ”) and QUASAR DISTRIBUTORS, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Distributor ”).   EVERCORE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company and the investment advisor to the Trust (the “ Advisor ”), is a party hereto with respect to Sections 3 F. and 6 only.
 
WHEREAS, the Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “ 1940 Act ”), as an open-end management investment company, and is authorized to issue shares of beneficial interest (“ Shares ”) in separate series, with each such series representing interests in a separate portfolio of securities and other assets;
 
WHEREAS, the Distributor is registered as a broker-dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ 1934 Act ”), and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“ FINRA ”);
 
WHEREAS, the Trust desires to retain the Distributor as principal underwriter in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares of each series of the Trust listed on Exhibit A hereto (as amended from time to time) (each a “ Fund ”); and
 
WHEREAS, this Agreement has been approved by a vote of the Trust’s board of trustees (the “ Board ”), including its disinterested trustees voting separately, in conformity with Section 15(c) of the 1940 Act.
 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual covenants herein contained, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, do hereby agree as follows:
 
1.             Appointment of Quasar as Distributor .  The Trust hereby appoints the Distributor as its agent for the sale and distribution of Shares of the Fund in jurisdictions wherein the Shares may be legally offered for sale, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, and the Distributor hereby accepts such appointment and shall perform the services and duties set forth in this Agreement.  The services and duties of the Distributor shall be confined to those matters expressly set forth herein, and no implied duties are assumed by or may be asserted against the Distributor hereunder.
 
2.             Services and Duties of the Distributor .
 
A.  
The Distributor shall sell Shares on a best efforts basis as agent for the Trust upon the terms and at the current offering price (plus sales charge, if any) described in the Prospectus.  As used in this Agreement, the term “ Prospectus ” shall mean the current prospectus, including the statement of additional information, as both may be amended or supplemented, relating to the Fund and included in the currently effective registration statement (the “ Registration Statement ”) of the Trust filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ 1933 Act ”) and the 1940 Act.  The Trust shall in all cases receive the net asset value per Share on all sales.  If a sales charge is in effect, the Distributor shall remit the sales charge (or portion thereof) to broker-dealers who have sold Shares, as described in Section 2(G), below.
 
 
 
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B.  
During the continuous public offering of Shares, the Distributor will hold itself available to receive orders, satisfactory to the Distributor, for the purchase of Shares and will accept such orders on behalf of the Trust.  Such purchase orders shall be deemed effective at the time and in the manner set forth in the Prospectus.
 
C.  
The Distributor, with the operational assistance of the Trust’s transfer agent, shall make Shares available for sale and redemption through the National Securities Clearing Corporation’s Fund/SERV System.
 
D.  
The Distributor acknowledges that it is not authorized to provide any information or make any representations other than as contained in the Prospectus and any sales literature specifically approved by the Trust.
 
E.  
The Distributor shall cooperate with the Trust or its agent in the development of all proposed advertisements and sales literature (“ Communications with the Public ”) relating to the Fund.  The Distributor shall review all proposed Communications with the Public for compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and shall file with appropriate regulators those Communications with the Public it believes are in compliance with such laws and regulations.  The Distributor shall furnish to the Trust any comments provided by regulators with respect to such materials and to use its best efforts to obtain the approval of the regulators to such materials.
 
F.  
The Distributor, at its sole discretion, may repurchase Shares offered for sale by shareholders of the Fund.  Repurchase of Shares by the Distributor shall be at the price determined in accordance with, and in the manner set forth in, the Prospectus.  At the end of each business day, the Distributor shall notify the Trust and its transfer agent, by any appropriate means, of the orders for repurchase of Shares received by the Distributor since the last notification, the amount to be paid for such Shares and the identity of the shareholders offering Shares for repurchase.  The Trust reserves the right to suspend such repurchase right upon written notice to the Distributor.  The Distributor shall also act as agent for the Trust to receive and transmit promptly to the Trust’s transfer agent, shareholder requests for redemption of Shares.
 
G.  
The Distributor may, in its discretion, enter into agreements with such qualified broker-dealers as it may select, in order that such broker-dealers also may sell Shares of the Fund.  The form of any dealer agreement shall be approved by the Trust.  To the extent there is a sales charge in effect, the Distributor shall pay the applicable sales charge (or portion thereof), or allow a discount, to the selling broker-dealer, as described in the Prospectus.
 
 
 
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H.  
The Distributor shall devote its best efforts to effect sales of Shares of the Fund but shall not be obligated to sell any certain number of Shares.
 
I.  
The Distributor shall prepare reports for the Board regarding its activities under this Agreement as from time to time shall be reasonably requested by the Board, including reports regarding the use of any 12b-1 payments received by the Distributor.
 
J.  
The Distributor shall advise the Trust promptly in writing of the initiation of any proceedings against it by the SEC or its staff, FINRA or any state regulatory authority.
 
K.  
The Distributor shall monitor amounts paid under Rule 12b-1 plans and pursuant to sales loads to ensure compliance with applicable FINRA rules.
 
3.             Representations and Covenants of the Trust .
 
A.  
The Trust hereby represents and warrants to the Distributor, which representations and warranties shall be deemed to be continuing throughout the term of this Agreement, that:
 
i.  
it is duly organized and existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, with full power to carry on its business as now conducted, to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder;
 
ii.  
this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Trust in accordance with all requisite action and constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the Trust, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting the rights and remedies of creditors and secured parties;
 
iii.  
it is conducting its business in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws and regulations, both state and federal, and has obtained all regulatory approvals necessary to carry on its business as now conducted;
 
iv.  
there is no statute, rule, regulation, order or judgment binding on it and no provision of its charter, bylaws or any contract binding it or affecting its property which would prohibit its execution or performance of this Agreement;
 
v.  
all Shares to be sold by it, including those offered under this Agreement, are validly authorized and, when issued in accordance with the description in the Prospectus, will be fully paid and nonassessable;
 
vi.  
the Registration Statement, and Prospectus included therein, have been prepared in conformity with the requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder; and
 
 
 
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vii.  
the Registration Statement (at the time of its effectiveness) and any advertisements and sales literature prepared by the Trust or its agent (excluding statements relating to the Distributor and the services it provides that are based upon written information furnished by the Distributor expressly for inclusion therein) shall not contain any untrue statement of material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and that all statements or information furnished to the Distributor pursuant to this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects.
 
B.  
The Trust, or its agent, shall take or cause to be taken, all necessary action to register Shares of the Fund under the 1933 Act, qualify such shares for sale in such states as the Trust and the Distributor shall approve, and maintain an effective Registration Statement for such Shares in order to permit the sale of Shares as herein contemplated.  The Trust authorizes the Distributor to use the Prospectus, in the form furnished to the Distributor from time to time, in connection with the sale of Shares.
 
C.  
The Trust shall advise the Distributor promptly in writing:
 
i.  
of any material correspondence or other communication by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”) or its staff relating to the Fund, including requests by the SEC for amendments to the Registration Statement or Prospectus;
 
ii.  
in the event of the issuance by the SEC of any stop-order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement then in effect or the initiation of any proceeding for that purpose;
 
iii.  
of the happening of any event which makes untrue any statement of a material fact made in the Prospectus or which requires the making of a change in such Prospectus in order to make the statements therein not misleading;
 
iv.  
of all actions taken by the SEC with respect to any amendments to any Registration Statement or Prospectus, which may from time to time be filed with the SEC; and
 
v.  
in the event that it determines to suspend the sale of Shares at any time in response to conditions in the securities markets or otherwise, or in the event that it determines to suspend the redemption of Shares at any time as permitted by the 1940 Act or the rules of the SEC, including any and all applicable interpretations of such by the staff of the SEC.
 
D.  
The Trust shall notify the Distributor in writing of the states in which the Shares may be sold and shall notify the Distributor in writing of any changes to such information.
 
 
 
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E.  
The Trust shall file from time to time such amendments to its Registration Statement and Prospectus as may be necessary in order that its Registration Statement and Prospectus will not contain any untrue statement of material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.
 
F.  
The Trust shall fully cooperate in the efforts of the Distributor to sell and arrange for the sale of Shares and shall make available to the Distributor a statement of each computation of net asset value.  In addition, the Trust shall keep the Distributor fully informed of its affairs and shall provide to the Distributor, from time to time, copies of all information, financial statements and other papers that the Distributor may reasonably request for use in connection with the distribution of Shares, including without limitation, certified copies of any financial statements prepared for the Trust by its independent public accountants and such reasonable number of copies of the Prospectus and annual and interim reports to shareholders as the Distributor may request.  The Trust shall forward a copy of any SEC filings, including the Registration Statement, to the Distributor within one business day of any such filings.  The Trust and the Advisor represent that they will not use or authorize the use of any Communications with the Public unless and until such materials have been approved and authorized for use by the Distributor.  Nothing in this Agreement shall require the sharing or provision of materials protected by privilege or limitation of disclosure, including any applicable attorney-client privilege or trade secret materials.
 
G.  
The Trust has reviewed and is familiar with the provisions of FINRA Rule 2830(k) prohibiting directed brokerage.  In addition, the Trust shall not enter into any agreement (whether orally or in writing) under which the Trust directs or is expected to direct its brokerage transactions (or any commission, markup or other payment from such transactions) to a broker or dealer for the promotion or sale of Fund Shares or the shares of any other investment company.  In the event the Trust fails to comply with the provisions of FINRA Rule 2830(k), the Trust shall promptly notify the Distributor.
 
4.             Additional Representations and Covenants of the Distributor .  The Distributor hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the Trust, which representations, warranties and covenants shall be deemed to be continuing throughout the term of this Agreement, that:
 
A.  
It is duly organized and existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, with full power to carry on its business as now conducted, to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder;
 
B.  
This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Distributor in accordance with all requisite action and constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the Distributor, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting the rights and remedies of creditors and secured parties;
 
 
 
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C.  
It is conducting its business in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws and regulations, both state and federal, and has obtained all regulatory approvals necessary to carry on its business as now conducted; there is no statute, rule, regulation, order or judgment binding on it and no provision of its charter, bylaws or any contract binding it or affecting its property which would prohibit its execution or performance of this Agreement;
 
D.  
It is registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act and is a member in good standing of FINRA;
 
E.  
It: (i) has adopted an anti-money laundering compliance program (“ AML Program ”) that satisfies the requirements of all applicable laws and regulations; (ii) undertakes to carry out its AML Program to the best of its ability; (iii) will promptly notify the Trust and the Advisor if an inspection by the appropriate regulatory authorities of its AML Program identifies any material deficiency; and (vi) will promptly remedy any material deficiency of which it learns; and
 
F.  
In connection with all matters relating to this Agreement, it will comply with the requirements of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, the 1940 Act, the regulations of FINRA and all other applicable federal or state laws and regulations.
 
5.             Standard of Care .
 
A.  
The Distributor shall use its best judgment and reasonable efforts in rendering services to the Trust under this Agreement but shall be under no duty to take any action except as specifically set forth herein or as may be specifically agreed to by the Distributor in writing.  The Distributor shall not be liable to the Trust or any of the Trust’s shareholders for any error of judgment or mistake of law, for any loss arising out of any investment, or for any action or inaction of the Distributor in the absence of bad faith or willful misfeasance in the performance of the Distributor’s duties or obligations under this Agreement or by reason of the Distributor’s reckless disregard of its duties and obligations under this Agreement
 
B.  
The Distributor shall not be liable for any action taken or failure to act in good faith reliance upon:
 
     
i.   the advice of the Trust or of counsel, who may be counsel to the Trust or counsel to the Distributor;
 
   
ii.   any oral instruction which it receives and which it reasonably believes in good faith was transmitted by the person or persons authorized by the Board to give such oral instruction (the Distributor shall have no duty or obligation to make any inquiry or effort of certification of such oral instruction);
 
  
iii.   any written instruction or certified copy of any resolution of the Board, and the Distributor may rely upon the genuineness of any such document or copy thereof reasonably believed in good faith by the Distributor to have been validly executed; or
 
 
 
 
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iv.   any signature, instruction, request, letter of transmittal, certificate, opinion of counsel, statement, instrument, report, notice, consent, order, or other document reasonably believed in good faith by the Distributor to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the Trust or other proper party or parties; and the Distributor shall not be under any duty or obligation to inquire into the validity or invalidity or authority or lack thereof of any statement, oral or written instruction, resolution, signature, request, letter of transmittal, certificate, opinion of counsel, instrument, report, notice, consent, order, or any other document or instrument which the Distributor reasonably believes in good faith to be genuine.
 
C.  
The Distributor shall not be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in performance of its obligations under this Agreement arising out of or caused, directly or indirectly, by circumstances beyond its reasonable control including, without limitation, acts of civil or military authority, national emergencies, labor difficulties, fire, mechanical breakdowns, flood or catastrophe, epidemic, acts of God, insurrection, war, riots or failure of the mails, transportation, communication or power supply.  
 
6.             Compensation .  The Distributor shall be compensated for providing the services set forth in this Agreement in accordance with the fee schedule set forth on Exhibit B hereto (as amended from time to time).  The Distributor shall also be compensated for such out-of-pocket expenses (e.g., telecommunication charges, postage and delivery charges, and reproduction charges) as are reasonably incurred by the Distributor in performing its duties hereunder.  The Trust shall pay all such fees and reimbursable expenses within 30 calendar days following receipt of the billing notice, except for any fee or expense subject to a good faith dispute.  The Trust shall notify the Distributor in writing within 30 calendar days following receipt of each invoice if the Trust is disputing any amounts in good faith. The Trust shall pay such disputed amounts within 10 calendar days of the day on which the parties agree to the amount to be paid.  With the exception of any fee or expense the Trust is disputing in good faith as set forth above, unpaid invoices shall accrue a finance charge of 1½% per month after the due date.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, amounts owed by the Trust to the Distributor shall only be paid out of the assets and property of the particular Fund involved.  Such fees and expenses shall be paid to Distributor by the Trust from Rule 12b-1 fees payable by the appropriate Fund or, if the Fund does not have a Rule 12b-1 plan, or if Rule 12b-1 fees are not sufficient to pay such fees and expenses, or if the Rule 12b-1 plan is discontinued, or if the Advisor otherwise determines that Rule 12b-1 fees shall not, in whole or in part, be used to pay Distributor, the Advisor shall be responsible for the payment of the amount of such fees and expenses not covered by Rule 12b-1 payments.
 
7.            Expenses .
 
A.  
The Trust shall bear all costs and expenses in connection with the registration of its Shares with the SEC and its related compliance with state securities laws, as well as all costs and expenses in connection with the offering of the Shares and communications with shareholders, including but not limited to: (i) fees and disbursements of its counsel and independent public accountants; (ii) costs and expenses of the preparation, filing, printing and mailing of Registration Statements and Prospectuses, as well as related advertising and sales literature; (iii) costs and expenses of the preparation, printing and mailing of annual and interim reports, proxy materials and other communications to shareholders; and (iv) fees required in connection with the offer and sale of Shares in such jurisdictions as shall be selected by the Trust pursuant to Section 3(D) hereof.
 
 
 
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B.  
The Distributor shall bear the expenses of registration or qualification of the Distributor as a dealer or broker under federal or state laws and the expenses of continuing such registration or qualification.  The Distributor does not assume responsibility for any expenses not expressly assumed hereunder.
 
8.             Indemnification .
 
A.  
The Trust shall indemnify, defend and hold the Distributor and each of its managers, officers, employees, representatives and any person who controls the Distributor within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act (collectively, the “ Distributor Indemnitees ”), free and harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, losses, expenses and liabilities of any and every nature (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) (collectively, “ Losses ”) that the Distributor Indemnitees may sustain or incur or that may be asserted against a Distributor Indemnitee by any person (i) arising out of or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or any Prospectus, or in any annual or interim report to shareholders, or in any advertisements or sales literature prepared by the Trust or its agent, or (ii) arising out of or based upon any omission, or alleged omission, to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (iii) based upon the Trust’s refusal or failure to comply with the terms of this Agreement or from its bad faith, negligence, or willful misconduct in the performance of its duties under this Agreement; provided however that the Trust’s obligation to indemnify the Distributor Indemnitees shall not be deemed to cover any Losses arising out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in the Registration Statement, Prospectus, annual or interim report, or any advertisement or sales literature in reliance upon and in conformity with written information relating to the Distributor and furnished to the Trust or its counsel by the Distributor for the purpose of, and used in, the preparation thereof.  The Trust’s agreement to indemnify the Distributor Indemnitees is expressly conditioned upon the Trust being notified of such action or claim of loss brought against the Distributor Indemnitees within a reasonable time after the summons or other first legal process giving information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon the Distributor Indemnitees, unless the failure to give notice does not prejudice the Trust; provided that the failure so to notify the Trust of any such action shall not relieve the Trust from any liability which the Trust may have to the person against whom such action is brought by reason of any such untrue, or alleged untrue, statement or omission, or alleged omission, otherwise than on account of the Trust’s indemnity agreement contained in this Section 7(A).
 
 
 
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B.  
The Trust shall be entitled to participate at its own expense in the defense, or if it so elects, to assume the defense of any suit brought to enforce any such Losses, but if the Trust elects to assume the defense, such defense shall be conducted by counsel chosen by the Trust and approved by the Distributor, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.  In the event the Trust elects to assume the defense of any such suit and retain such counsel, the Distributor Indemnitees in such suit shall bear the fees and expenses of any additional counsel retained by them.  If the Trust does not elect to assume the defense of any such suit, or in case the Distributor does not, in the exercise of reasonable judgment, approve of counsel chosen by the Trust, or if under prevailing law or legal codes of ethics, the same counsel cannot effectively represent the interests of both the Trust and the Distributor Indemnitees, the Trust will reimburse the Distributor Indemnitees for the reasonable fees and expenses of any counsel retained by them.  The Trust’s indemnification agreement contained in Sections 7(A) and 7(B) herein shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Distributor Indemnitees and shall survive the delivery of any Shares and the termination of this Agreement.  This agreement of indemnity will inure exclusively to the benefit of the Distributor Indemnitees and their successors.  The Trust shall promptly notify the Distributor of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against the Trust or any of its officers or trustees in connection with the offer and sale of any of the Shares.
 
C.  
The Trust shall advance attorneys’ fees and other expenses incurred by any Distributor Indemnitee in defending any claim, demand, action or suit which is the subject of a claim for indemnification pursuant to this Section 7 to the maximum extent permissible under applicable law.
 
D.  
The Distributor shall indemnify, defend and hold the Trust and each of its trustees, officers, employees, representatives and any person who controls the Trust within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act (collectively, the “ Trust Indemnitees ”), free and harmless from and against any and all Losses that the Trust Indemnitees may sustain or incur or that may be asserted against a Trust Indemnitee by any person (i) arising out of or based upon any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or any Prospectus, or in any annual or interim report to shareholders, or in any advertisements or sales literature prepared by the Distributor, or (ii) arising out of or based upon any omission, or alleged omission, to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statement not misleading, or (iii) based upon the Distributor’s refusal or failure to comply with the terms of this Agreement or from its bad faith, negligence, or willful misconduct in the performance of its duties under this Agreement; provided however that with respect to clauses (i) and (ii), above, the Distributor’s obligation to indemnify the Trust Indemnitees shall only be deemed to cover Losses arising out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in the Registration Statement, Prospectus, annual or interim report, or any advertisement or sales literature in reliance upon and in conformity with written information relating to the Distributor and furnished to the Trust or its counsel by the Distributor for the purpose of, and used in, the preparation thereof.  The Distributor’s agreement to indemnify the Trust Indemnitees is expressly conditioned upon the Distributor being notified of any action or claim of loss brought against the Trust Indemnitees within a reasonable time after the summons or other first legal process giving information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon the Trust Indemnitees, unless the failure to give notice does not prejudice the Distributor; provided that the failure so to notify the Distributor of any such action shall not relieve the Distributor from any liability which the Distributor may have to the person against whom such action is brought by reason of any such untrue, or alleged untrue, statement or omission, otherwise than on account of the Distributor’s indemnity agreement contained in this Section 7(D).
 
 
 
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E.  
The Distributor shall be entitled to participate at its own expense in the defense, or if it so elects, to assume the defense of any suit brought to enforce any such Losses, but if the Distributor elects to assume the defense, such defense shall be conducted by counsel chosen by the Distributor and approved by the Trust, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.  In the event the Distributor elects to assume the defense of any such suit and retain such counsel, the Trust Indemnitees in such suit shall bear the fees and expenses of any additional counsel retained by them.  If the Distributor does not elect to assume the defense of any such suit, or in case the Trust does not, in the exercise of reasonable judgment, approve of counsel chosen by the Distributor, or if under prevailing law or legal codes of ethics, the same counsel cannot effectively represent the interests of both the Trust Indemnitees and the Distributor, the Distributor will reimburse the Trust Indemnitees for the reasonable fees and expenses of any counsel retained by them.  The Distributor’s indemnification agreement contained in Sections 7(D) and 7(E) herein shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Trust Indemnitees and shall survive the delivery of any Shares and the termination of this Agreement.  This agreement of indemnity will inure exclusively to the benefit of the Trust Indemnitees and their successors.  The Distributor shall promptly notify the Trust of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against the Distributor or any of its officers or directors in connection with the offer and sale of any of the Shares.
 
F.  
The Distributor shall advance attorneys’ fees and other expenses incurred by any Trust Indemnitee in defending any claim, demand, action or suit which is the subject of a claim for indemnification pursuant to this Section 7 to the maximum extent permissible under applicable law.
 
G.  
No party to this Agreement shall be liable to the other parties for consequential, special or punitive damages under any provision of this Agreement.
 
 
 
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H.  
No person shall be obligated to provide indemnification under this Section 7 if such indemnification would be impermissible under the 1940 Act, the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or the rules of FINRA; provided however that , in such event indemnification shall be provided under this Section 8 to the maximum extent so permissible.
 
9.             Proprietary and Confidential Information .  The Distributor agrees on behalf of itself and its managers, officers, and employees to treat confidentially and as proprietary information of the Trust, all records and other information relative to the Trust and prior, present or potential shareholders of the Trust (and clients of said shareholders), and not to use such records and information for any purpose other than the performance of its responsibilities and duties hereunder, except (i) after prior notification to and approval in writing by the Trust, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld and may not be withheld where the Distributor may be exposed to civil or criminal contempt proceedings for failure to comply, (ii) when requested to divulge such information by duly constituted authorities, or (iii) when so requested by the Trust.  Records and other information which have become known to the public through no wrongful act of the Distributor or any of its employees, agents or representatives, and information that was already in the possession of the Distributor prior to receipt thereof from the Trust or its agent, shall not be subject to this paragraph.
 
Further, the Distributor will adhere to the privacy policies adopted by the Trust pursuant to Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, as may be modified from time to time.  In this regard, the Distributor shall have in place and maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards reasonably designed to protect the security, confidentiality and integrity of, and to prevent unauthorized access to or use of, records and information relating to the Trust and its shareholders.
 
10.             Compliance with Laws .  The Trust has and retains primary responsibility for all compliance matters relating to the Fund, including but not limited to compliance with the 1940 Act, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the USA Patriot Act of 2001 and the policies and limitations of the Fund relating to its portfolio investments as set forth in its Prospectus and statement of additional information.  The Distributor’s services hereunder shall not relieve the Trust of its responsibilities for assuring such compliance or the Board of Trustee’s oversight responsibility with respect thereto.
 
11.             Term of Agreement; Amendment; Assignment .
 
A.  
This Agreement shall become effective with respect to each Fund listed on Exhibit A hereof as of the date hereof and, with respect to each Fund not in existence on that date, on the date an amendment to Exhibit A to this Agreement relating to that Fund is executed.  Unless sooner terminated as provided herein, this Agreement shall continue in effect for two years from the date hereof.  Thereafter, if not terminated, this Agreement shall continue in effect automatically as to each Fund for successive one-year periods, provided such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by: (i) the Trust’s Board, or (ii) the vote of a “majority of the outstanding voting securities” of a Fund, and provided that in either event, the continuance is also approved by a majority of the Trust’s Board who are not “interested persons” of any party to this Agreement, by a vote cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.
 
 
 
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B.  
Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be terminated, without the payment of any penalty, with respect to a particular Fund: (i) through a failure to renew this Agreement at the end of a term, (ii) upon mutual consent of the parties, or (iii) upon not less than 60 days’ written notice, by either the Trust upon the vote of a majority of the members of its Board who are not “interested persons” of the Trust and have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of this Agreement, or by vote of a “majority of the outstanding voting securities” of a Fund, or by the Distributor.  The terms of this Agreement shall not be waived, altered, modified, amended or supplemented in any manner whatsoever except by a written instrument signed by the Distributor and the Trust.  If required under the 1940 Act, any such amendment must be approved by the Trust’s Board, including a majority of the Trust’s Board who are not “interested persons” of any party to this Agreement, by a vote cast in person at a meeting for the purpose of voting on such amendment.  In the event that such amendment affects the Advisor, the written instrument shall also be signed by the Advisor.  This Agreement will automatically terminate in the event of its “assignment.”
 
C.  
As used in this Section, the terms “majority of the outstanding voting securities,” “interested person,” and “assignment” shall have the same meaning as such terms have in the 1940 Act.
 
D.  
Sections 7 and 8 shall survive termination of this Agreement.
 
12.             Early Termination .  In the absence of any material breach of this Agreement, should the Trust elect to terminate this Agreement prior to the end of the term, the Trust shall pay the following fees:
 
A.  
all monthly fees through the life of the Agreement, including the repayment of any negotiated discounts;
 
B.  
all fees associated with converting services to successor service provider;
 
C.  
all fees associated with any record retention and/or tax reporting obligations that may not be eliminated due to the conversion to a successor service provider;
 
D.  
all out-of-pocket costs associated with A-C above.
 
13.             Duties in the Event of Termination .  In the event that, in connection with termination, a successor to any of the Distributor’s duties or responsibilities hereunder is designated by the Trust by written notice to the Distributor, the Distributor will promptly, upon such termination and at the expense of the Trust, transfer to such successor all relevant books, records, correspondence, and other data established or maintained by the Distributor under this Agreement in a form reasonably acceptable to the Trust (if such form differs from the form in which the Distributor has maintained the same, the Trust shall pay any expenses associated with transferring the data to such form), and will cooperate in the transfer of such duties and responsibilities, including provision for assistance from the Distributor’s personnel in the establishment of books, records, and other data by such successor.  If no such successor is designated, then such books, records and other data shall be returned to the Trust.
 
 
 
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14.             Governing Law .  This   Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Wisconsin, without regard to conflicts of law principles.  To the extent that the applicable laws of the State of Wisconsin, or any of the provisions herein, conflict with the applicable provisions of the 1940 Act, the latter shall control, and nothing herein shall be construed in a manner inconsistent with the 1940 Act or any rule or order of the SEC thereunder.
 
15.             No Agency Relationship .  Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize or empower either party to act as agent for the other party to this Agreement, or to conduct business in the name, or for the account, of the other party to this Agreement.
 
16.             Services Not Exclusive .  Nothing in this Agreement shall limit or restrict the Distributor from providing services to other parties that are similar or identical to some or all of the services provided hereunder.
 
17.             Invalidity .  Any provision of this Agreement which may be determined by competent authority to be prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.  In such case, the parties shall in good faith modify or substitute such provision consistent with the original intent of the parties.
 
18.             Notices .   Any notice required or permitted to be given by any party to the others shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given on the date delivered personally or by courier service, or three days after sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, or on the date sent and confirmed received by facsimile transmission to the other parties’ respective addresses as set forth below:
 
Notice to the Distributor shall be sent to:

Quasar Distributors, LLC
Attn:  President
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin  53202

notice to the Trust shall be sent to:

Wall Street EWM Funds Trust
55 East 52 nd Street, 23 rd Floor
New York, New York 10055
 
 
 
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and notice to the Advisor shall be sent to:

Evercore Wealth Management, LLC
55 East 52 nd Street, 23 rd Floor
New York, New York 10055



19.             Multiple Originals .   This   Agreement may be executed on two or more counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
 

 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by a duly authorized officer on one or more counterparts as of the date first above written.
 
The parties hereby agree that the Distribution Services provided by Quasar Distributors, LLC will commence on or after October 1, 2014.

 
WALL STREET EWM FUNDS TRUST  QUASAR DISTRIBUTORS, LLC  
     
     
By:  /s/ John Rendinaro                                By: /s/ James R. Schoenike                   
     
Name:  John Rendinaro                                  Name: James R. Schoenike  
     
Title:  Treasurer                                               Title: President  
 
                                  

EVERCORE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC
(with respect to Sections 3 F. and  6 only)

 
By:  /s/ John Rendinaro                               
 
Name:  John Rendinaro                               
 
Title:  Partner                                                 
 
 
 
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Exhibit A
to the
Distribution Agreement

Fund Names

Separate Series of Wall Street EWM Funds Trust

Name of Series
The Wall Street Fund
 
 
 
 
 
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Exhibit B to the Distribution Agreement – Wall Street EWM Funds Trust
QUASAR DISTRIBUTORS, LLC
REGULATORY DISTRIBUTION SERVICES
FEE SCHEDULE at October 1, 2014
Regulatory Distribution Annual Services Per Fund*
1 basis point per year for the first $500 million; .___ basis point per year over $___
Minimum annual fee:
§  
$___ first fund
§  
$___ each additional fund

Default sales loads and distributor concession, if applicable, are paid to Quasar.

Standard Advertising Compliance Review
§  
$___ per communication piece for the first 10 pages (minutes if audio or video); $ ___ /page (minute if audio or video) thereafter.
§  
$ ___ FINRA filing fee per communication piece for the first 10 pages (minutes if audio or video); $ ___ /page (minute if audio or video) thereafter. FINRA filing fee subject to change. (FINRA filing fee may not apply to all communication pieces.)
§  
Additional fees may apply to late approvals and/or filings.

Expedited Advertising Compliance Review
§  
$___ for the first 10 pages (minutes if audio or video); $ ___ /page (minute if audio or video) thereafter, 24 hour initial turnaround.
§  
$ ___ FINRA filing fee per communication piece for the first 10 pages (minutes if audio or video); $ ___ /page (minute if audio or video) thereafter. FINRA filing fee subject to change. (FINRA filing fee may not apply to all communication pieces.)

Licensing of Investment Advisor’s Staff (if desired)
§  
$___ /year per registered representative
§  
Quasar sponsors the following licenses: Series, 6, 7, 24, 26, 27, 63, 66
§  
$___ /FINRA designated branch location
§  
Plus all associated FINRA and state fees for Registered Representatives, including license and renewal fees
Fund Fact Sheets
§  
Design - $___ /fact sheet, includes first production
§  
Production - $___ /fact sheet per production period
§  
All printing costs are out-of-pocket expenses, and in addition to the design fee and production fee
§  
Web sites, third-party data provider costs, brochures, and other sales support materials – Project priced via Quasar proposal
 
Chief Compliance Officer Support Fee*
$___ /year per fund complex

Out-of-Pocket Expenses
Reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Distributor in connection with activities primarily intended to result in the sale of shares, including, but not limited to:
§  
Typesetting, printing and distribution of prospectuses and shareholder reports
§  
Production, printing, distribution, and placement of advertising, sales literature, and materials
§  
Engagement of designers, free-lance writers, and public relations firms
§   
Postage, overnight delivery charges
§   
FINRA registration fees [To include late U5 charge (if applicable)]
      (FINRA advertising filing fees are included in Advertising Compliance Review section above)
§  
Record retention
§  
Travel, lodging, and meals
*Subject to annual CPI increase, Milwaukee MSA.
Fees are billed monthly.
 
 
B-1
 


 
CUSTODY AGREEMENT
 
 
THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of this 1st day of October, 2014,  by and between WALL STREET EWM FUNDS TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION , a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America (the “Custodian”).
 
 
WHEREAS, the Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company, and is authorized to issue shares of beneficial interest in separate series, with each such series representing interests in a separate portfolio of securities and other assets;
 
 
WHEREAS, the Custodian is a bank having the qualifications prescribed in Section 26(a)(1) of the 1940 Act; and
 
 
WHEREAS, the Trust desires to retain the Custodian to act as custodian of the cash and securities of each series of the Trust listed on Exhibit B hereto (as amended from time to time) (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”); and
 
 
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Trust has delegated to the Custodian the responsibilities set forth in Rule 17f-5(c) under the 1940 Act and the Custodian is willing to undertake the responsibilities and serve as the foreign custody manager for the Trust.
 
 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual covenants herein contained, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, do hereby agree as follows:
 
ARTICLE I
 
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
 
Whenever used in this Agreement, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings set forth below unless the context otherwise requires:
 
1.01   “Authorized Person” means any Officer or person who has been designated as such by written notice and named in Exhibit A and delivered to the Custodian by the Trust, or if the Trust has notified the Custodian in writing that it has an authorized investment manager or other agent, delivered to the Custodian by the Trust’s investment advisor or other agent.  Such Officer or person shall continue to be an Authorized Person until such time as the Custodian receives Written Instructions from the Trust or the Trust’s investment advisor or other agent that any such person is no longer an Authorized Person.
 
1.02   “Board of Trustees” shall mean the trustees from time to time serving under the Trust’s declaration of trust, as amended from time to time.
 
1.03   “Book-Entry System” shall mean a federal book-entry system as provided in Subpart O of Treasury Circular No. 300, 31 CFR 306, in Subpart B of 31 CFR Part 350, or in such book-entry regulations of federal agencies as are substantially in the form of such Subpart O.
 
 
 
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1.04   “Business Day” shall mean any day recognized as a settlement day by The New York Stock Exchange, Inc. and any other day for which the Trust computes the net asset value of Shares of the Fund.
 
1.05   “Eligible Foreign Custodian” has the meaning set forth in Rule 17f-5(a)(1), including a majority-owned or indirect subsidiary of a U.S. Bank (as defined in Rule 17f-5), a bank holding company meeting the requirements of an Eligible Foreign Custodian (as set forth in Rule 17f-5 or by other appropriate action of the SEC), or a foreign branch of a Bank (as defined in Section 2(a)(5) of the 1940 Act) meeting the requirements of a custodian under Section 17(f) of the 1940 Act; the term does not include any Eligible Securities Depository.
 
1.06   “Eligible Securities Depository” has the meaning set forth in Rule 17f-7(b)(1) under the 1940 Act.
 
1.07   “Foreign Securities” means any investments of a Fund (including foreign currencies) for which the primary market is outside the United States and such cash and cash equivalents as are reasonably necessary to effect such Fund’s transactions in such investments.
 
1.08   “Fund Custody Account” shall mean any of the accounts in the name of the Trust, which is provided for in Section 3.2 below.
 
1.09   “IRS” shall mean the Internal Revenue Service.
 
1.10   “FINRA” shall mean the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
 
1.11   “Officer” shall mean the Chairman, President, any Vice President, any Assistant Vice President, the Secretary, any Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer, or any Assistant Treasurer of the Trust.
 
1.12   “Proper Instructions” shall mean Written Instructions.
 
1.13   “SEC” shall mean the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
1.14   “Securities” shall include, without limitation, common and preferred stocks, bonds, call options, put options, debentures, notes, bank certificates of deposit, bankers' acceptances, mortgage-backed securities or other obligations, and any certificates, receipts, warrants or other instruments or documents representing rights to receive, purchase or subscribe for the same, or evidencing or representing any other rights or interests therein, or any similar property or assets that the Custodian or its agents have the facilities to clear and service.
 
1.15   “Securities Depository” shall mean The Depository Trust Company and any other clearing agency registered with the SEC under Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), which acts as a system for the central handling of Securities where all Securities of any particular class or series of an issuer deposited within the system are treated as fungible and may be transferred or pledged by bookkeeping entry without physical delivery of the Securities.
 
 
 
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1.16   “Shares” shall mean, with respect to a Fund, the units of beneficial interest issued by the Trust on account of the Fund.
 
1.17   “Sub-Custodian” shall mean and include (i) any branch of a “U.S. bank,” as that term is defined in Rule 17f-5 under the 1940 Act, and (ii) any “Eligible Foreign Custodian” having a contract with the Custodian which the Custodian has determined will provide reasonable care of assets of the Fund based on the standards specified in Section 3.3 below.  Such contract shall be in writing and shall include provisions that provide: (i) for indemnification or insurance arrangements (or any combination of the foregoing) such that the Fund will be adequately protected against the risk of loss of assets held in accordance with such contract; (ii) that the Foreign Securities will not be subject to any right, charge, security interest, lien or claim of any kind in favor of the Sub-Custodian or its creditors except a claim of payment for their safe custody or administration, in the case of cash deposits, liens or rights in favor of creditors of the Sub-Custodian arising under bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws; (iii) that beneficial ownership for the Foreign Securities will be freely transferable without the payment of money or value other than for safe custody or administration; (iv) that adequate records will be maintained identifying the assets as belonging to the Fund or as being held by a third party for the benefit of the Fund; (v) that the Fund’s independent public accountants will be given access to those records or confirmation of the contents of those records; and (vi) that the Fund will receive periodic reports with respect to the safekeeping of the Fund’s assets, including, but not limited to, notification of any transfer to or from a Fund's account or a third party account containing assets held for the benefit of the Fund.  Such contract may contain, in lieu of any or all of the provisions specified in (i)-(vi) above, such other provisions that the Custodian determines will provide, in their entirety, the same or a greater level of care and protection for Fund assets as the specified provisions.
 
1.18   “Written Instructions” shall mean (i) written communications received by the Custodian and signed by an Authorized Person, (ii) communications by facsimile or Internet electronic e-mail or any other such system from one or more persons reasonably believed by the Custodian to be an Authorized Person.
 
ARTICLE II.
 
APPOINTMENT OF CUSTODIAN
 
2.01   Appointment .  The Trust hereby appoints the Custodian as custodian of all Securities and cash owned by or in the possession of the Fund at any time during the period of this Agreement, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, and the Custodian hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to perform the services and duties set forth in this Agreement.  The Trust hereby delegates to the Custodian, subject to Rule 17f-5(b), the responsibilities with respect to the Fund’s Foreign Securities, and the Custodian hereby accepts such delegation as foreign custody manager with respect to the Fund.  The services and duties of the Custodian shall be confined to those matters expressly set forth herein, and no implied duties are assumed by or may be asserted against the Custodian hereunder.
 
 
 
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2.02   Documents to be Furnished .  The following documents, including any amendments thereto, will be provided contemporaneously with the execution of the Agreement to the Custodian by the Trust:
 
(a)  
A copy of the Trust’s declaration of trust, certified by the Secretary;
 
(b)  
A copy of the Trust’s bylaws, certified by the Secretary;
 
(c)  
A copy of the resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Trust appointing the Custodian, certified by the Secretary;
 
(d)  
A copy of the current prospectuses of the Fund (the “Prospectus”);
 
(e)  
A certification of the Chairman or the President and the Secretary of the Trust setting forth the names and signatures of the current Officers of the Trust and other Authorized Persons; and
 
(f)  
An executed authorization required by the Shareholder Communications Act of 1985, attached hereto as Exhibit D .
 
2.03   Notice of Appointment of Transfer Agent .  The Trust agrees to notify the Custodian in writing of the appointment, termination or change in appointment of any transfer agent of the Fund.
 
ARTICLE III.
 
CUSTODY OF CASH AND SECURITIES
 
3.01   Segregation .  All Securities and non-cash property held by the Custodian for the account of the Fund (other than Securities maintained in a Securities Depository, Eligible Securities Depository or Book-Entry System) shall be physically segregated from other Securities and non-cash property in the possession of the Custodian (including the Securities and non-cash property of the other series of the Trust, if applicable) and shall be identified as subject to this Agreement.
 
3.02   Fund Custody Accounts .  As to each Fund, the Custodian shall open and maintain in its trust department a custody account in the name of the Trust coupled with the name of the Fund, subject only to draft or order of the Custodian, in which the Custodian shall enter and carry all Securities, cash and other assets of such Fund which are delivered to it.
 
3.03   Appointment of Agents.
 
(a)  
In its discretion, the Custodian may appoint one or more Sub-Custodians to establish and maintain arrangements with (i) Eligible Securities Depositories or (ii) Eligible Foreign Custodians who are members of the Sub-Custodian’s network to hold Securities and cash of the Fund and to carry out such other provisions of this Agreement as it may determine; provided, however, that the appointment of any such agents and maintenance of any Securities and cash of the Fund shall be at the Custodian's expense and shall not relieve the Custodian of any of its obligations or liabilities under this Agreement.  The Custodian shall be liable for the actions of any Sub-Custodians (regardless of whether assets are maintained in the custody of a Sub-Custodian, a member of its network or an Eligible Securities Depository) appointed by it as if such actions had been done by the Custodian.
 
 
 
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(b)  
If, after the initial appointment of Sub-Custodians by the Board of Trustees in connection with this Agreement, the Custodian wishes to appoint other Sub-Custodians to hold property of the Fund, it will so notify the Trust and make the necessary determinations as to any such new Sub-Custodian's eligibility under Rule 17f-5 under the 1940 Act.
 
(c)  
In performing its delegated responsibilities as foreign custody manager to place or maintain the Fund’s assets with a Sub-Custodian, the Custodian will determine that the Fund’s assets will be subject to reasonable care, based on the standards applicable to custodians in the country in which the Fund’s assets will be held by that Sub-Custodian, after considering all factors relevant to safekeeping of such assets, including, without limitation the factors specified in Rule 17f-5(c)(1).
 
(d)  
The agreement between the Custodian and each Sub-Custodian acting hereunder shall contain the required provisions set forth in Rule 17f-5(c)(2) under the 1940 Act.
 
(e)  
At the end of each calendar quarter, the Custodian shall provide written reports notifying the Board of Trustees of the withdrawal or placement of the Securities and cash of the Fund with a Sub-Custodian and of any material changes in the Fund’s arrangements.  Such reports shall include an analysis of the custody risks associated with maintaining assets with any Eligible Securities Depositories.  The Custodian shall promptly take such steps as may be required to withdraw assets of the Fund from any Sub-Custodian arrangement that has ceased to meet the requirements of Rule 17f-5 or Rule 17f-7 under the 1940 Act, as applicable.
 
(f)  
With respect to its responsibilities under this Section 3.3, the Custodian hereby warrants to the Trust that it agrees to exercise reasonable care, prudence and diligence such as a person having responsibility for the safekeeping of property of the Fund.  The Custodian further warrants that the Fund's assets will be subject to reasonable care if maintained with a Sub-Custodian, after considering all factors relevant to the safekeeping of such assets, including, without limitation:  (i) the Sub-Custodian's practices, procedures, and internal controls for certificated securities (if applicable), its method of keeping custodial records, and its security and data protection practices;  (ii)  whether the Sub-Custodian has the requisite financial strength to provide reasonable care for Fund assets; (iii)  the Sub-Custodian's general reputation and standing and, in the case of a Securities Depository, the Securities Depository's operating history and number of participants; and (iv)  whether the Fund will have jurisdiction over and be able to enforce judgments against the Sub-Custodian, such as by virtue of the existence of any offices of the Sub-Custodian in the United States or the Sub-Custodian's consent to service of process in the United States.
 
 
 
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(g)  
The Custodian shall establish a system or ensure that its Sub-Custodian has established a system to monitor on a continuing basis (i) the appropriateness of maintaining the Fund’s assets with a Sub-Custodian or Eligible Foreign Custodians who are members of a Sub-Custodian’s network; (ii) the performance of the contract governing the Fund’s arrangements with such Sub-Custodian or Eligible Foreign Custodian’s members of a Sub-Custodian’s network; and (iii) the custody risks of maintaining assets with an Eligible Securities Depository.  The Custodian must promptly notify the Fund or its investment adviser of any material change in these risks.
 
(h)  
The Custodian shall use commercially reasonable efforts to collect all income and other payments with respect to Foreign Securities to which the Fund shall be entitled and shall credit such income, as collected, to the Trust.  In the event that extraordinary measures are required to collect such income, the Trust and Custodian shall consult as to the measures and as to the compensation and expenses of the Custodian relating to such measures.
 
3.04   Delivery of Assets to Custodian .  The Trust shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Custodian all of the Fund's Securities, cash and other investment assets, including (i) all payments of income, payments of principal and capital distributions received by the Fund with respect to such Securities, cash or other assets owned by the Fund at any time during the period of this Agreement, and (ii) all cash received by the Fund for the issuance of Shares.  The Custodian shall not be responsible for such Securities, cash or other assets until actually received by it.
 
3.05   Securities Depositories and Book-Entry Systems .  The Custodian may deposit and/or maintain Securities of the Fund in a Securities Depository or in a Book-Entry System, subject to the following provisions:
 
(a)  
The Custodian, on an on-going basis, shall deposit in a Securities Depository or Book-Entry System all Securities eligible for deposit therein and shall make use of such Securities Depository or Book-Entry System to the extent possible and practical in connection with its performance hereunder, including, without limitation, in connection with settlements of purchases and sales of Securities, loans of Securities, and deliveries and returns of collateral consisting of Securities.
 
(b)  
Securities of the Fund kept in a Book-Entry System or Securities Depository shall be kept in an account (“Depository Account”) of the Custodian in such Book-Entry System or Securities Depository which includes only assets held by the Custodian as a fiduciary, custodian or otherwise for customers.
 
(c)  
The records of the Custodian with respect to Securities of the Fund maintained in a Book-Entry System or Securities Depository shall, by book-entry, identify such Securities as belonging to the Fund.
 
(d)  
If Securities purchased by the Fund are to be held in a Book-Entry System or Securities Depository, the Custodian shall pay for such Securities upon (i) receipt of advice from the Book-Entry System or Securities Depository that such Securities have been transferred to the Depository Account, and (ii) the making of an entry on the records of the Custodian to reflect such payment and transfer for the account of the Fund.  If Securities sold by the Fund are held in a Book-Entry System or Securities Depository, the Custodian shall transfer such Securities upon (i) receipt of advice from the Book-Entry System or Securities Depository that payment for such Securities has been transferred to the Depository Account, and (ii) the making of an entry on the records of the Custodian to reflect such transfer and payment for the account of the Fund.
 
 
 
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(e)  
The Custodian shall provide the Trust with copies of any report (obtained by the Custodian from a Book-Entry System or Securities Depository in which Securities of the Fund are kept) on the internal accounting controls and procedures for safeguarding Securities deposited in such Book-Entry System or Securities Depository.
 
(f)  
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Custodian shall be liable to the Trust for any loss or damage to the Fund resulting from (i) the use of a Book-Entry System or Securities Depository by reason of any negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Custodian or any Sub-Custodian, or (ii) failure of the Custodian or any Sub-Custodian to enforce effectively such rights as it may have against a Book-Entry System or Securities Depository.  At its election, the Trust shall be subrogated to the rights of the Custodian with respect to any claim against a Book-Entry System or Securities Depository or any other person from any loss or damage to the Fund arising from the use of such Book-Entry System or Securities Depository, if and to the extent that the Fund has not been made whole for any such loss or damage.
 
(g)  
With respect to its responsibilities under this Section 3.05 and pursuant to Rule 17f-4 under the 1940 Act, the Custodian hereby warrants to the Trust that it agrees to (i) exercise due care in accordance with reasonable commercial standards in discharging its duty as a securities intermediary to obtain and thereafter maintain such assets, (ii) provide, promptly upon request by the Trust, such reports as are available concerning the Custodian’s internal accounting controls and financial strength, and (iii) require any Sub-Custodian to exercise due care in accordance with reasonable commercial standards in discharging its duty as a securities intermediary to obtain and thereafter maintain assets corresponding to the security entitlements of its entitlement holders.
 
3.06   Disbursement of Moneys from Fund Custody Account .  Upon receipt of Proper Instructions, the Custodian shall disburse moneys from the Fund Custody Account but only in the following cases:
 
(a)  
For the purchase of Securities for the Fund but only in accordance with Section 4.01 of this Agreement and only (i) in the case of Securities (other than options on Securities, futures contracts and options on futures contracts), against the delivery to the Custodian (or any Sub-Custodian) of such Securities registered as provided in Section 3.09 below or in proper form for transfer, or if the purchase of such Securities is effected through a Book-Entry System or Securities Depository, in accordance with the conditions set forth in Section 3.05 above; (ii) in the case of options on Securities, against delivery to the Custodian (or any Sub-Custodian) of such receipts as are required by the customs prevailing among dealers in such options; (iii) in the case of futures contracts and options on futures contracts, against delivery to the Custodian (or any Sub-Custodian) of evidence of title thereto in favor of the Fund or any nominee referred to in Section 3.09 below; and (iv) in the case of repurchase or reverse repurchase agreements entered into between the Trust and a bank which is a member of the Federal Reserve System or between the Trust and a primary dealer in U.S. Government securities, against delivery of the purchased Securities either in certificate form or through an entry crediting the Custodian's account at a Book-Entry System or Securities Depository with such Securities;
 
 
 
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(b)  
In connection with the conversion, exchange or surrender, as set forth in Section 3.07(f) below, of Securities owned by the Fund;
 
(c)  
For the payment of any dividends or capital gain distributions declared by the Fund;
 
(d)  
In payment of the redemption price of Shares as provided in Section 5.01 below;
 
(e)  
For the payment of any expense or liability incurred by the Fund, including, but not limited to, the following payments for the account of the Fund:  interest; taxes; administration, investment advisory, accounting, auditing, transfer agent, custodian, trustee and legal fees; and other operating expenses of the Fund; in all cases, whether or not such expenses are to be in whole or in part capitalized or treated as deferred expenses;
 
(f)  
For transfer in accordance with the provisions of any agreement among the Trust, the Custodian and a broker-dealer registered under the 1934 Act and a member of FINRA, relating to compliance with rules of the Options Clearing Corporation and of any registered national securities exchange (or of any similar organization or organizations) regarding escrow or other arrangements in connection with transactions by the Fund;
 
(g)  
For transfer in accordance with the provisions of any agreement among the Trust, the Custodian and a futures commission merchant registered under the Commodity Exchange Act, relating to compliance with the rules of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and/or any contract market (or any similar organization or organizations) regarding account deposits in connection with transactions by the Fund;
 
(h)  
For the funding of any uncertificated time deposit or other interest-bearing account with any banking institution (including the Custodian), which deposit or account has a term of one year or less; and
 
(i)  
For any other proper purpose, but only upon receipt of Proper Instructions, specifying the amount and purpose of such payment, declaring such purpose to be a proper corporate purpose, and naming the person or persons to whom such payment is to be made.
 
3.07   Delivery of Securities from Fund Custody Account .  Upon receipt of Proper Instructions, the Custodian shall release and deliver, or cause the Sub-Custodian to release and deliver, Securities from the Fund Custody Account but only in the following cases:
 
(a)  
Upon the sale of Securities for the account of the Fund but only against receipt of payment therefor in cash, by certified or cashiers check or bank credit;
 
 
 
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(b)  
In the case of a sale effected through a Book-Entry System or Securities Depository, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.05 above;
 
(c)  
To an offeror’s depository agent in connection with tender or other similar offers for Securities of the Fund; provided that, in any such case, the cash or other consideration is to be delivered to the Custodian;
 
(d)  
To the issuer thereof or its agent (i) for transfer into the name of the Fund, the Custodian or any Sub-Custodian, or any nominee or nominees of any of the foregoing, or (ii) for exchange for a different number of certificates or other evidence representing the same aggregate face amount or number of units; provided that, in any such case, the new Securities are to be delivered to the Custodian;
 
(e)  
To the broker selling the Securities, for examination in accordance with the “street delivery” custom;
 
(f)  
For exchange or conversion pursuant to any plan of merger, consolidation, recapitalization, reorganization or readjustment of the issuer of such Securities, or pursuant to provisions for conversion contained in such Securities, or pursuant to any deposit agreement, including surrender or receipt of underlying Securities in connection with the issuance or cancellation of depository receipts; provided that, in any such case, the new Securities and cash, if any, are to be delivered to the Custodian;
 
(g)  
Upon receipt of payment therefor pursuant to any repurchase or reverse repurchase agreement entered into by the Fund;
 
(h)  
In the case of warrants, rights or similar Securities, upon the exercise thereof, provided that, in any such case, the new Securities and cash, if any, are to be delivered to the Custodian;
 
(i)  
For delivery in connection with any loans of Securities of the Fund, but only against receipt of such collateral as the Trust shall have specified to the Custodian in Proper Instructions;
 
(j)  
For delivery as security in connection with any borrowings by the Fund requiring a pledge of assets by the Trust, but only against receipt by the Custodian of the amounts borrowed;
 
(k)  
Pursuant to any authorized plan of liquidation, reorganization, merger, consolidation or recapitalization of the Trust;
 
(l)  
For delivery in accordance with the provisions of any agreement among the Trust, the Custodian and a broker-dealer registered under the 1934 Act and a member of FINRA, relating to compliance with the rules of the Options Clearing Corporation and of any registered national securities exchange (or of any similar organization or organizations) regarding escrow or other arrangements in connection with transactions by the Fund;
 
(m)  
For delivery in accordance with the provisions of any agreement among the Trust, the Custodian and a futures commission merchant registered under the Commodity Exchange Act, relating to compliance with the rules of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and/or any contract market (or any similar organization or organizations) regarding account deposits in connection with transactions by the Fund;
 
 
 
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(n)  
For any other proper corporate purpose, but only upon receipt of Proper Instructions, specifying the Securities to be delivered, setting forth the purpose for which such delivery is to be made, declaring such purpose to be a proper corporate purpose, and naming the person or persons to whom delivery of such Securities shall be made; or
 
(o)  
To brokers, clearing banks or other clearing agents for examination or trade execution in accordance with market custom; provided that in any such case the Custodian shall have no responsibility or liability for any loss arising from the delivery of such securities prior to receiving payment for such securities except as may arise from the Custodian’s own negligence or willful misconduct.
 
3.08   Actions Not Requiring Proper Instructions .  Unless otherwise instructed by the Trust, the Custodian shall with respect to all Securities held for the Fund:
 
(a)  
Subject to Section 9.04 below, collect on a timely basis all income and other payments to which the Fund is entitled either by law or pursuant to custom in the securities business;
 
(b)  
Present for payment and, subject to Section 9.04 below, collect on a timely basis the amount payable upon all Securities which may mature or be called, redeemed, or retired, or otherwise become payable;
 
(c)  
Endorse for collection, in the name of the Fund, checks, drafts and other negotiable instruments;
 
(d)  
Surrender interim receipts or Securities in temporary form for Securities in definitive form;
 
(e)  
Execute, as custodian, any necessary declarations or certificates of ownership under the federal income tax laws or the laws or regulations of any other taxing authority now or hereafter in effect, and prepare and submit reports to the IRS and the Trust at such time, in such manner and containing such information as is prescribed by the IRS;
 
(f)  
Hold for the Fund, either directly or, with respect to Securities held therein, through a Book-Entry System or Securities Depository, all rights and similar Securities issued with respect to Securities of the Fund; and
 
(g)  
In general, and except as otherwise directed in Proper Instructions, attend to all non-discretionary details in connection with the sale, exchange, substitution, purchase, transfer and other dealings with Securities and other assets of the Fund.
 
3.09   Registration and Transfer of Securities .  All Securities held for the Fund that are issued or issuable only in bearer form shall be held by the Custodian in that form, provided that any such Securities shall be held in a Book-Entry System if eligible therefor.  All other Securities held for the Fund may be registered in the name of the Fund, the Custodian, a Sub-Custodian or any nominee thereof, or in the name of a Book-Entry System, Securities Depository or any nominee of either thereof.  The records of the Custodian with respect to Foreign Securities of the Fund that are maintained with a Sub-Custodian in an account that is identified as belonging to the Custodian for the benefit of its customers shall identify those securities as belonging to the Fund.  The Trust shall furnish to the Custodian appropriate instruments to enable the Custodian to hold or deliver in proper form for transfer, or to register in the name of any of the nominees referred to above or in the name of a Book-Entry System or Securities Depository, any Securities registered in the name of the Fund.
 
 
 
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3.10   Records .
 
(a)  
The Custodian shall maintain complete and accurate records with respect to Securities, cash or other property held for the Fund, including (i) journals or other records of original entry containing an itemized daily record in detail of all receipts and deliveries of Securities and all receipts and disbursements of cash; (ii) ledgers (or other records) reflecting (A) Securities in transfer, (B) Securities in physical possession, (C) monies and Securities borrowed and monies and Securities loaned (together with a record of the collateral therefor and substitutions of such collateral), (D) dividends and interest received, and (E) dividends receivable and interest receivable; (iii) canceled checks and bank records related thereto; and (iv) all records relating to its activities and obligations under this Agreement.  The Custodian shall keep such other books and records of the Fund as the Trust shall reasonably request, or as may be required by the 1940 Act, including, but not limited to, Section 31 of the 1940 Act and Rule 31a-2 promulgated thereunder.
 
(b)  
All such books and records maintained by the Custodian shall (i) be maintained in a form acceptable to the Trust and in compliance with the rules and regulations of the SEC, (ii) be the property of the Trust and at all times during the regular business hours of the Custodian be made available upon request for inspection by duly authorized officers, employees or agents of the Trust and employees or agents of the SEC, and (iii) if required to be maintained by Rule 31a-1 under the 1940 Act, be preserved for the periods prescribed in Rules 31a-1 and 31a-2 under the 1940 Act.
 
3.11   Fund Reports by Custodian .  The Custodian shall furnish the Trust with a daily activity statement and a summary of all transfers to or from each Fund Custody Account on the day following such transfers.  At least monthly, the Custodian shall furnish the Trust with a detailed statement of the Securities and moneys held by the Custodian and the Sub-Custodians for the Fund under this Agreement.
 
3.12   Other Reports by Custodian .  As the Trust may reasonably request from time to time, the Custodian shall provide the Trust with reports on the internal accounting controls and procedures for safeguarding Securities which are employed by the Custodian or any Sub-Custodian.
 
3.13   Proxies and Other Materials .  The Custodian shall cause all proxies relating to Securities which are not registered in the name of the Fund to be promptly executed by the registered holder of such Securities, without indication of the manner in which such proxies are to be voted, and shall promptly deliver to the Trust such proxies, all proxy soliciting materials and all notices relating to such Securities.  With respect to the foreign Securities, the Custodian will use reasonable commercial efforts to facilitate the exercise of voting and other shareholder rights, subject to the laws, regulations and practical constraints that may exist in the country where such securities are issued.  The Trust acknowledges that local conditions, including lack of regulation, onerous procedural obligations, lack of notice and other factors may have the effect of severely limiting the ability of the Trust to exercise shareholder rights.
 
 
 
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3.14   Information on Corporate Actions .  The Custodian shall promptly deliver to the Trust all information received by the Custodian and pertaining to Securities being held by the Fund with respect to optional tender or exchange offers, calls for redemption or purchase, or expiration of rights.  If the Trust desires to take action with respect to any tender offer, exchange offer or other similar transaction, the Trust shall notify the Custodian at least three Business Days prior to the date on which the Custodian is to take such action.  The Trust will provide or cause to be provided to the Custodian all relevant information for any Security which has unique put/option provisions at least three Business Days prior to the beginning date of the tender period.
 
ARTICLE IV.
 
PURCHASE AND SALE OF INVESTMENTS OF THE FUND
 
4.01   Purchase of Securities .  Promptly upon each purchase of Securities for the Fund, Written Instructions shall be delivered to the Custodian, specifying (i) the name of the issuer or writer of such Securities, and the title or other description thereof, (ii) the number of shares, principal amount (and accrued interest, if any) or other units purchased, (iii) the date of purchase and settlement, (iv) the purchase price per unit, (v) the total amount payable upon such purchase, and (vi) the name of the person to whom such amount is payable.  The Custodian shall upon receipt of such Securities purchased by the Fund pay out of the moneys held for the account of the Fund the total amount specified in such Written Instructions to the person named therein.  The Custodian shall not be under any obligation to pay out moneys to cover the cost of a purchase of Securities for the Fund, if in the Fund Custody Account there is insufficient cash available to the Fund for which such purchase was made.
 
4.02   Liability for Payment in Advance of Receipt of Securities Purchased .  In any and every case where payment for the purchase of Securities for the Fund is made by the Custodian in advance of receipt of the Securities purchased and in the absence of specified Written Instructions to so pay in advance, the Custodian shall be liable to the Fund for such payment.
 
4.03   Sale of Securities .  Promptly upon each sale of Securities by the Fund, Written Instructions shall be delivered to the Custodian, specifying (i) the name of the issuer or writer of such Securities, and the title or other description thereof, (ii) the number of shares, principal amount (and accrued interest, if any), or other units sold, (iii) the date of sale and settlement, (iv) the sale price per unit, (v) the total amount payable upon such sale, and (vi) the person to whom such Securities are to be delivered.  Upon receipt of the total amount payable to the Fund as specified in such Written Instructions, the Custodian shall deliver such Securities to the person specified in such Written Instructions.  Subject to the foregoing, the Custodian may accept payment in such form as shall be satisfactory to it, and may deliver Securities and arrange for payment in accordance with the customs prevailing among dealers in Securities.
 
 
 
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4.04   Delivery of Securities Sold .  Notwithstanding Section 4.03 above or any other provision of this Agreement, the Custodian, when instructed to deliver Securities against payment, shall be entitled, if in accordance with generally accepted market practice, to deliver such Securities prior to actual receipt of final payment therefor.  In any such case, the Fund shall bear the risk that final payment for such Securities may not be made or that such Securities may be returned or otherwise held or disposed of by or through the person to whom they were delivered, and the Custodian shall have no liability for any for the foregoing.
 
4.05   Payment for Securities Sold .  In its sole discretion and from time to time, the Custodian may credit the Fund Custody Account, prior to actual receipt of final payment thereof, with (i) proceeds from the sale of Securities which it has been instructed to deliver against payment, (ii) proceeds from the redemption of Securities or other assets of the Fund, and (iii) income from cash, Securities or other assets of the Fund.  Any such credit shall be conditional upon actual receipt by Custodian of final payment and may be reversed if final payment is not actually received in full.  The Custodian may, in its sole discretion and from time to time, permit the Fund to use funds so credited to the Fund Custody Account in anticipation of actual receipt of final payment.  Any such funds shall be repayable immediately upon demand made by the Custodian at any time prior to the actual receipt of all final payments in anticipation of which funds were credited to the Fund Custody Account.
 
4.06   Advances by Custodian for Settlement .  The Custodian may, in its sole discretion and from time to time, advance funds to the Trust to facilitate the settlement of a Fund's transactions in the Fund Custody Account.  Any such advance shall be repayable immediately upon demand made by Custodian.
 
ARTICLE V.
 
REDEMPTION OF FUND SHARES
 
5.01   Transfer of Funds .  From such funds as may be available for the purpose in the relevant Fund Custody Account, and upon receipt of Proper Instructions specifying that the funds are required to redeem Shares of the Fund, the Custodian shall wire each amount specified in such Proper Instructions to or through such bank or broker-dealer as the Trust may designate.
 
5.02   No Duty Regarding Paying Banks .  Once the Custodian has wired amounts to a bank or broker-dealer pursuant to Section 5.01 above, the Custodian shall not be under any obligation to effect any further payment or distribution by such bank or broker-dealer.
 
 
 
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ARTICLE VI.
 
SEGREGATED ACCOUNTS
 
Upon receipt of Proper Instructions, the Custodian shall establish and maintain a segregated account or accounts for and on behalf of the Fund, into which account or accounts may be transferred cash and/or Securities, including Securities maintained in a Depository Account:
 
(a)  
in accordance with the provisions of any agreement among the Trust, the Custodian and a broker-dealer registered under the 1934 Act and a member of FINRA (or any futures commission merchant registered under the Commodity Exchange Act), relating to compliance with the rules of the Options Clearing Corporation and of any registered national securities exchange (or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission or any registered contract market), or of any similar organization or organizations, regarding escrow or other arrangements in connection with transactions by the Fund;
 
(b)  
for purposes of segregating cash or Securities in connection with securities options purchased or written by the Fund or in connection with financial futures contracts (or options thereon) purchased or sold by the Fund;
 
(c)  
which constitute collateral for loans of Securities made by the Fund;
 
(d)  
for purposes of compliance by the Fund with requirements under the 1940 Act for the maintenance of segregated accounts by registered investment companies in connection with reverse repurchase agreements and when-issued, delayed delivery and firm commitment transactions; and
 
(e)  
for other proper corporate purposes, but only upon receipt of Proper Instructions, setting forth the purpose or purposes of such segregated account and  declaring such purposes to be proper corporate purposes.
 
Each segregated account established under this Article VI shall be established and maintained for the Fund only.  All Proper Instructions relating to a segregated account shall specify the Fund.
 
ARTICLE VII.
 
COMPENSATION OF CUSTODIAN
 
7.01   Compensation .  The Custodian shall be compensated for providing the services set forth in this Agreement in accordance with the fee schedule set forth on Exhibit C hereto (as amended from time to time).  The Custodian shall also be compensated for such out-of-pocket expenses (e.g., telecommunication charges, postage and delivery charges, and reproduction charges) as are reasonably incurred by the Custodian in performing its duties hereunder.  The Trust shall pay all such fees and reimbursable expenses within 30 calendar days following receipt of the billing notice, except for any fee or expense subject to a good faith dispute.  The Trust shall notify the Custodian in writing within 30 calendar days following receipt of each invoice if the Trust is disputing any amounts in good faith. The Trust shall pay such disputed amounts within 10 calendar days of the day on which the parties agree to the amount to be paid.  With the exception of any fee or expense the Trust is disputing in good faith as set forth above, unpaid invoices shall accrue a finance charge of 1½% per month after the due date. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, amounts owed by the Trust to the Custodian shall only be paid out of the assets and property of the particular Fund involved.
 
 
 
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7.02   Overdrafts .  The Trust is responsible for maintaining an appropriate level of short term cash investments to accommodate cash outflows.  The Trust may obtain a formal line of credit for potential overdrafts of its custody account.  In the event of an overdraft or in the event the line of credit is insufficient to cover an overdraft, the overdraft amount or the overdraft amount that exceeds the line of credit will be charged in accordance with the fee schedule set forth on Exhibit C hereto (as amended from time to time)
 
ARTICLE VIII.
 
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
 
8.01   Representations and Warranties of the Trust .  The Trust hereby represents and warrants to the Custodian, which representations and warranties shall be deemed to be continuing throughout the term of this Agreement, that:
 
(a)  
It is duly organized and existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, with full power to carry on its business as now conducted, to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder;
 
(b)  
This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Trust in accordance with all requisite action and constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the Trust, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting the rights and remedies of creditors and secured parties; and
 
(c)  
It is conducting its business in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws and regulations, both state and federal, and has obtained all regulatory approvals necessary to carry on its business as now conducted; there is no statute, rule, regulation, order or judgment binding on it and no provision of its charter, bylaws or any contract binding it or affecting its property which would prohibit its execution or performance of this Agreement.
 
8.02   Representations and Warranties of the Custodian .  The Custodian hereby represents and warrants to the Trust, which representations and warranties shall be deemed to be continuing throughout the term of this Agreement, that:
 
(a)  
It is duly organized and existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, with full power to carry on its business as now conducted, to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder;
 
(b)  
It is a U.S. Bank as defined in section (a)(7) of Rule 17f-5.
 
 
 
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(c)  
This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Custodian in accordance with all requisite action and constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the Custodian, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting the rights and remedies of creditors and secured parties; and
 
(d)  
It is conducting its business in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws and regulations, both state and federal, and has obtained all regulatory approvals necessary to carry on its business as now conducted; there is no statute, rule, regulation, order or judgment binding on it and no provision of its charter, bylaws or any contract binding it or affecting its property which would prohibit its execution or performance of this Agreement.
 
ARTICLE IX.
 
 CONCERNING THE CUSTODIAN
 
9.01   Standard of Care .  The Custodian shall exercise reasonable care in the performance of its duties under this Agreement.  The Custodian shall not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Trust in connection with its duties under this Agreement, except a loss arising out of or relating to the Custodian’s (or a Sub-Custodian’s) refusal or failure to comply with the terms of this Agreement (or any sub-custody agreement) or from its (or a Sub-Custodian’s) bad faith, negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of its duties under this Agreement (or any sub-custody agreement).  The Custodian shall be entitled to rely on and may act upon advice of counsel on all matters, and shall be without liability for any action reasonably taken or omitted pursuant to such advice.  The Custodian shall promptly notify the Trust of any action taken or omitted by the Custodian pursuant to advice of counsel.
 
9.02   Actual Collection Required .  The Custodian shall not be liable for, or considered to be the custodian of, any cash belonging to the Fund or any money represented by a check, draft or other instrument for the payment of money, until the Custodian or its agents actually receive such cash or collect on such instrument.
 
9.03   No Responsibility for Title, etc.   So long as and to the extent that it is in the exercise of reasonable care, the Custodian shall not be responsible for the title, validity or genuineness of any property or evidence of title thereto received or delivered by it pursuant to this Agreement.
 
9.04   Limitation on Duty to Collect .  Custodian shall not be required to enforce collection, by legal means or otherwise, of any money or property due and payable with respect to Securities held for the Fund if such Securities are in default or payment is not made after due demand or presentation.
 
9.05   Reliance Upon Documents and Instructions .  The Custodian shall be entitled to rely upon any certificate, notice or other instrument in writing received by it and reasonably believed by it to be genuine.  The Custodian shall be entitled to rely upon any Written Instructions actually received by it pursuant to this Agreement.
 
 
 
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9.06   Cooperation .  The Custodian shall cooperate with and supply necessary information to the entity or entities appointed by the Trust to keep the books of account of the Fund and/or compute the value of the assets of the Fund.  The Custodian shall take all such reasonable actions as the Trust may from time to time request to enable the Trust to obtain, from year to year, favorable opinions from the Trust's independent accountants with respect to the Custodian's activities hereunder in connection with (i) the preparation of the Trust's reports on Form N-1A and Form N-SAR and any other reports required by the SEC, and (ii) the fulfillment by the Trust of any other requirements of the SEC.
 
ARTICLE X.
 
INDEMNIFICATION
 
10.01   Indemnification by Trust .  The Trust shall indemnify and hold harmless the Custodian, any Sub-Custodian and any nominee thereof (each, an “Indemnified Party” and collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) from and against any and all claims, demands, losses, expenses and liabilities of any and every nature (including reasonable attorneys' fees) that an Indemnified Party may sustain or incur or that may be asserted against an Indemnified Party by any person arising directly or indirectly (i) from the fact that Securities are registered in the name of any such nominee, (ii) from any action taken or omitted to be taken by the Custodian or such Sub-Custodian (a) at the request or direction of or in reliance on the advice of the Trust, or (b) upon Proper Instructions, or (iii) from the performance of its obligations under this Agreement or any sub-custody agreement, provided that neither the Custodian nor any such Sub-Custodian shall be indemnified and held harmless from and against any such claim, demand, loss, expense or liability arising out of or relating to its refusal or failure to comply with the terms of this Agreement (or any sub-custody agreement), or from its bad faith, negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of its duties under this Agreement (or any sub-custody agreement).  This indemnity shall be a continuing obligation of the Trust, its successors and assigns, notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement.  As used in this paragraph, the terms “Custodian” and “Sub-Custodian” shall include their respective directors, officers and employees.
 
10.02   Indemnification by Custodian .  The Custodian shall indemnify and hold harmless the Trust from and against any and all claims, demands, losses, expenses, and liabilities of any and every nature (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) that the Trust may sustain or incur or that may be asserted against the Trust by any person arising directly or indirectly out of any action taken or omitted to be taken by an Indemnified Party as a result of the Indemnified Party’s refusal or failure to comply with the terms of this Agreement (or any sub-custody agreement), or from its bad faith, negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of its duties under this Agreement (or any sub-custody agreement).  This indemnity shall be a continuing obligation of the Custodian, its successors and assigns, notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement.  As used in this paragraph, the term “Trust” shall include the Trust’s trustees, officers and employees.
 
10.03   Security .  If the Custodian advances cash or Securities to the Fund for any purpose, either at the Trust's request or as otherwise contemplated in this Agreement, or in the event that the Custodian or its nominee incurs, in connection with its performance under this Agreement, any claim, demand, loss, expense or liability (including reasonable attorneys' fees) (except such as may arise from its or its nominee's bad faith, negligence or willful misconduct), then, in any such event, any property at any time held for the account of the Fund shall be security therefor, and should the Fund fail promptly to repay or indemnify the Custodian, the Custodian shall be entitled to utilize available cash of such Fund and to dispose of other assets of such Fund to the extent necessary to obtain reimbursement or indemnification.
 
 
 
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10.04   Miscellaneous.
 
(a)  
Neither party to this Agreement shall be liable to the other party for consequential, special or punitive damages under any provision of this Agreement.
 
(b)  
The indemnity provisions of this Article shall indefinitely survive the termination and/or assignment of this Agreement.
 
(c)  
In order that the indemnification provisions contained in this Article X shall apply, it is understood that if in any case the indemnitor may be asked to indemnify or hold the indemnitee harmless, the indemnitor shall be fully and promptly advised of all pertinent facts concerning the situation in question, and it is further understood that the indemnitee will use all reasonable care to notify the indemnitor promptly concerning any situation that presents or appears likely to present the probability of a claim for indemnification. The indemnitor shall have the option to defend the indemnitee against any claim that may be the subject of this indemnification.  In the event that the indemnitor so elects, it will so notify the indemnitee and thereupon the indemnitor shall take over complete defense of the claim, and the indemnitee shall in such situation initiate no further legal or other expenses for which it shall seek indemnification under this Article X.  The indemnitee shall in no case confess any claim or make any compromise in any case in which the indemnitor will be asked to indemnify the indemnitee except with the indemnitor’s prior written consent.
 
ARTICLE XI.
 
FORCE MAJEURE
 
Neither the Custodian nor the Trust shall be liable for any failure or delay in performance of its obligations under this Agreement arising out of or caused, directly or indirectly, by circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including, without limitation, acts of God; earthquakes; fires; floods; wars; civil or military disturbances; acts of terrorism; sabotage; strikes; epidemics; riots; power failures; computer failure and any such circumstances beyond its reasonable control as may cause interruption, loss or malfunction of utility, transportation, computer (hardware or software) or telephone communication service; accidents; labor disputes; acts of civil or military authority; governmental actions; or inability to obtain labor, material, equipment or transportation; provided, however, that in the event of a failure or delay, the Custodian (i) shall not discriminate against the Fund in favor of any other customer of the Custodian in making computer time and personnel available to input or process the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and (ii) shall use its best efforts to ameliorate the effects of any such failure or delay.
 
 
 
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ARTICLE XII.
 
PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
 
12.01   The Custodian agrees on behalf of itself and its directors, officers, and employees to treat confidentially and as proprietary information of the Trust, all records and other information relative to the Trust and prior, present, or potential shareholders of the Trust (and clients of said shareholders), and not to use such records and information for any purpose other than the performance of its responsibilities and duties hereunder, except (i) after prior notification to and approval in writing by the Trust, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld and may not be withheld where the Custodian may be exposed to civil or criminal contempt proceedings for failure to comply, (ii) when requested to divulge such information by duly constituted authorities although the Custodian will promptly report such disclosure to the Trust if disclosure is permitted by applicable law and regulation, or (iii) when so requested by the Trust.  Records and other information which have become known to the public through no wrongful act of the Custodian or any of its employees, agents or representatives, and information that was already in the possession of the Custodian prior to receipt thereof from the Trust or its agent, shall not be subject to this paragraph.
 
12.02   Further, the Custodian will adhere to the privacy policies adopted by the Trust pursuant to Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, as may be modified from time to time.  In this regard, the Custodian shall have in place and maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards reasonably designed to protect the security, confidentiality and integrity of, and to prevent unauthorized access to or use of, records and information relating to the Trust and its shareholders.
 

 
ARTICLE XIII.
 
EFFECTIVE PERIOD; TERMINATION
 
13.01   Effective Period .  This Agreement shall become effective as of the date first written above and will continue in effect for a period of three years.
 
13.02   Termination .  This Agreement may be terminated by either party upon giving 90 days prior written notice to the other party or such shorter period as is mutually agreed upon by the parties.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be terminated by any party upon the breach of the other party of any material term of this Agreement if such breach is not cured within 15 days of notice of such breach to the breaching party.  In addition, the Trust may, at any time, immediately terminate this Agreement in the event of the appointment of a conservator or receiver for the Custodian by regulatory authorities or upon the happening of a like event at the direction of an appropriate regulatory agency or court of competent jurisdiction.
 
 
 
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13.03   Early Termination .   In the absence of any material breach of this Agreement, should the Trust elect to terminate this Agreement prior to the end of the three year term, the trust agrees to pay the following fees:
 
a) All monthly fees through the life of the Agreement, including the
repayment of any negotiated discounts;
b) All fees associated with converting services to a successor service
 provider;
c) All fees associated with any record retention and/or tax reporting
obligations that may not be eliminated due to the conversion to a
successor service provider;
d) All out-of-pocket costs associated with a-c above
 
13.04   Appointment of Successor Custodian .  If a successor custodian shall have been appointed by the Board of Trustees, the Custodian shall, upon receipt of a notice of acceptance by the successor custodian, on such specified date of termination (i) deliver directly to the successor custodian all Securities (other than Securities held in a Book-Entry System or Securities Depository) and cash then owned by the Fund and held by the Custodian as custodian, and (ii) transfer any Securities held in a Book-Entry System or Securities Depository to an account of or for the benefit of the Fund at the successor custodian, provided that the Trust shall have paid to the Custodian all fees, expenses and other amounts to the payment or reimbursement of which it shall then be entitled.  In addition, the Custodian shall, at the expense of the Trust, transfer to such successor all relevant books, records, correspondence, and other data established or maintained by the Custodian under this Agreement in a form reasonably acceptable to the Trust (if such form differs from the form in which the Custodian has maintained the same, the Trust shall pay any expenses associated with transferring the data to such form), and will cooperate in the transfer of such duties and responsibilities, including provision for assistance from the Custodian’s personnel in the establishment of books, records, and other data by such successor.  Upon such delivery and transfer, the Custodian shall be relieved of all obligations under this Agreement.
 
13.05   Failure to Appoint Successor Custodian .  If a successor custodian is not designated by the Trust on or before the date of termination of this Agreement, then the Custodian shall have the right to deliver to a bank or trust company of its own selection, which bank or trust company (i) is a “bank” as defined in the 1940 Act, and (ii) has aggregate capital, surplus and undivided profits as shown on its most recent published report of not less than $25 million, all Securities, cash and other property held by Custodian under this Agreement and to transfer to an account of or for the Fund at such bank or trust company all Securities of the Fund held in a Book-Entry System or Securities Depository.  Upon such delivery and transfer, such bank or trust company shall be the successor custodian under this Agreement and the Custodian shall be relieved of all obligations under this Agreement.  In addition, under these circumstances, all books, records and other data of the Trust shall be returned to the Trust.
 
 
 
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ARTICLE XIV.  

CLASS ACTIONS

The Custodian shall use its best efforts to identify and file claims for the Fund(s) involving any class action litigation that impacts any security the Fund(s) may have held during the class period.  The Trust agrees that the Custodian may file such claims on its behalf and understands that it may be waiving and/or releasing certain rights to make claims or otherwise pursue class action defendants who settle their claims.  Further, the Trust acknowledges that there is no guarantee these claims will result in any payment or partial payment of potential class action proceeds and that the timing of such payment, if any, is uncertain.

However, the Trust may instruct the Custodian to distribute class action notices and other relevant documentation to the Fund(s) or its designee and, if it so elects, will relieve the Custodian from any and all liability and responsibility for filing class action claims on behalf of the Fund(s).

In the event the Fund(s) are closed, the Custodian shall only file the class action claims upon written instructions by an authorized representative of the closed Fund(s).  Any expenses associated with such filing will be assessed against the proceeds received of any class action settlement.



ARTICLE XV.
 
MISCELLANEOUS
 
15.01            Compliance with Laws .  The Trust has and retains primary responsibility for all compliance matters relating to the Fund, including but not limited to compliance with the 1940 Act, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the USA Patriot Act of 2001 and the policies and limitations of the Fund relating to its portfolio investments as set forth in its Prospectus and statement of additional information.  The Custodian’s services hereunder shall not relieve the Trust of its responsibilities for assuring such compliance or the Board of Trustee’s oversight responsibility with respect thereto.
 
15.02    Amendment .  This Agreement may not be amended or modified in any manner except by written agreement executed by the Custodian and the Trust, and authorized or approved by the Board of Trustees.
 
15.03            Assignment .  This Agreement shall extend to and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns; provided, however, that this Agreement shall not be assignable by the Trust without the written consent of the Custodian, or by the Custodian without the written consent of the Trust accompanied by the authorization or approval of the Board of Trustees.
 
 
 
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15.04     Governing Law .  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Minnesota, without regard to conflicts of law principles.  To the extent that the applicable laws of the State of Minnesota, or any of the provisions herein, conflict with the applicable provisions of the 1940 Act, the latter shall control, and nothing herein shall be construed in a manner inconsistent with the 1940 Act or any rule or order of the SEC thereunder.
 
15.05    No Agency Relationship .  Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize or empower either party to act as agent for the other party to this Agreement, or to conduct business in the name, or for the account, of the other party to this Agreement.
 
15.06    Services Not Exclusive .  Nothing in this Agreement shall limit or restrict the Custodian from providing services to other parties that are similar or identical to some or all of the services provided hereunder.
 
15.07             Invalidity.   Any provision of this Agreement which may be determined by competent authority to be prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.  In such case, the parties shall in good faith modify or substitute such provision consistent with the original intent of the parties.
 
15.08    Notices .   Any notice required or permitted to be given by either party to the other shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given on the date delivered personally or by courier service, or three days after sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, or on the date sent and confirmed received by facsimile transmission to the other party’s address set forth below:
 
Notice to the Custodian shall be sent to:
U.S Bank, N.A.
1555 N. Rivercenter Dr., MK-WI-S302
Milwaukee, WI 53212

Attn:  Tom Fuller
Phone: 414-905-6118
Fax: 866-350-5066

and notice to the Trust shall be sent to:

Evercore Wealth Management, LLC
55 East 52 nd Street, 23 rd Floor
New York, NY 10055
Attn:  Middle Office
Phone: (212) 822-7620 or Fax: (212) 822-7630
 
15.09    Multiple Originals .  This Agreement may be executed on two or more counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed an original, but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
 
 
 
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15.10   No Waiver .  No failure by either party hereto to exercise, and no delay by such party in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof.  The exercise by either party hereto of any right hereunder shall not preclude the exercise of any other right, and the remedies provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided at law or in equity.
 
15.11   References to Custodian .  The Trust shall not circulate any printed matter which contains any reference to Custodian without the prior written approval of Custodian, excepting printed matter contained in the Prospectus or statement of additional information for the Fund and such other printed matter as merely identifies Custodian as custodian for the Fund.  The Trust shall submit printed matter requiring approval to Custodian in draft form, allowing sufficient time for review by Custodian and its counsel prior to any deadline for printing.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by a duly authorized officer on one or more counterparts as of the date first above written.
 
 
WALL STREET EWM FUNDS TRUST U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
   
   
By: John Rendinaro                                       By: /s/ Michael R. McVoy                             
   
Name: John Rendinaro Name: Michael R. McVoy
   
Title: Treasurer Title: Senior Vice President
 
 
 
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EXHIBIT A

AUTHORIZED PERSONS


Set forth below are the names and specimen signatures of the persons authorized by the Trust to administer the Fund Custody Accounts.


Name
Telephone/Fax Number
Signature
 John Rendinaro (212) 822-7643
 
/s/ John Redinaro                  
 
Abigail Dwyer  (212) 822-7625 
 
/s/ Abigail Dwyer                   
 
Amy Wu  (212) 822-7518 
 
/s/ Amy Wu                            
 
Joseph Baratta  (212) 822-7649 
 
/s/ Joseph Baratta                  
 
Michael Chung  (212) 497-0849 
 
/ s/ Michael Chung                 
 
 
Dianna Caban
 
(212) 822-7631  /s/ Dianna Caban                   
 
Tim Evnin
 
(212) 822-7618  /s/ Tim Evnin                         
 
Charles Ryan
 
(212) 822-7624  /s/ Charles Ryan                    
 
Mike Seppelt
 
(212) 656-2829                                                   
 
Alan Chan
 
(212) 823-6424  /s/ Alan Chan                        

 
 
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EXHIBIT B
 
to the Custody Agreement
 
Fund Names
 

Separate Series of Wall Street EWM Funds Trust

 
Name of Series
 
The Wall Street Fund
 
 
 
 
 
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EXHIBIT C to the Custody Agreement – Wall Street EWM Funds Trust
 

 
DOMESTIC CUSTODY SERVICES
FEE SCHEDULE at October 1, 2014
 
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
$____ /book entry DTC transaction/Federal Reserve transaction/principal paydown
$____ /U.S. Bank repurchase agreement transaction
$____ /short sale
$____ /option/future contract written, exercised or expired
$____ /mutual fund trade/Fed wire/margin variation Fed wire
$____ /physical security transaction
$____ /disbursement (waived if U.S. Bancorp is Administrator)
$____ /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 ____.
 
Chief Compliance Officer Support Fee*
§   $ ____ /year
 
Out-Of-Pocket Expenses
Including but not limited to expenses incurred in the safekeeping, delivery and receipt of securities, shipping, transfer fees, deposit withdrawals at custodian (DWAC) fees, and extraordinary expenses based upon complexity.
 
*Subject to annual CPI increase, Milwaukee MSA.
Fees are billed monthly.
 
 
 
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EXHIBIT C (continued) to the Custody Agreement –Wall Street EWM Funds Trust
 
GLOBAL SUB-CUSTODIAL SERVICES
ANNUAL FEE SCHEDULE  at October 1, 2014
Country
Instrument
Safekeeping
(BPS)
Transaction
Fee
 
Country
Instrument
Safekeeping
(BPS)
Transaction
Fee
Argentina
All
____
$____
 
Lebanon
All
____
$____
Australia
All
____
$____
 
Lithuania
All
____
$____
Austria
All
____
$____
 
Luxembourg
All
____
$____
Bahrain
All
____
$____
 
Malaysia
All
____
$____
Bangladesh
All
____
$____
 
Mali*
All
____
$____
Belgium
All
____
$____
 
Malta
All
____
$____
Benin*
All
____
$____
 
Mauritius
All
____
$____
Bermuda
All
____
$____
 
Mexico
All
____
$____
Botswana
All
____
$____
 
Morocco
All
____
$____
Brazil
All
____
$____
 
Namibia
All
____
$____
Bulgaria
All
____
$____
 
Netherlands
All
____
$____
Burkina Faso*
All
____
$____
 
New Zealand
All
____
$____
Canada
All
____
$____
 
Niger*
All
____
$____
Cayman Islands*
All
____
$____
 
Nigeria
All
____
$____
Channel Islands*
All
____
$____
 
Norway
All
____
$____
Chile
All
____
$____
 
Oman
All
____
$____
China“A” Shares
All
____
$____
 
Pakistan
All
____
$____
China“B” Shares
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
____
$____
Ecuador
All
____
$____
 
Russia
MINFINs
____
$____
Egypt
All
____
$____
 
Senegal*
All
____
$____
Estonia
All
____
$____
 
Singapore
All
____
$____
Euromarkets(3)
All
____
$____
 
Slovak Republic
All
____
$____
Finland
All
____
$____
 
Slovenia
All
____
$____
France
All
____
$____
 
South Africa
All
____
$____
Germany
All
____
$____
 
South Korea
All
____
$____
Ghana
All
____
$____
 
Spain
All
____
$____
Greece
All
____
$____
 
Sri Lanka
All
____
$____
Guinea Bissau*
All
____
$____
 
Swaziland
All
____
$____
Hong Kong
All
____
$____
 
Sweden
All
____
$____
Hungary
All
____
$____
 
Switzerland
All
____
$____
Iceland
All
____
$____
 
Taiwan
All
____
$____
India
All
____
$____
 
Thailand
All
____
$____
Indonesia
All
____
$____
 
Togo*
All
____
$____
Ireland
All
____
$____
 
Trinidad & Tobago*
All
____
$____
Israel
All
____
$____
 
Tunisia
All
____
$____
Italy
All
____
$____
 
Turkey
All
____
$____
Ivory Coast
All
____
$____
 
UAE
All
____
$____
Jamaica*
All
____
$____
 
United Kingdom
All
____
$____
Japan
All
____
$____
 
Ukraine
All
____
$____
Jordan
All
____
$____
 
Uruguay
All
____
$____
Kazakhstan
All
____
$____
 
Venezuela
All
____
$____
Kenya
All
____
$____
 
Vietnam*
All
____
$____
Latvia
Equities
____
$____
 
Zambia
All
____
$____
Latvia
Bonds
____
$____
         
* Additional customer documentation and indemnification will be required prior to establishing accounts in these markets.

Annual Base Fee - $____ per account (fund) will apply if the individual fund owns 6 or more foreign securities.

§  
Euroclear – Eurobonds only.  Eurobonds are held in Euroclear at a standard rate, but other types of securities (including but not limited to equities, domestic market debt and mutual funds) will be subject to a surcharge.  In addition, certain transactions that are delivered within Euroclear or from a Euroclear account to a third party depository or settlement system, will be subject to a surcharge (surcharge schedule available upon request).
 
 
 
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§  
For all other markets specified above, surcharges may apply if a security is held outside of the local market.

Straight Through Processing – fees waived.

Cash Transactions:
§  
3 rd Party Foreign Exchange – a Foreign Exchange transaction undertaken through a 3 rd party will be charged $____.

Tax Reclamation Services: May be subject to additional charges depending upon the service level agreed.  Tax reclaims that have been outstanding for more than 6 (six) months with the client will be charged $____ per claim.

Out of Pocket Expenses
§  
Charges incurred by U.S. Bank, N.A.  for local taxes, stamp duties or other local duties and assessments, stock exchange fees, postage and insurance for shipping, facsimile reporting, extraordinary telecommunications fees, proxy services and other shareholder communications or other expenses which are unique to a country in which the client or its clients is investing will be passed along as incurred.
§  
A surcharge may be added to certain out-of-pocket expenses listed herein to cover handling, servicing and other administrative costs associated with the activities giving rise to such expenses.  Also, certain expenses are charged at a predetermined flat rate.
§  
SWIFT reporting and message fees.
 
 
 
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EXHIBIT D
 

SHAREHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS ACT AUTHORIZATION

WALL STREET EWM FUNDS TRUST


The Shareholder Communications Act of 1985 requires banks and trust companies to make an effort to permit direct communication between a company which issues securities and the shareholder who votes those securities.

Unless you specifically require us to NOT release your name and address to requesting companies, we are required by law to disclose your name and address.

Your “yes” or “no” to disclosure will apply to all securities U.S. Bank holds for you now and in the future, unless you change your mind and notify us in writing.



______ YES
 
U.S. Bank is authorized to provide the Trust’s name, address and security
position to requesting companies whose stock is owned by the Trust.
     
______ NO
 
U.S. Bank is NOT authorized to provide the Trust’s name, address and security
position to requesting companies whose stock is owned by the Trust.




WALL STREET EWM FUNDS TRUST

By: /s/ John Rendinaro                              

Title: Treasurer                                           

Date: 9/30/2014                                           


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FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICING AGREEMENT
 
THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of this 1st day of October, 2014, by and between WALL STREET EWM FUNDS TRUST , a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”) and U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC , a Wisconsin limited liability company (“USBFS”).
 
WHEREAS, the Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company, and is authorized to issue shares of beneficial interest in separate series, with each such series representing interests in a separate portfolio of securities and other assets;
 
WHEREAS, USBFS is, among other things, in the business of providing fund administration services for the benefit of its customers; and
 
WHEREAS, the Company desires to retain USBFS to provide fund administration services to each series of the Company listed on Exhibit A hereto (as amended from time to time) (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”).
 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual covenants herein contained, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, do hereby agree as follows:
 
1.  
Appointment of USBFS as Administrator
 
The Trust hereby appoints USBFS as administrator of the Trust on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, and USBFS hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to perform the services and duties set forth in this Agreement.  The services and duties of USBFS shall be confined to those matters expressly set forth herein, and no implied duties are assumed by or may be asserted against USBFS hereunder.
 
2.  
Services and Duties of USBFS
 
USBFS shall provide the following administration services to the Fund:
 
A.  
General Fund Management:
(1)  
Act as liaison among Fund service providers.

(2)  
Supply:
a.  
Office facilities (which may be in USBFS’, or an affiliate’s, or Fund’s own offices).
b.  
Non-investment-related statistical and research data as requested.

(3)  
Coordinate the Trust’s board of trustees’ (the “Board of Trustees” or the “Trustees”) communications, such as:
 
 
 
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a.  
Prepare meeting agendas and resolutions, with the assistance of Fund counsel.
b.  
Prepare reports for the Board of Trustees based on financial and administrative data.
c.  
Assist with the selection of the independent auditor.
d.  
Secure and monitor fidelity bond and director and officer liability coverage, and make the necessary Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) filings relating thereto.
e.  
Prepare minutes of meetings of the Board of Trustees and Fund shareholders.
f.  
Recommend dividend declarations to the Board of Trustees and prepare and distribute to appropriate parties notices announcing declaration of dividends and other distributions to shareholders.
g.  
Attend Board of Trustees meetings and present materials for Trustees’ review at such meetings.

(4)  
Audits:
a.  
For the annual Fund audit, prepare appropriate schedules and materials. Provide requested information to the independent auditors, and facilitate the audit process.
b.  
For SEC or other regulatory audits, provide requested information to the SEC or other regulatory agencies and facilitate the audit process.
c.  
For all audits, provide office facilities, as needed.

(5)  
Assist with overall operations of the Fund.
(6)  
Pay Fund expenses upon written authorization from the Trust.
(7)  
Keep the Trust’s governing documents, including its charter, bylaws and minute books, but only to the extent such documents are provided to USBFS by the Trust or its representatives for safe keeping.

B.  
Compliance:
(1)  
Regulatory Compliance:
a.  
Monitor compliance with the 1940 Act requirements, including:
 
(i)
Asset and diversification tests.
 
(ii)
Total return and SEC yield calculations.
 
(iii)
Maintenance of books and records under Rule 31a-3.
 
(iv)
Code of ethics requirements under Rule 17j-1 for the disinterested Trustees.

b.  
Monitor Fund's compliance with the policies and investment limitations as set forth in its prospectus (the “Prospectus”) and statement of additional information (the “SAI”).

c.  
Perform its duties hereunder in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations and provide any sub-certifications reasonably requested by the Trust in connection with (i) any certification required of the Trust pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “SOX Act”) or any rules or regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder, and (ii) the operation of USBFS’ compliance program as it relates to the Trust, provided the same shall not be deemed to change USBFS’ standard of care as set forth herein.
 
 
 
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d.  
Monitor applicable regulatory and operational service issues, and update Board of Trustees periodically.

(2)  
Blue Sky Compliance:
a.  
Prepare and file with the appropriate state securities authorities any and all required compliance filings relating to the qualification of the securities of the Fund so as to enable the Fund to make a continuous offering of its shares in all states and applicable U.S. territories.
b.  
Monitor status and maintain registrations in each state and applicable U.S. territories.
c.  
Provide updates regarding material developments in state securities regulation.

(3)  
SEC Registration and Reporting:
a.  
Assist Fund counsel in annual update of the Registration Statement.
b.  
Prepare and file annual and semiannual shareholder reports, Form N-SAR, Form N-CSR, Form N-Q filings and Rule 24f-2 notices.  As requested by the Trust, prepare and file Form N-PX filings.
c.  
Coordinate the printing, filing and mailing of Prospectuses and shareholder reports, and amendments and supplements thereto.
d.  
File fidelity bond under Rule 17g-1.
e.  
Monitor sales of Fund shares and ensure that such shares are properly registered or qualified, as applicable, with the SEC and the appropriate state authorities.
f.  
Assist Fund counsel in preparation of proxy statements and information statements, as requested by the Trust.

(4)  
IRS Compliance:
a.  
Monitor the Trust’s status as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), including without limitation, review of the following:
 
(i)
Diversification requirements.
 
(ii)
Qualifying income requirements.
 
(iii)
Distribution requirements.

b.  
Calculate required annual excise distribution amounts for the review and approval of Fund management and/or its independent accountant.
 
 
 
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C.  
Financial Reporting:
(1)  
Provide financial data required by the Prospectus and SAI.
(2)  
Prepare financial reports for officers, shareholders, tax authorities, performance reporting companies, the Board of Trustees, the SEC, and the independent auditor.
(3)  
Supervise the Fund’s custodian and fund accountants in the maintenance of the Fund’s general ledger and in the preparation of the Fund’s financial statements, including oversight of expense accruals and payments, the determination of net asset value and the declaration and payment of dividends and other distributions to shareholders.
(4)  
Compute the yield, total return, expense ratio and portfolio turnover rate of the Fund.
(5)  
Monitor expense accruals and make adjustments as necessary; notify the Trust’s management of adjustments expected to materially affect the Fund’s expense ratio.
(6)  
Prepare financial statements, which include, without limitation, the following items:
a.  
Schedule of Investments.
b.  
Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
c.  
Statement of Operations.
d.  
Statement of Changes in Net Assets.
e.  
Statement of Cash Flows (if applicable).
f.  
Financial Highlights.
(7)  
Pursuant to Rule 31a-1(b)(9) of the 1940 Act, prepare quarterly broker security transaction summaries.

D.  
Tax Reporting:

(1)  
Prepare for the review of the independent accountants and/or Fund management the federal and state tax returns including without limitation, Form 1120 RIC and applicable state returns including any necessary schedules. USBFS will prepare annual Fund federal and state income tax return filings as authorized by and based on the instructions received by Fund management and/or its independent accountant.  File on a timely basis appropriate federal and state tax returns including, without limitation, Forms 1120/8613, with any necessary schedules.
(2)  
Provide the Fund’s management and Fund’s independent accountant with tax reporting information pertaining to the Fund and available to USBFS as required in a timely manner.
(3)  
Prepare Fund financial statement tax footnote disclosures for the review and approval of Fund Management and/or its independent accountant.
(4)  
Prepare and file on behalf of Fund management Form 1099 MISC Forms for payments to disinterested Trustees and other qualifying service providers.
(5)  
Monitor wash sale losses.
 
 
 
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(6)  
Calculate Qualified Dividend Income (“QDI”) for qualifying Fund shareholders.

3.  
License of Data; Warranty; Termination of Rights
 
 
A .
USBFS has entered into an agreement with MSCI index data services (“MSCI”), Standard & Poor Financial Services LLC (“S&P”), and FactSet Research Systems Inc. (“FACTSET”) and obligates USBFS to include a list of required provisions in this Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit B .  The index data services being provided to the Trust by USBFS pursuant hereto (collectively, the “Data”) are being licensed, not sold, to the Trust.  The provisions in Exhibit B shall not have any affect upon the standard of care and liability USBFS has set forth in Section 6 of this Agreement.
 
 
B.
The Trust agrees to indemnify and hold harmless USBFS, its information providers, and any other third party involved in or related to the making or compiling of the Data, their affiliates and subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from and against any claims, losses, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, as incurred, arising in and any manner out of the Trust’s or any third party’s use of, or inability to use, the Data or any breach by the Trust of any provision contained in this Agreement.  The immediately preceding sentence shall not have any effect upon the standard of care and liability of USBFS as set forth in Section 6 of this Agreement.
 
4.  
Compensation
 
USBFS shall be compensated for providing the services set forth in this Agreement in accordance with the fee schedule set forth on Exhibit C hereto (as amended from time to time). USBFS shall also be compensated for such out-of-pocket expenses (e.g., telecommunication charges, postage and delivery charges, and reproduction charges) as are reasonably incurred by USBFS in performing its duties hereunder.  The Trust shall pay all such fees and reimbursable expenses within 30 calendar days following receipt of the billing notice, except for any fee or expense subject to a good faith dispute.  The Trust shall notify USBFS in writing within 30 calendar days following receipt of each invoice if the Trust is disputing any amounts in good faith. The Trust shall pay such disputed amounts within 10 calendar days of the day on which the parties agree to the amount to be paid.  With the exception of any fee or expense the Trust is disputing in good faith as set forth above, unpaid invoices shall accrue a finance charge of 1½% per month after the due date. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, amounts owed by the Trust to USBFS shall only be paid out of the assets and property of the particular Fund involved.
 
 
 
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5.  
Representations and Warranties
 
A.  
The Trust hereby represents and warrants to USBFS, which representations and warranties shall be deemed to be continuing throughout the term of this Agreement, that:

 
(1)
It is duly organized and existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, with full power to carry on its business as now conducted, to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder;

 
(2)
This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Trust in accordance with all requisite action and constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the Trust, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting the rights and remedies of creditors and secured parties; and

 
(3)
It is conducting its business in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws and regulations, both state and federal, and has obtained all regulatory approvals necessary to carry on its business as now conducted; there is no statute, rule, regulation, order or judgment binding on it and no provision of its charter, bylaws or any contract binding it or affecting its property which would prohibit its execution or performance of this Agreement.

B.  
USBFS hereby represents and warrants to the Trust, which representations and warranties shall be deemed to be continuing throughout the term of this Agreement, that:

 
(1)
It is duly organized and existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, with full power to carry on its business as now conducted, to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder;

 
(2)
This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by USBFS in accordance with all requisite action and constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of USBFS, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting the rights and remedies of creditors and secured parties; and

 
(3)
It is conducting its business in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws and regulations, both state and federal, and has obtained all regulatory approvals necessary to carry on its business as now conducted; there is no statute, rule, regulation, order or judgment binding on it and no provision of its charter, bylaws or any contract binding it or affecting its property which would prohibit its execution or performance of this Agreement.
 
 
 
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6.  
Standard of Care; Indemnification; Limitation of Liability
 
A.  
USBFS shall exercise reasonable care in the performance of its duties under this Agreement.  USBFS shall not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Trust in connection with its duties under this Agreement, including losses resulting from mechanical breakdowns or the failure of communication or power supplies beyond USBFS’ control, except a loss arising out of or relating to USBFS’ refusal or failure to comply with the terms of this Agreement or from its bad faith, negligence, or willful misconduct in the performance of its duties under this Agreement.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if USBFS has exercised reasonable care in the performance of its duties under this Agreement, the Trust shall indemnify and hold harmless USBFS from and against any and all claims, demands, losses, expenses, and liabilities of any and every nature (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) that USBFS may sustain or incur or that may be asserted against USBFS by any person arising out of any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in performing the services hereunder (i) in accordance with the foregoing standards, or (ii) in reliance upon any written or oral instruction provided to USBFS by any duly authorized officer of the Trust, as approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust, except for any and all claims, demands, losses, expenses, and liabilities arising out of or relating to USBFS’ refusal or failure to comply with the terms of this Agreement or from its bad faith, negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of its duties under this Agreement.  This indemnity shall be a continuing obligation of the Trust, its successors and assigns, notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement.  As used in this paragraph, the term “USBFS” shall include USBFS’ directors, officers and employees.

USBFS shall indemnify and hold the Trust harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, losses, expenses, and liabilities of any and every nature (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) that the Trust may sustain or incur or that may be asserted against the Trust by any person arising out of any action taken or omitted to be taken by USBFS as a result of USBFS’ refusal or failure to comply with the terms of this Agreement, or from its bad faith, negligence, or willful misconduct in the performance of its duties under this Agreement.  This indemnity shall be a continuing obligation of USBFS, its successors and assigns, notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement.  As used in this paragraph, the term “Trust” shall include the Trust’s trustees, officers and employees.

Neither party to this Agreement shall be liable to the other party for consequential, special or punitive damages under any provision of this Agreement.

In the event of a mechanical breakdown or failure of communication or power supplies beyond its control, USBFS shall take all reasonable steps to minimize service interruptions for any period that such interruption continues.  USBFS will make every reasonable effort to restore any lost or damaged data and correct any errors resulting from such a breakdown at the expense of USBFS.  USBFS agrees that it shall, at all times, have reasonable contingency plans with appropriate parties, making reasonable provision for emergency use of electrical data processing equipment to the extent appropriate equipment is available.  Representatives of the Trust shall be entitled to inspect USBFS’ premises and operating capabilities at any time during regular business hours of USBFS, upon reasonable notice to USBFS.  Moreover, USBFS shall provide the Trust, at such times as the Trust may reasonably require, copies of reports rendered by independent accountants on the internal controls and procedures of USBFS relating to the services provided by USBFS under this Agreement.
 
 
 
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Notwithstanding the above, USBFS reserves the right to reprocess and correct administrative errors at its own expense.

B.  
In order that the indemnification provisions contained in this section shall apply, it is understood that if in any case the indemnitor may be asked to indemnify or hold the indemnitee harmless, the indemnitor shall be fully and promptly advised of all pertinent facts concerning the situation in question, and it is further understood that the indemnitee will use all reasonable care to notify the indemnitor promptly concerning any situation that presents or appears likely to present the probability of a claim for indemnification. The indemnitor shall have the option to defend the indemnitee against any claim that may be the subject of this indemnification.  In the event that the indemnitor so elects, it will so notify the indemnitee and thereupon the indemnitor shall take over complete defense of the claim, and the indemnitee shall in such situation initiate no further legal or other expenses for which it shall seek indemnification under this section.  The indemnitee shall in no case confess any claim or make any compromise in any case in which the indemnitor will be asked to indemnify the indemnitee except with the indemnitor’s prior written consent.

C.  
The indemnity and defense provisions set forth in this Section 6 shall indefinitely survive the termination and/or assignment of this Agreement.

D.  
If USBFS is acting in another capacity for the Trust pursuant to a separate agreement, nothing herein shall be deemed to relieve USBFS of any of its obligations in such other capacity.

E.  
In conjunction with the tax services provided to each Fund by USBFS hereunder, USBFS shall not be deemed to act as an income tax return preparer for any purpose including as such term is defined under Section 7701(a)(36) of the IRC, or any successor thereof.  Any information provided by USBFS to a Fund for income tax reporting purposes with respect to any item of income, gain, loss, or credit will be performed solely in USBFS’ administrative capacity. USBFS shall not be required to determine, and shall not take any position with respect to whether, the reasonable belief standard described in Section 6694 of the IRC has been satisfied with respect to any income tax item.  Each Fund, and any appointees thereof, shall have the right to inspect the transaction summaries produced and aggregated by USBFS, and any supporting documents thereto, in connection with the tax reporting services provided to each Fund by USBFS.  USBFS shall not be liable for the provision or omission of any tax advice with respect to any information provided by USBFS to a Fund. The tax information provided by USBFS shall be pertinent to the data and information made available to us, and is neither derived from nor construed as tax advice.
 
 
 
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7.  
Data Necessary to Perform Services
 
The Trust or its agent shall furnish to USBFS the data necessary to perform the services described herein at such times and in such form as mutually agreed upon.
 
8.  
Proprietary and Confidential Information
 
USBFS agrees on behalf of itself and its directors, officers, and employees to treat confidentially and as proprietary information of the Trust, all records and other information relative to the Trust and prior, present, or potential shareholders of the Trust (and clients of said shareholders), and not to use such records and information for any purpose other than the performance of its responsibilities and duties hereunder, except (i) after prior notification to and approval in writing by the Trust, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld and may not be withheld where USBFS may be exposed to civil or criminal contempt proceedings for failure to comply, (ii) when requested to divulge such information by duly constituted authorities, or (iii) when so requested by the Trust.  Records and other information which have become known to the public through no wrongful act of USBFS or any of its employees, agents or representatives, and information that was already in the possession of USBFS prior to receipt thereof from the Trust or its agent, shall not be subject to this paragraph.
 
Further, USBFS will adhere to the privacy policies adopted by the Trust pursuant to Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, as may be modified from time to time.  In this regard, USBFS shall have in place and maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards reasonably designed to protect the security, confidentiality and integrity of, and to prevent unauthorized access to or use of, records and information relating to the Trust and its shareholders
 
9.  
Records
 
USBFS shall keep records relating to the services to be performed hereunder in the form and manner, and for such period, as it may deem advisable and is agreeable to the Trust, but not inconsistent with the rules and regulations of appropriate government authorities, in particular, Section 31 of the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder.  USBFS agrees that all such records prepared or maintained by USBFS relating to the services to be performed by USBFS hereunder are the property of the Trust and will be preserved, maintained, and made available in accordance with such applicable sections and rules of the 1940 Act and will be promptly surrendered to the Trust or its designee on and in accordance with its request
 
 
 
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10.  
Compliance with Laws
 
The Trust has and retains primary responsibility for all compliance matters relating to the Fund, including but not limited to compliance with the 1940 Act, the Code, the SOX Act, the USA Patriot Act of 2001 and the policies and limitations of the Trust relating to its portfolio investments as set forth in its Prospectus and SAI.  USBFS’ services hereunder shall not relieve the Trust of its responsibilities for assuring such compliance or the Board of Trustee’s oversight responsibility with respect thereto
 
11.  
Terms of Agreement; Amendment
 
This Agreement shall become effective as of the date first written above and will continue in effect for a period of three (3) years. However, this Agreement may be terminated by either party upon giving 90 days prior written notice to the other party or such shorter period as is mutually agreed upon by the parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be terminated by any party upon the breach of the other party of any material term of this Agreement if such breach is not cured within 15 days of notice of such breach to the breaching party.  This Agreement may not be amended or modified in any manner except by written agreement executed by USBFS and the Trust, and authorized or approved by the Board of Trustees.
 
12.  
Early Termination
 
In the absence of any material breach of this Agreement, should the Trust elect to terminate this Agreement prior to the end of the three year term, the Trust agrees to pay the following fees:
 
a.  
all monthly fees through the life of the Agreement, including the repayment of any negotiated discounts;
b.  
all fees associated with converting services to successor service provider;
c.  
all fees associated with any record retention and/or tax reporting obligations that may not be eliminated due to the conversion to a successor service provider;
d.   all out-of-pocket costs associated with a-c above
 
13.  
Duties in the Event of Termination
 
In the event that, in connection with termination, a successor to any of USBFS’ duties or responsibilities hereunder is designated by the Trust by written notice to USBFS, USBFS will promptly, upon such termination and at the expense of the Trust, transfer to such successor all relevant books, records, correspondence, and other data established or maintained by USBFS under this Agreement in a form reasonably acceptable to the Trust (if such form differs from the form in which USBFS has maintained the same, the Trust shall pay any expenses associated with transferring the data to such form), and will cooperate in the transfer of such duties and responsibilities, including provision for assistance from USBFS’ personnel in the establishment of books, records, and other data by such successor.  If no such successor is designated, then such books, records and other data shall be returned to the Trust
 
14.  
Assignment
 
This Agreement shall extend to and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns; provided, however, that this Agreement shall not be assignable by the Trust without the written consent of USBFS, or by USBFS without the written consent of the Trust accompanied by the authorization or approval of the Trust’s Board of Trustees
 
15.  
Governing Law
 
This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Wisconsin, without regard to conflicts of law principles.  To the extent that the applicable laws of the State of Wisconsin, or any of the provisions herein, conflict with the applicable provisions of the 1940 Act, the latter shall control, and nothing herein shall be construed in a manner inconsistent with the 1940 Act or any rule or order of the SEC thereunder.
 
 
 
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16.  
No Agency Relationship
 
Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize or empower either party to act as agent for the other party to this Agreement, or to conduct business in the name, or for the account, of the other party to this Agreement.
 
17.  
Services Not Exclusive
 
Nothing in this Agreement shall limit or restrict USBFS from providing services to other parties that are similar or identical to some or all of the services provided hereunder.
 
18.  
Invalidity
 
Any provision of this Agreement which may be determined by competent authority to be prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.  In such case, the parties shall in good faith modify or substitute such provision consistent with the original intent of the parties
 
19.  
Legal-Related Services
 
Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to appoint USBFS and its officers, directors and employees as the Trust attorneys, form attorney-client relationships or require the provision of legal advice.  The Trust acknowledges that in-house USBFS attorneys exclusively represent USBFS and rely on outside counsel retained by the Trust to review all services provided by in-house USBFS attorneys and to provide independent judgment on the Trust’s behalf.  The Trust acknowledges that because no attorney-client relationship exists between in-house USBFS attorneys and the Trust, any information provided to USBFS attorneys may not be privileged and may be subject to compulsory disclosure under certain circumstances.  USBFS represents that it will maintain the confidentiality of information disclosed to its in-house attorneys on a best efforts basis
 
 
 
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20.  
Notices
 
Any notice required or permitted to be given by either party to the other shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given on the date delivered personally or by courier service, or three days after sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, or on the date sent and confirmed received by facsimile transmission to the other party’s address set forth below
 
Notice to USBFS shall be sent to:
 
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202

and notice to the Trust shall be sent to:
 
Evercore Wealth Management, LLC
55 East 52 nd Street, 23 rd Floor
New York, NY 10055
 
21.  
Multiple Originals
 
This Agreement may be executed on two or more counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument
 

 

 

 
[Signatures on the following page]
 
 
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by a duly authorized officer on one or more counterparts as of the date first above written.
 
 
 
WALL STREET EWM FUNDS TRUST U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC
   
   
By: /s/ John Rendinaro                               By: /s/ Michael R. McVoy                             
   
Name:  John Rendinaro  Name: Michael R. McVoy
   
Title:  Treasurer Title: Executive Vice President
 
 
 
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Exhibit A
to the
Fund Administration Servicing Agreement

Fund Names



Name of Series
The Wall Street Fund






 
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Exhibit B to the Fund Administration Servicing Agreement – Wall Street EWM Funds Trust

REQUIRED PROVISIONS OF MSCI, S&P AND FACTSET

·  
The Trust shall represent that it will use the Data solely for internal purposes and will not redistribute the Data in any form or manner to any third party.
 
·  
The Trust shall represent that it will not use or permit anyone else to use the Data in connection with creating, managing, advising, writing, trading, marketing or promoting any securities or financial instruments or products, including, but not limited to, funds, synthetic or derivative securities (e.g., options, warrants, swaps, and futures), whether listed on an exchange or traded over the counter or on a private-placement basis or otherwise or to create any indices (custom or otherwise).
 
·  
The Trust shall represent that it will treat the Data as proprietary to MSCI, S&P and FACTSET.  Further, the Trust shall acknowledge that MSCI, S&P and FACTSET are the sole and exclusive owners of the Data and all trade secrets, copyrights, trademarks and other intellectual property rights in or to the Data.
 
·  
The Trust  shall represent that it will not (i) copy any component of the Data, (ii) alter, modify or adapt any component of the Data, including, but not limited to, translating, decompiling, disassembling, reverse engineering or creating derivative works, or (iii) make any component of the Data available to any other person or organization (including, without limitation, the Trust’s  present and future parents, subsidiaries or affiliates) directly or indirectly, for any of the foregoing or for any other use, including, without limitation, by loan, rental, service bureau, external time sharing or similar arrangement.
 
·  
The Trust shall be obligated to reproduce on all permitted copies of the Data all copyright, proprietary rights and restrictive legends appearing on the Data.
 
·  
The Trust shall acknowledge that it assumes the entire risk of using the Data and shall agree to hold MSCI or S&P or FACTSET harmless from any claims that may arise in connection with any use of the Data by the Trust.
 
·  
The Trust shall acknowledge that MSCI or S&P or FACTSET may, in its sole and absolute discretion and at any time, terminate USBFS’ right to receive and/or use the Data.
 
·  
The Trust shall acknowledge that MSCI, S&P and FACTSET are third party beneficiaries of the Customer Agreement between S&P, MSCI, FACTSET and USBFS, entitled to enforce all provisions of such agreement relating to the Data.
 
THE DATA IS PROVIDED TO THE TRUST ON AN "AS IS" BASIS.  USBFS, ITS INFORMATION PROVIDERS, AND ANY OTHER THIRD PARTY INVOLVED IN OR RELATED TO THE MAKING OR COMPILING OF THE DATA MAKE NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE DATA (OR THE RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY THE USE THEREOF).  USBFS, ITS INFORMATION PROVIDERS AND ANY OTHER THIRD PARTY INVOLVED IN OR RELATED TO THE MAKING OR COMPILING OF THE DATA EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF ORIGINALITY, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 
 
 
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Exhibit B (continued) to the Fund Administration Servicing Agreement
Wall Street EWM Funds Trust


THE TRUST ASSUMES THE ENTIRE RISK OF ANY USE THE TRUST MAY MAKE OF THE DATA.  IN NO EVENT SHALL USBFS, ITS INFORMATION PROVIDERS OR ANY THIRD PARTY INVOLVED IN OR RELATED TO THE MAKING OR COMPILING OF THE DATA, BE LIABLE TO THE TRUST, OR ANY OTHER THIRD PARTY, FOR ANY DIRECT OR INDIRECT DAMAGES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST SAVINGS OR OTHER INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE INABILITY OF THE TRUST TO USE THE DATA, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, EVEN IF USBFS, ANY OF ITS INFORMATION PROVIDERS, OR ANY OTHER THIRD PARTY INVOLVED IN OR RELATED TO THE MAKING OR COMPILING OF THE DATA HAS BEEN ADVISED OF OR OTHERWISE MIGHT HAVE ANTICIPATED THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.



 
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Exhibit C to the Fund Administration Servicing Agreement – Wall Street EWM Funds Trust

FUND ADMINISTRATION & PORTFOLIO COMPLIANCE SERVICES
FEE SCHEDULE at October 1, 2014
 
Domestic Funds
Annual Fee Based Upon Average Net Assets Per Fund*
      
 ____ basis points on the first $____     
 ____ basis points on the next $____      
 ____ basis points on the balance
       Minimum annual fee:  $____ per fund portfolio
 
Services Included in Annual Fee Per Fund
§   Advisor Information Source Web Portal
 
Legal Administration Prospectus Drafting in support of external legal counsel:
§   $ ____ per new fund
 
Chief Compliance Officer Support Fee*
§   $ ____ /year
 
Multiple Classes – Add the following for each class beyond the first class:
§   $ ____ base fee
 
Out-Of-Pocket Expenses
Including but not limited to postage, stationery, programming, special reports, third-party data provider costs (including GICS, MSCI, etc), proxies, insurance, EDGAR/XBRL filing, retention of records, federal and state regulatory filing fees, expenses from Board of directors meetings, third party auditing and legal expenses, wash sales reporting (GainsKeeper), tax e-filing charges, and conversion expenses (if necessary).
 
Additional Services
Available but not included above are the following services – USBFS legal administration (e.g., registration statement update), daily performance reporting, daily compliance testing (Charles River), Section 15(c) reporting, equity attribution, electronic Board book portal (BookMark), and additional services mutually agreed upon.
 
 
 
*Subject to annual CPI increase, Milwaukee MSA.
Fees are billed monthly.

 
 
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Exhibit C (continued) to the Fund Administration Servicing Agreement
Wall Street EWM Funds Trust


FUND ADMINSTRATION
SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES
FEE SCHEDULE  at October 1, 2014
 
 
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:
§   $ ____ additional 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
 
Section 15(c) Reporting
§   $ ____ /fund per report – first class
§   $ ____ /additional class report
 

 
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TRANSFER AGENT SERVICING AGREEMENT
 
 
THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of this 1st day of October, 2014, by and between WALL STREET EWM FUNDS TRUST , a Delaware statutory trust (the "Trust") and U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC , a Wisconsin limited liability company ("USBFS").
 
WHEREAS, the Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as an open-end management investment company, and is authorized to issue shares of beneficial interest in separate series, with each such series representing interests in a separate portfolio of securities and other assets;
 
WHEREAS, USBFS is, among other things, in the business of administering transfer and dividend disbursing agent functions for the benefit of its customers; and
 
WHEREAS, the Trust desires to retain USBFS to provide transfer and dividend disbursing agent services to each series of the Trust listed on Exhibit A hereto (as amended from time to time) (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”).
 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual covenants herein contained, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, do hereby agree as follows:
 
1.  
Appointment of USBFS as Transfer Agent
 
The Trust hereby appoints USBFS as transfer agent of the Trust on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, and USBFS hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to perform the services and duties set forth in this Agreement.  The services and duties of USBFS shall be confined to those matters expressly set forth herein, and no implied duties are assumed by or may be asserted against USBFS hereunder.
 
2.  
Services and Duties of USBFS
 
USBFS shall provide the following transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent services to the Fund:
 
A.  
Receive and process all orders for the purchase, exchange, transfer, and/or redemption of Fund shares in accordance with Rule 22c-1 under the 1940 Act, other applicable regulations, and as specified in the Fund's prospectus (the "Prospectus”).

B.  
Process purchase and redemption orders with prompt delivery, where appropriate, of payment and supporting documentation to the shareholder based on the shareholder’s or the Trust’s custodian instructions, and record the appropriate number of shares being held in the appropriate shareholder account.

 
 
 

 

C.  
Process redemption requests received in good order and, where relevant, deliver appropriate documentation to the Trust's custodian.

D.  
Pay proceeds upon receipt from the Trust's custodian, where relevant, in accordance with the instructions of redeeming shareholders.

E.  
Process transfers of shares in accordance with the shareholder's instructions, after receipt of appropriate documentation from the shareholder as specified in the Prospectus.

F.  
Prepare and transmit payments, or apply reinvestments for income dividends and capital gains distributions declared by the Trust with respect to a Fund, after deducting any amount required to be withheld by any applicable laws, rules and regulations and in accordance with shareholder instructions.

G.  
Serve as the Fund’s agent in connection with systematic plans including, but not limited to, systematic investment plans, systematic withdrawal plans, and systematic exchange plans.

H.  
Make changes to shareholder records, including, but not limited to, address and plan changes (e.g., systematic investment and withdrawal, dividend reinvestment).
 
I.  
Handle load and multi-class processing, including rights of accumulation and purchases by letters of intent in accordance with the Prospectus.

J.  
Record the issuance of shares of each Fund and maintain, pursuant to Rule 17Ad-10(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), a record of the total number of shares of each Fund which are authorized, issued and outstanding.

K.  
Prepare ad-hoc reports as necessary at prevailing rates.

L.  
Mail shareholder reports and Prospectuses to current shareholders.

M.  
Prepare and file U.S. Treasury Department Forms 1099 and other appropriate information returns required with respect to dividends and distributions for all shareholders.

N.  
Provide shareholder account information upon shareholder or Trust requests and prepare and mail confirmations and statements of account to shareholders for all purchases, redemptions and other confirmable transactions as agreed upon with the Trust.

O.  
Mail and/or obtain shareholders’ certifications under penalties of perjury and pay on a timely basis to the appropriate federal or state authorities any taxes to be withheld on dividends and distributions paid by the Trust, all as required by applicable federal and state tax laws and regulations.
 
 
 
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P.  
Answer correspondence from shareholders, securities brokers and others relating to USBFS’ duties hereunder within required time periods established by applicable regulation.
 
Q.  
Reimburse the Fund for all material losses resulting from “as of” processing errors for which USBFS is responsible in accordance with the “as of” processing guidelines set forth on Exhibit B hereto.
 
R.  
Calculate average assets held in shareholder accounts for purposes of paying Rule 12b-1 and/or shareholder servicing fees as directed by a Fund
 
S.  
Provide service and support to financial intermediaries including but not limited to trade placements, settlements, and corrections.
 
3.  
Lost Shareholder Due Diligence Searches and Servicing
 
The Trust hereby acknowledges that USBFS has an arrangement with an outside vendor to conduct lost shareholder searches required by Rule 17Ad-17 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  Costs associated with such searches will be passed through to the Trust as an out-of-pocket expense in accordance with the fee schedule set forth in Exhibit C hereto.  If a shareholder remains lost and the shareholder’s account unresolved after completion of the mandatory Rule 17Ad-17 search, the Trust hereby authorizes vendor to enter, at its discretion, into fee sharing arrangements with the lost shareholder (or such lost shareholder’s representative or executor) to conduct a more in-depth search in order to locate the lost shareholder before the shareholder’s assets escheat to the applicable state.  The Trust hereby acknowledges that USBFS is not a party to these arrangements and does not receive any revenue sharing or other fees relating to these arrangements.  Furthermore, the Trust hereby acknowledges that vendor may receive up to 35% of the lost shareholder’s assets as compensation for its efforts in locating the lost shareholder.
 
4.  
Anti-Money Laundering and Red Flag Identity Theft Prevention Programs
 
The Trust acknowledges that it has had an opportunity to review, consider and comment upon the written procedures provided by USBFS describing various tools used by USBFS which are designed to promote the detection and reporting of potential money laundering activity and identity theft by monitoring certain aspects of shareholder activity as well as written procedures for verifying a customer’s identity (collectively, the “Procedures”).  Further, the Trust and USBFS have each determined that the Procedures, as part of the Trust’s overall Anti-Money Laundering Program and Red Flag Identity Theft Prevention Program, are reasonably designed to: (i) prevent each Fund from being used for money laundering or the financing of terrorist activities; (ii) prevent identity theft; and (iii) achieve compliance with the applicable provisions of the Bank Secrecy Act, Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 and the USA Patriot Act of 2001 and the implementing regulations thereunder.
 
 
 
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Based on this determination, the Trust hereby instructs and directs USBFS to implement the Procedures on the Trust’s behalf, as such may be amended or revised from time to time.  It is contemplated that these Procedures will be amended from time to time by the parties as additional regulations are adopted and/or regulatory guidance is provided relating to the Trust’s anti-money laundering and identity theft responsibilities.
 
USBFS agrees to provide to the Trust:
 
(a)  
Prompt written notification of any transaction or combination of transactions that USBFS believes, based on the Procedures, evidence money laundering or identity theft activities in connection with the Trust or any Fund shareholder;
 
(b)  
Prompt written notification of any customer(s) that USBFS reasonably believes, based upon the Procedures, to be engaged in money laundering or identity theft activities, provided that the Trust agrees not to communicate this information to the customer;
 
(c)  
Any reports received by USBFS from any government agency or applicable industry self-regulatory organization pertaining to USBFS’ Anti-Money Laundering Program or the Red Flag Identity Theft Prevention Program on behalf of the Trust;
 
(d)  
Prompt written notification of any action taken in response to anti-money laundering violations or identity theft activity as described in (a), (b) or (c) immediately above; and
 
(e)  
Certified annual and quarterly reports of its monitoring and customer identification activities pursuant to the Procedures on behalf of the Trust.
 
The Trust hereby directs, and USBFS acknowledges, that USBFS shall (i) permit federal regulators access to such information and records maintained by USBFS and relating to USBFS’ implementation of the Procedures, on behalf of the Trust, as they may request, and (ii) permit such federal regulators to inspect USBFS’ implementation of the Procedures on behalf of the Trust.
 
5.  
Compensation
 
USBFS shall be compensated for providing the services set forth in this Agreement in accordance with the fee schedule set forth on Exhibit C hereto (as amended from time to time).  USBFS shall be compensated for such out-of-pocket expenses (e.g., telecommunication charges, postage and delivery charges, and reproduction charges) as are reasonably incurred by USBFS in performing its duties hereunder.  USBFS shall also be compensated for any increases in costs due to the adoption of any new or amended industry, regulatory or other applicable rules. The Trust shall pay all such fees and reimbursable expenses within 30 calendar days following receipt of the billing notice, except for any fee or expense subject to a good faith dispute.  The Trust shall notify USBFS in writing within 30 calendar days following receipt of each invoice if the Trust is disputing any amounts in good faith.  The Trust shall pay such disputed amounts within 10 calendar days of the day on which the parties agree to the amount to be paid, if any.  With the exception of any fee or expense the Trust is disputing in good faith as set forth above, unpaid invoices shall accrue a finance charge of 1½% per month after the due date.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, amounts owed by the Trust to USBFS shall only be paid out of assets and property of the particular Fund involved.
 
 
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6.  
Representations and Warranties
 
A.  
The Trust hereby represents and warrants to USBFS, which representations and warranties shall be deemed to be continuing throughout the term of this Agreement, that:

 
(1)
It is duly organized and existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, with full power to carry on its business as now conducted, to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder;

 
(2)
This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Trust in accordance with all requisite action and constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the Trust, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting the rights and remedies of creditors and secured parties;

 
(3)
It is conducting its business in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws and regulations, both state and federal, and has obtained all regulatory approvals necessary to carry on its business as now conducted; there is no statute, rule, regulation, order or judgment binding on it and no provision of its charter, bylaws or any contract binding it or affecting its property which would prohibit its execution or performance of this Agreement; and

 
(4)
A registration statement under the 1940 Act and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, will be made effective prior to the effective date of this Agreement and will remain effective during the term of this Agreement, and appropriate state securities law filings will be made prior to the effective date of this Agreement and will continue to be made during the term of this Agreement as necessary to enable the Trust to make a continuous public offering of its shares.

B.  
USBFS hereby represents and warrants to the Trust, which representations and warranties shall be deemed to be continuing throughout the term of this Agreement, that:
 
 
 
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(1)
It is duly organized and existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, with full power to carry on its business as now conducted, to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder;

 
(2)
This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by USBFS in accordance with all requisite action and constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of USBFS, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting the rights and remedies of creditors and secured parties;

 
(3)
It is conducting its business in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws and regulations, both state and federal, and has obtained all regulatory approvals necessary to carry on its business as now conducted; there is no statute, rule, regulation, order or judgment binding on it and no provision of its charter, bylaws or any contract binding it or affecting its property which would prohibit its execution or performance of this Agreement; and
 
 
(4)
It is a registered transfer agent under the Exchange Act.
 
7.  
Standard of Care; Indemnification; Limitation of Liability
 
A.  
USBFS shall exercise reasonable care in the performance of its duties under this Agreement.  USBFS shall not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Trust in connection with its duties under this Agreement, including losses resulting from mechanical breakdowns or the failure of communication or power supplies beyond USBFS’ control, except a loss arising out of or relating to USBFS’ refusal or failure to comply with the terms of this Agreement or from its bad faith, negligence, or willful misconduct in the performance of its duties under this Agreement.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if USBFS has exercised reasonable care in the performance of its duties under this Agreement, the Trust shall indemnify and hold harmless USBFS from and against any and all claims, demands, losses, expenses, and liabilities of any and every nature (including reasonable attorneys' fees) that USBFS may sustain or incur or that may be asserted against USBFS by any person arising out of any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in performing the services hereunder (i) in accordance with the foregoing standards, or (ii) in reliance upon any written or oral instruction provided to USBFS by any duly authorized officer of the Trust, as approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board of Trustees”), except for any and all claims, demands, losses, expenses, and liabilities arising out of or relating to USBFS’ refusal or failure to comply with the terms of this Agreement or from its bad faith, negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of its duties under this Agreement.  This indemnity shall be a continuing obligation of the Trust, its successors and assigns, notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement.  As used in this paragraph, the term “USBFS” shall include USBFS’ directors, officers and employees.
 
 
 
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USBFS shall indemnify and hold the Trust harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, losses, expenses, and liabilities of any and every nature (including reasonable attorneys' fees) that the Trust may sustain or incur or that may be asserted against the Trust by any person arising out of any action taken or omitted to be taken by USBFS as a result of USBFS’ refusal or failure to comply with the terms of this Agreement, or from its bad faith, negligence, or willful misconduct in the performance of its duties under this Agreement.  This indemnity shall be a continuing obligation of USBFS, its successors and assigns, notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement.  As used in this paragraph, the term “Trust” shall include the Trust’s directors, trustees, officers and employees.
 
Neither party to this Agreement shall be liable to the other party for consequential, special or punitive damages under any provision of this Agreement.
 
In the event of a mechanical breakdown or failure of communication or power supplies beyond its control, USBFS shall take all reasonable steps to minimize service interruptions for any period that such interruption continues.  USBFS will make every reasonable effort to restore any lost or damaged data and correct any errors resulting from such a breakdown at the expense of USBFS.  USBFS agrees that it shall, at all times, have reasonable contingency plans with appropriate parties, making reasonable provision for emergency use of electrical data processing equipment to the extent appropriate equipment is available.  Representatives of the Trust shall be entitled to inspect USBFS’ premises and operating capabilities at any time during regular business hours of USBFS, upon reasonable notice to USBFS.  Moreover, USBFS shall provide the Trust, at such times as the Trust may reasonably require, copies of reports rendered by independent accountants on the internal controls and procedures of USBFS relating to the services provided by USBFS under this Agreement.
 
Notwithstanding the above, USBFS reserves the right to reprocess and correct administrative errors at its own expense.
 
B.  
In order that the indemnification provisions contained in this section shall apply, it is understood that if in any case the indemnitor may be asked to indemnify or hold the indemnitee harmless, the indemnitor shall be fully and promptly advised of all pertinent facts concerning the situation in question, and it is further understood that the indemnitee will use all reasonable care to notify the indemnitor promptly concerning any situation that presents or appears likely to present the probability of a claim for indemnification.  The indemnitor shall have the option to defend the indemnitee against any claim that may be the subject of this indemnification.  In the event that the indemnitor so elects, it will so notify the indemnitee and thereupon the indemnitor shall take over complete defense of the claim, and the indemnitee shall in such situation initiate no further legal or other expenses for which it shall seek indemnification under this section.  The indemnitee shall in no case confess any claim or make any compromise in any case in which the indemnitor will be asked to indemnify the indemnitee except with the indemnitor’s prior written consent.
 
 
 
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C.  
The indemnity and defense provisions set forth in this Section 7 shall indefinitely survive the termination and/or assignment of this Agreement.

D.  
If USBFS is acting in another capacity for the Trust pursuant to a separate agreement, nothing herein shall be deemed to relieve USBFS of any of its obligations in such other capacity.
 
8.  
Data Necessary to Perform Services
 
The Trust or its agent shall furnish to USBFS the data necessary to perform the services described herein at such times and in such form as mutually agreed upon.

9.  
Proprietary and Confidential Information
 
USBFS agrees on behalf of itself and its directors, officers, and employees to treat confidentially and as proprietary information of the Trust, all records and other information relative to the Trust and prior, present, or potential shareholders of the Trust (and clients of said shareholders), and not to use such records and information for any purpose other than the performance of its responsibilities and duties hereunder, except (i) after prior notification to and approval in writing by the Trust, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld and may not be withheld where USBFS may be exposed to civil or criminal contempt proceedings for failure to comply, (ii) when requested to divulge such information by duly constituted authorities, or (iii) when so requested by the Trust.  Records and other information which have become known to the public through no wrongful act of USBFS or any of its employees, agents or representatives, and information that was already in the possession of USBFS prior to receipt thereof from the Trust or its agent, shall not be subject to this paragraph.
 
Further, USBFS will adhere to the privacy policies adopted by the Trust pursuant to Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, as may be modified from time to time.  In this regard, USBFS shall have in place and maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards reasonably designed to protect the security, confidentiality and integrity of, and to prevent unauthorized access to or use of, records and information relating to the Trust and its shareholders.
 
10.  
Records
 
USBFS shall keep records relating to the services to be performed hereunder in the form and manner, and for such period, as it may deem advisable and is agreeable to the Trust, but not inconsistent with the rules and regulations of appropriate government authorities, in particular, Section 31 of the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder.  USBFS agrees that all such records prepared or maintained by USBFS relating to the services to be performed by USBFS hereunder are the property of the Trust and will be preserved, maintained, and made available in accordance with such applicable sections and rules of the 1940 Act and will be promptly surrendered to the Trust or its designee on and in accordance with its request.
 
 
 
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11.  
Compliance with Laws
 
The Trust has and retains primary responsibility for all compliance matters relating to the Fund, including but not limited to compliance with the 1940 Act, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the USA Patriot Act of 2001 and the policies and limitations of the Fund relating to its portfolio investments as set forth in its Prospectus and statement of additional information.  USBFS’ services hereunder shall not relieve the Trust of its responsibilities for assuring such compliance or the Board of Trustee’s oversight responsibility with respect thereto.
 
12.  
Duties in the Event of Termination
 
In the event that, in connection with the termination of this Agreement, a successor to any of USBFS’ duties or responsibilities hereunder is designated by the Trust by written notice to USBFS, USBFS will promptly, upon such termination and at the expense of the Trust, transfer to such successor all relevant books, records, correspondence, and other data established or maintained by USBFS under this Agreement in a form reasonably acceptable to the Trust (if such form differs from the form in which USBFS has maintained the same, the Trust shall pay any expenses associated with transferring the data to such form), and will cooperate in the transfer of such duties and responsibilities, including provision for assistance from USBFS’s personnel in the establishment of books, records, and other data by such successor.  If no such successor is designated, then such books, records and other data shall be returned to the Trust.
 
13.  
Term of Agreement; Amendment
 
This Agreement shall become effective as of the date first written above and will continue in effect for a period of three (3) years.  This Agreement may be terminated by either party upon giving 90 days prior written notice to the other party or such shorter period as is mutually agreed upon by the parties.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be terminated by any party upon the breach of the other party of any material term of this Agreement if such breach is not cured within 15 days of notice of such breach to the breaching party.  This Agreement may not be amended or modified in any manner except by written agreement executed by USBFS and the Trust, and authorized or approved by the Board of Trustees.
 
14.           Early Termination
 
In the absence of any material breach of this Agreement, should the Trust elect to terminate this Agreement prior to the end of the three (3) year term, the Trust agrees to pay the following fees:
 
 
 
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a.  
all monthly fees through the life of the Agreement, including the repayment of any negotiated discounts;
b.  
all fees associated with converting services to successor service provider;
c.  
all fees associated with any record retention and/or tax reporting obligations that may not be eliminated due to the conversion to a successor service provider;
d.  
all out-of-pocket costs associated with a-c above.

 
15.           Assignment
 
This Agreement shall extend to and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns; provided, however, that this Agreement shall not be assignable by the Trust without the written consent of USBFS, or by USBFS without the written consent of the Trust accompanied by the authorization or approval of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
 
16.           Governing Law
 
This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Wisconsin, without regard to conflicts of law principles.  To the extent that the applicable laws of the State of Wisconsin, or any of the provisions herein, conflict with the applicable provisions of the 1940 Act, the latter shall control, and nothing herein shall be construed in a manner inconsistent with the 1940 Act or any rule or order of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder.
 
17.           No Agency Relationship
 
Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize or empower either party to act as agent for the other party to this Agreement, or to conduct business in the name, or for the account, of the other party to this Agreement.
 
18.           Services Not Exclusive
 
Nothing in this Agreement shall limit or restrict USBFS from providing services to other parties that are similar or identical to some or all of the services provided hereunder.

19.           Invalidity
 
Any provision of this Agreement which may be determined by competent authority to be prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.  In such case, the parties shall in good faith modify or substitute such provision consistent with the original intent of the parties.
 
 
 
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20.           Notices
 
Any notice required or permitted to be given by either party to the other shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given on the date delivered personally or by courier service, or three days after sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, or on the date sent and confirmed received by facsimile transmission to the other party’s address set forth below:
 
Notice to USBFS shall be sent to:
 
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI  53202
Fax No.: ________________

and notice to the Trust shall be sent to:
 
Evercore Wealth Management, LLC
55 East 52 nd Street, 23 rd Floor
New York, NY 10055
Fax No: (212) 822-7630
 
21.           Multiple Originals
 
This Agreement may be executed on two or more counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
 
 
(signatures on the following page)
 
 
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by a duly authorized officer on one or more counterparts as of the date first above written.
 

 
WALL STREET EWM FUNDS TRUST U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC
   
   
By: /s/ John Rendinaro                               By: /s/ Michael R. McVoy                             
   
Name: John Rendinaro  Name: Michael R. McVoy
   
Title: Treasurer Title: Executive Vice President


 
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Exhibit A
to the
Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement – Wall Street EWM Funds Trust

Fund Names


Name of Series

The Wall Street Fund
 
 
 
 
 
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Exhibit B
to the
Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement – Wall Street EWM Funds Trust


As Of Processing Policy

USBFS will reimburse each Fund for any Net Material Loss that may exist on the Fund’s books and for which USBFS is responsible, at the end of each calendar month.  “Net Material Loss” shall be defined as any remaining loss, after netting losses against any gains, which impacts a Fund’s net asset value per share by at least ½ cent.  Gains and losses will be reflected on the Fund’s daily share sheet, and the Fund will be reimbursed for any Net Material Loss on a monthly basis.  USBFS will reset the as of ledger each calendar month so that any losses which do not exceed the materiality threshold of ½ cent will not be carried forward to the next succeeding month.  USBFS will notify the advisor to the Fund on the daily share sheet of any losses for which the advisor may be held accountable.
 
 

 
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Exhibit C
to the
Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement – Wall Street EWM Funds Trust
TRANSFER AGENT & SHAREHOLDER SERVICES
ACCOUNT SERVICES FEE SCHEDULE at October 1, 2014
Annual Service Charges to the Fund*
§   Base Fee Per CUSIP                                                                       $____ /year
§   NSCC Level 3 Accounts                                                               $____ /open account
§   No-Load Fund Accounts                                                             $____ /open account
§   Daily Accrual Fund Accounts                                                    $____ /open account
§   Closed Accounts                                                                           $____ /closed account
Services Included in Annual Base Fee Per CUSIP
§   DST NSCC Charge
Activity Charges
§   Manual Shareholder Transaction & Correspondence               $____ /event
§   Omnibus Account Transaction                                                     $____ /transaction
§   Telephone Calls                                                                                $____ /minute
§   Voice Response Calls                                                                      $____ /call
§   Daily Valuation/Manual 401k Trade                                              $____ /trade
 
CUSIP Setup Charge
§   $____ /CUSIP
Chief Compliance Officer Support Fee*
§   $ ____ /year
Out-Of-Pocket Expenses
Including but not limited to telephone toll-free lines, call transfers, mailing, sorting and postage, stationery, envelopes, service/data conversion, AML verification services, special reports, record retention, processing of literature fulfillment kits, lost shareholder search, disaster recovery charges, ACH fees, Fed wire charges, NSCC activity charges, voice response (VRU) maintenance and development, data communication and implementation charges, and travel.
 
Additional Services
Available but not included above are the following services - FAN Web shareholder e-commerce, FAN Mail electronic data delivery, Vision intermediary e-commerce, client Web data access, client dedicated line data access, programming charges, training, Short-Term Trader reporting, cost basis reporting, Excessive Trader, 12b-1 aging, investor email services, dealer reclaim services, shareholder performance statements, Real Time Cash Flow, money market fund service organizations, charges paid by investors, literature fulfillment, physical certificate processing, Same Day Cash Management, expedited CUSIP setup, sales reporting & 22c-2 reporting (MARS), electronic statements (Informa), eConnect, and additional services mutually agreed upon.
 
 
*Subject to annual CPI increase, Milwaukee MSA.
Fees are billed monthly.
 
 
 
 
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Exhibit C (continued) to the Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement –  Wall Street EWM Funds Trust
 
FAN Web
Shareholder internet access to account information and transaction capabilities through a hyperlink at the fund group web site.  Shareholders access account information, portfolio listing fund family, transaction history, purchase additional shares through ACH, etc.
§   FAN Web Premium (Fund Groups over 50,000 open accounts)
     −   Implementation - $ ____ /fund group – includes up to 25 hours of technical/BSA support
     −   Annual Base Fee - $ ____ /year
§   FAN Web Select (Fund Groups under 50,000 open accounts)
     −   Implementation - $ ____ /fund group – includes up to 10 hours of technical/BSA support
     −   Annual Base Fee - $ ____ /year
§   FAN Web Direct (API) – Quoted Separately
§   Customization - $ ____ /hour
§   Activity (Session) Fees:
     −   Inquiry - $ ____ /event
     −   Account Maintenance - $ ____ /event
     −   Transaction – financial transactions, reorder statements, etc. - $ ____ /event
     −   New Account Setup - $ ____ /event (Not available with FAN Web Select)
§   Strong Authentication:
     −   $ ____ /month per active FAN Web ID (Any ID that has had activity within the 180-day period prior to the billing cycle)
FAN Web Mobile
Access to account information and transaction capabilities through mobile internet devices.  Shareholders can access portfolio summary, account balances, account history, and conduct financial transaction requests such as purchases, redemptions, and exchanges.
§   Initial Implementation Site Setup Fee - $ ____
§   Monthly Base Fee - $____
§   Transaction Fees:
     -   Inquiry - $____ /event
     -   Maintenance - $____ /event
     -   Transaction - $____ /event
     -   New Account Establishment Setup - $____ /event
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 - $ ____ /year
§   Per Record Charge
     −   Rep/Branch/ID - $ ____
     −   Dealer - $ ____
§   Price Files - $ ____ /record or $ ____ /user per month, whichever is less
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 - $ ____ /event
     −   Per broker ID - $ ____ /month per ID
§   Transaction Processing
     −   Implementation - $ ____ /management company
     −   Transaction – purchase, redeem, exchange, literature order - $ ____ /event
     −   New Account Setup – $ ____ /event
     −   Monthly Minimum Charge - $ ____ /month
 
 
 
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Exhibit C (continued) to the Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement
Wall Street EWM Funds Trust
   
TRANSFER AGENT & SHAREHOLDER SERVICES
SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES - E-COMMERCE SERVICES
FEE SCHEDULE at October 1, 2014
Vision Electronic Statements
Provides the capability for financial intermediaries to access electronic statements via the Vision application.*
§   Implementation Fees    
     −   Develop eBusiness Solutions Software - $ ____ /fund group
     −   Code Print Software - $ ____ /fund group
§   Load charges
     −   $ ____ /image
§   Archive charge (for any image stored beyond 2 years)
     −   $ ____ /document
 
*Normal Vision ID and activity charges also apply.
Client Web Data Access
USBFS client on-line access to fund and investor data through USBFS technology applications and data delivery and security software.
§   Report Source
     -    Setup: $ ____ (Includes access to Fund Source)
     -    Service: $ ____ /user per month
§   BDS – Statement Storage & Retrieval
     -    Setup: $ ____ /user
     -    Service: $ ____ /user per month
§   Ad Hoc/ PowerSelect File Development
     -   Setup: $ ____ /reque st (Includes up to 2 hours of programming. If beyond, additional time will be $ ____ / hour consultation and development.)
     -   Service: $ ____ /file per month
§   Custom Electronic File Exchange (DDS of delivery of TIP files)
     -   $ ____ one time setup fee
     -   $ ____ /file per month maintenance fee
§   Mail File (DDS mailbox in which clients can pull information): $ ____ /file setup
§   TIP File Setup
     -   Setup & Delivery of Standard TIP Files: $ ____ /request (Unlimited files per request)
     -   Custom TIP File Development: $ ____ /request (Includes up to 2 hours of programming. If beyond, additional time
        will be $ ____ /hour consultation and development.)
Client Dedicated Line Data Access
For USBFS clients requiring continuous on-line access to USBFS shareholder accounting systems, such as for client call center support:
§   $ ____ /year per workstation for TA2000 AWD access
§   Data communications setup and monthly charges based upon location and bandwidth
§   Training billed at hourly rates plus out-of-pocket expenses
Programming Charges
§   $ ____ /hour
§   Charges incurred for customized services based upon fund family requirements including but not limited to:
     -   Fund setup programming (transfer agent system, statements, options, etc.) – estimate 10 hours per CUSIP
     -   Conversion programming
     -   Customized service development
     -   Voice response system setup (menu selections, shareholder system integration, testing, etc.) – estimated at 3 hours per fund family
     -   All other client specific customization and/or development services
 
 
 
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Exhibit C (continued) to the Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement
Wall Street EWM Funds Trust – Fee Schedule at October 1, 2014
Charges Paid by Investors
Shareholder accounts will be charged based upon the type of activity and type of account, including the following:
Qualified Plan Fees
§   $ ____ /qualified plan account or Coverdell ESA account (Cap at $ ____ /SSN)
§   $ ____ /transfer to successor trustee
§   $ ____ /participant distribution (Excluding SWPs)
§   $ ____ /refund of excess contribution
§   $ ____ /reconversion/recharacterization
Additional Shareholder Paid Fees
§   $ ____ /outgoing wire transfer or overnight delivery
§   $ ____ /telephone exchange
§   $ ____ /return check or ACH or stop payment
§   $ ____ /research request per account (Cap at $ ____ /request) (This fee applies to requests for statements older than the prior year)
Short-Term Trader – Software application used to track and/or assess transaction fees that are determined to be short-term trades.  Service can be applied to some or all funds within a fund family. Fees will be applied if the fund(s) have a redemption fee.
§   90 days or less: $ ____ /open account
§   91-180 days: $ ____ /open account
§   181-270 days: $ ____ /open account
§   271 days – 1 year: $ ____ /open account
§   1 year – 2 years: $ ____ /open account
Cost Basis Reporting – Annual reporting of shareholder cost basis for non-fiduciary direct accounts based upon an average cost single category basis calculation.
§   $ ____ /direct open account per year
Excessive Trader – Software application that monitors the number of trades (exchanges, redemptions) that meet fund family criteria for excessive trading and automatically prevents trades in excess of the fund family parameters.
§   $ ____ setup /fund group of 1-5 funds, $ ____ setup /fund group of over 5 funds
§   $ ____ /account per year
12b-1 Distribution Fee Aging – Aging shareholder account share lots in order to monitor and begin assessing 12b-1 fees after a certain share lot age will be charged at $ ____ per open account per year.
Email Services – Services to capture, queue, monitor, service and archive shareholder email correspondence:
§   $ ____ setup /fund group
§   $ ____ /month administration
§   $ ____ /received email correspondence
Literature Fulfillment Services*
§   Account Management
     −   $ ____ /month (account management, lead reporting and database administration)
§   Out-of-Pocket Expenses
     −   Kit and order processing expenses, postage, and printing
§   Inbound Teleservicing Only
     −   Account Management - $ ____ /month
     −   Call Servicing - $ ____ /minute
§   Lead Conversion Reporting (Closed Loop)
     −   Account Management- $ ____ /month
     −   Database Installation, Setup -$ ____ /fund group
Specialized Programming - (Separate Quote)*
 

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FUND ACCOUNTING SERVICING AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of this 1st day of October, 2014, by and between WALL STREET EWM FUNDS TRUST , a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”) and U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC , a Wisconsin limited liability company (“USBFS”).

WHEREAS, the Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company, and is authorized to issue shares of beneficial interest in separate series, with each such series representing interests in a separate portfolio of securities and other assets;

WHEREAS, USBFS is, among other things, in the business of providing mutual fund accounting services to investment companies; and

WHEREAS, the Trust desires to retain USBFS to provide accounting services to each series of the Trust listed on Exhibit A hereto (as amended from time to time) (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”).

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual covenants herein contained, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, do hereby agree as follows:

1.  
Appointment of USBFS as Fund Accountant
 
The Trust hereby appoints USBFS as fund accountant of the Trust on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, and USBFS hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to perform the services and duties set forth in this Agreement.  The services and duties of USBFS shall be confined to those matters expressly set forth herein, and no implied duties are assumed by or may be asserted against USBFS hereunder.

2.  
Services and Duties of USBFS
 
USBFS shall provide the following accounting services to the Fund:
 
A.   Portfolio Accounting Services:

(1)  
Maintain portfolio records on a trade date+1 basis using security trade information communicated from the Fund’s investment adviser.

(2)  
For each valuation date, obtain prices from a pricing source approved by the board of trustees of the Trust (the “Board of Trustees”) and apply those prices to the portfolio positions.  For those securities where market quotations are not readily available, the Board of Trustees shall approve, in good faith, procedures for determining the fair value for such securities.
 
 
 
 

 
 
(3)  
Identify interest and dividend accrual balances as of each valuation date and calculate gross earnings on investments for each accounting period.

(4)  
Determine gain/loss on security sales and identify them as short-term or long-term; account for periodic distributions of gains or losses to shareholders and maintain undistributed gain or loss balances as of each valuation date.

(5)  
On a daily basis, reconcile cash of the Fund with the Fund’s custodian.

(6)  
Transmit a copy of the portfolio valuation to the Fund’s investment adviser daily.

(7)  
Review the impact of current day’s activity on a per share basis, and review changes in market value.

B.   Expense Accrual and Payment Services:

(1)  
For each valuation date, calculate the expense accrual amounts as directed by the Trust as to methodology, rate or dollar amount.

(2)  
Process and record payments for Fund expenses upon receipt of written authorization from the Trust.

(3)  
Account for Fund expenditures and maintain expense accrual balances at the level of accounting detail, as agreed upon by USBFS and the Trust.

(4)  
Provide expense accrual and payment reporting.

C.   Fund Valuation and Financial Reporting Services:

(1)  
Account for Fund share purchases, sales, exchanges, transfers, dividend reinvestments, and other Fund share activity as reported by the Fund’s transfer agent on a timely basis.

(2)  
Determine net investment income (earnings) for the Fund as of each valuation date.  Account for periodic distributions of earnings to shareholders and maintain undistributed net investment income balances as of each valuation date.

(3)  
Maintain a general ledger and other accounts, books, and financial records for the Fund.

(4)  
Determine the net asset value of the Fund according to the accounting policies and procedures set forth in the Fund's current prospectus.
 
 
 
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(5)  
Calculate per share net asset value, per share net earnings, and other per share amounts reflective of Fund operations at such time as required by the nature and characteristics of the Fund.

(6)  
Communicate to the Trust, at an agreed upon time, the per share net asset value for each valuation date.

(7)  
Prepare monthly reports that document the adequacy of accounting detail to support month-end ledger balances.

(8)  
Prepare monthly security transactions listings.

D.   Tax Accounting Services:

(1)  
Maintain accounting records for the investment portfolio of the Fund to support the tax reporting required for “regulated investment companies” under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

(2)  
Maintain tax lot detail for the Fund’s investment portfolio.

(3)  
Calculate taxable gain/loss on security sales using the tax lot relief method designated by the Trust.

(4)  
Provide the necessary financial information to calculate the taxable components of income and capital gains distributions to support tax reporting to the shareholders.

 
E.   Compliance Control Services:

(1)  
Support reporting to regulatory bodies and support financial statement preparation by making the Fund's accounting records available to the Trust, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), and the independent accountants.

(2)  
Maintain accounting records according to the 1940 Act and regulations provided thereunder.

(3)  
Perform its duties hereunder in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations and provide any sub-certifications reasonably requested by the Trust in connection with any certification required of the Trust pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “SOX Act”) or any rules or regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder, provided the same shall not be deemed to change USBFS’ standard of care as set forth herein.

(4)  
Cooperate with the Trust’s independent accountants and take all reasonable action in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement to ensure that the necessary information is made available to such accountants for the expression of their opinion on the Fund’s financial statements without any qualification as to the scope of their examination.
 
 
 
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3.  
License of Data; Warranty; Termination of Rights
 
A.  
The valuation information and evaluations being provided to the Trust by USBFS pursuant hereto (collectively, the “Data”) are being licensed, not sold, to the Trust.  The Trust has a limited license to use the Data only for purposes necessary to valuing the Trust’s assets and reporting to regulatory bodies (the “License”).  The Trust does not have any license nor right to use the Data for purposes beyond the intentions of this Agreement including, but not limited to, resale to other users or use to create any type of historical database.  The License is non-transferable and not sub-licensable.  The Trust’s right to use the Data cannot be passed to or shared with any other entity.

The Trust acknowledges the proprietary rights that USBFS and its suppliers have in the Data.

B.  
THE TRUST HEREBY ACCEPTS THE DATA AS IS, WHERE IS, WITH NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE OR ANY OTHER MATTER.

C.  
USBFS may stop supplying some or all Data to the Trust if USBFS’ suppliers terminate any agreement to provide Data to USBFS.  Also, USBFS may stop supplying some or all Data to the Trust if USBFS reasonably believes that the Trust is using the Data in violation of the License, or breaching its duties of confidentiality provided for hereunder, or if any of USBFS’ suppliers demand that the Data be withheld from the Trust.  USBFS will provide notice to the Trust of any termination of provision of Data as soon as reasonably possible.

4.  
Pricing of Securities
 
A.  
For each valuation date, USBFS shall obtain prices from a pricing source recommended by USBFS and approved by the Board of Trustees and apply those prices to the portfolio positions of the Fund.  For those securities where market quotations are not readily available, the Board of Trustees shall approve, in good faith, procedures for determining the fair value for such securities.

If the Trust desires to provide a price that varies from the price provided by the pricing source, the Trust shall promptly notify and supply USBFS with the price of any such security on each valuation date.  All pricing changes made by the Trust will be in writing and must specifically identify the securities to be changed by CUSIP, name of security, new price or rate to be applied, and, if applicable, the time period for which the new price(s) is/are effective.
 
 
 
 
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B.  
In the event that the Trust at any time receives Data containing evaluations, rather than market quotations, for certain securities or certain other data related to such securities, the following provisions will apply:  (i) evaluated securities are typically complicated financial instruments.  There are many methodologies (including computer-based analytical modeling and individual security evaluations) available to generate approximations of the market value of such securities, and there is significant professional disagreement about which method is best.  No evaluation method, including those used by USBFS and its suppliers, may consistently generate approximations that correspond to actual “traded” prices of the securities; (ii) methodologies used to provide the pricing portion of certain Data may rely on evaluations; however, the Trust acknowledges that there may be errors or defects in the software, databases, or methodologies generating the evaluations that may cause resultant evaluations to be inappropriate for use in certain applications; and (iii) the Trust assumes all responsibility for edit checking, external verification of evaluations, and ultimately the appropriateness of using Data containing evaluations, regardless of any efforts made by USBFS and its suppliers in this respect.

5.  
Changes in Accounting Procedures
 
Any resolution passed by the Board of Trustees that affects accounting practices and procedures under this Agreement shall be effective upon written receipt of notice and acceptance by USBFS.

6.  
Changes in Equipment, Systems, Etc.
 
USBFS reserves the right to make changes from time to time, as it deems advisable, relating to its systems, programs, rules, operating schedules and equipment, so long as such changes do not adversely affect the services provided to the Trust under this Agreement.

7.  
Compensation
 
USBFS shall be compensated for providing the services set forth in this Agreement in accordance with the fee schedule set forth on Exhibit B hereto (as amended from time to time).  USBFS shall also be compensated for such out-of-pocket expenses (e.g., telecommunication charges, postage and delivery charges, and reproduction charges) as are reasonably incurred by USBFS in performing its duties hereunder.  The Trust shall pay all such fees and reimbursable expenses within 30 calendar days following receipt of the billing notice, except for any fee or expense subject to a good faith dispute.  The Trust shall notify USBFS in writing within 30 calendar days following receipt of each invoice if the Trust is disputing any amounts in good faith.  The Trust shall pay such disputed amounts within 10 calendar days of the day on which the parties agree to the amount to be paid.  With the exception of any fee or expense the Trust is disputing in good faith as set forth above, unpaid invoices shall accrue a finance charge of 1½% per month after the due date.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, amounts owed by the Trust to USBFS shall only be paid out of the assets and property of the particular Fund involved.
 
 
 
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8.  
Representations and Warranties
 
A.  
The Trust hereby represents and warrants to USBFS, which representations and warranties shall be deemed to be continuing throughout the term of this Agreement, that:

 
(1)
It is duly organized and existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, with full power to carry on its business as now conducted, to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder;

 
(2)
This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Trust in accordance with all requisite action and constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the Trust, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting the rights and remedies of creditors and secured parties; and

 
(3)
It is conducting its business in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws and regulations, both state and federal, and has obtained all regulatory approvals necessary to carry on its business as now conducted; there is no statute, rule, regulation, order or judgment binding on it and no provision of its charter, bylaws or any contract binding it or affecting its property which would prohibit its execution or performance of this Agreement.

B.  
USBFS hereby represents and warrants to the Trust, which representations and warranties shall be deemed to be continuing throughout the term of this Agreement, that:

 
(1)
It is duly organized and existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, with full power to carry on its business as now conducted, to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder;

 
(2)
This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by USBFS in accordance with all requisite action and constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of USBFS, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting the rights and remedies of creditors and secured parties; and

 
(3)
It is conducting its business in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws and regulations, both state and federal, and has obtained all regulatory approvals necessary to carry on its business as now conducted; there is no statute, rule, regulation, order or judgment binding on it and no provision of its charter, bylaws or any contract binding it or affecting its property which would prohibit its execution or performance of this Agreement.
 
 
 
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9.  
Standard of Care; Indemnification; Limitation of Liability
 
A.  
USBFS shall exercise reasonable care in the performance of its duties under this Agreement.  Neither USBFS nor its suppliers shall be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Trust or any third party in connection with its duties under this Agreement, including losses resulting from mechanical breakdowns or the failure of communication or power supplies beyond USBFS’ control, except a loss arising out of or relating to USBFS’ refusal or failure to comply with the terms of this Agreement or from its bad faith, negligence, or willful misconduct in the performance of its duties under this Agreement.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if USBFS has exercised reasonable care in the performance of its duties under this Agreement, the Trust shall indemnify and hold harmless USBFS and its suppliers from and against any and all claims, demands, losses, expenses, and liabilities of any and every nature (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) that USBFS or its suppliers may sustain or incur or that may be asserted against USBFS or its suppliers by any person arising out of or related to (X) any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in performing the services hereunder (i) in accordance with the foregoing standards, or (ii) in reliance upon any written or oral instruction provided to USBFS by any duly authorized officer of the Trust, as approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust, or (Y) the Data, or any information, service, report, analysis or publication derived therefrom, except for any and all claims, demands, losses, expenses, and liabilities arising out of or relating to USBFS’ refusal or failure to comply with the terms of this Agreement or from its bad faith, negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of its duties under this Agreement.  This indemnity shall be a continuing obligation of the Trust, its successors and assigns, notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement.  As used in this paragraph, the term “USBFS” shall include USBFS’ directors, officers and employees.

The Trust acknowledges that the Data are intended for use as an aid to institutional investors, registered brokers or professionals of similar sophistication in making informed judgments concerning securities.  The Trust accepts responsibility for, and acknowledges it exercises its own independent judgment in, its selection of the Data, its selection of the use or intended use of such, and any results obtained.  Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to be a waiver of any rights existing under applicable law for the protection of investors.

USBFS shall indemnify and hold the Trust harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, losses, expenses, and liabilities of any and every nature (including reasonable attorneys' fees) that the Trust may sustain or incur or that may be asserted against the Trust by any person arising out of any action taken or omitted to be taken by USBFS as a result of USBFS’ refusal or failure to comply with the terms of this Agreement, or from its bad faith, negligence, or willful misconduct in the performance of its duties under this Agreement.  This indemnity shall be a continuing obligation of USBFS, its successors and assigns, notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement.  As used in this paragraph, the term “Trust” shall include the Trust’s trustees, officers and employees.
 
 
 
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In the event of a mechanical breakdown or failure of communication or power supplies beyond its control, USBFS shall take all reasonable steps to minimize service interruptions for any period that such interruption continues.  USBFS will make every reasonable effort to restore any lost or damaged data and correct any errors resulting from such a breakdown at the expense of USBFS.  USBFS agrees that it shall, at all times, have reasonable contingency plans with appropriate parties, making reasonable provision for emergency use of electrical data processing equipment to the extent appropriate equipment is available.  Representatives of the Trust shall be entitled to inspect USBFS’ premises and operating capabilities at any time during regular business hours of USBFS, upon reasonable notice to USBFS.  Moreover, USBFS shall provide the Trust, at such times as the Trust may reasonably require, copies of reports rendered by independent accountants on the internal controls and procedures of USBFS relating to the services provided by USBFS under this Agreement.

Notwithstanding the above, USBFS reserves the right to reprocess and correct administrative errors at its own expense.

In no case shall either party be liable to the other for (i) any special, indirect or consequential damages, loss of profits or goodwill (even if advised of the possibility of such); (ii) any delay by reason of circumstances beyond its control, including acts of civil or military authority, national emergencies, labor difficulties, fire, mechanical breakdown, flood or catastrophe, acts of God, insurrection, war, riots, or failure beyond its control of transportation or power supply; or (iii) any claim that arose more than one year prior to the institution of suit therefor.

B.  
In order that the indemnification provisions contained in this section shall apply, it is understood that if in any case the indemnitor may be asked to indemnify or hold the indemnitee harmless, the indemnitor shall be fully and promptly advised of all pertinent facts concerning the situation in question, and it is further understood that the indemnitee will use all reasonable care to notify the indemnitor promptly concerning any situation that presents or appears likely to present the probability of a claim for indemnification.  The indemnitor shall have the option to defend the indemnitee against any claim that may be the subject of this indemnification.  In the event that the indemnitor so elects, it will so notify the indemnitee and thereupon the indemnitor shall take over complete defense of the claim, and the indemnitee shall in such situation initiate no further legal or other expenses for which it shall seek indemnification under this section.  The indemnitee shall in no case confess any claim or make any compromise in any case in which the indemnitor will be asked to indemnify the indemnitee except with the indemnitor’s prior written consent.
 
 
 
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C.  
The indemnity and defense provisions set forth in this Section 9 shall indefinitely survive the termination and/or assignment of this Agreement.

D.  
If USBFS is acting in another capacity for the Trust pursuant to a separate agreement, nothing herein shall be deemed to relieve USBFS of any of its obligations in such other capacity.

10.  
Notification of Error
 
The Trust will notify USBFS of any discrepancy between USBFS and the Trust, including, but not limited to, failing to account for a security position in the Fund’s portfolio, upon the later to occur of: (i) three business days after receipt of any reports rendered by USBFS to the Trust; (ii) three business days after discovery of any error or omission not covered in the balancing or control procedure; or (iii) three business days after receiving notice from any shareholder regarding any such discrepancy.

11.  
Data Necessary to Perform Services
 
The Trust or its agent shall furnish to USBFS the data necessary to perform the services described herein at such times and in such form as mutually agreed upon.
 
12.  
Proprietary and Confidential Information
 
A.  
USBFS agrees on behalf of itself and its directors, officers, and employees to treat confidentially and as proprietary information of the Trust, all records and other information relative to the Trust and prior, present, or potential shareholders of the Trust (and clients of said shareholders), and not to use such records and information for any purpose other than the performance of its responsibilities and duties hereunder, except (i) after prior notification to and approval in writing by the Trust, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld and may not be withheld where USBFS may be exposed to civil or criminal contempt proceedings for failure to comply, (ii) when requested to divulge such information by duly constituted authorities, or (iii) when so requested by the Trust.  Records and other information which have become known to the public through no wrongful act of USBFS or any of its employees, agents or representatives, and information that was already in the possession of USBFS prior to receipt thereof from the Trust or its agent, shall not be subject to this paragraph.

Further, USBFS will adhere to the privacy policies adopted by the Trust pursuant to Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, as may be modified from time to time.  In this regard, USBFS shall have in place and maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards reasonably designed to protect the security, confidentiality and integrity of, and to prevent unauthorized access to or use of, records and information relating to the Trust and its shareholders.
 
 
 
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B.  
The Trust, on behalf of itself and its trustees, officers, and employees, will maintain the confidential and proprietary nature of the Data and agrees to protect it using the same efforts, but in no case less than reasonable efforts, that it uses to protect its own proprietary and confidential information.

13.  
Records
 
USBFS shall keep records relating to the services to be performed hereunder in the form and manner, and for such period, as it may deem advisable and is agreeable to the Trust, but not inconsistent with the rules and regulations of appropriate government authorities, in particular, Section 31 of the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder.  USBFS agrees that all such records prepared or maintained by USBFS relating to the services to be performed by USBFS hereunder are the property of the Trust and will be preserved, maintained, and made available in accordance with such applicable sections and rules of the 1940 Act and will be promptly surrendered to the Trust or its designee on and in accordance with its request.

14.  
Compliance with Laws
 
The Trust has and retains primary responsibility for all compliance matters relating to the Fund, including but not limited to compliance with the 1940 Act, the Code, the SOX Act, the USA Patriot Act of 2001 and the policies and limitations of the Fund relating to its portfolio investments as set forth in its current prospectus and statement of additional information.  USBFS’ services hereunder shall not relieve the Trust of its responsibilities for assuring such compliance or the Board of Trustee’s oversight responsibility with respect thereto.

15.  
Term of Agreement; Amendment
 
This Agreement shall become effective as of the date first written above and will continue in effect for a period of three (3) years.  This Agreement may be terminated by either party upon giving 90 days prior written notice to the other party or such shorter period as is mutually agreed upon by the parties.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be terminated by any party upon the breach of the other party of any material term of this Agreement if such breach is not cured within 15 days of notice of such breach to the breaching party.  This Agreement may not be amended or modified in any manner except by written agreement executed by USBFS and the Trust, and authorized or approved by the Board of Trustees.

16.  
Early Termination
 
In the absence of any material breach of this Agreement, should the Trust elect to terminate this Agreement prior to the end of the three year term, the Trust agrees to pay the following fees:
 
 
 
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a.  
all monthly fees through the life of the Agreement, including the repayment of any negotiated discounts;
b.  
all fees associated with converting services to successor service provider;
c.  
all fees associated with any record retention and/or tax reporting obligations that may not be eliminated due to the conversion to a successor service provider;
d.  
all out-of-pocket costs associated with a-c above.

 
17.  
Duties in the Event of Termination
 
In the event that, in connection with termination, a successor to any of USBFS’ duties or responsibilities hereunder is designated by the Trust by written notice to USBFS, USBFS will promptly, upon such termination and at the expense of the Trust, transfer to such successor all relevant books, records, correspondence and other data established or maintained by USBFS under this Agreement in a form reasonably acceptable to the Trust (if such form differs from the form in which USBFS has maintained the same, the Trust shall pay any expenses associated with transferring the data to such form), and will cooperate in the transfer of such duties and responsibilities, including provision for assistance from USBFS’ personnel in the establishment of books, records and other data by such successor.  If no such successor is designated, then such books, records and other data shall be returned to the Trust.
 
18.           Assignment
 
This Agreement shall extend to and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns; provided, however, that this Agreement shall not be assignable by the Trust without the written consent of USBFS, or by USBFS without the written consent of the Trust accompanied by the authorization or approval of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.

19.           Governing Law
 
This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Wisconsin, without regard to conflicts of law principles.  To the extent that the applicable laws of the State of Wisconsin, or any of the provisions herein, conflict with the applicable provisions of the 1940 Act, the latter shall control, and nothing herein shall be construed in a manner inconsistent with the 1940 Act or any rule or order of the SEC thereunder.

20.           No Agency Relationship
 
Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize or empower either party to act as agent for the other party to this Agreement, or to conduct business in the name, or for the account, of the other party to this Agreement.
 

 
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21.           Services Not Exclusive
 
Nothing in this Agreement shall limit or restrict USBFS from providing services to other parties that are similar or identical to some or all of the services provided hereunder.

22.           Invalidity
 
Any provision of this Agreement which may be determined by competent authority to be prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.  In such case, the parties shall in good faith modify or substitute such provision consistent with the original intent of the parties.

23.           Notices
 
Any notice required or permitted to be given by either party to the other shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given on the date delivered personally or by courier service, or three days after sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, or on the date sent and confirmed received by facsimile transmission to the other party’s address set forth below:

Notice to USBFS shall be sent to:

U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI  53202


and notice to the Trust shall be sent to:
 
Evercore Wealth Management, LLC
55 East 52 nd Street, 23 rd Floor
New York, NY 10055
 
24.           Multiple Originals
 
This Agreement may be executed on two or more counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

 
(signatures on the following page)
 
 
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by a duly authorized officer on one or more counterparts as of the date first above written.
 
 
WALL STREET EWM FUNDS TRUST U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC
   
   
By:  /s/ John Rendinaro                              By: /s/ Michael R. McVoy                             
   
Name: John Rendinaro  Name: Michael R. McVoy
   
Title: Treasurer Title: Executive Vice President
 

 
 
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Exhibit A
to the
Fund Accounting Servicing Agreement – Wall Street EWM Funds Trust

Fund Names


Name of Series
The Wall Street Fund
 
 
 
 
 
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Exhibit B
to the
Fund Accounting Servicing Agreement – Wall Street EWM Funds Trust


FUND ACCOUNTING SERVICES FEE SCHEDULE at October 1, 2014
 
Annual Fund Accounting Fee Based Upon Average Net Assets Per Fund*
$____ base fee on the first $____ plus
____ basis points on the next $____
____ basis point on the next $____
____ basis point on the balance
§   Additional base fee of $____ for each additional class
§   Additional base fee of $____ per manager/sub-advisor per fund
 
Services Included in Annual Fee Per Fund
§   Advisor Information Source Web Portal
 
Chief Compliance Officer Support Fee*
§    $ ____ /year
 
Out-Of-Pocket Expenses
Including but not limited to pricing services, corporate action services, fair value pricing services, factor services, and customized reporting.
 
Pricing Services*
§   $ ____ - Domestic Equities, Options, ADRs
§   $ ____ - Domestic Corporate/Convertible/Gov’t/Agency Bonds, Foreign Equities, Futures, Forwards, Currency
                   Rates
§   $ ____ - CMOs, Municipal Bonds, Money Market Instruments, Foreign Corporate/Convertible/Gov’t/Agency
                   Bonds, Asset Backed Securities, Mortgage Backed Securities
§   $ ____ - Bank Loans
§   $ ____ - Credit Default Swaps
§   $ ____ - Swaptions, Index Swaps
§   $ ____ - Interest Rate Swaps, Foreign Currency Swaps, Total Return Swaps, Total Return Bullet Swaps
 
Corporate Action & Manual Pricing Services
§   $ ____ /Foreign Equity Security per Month for Corporate Action Service
§   $ ____ /Domestic Equity Security per Month for Corporate Action Service
§   $ ____ /Month Manual Security Pricing (>10/day)
 
Fair Value Services (Interactive Data)*
§   $ ____ on the First 100 Securities
§   $ ____ on the Balance of Securities
* Per security per fund per pricing day.
 
NOTE: Prices above are based on using IDC as the primary pricing service and are subject to change.  Use of alternative and/or additional sources may result in additional fees.
 
*Subject to annual CPI increase, Milwaukee MSA.Fees are billed monthly.

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OPERATING EXPENSES LIMITATION AGREEMENT
 

THIS OPERATING EXPENSES LIMITATION AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made as of October 1, 2014, by and between EVERCORE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (hereinafter referred to as the “Adviser”), and WALL STREET EWM FUNDS TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust (hereinafter referred to as the “Trust”), on behalf of the series of the Trust as indicated on Schedule A attached hereto, as may be amended from time to time (each, a “Fund”).
 
 
WITNESSETH
 
WHEREAS, the Adviser renders advice and services to the Fund pursuant to the terms and provisions of an Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and the Adviser, dated as of October 1, 2014 (the “Advisory Agreement”); and
 
WHEREAS, the Adviser has agreed to limit the Fund’s operating expenses pursuant to the terms and provisions of this Agreement, and the Fund desires to allow the Adviser to implement those limits.
 
 
AGREEMENT
 
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and the mutual promises hereinafter set forth, the parties, intending to be legally bound hereby, mutually agree as follows:
 
1.   LIMIT ON OPERATING EXPENSES.   The Adviser hereby agrees to waive all or a portion of its agreed to advisory fees with respect to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement, and to reimburse the Fund for operating expenses it incurs (if necessary) to the extent necessary to ensure that the total operating expenses (excluding all federal, state and local taxes, interest, dividends and interest on short positions, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions and other costs incurred in connection with the purchase and sale of securities and extraordinary items) of the Fund do not exceed the amount set forth in Schedule A to this Agreement annually.
 
2.   REIMBURSEMENT OF FEES AND EXPENSES.   The Adviser has a right to receive reimbursement for fee reductions and/or expense payments made pursuant to this Agreement made in the prior three fiscal years, provided that after giving effect to such reimbursement total operating expenses (excluding all federal, state and local taxes, interest, dividends and interest on short positions, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions and other costs incurred in connection with the purchase and sale of securities and extraordinary items) of the Fund do not exceed the amount set forth in Schedule A to this Agreement in the year of reimbursement.
 
3.   TERM.   The term of this Agreement shall begin on the date first stated above and shall continue in effect for an initial term of two years and from year-to-year thereafter, subject to the provisions for termination and all of the other terms and conditions hereof, and subject to approval at least annually by the vote of a majority of the trustees who are not parties to such contract or interested persons of any such party to such contract (other than as trustees of the Trust).
 
4.   TERMINATION .  This Agreement can only be terminated by the Board of Trustees of the Trust.
 
 
 
 

 
 
5.   ASSIGNMENT. This Agreement and all rights and obligations hereunder may not be assigned without the written consent of the other party.
 
6.   SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held or made invalid by a court decision, statute or rule, or shall be otherwise rendered invalid, the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby.
 
7.   GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to the conflict of laws principles thereof; provided that nothing herein shall be construed to preempt, or to be inconsistent with, any federal law, regulation or rule, including, but not limited to, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and attested by their duly authorized officers, all on the day and year first above written.
 
WALL STREET EWM FUNDS TRUST



By:       */s/ Frederick Taylor                                                                                 
Frederick Taylor, President

*By: /s/ Ruth P. Calaman                                                                                   
Ruth P. Calaman, Attorney-In Fact
Pursuant to Power of Attorney


EVERCORE WEALTH MANAGMENT, LLC



By:     /s/ John Rendinaro                                       
           John Rendinaro, Partner
 
 
 
 
 
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SCHEDULE A
 

Series (“Fund”) of Wall Street EWM Funds Trust
Operating Expense Limitation as a Percentage
of Average Daily Net Assets
The Wall Street Fund
1.00%


 
 
 
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K&L GATES LLP
1601 K STREET, N.W.
WASHINGTON, DC 20006
T +1 202 778 9000    F +1 202 778 9100  klgates.com
 
 
 

 
Wall Street EWM Funds Trust
55 East 52nd Street, 23rd Floor
New York, NY 10055
     
       
   
 
September 30, 2014
 
 
 
 
Ladies and Gentlemen:
 
We have acted as counsel to Wall Street EWM Funds Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “ Trust ”), in connection with Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 (the “ Post-Effective Amendment ”) to the Trust’s registration statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-173481; 811-22548) (the “ Registration Statement ”), to be filed with the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) on or about September 30, 2014, registering an indefinite number of shares of beneficial interest in The Wall Street Fund (the “ Fund ”),  the sole series of the Trust, (the “ Shares ”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”).
 
This opinion letter is being delivered at your request in accordance with the requirements of paragraph 29 of Schedule A of the Securities Act and Item 28(i) of Form N-1A under the Securities Act and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “ Investment Company Act ”).
 
For purposes of this opinion letter, we have examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of:
 
 
(i)
the prospectus and statement of additional information (collectively, the “ Prospectus ”) filed as part of the Post-Effective Amendment;
 
 
(ii)
the Trust’s certificate of trust, governing instrument, and bylaws in effect as of the date of this opinion letter; and
 
 
(iii)
the resolutions adopted by the trustees of the Trust relating to the Post-Effective Amendment, the establishment and designation of the Fund and the Shares, and the authorization for issuance and sale of the Shares.
 
We also have examined and relied upon certificates of public officials and, as to certain matters of fact that are material to our opinions, we have relied on a certificate of an officer of the Trust.  We have not independently established any of the facts on which we have so relied.
 
For purposes of this opinion letter, we have assumed the accuracy and completeness of each document submitted to us, the genuineness of all signatures on original documents, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as facsimile, electronic, certified, conformed, or photostatic copies thereof, and the due execution and delivery of all documents where due execution and delivery are prerequisites to the effectiveness thereof.  We have further assumed the legal capacity of natural persons, that persons identified to us as officers of the Trust are actually serving in such capacity, and that the representations of officers of the Trust are correct as to matters of fact.  We have not independently verified any of these assumptions.
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
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The opinions expressed in this opinion letter are based on the facts in existence and the laws in effect on the date hereof and are limited to the Delaware Statutory Trust Act and the provisions of the Investment Company Act that are applicable to equity securities issued by registered open-end investment companies.  We are not opining on, and we assume no responsibility for, the applicability to or effect on any of the matters covered herein of any other laws.
 
Based upon and subject to the foregoing, it is our opinion that (1) the Shares to be issued pursuant to the Post-Effective Amendment, when issued and paid for by the purchasers upon the terms described in the Post-Effective Amendment and the Prospectus, will be validly issued, and (2) such purchasers will have no obligation to make any further payments for the purchase of the Shares or contributions to the Trust solely by reason of their ownership of the Shares.
 
This opinion is rendered solely in connection with the filing of the Post-Effective Amendment.  We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission in connection with the Post-Effective Amendment.  In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are experts with respect to any part of the Registration Statement or Prospectus within the meaning of the term “expert” as used in Section 11 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder by the Commission, nor do we admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
 

 
Very truly yours,

/s/ K&L Gates LLP


 


 
THE WALL STREET FUND, INC.
THE WALL STREET EWM FUNDS TRUST
(Collectively the “Fund” or “Funds”)
 
Code of Ethics
 

Effective as of June 23, 2011
 
I.    DEFINITIONS
 
 
A.  
“Access person” means any trustee or officer of the Funds; any director, officer or general partner of the Adviser; or advisory person of the Funds or of the Adviser.
 
 
B.  
“Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
 
 
C.  
“Adviser” means Evercore Wealth Management LLC.
 
 
D.  
“Advisory person” means: (i) any trustee, director, officer, general partner or employee of the Funds or Adviser or of any company in a control relationship to the Funds or Adviser, who, in connection with his or her regular functions or duties, makes, participates in, or obtains information regarding the purchase or sale of Covered Securities by the Funds, or whose functions relate to the making of any recommendations with respect to such purchases or sales; and (ii) any natural person in a control relationship to the Funds or Adviser who obtains information concerning recommendations made to the Funds with regard to the purchase or sale of Covered Securities by the Funds.
 
 
E.  
A Covered Security is “being considered for purchase or sale” when a recommendation to purchase or sell the Covered Security has been made and communicated and, with respect to the person making the recommendation, when such person seriously considers making such a recommendation.
 
 
F.  
“Beneficial ownership” shall be interpreted in the same manner as it would be under Rule 16a-1(a)(2) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 in determining whether a person is the beneficial owner of a security for purposes as such Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
 
 
G.  
“Control” has the same meaning as that set forth in Section 2(a)(9) of the Act.
 
 
H.  
“Covered Security” means a security as defined in Section 2(a)(36) of the Act, except that it does not include:
 
(i)           Direct obligations of the Government of the United States;
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
(ii)
Bankers’ acceptances, bank certificates of deposit, commercial paper and high quality short-term debt instruments, including repurchase agreements; and
 
(iii)           Shares issued by open-end registered investment companies.
 
 
I.  
“Disinterested director or trustee” means a director or trustee of the Funds who is not an “interested person” of the Funds within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
 
 
J.  
“Fund” or “Funds” means The Wall Street Fund, Inc. and The Wall Street EWM Funds Trust, or any series of The Wall Street EWM Funds Trust.
 
 
K.  
“Investment personnel” means:  (i) any employee of the Funds or Adviser or of any company in a control relationship to the Funds or Adviser who, in connection with his or her regular functions or duties, makes or participates in making recommendations regarding the purchase or sale of securities by the Funds; and (ii) any natural person who controls the Funds or Adviser and who obtains information concerning recommendations made to the Funds regarding the purchase or sale of securities by the Funds.
 
 
L.  
A “Limited Offering” means an offering that is exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Section 4(2) or Section 4(6) thereof or pursuant to Rule 504, Rule 505 or Rule 506 thereunder.
 
 
M.  
“Purchase or sale of a Covered Security” includes, among other things, the writing of an option to purchase or sell a Covered Security.
 
II.    APPROVAL OF CODES OF ETHICS
 
 
A.  
The Board of Directors/Trustees of the Funds, including a majority of the Disinterested directors/trustees, shall approve the code of ethics of the Adviser pursuant to Rule 204A-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.  The Board of Trustees of the Funds, including a majority of the Disinterested directors/trustees, shall approve any material changes to such code of ethics of the Adviser within the six months after the adoption of the material change.  Prior to approving any such code of ethics or amendment thereto, the Board of Directors/Trustees shall receive a certification from the Adviser that it has adopted such procedures as are reasonably necessary to prevent access persons of the Adviser from violating such code.  The Board of Directors/Trustees of the Funds, including a majority of the Disinterested directors/trustees, shall approve this Code of Ethics and any material changes thereto.  Prior to approving this Code of Ethics and any material changes thereto, the Board of Directors/Trustees must determine that this Code of Ethics contains provisions reasonably necessary to prevent access persons from violating Rule 17j-1(b) of the Act.
 
 
 
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B.  
No less frequently than annually, the officers of the Funds and the officers of the Adviser shall furnish a report to the Board of Directors/Trustees of the Funds:
 
 
1.  
Describing issues arising under the applicable code of ethics since the last report to the Board of Directors/Trustees, including, but not limited to, information about material violations of the code of ethics and sanctions imposed in response to such material violations.  Such report shall also include a list of access persons under the Code of Ethics.
 
 
2.  
Certifying that the Funds and Adviser, as applicable, have adopted such procedures as are reasonably necessary to prevent access persons from violating the code of ethics.
 
 
C.  
The officers of the Adviser shall furnish a written report to the Board of Directors/Trustees of the Funds describing any material changes made to the Adviser’s code of ethics within ten (10) days after making any such material changes.
 
 
D.  
This Code of Ethics, the code of ethics of the Adviser, the certifications required by Sections II.A. and II.B.(2), and the reports required by Sections II.B.(1), II.C and V, with respect to Disinterested directors/trustees, shall be maintained by the Funds’ Administrator.   All other reports required by Section V shall be maintained by the Adviser’s Compliance Officer.
 
III.    EXEMPTED TRANSACTIONS
 
The prohibitions of Section IV of this Code of Ethics shall not apply to:
 
(a)        
Purchases or sales effected in any account over which the access person has no direct or indirect influence or control.
 
(b)        
Purchases or sales of Covered Securities which are not eligible for purchase or sale by any Fund; provided, however, that the prohibitions of Section IV.B of this Code of Ethics shall apply to such purchases and sales.
 
(c)        
Purchases or sales which are non-volitional on the part of either the access person or the Funds.
 
(d)        
Purchases which are part of an automatic dividend reinvestment plan.
 
(e)        
Purchases effected upon the exercise of rights issued by an issuer pro rata to all holders of a class of its securities, to the extent such rights were acquired from such issuer, and sales of such rights so acquired.
 
(f)        
Purchases or sales which receive the prior approval of the Board of Directors/Trustees of the Funds because they are only remotely potentially harmful to the Funds because they would be very unlikely to affect a highly institutional market, or because they clearly are not related economically to the securities to be purchased, sold or held by the Funds.
 
 
 
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IV.    PROHIBITED PURCHASES AND SALES
 
 
A.  
Except in a transaction exempted by Section III of this Code, no access person shall purchase or sell, directly or indirectly, any Covered Security in which he has, or by reason of such transaction acquires, any direct or indirect beneficial ownership and which to his actual knowledge at the time of such purchase or sale is being considered for purchase or sale by the Funds or is being purchased or sold by the Funds.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, access persons may purchase or sell any Covered Security in accordance with the preclearance provisions of the Adviser’s code of ethics.
 
 
B.  
Except in a transaction exempted by Section III of this Code of Ethics, Investment Personnel must obtain approval from the Adviser’s Compliance Officer (or otherwise as permitted in the Adviser’s code of ethics) before directly or indirectly acquiring beneficial ownership in any securities in an Initial Public Offering or in a Limited Offering.
 
V.    REPORTING
 
 
A.  
Except as provided in Section V.B. of this Code of Ethics, every access person shall report the information described in Section V.C., Section V.D. and Section V.E. of this Code of Ethics.  All reports shall be filed with the Adviser’s Compliance Officer, except that the reports, if any, of the Disinterested directors/trustees shall be filed with the Funds’ Administrator.
 
 
B.  
1.A Disinterested director/trustee of the Funds need not make a report pursuant to Section V.C. and V.E. of this Code of Ethics and need only report a transaction in a Covered Security pursuant to Section V.D. of this Code of Ethics if such Disinterested director/trustee, at the time of such transaction, knew or, in the ordinary course of fulfilling his official duties as a director/trustee of the Funds, should have known that, during the 15-day period immediately preceding the date of the transaction by the trustee, such Covered Security was purchased or sold by the Funds or was being considered by the Funds or the Adviser for purchase or sale by the Funds.
 
 
2.  
An access person need not make a report with respect to transactions effected for, and Covered Securities held in, any account over which the person has no direct or indirect influence or control.
 
 
3.  
An access person need not make a quarterly transaction report pursuant to Section V.D. of this Code of Ethics if the report would duplicate information contained in broker trade confirmations or account statements received by the Adviser’s Compliance Officer or by the Funds’ Administrator, as applicable, with respect to the access person in the time period required by Section V.D., provided that all of the information required by Section V.D. is contained in the broker trade confirmations or account statements or in the records of the Funds.
 
 
 
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4.  
An access person that is required to file reports pursuant to the Adviser’s code of ethics need not make any reports pursuant to Section V.C., Section V.D. and Section V.E. of this Code of Ethics if such access person makes comparable reports pursuant to the Adviser’s code of ethics.
 
 
C.  
Every access person shall, no later than ten (10) days after the person becomes an access person, file an initial holdings report containing the following information (which information must be current as of a date no more than 45 days prior to the date the person becomes an access person):
 
 
1.  
The title, number of shares and principal amount of each Covered Security in which the access person had any direct or indirect beneficial ownership when the person becomes an access person;
 
 
2.  
The name of any broker, dealer or bank with whom the access person maintained an account in which any securities were held for the direct or indirect benefit of the access person; and
 
 
3.  
The date that the report is submitted by the access person.
 
 
D.  
Every access person shall, no later than thirty (30) days after the end of a calendar quarter, file a quarterly transaction report containing the following information:
 
 
1.  
With respect to any transaction during the quarter in a Covered Security in which the access person had any direct or indirect beneficial ownership:
 
(a)        
The date of the transaction, the title and the number of shares, and the principal amount of each 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 whom the transaction was effected; and
 
(e)        
The date that the report is submitted by the access person.
 
 
 
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2.  
With respect to any account established by the access person in which any securities were held during the quarter for the direct or indirect benefit of the access person:
 
(a)        
The name of the broker, dealer or bank with whom the access person established the account;
 
(b)        
The date the account was established; and
 
(c)        
The date that the report is submitted by the access person.
 
 
E.  
Every access person shall, no later than February 14 each year, file an annual holdings report containing the following information as of the preceding December 31:
 
1.  
The title, number of shares and principal amount of each Covered Security in which the access person had any direct or indirect beneficial ownership;
 
2.  
The name of any broker, dealer or bank with whom the access person maintains an account in which any securities are held for the direct or indirect benefit of the access person; and
 
3.  
The date that the report is submitted by the access person.
 
 
F.  
Any report filed pursuant to Section V.C., Section V.D. or Section V.E. of this Code of Ethics may contain a statement that the report shall not be construed as an admission by the person making such report that he has any direct or indirect beneficial ownership in the security to which the report relates.
 
 
G.  
The Adviser’s Compliance Officer shall review all reports filed with him or her pursuant to Section V.C., Section V.D. or Section V.E. of this Code of Ethics, and the Funds’ Administrator shall review all reports filed with it pursuant to Section V.D. of this Code of Ethics.  The Funds’ President or designee shall identify all access persons who are required to file reports pursuant to this Section V of this Code of Ethics and must inform such access persons of their reporting obligation.
 
VI.    SANCTIONS
 
Upon discovering a violation of this Code of Ethics, the Board of Directors/Trustees of the Funds may impose such sanctions as it deems appropriate.
 
 
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Code of Ethics for Access Persons


Quasar Distributors, LLC
Code of Ethics
For Access Persons

Effective March 17, 2014


Pursuant to Rule 17j-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), the Board of Directors/Trustees of an investment company registered under the 1940 Act (hereafter, “Fund” or “Funds”), including a majority of Directors/Trustees who are not interested persons, must approve the code of ethics of the Fund, the code of ethics of each investment adviser to the Fund, and the code of ethics of the principal underwriter of the Fund, as well as any material changes to these codes of ethics.

Quasar Distributors, LLC (“Quasar”) is licensed by FINRA as a mutual fund underwriter.  Based upon Quasar's limited membership with FINRA, the nature of Quasar’s services, and Quasar’s role with Funds and Fund investment advisers, Quasar believes it employs no person who could be considered an "Access Person" as defined by Rule 17j-1 of the 1940 Act.  No Quasar employee, director or officer, in the ordinary course of business, makes, participates in or obtains information regarding the purchase or sale of securities by Funds; Quasar’s functions and duties in the ordinary course of business do not relate to the making of any recommendation to a Fund regarding the purchase or sale of securities.  Nevertheless, Quasar has adopted this code of ethics pursuant to the requirements of Rule 17j-1.
 
I.  
Definitions

A.  
“Access Person” means any director, officer or employee of the Underwriter who in the ordinary course of his or her business makes, participates in or obtains non-public information regarding the purchase or sale of securities for a Fund, or the portfolio holdings of a fund, or whose functions or duties as part of the ordinary course of his or her business relate to the making of any recommendation to a Fund regarding the purchase or sale of securities.

B.  
“Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

C.  
“Beneficial ownership” shall be interpreted in the same manner as it would be in determining whether a person is subject to the provisions of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, except that the determination of direct or indirect beneficial ownership shall apply to all securities which an Access Person has or acquires.  As a general matter, “beneficial ownership” will be attributed to an Access Person in all instances where the person (i) possesses the ability to purchase or sell the security (or the ability to direct the disposition of the security); (ii) possesses the voting power (including the power to vote or to direct the voting) over such security; or (iii) receives any benefits substantially equivalent to those of ownership.

Although the following is not an exhaustive list, a person generally would be regarded to be the beneficial owner of the following:

·  
securities held in the person’s own name;
·  
securities held with another in joint tenancy, as tenants in common, or in other joint ownership arrangements;
·  
securities held by a bank or broker as a nominee or custodian on such person’s behalf or pledged as collateral for a loan;
·  
securities held by members of the person’s immediate family sharing the same household (“immediate family” means any child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law or sister-in-law, including adoptive relationships);
 
 
 
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·  
securities held by a relative not residing in the person’s home if the person is a custodian, guardian, or otherwise has controlling influence over the purchase, sale, or voting of such securities;
·  
securities held by a trust for which the person serves as a trustee and in which the person has a pecuniary interest (including pecuniary interests by virtue of performance fees and by virtue of holdings by the person’s immediate family);
·  
securities held by a trust in which the person is a beneficiary and has or shares the power to make purchase or sale decisions;
·  
securities held by a general partnership or limited partnership in which the person is a general partner; and
·  
securities owned by a corporation which is directly or indirectly controlled by, or under common control with, such person.

Any uncertainty as to whether an Access Person beneficially owns a security should be brought to the attention of the Compliance Officer.  Such questions will be resolved in accordance with, and this definition is subject to, the definition of “beneficial owner” found in Rules 16a-1(a)(2) and (5) promulgated under the Exchange Act.

D.  
“Compliance Officer” means the person designated from time to time by the Underwriter to receive and review reports in accordance with Section VI below.

E.  
“Control” shall have the same meaning as that set forth in Section 2(a)(9) of the Act.  As a general matter, “control” means the power to exercise a controlling influence.  The “power to exercise a controlling influence” is intended to include situations where there is less than absolute and complete domination and includes not only the active exercise of power, but also the latent existence of power.  Anyone who beneficially owns, either directly or through one or more controlled entities, more than 25% of the voting securities of an entity shall be presumed to control such entity.

F.  
“Fund” means an investment fund registered under the Act that has retained Quasar Distributors, LLC as its principal underwriter.

G.  
“Purchase or sale of a security” includes, among other things, the writing of an option to purchase or sell a security.

H.  
“Restricted List” means a list of securities that from time to time are not to be acquired by Access Persons and which list will be maintained by the Underwriter.

I.   
“Covered Security” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(36) of the Act and shall include: common stocks, preferred stocks, and debt securities; options on and warrants to purchase common stocks, preferred stocks or debt securities; and shares of closed-end investment companies and Related Securities.  “Related Securities” are instruments and securities that are related to, but not the same as, a security.  For example, a Related Security may be convertible into a security, or give its holder the right to purchase the security.  The term “Security” also includes private investments, including oil and gas ventures, real estate syndicates and other investments which are not publicly traded.  It shall not include shares of registered open-end investment companies; direct obligations of the Government of the United States; bankers’ acceptances, bank certificates of deposit, commercial paper, repurchase agreements, and such other money market instruments as designated by the Underwriter’s Board of Directors.

J.   
“Underwriter” means Quasar Distributors, LLC.

All Access Persons that are employees of Quasar must certify to this Code of Ethics for all mutual funds that use Quasar as their principal underwriter under the the 1940 Act, Rule 17j-1.
 
II.  
General Fiduciary Principles

In addition to the specific principles enunciated in this Code of Ethics, all Access Persons shall be governed by the following general fiduciary principles:

A.  
to at all times place the interests of Fund shareholders ahead of personal interests;

B.  
to conduct all personal securities transactions consistent with this Code of Ethics and in such a manner as to avoid any actual or potential conflict of interest or any abuse of an individual’s position of trust and responsibility;
 
 
 
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C.  
to not take inappropriate advantage of their positions; and

D.   
to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws.
 
III.  
Exempted Transactions

The prohibitions of Sections IV and V of this Code of Ethics shall not apply to:

A.  
Purchases or sales of securities which are not eligible for purchase or sale by any Fund;

B.  
Purchases or sales which are non-volitional on the part of either the Access Person or a Fund;

C.  
Purchases which are part of an automatic dividend reinvestment plan;

D.  
Purchases effected upon the exercise of rights issued by an issuer pro rata to all holders of a class of its securities, to the extent such rights were acquired from such issuer and sales of such rights so acquired;

E.  
Purchases or sales which receive the prior approval of the President of the Underwriter, after consultation with the Compliance Officer, because they are only remotely harmful to the Underwriter or a Fund; they would be very unlikely to affect a highly institutional market; or  they clearly are not related economically to the securities to be purchased, sold or held by a Fund.
 
IV.  
Prohibited Activities and Conduct

A.  
No Access Person shall purchase or sell any securities which were purchased or sold by the Fund within seven (7) days of the purchase or sale of the security by the Fund.

B.  
No Access Person shall sell any security which was originally purchased within the previous sixty (60) days.

C.  
No Access Person shall acquire any securities in an initial public offering or limited offering

D.  
No Access Person shall acquire securities pursuant to a private placement without prior approval from the Underwriter’s President after consultation with the Compliance Officer.  In determining whether approval should be granted, the following should be considered:

·  
whether the investment opportunity should be reserved for a Fund and its shareholders; and
·  
whether the opportunity is being offered to an individual by virtue of his/her position with the Underwriter.

In the event approval is granted, the Access Person must disclose the investment when he/she plays a material role in a Company’s subsequent consideration of an investment in the issuer.  In such circumstances, the Company’s decision to purchase securities of the issuer will be subject to an independent review by investment personnel with no personal interest in the issuer.

E.  
No Access Person shall profit from the purchase and sale, or sale and purchase, of the same, or equivalent, securities within sixty (60) calendar days unless the security is purchased and sold by a Fund within sixty (60) calendar days and the Access Person complies with Section IV(B).  For purposes of applying the 60-day period, securities will be subject to this 60-day short-term trading ban only if the actual lot was purchased and sold, or sold and purchased, within such period.  Any profits realized on such short-term trades must be disgorged by the Access Person; provided, however, that the Underwriter’s Board of Managers may make exceptions to this prohibition on a case-by-case basis in situations where no abuse is involved, and the equities strongly support an exception.

F.  
No Access Person shall receive any gift or other thing of more than de minimis value from any person or entity that does business with or on behalf of the Underwriter.  Such prohibition shall not apply to seasonal gifts made generally available to all employees at the Underwriter’s business office or to meals and/or entertainment provided in the ordinary course of business and consistent in cost with the Underwriter’s standards for employee expenditures.
 
 
 
 
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G.  
No Access Person shall serve on the board of directors of publicly traded companies, unless the access person receives prior authorization from the Underwriter’s Board of Managers based upon a determination that the board service would be consistent with the interests of the Underwriter.  In the event the board service is authorized, Access Persons serving as directors must be isolated from those making investment decisions by a “Chinese wall.”

H.  
No Access Person shall employ any device, scheme or artifice to defraud the Fund.

I.   
No Access Person shall make any untrue statement of a material fact to the Fund or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made to the Fund, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.

J.   
No Access Person shall engage in any act, practice or course of business that operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit on the Fund.

K.   
No Access Person shall engage in any manipulative practice with respect to the Fund.
 
V.  
Policy on Security Ownership

In addition to the prohibitions contained in Section IV hereof, it is the general policy of the Underwriter that no Access Person shall have any direct or indirect beneficial ownership of any security which is also owned by a Fund unless said Access Person complies with Section IV(B), or any security which is on the Restricted List.  Upon the discovery by the Underwriter or any Access Person that an Access Person has direct or indirect beneficial ownership of a security which is on the Restricted List, such Access Person shall promptly report such fact to the Compliance Officer, and may be required to divest himself or herself of such ownership if the Compliance Officer determines that any significant conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest exists as a result of such ownership or that such ownership results in a breach of other policies or agreements of the Underwriter.

VI.  
Access Person Reporting

A.  
All securities transactions in which an Access Person has a direct or indirect beneficial ownership interest will be monitored by the Compliance Officer.  The Compliance Officer’s compliance with this Code of Ethics shall be monitored by the Underwriter’s President.

B.  
Every Access Person shall, at least on a quarterly basis, report to the Compliance Officer the information described in Section VI(C) of this Code of Ethics with respect to the transactions and accounts in which such Access Person has, or by reason of such transaction acquires, any direct or indirect beneficial ownership; provided, however, that an Access Person shall not be required to make a report with respect to transactions effected for any account over which such person does not have any direct or indirect influence or control.

C.  
Quarterly Transaction Reports.  Every report required to be made by Sections VI(B) and VI(C) of this Code of Ethics shall be made not later than thirty (30) days after the end of the calendar quarter in which the transaction to which the report relates was effected, and shall contain the following information:

   
Reports containing personal securities transacations;
·  
The date of the transaction, the title an type of the security, and as applicable, the exchange ticker symbol or CUSIP number, the interest rate and maturity date, the number of shares, and the principal amount of each security involved;
·  
The nature of the transaction ( i.e. , purchase, sale or any other type of acquisition or disposition);
·  
The price at which the transaction was effected;
·  
The name of the broker, dealer or bank with or through whom the transaction was effected; and
 
 
 
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·  
The date that the report is submitted by the Access Person.

   
Reports by Access Persons having zero transactions
·  
Individual transaction information reporting obligations may be met by forwarding a duplicate confirmation to the Compliance Officer.
·  
The report shall also contain the following information with respect to any account established by an Access Person or other beneficial account during the quarter:
a)  
The name of the broker, dealer or bank with whom the Access Person established the account;
b)  
The date the account was established; and
c)  
The date that the report is submitted by the Access Person .

A form which may be used to meet the Access Person reporting requirement is attached hereto as Appendix 1 .

D.  
Initial Holdings and Annual Reports.  In addition to the reporting requirements of Sections VI(B), and VI(C), every Access Person shall also disclose to the Compliance Officer all beneficial securities holdings within ten calendar days after becoming an Access Person (and the information must be current as of no more than forty-five (45) days prior to becoming an Access Person) and thereafter on an annual basis (for Annual Reports the information must be current as of a date no more than forty-five (45) days prior to the date of the Report).  Such disclosures shall be made on the form attached hereto as Appendix 3 .  Each such Access Person also shall sign an acknowledgment, attached hereto as Appendix 4 , to affirm that they have received and reviewed this Code of Ethics and any amendments hereto.

E.  
Any report filed pursuant to this Section VI may contain a statement that the report shall not be construed as an admission by the person making such report that he has any direct or indirect beneficial ownership in the security to which the report relates.

F.  
In addition to the reporting requirements of Sections VI(B), VI(C) and VI(D), every Access Person shall direct his or her brokers to supply to the Compliance Officer, on a timely basis, duplicate copies of all beneficial securities transactions and copies of periodic statements for all securities accounts in which such Access Person has a beneficial ownership interest.  Attached hereto as Appendix 2 is a form of letter that may be used to request such documents from the respective broker, dealer, or bank.  It is the responsibility of the Access Person to make sure that his or her broker does in fact send to the Compliance Officer the duplicate confirmations and the duplicate statements.  The attached forms, confirmations and statements will be maintained in strictest confidence in the files of the Compliance Officer.

G.  
Every Access Person subject to the Code shall report any violations of the Code to the firm’s Chief Compliance Officer or a designee.

H.  
All information supplied under these procedures, including transaction and holdings reports (initial, quarterly and annual reports), will be reviewed by the Compliance Officer for compliance with these policies and procedures.  The Compliance Officer will review all account statements and reports within 30 days after receipt.  Such review shall:

   
Address whether Access Persons followed internal procedures, such as pre-clearance;
   
Compare Access Person transactions to any restrictions in effect at the time of the trade, including securities on the Restricted List; and
   
Periodically analyze the Access Person’s overall trading for patterns that may indicate abuse.

The Compliance Officer will document such review by initialing Access Person statements or otherwise indicating the statements that have been reviewed and will maintian copies of all reports and account statements received.
 
VII.  
Advance Clearance

A.  
Advance clearance is required for all securities transactions in which an Access Person has or as a result of such transaction will have a beneficial ownership interest, excluding (i) transactions exempt under Sections III(B) and III(C), provided the Access Person is not advised of the transactions in advance and does not participate in the decision-making related thereto or transactions exempt under Sections III(D).  A form provided for advance clearance is attached hereto as Appendix 5 .
 
 
 
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B.  
Advance clearance requests should be submitted in writing in duplicate to the Compliance Officer who may approve or disapprove such transactions on the grounds of compliance with this Code of Ethics or otherwise.  Approval shall only be given when the compliance officer or designee giving it has determined that the intended transaction does not fall within any of the prohibitions in this Code of Ethics.  One copy of the advance clearance request will be returned to the Access Person showing approval or disapproval and one copy will be retained by the Compliance Officer.

C.  
The authorization provided by the Compliance Officer is effective until the earlier of (i) its revocation, (ii) the close of business on the third trading day after the authorization is granted (for example, if authorization is provided on a Monday, it is effective until the close of business on Thursday), or (iii) the Access Person learns that the information in the advance clearance request is not accurate.  If the order for the securities transaction is not placed within that period, a new advance authorization must be obtained before the transaction is placed.  If the transaction is placed but has not been executed within three trading days after the day the authorization is granted (as, for example, in the case of a limit order), no new authorization is necessary unless the person placing the original order amends it in any way.
 
VIII.  
Insider Trading

No Access Person shall purchase or sell Fund Shares while in possession of material non-public information regarding the Fund.  The Compliance Officer may from time to time deny Access Persons the ability to buy or sell Fund Shares if the Compliance Officer, in his or her sole discretion, determines that it is likely that such person has possession of material non-public information or that it would be otherwise inadvisable, in his or her sole discretion, for such transaction to occur.  The Compliance Officer should, together with the Underwriter’s legal counsel, be available to consult as to whether an Access Person is likely to be in possession of material non-public information.
 
IX.  
Compliance with the Code of Ethics

A.  
The Compliance Officer shall identify each Access Person and notify them of their reporting obligations under the Code.  The Compliance Officer shall maintain a list of all Access Persons of the Underwriter in substantially the form set forth in Appendix 6 .

B.  
All Access Persons shall certify annually in the form attached hereto as Appendix 7 that:

·  
They have read and understand this Code of Ethics and any amendments hereto and recognize that they are subject thereto; and
·  
They have complied with the requirements of this Code of Ethics and any amendments and disclosed or reported all personal securities transactions and accounts required to be disclosed or reported pursuant thereto.

C.  
The Underwriter’s compliance officer, President, or other designee shall prepare a quarterly report to the Fund’s Board of Directors, and an annual report to the Underwriter’s Board of Managers, which shall:

·  
Summarize existing procedures concerning personal investing and any changes in the procedures made during the past quarter (year);
·  
Identify any violations requiring significant remedial action during the past quarter (year); and
·  
Identify any recommended changes in existing restrictions or procedures based upon the Underwriter’s experience under this Code of Ethics, evolving industry practices or developments in laws or regulations; and
·  
Identify any exceptions to the Code of Ethics that were granted during the past quarter (year).
 
 
 
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X.  
Recordkeeping Requirements

The Compliance Officer shall maintain all records in accordance with Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act. The Compliance Officer shall maintain a copy of each of the following for five years   in an easily accessible place:

·  
This Code of Ethics;
·  
Records of each Code violation and of any action taken as a result of the violation;
·  
Copies of each Access Person report;
·  
Record of all Access Persons subject to the Code; and
·  
Copies of annual compliance reports.
 
XI.  
Sanctions

Upon discovering a violation of this Code of Ethics, the Board of Managers of the Underwriter may impose such sanctions as it deems appropriate, including, among other sanctions, a letter of censure or suspension, disgorgement of profits or termination of the employment of the violator.
 
XII.  
Other Procedures

Other policies and procedures of the Underwriter relating to securities transactions, including, without limitation, policies relating to insider trading, shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be affected by adoption of this Code of Ethics.  To the extent of any inconsistencies between this Code of Ethics and any such other policies, this Code of Ethics shall control.
 
 
 
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Appendix 1

THIS REPORT MUST BE SUBMITTED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF QUARTER END
      
 ACCESS PERSON TRANSACTION RECORD for   (Name)  
 FOR CALENDAR QUARTER ENDED     (Date)  
 
 
I HAVE REPORTED BELOW ALL TRANSACTIONS AND ACCOUNTS REQUIRED TO BE REPORTED FOR THE QUARTER PURSUANT TO THE CODE OF ETHICS.

I.  TRANSACTION REPORTING

Check if applicable:
(  )
I had no reportable transactions during the quarter.
 
(  )
All transactions required to be reported have been provided to the Compliance Officer through duplicate confirmations and statements.
 
Transactions
 
Date
Secuity Name
Ticker Symbol or
CUSIP Number
 
Nature of Transaction
 
Price
Broker Name
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
(attach additional sheets if necessary)

 
 
(Date)
   (Access Person's Signature)
     
 
 
 
   
 
 

 
 
II.  ACCOUNT REPORTING

Securities Accounts Opened During Quarter
 
  o  I did not open any securities account with any broker, dealer or bank during the quarter; or
   
  o   I opened a securities account with a broker, dealer or bank during the quarter as indicated below.
   
  o  There have been no securities accounts in which I have no direct or indirect beneficial interest with any broker, dealer or bank  open during the quarter.
 

Date Account Was Established
 
Broker, Dealer or Bank Name
 
   
   
   


 
 
Date:
  X:     (Access Person's Signature)

 
 
 
Compliance Officer Use Only
REVIEWED:
 
 
     (Date)
(Signature)
 FOLLOW-UP ACTION (if any) (attach additional sheet if required)
     
 
 
 
 
   
 
 

 
 
Appendix 2


Form of Letter to Broker, Dealer or Bank

<Date>

<Broker Name and Address>

Subject:                      Account #



Dear                      :

I am affiliated with Quasar Distributors, LLC, a principal underwriter to registered investment companies, and am an Access Person of such underwriter.  You are requested to send duplicate confirmations of individual transactions as well as duplicate periodic statements for the above-referenced account to Quasar Distributors, LLC.  Please address the confirmations and statements directly to:

Ms. Cynthia Durfee, AVP
Quasar Distributors, LLC
615 East Michigan Street, 4th Floor
Milwaukee, WI  53202

Your cooperation is most appreciated.  If you have any questions regarding these requests, please contact Quasar Compliance or me.

Sincerely,


<Name of Access Person>


cc: Quasar Distributors, LLC
 
 
 
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Appendix 3


INITIAL HOLDINGS REPORT
ANNUAL HOLDINGS REPORT
PERSONAL SECURITIES HOLDINGS

In accordance with Section VI of the Code of Ethics, please provide a list of all accounts in which you have a beneficial interest.

(1)           Name of Access Person:

(2)           If different than (1), name of the person
in whose name the account is held:

(3)           Relationship of (2) to (1):

(4)           Broker at which Account is maintained:

(5)           Account Number:

(6)          Contact person at Broker and phone number:

(7)
For each account, if not previously provided to the Compliance Officer, attach the most recent account statement listing securities in that account.  If you have a beneficial interest in securities that are not listed in an attached account statement, list them below:
 

 
Title/Name of Security Number of Shares Value/Principal Amount   Broker-dealer or bank
                                                                                                   
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.
(Attach separate sheet if necessary)

I certify that this form and the attached statements (if any) constitute all of the securities in which I have a beneficial interest, including those held in accounts of my immediate family residing in my household.
 
 
     
   
 
Access Person's Signature
     
     
Dated:    
 
Print Name 
 

 
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Appendix 4


ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RECEIPT OF CODE OF ETHICS
 
 
I acknowledge that I have received and reviewed the Code of Ethics, and represent:

 
1.
In accordance with Section VI of the Code of Ethics, I will report all required securities transactions and securities accounts in which I have a beneficial interest.

 
2.
I will comply with the Code of Ethics in all other respects.

 
     
   
 
Access Person's Signature
     
     
Dated:    
 
Print Name 
 
 
 
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Appendix 5


ADVANCE PERSONAL TRADING CLEARANCE/REVIEW REQUEST

Background :

The Code of Ethics states that advance clearance is required for all securities transactions in which an Access Person has a beneficial ownership interest.

Clearance/Review Request :

1.             Name of Access Person:

2.             If different than (1), name of person in whose  account the trade will occur:

3.             Relationship of (2) to (1):

4.             Name of Security and Symbol/CUSIP:

5.             Maximum number of shares or units to be purchased or sold or amount of bond:

6.             Check if applicable:    Purchase  ____       Market Order  ____

                               Sale           ____        Limit Order     ____  ( Limit Order Price: )

7.             For a Sale, Date of Purchase of Lot(s) Being Sold

To:          Compliance Officer           From:
 
   Date:                                        Time:

I (or the account in which I have a beneficial ownership interest) intend to purchase/sell the above-named Security (on date if other than above:   /               /             ).
 
I confirm that to the best of my knowledge, the proposed transaction is in compliance with the Code of Ethics.

 
Access Person Signature:        
   
Date:      
 
 
 Approved: ¨    No: ¨
Compliance Officer Signature:
 
 
  Date:
 
Original to Compliance Officer
Copy to Access Person

 
 
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Appendix 6


Quasar Distributors, LLC

List of Access Persons
 
 
Name Status 
Date Added
           
           
           
           
           


 
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Appendix 7


ANNUAL CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE CODE OF ETHICS


I certify that during the past year:

 
1.
I have read and I understand the Code of Ethics and any amendments and I recognize that I am subject thereto for the periods that they are in effect.

 
2.
I have read and I understand any amendments to the Code of Ethics and any amendments.

 
3.
In accordance with Section VI of the Code of Ethics, I have reported all securities transactions and securities accounts in which I have a beneficial interest, except to the extent disclosed on the attached schedule if applicable and any amendments.

 
4.
I have complied with the Code of Ethics and any amendments in place during the year.

 
     
   
 
Access Person's Signature
     
     
Dated:    
 
Print Name 
 
 
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