Filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 27, 2015
1933 Act Registration File No. 333-201530
1940 Act File No. 811-23024

U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549
 
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PACER FUNDS TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
16 Industrial Blvd, Suite 201
Paoli, Pennsylvania 19301
 (Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code:  (610) 644-8100
 
Joe M. Thomson, Chairman and President
Pacer Funds Trust
16 Industrial Blvd, Suite 201
Paoli, Pennsylvania 19301
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
 

With Copies to:

Richard F. Morris
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
101 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10178-0060

Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective.

The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file an amendment which specifically states that the Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to Section 8(a), may determine.
 
 
 

 
 
PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS DATED MAY 27, 2015
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION
 
THE INFORMATION HEREIN IS NOT COMPLETE AND MAY BE CHANGED. WE MAY NOT SELL THESE SECURITIES UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILED WITH THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION IS EFFECTIVE. THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT AN OFFER TO SELL THESE SECURITIES AND IS NOT SOLICITING AN OFFER TO BUY THESE SECURITIES IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE OFFER OR SALE IS NOT PERMITTED.
 
PACER FUNDS TRUST
 
PROSPECTUS
 
Pacer Trendpilot TM   750 ETF (PTLC)   
Pacer Trendpilot TM   450 ETF (PTMC) 
Pacer Trendpilot TM   100 ETF (PTNQ) 
Pacer US Export Leaders ETF (PEXL)
 
Listed on
BATS Exchange, Inc.
 
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved these securities or determined if this Prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
 
 
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INVESTMENT PRODUCTS:  o ARE NOT FDIC INSURED  o MAY LOSE VALUE  o ARE NOT BANK GUARANTEED
 
 
 
 
SUMMARY SECTION
 
Pacer Trendpilot™ 750 ETF  
 
Investment Objective
The Pacer Trendpilot 750 ETF (the “Fund”) is an exchange traded fund that seeks to track the total return performance, before fees and expenses, of the Pacer Wilshire US Large - Cap Trendpilot Index (the “Index”).
 
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. The fees are expressed as a percentage of the Fund’s average net assets. This table and the Example below do not include the brokerage commissions that investors may pay on their purchases and sales of Fund shares.
 
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
 
Management Fees
0.60%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees
None
Other Expenses*
0.00%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
0.60%
* Estimated for the current fiscal year.
 
Example
The following example is intended to help retail investors compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. It illustrates the hypothetical expenses that such investors would incur over various periods if they were to invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of the shares at the end of those periods. This example assumes that the Fund provides a return of 5% a year and that operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
 
1 Year
3 Years
$61
$192
 
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. Because the Fund is newly organized, portfolio turnover information is not yet available.
 
Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund employs a “passive management” (or indexing) investment approach designed to track the total return performance, before fees and expenses, of the Index. The Index is based on a proprietary methodology developed by Pacer Advisors, Inc., the Fund’s investment adviser ( the “Adviser”).
 
The Index
The Index uses an objective, rules-based methodology to implement a systematic trend-following strategy that directs exposure (i) 100% to the Wilshire US Large-Cap ® Index (the “ Wilshire Large-Cap”), (ii) 50% to the Wilshire Large-Cap and 50% to 3 -Month US Treasury bills or (iii) 100% to 3-Month US Treasury bills, depending on the relative performance of the Wilshire US Large-Cap Total Return Index™ (“Wilshire Large-Cap TR”) and its 200-business day historical simple moving average (the “200-day moving average”). The Wilshire Large-Cap TR is a total return version of the Wilshire Large-Cap and reflects the reinvestment of dividends paid by the securities in the Wilshire Large-Cap .
 
The Wilshire Large-Cap is a rules-based, float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index comprised of approximately 750 of the largest companies in the Wilshire 5000 Total Market Index™ (the “Wilshire 5000”). The Wilshire 5000 is an unmanaged, market capitalization-weighted index that measures the performance of all equity securities of U.S. headquartered issuers with readily available price data.
 
 
The Index, and consequently the Fund, may stay in any of its three possible positions for an extended period of time. As described below, the Index will change its position based on the following indicators, and each change will become effective on the second business day after the indicator for the change is triggered.
 
Equity Indicator . When the Wilshire Large-Cap TR closes above its 200-day moving average for five consecutive business days (the “Equity Indicator”), the exposure of the Index will be 100% to the Wilshire Large-Cap, effective on the second business following the date of the Equity Indicator.
 
50/50 Indicator. When the Wilshire Large-Cap TR closes below its 200-day moving average for five consecutive business days ( the “50/50 Indicator”), the exposure of the Index will be 50% to the Wilshire Large-Cap   and 50% to 3-Month US Treasury bills , effective on the second business day following the date of the 50/50 Indicator.  Following the effectiveness of the 50/50 Indicator, the exposure of the Index may be greater than or less than 50% with respect to the Wilshire Large-Cap   and 3-Month US Treasury bills depending on their respective performance until either the Equity Indicator or T-Bill Indicator (described below) is triggered.
 
Once the 50/50 Indicator has been triggered, the exposure of the Index will next change to either be 100% to the Wilshire Large-Cap if the Equity Indicator is triggered or 100% to 3-Month US Treasury bills if the T-Bill Indicator (described below) is triggered, effective on the second business day following the date of the indicator.
 
T-Bill Indicator. When the Wilshire Large-Cap TR’s 200-day moving average closes below the 200-day moving average as of the fifth prior business day (the “T-Bill Indicator”), the exposure of the Index will be 100% to 3-Month US Treasury bills, effective on the second business day following the date of the T-Bill Indicator.
 
Once the T-Bill Indicator has been triggered, the Index will have no exposure to the Wilshire Large-Cap until the Equity Indicator is triggered. When the Equity Indicator is next triggered, the exposure of the Index will be 100% to the Wilshire Large-Cap as described above.
 
The Index aims to mitigate, to some extent, the volatility of the Wilshire Large-Cap by tracking 3-Month US Treasury bills (instead of the Wilshire Large-Cap) when the Wilshire Large-Cap TR is in a negative trend.
 
The Fund’s Investment Strategy
Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) will be invested in the component securities of the Index. The Adviser expects that, over time, the correlation between the Fund’s performance and that of the Index, before fees and expenses, will be 95% or better.
 
The Fund will generally use a “replication” strategy to achieve its investment objective, meaning it will invest in all of the component securities of the Index, but may, when the Adviser believes it is in the best interests of the Fund, use a “representative sampling” strategy, meaning it may invest in a sample of the securities in the Index whose risk, return and other characteristics closely resemble the risk, return and other characteristics of the Index as a whole.
 
The Fund may also invest up to 20% of its assets in cash and cash equivalents, other investment companies, as well as securities and other instruments not included in the Index but which the Adviser believes will help the Fund track the Index.
 
The Fund will be considered to be non-diversified, which means that it may invest more of its assets in the securities of a single issuer or a smaller number of issuers than if it were a diversified fund.
 
Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund
You can lose money on your investment in the Fund. The Fund is subject to the risks summarized below. Some or all of these risks may adversely affect the Fund’s net asset value per share (“NAV”), trading price, yield, total return and/or ability to meet its objectives. For more information about the risks of investing in the Fund, see the section in the Fund’s prospectus entitled “Additional Risk Information about the Fund.”
 
  
Concentration Risk. If the Index concentrates in an industry or group of industries, the Fund’s investments may be concentrated accordingly. In such event, the value of the Fund’s shares may rise and fall more than the value of shares of a Fund that invests in securities of companies in a broader range of industries.
 
  
Equity Market Risk. The equity securities held in the Fund’s portfolio may experience sudden, unpredictable drops in value or long periods of decline in value. This may occur because of factors that affect securities markets generally or factors affecting specific industries, sectors or companies in which the Fund invests. Common stocks are susceptible to general stock market fluctuations and to volatile increases and decreases in value as market confidence in and perceptions of their issuers change.
 
 
  
Fixed Income Risk. The value of the Fund’s direct or indirect investments in fixed income securities will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities owned by the Fund. On the other hand, if rates fall, the value of the fixed income securities generally increases. The Fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates due to the current period of historically low rates and the effect of potential government fiscal policy initiatives and resulting market reaction to those initiatives. In general, the market price of fixed income securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. The value of the Fund’s direct or indirect investments in fixed income securities may be affected by the inability of issuers to repay principal and interest or illiquidity in debt securities markets.
 
  
Government Obligations Risk. The Fund may invest in securities issued by the U.S. government. There can be no guarantee that the United States will be able to meet its payment obligations with respect to such securities. Additionally, market prices and yields of securities supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government may decline or be negative for short or long periods of time.
 
  
High Portfolio Turnover Risk . At times, the Fund may have a portfolio turnover rate substantially greater than 100%. A high portfolio turnover rate would result in correspondingly greater transaction expenses, including brokerage commissions, dealer mark ups and other transaction costs, on the sale of securities and on reinvestment in other securities and may result in reduced performance and the distribution to shareholders of additional capital gains for tax purposes. These factors may negatively affect the Fund’s performance.
 
  
Large-Capitalization Investing Risk. The Fund may invest in the securities of large-capitalization companies. As a result, the Fund’s performance may be adversely affected if securities of large-capitalization companies underperform securities of smaller-capitalization companies or the market as a whole. The securities of large-capitalization companies may be relatively mature compared to smaller companies and therefore subject to slower growth during times of economic expansion.
 
  
New Fund Risk. The Fund is new with no operating history. As a result, there can be no assurance that the Fund will grow to or maintain an economically viable size, in which case it may experience greater tracking error to its Index than it otherwise would at higher asset levels, or it could ultimately liquidate. The Fund’s distributor does not maintain a secondary market in Fund shares.
 
  
Non-Diversification Risk.  Although the Fund intends to invest in a variety of securities and instruments, the Fund will be considered to be non-diversified, which means that it may invest more of its assets in the securities of a single issuer or a smaller number of issuers than if it were a diversified fund. As a result, the Fund may be more exposed to the risks associated with and developments affecting an individual issuer or a smaller number of issuers than a fund that invests more widely. This may increase the Fund’s volatility and cause the performance of a relatively smaller number of issuers to have a greater impact on the Fund’s performance.
 
  
Other Investment Companies Risk . The Fund will incur higher and duplicative expenses when it invests in other investment companies such as ETFs. There is also the risk that the Fund may suffer losses due to the investment practices of the underlying funds. When the Fund invests in other investment companies, the Fund will be subject to substantially the same risks as those associated with the direct ownership of securities held by such investment companies.
 
  
Passive Investment Risk. The Fund is not actively managed and the Adviser would not sell a security due to current or projected underperformance of a security, industry or sector, unless that security is removed from the Index or the selling of shares of that security is otherwise required upon a reconstitution of the Index in accordance with the Index methodology. The Fund invests in securities included in, the Index, regardless of their investment merits. The Fund does not take defensive positions under any market conditions, including conditions that are adverse to the performance of the Fund.
 
  
Shares of the Fund May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV . As with all ETFs, Fund shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. The price of Fund shares, like the price of all traded securities, will be subject to factors such as supply and demand, as well as the current value of the Fund’s portfolio holdings. Although it is expected that the market price of the shares of the Fund will approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of the shares is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day (discount). This risk is heightened in times of market volatility or periods of steep market declines.
 
  
Tracking Risk. The Fund’s return may not track the return of the Index for a number of reasons. For example, the Fund incurs a number of operating expenses not applicable to the Index, and incurs costs in buying and selling securities, especially when rebalancing the Fund’s securities holdings to reflect changes in the composition of the Index.
 
 
In addition, when the Fund uses a representative sampling approach, the Fund may not be as well correlated with the return of the Index as when the Fund purchases all of the securities in the Index in the proportions in which they are represented in the Index. To the extent the Fund calculates its NAV based on fair value prices and the value of the Index is based on securities’ closing prices on local foreign markets (i.e., the value of the Index is not based on fair value prices), the Fund’s ability to track the Index may be adversely affected.
 
To the extent the Fund uses a representative sampling approach, it will hold a smaller number of securities than are in the Index. As a result, an adverse development respecting an issuer of securities held by the Fund could result in a greater decline in the Fund’s net asset value than would be the case if the Fund held all of the securities in the Index. Conversely, a positive development relating to an issuer of securities in the Index that is not held by the Fund could cause the Fund to underperform the Index. To the extent the assets in the Fund are smaller, these risks may be greater.
 
  
Trend Lag Risk. At least six consecutive trading days will elapse after the Wilshire Large-Cap TR first drops below its historical 200-day simple moving average (or conversely, first moves above such average) before the Index will switch from tracking the Wilshire Large-Cap to 3-Month US Treasury bills (or conversely, from 3-Month US Treasury bills to the Wilshire Large-Cap). As a result, if the Wilshire Large-Cap TR is in a positive trend, the Index and consequently the Fund may be adversely affected by a downward trend and/or volatility in the Wilshire Large-Cap TR for up to six consecutive trading days (or conversely, if the Wilshire Large-Cap TR is in an overall negative trend, the Index and consequently the Fund may not benefit from an upward trend and/or volatility in the Wilshire Large-Cap TR for up to six consecutive trading days). Accordingly, the strategy employed by the Index does not eliminate exposure to volatility in the Wilshire Large-Cap TR.
 
Fund Performance
The Fund is new and therefore does not have a performance history.
 
Management
 
Investment Adviser
Pacer Advisors, Inc. (the “Adviser”) serves as investment adviser to the Fund.
 
Portfolio Managers
The Fund employs a rules-based, passive investment strategy. The Adviser uses a committee approach to managing the Fund. Bruce Kavanaugh, Vice President of the Adviser, and Michael Mack, Investment Analyst for the Adviser, have primary responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Fund and have served as Fund portfolio managers since the Fund’s inception. Sean O’Hara, Director of the Adviser, has also served as a portfolio manager for the Fund since its inception.
 
Buying and Selling Fund Shares
The Fund is an exchange traded fund (“ETF”). This means that shares of the Fund are listed on a national securities exchange, such as BATS Exchange, Inc., and trade at market prices. Most investors will buy and sell shares of the Fund through brokers. Because Fund shares trade at market prices rather than NAV, shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than NAV (discount).
 
The Fund issues and redeems shares at NAV only in large blocks of shares (“Creation Units”), which only institutions or large investors may purchase or redeem. Currently, Creation Units generally consist of 50,000 shares, though this may change from time to time. The Fund generally issues and redeems Creation Units in exchange for a portfolio of securities (the “Deposit Securities”) and/or a designated amount of U.S. cash that the Fund specifies each day.
 
Tax Information
Fund distributions are generally taxable as ordinary income, qualified dividend income, or capital gains (or a combination), unless your investment is in an IRA or other tax-advantaged retirement account. Distributions may be taxable upon withdrawal from tax-deferred accounts.
 
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries.
If you purchase the Fund through a broker or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Adviser and its related companies may pay the intermediary for activities related to the marketing and promotion of the Fund. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your sales person to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your sales person or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
 
 
 
Investment Objective
The Pacer Trendpilot 450 ETF (the “Fund”) is an exchange traded fund that seeks to track the total return performance, before fees and expenses, of the Pacer Wilshire US Mid-Cap Trendpilot Index (the “Index”).
 
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. The fees are expressed as a percentage of the Fund’s average net assets. This table and the Example below do not include the brokerage commissions that investors may pay on their purchases and sales of Fund shares.
 
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
 
Management Fees
0.60%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees
None
Other Expenses*
0.00%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
0.60%
* Estimated for the current fiscal year.
 
Example
The following example is intended to help retail investors compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. It illustrates the hypothetical expenses that such investors would incur over various periods if they were to invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of the shares at the end of those periods. This example assumes that the Fund provides a return of 5% a year and that operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
 
1 Year
3 Years
$61
$192
 
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. Because the Fund is newly organized, portfolio turnover information is not yet available.
 
Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund employs a “passive management” (or indexing) investment approach designed to track the total return performance, before fees and expenses, of the Index. The Index is based on a proprietary methodology developed by Pacer Advisors, Inc., the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”).
 
The Index
The Index uses an objective, rules-based methodology to implement a systematic trend-following strategy that directs exposure (i) 100% to the Wilshire US Mid-Cap ® Index (the “Wilshire Mid-Cap”), (ii) 50% to the Wilshire Mid-Cap and 50% to 3-Month US Treasury bills or (iii) 100% to 3-Month US Treasury bills, depending on the relative performance of the Wilshire US Mid-Cap Total Return Index™ (“Wilshire Mid-Cap TR”) and its 200-business day historical simple moving average (the “200-day moving average”). The Wilshire Mid-Cap TR is a total return version of the Wilshire Mid-Cap and reflects the reinvestment of dividends paid by the securities in the Wilshire Mid-Cap.
 
The Wilshire Mid-Cap is a rules-based, float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index comprised of approximately 500 mid-sized companies ranked between 500 and 1,000 in the Wilshire 5000 Total Market Index™ (the “Wilshire 5000”). The Wilshire 5000 is an unmanaged, market capitalization-weighted index that measures the performance of all equity securities of U.S. headquartered issuers with readily available price data.
 
The Index, and consequently the Fund, may stay in any of its three possible positions for an extended period of time. As described below, the Index will change its position based on the following indicators, and each change will become effective on the second business day after the indicator for the change is triggered.
 
 
Equity Indicator . When the Wilshire Mid-Cap TR closes above its 200-day moving average for five consecutive business days (the “Equity Indicator”), the exposure of the Index will be 100% to the Wilshire Mid-Cap, effective on the second business following the date of the Equity Indicator.
 
50/50 Indicator. When the Wilshire Mid-Cap TR closes below its 200-day moving average for five consecutive business days (the “50/50 Indicator”), the exposure of the Index will be 50% to the Wilshire Mid-Cap   and 50% to 3-Month US Treasury bills, effective on the second business day following the date of the 50/50 Indicator. Following the effectiveness of the 50/50 Indicator, the exposure of the Index may be greater than or less than 50% with respect to the Wilshire Mid-Cap   and 3-Month US Treasury bills depending on their respective performance until either the Equity Indicator or T-Bill Indicator (described below) is triggered.
 
Once the 50/50 Indicator has been triggered, the exposure of the Index will next change to either be 100% to the Wilshire Mid-Cap if the Equity Indicator is triggered or 100% to 3-Month US Treasury bills if the T-Bill Indicator (described below) is triggered, effective on the second business day following the date of the indicator.
 
T-Bill Indicator. When the Wilshire Mid-Cap TR’s 200-day moving average closes below the 200-day moving average as of the fifth prior business day (the “T-Bill Indicator”), the exposure of the Index will be 100% to 3-Month US Treasury bills, effective on the second business day following the date of the T-Bill Indicator.
 
Once the T-Bill Indicator has been triggered, the Index will have no exposure to the Wilshire Mid-Cap until the Equity Indicator is triggered. When the Equity Indicator is next triggered, the exposure of the Index will be 100% to the Wilshire Mid-Cap as described above.
 
The Index aims to mitigate, to some extent, the volatility of the Wilshire Mid-Cap by tracking 3-Month US Treasury bills (instead of the Wilshire Mid-Cap) when the Wilshire Mid-Cap TR is in a negative trend.
 
The Fund’s Investment Strategy
Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) will be invested in the component securities of the Index. The Adviser expects that, over time, the correlation between the Fund’s performance and that of the Index, before fees and expenses, will be 95% or better.
 
The Fund will generally use a “replication” strategy to achieve its investment objective, meaning it will invest in all of the component securities of the Index, but may, when the Adviser believes it is in the best interests of the Fund, use a “representative sampling” strategy, meaning it may invest in a sample of the securities in the Index whose risk, return and other characteristics closely resemble the risk, return and other characteristics of the Index as a whole.
 
The Fund may also invest up to 20% of its assets in cash and cash equivalents, other investment companies, as well as securities and other instruments not included in the Index but which the Adviser believes will help the Fund track the Index.
 
The Fund will be considered to be non-diversified, which means that it may invest more of its assets in the securities of a single issuer or a smaller number of issuers than if it were a diversified fund.
 
Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund
You can lose money on your investment in the Fund. The Fund is subject to the risks summarized below. Some or all of these risks may adversely affect the Fund’s net asset value per share (“NAV”), trading price, yield, total return and/or ability to meet its objectives. For more information about risks of investing in the Fund, See the section in the Fund’s prospectus entitled “Additional Risk Information About the Fund.”
 
  
Concentration Risk. If the Index concentrates in an industry or group of industries, the Fund’s investments may be concentrated accordingly. In such event, the value of the Fund’s shares may rise and fall more than the value of shares of a Fund that invests in securities of companies in a broader range of industries.
 
  
Equity Market Risk. The equity securities held in the Fund’s portfolio may experience sudden, unpredictable drops in value or long periods of decline in value. This may occur because of factors that affect securities markets generally or factors affecting specific industries, sectors or companies in which the Fund invests. Common stocks are susceptible to general stock market fluctuations and to volatile increases and decreases in value as market confidence in and perceptions of their issuers change.
 
 
  
Fixed Income Risk. The value of the Fund’s direct or indirect investments in fixed income securities will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities owned by the Fund. On the other hand, if rates fall, the value of the fixed income securities generally increases. The Fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates due to the current period of historically low rates and the effect of potential government fiscal policy initiatives and resulting market reaction to those initiatives. In general, the market price of fixed income securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. The value of the Fund’s direct or indirect investments in fixed income securities may be affected by the inability of issuers to repay principal and interest or illiquidity in debt securities markets.
 
  
Government Obligations Risk. The Fund may invest in securities issued by the U.S. government. There can be no guarantee that the United States will be able to meet its payment obligations with respect to such securities. Additionally, market prices and yields of securities supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government may decline or be negative for short or long periods of time.
 
  
High Portfolio Turnover Risk . At times, the Fund may have a portfolio turnover rate substantially greater than 100%. A high portfolio turnover rate would result in correspondingly greater brokerage commission expenses and may result in the distribution to shareholders of additional capital gains for tax purposes. These factors may negatively affect the Fund’s performance.
 
  
Mid-Capitalization Investing Risk. The Fund may invest in the securities of mid-capitalization companies. As a result, the Fund’s performance may be adversely affected if securities of mid-capitalization companies underperform securities of other capitalization ranges or the market as a whole. Securities of smaller companies trade in smaller volumes and are often more vulnerable to market volatility than securities of larger companies.
 
  
New Fund Risk. The Fund is new with no operating history. As a result, there can be no assurance that the Fund will grow to or maintain an economically viable size, in which case it may experience greater tracking error to its Index than it otherwise would at higher asset levels, or it could ultimately liquidate. The Fund’s distributor does not maintain a secondary market in Fund shares.
 
  
Non-Diversification Risk.  Although the Fund intends to invest in a variety of securities and instruments, the Fund will be considered to be non-diversified, which means that it may invest more of its assets in the securities of a single issuer or a smaller number of issuers than if it were a diversified fund. As a result, the Fund may be more exposed to the risks associated with and developments affecting an individual issuer or a smaller number of issuers than a fund that invests more widely. This may increase the Fund’s volatility and cause the performance of a relatively smaller number of issuers to have a greater impact on the Fund’s performance.
 
  
Other Investment Companies Risk . The Fund will incur higher and duplicative expenses when it invests in other investment companies such as ETFs. There is also the risk that the Fund may suffer losses due to the investment practices of the underlying funds. When the Fund invests in other investment companies, the Fund will be subject to substantially the same risks as those associated with the direct ownership of securities held by such investment companies.
 
  
Passive Investment Risk. The Fund is not actively managed and the Adviser would not sell a security due to current or projected underperformance of a security, industry or sector, unless that security is removed from the Index or the selling of shares of that security is otherwise required upon a reconstitution of the Index in accordance with the Index methodology. The Fund invests in securities included in the Index regardless of their investment merits. The Fund does not take defensive positions under any market conditions, including conditions that are adverse to the performance of the Fund.
 
  
Shares of the Fund May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV . As with all ETFs, Fund shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. The price of Fund shares, like the price of all traded securities, will be subject to factors such as supply and demand, as well as the current value of the Fund’s portfolio holdings. Although it is expected that the market price of the shares of the Fund will approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of the shares is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day (discount). This risk is heightened in times of market volatility or periods of steep market declines.
 
  
Tracking Risk. The Fund’s return may not track the return of the Index for a number of reasons. For example, the Fund incurs a number of operating expenses not applicable to the Index, and incurs costs in buying and selling securities, especially when rebalancing the Fund’s securities holdings to reflect changes in the composition of the Index.
 
In addition, when the Fund uses a representative sampling approach, the Fund may not be as well correlated with the return of the Index as when the Fund purchases all of the securities in the Index in the proportions in which they are represented in the Index. To the extent the Fund calculates its NAV based on fair value prices and the value of the Index is based on securities’ closing prices on local foreign markets (i.e., the value of the Index is not based on fair value prices), the Fund’s ability to track the Index may be adversely affected.
 
 
To the extent the Fund uses a representative sampling approach, it will hold a smaller number of securities than are in the Index. As a result, an adverse development respecting an issuer of securities held by the Fund could result in a greater decline in the Fund’s net asset value than would be the case if the Fund held all of the securities in the Index. Conversely, a positive development relating to an issuer of securities in the Index that is not held by the Fund could cause the Fund to underperform the Index. To the extent the assets in the Fund are smaller, these risks may be greater.
 
  
Trend Lag Risk. At least six consecutive trading days will elapse after the Wilshire Mid-Cap TR first drops below its historical 200-day simple moving average (or conversely, first moves above such average) before the Index will switch from tracking the Wilshire Mid-Cap to 3-Month US Treasury bills (or conversely, from 3-Month US Treasury bills to the Wilshire Mid-Cap). As a result, if the Wilshire Mid-Cap TR is in a positive trend, the Index and consequently the Fund may be adversely affected by a downward trend and/or volatility in the Wilshire Mid-Cap TR for up to six consecutive trading days (or conversely, if the Wilshire Mid-Cap TR is in an overall negative trend, the Index and consequently the Fund may not benefit from an upward trend and/or volatility in the Wilshire Mid-Cap TR for up to six consecutive trading days). Accordingly, the strategy employed by the Index does not eliminate exposure to volatility in the Wilshire Mid-Cap TR.
 
Fund Performance
The Fund is new and therefore does not have a performance history.
 
Management
 
Investment Adviser
Pacer Advisors, Inc. (the “Adviser”) serves as investment adviser to the Fund.
 
Portfolio Managers
The Fund employs a rules-based, passive investment strategy. The Adviser uses a committee approach to managing the Fund. Bruce Kavanaugh, Vice President of the Adviser, and Michael Mack, Investment Analyst for the Adviser, have primary responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Fund and have served as Fund portfolio managers since the Fund’s inception. Sean O’Hara, Director of the Adviser, has also served as a portfolio manager for the Fund since its inception.
 
Buying and Selling Fund Shares
The Fund is an exchange traded fund (“ETF”). This means that shares of the Fund are listed on a national securities exchange, such as BATS Exchange, Inc., and trade at market prices. Most investors will buy and sell shares of the Fund through brokers. Because Fund shares trade at market prices rather than NAV, shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than NAV (discount).
 
The Fund issues and redeems shares at NAV only in large blocks of shares (“Creation Units”), which only institutions or large investors may purchase or redeem. Currently, Creation Units generally consist of 50,000 shares, though this may change from time to time. The Fund generally issues and redeems Creation Units in exchange for a portfolio of securities (the “Deposit Securities”) and/or a designated amount of U.S. cash that the Fund specifies each day.
 
Tax Information
Fund distributions are generally taxable as ordinary income, qualified dividend income, or capital gains (or a combination), unless your investment is in an IRA or other tax-advantaged retirement account.   Distributions may be taxable upon withdrawal from tax-deferred accounts.
 
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries.
If you purchase the Fund through a broker or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Adviser and its related companies may pay the intermediary for activities related to the marketing and promotion of the Fund. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your sales person to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your sales person or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
 
 
Pacer Trendpilot™ 100 ETF
 
Investment Objective
The Pacer Trendpilot 100 ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the total return performance, before fees and expenses, of the Pacer NASDAQ-100 Trendpilot Index (the “Index”).
 
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. The fees are expressed as a percentage of the Fund’s average net assets. This table and the Example below do not include the brokerage commissions that investors may pay on their purchases and sales of Fund shares.
 
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
 
Management Fees
0.65%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees
None
Other Expenses*
0.00%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
0.65%
* Estimated for the current fiscal year.
 
Example
The following example is intended to help retail investors compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. It illustrates the hypothetical expenses that such investors would incur over various periods if they were to invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of the shares at the end of those periods. This example assumes that the Fund provides a return of 5% a year and that operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
 
1 Year
3 Years
$66
$208
 
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. Because the Fund is newly organized, portfolio turnover information is not yet available.
 
Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund employs a “passive management” (or indexing) investment approach designed to track the total return performance, before fees and expenses, of the Index. The Index is based on a proprietary methodology developed by Pacer Advisors, Inc., the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”).
 
The Index
The Index uses an objective, rules-based methodology to implement a systematic trend-following strategy that directs exposure (i) 100% to the NASDAQ-100 ® Index (the “NASDAQ-100”), (ii) 50% to the NASDAQ-100 and 50% to 3-Month US Treasury bills or (iii) 100% to 3-Month US Treasury bills, depending on the relative performance of the NASDAQ-100 Total Return Index (“NASDAQ-100 TR”) and its 200-business day historical simple moving average (the “200-day moving average”). The NASDAQ-100 TR is a total return version of the NASDAQ-100 and reflects the reinvestment of dividends paid by the securities in the NASDAQ-100.
 
The NASDAQ-100 Index includes approximately 100 of the largest non-financial securities listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market based on market capitalization. The NASDAQ-100 Index comprises securities of companies across major industry groups, including computer, biotechnology, healthcare, telecommunications and transportation. However, it does not contain securities of financial companies, including investment companies. The NASDAQ 100 Index was developed by NASDAQ OMX.
 
The Index, and consequently the Fund, may stay in any of its three possible positions for an extended period of time. As described below, the Index will change its position based on the following indicators, and each change will become effective on the second business day after the indicator for the change is triggered.
 
 
Equity Indicator . When the NASDAQ-100 TR closes above its 200-day moving average for five consecutive business days (the “Equity Indicator”), the exposure of the Index will be 100% to the NASDAQ-100, effective on the second business following the date of the Equity Indicator.
 
50/50 Indicator. When the NASDAQ-100 TR closes below its 200-day moving average for five consecutive business days (the “50/50 Indicator”), the exposure of the Index will be 50% to the NASDAQ-100   and 50% to 3-Month US Treasury bills, effective on the second business day following the date of the 50/50 Indicator. Following the effectiveness of the 50/50 Indicator, the exposure of the Index may be greater than or less than 50% with respect to the NASDAQ-100   and 3-Month US Treasury bills depending on their respective performance until either the Equity Indicator or T-Bill Indicator (described below) is triggered.
 
Once the 50/50 Indicator has been triggered, the exposure of the Index will next change to either be 100% to the NASDAQ-100 if the Equity Indicator is triggered or 100% to 3-Month US Treasury bills if the T-Bill Indicator (described below) is triggered, effective on the second business day following the date of the indicator.
 
T-Bill Indicator. When the NASDAQ-100 TR’s 200-day moving average closes below the 200-day moving average as of the fifth prior business day (the “T-Bill Indicator”), the exposure of the Index will be 100% to 3-Month US Treasury bills, effective on the second business day following the date of the T-Bill Indicator.
 
Once the T-Bill Indicator has been triggered, the Index will have no exposure to the NASDAQ-100 until the Equity Indicator is triggered. When the Equity Indicator is next triggered, the exposure of the Index will be 100% to the NASDAQ-100 as described above.
 
The Index aims to mitigate, to some extent, the volatility of the NASDAQ-100 by tracking 3-Month US Treasury bills (instead of the NASDAQ-100) when the NASDAQ-100 TR is in a negative trend.
 
The Fund’s Investment Strategy
Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) will be invested in the component securities of the Index. The Adviser expects that, over time, the correlation between the Fund’s performance and that of the Index, before fees and expenses, will be 95% or better.
 
The Fund will generally use a “replication” strategy to achieve its investment objective, meaning it will invest in all of the component securities of the Index, but may, when the Adviser believes it is in the best interests of the Fund, use a “representative sampling” strategy, meaning it may invest in a sample of the securities in the Index whose risk, return and other characteristics closely resemble the risk, return and other characteristics of the Index as a whole.
 
The Fund may also invest up to 20% of its assets in cash and cash equivalents, other investment companies, as well as securities and other instruments not included in the Index but which the Adviser believes will help the Fund track the Index.
 
The Fund will be considered to be non-diversified, which means that it may invest more of its assets in the securities of a single issuer or a smaller number of issuers than if it were a diversified fund.
 
Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund
 
You can lose money on your investment in the Fund. The Fund is subject to the risks summarized below. Some or all of these risks may adversely affect the Fund’s net asset value per share (“NAV”), trading price, yield, total return and/or ability to meet its objectives. For more information about the risks of investing in the Fund, see the section in the Fund’s prospectus entitled “Additional Risk Information About the Fund.”
 
  
Concentration Risk. If the Index concentrates in an industry or group of industries, the Fund’s investments may be concentrated accordingly. In such event, the value of the Fund’s shares may rise and fall more than the value of shares of a fund that invests in securities of companies in a broader range of industries.
 
  
Equity Market Risk. The equity securities held in the Fund’s portfolio may experience sudden, unpredictable drops in value or long periods of decline in value. This may occur because of factors that affect securities markets generally or factors affecting specific industries, sectors or companies in which the Fund invests. Common stocks are susceptible to general stock market fluctuations and to volatile increases and decreases in value as market confidence in and perceptions of their issuers change.
 
 
  
Fixed Income Risk. The value of the Fund’s direct or indirect investments in fixed income securities will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities owned by the Fund. On the other hand, if rates fall, the value of the fixed income securities generally increases. The Fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates due to the current period of historically low rates and the effect of potential government fiscal policy initiatives and resulting market reaction to those initiatives. In general, the market price of fixed income securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. The value of the Fund’s direct or indirect investments in fixed income securities may be affected by the inability of issuers to repay principal and interest or illiquidity in debt securities markets.
 
  
Government Obligations Risk. The Fund may invest in securities issued by the U.S. government. There can be no guarantee that the United States will be able to meet its payment obligations with respect to such securities. Additionally, market prices and yields of securities supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government may decline or be negative for short or long periods of time.
 
  
High Portfolio Turnover Risk . At times, the Fund may have a portfolio turnover rate substantially greater than 100%. A high portfolio turnover rate would result in correspondingly greater transaction expenses, including brokerage commissions, dealer markups and other transaction cost on the sale of securities and on reinvestment in other securities and may result in reduced performance and the distribution to shareholders of additional capital gains for tax purposes. These factors may negatively affect the Fund’s performance.
 
  
Large-Capitalization Investing Risk. The Fund may invest in the securities of large-capitalization companies. As a result, the Fund’s performance may be adversely affected if securities of large-capitalization companies underperform securities of smaller-capitalization companies or the market as a whole. The securities of large-capitalization companies may be relatively mature compared to smaller companies and therefore subject to slower growth during times of economic expansion.
 
  
New Fund Risk. The Fund is new with no operating history. As a result, there can be no assurance that the Fund will grow to or maintain an economically viable size, in which case it may experience greater tracking error to its Index than it otherwise would at higher asset levels, or it could ultimately liquidate. The Fund’s distributor does not maintain a secondary market in Fund shares.
 
  
Non-Diversification Risk.  Although the Fund intends to invest in a variety of securities and instruments, the Fund will be considered to be non-diversified, which means that it may invest more of its assets in the securities of a single issuer or a smaller number of issuers than if it were a diversified fund. As a result, the Fund may be more exposed to the risks associated with and developments affecting an individual issuer or a smaller number of issuers than a fund that invests more widely. This may increase the Fund’s volatility and cause the performance of a relatively smaller number of issuers to have a greater impact on the Fund’s performance.
 
  
Other Investment Companies Risk . The Fund will incur higher and duplicative expenses when it invests in other investment companies such as ETFs. There is also the risk that the Fund may suffer losses due to the investment practices of the underlying funds. When the Fund invests in other investment companies, the Fund will be subject to substantially the same risks as those associated with the direct ownership of securities held by such investment companies.
 
  
Passive Investment Risk. The Fund is not actively managed and the Adviser would not sell a security due to current or projected underperformance of a security, industry or sector, unless that security is removed from the Index or the selling of shares of that security is otherwise required upon a reconstitution of the Index in accordance with the Index methodology. The Fund invests in securities included in the Index regardless of their investment merits. The Fund does not take defensive positions under any market conditions, including conditions that are adverse to the performance of the Fund.
 
  
Shares of the Fund May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV . As with all ETFs, Fund shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. The price of Fund shares, like the price of all traded securities, will be subject to factors such as supply and demand, as well as the current value of the Fund’s portfolio holdings. Although it is expected that the market price of the shares of the Fund will approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of the shares is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day (discount). This risk is heightened in times of market volatility or periods of steep market declines.
 
  
Tracking Risk. The Fund’s return may not track the return of the Index for a number of reasons. For example, the Fund incurs a number of operating expenses not applicable to the Index, and incurs costs in buying and selling securities, especially when rebalancing the Fund’s securities holdings to reflect changes in the composition of the Index.
 
 
In addition, when the Fund uses a representative sampling approach, the Fund may not be as well correlated with the return of the Index as when the Fund purchases all of the securities in the Index in the proportions in which they are represented in the Index. To the extent the Fund calculates its NAV based on fair value prices and the value of the Index is based on securities’ closing prices on local foreign markets (i.e., the value of the Index is not based on fair value prices), the Fund’s ability to track the Index may be adversely affected.
 
To the extent the Fund uses a representative sampling approach, it will hold a smaller number of securities than are in the Index. As a result, an adverse development respecting an issuer of securities held by the Fund could result in a greater decline in the Fund’s net asset value than would be the case if the Fund held all of the securities in the Index. Conversely, a positive development relating to an issuer of securities in the Index that is not held by the Fund could cause the Fund to underperform the Index. To the extent the assets in the Fund are smaller, these risks may be greater.
 
  
Trend Lag Risk. At least six consecutive trading days will elapse after the NASDAQ-100 TR first drops below its historical 100-day simple moving average (or conversely, first moves above such average) before the Index will switch from tracking the NASDAQ-100   to 3-Month US Treasury bills (or conversely, from 3-Month US Treasury bills to the NASDAQ-100). As a result, if the NASDAQ-100 TR is in a positive trend, the Index and consequently the Fund may be adversely affected by a downward trend and/or volatility in the NASDAQ-100 TR for up to six consecutive trading days (or conversely, if the NASDAQ-100 TR is in an overall negative trend, the Index and consequently the Fund may not benefit from an upward trend and/or volatility in the NASDAQ-100 TR for up to six consecutive trading days). Accordingly, the strategy employed by the Index does not eliminate exposure to volatility in the NASDAQ-100 TR.
 
Fund Performance
The Fund is new and therefore does not have a performance history.
 
Management
Investment Adviser
Pacer Advisors, Inc. (the “Adviser”) serves as investment adviser to the Fund.
 
Portfolio Managers
The Fund employs a rules-based, passive investment strategy. The Adviser uses a committee approach to managing the Fund. Bruce Kavanaugh, Vice President of the Adviser, and Michael Mack, Investment Analyst for the Adviser, have primary responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Fund and have served as Fund portfolio managers since the Fund’s inception. Sean O’Hara, Director of the Adviser, has also served as a portfolio manager for the Fund since its inception.
 
Buying and Selling Fund Shares
The Fund is an exchange traded fund (“ETF”). This means that shares of the Fund are listed on a national securities exchange, such as BATS Exchange, Inc., and trade at market prices. Most investors will buy and sell shares of the Fund through brokers. Because Fund shares trade at market prices rather than NAV, shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than NAV (discount).
 
The Fund issues and redeems shares at NAV only in large blocks of shares (“Creation Units”), which only institutions or large investors may purchase or redeem. Currently, Creation Units generally consist of 50,000 shares, though this may change from time to time. The Fund generally issues and redeems Creation Units in exchange for a portfolio of securities (the “Deposit Securities”) and/or a designated amount of U.S. cash that the Fund specifies each day.
 
Tax Information
Fund distributions are generally taxable as ordinary income, qualified dividend income, or capital gains (or a combination), unless your investment is in an IRA or other tax-advantaged retirement account.   Distributions may be taxable upon withdrawal from tax-deferred accounts.
 
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries.
If you purchase the Fund through a broker or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Adviser and its related companies may pay the intermediary for activities related to the marketing and promotion of the Fund. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your sales person to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your sales person or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
 
 
Pacer US Export Lea ders ETF
 
Investment Objective
The Pacer US Export Leaders ETF (the “Fund”) is an exchange traded fund that seeks to track the total return performance, before fees and expenses, of the Pacer US Export Leaders Index (the “Index”).
 
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. The fees are expressed as a percentage of the Fund’s average net assets. This table and the Example below do not include the brokerage commissions that investors may pay on their purchases and sales of Fund shares.
 
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
 
Management Fees
0.60%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees
None
Other Expenses*
0.00%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
0.60%
* Estimated for the current fiscal year.
 
Example
The following example is intended to help retail investors compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. It illustrates the hypothetical expenses that such investors would incur over various periods if they were to invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of the shares at the end of those periods. This example assumes that the Fund provides a return of 5% a year and that operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
 
1 Year
3 Years
$61
$192
 
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. Because the Fund is newly organized, portfolio turnover information is not yet available.
 
Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund
The Fund employs a “passive management” (or indexing) investment approach designed to track the total return performance, before fees and expenses, of the Index. The Index is based on a proprietary methodology developed by Pacer Advisors, Inc., the Fund’s investment adviser ( the “Adviser”).
 
The Index
The Index uses an objective, rules-based methodology to measure the performance of an equal weight portfolio of approximately 100 large- and mid-capitalization U.S. companies with a high percentage of foreign sales and high free cash flow yield.
 
Free Cash Flow Yield: FCF / EV
 
Free Cash Flow (FCF): A company’s cash flow from operations minus capital expenditures.
 
Enterprise Value (EV): A company’s market capitalization plus its debt and minus its cash and cash equivalents.
 
  
Construction of the Index begins with an initial universe of the 200 companies across the Wilshire US Large-Cap Index (“Wilshire Large-Cap”) and Wilshire US Mid-Cap Index (“Wilshire Mid-Cap”) that have the highest annual foreign sales as a percentage of total sales .
 
The 200 companies are then narrowed to the 100 companies with the highest free cash flow yield, and those 100 companies are equally weighted to create the Index.
 
The Index is reconstituted and rebalanced to equal-weight quarterly.
 
 
From time to time, the Index may include more or less than 100 companies as a result of events such as acquisitions, spin-offs and other corporate actions.
 
The Wilshire Large-Cap is a rules-based, float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index comprised of approximately 750 of the largest companies in the Wilshire 5000 Total Market Index™ (the “Wilshire 5000”). The Wilshire Mid-Cap is a rules-based, float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index comprised of approximately 500 mid-sized companies ranked between 500 and 1,000 in the Wilshire 5000. The Wilshire 5000 is an unmanaged, market capitalization-weighted index that measures the performance of all equity securities of U.S. headquartered issuers with readily available price data.
 
The Fund’s Investment Strategy
Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) will be invested in the component securities of the Index. The Adviser expects that, over time, the correlation between the Fund’s performance and that of the Index, before fees and expenses, will be 95% or better.
 
The Fund will generally use a “replication” strategy to achieve its investment objective, meaning it will invest in all of the component securities of the Index, but may, when the Adviser believes it is in the best interests of the Fund, use a “representative sampling” strategy, meaning it may invest in a sample of the securities in the Index whose risk, return and other characteristics closely resemble the risk, return and other characteristics of the Index as a whole.
 
The Fund may also invest up to 20% of its assets in cash and cash equivalents, other investment companies, as well as securities and other instruments not included in the Index but which the Adviser believes will help the Fund track the Index.
 
The Fund will be considered to be non-diversified, which means that it may invest more of its assets in the securities of a single issuer or a smaller number of issuers than if it were a diversified fund.
 
Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund
You can lose money on your investment in the Fund. The Fund is subject to the risks described below. Some or all of these risks may adversely affect the Fund’s net asset value per share (“NAV”), trading price, yield, total return and/or ability to meet its investment objective. For more information about the risks of investing in the Fund, see the section in the Fund’s Prospectus, titled “Additional Risk Information About the Fund.”
 
  
Concentration Risk. If the Index concentrates in an industry or group of industries, the Fund’s investments may be concentrated accordingly. In such event, the value of the Fund’s shares may rise and fall more than the value of shares of a fund that invests in securities of companies in a broader range of industries.
 
  
Equity Market Risk. The equity securities held in the Fund’s portfolio may experience sudden, unpredictable drops in value or long periods of decline in value. This may occur because of factors that affect securities markets generally or factors affecting specific industries, sectors or companies in which the Fund invests. Common stocks are susceptible to general stock market fluctuations and to volatile increases and decreases in value as market confidence in and perceptions of their issuers change.
 
  
Foreign Sales Risk. The Fund invests in companies that derive a significant portion of their sales to non-U.S. customers. Consequently, investments in such companies may be subject to risk of loss due to unfavorable changes in currency exchange rates, political, economic or social changes or instability in such non-U.S. countries, events affecting the transportation, shipping or delivery of goods to such customers, and changes in U.S. or foreign laws or regulations affecting exports.
 
  
Large-Capitalization Investing Risk. The Fund may invest in the securities of large-capitalization companies. As a result, the Fund’s performance may be adversely affected if securities of large-capitalization companies underperform securities of smaller-capitalization companies or the market as a whole. The securities of large-capitalization companies may be relatively mature compared to smaller companies and therefore subject to slower growth during times of economic expansion.
 
  
Mid-Capitalization Investing Risk. The Fund may invest in the securities of mid-capitalization companies. As a result, the Fund’s performance may be adversely affected if securities of mid-capitalization companies underperform securities of other capitalization ranges or the market as a whole. Securities of smaller companies trade in smaller volumes and are often more vulnerable to market volatility than securities of larger companies.
 
 
  
New Fund Risk. The Fund is new with no operating history. As a result, there can be no assurance that the Fund will grow to maintain an economically viable size, in which case it may experience greater tracking error to its Index than it otherwise would at higher asset levels, or it could ultimately liquidate. The Fund’s distributor does not maintain a secondary market in Fund shares.
 
  
Non-Diversification Risk.  Although the Fund intends to invest in a variety of securities and instruments, the Fund will be considered to be non-diversified, which means that it may invest more of its assets in the securities of a single issuer or a smaller number of issuers than if it were a diversified fund. As a result, the Fund may be more exposed to the risks associated with and developments affecting an individual issuer or a smaller number of issuers than a fund that invests more widely. This may increase the Fund’s volatility and cause the performance of a relatively smaller number of issuers to have a greater impact on the Fund’s performance.
 
  
Other Investment Companies Risk . The Fund will incur higher and duplicative expenses when it invests in other investment companies such as ETFs. There is also the risk that the Fund may suffer losses due to the investment practices of the underlying funds. When the Fund invests in other investment companies, the Fund will be subject to substantially the same risks as those associated with the direct ownership of securities held by such investment companies.
 
  
Passive Investment Risk. The Fund is not actively managed and the Adviser would not sell a security due to current or projected underperformance of a security, industry or sector, unless that security is removed from the Index or the selling of shares of that security is otherwise required upon a reconstitution of the Index in accordance with the Index methodology. The Fund invests in securities included in the Index, regardless of their investment merits. The Fund does not take defensive positions under any market conditions, including conditions that are adverse to the performance of the Fund.
 
  
Shares of the Fund May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV . As with all ETFs, Fund shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. The price of Fund shares, like the price of all traded securities, will be subject to factors such as supply and demand, as well as the current value of the Fund’s portfolio holdings. Although it is expected that the market price of the shares of the Fund will approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of the shares is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day (discount). This risk is heightened in times of market volatility or periods of steep market declines.
 
  
Tracking Risk. The Fund’s return may not track the return of the Index for a number of reasons. For example, the Fund incurs a number of operating expenses not applicable to the Index, and incurs costs in buying and selling securities, especially when rebalancing the Fund’s securities holdings to reflect changes in the composition of the Index.
 
In addition, when the Fund uses a representative sampling approach, the Fund may not be as well correlated with the return of the Index as when the Fund purchases all of the securities in the Index in the proportions in which they are represented in the Index. To the extent the Fund calculates its NAV based on fair value prices and the value of the Index is based on securities’ closing prices on local foreign markets (i.e., the value of the Index is not based on fair value prices), the Fund’s ability to track the Index may be adversely affected.
 
To the extent the Fund uses a representative sampling approach, it will hold a smaller number of securities than are in the Index. As a result, an adverse development respecting an issuer of securities held by the Fund could result in a greater decline in the Fund’s net asset value than would be the case if the Fund held all of the securities in the Index. Conversely, a positive development relating to an issuer of securities in the Index that is not held by the Fund could cause the Fund to underperform the Index. To the extent the assets in the Fund are smaller, these risks may be greater.
 
Fund Performance
The Fund is new and therefore does not have a performance history.
 
Management
 
Investment Adviser
Pacer Advisors, Inc. (the “Adviser”) serves as investment adviser to the Fund.
 
Portfolio Managers
The Fund employs a rules-based, passive investment strategy. The Adviser uses a committee approach to managing the Fund. Bruce Kavanaugh, Vice President of the Adviser, and Michael Mack, Investment Analyst for the Adviser, have primary responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Fund and have served as Fund portfolio managers since the Fund’s inception. Sean O’Hara, Director of the Adviser, has also served as a portfolio manager for the Fund since its inception.
 
 
Buying and Selling Fund Shares
The Fund is an exchange traded fund (“ETF”). This means that shares of the Fund are listed on a national securities exchange, such as BATS Exchange, Inc., and trade at market prices. Most investors will buy and sell shares of the Fund through brokers. Because Fund shares trade at market prices rather than NAV, shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than NAV (discount).
 
The Fund issues and redeems shares at NAV only in large blocks of shares (“Creation Units”), which only institutions or large investors may purchase or redeem. Currently, Creation Units generally consist of 50,000 shares, though this may change from time to time. The Fund generally issues and redeems Creation Units in exchange for a portfolio of securities (the “Deposit Securities”) and/or a designated amount of U.S. cash that the Fund specifies each day.
 
Tax Information
Fund distributions are generally taxable as ordinary income, qualified dividend income, or capital gains (or a combination), unless your investment is in an IRA or other tax-advantaged retirement account. Distributions may be taxable upon withdrawal from tax-deferred accounts.
 
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries.
If you purchase the Fund through a broker or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Adviser and its related companies may pay the intermediary for activities related to the marketing and promotion of the Fund. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your sales person to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your sales person or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
 
ADDITIONAL I NFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS
 
Additional Information About Each Fund’s Investment Objective
Each Fund’s investment objective has been adopted as a non-fundamental investment policy and may be changed without a vote of shareholders upon 60 days’ written notice to shareholders.
 
Additional Information About Each Fund’s Principal Investment Strategies
Each Fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets) in a particular industry or group of related industries to approximately the same extent that the Fund’s underlying index is concentrated. For purposes of this limitation, securities of the U.S. government (including its agencies and instrumentalities) are not considered to be issued by members of any industry. The components of each Fund’s underlying index, and the degree to which these components represent certain industries, may change over time.
 
Additional Information About Each Trendpilot Index
The Pacer NASDAQ-100 Trendpilot Index, Pacer Wilshire Mid-Cap Trendpilot Index, and Pacer Wilshire Large-Cap   Trendpilot Index (together, the “Trendpilot Indices”) were each created by the Adviser. The Adviser owns all intellectual property rights to the Trendpilot Indices, and any use of any such rights must be with the consent of the Adviser.
 
The Trendpilot Indices are calculated by a third party calculation agent that is not affiliated with the Funds, the Adviser or the Funds’ distributor. Additional information about the Trendpilot Indices can be found using the following Bloomberg symbols: “TPNDQUT <Index>” for the Pacer NASDAQ-100 Trendpilot Index, “TPMCUT <Index>” for the Pacer Wilshire Mid-Cap Trendpilot Index, and “TPLCUT <Index>” for the Pacer Wilshire Large-Cap Trendpilot Index.
 
The 200-day moving average for each of the Wilshire Large-Cap, Wilshire Mid-Cap, and NASDAQ-100 can be calculated by adding the closing price of the applicable index for each of the 200 most recent business days and dividing the resulting sum by 200.
 
Wilshire Large-Cap.   The Wilshire Large-Cap is a rules-based, float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index comprised of approximately 750 of the largest companies in the Wilshire 5000.  To be included in the Wilshire Large-Cap, an issue must be the primary equity security of a U.S. headquartered issuer, a common stock or real estate investment trust (“REIT”), and be listed on NASDAQ or another U.S. national securities exchange. As of March 31, 2015, the largest component of the Wilshire Large-Cap constituted 3.81% of the index and the median market capitalization for index constituents was $11.6 billion.
 
 
Wilshire Mid-Cap.   The Wilshire Mid-Cap is a rules-based, float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index comprised of approximately 500 mid-sized companies ranked between 500 and 1,000 in the Wilshire 5000. To be included in the Wilshire Mid-Cap, an issue must be the primary equity security of a U.S. headquartered issuer, a common stock or real estate investment trust (“REIT”), and be listed on NASDAQ or another U.S. national securities exchange. As of March 31, 2015, the largest component of the Wilshire Large-Cap constituted 0.54% of the index and the median market capitalization for index constituents was $4.7 billion.
 
NASDAQ-100 Index.   The NASDAQ-100 Index   was developed by NASDAQ OMX and is calculated, maintained and published by NASDAQ OMX.
 
The NASDAQ-100 Index ®   includes 100 of the largest non-financial securities listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market based on market capitalization. The NASDAQ-100 Index ®   comprises securities of companies across major industry groups, including computer, biotechnology, healthcare, telecommunications and transportation. However, it does not contain securities of financial companies, including investment companies. Index eligibility is limited to specific security types only. The security types eligible for the NASDAQ-100 Index ®   include common stocks, ordinary shares, American Depositary Receipts, and tracking stocks.
 
As of February 27, 2015, the three largest components of the NASDAQ-100 Index were Apple Inc. (14.92%), Microsoft Corporation (7.16%), and Google Inc. (3.75%), and the three largest sectors represented in the index were Technology (54.85%), Consumer Services (22.23%), and Health Care (14.20%).
 
The NASDAQ-100 ® Index SM is the exclusive property of NASDAQ OMX and has been licensed for use by the Index Sponsor in connection with the NASDAQ-100 ® Trendpilot Index. NASDAQ ® , OMX ® , NASDAQ OMX ® , NASDAQ-100 ® , NASDAQ-100 Index ® are registered trademarks and service marks of The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. and NASDAQ OMX shall have no liability for any errors or omissions in calculating the NASDAQ-100 ® Trendpilot Index. NASDAQ OMX AND ITS AFFILIATES AND SUBSIDIARIES MAKE NO WARRANTIES AND BEAR NO LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE PACER NASDAQ-100 ® TRENDPILOT ETF.
 
3-Month US Treasury Bills . The US Treasury issues Treasury bills, including 3-Month US Treasury bills, at a discount at public auctions, typically on a weekly basis. Two types of bids are accepted. With a competitive bid, the bidder specifies the discount rate it will accept. With a non-competitive bid, the bidder agrees to accept the discount rate set at auction. At the close of an auction, the US Treasury accepts all non-competitive bids that comply with the auction rules, and then accepts competitive bids in ascending order in terms of their discount rates (from lowest to highest) until the quantity of accepted bids reaches the offering amount. All bidders, competitive and non- competitive, will receive the same discount rate or yield at the highest accepted bid. This highest accepted bid is the auction high rate. Each of the Trendpilot Indices references the most recent auction high rate for 3-Month US Treasury bills as reported by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and displayed on Bloomberg page “USB3MTA Index” in calculating any of the Trendpilot Indices.
 
Additional Risk Information About the Principal Risks of Investing in the Funds
This section provides additional information regarding the principal risks described under “Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund” in each of the Fund Summaries. The factors below apply to each Fund unless otherwise noted. Each of the factors below could have a negative impact on the applicable Fund’s performances and trading prices.
 
Equity Market Risk
Equity securities may experience sudden, unpredictable drops in value or long periods of decline in value. This may occur because of factors that affect securities markets generally or factors affecting specific industries, sectors or companies. Common stocks are generally exposed to greater risk than other types of securities, such as preferred stock and debt obligations, because common stockholders generally have inferior rights to receive payment from issuers. Common stocks are susceptible to general stock market fluctuations and to volatile increases and decreases in value as market confidence in and perceptions of their issuers change. These investor perceptions are based on various and unpredictable factors including: expectations regarding government, economic, monetary and fiscal policies; inflation and interest rates; economic expansion or contraction; and global or regional political, economic and banking crises.
 
Fixed Income Risk (All Funds except Pacer US Export Leaders ETF)
The value of direct or indirect investments in fixed income securities will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities. On the other hand, if rates fall, the value of the fixed income securities generally increases. In general, the market price of fixed income securities with longer maturities will increase or decrease more in response to changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities. The value of direct or indirect investments in fixed income securities may be affected by the inability of issuers to repay principal and interest or illiquidity in debt securities markets.
 
 
Foreign Sales Risk (Pacer US Export Leaders ETF only)
The Fund invests in companies that derive a significant portion of their sales to non-U.S. customers. Consequently, investments in such companies may be subject to risk of loss due to unfavorable changes in currency exchange rates, political, economic or social changes or instability in non-U.S. countries, events affecting the transportation, shipping or delivery of goods to customers, and changes in U.S. or foreign laws or regulations affecting exports. In addition, conditions and changes in regulatory, tax, or economic policy in a country could significantly affect the market in that country and in surrounding or related countries and have a negative impact on the Fund’s performance. Currency developments or restrictions, political and social instability, and changing economic conditions have resulted in significant market volatility.
 
Government Obligations Risk (All Funds except Pacer US Export Leaders ETF)
The Fund may invest in securities issued by the U.S. government. The total public debt of the United States as a percentage of gross domestic product has grown rapidly since the beginning of the 2008-2009 financial downturn. Although high debt levels do not necessarily indicate or cause economic problems, they may create certain systemic risks if sound debt management practices are not implemented. A high national debt can raise concerns that the U.S. government will not be able to make principal or interest payments when they are due. This increase has also necessitated the need for the U.S. Congress to negotiate adjustments to the statutory debt ceiling to increase the cap on the amount the U.S. government is permitted to borrow to meet its existing obligations and finance current budget deficits. The U.S. Congress temporarily resolved the statutory debt ceiling issue in February 2014 through passage of a bill allowing the government to borrow money to pay its bills through March 2015. In August 2011, Standard & Poor’s lowered its long-term sovereign credit rating on the U.S. In explaining the downgrade at that time, S&P cited, among other reasons, controversy over raising the statutory debt ceiling and growth in public spending. Any controversy or ongoing uncertainty regarding the statutory debt ceiling negotiations may impact the U.S. long-term sovereign credit rating and may cause market uncertainty. As a result, market prices and yields of securities supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government may be adversely affected.
 
High Portfolio Turnover Risk (All Funds except Pacer US Export Leaders ETF)
At times, a Fund may have a portfolio turnover rate substantially greater than 100%. A high portfolio turnover rate would result in correspondingly greater transaction costs, including brokerage commissions, dealer markups and other transaction costs on the sale of securities and on reinvestment in other securities and may result in reduced performance and the distribution to shareholders of additional capital gains for tax purposes. These factors may negatively affect the Fund’s performance.
 
Large-Capitalization Investing Risk (All Funds except Pacer Trendpilot 450 ETF)
The securities of large-capitalization companies may be relatively mature compared to smaller companies and therefore subject to slower growth during times of economic expansion. Large-capitalization companies may also be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges, such as changes in technology and consumer tastes.
 
Mid-Capitalization Investing Risk (Pacer US Export Leaders ETF and Pacer Trendpilot 450 ETF only)
The securities of mid-capitalization companies may be more vulnerable to adverse issuer, market, political, or economic developments than securities of large-capitalization companies. The securities of mid-capitalization companies generally trade in lower volumes and are subject to greater and more unpredictable price changes than large capitalization stocks or the stock market as a whole. Some medium capitalization companies have limited product lines, markets, financial resources, and management personnel and tend to concentrate on fewer geographical markets relative to large-capitalization companies.
 
New Fund Risk
The Funds are new with no operating history. As a result, prospective investors have no track record or history on which to base their investment decisions. In addition, there can be no assurance that a Fund will grow to or maintain an economically viable size, in which case it may experience greater tracking error to its Index than it otherwise would at higher asset levels, or it could ultimately liquidate. The Funds’ distributor does not maintain an active market in Fund shares.
 
 
Non-Diversification Risk
Although the Funds intend to invest in a variety of securities and instruments, the Funds will be considered to be non-diversified. This means that a Fund may invest more of its assets in the securities of a single issuer or a smaller number of issuers than if it was a diversified Fund. As a result, a Fund may be more exposed to the risks associated with and developments affecting an individual issuer or a smaller number of issuers than a fund that invests more widely. This may increase a Fund’s volatility and cause the performance of a relatively smaller number of issuers to have a greater impact on the Fund’s performance.
 
Other Investment Companies Risk (All Funds except the Pacer US Export Leaders ETF only)
The Fund will incur higher and duplicative expenses when it invests in other investment companies such as ETFs. There is also the risk that the Fund may suffer losses due to the investment practices of the underlying funds. When the Fund invests in other investment companies, the Fund will be subject to substantially the same risks as those associated with the direct ownership of securities held by such investment companies.
 
Passive Investment Risk
The Fund is not actively managed and the Adviser would not sell a security due to current or projected underperformance of a security, industry or sector, unless that security is removed from the Index or the selling of shares of that security is otherwise required upon a reconstitution of the Index in accordance with the Index methodology. The Fund invests in securities included in, or representative of securities included in, the Index, regardless of their investment merits. The Fund does not take defensive positions under any market conditions, including conditions that are adverse to the performance of the Fund.
 
Shares of each Fund May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV
As with all ETFs, Fund shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. The price of Fund shares, like the price of all traded securities, will be subject to factors such as supply and demand, as well as the current value of the Fund’s portfolio holdings. Although it is expected that the market price of the shares of each Fund will approximate each Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price and the NAV vary significantly. Thus, you may pay more (or less) than NAV intra-day when you buy shares of each Fund in the secondary market, and you may receive more (or less) than NAV when you sell those shares in the secondary market.
 
Track ing Risk
The Funds seek to track the performance of their respective benchmark indices. Under normal market conditions, the Investment Adviser expects that the performance of the Funds over time, before expenses, will track the performance of their respective benchmarks within a 0.95 correlation coefficient. The Funds are subject to the risk of tracking variance. Tracking variance may result from share purchases and redemptions, transaction costs, expenses and other factors. Tracking variance may prevent a Fund from achieving its investment objective.
 
Portfolio Holdings Information
Information about each Fund’s daily portfolio holdings is available at www.paceretfs.com. A summarized description of each Fund’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of each Fund’s portfolio holdings is available in each Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”).
 
M ANAGE MENT
 
The Funds are series of Pacer Funds Trust (the “Trust’), a Delaware statutory t rust, which is overseen by a board of trustees.
 
Investment Adviser
The Adviser has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Trust and each of its separate investment portfolios. The Adviser is a registered investment adviser with offices located at 16 Industrial Blvd, Suite 201, Paoli, Pennsylvania 19301. The Adviser also arranges for transfer agency, custody, fund administration, securities lending and all other non-distribution related services necessary for each Fund to operate. For its services, the Adviser receives a fee from each Fund, based on a percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets, as shown in the following table:
 
Name of Fund
Management Fee
Pacer Trendpilot 750 ETF
0.60%
Pacer Trendpilot 450 ETF
0.60%
Pacer Trendpilot 100 ETF
0.65%
Pacer US Export Leaders ETF
0.60%
 
 
Under the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Adviser and the Trust, on behalf of the Funds (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”), the Adviser has agreed to pay all expenses of each Fund, except for: the fee paid to the Adviser pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement, interest charges on any borrowings, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses incurred in placing orders for the purchase and sale of securities and other investment instruments, acquired fund fees and expenses, accrued deferred tax liability, extraordinary expenses and distribution (12b-1) fees and expenses.
 
The basis for the Board of Trustees’ approval of each Fund’s Investment Advisory Agreement will be available in each Fund’s first Report to Shareholders.
 
Portfolio Managers
The Funds’ portfolio management team consists of Bruce Kavanaugh, Michael Mack, and Sean O’Hara.
 
Bruce Kavanaugh has been the Vice President of the Adviser since it was established in 2005. He has also been Vice President of Pacer Financial since its formation in 2004.
 
Michael Mack has been an Investment Analyst for the Adviser since joining it in 2012. Prior to his position with the Adviser, Mr. Mack was an Associate with Cameron Capital Management from 2011 to 2012. He also served as an Analyst/Trader for Simitec Inc., a business and technology consulting firm, from 2005 to 2009.
 
Sean O’Hara has been the Director of the Adviser since joining it in 2007. He has also been Director of Pacer Financial since 2007.
 
The SAI provides additional information about each Portfolio Manager’s compensation structure, other accounts managed by the Portfolio Managers, and the Portfolio Managers’ ownership of shares of each Fund.
 
Additional Information on Buying and Selling Fund Shares
 
Most investors will buy and sell shares of the Funds through brokers. Shares of each Fund trade on BATS Exchange, Inc. (the “Exchange”) and elsewhere during the trading day and can be bought and sold throughout the trading day like other shares of publicly traded securities. When buying or selling shares through a broker, most investors will incur customary brokerage commissions and charges. Shares of each Fund trade under the trading symbol listed on the cover of this Prospectus. Only authorized participants (“Authorized Participants” or “APs”) who have entered into agreements with the Funds’ distributor may acquire shares directly from a Fund, and only APs may tender their shares for redemption directly to each Fund, at NAV in Creation Units. Once created, shares trade in the secondary market in amounts less than a Creation Unit.
 
Share Trading Prices
Transactions in each Fund’s shares will be priced at NAV only if you purchase shares directly from each Fund in Creation Units. As with other types of securities, the trading prices of shares in the secondary market can be affected by market forces such as supply and demand, economic conditions and other factors. The price you pay or receive when you buy or sell your shares in the secondary market may be more or less than the NAV of such shares.
 
The approximate value of shares of each Fund is disseminated every 15 seconds throughout the trading day by the Exchange or by other information providers. This approximate value should not be viewed as a “real-time” update of each Fund’s NAV, because the approximate value may not be calculated in the same manner as the NAV, which is computed once per day. The approximate value generally is determined by using current market quotations, price quotations obtained from broker-dealers that may trade in the portfolio securities and instruments held by each Fund, and/or amortized cost for securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less. Each Fund is not involved in, or responsible for, the calculation or dissemination of the approximate value and makes no warranty as to its accuracy.
 
Determination of Net Asset Value
The NAV of each Fund’s shares is calculated each day the Exchange is open for trading as of the close of regular trading on the Exchange, generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time (the “NAV Calculation Time”). If the Exchange closes before 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, as it occasionally does, the NAV Calculation Time will be the time the Exchange closes. In addition, any U.S. fixed-income assets may be valued as of the announced closing time of trading in fixed income instruments on any day that the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association announces an early closing time. Each Fund’s NAV per share is calculated by dividing the Fund’s net assets by the number of Fund shares outstanding.
 
 
In calculating its NAV, each Fund generally values its assets on the basis of market quotations, last sale prices, or estimates of value furnished by a pricing service or brokers who make markets in such instruments. Debt obligations with maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost.
 
Fair Value Pricing
The Board has adopted procedures and methodologies to fair value Fund securities whose market prices are not “readily available” or are deemed to be unreliable. For example, such circumstances may arise when: (i) a security has been de-listed or has had its trading halted or suspended; (ii) a security’s primary pricing source is unable or unwilling to provide a price; (iii) when a security’s primary trading market is closed during regular market hours; or (iv) when a security’s value is materially affected by events occurring after the close of the security’s primary trading market. Generally, when fair valuing a security, the Adviser will take into account all reasonably available information that may be relevant to a particular valuation including, but not limited to, fundamental analytical data regarding the issuer, information relating to the issuer’s business, recent trades or offers of the security, general and/or specific market conditions and the specific facts giving rise to the need to fair value the security. The Adviser makes fair value determinations in good faith and in accordance with the fair value methodologies included in the Board-adopted valuation procedures. Due to the subjective and variable nature of fair value pricing, there can be no assurance that the Adviser will be able to obtain the fair value assigned to the security upon the sale of such security.
 
Dividends and Distributions
Each Fund intends to pay out dividends on a quarterly basis. Nonetheless, each Fund may make more frequent dividend payments. Each Fund intends to distribute its net realized capital gains to investors annually. Each Fund occasionally may be required to make supplemental distributions at some other time during the year. Distributions in cash may be reinvested automatically in additional whole shares only if the broker through whom you purchased shares makes such option available. Your broker is responsible for distributing the income and capital gain distributions to you.
 
Book Entry
Shares of each Fund are held in book-entry form, which means that no stock certificates are issued. The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) or its nominee is the record owner of all outstanding shares of each Fund.
 
Investors owning shares of each Fund are beneficial owners as shown on the records of DTC or its participants. DTC serves as the securities depository for all shares of each Fund. Participants include DTC, securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations, and other institutions that directly or indirectly maintain a custodial relationship with DTC. As a beneficial owner of shares, you are not entitled to receive physical delivery of stock certificates or to have shares registered in your name, and you are not considered a registered owner of shares. Therefore, to exercise any right as an owner of shares, you must rely upon the procedures of DTC and its participants. These procedures are the same as those that apply to any securities that you hold in book-entry or “street name” form. Your broker will provide you with account statements, confirmations of your purchases and sales, and tax information.
 
Delivery of Shareholder Documents – Householding
Householding is an option available to certain investors of each Fund. Householding is a method of delivery, based on the preference of the individual investor, in which a single copy of certain shareholder documents can be delivered to investors who share the same address, even if their accounts are registered under different names. Householding for each Fund is available through certain broker-dealers. If you are interested in enrolling in householding and receiving a single copy of prospectuses and other shareholder documents, please contact your broker-dealer. If you are currently enrolled in householding and wish to change your householding status, please contact your broker-dealer.
 
Frequent Purchases and Redemptions of Fund Shares
Each Fund imposes no restrictions on the frequency of purchases and redemptions of Fund shares. In determining not to impose such restrictions, the Board evaluated the risks of market timing activities by Fund shareholders. Purchases and redemptions by APs, who are the only parties that may purchase or redeem shares directly with a Fund, are an essential part of the ETF process and help keep Fund share trading prices in line with NAV. As such, each Fund accommodates frequent purchases and redemptions by APs. However, the Board has also determined that frequent purchases and redemptions for cash may increase tracking error and portfolio transaction costs and may lead to the realization of capital gains. To minimize these potential consequences of frequent purchases and redemptions, each Fund imposes transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of Creation Units to cover the custodial and other costs incurred by the Fund in effective trades. In addition, each Fund and the Adviser reserve the right to reject any purchase order at any time. Although the Funds do not impose restrictions on the frequency of purchases and redemptions, the Board has adopted a policy discouraging Fund market timing and requiring the Funds’ service providers to maintain adequate procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance that market timing activity will be identified and terminated. In the event that the Funds become aware of market timing activities affecting the Funds, the Board may impose restrictions on the frequency of purchases and redemptions of Fund shares in the future.
 
 
Investments by Registered Investment Companies
Section 12(d)(1) of the 1940 Act restricts investments by registered investment companies in the securities of other investment companies, including shares of each Fund. Registered investment companies are permitted to invest in each Fund beyond the limits set forth in section 12(d)(1), subject to certain terms and conditions set forth in an SEC exemptive order issued to the Trust, including that such investment companies enter into an agreement with the applicable Fund(s).
 
Additional Tax Informatio n
The following discussion is a summary of some important U.S. federal income tax considerations generally applicable to investments in each Fund. Your investment in each Fund may have other tax implications. Please consult your tax advisor about the tax consequences of an investment in Fund shares, including the possible application of foreign, state, and local tax laws.
 
Each Fund intends to qualify each year for treatment as a regulated investment company. If it meets certain minimum distribution requirements, a regulated investment company is not subject to tax at the fund level on income and investment gains that are timely distributed to shareholders. However, each Fund’s failure to qualify as a regulated investment company or to meet minimum distribution requirements would result (if certain relief provisions were not available) in fund-level taxation and, consequently, a reduction in income available for distribution to shareholders.
 
Unless you are a tax-exempt entity or your investment in Fund shares is made through a tax advantaged retirement account, such as an individual retirement account, you need to be aware of the possible tax consequences when:
 
o            The Fund makes distributions;
 
o            You sell Fund shares; and
 
o            You purchase or redeem Creation Units (institutional investors only).
 
Taxes on Distributions
For federal income tax purposes, distributions of investment income are generally taxable as ordinary income or “qualified dividend income.” Taxes on distributions of capital gains (if any) depend on how long the Fund owned the assets that generated them, rather than how long a shareholder has owned his or her Fund shares. Sales of assets held by the Fund for more than one year generally result in long-term capital gains and losses, and sales of assets held by the Fund for one year or less generally result in short-term capital gains and losses. Distributions of the Fund’s net capital gain (the excess of net long-term capital gains over net short-term capital losses) that are properly reported by the Fund as capital gain dividends (“Capital Gain Dividends”) a taxable as long-term capital gains. For noncorporate shareholders, long-term capital gains are generally subject to tax at reduced rates. Distributions of short-term capital gain are generally taxable as ordinary income. Distributions of investment income reported by a Fund as derived from “qualified dividend income” will be taxed at long term capital gain rates for non-corporate shareholders.
 
U.S. individuals with income exceeding specified thresholds are subject to a 3.8% Medicare contribution tax on all or a portion of their “net investment income,” which includes interest, dividends, and certain capital gains (generally including capital gain distributions and capital gains realized on the sale or exchange of Fund shares). This 3.8% tax also applies to all or a portion of the undistributed net investment income of certain shareholders that are estates and trusts.
 
In general, your distributions are subject to federal income tax for the year in which they are paid. Certain distributions paid in January, however, may be treated as paid on December 31 of the prior year. Distributions are generally taxable even if they are paid from income or gains earned by the Fund before your investment (and thus were included in the Fund shares’ NAV when you purchased your Fund shares).
 
The Fund may include a payment of cash in addition to, or in place of, the delivery of a basket of securities upon the redemption of Creation Units. The Fund may sell portfolio securities to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. This may cause the Fund to recognize investment income and/or capital gains or losses that it might not have recognized if it had completely satisfied the redemption in-kind. As a result, the Fund may be less tax efficient if it includes such a cash payment in the proceeds paid upon the redemption of Creation Units.
 
 
Nonresident aliens, foreign corporations and other foreign shareholders in the Fund will generally be exempt from U.S. federal income tax on Capital Gain Dividends. The exemption may not apply, however, if the investment in the Fund is connected to a trade or business for the foreign shareholder in the United States or if the foreign shareholder is present in the United States for 183 days or more in a year and certain other conditions are met.
 
Distributions (other than Capital Gain Dividends) paid to individual shareholders that are neither citizens nor residents of the U.S. or to foreign entities will generally be subject to a U.S. withholding tax at the rate of 30%, unless a lower treaty rate applies.
 
The Fund (or a financial intermediary, such as a broker, through which shareholders own Fund shares) generally is required to withhold and to remit to the US Treasury a percentage of the taxable distributions and the sale or redemption proceeds paid to any shareholder who fails to properly furnish a correct taxpayer identification number, who has under-reported dividend or interest income, or who fails to certify that he, she or it is not subject to such withholding. In addition, the Fund will be required to withhold 30% tax on payments to foreign entities that do not meet specified information reporting requirements under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act.
 
Foreign corporations recognizing income or gain may be subject to the U.S. Branch Profits Tax.
 
Taxes When Fund Shares Are Sold
Any capital gain or loss realized upon a sale of Fund shares is generally treated as a long-term gain or loss if the shares have been held for more than one year. Any capital gain or loss realized upon a sale of Fund shares held for one year or less is generally treated as a short-term gain or loss, except that any capital loss on a sale of shares held for six months or less is treated as long-term capital loss to the extent that Capital Gain Dividends were paid with respect to such shares. The ability to deduct capital losses may be limited depending on your circumstances.
 
A foreign shareholder will generally not be subject to U.S. tax on gains realized on sales or exchange of Fund Shares unless the investment in the Fund is connected to a trade or business of the investor in the United States or if the shareholder is present in the United States for 183 days or more in a year and certain other conditions are met. All foreign shareholders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the tax consequences in their country of residence of an investment in the Fund.
 
Taxes on Creation and Redemption of Creation Units
An Authorized Participant having the U.S. dollar as its functional currency for U.S. federal tax purposes that exchanges securities for Creation Units generally will recognize a gain or loss equal to the difference between (i) the sum of the market value of the Creation Units at the time of the exchange and any amount of cash received by the Authorized Participant in the exchange and (ii) the sum of the exchanger’s aggregate basis in the securities surrendered and any amount of cash paid for such Creation Units. A person who redeems Creation Units will generally recognize a gain or loss equal to the difference between the exchanger’s basis in the Creation Units and the sum of the aggregate U.S. dollar market value of the securities plus the amount of any cash received for such Creation Units. The Internal Revenue Service, however, may assert that a loss that is realized by an Authorized Participant upon an exchange of securities for Creation Units cannot be currently deducted under the rules governing “wash sales,” or on the basis that there has been no significant change in economic position.
 
Gain or loss recognized by an Authorized Participant upon an issuance of Creation Units in exchange for securities, or upon a redemption of Creation Units, may be capital or ordinary gain or loss depending on the circumstances. Any capital gain or loss realized upon an issuance of Creation Units in exchange for securities will generally be treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the securities exchanged have been held for more than one year. Any capital gain or loss realized upon the redemption of Creation Units will generally be treated as long-term capital gain or loss if each Fund’s shares comprising the Creation Units have been held for more than one year. Otherwise, such capital gains or losses are treated as short-term capital gains or losses.
 
The foregoing discussion summarizes some of the possible consequences under current federal tax law of an investment in the Fund. It is not a substitute for personal tax advice. You also may be subject to state and local tax on Fund distributions and sales of Fund shares. Consult your personal tax advisor about the potential tax consequences of an investment in Fund shares under all applicable tax laws. For more information, please see the section entitled “Federal Income Taxes” in the SAI.
 
State and Local Taxes
Shareholders may also be subject to state and local taxes on income and gain attributable to your ownership of Fund shares. State income taxes may not apply, however, to the portions of a Fund’s distributions, if any, that are attributable to interest earned by the Fund on U.S. government securities. You should consult your tax professional regarding the tax status of distributions in your state and locality.
 
 
Dist ribu tion
The Distributor, Pacer Financial, Inc., is a broker-dealer registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Distributor distributes Creation Units for each Fund on an agency basis and does not maintain a secondary market in shares. The Distributor has no role in determining the policies of each Fund or the securities that are purchased or sold by each Fund. The Distributor’s principal address is 16 Industrial Blvd, Suite 201, Paoli, Pennsylvania, 19301. The Distributor is an affiliate of the Adviser.
 
The Board has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. In accordance with the Plan, each Fund is authorized to pay an amount up to 0.25% of its average daily net assets each year for certain distribution-related activities and shareholder services.
 
No Rule 12b-1 fees are currently paid by the Funds, and there are no plans to impose these fees. However, in the event Rule 12b-1 fees are charged in the future, because the fees are paid out of a Fund’s assets, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than certain other types of sales charges.
 
Premium/ Discount Informatio n
Each Fund is new and therefore does not have any information regarding how often shares of each Fund traded on the Exchange at a price above ( i.e. , at a premium) or below ( i.e. , at a discount) the NAV of the Fund.
 
Additional Notices
Shares of each Fund are not sponsored, endorsed, or promoted by the Exchange. The Exchange makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of the shares of each Fund or any member of the public regarding the ability of each Fund to track the total return performance of the Indexes or the ability of the Indexes identified herein to track stock market performance. The Exchange is not responsible for, nor has it participated in, the determination of the compilation or the calculation of the Indexes, nor in the determination of the timing of, prices of, or quantities of the shares of each Fund to be issued, nor in the determination or calculation of the equation by which the shares are redeemable. The Exchange has no obligation or liability to owners of the shares of each Fund in connection with the administration, marketing, or trading of the shares of each Fund.
 
The Exchange does not guarantee the accuracy and/or the completeness of the Indexes or the data included therein. The Exchange makes no warranty, express or implied, as to results to be obtained by the Trust on behalf of each Fund, owners of the shares, or any other person or entity from the use of the Index or the data included therein. The Exchange makes no express or implied warranties, and hereby expressly disclaims all warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose with respect to the Indexes or the data included therein. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall the Exchange have any liability for any lost profits or indirect, punitive, special, or consequential damages even if notified of the possibility thereof.
 
The Adviser and each Fund make no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of shares of each Fund or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in each Fund particularly. The Adviser is a licensor of certain trademarks, service marks and trade names of each Fund. The Adviser has no obligation to take the needs of each Fund or the owners of shares of each Fund into consideration in determining, composing, or calculating each Index.
 
Financial Highlights
No financial information has been included because Funds have not completed a fiscal year.
 
 
Pacer Trendpilot 750 ETF
Pacer Trendpilot 450 ETF
Pacer Trendpilot 100 ETF
Pacer US Export Leaders ETF
 
Adviser
   
Pacer Advisors, Inc.
16 Industrial Blvd, Suite 201
Paoli, Pennsylvania 19301
   
Distributor
   
Pacer Financial, Inc.
16 Industrial Blvd, Suite 201
Paoli, Pennsylvania 19301
 
Custodian
   
U.S. Bank National Association
1555 N. Rivercenter Dr. 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212
 
   
Fund Accountant, Administrator and Transfer Agent
   
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
615 East Michigan Street 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
   
Sanville & Company
1514 Old York Rd
Abington, PA 19001 
   
Legal Counsel
   
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
101 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10178
 
The Trust’s current SAI provides additional detailed information about each Fund. The Trust has electronically filed the SAI with the SEC. It is incorporated by reference in this Prospectus.
 
Additional information about each Fund’s investments will be available in each of the Fund’s annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders. In the annual report you will find a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected each Fund’s performance after the first fiscal year each Fund is in operation.
 
To make shareholder inquiries, for more detailed information on each Fund, or to request the SAI or annual or semi-annual shareholder reports (once available) free of charge, please:
         
Call:
1-800-617-0004
Monday through Friday
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Central time)
 
Write:
Pacer Funds Trust, (Name of Fund)
c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
P.O. Box 701
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
         
Visit:
 www.paceretfs.com
 
     
 
Information about each Fund (including the SAI) can be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C., and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the SEC at 1-202-551-8090. Reports and other information about each Fund are available on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s Internet site at www.sec.gov, and copies of this information may be obtained, after paying a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following e-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov, or by writing the SEC’s Public Reference Section, Washington, D.C. 20549-1520.
 
No person is authorized to give any information or to make any representations about each Fund and its shares not contained in this Prospectus and you should not rely on any other information. Read and keep this Prospectus for future reference.
 
(The Trust’s SEC Investment Company Act file number is 811-23024)
 
 
Preliminary Statement of Additional Information dated May 27, 2015
 
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION
 
THE INFORMATION HEREIN IS NOT COMPLETE AND MAY BE CHANGED. WE MAY NOT SELL THESE SECURITIES UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILED WITH THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION IS EFFECTIVE. THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT AN OFFER TO SELL THESE SECURITIES AND IS NOT SOLICITING AN OFFER TO BUY THESE SECURITIES IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE OFFER OR SALE IS NOT PERMITTED.
 
PACER FUNDS TRUST
 
Pacer Trendpilot TM   750 ETF (PTLC)
Pacer Trendpilot TM   450 ETF (PTMC)
Pacer Trendpilot TM   100 ETF (PTNQ)
Pacer US Export Leaders ETF (PEXL)
 
Listed on
BATS Exchange, Inc.
 
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
[---], 2015
 
This Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) is not a Prospectus. It should be read in conjunction with the current Prospectus, as may be revised from time to time, (“Prospectus”) for the following exchange traded funds: Pacer Trendpilot TM 750 ETF, Pacer Trendpilot TM 450 ETF, Pacer Trendpilot TM 100 ETF and Pacer US Export Leaders ETF (each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”), each a separate series of Pacer Funds Trust (the “Trust”).
 
The current Prospectus for the Funds is dated [---], 2015. Capitalized terms used herein that are not defined have the same meaning as in the Prospectus, unless otherwise noted.
 
THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (“SEC”) HAS NOT APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THESE SECURITIES OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OF THIS SAI. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
 
A copy of the Prospectus for the Funds may be obtained, without charge, by calling 1-800-617-0004, visiting www .PacerETFs. com, or writing to Pacer Funds Trust, c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, P.O. Box 701, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-0701.
 
An investment in a Fund is not a deposit of any bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or any other government agency or any bank. An investment in the Fund involves investment risks, including possible loss of principal.
 
 
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GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE TRUST AND THE FUNDS
 
The Trust was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on August 12, 2014 and is authorized to issue multiple series or portfolios. The Trust is an open-end, management investment company, registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The offering of the Trust’s shares is registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).
 
The Funds described in this SAI seek to track the total return performance, before fees and expenses, of their respective indices (each an “Index”).
 
Pacer Advisors, Inc. (“Pacer” or the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to the Funds.  Pacer Financial, Inc. is the distributor (the “Distributor”) of the shares of the Funds and is an affiliate of the Adviser.
 
The Funds issue and redeem Shares (“Shares”) at net asset value per share (“NAV”) only in large blocks of Shares (“Creation Units” or “Creation Unit Aggregations”). Currently, Creation Units generally consist of 50,000 Shares, though this may change from time to time. Creation Units are not expected to consist of less than 25,000 Shares. These transactions are usually in exchange for a basket of securities and an amount of cash. As a practical matter, only institutions or large investors (authorized participants) who have entered with agreements with the Trust’s distributor, can purchase or redeem Creation Units. Except when aggregated in Creation Units. Shares of the Funds are not redeemable securities.
 
Shares of the Funds are listed on a national securities exchange, such as BATS Exchange, Inc. (“Exchange”), and trade throughout the day on the Exchange and other secondary markets at market prices that may differ from NAV. As in the case of other publicly traded securities, brokers’ commissions on transactions will be based on negotiated commission rates at customary levels.
 
The Trust reserves the right to adjust the prices of Shares in the future to maintain convenient trading ranges for investors. Any adjustments would be accomplished through stock splits or reverse stock splits, which would have no effect on the net assets of the applicable Fund.
 
INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RISKS
 
Each Fund’s investment objective, principal investment strategies and associated risks are described in the Fund’s Prospectus. The sections below supplement these principal investment strategies and risks and describe each Fund’s additional investment policies and the different types of investments that may be made by a Fund as a part of its non-principal investment strategies. With respect to each Fund’s investments, unless otherwise noted, if a percentage limitation on investment is adhered to at the time of investment or contract, a subsequent increase or decrease as a result of market movement or redemption will not result in a violation of such investment limitation. Each Fund is new and therefore portfolio turnover information is not yet available.
 
Each Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment company (a “RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), so that it will not be subject to federal income tax on income and gains that are timely distributed to Fund shareholders. The Funds will invest their assets, and otherwise conduct their operations, in a manner that is intended to satisfy the qualifying income, diversification and distribution requirements necessary to establish and maintain RIC qualification under Subchapter M.
 
GENERAL RISKS
 
An investment in the Funds should be made with an understanding that the value of each Fund’s portfolio securities may fluctuate in accordance with changes in the financial condition of an issuer or counterparty, changes in specific economic or political conditions that affect a particular security or issuer and changes in general economic or political conditions. An investor in each Fund could lose money over short or long periods of time.
 
 
An investment in the Funds should also be made with an understanding of the risks inherent in an investment in equity securities, including the risk that the financial condition of issuers may become impaired or that the general condition of the stock market may deteriorate (either of which may cause a decrease in the value of each Fund’s portfolio securities and therefore a decrease in the value of Shares of each Fund). Common stocks are susceptible to general stock market fluctuations and to volatile increases and decreases in value as market confidence and perceptions change. These investor perceptions are based on various and unpredictable factors, including expectations regarding government, economic, monetary and fiscal policies; inflation and interest rates; economic expansion or contraction; and global or regional political, economic or banking crises.
 
Holders of common stocks incur more risk than holders of preferred stocks and debt obligations because common stockholders, as owners of the issuer, generally have inferior rights to receive payments from the issuer in comparison with the rights of creditors or holders of debt obligations or preferred stocks. Further, unlike debt securities, which typically have a stated principal amount payable at maturity (whose value, however, is subject to market fluctuations prior thereto), or preferred stocks, which typically have a liquidation preference and which may have stated optional or mandatory redemption provisions, common stocks have neither a fixed principal amount nor a maturity. Common stock values are subject to market fluctuations as long as the common stock remains outstanding.
 
Although all of the equity securities in the Indexes are listed on major U.S. stock exchanges, there can be no guarantee that a liquid market for such securities will be maintained. The existence of a liquid trading market for certain securities may depend on whether dealers will make a market in such securities. There can be no assurance that a market will be made or maintained or that any such market will be or remain liquid. The price at which securities may be sold and the value of each Fund’s Shares will be adversely affected if trading markets for each Fund’s portfolio securities are limited or absent, or if bid/ask spreads are wide.
 
Events in the financial sector have resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign. Domestic and foreign fixed income and equity markets experienced extreme volatility and turmoil in late 2008 and throughout much of 2009. Issuers that have exposure to the real estate, mortgage and credit markets have been particularly affected, and well-known financial institutions have experienced significant liquidity and other problems. Some of these institutions have declared bankruptcy or defaulted on their debt. It is uncertain whether or for how long these conditions will continue. These events and possible continuing market turbulence may have an adverse effect on Fund performance.
 
A discussion of some of the other risks associated with investments in the Funds is contained in each Fund’s Prospectus.
 
SPECIFIC INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
 
The following are descriptions of the Funds’ permitted investments and investment practices and the associated risk factors. A Fund will only invest in any of the following instruments or engage in any of the following investment practices if such investment or activity is consistent with a Fund’s investment objective and permitted by a Fund’s stated investment policies.
 
CYBER SECURITY RISK . As the use of technology has become more prevalent in the course of business, the Funds may be more susceptible to operational and financial risks associated with cyber security, including: theft, loss, misuse, improper release, corruption and destruction of, or unauthorized access to, confidential or highly restricted data relating to a Fund and its shareholders; and compromises or failures to systems, networks, devices and applications relating to the operations of a Fund and its service providers. Cyber security risks may result in financial losses to a Fund and its shareholders; the inability of a Fund to transact business with its shareholders; delays or mistakes in the calculation of a Fund’s NAV or other materials provided to shareholders; the inability to process transactions with shareholders or other parties; violations of privacy and other laws; regulatory fines, penalties and reputational damage; and compliance and remediation costs, legal fees and other expenses. A Fund’s service providers (including, but not limited to, its investment adviser, any sub-advisers, administrator, transfer agent, and custodian or their agents), financial intermediaries, companies in which a Fund invests and parties with which a Fund engages in portfolio or other transactions also may be adversely impacted by cyber security risks in their own businesses, which could result in losses to a Fund or its shareholders. While measures have been developed which are designed to reduce the risks associated with cyber security, there is no guarantee that those measures will be effective, particularly since the Funds do not directly control the cyber security defenses or plans of their service providers, financial intermediaries and companies in which they invest or with which they do business.
 
EQUITY SECURITIES . Equity securities represent ownership interests in a company and include common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants to acquire common stock, and securities convertible into common stock. Investments in equity securities in general are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of equity securities in which the Funds invest will cause the net asset value of the Funds to fluctuate.
 
 
While investing in stocks allows investors to participate in the benefits of owning a company, such investors must accept the risks of ownership. Unlike bondholders, who have preference to a company’s earnings and cash flow, preferred stockholders, followed by common stockholders in order of priority, are entitled only to the residual amount after a company meets its other obligations. For this reason, the value of a company’s stock will usually react more strongly to actual or perceived changes in the company’s financial condition or prospects than its debt obligations. Stockholders of a company that fares poorly can lose money.
 
Stock markets tend to move in cycles with short or extended periods of rising and falling stock prices. The value of a company’s stock may fall because of:
 
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Factors that directly relate to that company, such as decisions made by its management or lower demand for the company’s products or services;
 
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Factors affecting an entire industry, such as increases in production costs; and
 
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Changes in general financial market conditions that are relatively unrelated to the company or its industry, such as changes in interest rates, currency exchange rates or inflation rates.
 
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (“ETFs”). ETFs are pooled investment vehicles whose ownership interests are purchased and sold on a securities exchange. ETFs may be structured investment companies, depositary receipts or other pooled investment vehicles. As shareholders of an ETF, the Funds will bear their pro rata portion of any fees and expenses of the ETFs. Although shares of ETFs are traded on an exchange, shares of certain ETFs may not be redeemable to the ETF. In addition, ETFs may trade at a price below their net asset value (also known as a discount).
 
The Funds may use ETFs to help replicate their respective indexes. By way of example, ETFs may be structured as broad based ETFs that invest in a broad group of stocks from different industries and market sectors; select sectors; or market ETFs that invest in debt securities from a select sector of the economy (e.g., Treasury securities) a single industry or related industries; other types of ETFs continue to be developed and the Funds may invest in them to the extent consistent with their investment objectives, policies and restrictions. The ETFs in which the Funds invest are subject to the risks applicable to the types of securities and investments used by the ETFs.
 
ETFs may be actively managed or index-based. Actively managed ETFs are subject to management risk and may not achieve their objective if the ETF’s manager’s expectations regarding particular securities or markets are not met. An index based ETF’s objective is to track the performance of a specified index. Index based ETFs invest in a securities portfolio that includes substantially all of the securities in substantially the same amount as the securities included in the designated index. Because passively managed ETFs are designed to track an index, securities may be purchased, retained and sold at times when an actively managed ETF would not do so. As a result, shareholders of a Fund that invest in such an ETF can expect greater risk of loss (and a correspondingly greater prospect of gain) from changes in the value of securities that are heavily weighted in the index than would be the case if ETF were not fully invested in such securities. This risk is increased if a few component securities represent a highly concentrated weighting in the designated index.
 
Unless permitted by the 1940 Act or an order or rule issued by the SEC, (see “Investment Companies” below for more information), the Funds’ investments in unaffiliated ETFs that are structured as investment companies as defined in the 1940 Act are subject to certain percentage limitations of the 1940 Act regarding investments in other investment companies. As a general matter, these percentage limitations currently require a Fund to limit its investments in any one issue of ETFs to 5% of the Fund’s total assets and 3% of the outstanding voting securities of the ETF issue. Moreover, a Fund’s investments in all ETFs may not currently exceed 10% of the Fund’s total assets under the 1940 Act, when aggregated with all other investments in investment companies. ETFs that are not structured as investment companies as defined in the 1940 Act are not subject to these percentage limitations.
 
SEC exemptive orders granted to various iShares funds (which are ETFs) and other ETFs and their investment advisers permit the Funds to invest beyond the 1940 Act limits, subject to certain terms and conditions, including a finding of the Board of Trustees that the advisory fees charged by the Adviser to the Funds are for services that are in addition to, and not duplicative of, the advisory services provided to those ETFs.
 
INVESTMENT COMPANIES . The Funds may invest in the securities of other investment companies, subject to applicable limitations under Section 12(d)(1) of the 1940 Act. Pursuant to Section 12(d)(1), the Funds may invest in the securities of another investment company (the “acquired company”) provided that each Fund, immediately after such purchase or acquisition, does not own in the aggregate: (i) more than 3% of the total outstanding voting stock of the acquired company; (ii) securities issued by the acquired company having an aggregate value in excess of 5% of the value of the total assets of the Fund; or (iii) securities issued by the acquired company and all other investment companies (other than treasury stock of the Fund) having an aggregate value in excess of 10% of the value of the total assets of the Fund. These limitations do not apply to money market funds subject to certain conditions.
 
 
If a Fund invests in and, thus, is a shareholder of, another investment company, the Fund’s shareholders will indirectly bear the Fund’s proportionate share of the fees and expenses paid by such other investment company, including advisory fees, in addition to both the management fees payable directly by the Fund to the Fund’s own investment adviser and the other expenses that the Fund bears directly in connection with the Fund’s own operations.
 
Section 12(d)(1) of the 1940 Act restricts investments by registered investment companies in securities of other registered investment companies, including the Funds. The acquisition of a Fund’s Shares by other registered investment companies is subject to the restrictions of Section 12(d)(1) of the 1940 Act, except as may be permitted by exemptive rules under the 1940 Act or as may at some future time be permitted by an exemptive order that permits registered investment companies to invest in a Fund beyond the limits of Section 12(d)(1), subject to certain terms and conditions, including that the registered investment company enter into an agreement with the Fund regarding the terms of the investment.
 
The Funds may rely on Section 12(d)(1)(F) and Rule 12d1-3 of the 1940 Act, which provide an exemption from Section 12(d)(1) that allows a Fund to invest all of its assets in other registered funds, including ETFs, if, among other conditions: (a) the Fund, together with its affiliates, acquires no more than three percent of the outstanding voting stock of any acquired fund, and (b) the sales load charged on the Fund’s shares is no greater than the limits set forth in Rule 2830 of the Conduct Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”).
 
MONEY MARKET INSTRUMENTS. The Funds may invest a portion of their assets in high-quality money market instruments on an ongoing basis to provide liquidity or for other reasons. The instruments in which each Fund may invest include: (i) short-term obligations issued by the U.S. Government; (ii) negotiable certificates of deposit (“CDs”), fixed time deposits and bankers’ acceptances of U.S. and foreign banks and similar institutions; (iii) commercial paper rated at the date of purchase “Prime-1” by Moody’s or “A-1+” or “A-1” by Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”) or, if unrated, of comparable quality as determined by the Fund; and (iv) repurchase agreements. CDs are short-term negotiable obligations of commercial banks. Time deposits are non-negotiable deposits maintained in banking institutions for specified periods of time at stated interest rates. Banker’s acceptances are time drafts drawn on commercial banks by borrowers, usually in connection with international transactions.
 
NON-DIVERSIFICATION .  Each Fund is classified as a non-diversified investment company under the 1940 Act. A “non-diversified” classification means that a Fund is not limited by the 1940 Act with regard to the percentage of its assets that may be invested in the securities of a single issuer. This means that a Fund may invest a greater portion of its assets in the securities of a single issuer or a small number of issuers than if it was a diversified fund. The securities of a particular issuer may constitute a greater portion of the Index and, therefore, those securities may constitute a greater portion of a Fund’s portfolio. This may have an adverse effect on a Fund’s performance or subject a Fund’s Shares to greater price volatility than more diversified investment companies. Moreover, in pursuing its objective, a Fund may hold the securities of a single issuer in an amount exceeding 10% of the value of the outstanding securities of the issuer, subject to restrictions imposed by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). In particular, as a Fund’s size grows and its assets increase, it will be more likely to hold more than 10% of the securities of a single issuer if the issuer has a relatively small public float as compared to other components in the Index.
 
Although each Fund is non-diversified for purposes of the 1940 Act, each Fund intends to maintain the required level of diversification and otherwise conduct its operations so as to qualify as a “regulated investment company” (“RIC”) for purposes of the Code, and to relieve the Fund of any liability for federal income tax to the extent that its earnings are distributed to shareholders. Compliance with the diversification requirements of the Code may limit the investment flexibility of the Fund and may make it less likely that the Fund will meet its investment objectives. See “Federal Income Taxes” in this SAI for further discussion
 
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS. Each Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with counterparties that are deemed to present acceptable credit risks. A repurchase agreement is a transaction in which the Fund purchases securities or other obligations from a bank or securities dealer (or its affiliate) and simultaneously commits to resell them to a counterparty at an agreed-upon date or upon demand and at a price reflecting a market rate of interest unrelated to the coupon rate or maturity of the purchased obligations. The Fund maintains custody of the underlying obligations prior to their repurchase, either through its regular custodian or through a special “tri-party” custodian or sub-custodian that maintains separate accounts for both the Fund and its counterparty. Thus, the obligation of the counterparty to pay the repurchase price on the date agreed to or upon demand is, in effect, secured by such obligations.
 
Repurchase agreements carry certain risks not associated with direct investments in securities, including a possible decline in the market value of the underlying obligations. If their value becomes less than the repurchase price, plus any agreed-upon additional amount, the counterparty must provide additional collateral so that at all times the collateral is at least equal to the repurchase price plus any agreed-upon additional amount. The difference between the total amount to be received upon repurchase of the obligations and the price that was paid by the Fund upon acquisition is accrued as interest and included in its net investment income. Repurchase agreements involving obligations other than U.S. Government securities (such as commercial paper and corporate bonds) may be subject to special risks and may not have the benefit of certain protections in the event of the counterparty’s insolvency. If the seller or guarantor becomes insolvent, the Fund may suffer delays, costs and possible losses in connection with the disposition of collateral.
 
 
SECURITIES LENDING. Each Fund may lend portfolio securities to certain creditworthy borrowers, including the Fund’s securities lending agent. Loans of portfolio securities provide a Fund with the opportunity to earn additional income on the Fund’s portfolio securities. All securities loans will be made pursuant to agreements requiring the loans to be continuously secured by collateral in cash, or money market instruments, or money market funds at least equal at all times to the market value of the loaned securities. The borrower pays to the Fund an amount equal to any dividends or interest received on loaned securities. The Fund retains all or a portion of the interest received on investment of cash collateral or receives a fee from the borrower. Lending portfolio securities involves risks of delay in recovery of the loaned securities or in some cases loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower fail financially. Furthermore, because of the risks of delay in recovery, the Fund may lose the opportunity to sell the securities at a desirable price. The Fund will generally not have the right to vote securities while they are being loaned.
 
FIXED-INCOME SECURITIES RATINGS. Nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (together, rating agency) publish ratings based upon their assessment of the relative creditworthiness of rated fixed-income securities. Generally, a lower rating indicates higher credit risk, and higher yields are ordinarily available from fixed-income securities in the lower rating categories to compensate investors for the increased credit risk. Any use of credit ratings in evaluating fixed-income securities can involve certain risks. For example, ratings assigned by the rating agencies are based upon an analysis completed at the time of the rating of the obligor's ability to pay interest and repay principal, typically relying to a large extent on historical data. Rating agencies typically rely to a large extent on historical data which may not accurately represent present or future circumstances. Ratings do not purport to reflect to risk of fluctuations in market value of the fixed-income security and are not absolute standards of quality and only express the rating agency's current opinion of an obligor's overall financial capacity to pay its financial obligations. A credit rating is not a statement of fact or a recommendation to purchase, sell or hold a fixed-income obligation. Also, credit quality can change suddenly and unexpectedly, and credit ratings may not reflect the issuer's current financial condition or events since the security was last rated. Rating agencies may have a financial interest in generating business, including the arranger or issuer of the security that normally pays for that rating, and a low rating might affect future business. While rating agencies have policies and procedures to address this potential conflict of interest, there is a risk that these policies will fail to prevent a conflict of interest from impacting the rating. Additionally, legislation has been enacted in an effort to reform rating agencies. The SEC has also adopted rules to require rating agencies to provide additional disclosure and reduce conflicts of interest, and further reform has been proposed. It is uncertain how such legislation or additional regulation might impact the ratings agencies business and the Adviser's investment process.
 
U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES . A Fund may invest in U.S. government securities to the extent consistent with its investment objective and strategies. Not all U.S. government obligations carry the same credit support. Although many U.S. government securities in which the fund may invest, such as those issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac may be chartered or sponsored by Acts of Congress, their securities are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and, therefore, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. Some, such as those of Ginnie Mae, are supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury. Other obligations, such as those of the Federal Home Loan Banks, are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury; and others are supported by the discretionary authority of the U.S. government to purchase the agency’s obligations. Still others are supported only by the credit of the instrumentality or sponsored enterprise. The maximum potential liability of the issuers of some U.S. government securities held by the fund may greatly exceed their current resources, including their legal right to support from the U.S. Treasury. It is possible that these issuers will not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future. No assurance can be given that the U.S. government would provide financial support to its agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises if it is not obligated to do so by law.
 
As agency of the U.S. government has placed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into conservatorship, a statutory process with the objective of returning the entities to normal business operations.  It is unclear what effect this conservatorship will have on the securities issued or guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. As a result, these securities are subject to more credit risk than U.S. government securities that are supported by the full faith and credit of the United States (e.g., U.S. Treasury bonds).
 
To the extent the Fund invests in debt instruments or securities of non-U.S. government entities that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, there is a possibility that such guarantee may be discontinued or modified at a later date.
 
FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS . The Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) may, in the future, authorize a Fund to invest in securities contracts and investments other than those listed in this SAI and in the Fund’s Prospectus, provided they are consistent with the Fund’s investment objective and do not violate any investment restrictions or policies.
 
INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS
The Trust has adopted the following investment restrictions as fundamental policies with respect to the Funds. These restrictions cannot be changed with respect to a Fund without the approval of the holders of a majority of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities. For the purposes of the 1940 Act, a “majority of outstanding shares” means the vote of the lesser of: (1) 67% or more of the voting securities of the Fund present at the meeting if the holders of more than 50% of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities are present or represented by proxy; or (2) more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund.
 
 
Except with the approval of a majority of the outstanding voting securities, each Fund may not:
 
1.   
Concentrate its investments ( i.e. , hold more than 25% of its total assets) in any industry or group of related industries, except that the Fund will concentrate to approximately the same extent that its Index concentrates in the securities of such particular industry or group of related industries. For purposes of this limitation, securities of the U.S. government (including its agencies and instrumentalities), repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. government securities and securities of state or municipal governments and their political subdivisions are not considered to be issued by members of any industry.
 
2.    
Borrow money or issue senior securities (as defined under the 1940 Act), except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act.
 
3.    
Make loans, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act.
 
4.    
Purchase or sell real estate unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act. This shall not prevent the Fund from investing in securities or other instruments backed by real estate, real estate investment trusts or securities of companies engaged in the real estate business.
 
5.    
Purchase or sell physical commodities unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act. This shall not prevent the Fund from purchasing or selling options and futures contracts or from investing in securities or other instruments backed by physical commodities.
 
6.    
Underwrite securities issued by other persons, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act.
 
In addition to the investment restrictions adopted as fundamental policies as set forth above, the Funds observe the following restrictions, which may be changed without a shareholder vote.
 
1.    
Each Fund will not hold illiquid assets in excess of 15% of its net assets. An illiquid asset is any asset which may not be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business within seven days at approximately the value at which the Fund has valued the investment.
 
2.    
Each Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending), in the component securities of the Fund’s respective Index. The Funds will provide shareholders with at least 60 days’ notice of any change in their 80% strategy.
 
If a percentage limitation is adhered to at the time of investment or contract, a later increase or decrease in percentage resulting from any change in value or total or net assets will not result in a violation of such restriction, except that the percentage limitations with respect to the borrowing of money and illiquid securities will be observed continuously.
 
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS DISCLOSURE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
 
The Trust’s Board of Trustees has adopted a policy regarding the disclosure of information about the Funds’ security holdings. As exchange-traded funds, information about each Fund’s portfolio holdings is made available on a daily basis in accordance with the provisions of an Order of the SEC applicable to the Funds, regulations of the Exchange and other applicable SEC regulations, orders and no-action relief. Such information typically reflects all or a portion of each Fund’s anticipated portfolio holdings as of the next Business Day. A “Business Day” is any day on which the Exchange is open for business. As of the date of this SAI, the Exchange observes the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day (observed), Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. This information is used in connection with the creation and redemption process and is disseminated on a daily basis through the facilities of the Exchange, the National Securities Clearing Corporation (“NSCC”) and/or third-party service providers.
 
The Funds will disclose on their website at the start of each Business Day the identities and quantities of the securities and other assets held by each Fund that will form the basis of the Fund’s calculation of its NAV on that Business Day. The portfolio holdings so disclosed will be based on information as of the close of business on the prior Business Day and/or trades that have been completed prior to the opening of business on that Business Day and that are expected to settle on that Business Day.
 
Each Fund may disclose its complete portfolio holdings or a portion of its portfolio holdings online at www.PacerETFs.com. Each Fund will disclose its complete portfolio holdings schedule in public filings with the SEC on a quarterly basis, based on the Fund’s fiscal year, within sixty (60) days of the end of the quarter, and will provide that information to shareholders, as required by federal securities laws and regulations thereunder.
 
 
The Board portfolio holdings policy provides that neither the Funds nor their Adviser, distributor or any agent, or any employee thereof (“Fund Representative”) will disclose a Fund’s portfolio holdings information to any person other than in accordance with the policy.  For purposes of the policy, “portfolio holdings information” means a Fund’s actual portfolio holdings, as well as non-public information about its trading strategies or pending transactions including the portfolio holdings, trading strategies or pending transactions of any commingled fund portfolio which contains identical holdings as the Fund.  Under the policy, neither a Fund nor any Fund Representative may solicit or accept any compensation or other consideration in connection with the disclosure of portfolio holdings information.  A Fund Representative may provide portfolio holdings information to third parties if such information has been included in a Fund’s public filings with the SEC or is disclosed on the Fund’s publicly accessible Web site.  Information posted on a Fund’s Web site may be separately provided to any person commencing the day after it is first published on the Fund’s Web site.
 
Under the policy, each business day each Fund’s portfolio holdings information will be provided to the distributor or other agent for dissemination through the facilities of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (“NSCC”) and/or other fee based subscription services to NSCC members and/or subscribers to those other fee based subscription services, including Authorized Participants, (defined below) and to entities that publish and/or analyze such information in connection with the process of purchasing or redeeming Creation Units or trading shares of Funds in the secondary market.  The distributor may also make available portfolio holdings information to other institutional market participants and entities that provide information services.   This information typically reflects each Fund’s anticipated holdings on the following business day.  “Authorized Participants” are generally large institutional investors that have been authorized by the distributor to purchase and redeem large blocks of shares (known as Creation Units) pursuant to legal requirements, including the exemptive order granted by the SEC, to which the Funds offer and redeem shares.
 
Other than portfolio holdings information made available in connection with the creation/redemption process, as discussed above, portfolio holdings information that is not filed with the SEC or posted on the publicly available Web site may be provided to third parties only in limited circumstances.  Third-party recipients will be required to keep all portfolio holdings information confidential and prohibited from trading on the information they receive.  Disclosure to such third parties must be approved in advance by the Trust’s President or one of the principal officers of the Adviser.  Disclosure to providers of auditing, custody, proxy voting and other similar services for the Funds, as well as rating and ranking organizations, will generally be permitted; however, information may be disclosed to other parties (including, without limitation, individuals, institutional investors, and Authorized Participants that sell shares of a Fund) only upon approval by the Trust’s President or one of the principal officers of the Adviser, who must first determine that the Fund has a legitimate business purpose for doing so.  In general, each recipient of non-public portfolio holding information must sign a confidentiality and non-trading agreement, although this requirement will not apply when the recipient is otherwise subject to a duty of confidentiality as determined by the Trust’s President or one of the principal officers of the Adviser. 
 
CONTINUOUS OFFERING
 
The method by which Creation Unit Aggregations of Shares are created and traded may raise certain issues under applicable securities laws. Because new Creation Unit Aggregations of Shares are issued and sold on an ongoing basis, at any point a “distribution,” as such term is used in the Securities Act, may occur. Broker-dealers and other persons are cautioned that some activities on their part may, depending on the circumstances, result in their being deemed participants in a distribution in a manner which could render them statutory underwriters and subject them to the prospectus delivery requirement and liability provisions of the Securities Act.
 
For example, a broker-dealer firm or its client may be deemed a statutory underwriter if it takes Creation Unit Aggregations after placing an order with the Trust’s Distributor, breaks them down into constituent Shares, and sells such Shares directly to customers, or if it chooses to couple the creation of a supply of new Shares with an active selling effort involving solicitation of secondary market demand for Shares. A determination of whether one is an underwriter for purposes of the Securities Act must take into account all the facts and circumstances pertaining to the activities of the broker-dealer or its client in the particular case, and the examples mentioned above should not be considered a complete description of all the activities that could lead to a categorization as an underwriter.
 
Broker-dealer firms should also note that dealers who are not “underwriters” but are effecting transactions in Shares, whether or not participating in the distribution of Shares, generally are required to deliver a prospectus. This is because the prospectus delivery exemption in Section 4(3) of the Securities Act is not available in respect of such transactions as a result of Section 24(d) of the 1940 Act. Firms that incur a prospectus delivery obligation with respect to Shares of a Fund are reminded that, pursuant to Rule 153 under the Securities Act, a prospectus delivery obligation under Section 5(b)(2) of the Securities Act owed to an exchange member in connection with the sale on the Listing Exchange is satisfied by the fact that the prospectus is available at the Listing Exchange upon request. The prospectus delivery mechanism provided in Rule 153 is only available with respect to transactions on an exchange.
 
MANAGEMENT OF THE TRUST
 
Board Responsibilities. The management and affairs of the Trust and its series are overseen by a Board of Trustees. The Board elects the officers of the Trust who are responsible for administering the day-to-day operations of the Trust and the Funds. The Board has approved contracts, as described below, under which certain companies provide essential services to the Trust.
 
 
Like most ETFs, the day-to-day business of the Trust, including the management of risk, is performed by third party service providers, such as the Adviser, the Distributor and the Administrator. The Trustees are responsible for overseeing the Trust’s service providers and, thus, have oversight responsibility with respect to risk management performed by those service providers. Risk management seeks to identify and address risks, i.e. , events or circumstances that could have material adverse effects on the business, operations, shareholder services, investment performance or reputation of the Funds. The Funds and their service providers employ a variety of processes, procedures and controls to identify various of those possible events or circumstances, to lessen the probability of their occurrence and/or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur. Each service provider is responsible for one or more discrete aspects of the Trust’s business ( e.g., the Adviser is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds’ portfolio investments) and, consequently, for managing the risks associated with that business. The Board has emphasized to the Funds’ service providers the importance of maintaining vigorous risk management.
 
The Trustees’ role in risk oversight begins before the inception of a Fund, at which time certain of the Fund’s service providers present the Board with information concerning the investment objectives, strategies and risks of the Fund as well as proposed investment limitations for the Fund. Additionally, the Adviser provides the Board with an overview of, among other things, its investment philosophy, brokerage practices and compliance infrastructure. Thereafter, the Board continues its oversight function as various personnel, including the Trust’s CCO and other service providers such as the Fund’s independent accountants, make periodic reports to the Audit Committee or to the Board with respect to various aspects of risk management. The Board and the Audit Committee oversee efforts by management and service providers to manage risks to which a Fund may be exposed.
 
The Board is responsible for overseeing the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Funds by the Adviser and receives information about those services at its regular meetings. In addition, on an annual basis, in connection with its consideration of whether to renew the Advisory Agreements with the Adviser, the Board meets with the Adviser to review such services. Among other things, the Board regularly considers the Adviser’s adherence to the Funds’ investment restrictions and compliance with various Fund policies and procedures and with applicable securities regulations. The Board also reviews information about each Fund’s performance and the Fund’s investments, including, for example, portfolio holdings schedules.
 
The Trust’s CCO reports regularly to the Board to review and discuss compliance issues and Fund and Adviser risk assessments. At least annually, the Trust’s CCO provides the Board with a report reviewing the adequacy and effectiveness of the Trust’s policies and procedures and those of its service providers, including the Adviser. The report addresses the operation of the policies and procedures of the Trust and each service provider since the date of the last report; any material changes to the policies and procedures since the date of the last report; any recommendations for material changes to the policies and procedures; and any material compliance matters since the date of the last report.
 
The Board receives reports from the Funds’ service providers regarding operational risks and risks related to the valuation and liquidity of portfolio securities. Annually, the independent registered public accounting firm reviews with the Audit Committee its audit of each Fund’s financial statements, focusing on major areas of risk encountered by the Fund and noting any significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the Fund’s internal controls. Additionally, in connection with its oversight function, the Board oversees Fund management’s implementation of disclosure controls and procedures, which are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Trust in its periodic reports with the SEC are recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the required time periods. The Board also oversees the Trust’s internal controls over financial reporting, which comprise policies and procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of the Trust’s financial reporting and the preparation of the Trust’s financial statements.
 
From their review of these reports and discussions with the Adviser, the CCO, the independent registered public accounting firm and other service providers, the Board and the Audit Committee learn in detail about the material risks of each Fund, thereby facilitating a dialogue about how management and service providers identify and mitigate those risks.
 
The Board recognizes that not all risks that may affect a Fund can be identified and/or quantified, that it may not be practical or cost-effective to eliminate or mitigate certain risks, that it may be necessary to bear certain risks (such as investment-related risks) to achieve a Fund’s goals, and that the processes, procedures and controls employed to address certain risks may be limited in their effectiveness. Moreover, reports received by the Trustees as to risk management matters are typically summaries of the relevant information. Most of the Funds’ investment management and business affairs are carried out by or through the Adviser and other service providers each of which has an independent interest in risk management but whose policies and the methods by which one or more risk management functions are carried out may differ from a Fund’s and each other’s in the setting of priorities, the resources available or the effectiveness of relevant controls. As a result of the foregoing and other factors, the Board’s ability to monitor and manage risk, as a practical matter, is subject to limitations.
 
 
Members of the Board and Officers of the Trust. There are four members of the Board of Trustees, three of whom are not interested persons of the Trust, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act (“Independent Trustees”). Joe M. Thomson serves as Chairman of the Board, and Deborah Wolk serves as the Trust’s Lead Independent Trustee. The Board of Trustees is comprised of a super-majority (75 percent) of Independent Trustees. There is an Audit Committee of the Board that is chaired by an Independent Trustee and comprised solely of Independent Trustees. The Audit Committee chair presides at the Committee meetings, participates in formulating agendas for Committee meetings, and coordinates with management to serve as a liaison between the independent Trustees and management on matters within the scope of responsibilities of the Committee as set forth in its Board-approved charter. The Trust has determined its leadership structure is appropriate given the specific characteristics and circumstances of the Trust. The Trust made this determination in consideration of, among other things, the fact that the Independent Trustees of the Funds constitute a super-majority of the Board, the number of Independent Trustees that constitute the Board, the amount of assets under management in the Trust, and the number of funds overseen by the Board. The Board also believes that its leadership structure facilitates the orderly and efficient flow of information to the Independent Trustees from Fund management.
 
The Board of Trustees has two standing committees: the Audit Committee and Nominating Committee. Each Committee is chaired by an Independent Trustee and composed of Independent Trustees.
 
The Audit Committee is comprised of all of the Independent Trustees.  The function of the Audit Committee is to review the scope and results of the annual audit of the Funds and any matters bearing on the audit or a Fund’s financial statements and to ensure the integrity of the Funds’ financial reporting. The Audit Committee also recommends to the Board of Trustees the annual selection of the independent registered public accounting firm for the Funds and it reviews and pre-approves audit and certain non-audit services to be provided by the independent registered public accounting firm.
 
The Nominating Committee, comprised of all the Independent Trustees, is responsible for seeking and reviewing candidates for consideration as nominees for Trustees. The Committee meets on an as needed basis.
 
Additionally, the Trust has a Fair Value Pricing Committee, appointed by the Board, comprised of certain officers of the Trust and employees of the Adviser. The Fair Value Pricing Committee is responsible for valuing securities held by the Funds for which current and reliable market quotations are not readily available.
 
Additional information about each Trustee of the Trust is set forth below. The address of each Trustee of the Trust is c/o Pacer Advisors, Inc., 16 Industrial Blvd, Suite 201, Paoli, Pennsylvania 19301.
 
Name and Year of Birth
Position(s)
Held with the
Trust
Term of Office
and Length of
Time Served
Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
Number of
Portfolios in Fund
Complex Overseen
By Trustee
Other
Directorships held
by Trustee
During
Past Five Years
Interested Trustee
Joe M. Thomson
Born:  1944
Trustee and Chairman
Indefinite Term; since 2014
Founder/President at Pacer Advisors, Inc. (since 2005)
4
Director, First Cornerstone Bank (since 2000)
Independent  Trustees
Deborah G. Wolk
 
Born: 1950
Lead Independent Trustee
Indefinite Term; since 2015
Self-employed providing accounting services and computer modeling (since 1997)
4
None.
John E. Coyne, III
Born:  1955
Trustee
Indefinite Term; since 2015
Vice Chairman (since 1991) and President (2004-2011), Brinker Capital (broker-dealer)
4
None.
Jonathan H. Newman, Sr.
Born: 1962
Trustee
Indefinite Term; since 2015
CEO and Chairman, Newman Wine & Spirits (since 2007)
4
None.
 
Individual Trustee Qualifications.
The Trust has concluded that each of the Trustees should serve on the Board because of their ability to review and understand information about the Funds provided to them by management, to identify and request other information they may deem relevant to the performance of their duties, to question management and other service providers regarding material factors bearing on the management and administration of the Funds, and to exercise their business judgment in a manner that serves the best interests of each Fund’s shareholders. The Trust has concluded that each of the Trustees should serve as a Trustee based on their own experience, qualifications, attributes and skills as described below.
 
 
The Trust has concluded that Mr. Thomson should serve as Trustee because of the experience he has gained as Founder and President of Pacer Advisors, Inc., Pacer Financial, Inc., and in his past roles with various registered broker-dealers and investment management firms.  In addition, he holds the Certified Financial Planner® (CFP®), Chartered Life Underwriter® (CLU®), Chartered Financial Consultant® (ChFC®), and Chartered Mutual Fund Counselor (CMFC®) designations, the FINRA General Principal's license, and the Pennsylvania Life & Annuity Insurance license
 
The Trust has concluded that Ms. Wolk should serve as Trustee because of the experience she has gained during the past eighteen years providing accounting services and computer modeling expertise to small business clients, as well as her prior positions in the corporate finance field. In addition, she holds the Chartered Financial Consultant® (ChFC®) designation.
 
The Trust has concluded that Mr. Coyne should serve as Trustee because of the experience he has gained as Vice Chairman and President of Brinker Capital, as well as his prior experience as the firm’s Chief Compliance Officer and in various roles with other financial services firms.
 
The Trust has concluded that Mr. Newman should serve as Trustee because of his experience as a successful entrepreneur and as a lawyer.
 
In its periodic assessment of the effectiveness of the Board, the Board considers the complementary individual skills and experience of the individual Trustees primarily in the broader context of the Board’s overall composition so that the Board, as a body, possesses the appropriate (and appropriately diverse) skills and experience to oversee the business of the Funds.
 
Principal Officers of the Trust
The officers of the Trust conduct and supervise its daily business. The address of each Trustee of the Trust is c/o Pacer Advisors, Inc., 16 Industrial Blvd, Suite 201, Paoli, Pennsylvania 19301.
 
Name and Year of Birth
Position(s) Held with
Funds
Term of Office
and Length of
Time Served
Principal Occupation(s) During Past
Five Years
Joe M. Thomson
Born: 1944
Chairman and President
Indefinite Term;
since 2014
Founder/President at Pacer Advisors, Inc. (since 2005)
Sean E. O’Hara
Born: 1962
Treasurer
Indefinite Term;
since 2014
Director, Pacer Advisors, Inc. (since 2007)
Robert Amweg
Brandywine Two
5 Christy Drive
Suite 209
Chadds Ford, PA 19317
Born: 1953
Chief Compliance Officer
Indefinite Term;
since 2015
Compliance Director, Vigilant Compliance, LLC (an investment management services company) (since 2013); Consultant to the financial services industry (since 2012); and Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer, Turner Investments, LP (2007-2012).
 
Fund Shares Owned by Board Members. The Funds are required to show the dollar amount ranges of each Trustee’s “beneficial ownership” of Shares of the Funds and each other series of the Trust as of the end of the most recently completed calendar year. Dollar amount ranges disclosed are established by the SEC. “Beneficial ownership” is determined in accordance with Rule 16a-1(a)(2) under the 1934 Act.
 
As of the date of this SAI, no Trustee owned Shares of the Funds.
 
 

Board Compensation. The Independent Trustees each receive a per meeting trustee fee of $750 , as well as reimbursement for travel and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with attendance at Board meetings. The Trust has no pension or retirement plan. No officer, director or employee of the Adviser, including Mr. Thomson, receives any compensation from the Funds for acting as a Trustee or officer of the Trust. The following table shows the compensation estimated to be earned by each Trustee for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2016 :
 
Name
Aggregate Compensation
From Each
Fund*
Total Compensation From Fund
Complex Paid to Trustees
Interested Trustees
Joe M. Thomson
$0
$0
Independent Trustees
Deborah G. Wolk
$0
$3,000
John E. Coyne, III
$0
$3,000
Jonathan H. Newman, Sr.
$0
$3,000
1 The Trustees are compensated by the Adviser from the unified management fees paid to the Adviser, rather than by the Funds.
 
Control Persons and Principal Holders of Securities. Because the Funds are new, there were no beneficial owners as of the date of this SAI.
 
INVESTMENT ADVISER
 
Pacer Advisors, Inc. serves as investment adviser to the Funds pursuant to an investment advisory agreement between the Trust , on behalf of the Funds, and the Adviser (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”). The Adviser is a Pennsylvania company located at 16 Industrial Blvd, Suite 201, Paoli, Pennsylvania, 19301. The Adviser is majority owned by Joe M. Thomson.
 
Pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Adviser provides investment advice to the Funds and oversees the day-to-day operations of the Funds, subject to the direction and control of the Board and the officers of the Trust.  The Adviser also arranges for transfer agency, custody, fund administration and all other non-distribution-related services necessary for the Funds to operate. Each Fund pays the Adviser a fee equal to a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets , as follows:
 
Name of Fund
Management Fee
Pacer Trendpilot 750 ETF
0.60%
Pacer Trendpilot 450 ETF
0.60%
Pacer Trendpilot 100 ETF
0.65%
Pacer US Export Leaders ETF
0.60%
 
Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Adviser has agreed to pay all expenses of the Funds, except for: the fees paid to the Adviser pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement, interest charges on any borrowings, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses incurred in placing orders for the purchase and sale of securities and other investment instruments, acquired fund fees and expenses, accrued deferred tax liability, extraordinary expenses, and distribution (12b-1) fees and expenses, if any.
 
The Adviser, from its own resources, including profits from advisory fees received from the Funds, provided such fees are legitimate and not excessive, may make payments to broker-dealers and other financial institutions for their expenses in connection with the distribution of Fund Shares, and otherwise currently pays all distribution costs for Fund Shares.
 
The Investment Advisory Agreement, with respect to the Funds, continues in effect for two years from its effective date, and thereafter is subject to annual approval by (i) the Board of Trustees of the Trust or (ii) the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Funds, provided that in either event such continuance also is approved by a vote of a majority of the Trustees of the Trust who are not interested persons (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Funds, by a vote cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. If the shareholders of a Fund fail to approve the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Adviser may continue to serve in the manner and to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act and rules and regulations thereunder.
 
 
The Investment Advisory Agreement with respect to the Funds is terminable without any penalty, by vote of the Board of Trustees of the Trust or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Funds, or by the Adviser, in each case on not less than thirty (30) days’ nor more than sixty (60) days’ prior written notice to the other party; provided that a shorter notice period shall be permitted for the Funds in the event Shares are no longer listed on a national securities exchange. The Investment Advisory Agreement will terminate automatically and immediately in the event of its “assignment” (as defined in the 1940 Act).
 
Portfolio Managers.   Each Fund employs a rules-based, passive investment strategy. Each Fund employs a rules-based, passive investment strategy. The Adviser uses a committee approach to managing the Funds. Bruce Kavanaugh, Vice President of the Adviser, and Michael Mack, Investment Analyst for the Adviser, have primary responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Funds and have served as Fund portfolio managers since e Fund’s inception. Sean O’Hara, Director of the Adviser, has also served as a portfolio manager for the Fund since its inception.
In addition to the Funds, the portfolio managers each co- manage the following other accounts (collectively, the “Other Accounts”)   as of April 30, 2015
 
Type of Accounts
Total Number
of Accounts
Total Assets
of Accounts
Total Number of
Accounts with
Performance
Based Fees
Total Assets of
Accounts with
Performance Based Fees
Registered Investment Companies
0
$0
0
$0
Other Pooled Investment Vehicles
0
$0
0
$0
Other Accounts
6
$ 114,400,004
6
$ 114,400,004
 
Portfolio Managers Fund Ownership. As of the date of this SAI, the portfolio managers did not own Shares of the Funds.
 
Portfolio Managers Compensation. Mr. O’Hara does not currently receive compensation from the Adviser.  Mr. Kavanaugh and Mr. Mack each receive a fixed salary from the Adviser .
 
Description of Material Conflicts of Interest. A potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of the portfolio managers' management of a Fund and Other Accounts, which, in theory, may allow them to allocate investment opportunities in a way that favors Other Accounts over a Fund. This conflict of interest may be exacerbated to the extent that the Adviser or a portfolio manager receives, or expects to receive, greater compensation from their management of the Other Accounts (some of which may receive a base and incentive fee) than from the Fund. Notwithstanding this theoretical conflict of interest, it is the Adviser's policy to manage each account based on its investment objectives and related restrictions, and the Adviser has adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to allocate investment opportunities on a fair and equitable basis over time and in a manner consistent with each account's investment objectives and related restrictions.
 
Codes of Ethics. The Trust, the Adviser and the Distributor (as defined under “The Distributor”) have each adopted a code of ethics, including an insider trading policy, pursuant to Rule 17j-1 of the 1940 Act and Rule 204A-1 of the Investment Advisors Act of 1940, as applicable. These codes of ethics are designed to prevent affiliated persons of the Trust, the Adviser and the Distributor from engaging in deceptive, manipulative or fraudulent activities in connection with securities held or to be acquired by the Funds (which may also be held by persons subject to the codes of ethics).
 
There can be no assurance that the codes of ethics will be effective in preventing such activities. Each code of ethics may be examined at the office of the SEC in Washington, D.C. or on the Internet at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
 
Proxy Voting Policy. The Funds have delegated proxy voting responsibilities to the Adviser, subject to the Board’s oversight. In delegating proxy responsibilities, the Board has directed that proxies be voted consistent with a Fund’s and its shareholders’ best interests and in compliance with all applicable proxy voting rules and regulations. The Adviser has adopted proxy voting policies and guidelines for this purpose (“Proxy Voting Policies”) and has engaged a third party proxy solicitation firm to assist with voting proxies in a timely manner. The Trust’s chief compliance officer is responsible for monitoring the effectiveness of the Proxy Voting Policies.
 
Under the Proxy Voting Policies, in the absence of specific voting guidelines from the client, The Adviser will vote proxies in the best interest of each particular client. The Adviser has adopted the Glass Lewis Investment manager Guidelines attached as Appendix A . They are designed to vote in a manner consistent with the Adviser’s investment decision making. The Adviser’s policy is to vote all proxies from a specific issuer the same way for each client, absent qualifying restrictions from a client. Clients are permitted to place reasonable restrictions on our voting authority in the same manner that they may place such restrictions on the actual selection of account securities. Clients may direct the vote in a particular solicitation.
 
 
The Adviser will generally vote in favor of routine corporate housekeeping proposals such as the election of directors and selection of auditors absent conflicts of interest raised by an auditor's non-audit services. The Adviser will generally vote against proposals that cause board members to become entrenched or cause unequal voting rights. In reviewing proposals, the Adviser will further consider the opinion of management, the effect on management, the effect on shareholder value and the issuer’s business practices.
 
When available, information on how a Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12 month period will be available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-617-0004 and (2) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
 
THE ADMINISTRATOR, CUSTODIAN AND TRANSFER AGENT
 
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (“USBFS”) serves as administrator, transfer agent and index receipt agent. USBFS’ principal address is 615 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202. Pursuant to a Fund Administration Servicing Agreement and a Fund Accounting Servicing Agreement between the Trust and USBFS, USBFS provides the Trust with administrative and management services (other than investment advisory services) and accounting services, including portfolio accounting services, tax accounting services and furnishing financial reports. In this capacity, USBFS does not have any responsibility or authority for the management of the Funds, the determination of investment policy, or for any matter pertaining to the distribution of Fund Shares. As compensation for the administration, accounting and management services, the Adviser pays USBFS a fee based on each Fund’s average daily net assets, subject to a minimum annual fee.  USBFS also is entitled to certain out-of-pocket expenses for the services mentioned above, including pricing expenses. Pursuant to a Custody Agreement, U.S. Bank National Association, 1555 North Rivercenter Drive, Suite 302, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212, serves as the custodian of each Fund’s assets. The custodian holds and administers the assets in a Fund’s portfolios. Pursuant to the Custody Agreement, the custodian receives an annual fee from the Adviser based on the Trust’s total average daily net assets, subject to a minimum annual fee and certain settlement charges. The custodian also is entitled to certain out-of-pocket expenses. The Funds are new and the Adviser had not paid USBFS any fees for administrative services to the Funds as of the date of this SAI.
 
THE DISTRIBUTOR
 
The Trust and   Pacer Financial, Inc. (the “Distributor”), an affiliate of the Adviser, are parties to a distribution agreement (“Distribution Agreement”), whereby the Distributor acts as principal underwriter for the Trust and distributes the Shares of the Funds. Shares are continuously offered for sale by the Distributor only in Creation Units. Each Creation Unit is generally comprised of 50,000 Shares, though this may change from time to time. Creation Units are not expected to consist of less than 25,000 Shares. The Distributor will not distribute Shares in amounts less than a Creation Unit. The principal business address of the Distributor is 16 Industrial Blvd, Suite 201, Paoli, PA 19301.
 
Under the Distribution Agreement, the Distributor, as agent for the Trust, will solicit orders for the purchase of the Shares, provided that any subscriptions and orders will not be binding on the Trust until accepted by the Trust. The Distributor will deliver Prospectuses and, upon request, SAIs to persons purchasing Creation Units and will maintain records of orders placed with it. The Distributor is a broker-dealer registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) and a member of FINRA.
 
The Distributor may also enter into agreements with securities dealers (“Soliciting Dealers”) who will solicit purchases of Creation Units of Shares. Such Soliciting Dealers may also be Authorized Participants (as discussed in “Procedures for Purchase of Creation Units” below) or DTC participants (as defined below).
 
The Distribution Agreement will continue for two years from its effective date and is renewable thereafter. The continuance of the Distribution Agreement must be specifically approved at least annually (i) by the vote of the Trustees or by a vote of the shareholders of each Fund and (ii) by the vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust and have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operations of the Distribution Agreement or any related agreement, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. The Distribution Agreement is terminable without penalty by the Trust on 60 days’ written notice when authorized either by majority vote of its outstanding voting Shares or by a vote of a majority of its Board (including a majority of the Independent Trustees), or by the Distributor on 60 days’ written notice, and will automatically terminate in the event of its assignment. The Distribution Agreement provides that in the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Distributor, or reckless disregard by it of its obligations thereunder, the Distributor shall not be liable for any action or failure to act in accordance with its duties thereunder.
 
 
Intermediary Compensation .   The Adviser or its affiliates, out of their own resources and not out of the Funds’ assets (i.e., without additional cost to the Funds or their shareholders), may pay certain broker dealers, banks and other financial intermediaries (“Intermediaries”) for certain activities related to the Funds, including participation in activities that are designed to make Intermediaries more knowledgeable about exchange traded products, including the Funds, or for other activities, such as marketing and educational training or support. These arrangements are not financed by the Funds and, thus, do not result in increased Fund expenses. They are not reflected in the fees and expenses listed in the fees and expenses sections of the Funds’ Prospectus and they do not change the price paid by investors for the purchase of Fund Shares or the amount received by a shareholder as proceeds from the redemption of Fund Shares.
 
Such compensation may be paid to Intermediaries that provide services to the Funds, including marketing and education support (such as through conferences, webinars and printed communications). The Adviser periodically assesses the advisability of continuing to make these payments. Payments to an Intermediary may be significant to the Intermediary, and amounts that Intermediaries pay to your adviser, broker or other investment professional, if any, may also be significant to such adviser, broker or investment professional. Because an Intermediary may make decisions about what investment options it will make available or recommend, and what services to provide in connection with various products, based on payments it receives or is eligible to receive, such payments create conflicts of interest between the Intermediary and its clients. For example, these financial incentives may cause the Intermediary to recommend the Funds over other investments. The same conflict of interest exists with respect to your financial adviser, broker or investment professionals if he or she receives similar payments from his or her Intermediary firm.
 
Intermediary information is current only as of the date of this SAI. Please contact your adviser, broker or other investment professional for more information regarding any payments his or her Intermediary firm may receive. Any payments made by the Adviser or its affiliates to an Intermediary may create the incentive for an Intermediary to encourage customers to buy Shares of the Funds.
 
BROKERAGE TRANSACTIONS
 
The policy of the Trust regarding purchases and sales of securities for the Funds is that primary consideration will be given to obtaining the most favorable prices and efficient executions of transactions. Consistent with this policy, when securities transactions are effected on a stock exchange, the Trust’s policy is to pay commissions which are considered fair and reasonable without necessarily determining that the lowest possible commissions are paid in all circumstances. The Trust believes that a requirement always to seek the lowest possible commission cost could impede effective portfolio management and preclude the Funds from obtaining a high quality of brokerage and research services. In seeking to determine the reasonableness of brokerage commissions paid in any transaction, the Adviser will rely upon its experience and knowledge regarding commissions generally charged by various brokers and on its judgment in evaluating the brokerage services received from the broker effecting the transaction. Such determinations are necessarily subjective and imprecise, as in most cases, an exact dollar value for those services is not ascertainable. The Trust has adopted policies and procedures that prohibit the consideration of sales of Fund Shares as a factor in the selection of a broker or dealer to execute its portfolio transactions.
 
The Adviser owes a fiduciary duty to its clients to seek and provide best execution on trades affected. In selecting a broker/dealer for each specific transaction, the Adviser chooses the broker/dealer deemed most capable of providing the services necessary to obtain the most favorable execution. “Best execution” is generally understood to mean the most favorable cost or net proceeds reasonably obtainable under the circumstances. The full range of brokerage services applicable to a particular transaction may be considered when making this judgment, which may include, but is not limited to: liquidity, price, commission, timing, aggregated trades, capable floor brokers or traders, competent block trading coverage, ability to position, capital strength and stability, reliable and accurate communications and settlement processing, use of automation, knowledge of other buyers or sellers, arbitrage skills, administrative ability, underwriting and provision of information on a particular security or market in which the transaction is to occur. The specific criteria will vary depending upon the nature of the transaction, the market in which it is executed, and the extent to which it is possible to select from among multiple broker/dealers. The Adviser will also use electronic crossing networks (“ECNs”) when appropriate.
 
The Adviser may use the Funds’ assets for, or participate in, third party soft dollar arrangements, in addition to receiving proprietary research from various full service brokers, the cost of which is bundled with the cost of the broker’s execution services. The Adviser does not “pay up” for the value of any such proprietary research. Section 28(e) of the 1934 Act permits the Adviser, under certain circumstances, to cause the Funds to pay a broker or dealer a commission for effecting a transaction in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting the transaction in recognition of the value of brokerage and research services provided by the broker or dealer. The Adviser may receive a variety of research services and information on many topics, which it can use in connection with its management responsibilities with respect to the various accounts over which it exercises investment discretion or otherwise provides investment advice. The research services may include qualifying order management systems, portfolio attribution and monitoring services and computer software and access charges which are directly related to investment research. Accordingly, the Funds may pay a broker commission higher than the lowest available in recognition of the broker’s provision of such services to the Adviser, but only if the Adviser determines the total commission (including the soft dollar benefit) is comparable to the best commission rate that could be expected to be received from other brokers. The amount of soft dollar benefits received depends on the amount of brokerage transactions effected with the brokers. A conflict of interest exists because there is an incentive to: 1) cause clients to pay a higher commission than the firm might otherwise be able to negotiate; 2) cause clients to engage in more securities transactions than would otherwise be optimal; and 3) only recommend brokers that provide soft dollar benefits.
 
 
The Adviser faces a potential conflict of interest when it uses client trades to obtain brokerage or research services. This conflict exists because the Adviser is able to use the brokerage or research services to manage client accounts without paying cash for such services, which reduces the Adviser’s expenses to the extent that the Adviser would have purchased such products had they not been provided by brokers. Section 28(e) permits the Adviser to use brokerage or research services for the benefit of any account it manages. Certain accounts managed by the Adviser may generate soft dollars used to purchase brokerage or research services that ultimately benefit other accounts managed by the Adviser, effectively cross subsidizing the other accounts managed by the Adviser that benefit directly from the product. The Adviser may not necessarily use all of the brokerage or research services in connection with managing the Fund whose trades generated the soft dollars used to purchase such products.
 
The Adviser is responsible, subject to oversight by the Adviser and the Board, for placing orders on behalf of the Funds for the purchase or sale of portfolio securities. If purchases or sales of portfolio securities of a Fund and one or more other investment companies or clients supervised by the Adviser are considered at or about the same time, transactions in such securities are allocated among the several investment companies and clients in a manner deemed equitable and consistent with its fiduciary obligations to all by the Adviser. In some cases, this procedure could have a detrimental effect on the price or volume of the security so far as a Fund is concerned. However, in other cases, it is possible that the ability to participate in volume transactions and to negotiate lower brokerage commissions will be beneficial to the Funds. The primary consideration is prompt execution of orders at the most favorable net price.
 
The Funds may deal with affiliates in principal transactions to the extent permitted by exemptive order or applicable rule or regulation.
 
Brokerage with Fund Affiliates. The Funds may execute brokerage or other agency transactions through registered broker-dealer affiliates of either the Funds, the Adviser or the Distributor for a commission in conformity with the 1940 Act, the 1934 Act and rules promulgated by the SEC. These rules require that commissions paid to the affiliate by a Fund for exchange transactions not exceed “usual and customary” brokerage commissions. The rules define “usual and customary” commissions to include amounts which are “reasonable and fair compared to the commission, fee or other remuneration received or to be received by other brokers in connection with comparable transactions involving similar securities being purchased or sold on a securities exchange during a comparable period of time.” The Trustees, including those who are not “interested persons” of the Funds, have adopted procedures for evaluating the reasonableness of commissions paid to affiliates and review these procedures periodically.
 
Securities of “Regular Broker-Dealers”. Each Fund is required to identify any securities of its “regular brokers and dealers” (as such term is defined in the 1940 Act) which it may hold at the close of its most recent fiscal year. “Regular brokers and dealers” of the Trust are the ten brokers or dealers that, during the most recent fiscal year: (i) received the greatest dollar amounts of brokerage commissions from the Trust’s portfolio transactions; (ii) engaged as principal in the largest dollar amounts of portfolio transactions of the Trust; or (iii) sold the largest dollar amounts of the Trust’s Shares. Because the Funds are new, as of the date of this SAI, neither Fund has securities of “regular broker and dealers” to report.
 
Brokerage Commissions. The Funds are new and have not paid any brokerage commissions.
 
Affiliated Brokers. The Funds are new and have not paid any commissions to any affiliated brokers.
 
Portfolio Turnover. Portfolio turnover may vary from year to year, as well as within a year. High turnover rates are likely to result in comparatively greater brokerage expenses. The overall reasonableness of brokerage commissions is evaluated by the Adviser based upon its knowledge of available information as to the general level of commissions paid by the other institutional investors for comparable services. The Funds are new and therefore do not have portfolio turnover rates.
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THE TRUST
The Declaration of Trust authorizes the issuance of an unlimited number of funds and Shares of each Fund. Each Share of each Fund represents an equal proportionate interest in any given Fund with any given Share. Shares are entitled upon liquidation to a pro rata share in the net assets of the Funds. Shareholders have no preemptive rights. The Declaration of Trust provides that the Trustees may create additional series or classes of shares. All consideration received by the Trust for shares of any additional funds and all assets in which such consideration is invested would belong to that fund and would be subject to the liabilities related thereto. Share certificates representing shares will not be issued. Each Fund’s Shares, when issued, are fully paid and non-assessable.
 
 
Each Share has one vote with respect to matters upon which a shareholder vote is required, consistent with the requirements of the 1940 Act and the rules promulgated thereunder. Shares of all funds of the Trust vote together as a single class, except that if the matter being voted on affects only a particular fund it will be voted on only by that fund and if a matter affects a particular fund differently from other funds, that fund will vote separately on such matter. As a Delaware statutory trust, the Trust is not required, and does not intend, to hold annual meetings of shareholders. Approval of shareholders will be sought, however, for certain changes in the operation of the Trust and for the election of Trustees under certain circumstances. Upon the written request of shareholders owning at least 10% of the Trust's shares, the Trust will call for a meeting of shareholders to consider the removal of one or more Trustees and other certain matters. In the event that such a meeting is requested, the Trust will provide appropriate assistance and information to the shareholders requesting the meeting.
 
Under the Declaration of Trust, the Trustees have the power to liquidate a Fund without shareholder approval. While the Trustees have no present intention of exercising this power, they may do so if a Fund fails to reach a viable size within a reasonable amount of time or for such other reasons as may be determined by the Board.
 
Role of the Depositary Trust Company (“DTC”).   DTC acts as Securities Depository for the Shares of the Trust. Shares of the Funds are represented by securities registered in the name of DTC or its nominee and deposited with, or on behalf of, DTC.
 
DTC, a limited-purpose trust company, was created to hold securities of its participants (“DTC Participants”) and to facilitate the clearance and settlement of securities transactions among the DTC Participants in such securities through electronic book-entry changes in accounts of the DTC Participants, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of securities’ certificates. DTC Participants include securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations, some of which (and/or their representatives) own DTC. More specifically, DTC is a subsidiary of the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation, which is owned by its  member firms, including international broker dealers, correspondent and clearing banks, mutual fund companies and investment banks. Access to the DTC system is also available to others such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a DTC Participant, either directly or indirectly (“Indirect Participants”).
 
Beneficial ownership of Shares is limited to DTC Participants, Indirect Participants and persons holding interests through DTC Participants and Indirect Participants. Ownership of beneficial interests in Shares (owners of such beneficial interests are referred to herein as “Beneficial Owners”) is shown on, and the transfer of ownership is effected only through, records maintained by DTC (with respect to DTC Participants) and on the records of DTC Participants (with respect to Indirect Participants and Beneficial Owners that are not DTC Participants). Beneficial Owners will receive from or through the DTC Participant a written confirmation relating to their purchase of Shares. No Beneficial Owner shall have the right to receive a certificate representing such Shares.
 
Conveyance of all notices, statements and other communications to Beneficial Owners is effected as follows. Pursuant to the Depositary Agreement between the Trust and DTC, DTC is required to make available to the Trust upon request and for a fee to be charged to the Trust a listing of the Shares of the Funds held by each DTC Participant. The Trust shall inquire of each such DTC Participant as to the number of Beneficial Owners holding Shares, directly or indirectly, through such DTC Participant. The Trust shall provide each such DTC Participant with copies of such notice, statement or other communication, in such form and number and at such place as such DTC Participant may reasonably request, in order that such notice, statement or communication may be transmitted by such DTC Participant, directly or indirectly, to such Beneficial Owners. In addition, the Trust shall pay to each such DTC Participant a fair and reasonable amount as reimbursement for the expenses attendant to such transmittal, all subject to applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.
 
Share distributions shall be made to DTC or its nominee, Cede & Co., as the registered holder of all Shares of the Trust. DTC or its nominee, upon receipt of any such distributions, shall immediately credit DTC Participants’ accounts with payments in amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial interests in Shares of the Funds as shown on the records of DTC or its nominee. Payments by DTC Participants to Indirect Participants and Beneficial Owners of Shares held through such DTC Participants will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices, as is now the case with securities held for the accounts of customers in bearer form or registered in a “street name,” and will be the responsibility of such DTC Participants.
 
The Trust has no responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or notices to Beneficial Owners, or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests in such Shares, or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests, or for any other aspect of the relationship between DTC and the DTC Participants or the relationship between such DTC Participants and the Indirect Participants and Beneficial Owners owning through such DTC Participants. DTC may decide to discontinue its service with respect to Shares of the Trust at any time by giving reasonable notice to the Trust and discharging its responsibilities with respect thereto under applicable law. Under such circumstances, the Trust shall take action to find a replacement for DTC to perform its functions at a comparable cost.
 
 
LIMITATION OF TRUSTEES’ LIABILITY
The Declaration of Trust provides that a Trustee shall be liable only for his or her own willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of the office of Trustee, and shall not be liable for errors of judgment or mistakes of fact or law. The Declaration of Trust also provides that the Trust shall indemnify each person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, employee or agent of the Trust, any person who is serving or has served at the Trust’s request as a Trustee, officer, trustee, employee or agent of another organization in which the Trust has any interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise to the fullest extent provided by law and in the manner provided in the By-laws. However, nothing in the Declaration of Trust shall protect or indemnify a Trustee against any liability for his or her willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of the office of Trustee. Nothing contained in this section attempts to disclaim a Trustee’s individual liability in any manner inconsistent with the federal securities laws.
 
PURCHASE AND ISSUANCE OF SHARES IN CREATION UNITS
The Trust issues and sells Shares of the Funds only: (i) in Creation Units on a continuous basis through the Distributor, without a sales load (but subject to transaction fees), at their NAV per share next determined after receipt of an order, on any Business Day, in proper form pursuant to the terms of the Authorized Participant Agreement (“Participant Agreement”); or (ii) pursuant to the Dividend Reinvestment Service (defined below). The NAV of a Fund’s Shares is determined as of the close of regular trading on the Exchange, generally 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time on each day that the Exchange is open. The Funds will not issue fractional Creation Units. A “Business Day” is any day on which the Exchange and Trust are open for business.
 
Fund Deposits. The consideration for purchase of a Creation Unit of a Fund generally consists of the in-kind deposit of a designated portfolio of securities (the “Deposit Securities”) per each Creation Unit, constituting a substantial replication, or a portfolio sampling representation, of the securities included in a Fund’s portfolio, on a pro rata basis, and the Cash Component (defined below), computed as described below. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust reserves the right to permit or require the substitution of a “cash in lieu” amount (“Deposit Cash”) to be added to the Cash Component to replace any Deposit Security. When accepting purchases of Creation Units for all or a portion of Deposit Cash, a Fund may incur additional costs associated with the acquisition of Deposit Securities that would otherwise be provided by an in-kind purchaser.
 
Together, the Deposit Securities or Deposit Cash, as applicable, and the Cash Component constitute the “Fund Deposit,” which represents the minimum initial and subsequent investment amount for a Creation Unit of a Fund. The “Cash Component” is an amount equal to the difference between the net asset value of the Shares (per Creation Unit) and the market value of the Deposit Securities or Deposit Cash, as applicable. If the Cash Component is a positive number ( i.e. , the net asset value per Creation Unit exceeds the market value of the Deposit Securities or Deposit Cash, as applicable), the Cash Component shall be such positive amount. If the Cash Component is a negative number ( i.e. , the net asset value per Creation Unit is less than the market value of the Deposit Securities or Deposit Cash, as applicable), the Cash Component shall be such negative amount and the creator will be entitled to receive cash in an amount equal to the Cash Component. The Cash Component serves the function of compensating for any differences between the net asset value per Creation Unit and the market value of the Deposit Securities or Deposit Cash, as applicable. Computation of the Cash Component excludes any stamp duty or other similar fees and expenses payable upon transfer of beneficial ownership of the Deposit Securities, if applicable, which shall be the sole responsibility of the Authorized Participant (as defined below).
 
The Funds, through NSCC, will make available on each Business Day, immediately prior to the opening of business on the Exchange (currently 9:30 a.m., Eastern Time), the list of the names and the required number of Shares of each Deposit Security or the required amount of Deposit Cash, as applicable, to be included in the current Fund Deposits (based on information at the end of the previous Business Day) for each Fund. Such Fund Deposits are subject to any applicable adjustments as described below, in order to effect purchases of Creation Units of a Fund until such time as the next-announced composition of the Deposit Securities or the required amount of Deposit Cash, as applicable, is made available.
 
The identity and number of Shares of the Deposit Securities or the amount of Deposit Cash, as applicable, required for a Fund Deposit for a Creation Unit changes as rebalancing adjustments and corporate action events are reflected from time to time by the Adviser with a view to the investment objective of a Fund. The composition of the Deposit Securities may also change in response to adjustments to the weighting or composition of the component securities of a Fund’s Index. However, there will be no intraday changes to Deposit Securities or Deposit Cash except to correct errors in the published list.
 
The Trust reserves the right to permit or require the substitution of an amount of cash (that is a “cash in lieu” amount) to be added to the Cash Component to replace any Deposit Security which may not be available in sufficient quantity for delivery or that may not be eligible for transfer through the systems of DTC, the Clearing Process (discussed below), the Federal Reserve System for U.S. Treasury Securities (discussed below) or for other similar reasons. The Trust also reserves the right to permit or require a “cash in lieu” amount where the delivery of Deposit Securities by the Authorized Participant (as described below) would be restricted under the securities laws or where delivery of Deposit Securities to the Authorized Participant would result in the disposition of Deposit Securities by the Authorized Participant becoming restricted under the securities laws, and in certain other situations.
 
On a given Business Day, the Trust may require all Authorized Participants purchasing Creation Units on that day to deposit an amount of cash (that is a “cash in lieu” amount) to replace any Deposit Security that may not be eligible for transfer through the systems of DTC or the Clearing Process (discussed below).  The Trust also reserves the right to permit a “cash in lieu” to replace any Deposit Security which may not be available in sufficient quantity or which may not be eligible for trading by an Authorized Participant or the investor on whose behalf the Authorized Participant is acting (“custom orders”). The Trust may in its discretion require an Authorized Participant to purchase Creation Units of the Fund in cash, rather than inkind. On a given Business Day, the Trust may announce before the open of trading that all purchases of Creation Units of the Fund on that day will be made entirely in cash or, upon receiving a purchase order for Creation Units of the Fund from an Authorized Participant, the Trust may determine to require that purchase to be made entirely in cash.
 
 
Procedures for Purchase of Creation Units . To be eligible to place orders with the Distributor to purchase a Creation Unit of the Funds, an entity must be (i) a “Participating Party”, i.e. , a broker-dealer or other participant in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the NSCC (the “Clearing Process”), a clearing agency that is registered with the SEC; or (ii) a DTC Participant (see “BOOK ENTRY ONLY SYSTEM”). In addition, each Participating Party or DTC Participant (each, an “Authorized Participant”) must execute a Participant Agreement that has been agreed to by the Distributor, and that has been accepted by the Transfer Agent and the Trust, with respect to purchases and redemptions of Creation Units. Each Authorized Participant will agree, pursuant to the terms of a Participant Agreement, on behalf of itself or any investor on whose behalf it will act, to certain conditions, including that it will pay to the Trust, an amount of cash sufficient to pay the Cash Component together with the Creation Transaction Fee (defined below) and any other applicable fees and taxes. The Adviser may retain all or a portion of the Transaction Fee to the extent the Adviser bears the expenses that otherwise would be borne by the Trust in connection with the purchase of a Creation Unit, which the Transaction Fee is designed to cover.
 
All orders to purchase Shares directly from the Funds must be placed for one or more Creation Units and in the manner and by the time set forth in the Participant Agreement and/or applicable order form. The date on which an order to purchase Creation Units (or an order to redeem Creation Units, as set forth below) is received and accepted is referred to as the “Order Placement Date.”
 
An Authorized Participant may require an investor to make certain representations or enter into agreements with respect to the order, ( e.g. , to provide for payments of cash, when required). Investors should be aware that their particular broker may not have executed a Participant Agreement and that, therefore, orders to purchase Shares directly from the Funds in Creation Units have to be placed by the investor’s broker through an Authorized Participant that has executed a Participant Agreement. In such cases there may be additional charges to such investor. At any given time, there may be only a limited number of broker-dealers that have executed a Participant Agreement and only a small number of such Authorized Participants may have international capabilities.
 
On days when the Exchange closes earlier than normal, the Funds may require orders to create Creation Units to be placed earlier in the day. In addition, if a market or markets on which the Funds’ investments are primarily traded is closed, the Funds will also generally not accept orders on such day(s). Orders must be transmitted by an Authorized Participant by telephone or other transmission method acceptable to the Distributor pursuant to procedures set forth in the Participant Agreement and in accordance with the applicable order form. On behalf of the Funds, the Distributor will notify the Custodian of such order. The Custodian will then provide such information to the appropriate local sub-custodian(s). Those placing orders through an Authorized Participant should allow sufficient time to permit proper submission of the purchase order to the Distributor by the cut-off time on such Business Day, as designated in the Participant Agreement. In the case of custom orders, the order must be received by the Distributor no later than 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Economic or market disruptions or changes, or telephone or other communication failure may impede the ability to reach the Distributor or an Authorized Participant.
 
Fund Deposits must be delivered by an Authorized Participant through the Federal Reserve System (for cash) or through DTC (for corporate securities), through a sub-custody agent (for foreign securities) and/or through such other arrangements allowed by the Trust or its agents. With respect to foreign Deposit Securities, the Custodian shall cause the sub-custodian of the Funds to maintain an account into which the Authorized Participant shall deliver, on behalf of itself or the party on whose behalf it is acting, such Deposit Securities (or Deposit Cash for all or a part of such securities, as permitted or required), with any appropriate adjustments as advised by the Trust. Foreign Deposit Securities must be delivered to an account maintained at the applicable local sub-custodian. The Fund Deposit transfer must be ordered by the Authorized Participant in a timely fashion so as to ensure the delivery of the requisite number of Deposit Securities or Deposit Cash, as applicable, to the account of a Fund or its agents by no later than 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time (or such other time as specified by the Trust) on the Settlement Date. If a Fund or its agents do not receive all of the Deposit Securities, or the required Deposit Cash in lieu thereof, by such time, then the order may be deemed rejected and the Authorized Participant shall be liable to the Fund for losses, if any, resulting therefrom. The “Settlement Date” for a Fund is generally the third Business Day after the Order Placement Date. All questions as to the number of Deposit Securities or Deposit Cash to be delivered, as applicable, and the validity, form and eligibility (including time of receipt) for the deposit of any tendered securities or cash, as applicable, will be determined by the Trust, whose determination shall be final and binding. The amount of cash represented by the Cash Component must be transferred directly to the Custodian through the Federal Reserve Bank wire transfer system in a timely manner so as to be received by the Custodian no later than the Settlement Date. If the Cash Component and the Deposit Securities or Deposit Cash, as applicable, are not received by the Custodian in a timely manner by the Settlement Date, the creation order may be cancelled. Upon written notice to the Distributor, such canceled order may be resubmitted the following Business Day using a Fund Deposit as newly constituted to reflect the then current NAV of the Fund.
 
 
The order shall be deemed to be received on the Business Day on which the order is placed provided that the order is placed in proper form prior to the applicable cut-off time and the Deposit Cash, as applicable, and the Cash Component in the appropriate amount are deposited by 2:00 p.m. or 3:00 p.m., Eastern Time (as set forth on the applicable order form), with the Custodian on the Settlement Date. If the order is not placed in proper form as required, or Deposit Cash, as applicable, and the Cash Component in the appropriate amount are not received by 2:00 p.m. or 3:00 p.m., Eastern Time (as set forth on the applicable order form) on the Settlement Date, then the order may be deemed to be rejected and the Authorized Participant shall be liable to the Funds for losses, if any, resulting therefrom. A creation request is considered to be in “proper form” if all procedures set forth in the Participant Agreement, order form and this SAI are properly followed.
 
Issuance of a Creation Unit . Except as provided herein, Creation Units will not be issued until the transfer of good title to the Trust of the Deposit Securities or payment of Deposit Cash, as applicable, and the payment of the Cash Component have been completed. When the sub-custodian has confirmed to the Custodian that the required Deposit Securities (or the cash value thereof) have been delivered to the account of the relevant sub-custodian or sub-custodians, the Distributor and the Adviser shall be notified of such delivery, and the Trust will issue and cause the delivery of the Creation Units. The delivery of Creation Units so created generally will occur no later than the third Business Day following the day on which the purchase order is deemed received by the Distributor. The Authorized Participant shall be liable to a Fund for losses, if any, resulting from unsettled orders.
 
Creation Units may be issued in advance of receipt by the Trust of all or a portion of the applicable Deposit Securities as described below. In these circumstances, the initial deposit will have a value greater than the net asset value of the Shares on the date the order is placed in proper form since, in addition to available Deposit Securities, cash must be deposited in an amount equal to the sum of (i) the Cash Component, plus (ii) an additional amount of cash equal to a percentage of the market value as set forth in the Participant Agreement, of the undelivered Deposit Securities (the “Additional Cash Deposit”), which shall be maintained in a separate non-interest bearing collateral account. The Authorized Participant must deposit with the Custodian the Additional Cash Deposit, as applicable, by 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time (or such other time as specified by the Trust) on the Settlement Date. If a Fund or its agents do not receive the Additional Cash Deposit in the appropriate amount, by such time, then the order may be deemed rejected and the Authorized Participant shall be liable to the Fund for losses, if any, resulting therefrom. An additional amount of cash shall be required to be deposited with the Trust, pending delivery of the missing Deposit Securities to the extent necessary to maintain the Additional Cash Deposit with the Trust in an amount at least equal to the applicable percentage, as set forth in the Participant Agreement, of the daily marked to market value of the missing Deposit Securities. The Participant Agreement will permit the Trust to buy the missing Deposit Securities at any time. Authorized Participants will be liable to the Trust for the costs incurred by the Trust in connection with any such purchases. These costs will be deemed to include the amount by which the actual purchase price of the Deposit Securities exceeds the market value of such Deposit Securities on the day the purchase order was deemed received by the Distributor plus the brokerage and related transaction costs associated with such purchases. The Trust will return any unused portion of the Additional Cash Deposit once all of the missing Deposit Securities have been properly received by the Custodian or purchased by the Trust and deposited into the Trust. In addition, a Transaction Fee, as set forth below under “Creation Transaction Fee” will be charged in all cases. The delivery of Creation Units so created generally will occur no later than the Settlement Date.
 
Acceptance of Orders of Creation Units . The Trust reserves the absolute right to reject an order for Creation Units transmitted to it by the Distributor with respect to a Fund including, without limitation, if (a) the order is not in proper form; (b) the Deposit Securities or Deposit Cash, as applicable, delivered by the Participant are not as disseminated through the facilities of the NSCC for that date by the Custodian; (c) the investor(s), upon obtaining the Shares ordered, would own 80% or more of the currently outstanding Shares of the Fund; (d) acceptance of the Deposit Securities would have certain adverse tax consequences to a Fund; (e) the acceptance of a Fund Deposit would, in the opinion of counsel, be unlawful; (f) the acceptance of a Fund Deposit would otherwise, in the discretion of the Trust or the Adviser, have an adverse effect on the Trust or the rights of beneficial owners; (g) the acceptance or receipt of the order for a Creation Unit would, in the opinion of counsel to the Trust, be unlawful; or (h) in the event that circumstances outside the control of the Trust, the Custodian, the Transfer Agent and/or the Adviser make it for all practical purposes not feasible to process orders for Creation Units.
 
Examples of such circumstances include acts of God or public service or utility problems such as fires, floods, extreme weather conditions and power outages resulting in telephone, telecopy and computer failures; market conditions or activities causing trading halts; systems failures involving computer or other information systems affecting the Trust, the Distributor, the Custodian, a sub-custodian, the Transfer Agent, DTC, NSCC, Federal Reserve System, or any other participant in the creation process, and other extraordinary events. The Distributor shall notify a prospective creator of a Creation Unit and/or the Authorized Participant acting on behalf of the creator of a Creation Unit of its rejection of the order of such person. The Trust, the Transfer Agent, the Custodian, any sub-custodian and the Distributor are under no duty, however, to give notification of any defects or irregularities in the delivery of Fund Deposits nor shall either of them incur any liability for the failure to give any such notification. The Trust, the Transfer Agent, the Custodian and the Distributor shall not be liable for the rejection of any purchase order for Creation Units.
 
All questions as to the number of Shares of each security in the Deposit Securities and the validity, form, eligibility and acceptance for deposit of any securities to be delivered shall be determined by the Trust, and the Trust’s determination shall be final and binding.
 
 
Creation Transaction Fee . A purchase ( i.e. , creation) transaction fee is imposed for the transfer and other transaction costs associated with the purchase of Creation Units, and investors will be required to pay a creation transaction fee regardless of the number of Creation Units created in the transaction. The Funds may adjust the creation transaction fee from time to time based upon actual experience. The standard fixed creation transaction fee for the Funds will be as set forth in the table below:
 
Name of Fund
Fixed Creation Transaction Fee
Pacer Trendpilot 750 ETF
$[  ]
Pacer Trendpilot 450 ETF
$[  ]
Pacer Trendpilot 100 ETF
$[  ]
Pacer US Export Leaders ETF
$[  ]
 
In addition, a variable fee will be charged on all cash transactions or substitutes for Creation Units of up to a maximum of 2% as a percentage of the value of the Creation Units subject to the transaction. The variable charge may be imposed for cash purchases, non-standard orders, or partial cash purchases incurred by a Fund, primarily designed to cover expenses related to broker commissions. Investors who use the services of a broker or other such intermediary may be charged a fee for such services. Investors are responsible for the fixed costs of transferring the securities constituting the Deposit Securities to the account of the Trust.
 
Redemption . Shares may be redeemed only in Creation Units at their net asset value next determined after receipt of a redemption request in proper form by the Funds through the Transfer Agent and only on a Business Day. Redemption requests must be placed by or through an Authorized Participant. EXCEPT UPON LIQUIDATION OF A FUND, THE TRUST WILL NOT REDEEM SHARES IN AMOUNTS LESS THAN CREATION UNITS. Investors must accumulate enough Shares in the secondary market to constitute a Creation Unit in order to have such Shares redeemed by the Trust. There can be no assurance, however, that there will be sufficient liquidity in the public trading market at any time to permit assembly of a Creation Unit. Investors should expect to incur brokerage and other costs in connection with assembling a sufficient number of Shares to constitute a redeemable Creation Unit.
 
With respect to the Funds, the Custodian, through the NSCC, will make available immediately prior to the opening of business on the Exchange (currently 9:30 a.m., Eastern Time) on each Business Day, the list of the names and Share quantities of each Fund’s portfolio securities that will be applicable (subject to possible amendment or correction) to redemption requests received in proper form (as defined below) on that day (“Fund Securities”). Fund Securities received on redemption may not be identical to Deposit Securities.
 
Redemption proceeds for a Creation Unit are paid either in-kind or in cash, or combination thereof, as determined by the Trust. With respect to in-kind redemptions of the Funds, redemption proceeds for a Creation Unit will consist of Fund Securities -- as announced by the Custodian on the Business Day of the request for redemption received in proper form plus cash in an amount equal to the difference between the net asset value of the Shares being redeemed, as next determined after a receipt of a request in proper form, and the value of the Fund Securities (the “Cash Redemption Amount”), less a fixed redemption transaction fee as set forth below. In the event that the Fund Securities have a value greater than the net asset value of the Shares, a compensating cash payment equal to the differential is required to be made by or through an Authorized Participant by the redeeming shareholder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at the Trust’s discretion, an Authorized Participant may receive the corresponding cash value of the securities in lieu of the in-kind securities value representing one or more Fund Securities.
 
Redemption Transaction Fee . A redemption transaction fee is imposed for the transfer and other transaction costs associated with the redemption of Creation Units, and investors will be required to pay a fixed redemption transaction fee regardless of the number of Creation Units created in the transaction, as set forth in the Funds’ Prospectus, as may be revised from time to time. The redemption transaction fee is the same no matter how many Creation Units are being redeemed pursuant to any one redemption request. The Funds may adjust the redemption transaction fee from time to time based upon actual experience. The standard fixed redemption transaction fee for the Funds will be as set forth in the table below:
 
Name of Fund
Fixed Redemption
Transaction Fee
Pacer Trendpilot 750 ETF
$[  ]
Pacer Trendpilot 450 ETF
$[  ]
Pacer Trendpilot 100 ETF
$[  ]
Pacer US Export Leaders ETF
$[  ]
 
 
In addition, a variable fee will be charged on all cash transactions or substitutes for Creation Units of up to a maximum of 2% as a percentage of the value of the Creation Units subject to the transaction. The variable charge may be imposed for cash redemptions, non-standard orders, or partial cash redemptions (when cash redemptions are available) incurred by a Fund, primarily designed to cover expenses related to broker commissions. Investors who use the services of a broker or other such intermediary may be charged a fee for such services. Investors are responsible for the fixed costs of transferring the Fund Securities from the Trust to their account or on their order.
 
Procedures for Redemption of Creation Units . Orders to redeem Creation Units must be submitted in proper form to the Transfer Agent prior to 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. A redemption request is considered to be in “proper form” if (i) an Authorized Participant has transferred or caused to be transferred to the Trust’s Transfer Agent the Creation Unit(s) being redeemed through the book-entry system of DTC so as to be effective by the time as set forth in the Participant Agreement and (ii) a request in form satisfactory to the Trust is received by the Transfer Agent from the Authorized Participant on behalf of itself or another redeeming investor within the time periods specified in the Participant Agreement. If the Transfer Agent does not receive the investor’s Shares through DTC’s facilities by the times and pursuant to the other terms and conditions set forth in the Participant Agreement, the redemption request shall be rejected.
 
The Authorized Participant must transmit the request for redemption, in the form required by the Trust, to the Transfer Agent in accordance with procedures set forth in the Authorized Participant Agreement. Investors should be aware that their particular broker may not have executed an Authorized Participant Agreement, and that, therefore, requests to redeem Creation Units may have to be placed by the investor’s broker through an Authorized Participant who has executed an Authorized Participant Agreement. Investors making a redemption request should be aware that such request must be in the form specified by such Authorized Participant. Investors making a request to redeem Creation Units should allow sufficient time to permit proper submission of the request by an Authorized Participant and transfer of the Shares to the Trust’s Transfer Agent; such investors should allow for the additional time that may be required to effect redemptions through their banks, brokers or other financial intermediaries if such intermediaries are not Authorized Participants.
 
Additional Redemption Procedures. In connection with taking delivery of Shares of Fund Securities upon redemption of Creation Units, a redeeming shareholder or Authorized Participant acting on behalf of such Shareholder must maintain appropriate custody arrangements with a qualified broker-dealer, bank or other custody providers in each jurisdiction in which any of the Fund Securities are customarily traded, to which account such Fund Securities will be delivered. Deliveries of redemption proceeds generally will be made within three business days of the trade date.
 
If it is not possible to make other such arrangements, or it is not possible to effect deliveries of the Fund Securities, the Trust may in its discretion exercise its option to redeem such Shares in cash, and the redeeming investor will be required to receive its redemption proceeds in cash. In addition, an investor may request a redemption in cash that a Fund may, in its sole discretion, permit. In either case, the investor will receive a cash payment equal to the NAV of its Shares based on the NAV of Shares of the Funds next determined after the redemption request is received in proper form (minus a redemption transaction fee and additional charge for requested cash redemptions specified above, to offset the Trust’s brokerage and other transaction costs associated with the disposition of Fund Securities). A Fund may also, in its sole discretion, upon request of a shareholder, provide such redeemer a portfolio of securities that differs from the exact composition of the Fund Securities but does not differ in net asset value.
 
Redemptions of Shares for Fund Securities will be subject to compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws and each Fund (whether or not it otherwise permits cash redemptions) reserves the right to redeem Creation Units for cash to the extent that the Trust could not lawfully deliver specific Fund Securities upon redemptions or could not do so without first registering the Fund Securities under such laws. An Authorized Participant or an investor for which it is acting subject to a legal restriction with respect to a particular security included in the Fund Securities applicable to the redemption of Creation Units may be paid an equivalent amount of cash. The Authorized Participant may request the redeeming investor of the Shares to complete an order form or to enter into agreements with respect to such matters as compensating cash payment. Further, an Authorized Participant that is not a “qualified institutional buyer,” (“QIB”) as such term is defined under Rule 144A of the Securities Act, will not be able to receive Fund Securities that are restricted securities eligible for resale under Rule 144A. An Authorized Participant may be required by the Trust to provide a written confirmation with respect to QIB status in order to receive Fund Securities.
 
Because the portfolio securities of the Funds may trade on other exchanges on days that the Exchange is closed or are otherwise not Business Days for the Funds, shareholders may not be able to redeem their Shares of the Funds, or to purchase or sell Shares of the Funds on the Exchange, on days when the NAV of the Funds could be significantly affected by events in the relevant foreign markets.
 
The right of redemption may be suspended or the date of payment postponed with respect to each Fund (1) for any period during which the Exchange is closed (other than customary weekend and holiday closings); (2) for any period during which trading on the Exchange is suspended or restricted; (3) for any period during which an emergency exists as a result of which disposal of the Shares of the Funds or determination of the NAV of the Shares is not reasonably practicable; or (4) in such other circumstance as is permitted by the SEC.
 
 
Required Early Acceptance of Orders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, as described in the Participant Agreement and/or applicable order form, a Fund may require orders to be placed up to one or more business days prior to the trade date, as described in the Participant Agreement or the applicable order form, in order to receive the trade date’s net asset value. Orders to purchase Shares of the Funds that are submitted on the Business Day immediately preceding a holiday or a day (other than a weekend) that the equity markets in the relevant foreign market are closed will not be accepted. Authorized Participants may be notified that the cut-off time for an order may be earlier on a particular business day, as described in the Participant Agreement and the order form.
 
DETERMINATION OF NAV
 
Net asset value per Share for the Funds is computed by dividing the value of the net assets of a Fund ( i.e. , the value of its total assets less total liabilities) by the total number of Shares outstanding, rounded to the nearest cent. Expenses and fees, including the management fees, are accrued daily and taken into account for purposes of determining net asset value. The net asset value of a Fund is calculated by the Custodian and determined at the close of the regular trading session on the Exchange (ordinarily 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time) on each day that such exchange is open, provided that fixed-income assets may be valued as of the announced closing time for trading in fixed-income instruments on any day that the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (“SIFMA”) announces an early closing time.
 
In calculating a Fund’s net asset value per Share, the Fund’s investments are generally valued using market valuations. A market valuation generally means a valuation (i) obtained from an exchange, a pricing service, or a major market maker (or dealer), (ii) based on a price quotation or other equivalent indication of value supplied by an exchange, a pricing service, or a major market maker (or dealer) or (iii) based on amortized cost. In the case of shares of other funds that are not traded on an exchange, a market valuation means such fund’s published net asset value per share. A price obtained from a pricing service based on such pricing service’s valuation matrix may be considered a market valuation. Any assets or liabilities denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted into U.S. dollars at the current market rates on the date of valuation as quoted by one or more sources.
 
DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS
 
The following information supplements and should be read in conjunction with the section in the Prospectus entitled “Dividends, Distributions and Taxes.”
 
General Policies . Dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid quarterly by the Trust. Distributions of net realized securities gains, if any, generally are declared and paid once a year, but the Trust may make distributions on a more frequent basis for the Funds to improve index tracking or to comply with the distribution requirements of the Code, in all events in a manner consistent with the provisions of the 1940 Act.
 
Dividends and other distributions on Shares are distributed, as described below, on a pro rata basis to Beneficial Owners of such Shares. Dividend payments are made through DTC Participants and Indirect Participants to Beneficial Owners then of record with proceeds received from the Trust.
 
The Trust makes additional distributions to the extent necessary (i) to distribute the entire annual taxable income of the Trust, plus any net capital gains and (ii) to avoid imposition of the excise tax imposed by Section 4982 of the Code. Management of the Trust reserves the right to declare special dividends if, in its reasonable discretion, such action is necessary or advisable to preserve the status of the Trust as a regulated investment company ("RIC") or to avoid imposition of income or excise taxes on undistributed income.
 
Dividend Reinvestment Service. The Trust will not make the DTC book-entry dividend reinvestment service available for use by Beneficial Owners for reinvestment of their cash proceeds, but certain individual broker-dealers may make available the DTC book-entry Dividend Reinvestment Service for use by Beneficial Owners of the Funds through DTC Participants for reinvestment of their dividend distributions. Investors should contact their brokers to ascertain the availability and description of these services. Beneficial Owners should be aware that each broker may require investors to adhere to specific procedures and timetables in order to participate in the dividend reinvestment service and investors should ascertain from their brokers such necessary details. If this service is available and used, dividend distributions of both income and realized gains will be automatically reinvested in additional whole Shares issued by the Trust of the Funds at NAV per Share. Distributions reinvested in additional Shares of the Funds will nevertheless be taxable to Beneficial Owners acquiring such additional Shares to the same extent as if such distributions had been received in cash.
 
FEDERAL INCOME TAXES
 
The following discussion of certain U.S. federal income tax consequences of investing in the Funds is based on the Code, U.S. Treasury regulations, and other applicable authority, all as in effect as of the date of the filing of this SAI. These authorities are subject to change by legislative or administrative action, possibly with retroactive effect. The following discussion is only a summary of some of the important U.S. federal income tax considerations generally applicable to investments in a Fund. There may be other tax considerations applicable to particular shareholders. Shareholders should consult their own tax advisors regarding their particular situation and the possible application of foreign, state, and local tax laws.
 
 
Qualification as a Regulated Investment Company (RIC) . Each Fund intends to elect to be treated and qualify each year as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. In order to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded RICs and their shareholders, a Fund must, among other things:
 
(a) derive at least 90% of its gross income each year from (i) dividends, interest, payments with respect to certain securities loans, gains from the sale or other disposition of stock or securities or foreign currencies, or other income (including but not limited to gains from options, futures or forward contracts) derived with respect to its business of investing in such stock, securities or currencies, and (ii) net income derived from interests in “qualified publicly traded partnerships” (as defined below);
 
(b) diversify its holdings so that, at the end of each quarter of its taxable year, (i) at least 50% of the market value of a Fund’s total assets consists of cash and cash items, U.S. government securities, securities of other RICs and other securities, with investments in such other securities limited with respect to any one issuer to an amount not greater than 5% of the value of a Fund’s total assets and not greater than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer, and (ii) not more than 25% of the value of a Fund’s total assets is invested in (1) the securities (other than those of the U.S. government or other RICs) of any one issuer or two or more issuers that are controlled by a Fund and that are engaged in the same, similar or related trades or businesses or (2) the securities of one or more qualified publicly traded partnerships; and
 
(c) distribute with respect to each taxable year an amount at least equal to the sum of 90% of its investment company taxable income (as that term is defined in the Code without regard to the deduction for dividends paid – generally taxable ordinary income and the excess, if any, of net short-term capital gains over net long-term capital losses) and 90% of its net tax-exempt interest income.
 
In general, for purposes of the 90% of gross income requirement described in (a) above, income derived from a partnership will be treated as qualifying income only to the extent such income is attributable to items of income of the partnership that would be qualifying income if realized directly by a Fund. However, 100% of the net income derived from an interest in a “qualified publicly traded partnership” (generally, a partnership (i) interests in which are traded on an established securities market or are readily tradable on a secondary market or the substantial equivalent thereof, and (ii) that derives less than 90% of its income from the qualifying income described in (a)(i) of the prior paragraph) will be treated as qualifying income. In addition, although in general the passive loss rules of the Code do not apply to RICs, such rules do apply to a RIC with respect to items attributable to an interest in a qualified publicly traded partnership.
 
The U.S. Treasury Department has authority to issue regulations that would exclude foreign currency gains from the 90% test described in (a) above if such gains are not directly related to a fund’s business of investing in stock or securities. Accordingly, regulations may be issued in the future that could treat some or all of a Fund’s non-U.S. currency gains as non-qualifying income, thereby potentially jeopardizing the Fund’s status as a RIC for all years to which the regulations are applicable.
 
Taxation of the Funds . If the Funds qualify for treatment as RICs, the Funds will not be subject to federal income tax on income and gains that are distributed in a timely manner to their shareholders in the form of dividends.
 
If, for any taxable year, a Fund was to fail to qualify as a RIC or was to fail to meet the distribution requirement, they would be taxed in the same manner as an ordinary corporation and distributions to its shareholders would not be deductible by the Fund in computing its taxable income. In addition, a Fund’s distributions, to the extent derived from the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, including any distributions of net long-term capital gains, would be taxable to shareholders as ordinary dividend income for federal income tax purposes. However, such dividends would be eligible, subject to any generally applicable limitations, (i) to be treated as qualified dividend income in the case of shareholders taxed as individuals and (ii) for the dividends-received deduction in the case of corporate shareholders. Moreover, a Fund would be required to pay out its earnings and profits accumulated in that year in order to qualify for treatment as a RIC in a subsequent year. Under certain circumstances, a Fund may be able to cure a failure to qualify as a RIC, but in order to do so that Fund may incur significant Fund-level taxes and may be forced to dispose of certain assets. If a Fund failed to qualify as a RIC for a period greater than two taxable years, the Fund would generally be required to recognize any net built-in gains with respect to certain of its assets upon a disposition of such assets within ten years of qualifying as a RIC in a subsequent year.
 
The Funds intend to distribute, at least annually, substantially all of their investment company taxable income and net capital gains. Investment company taxable income that is retained by a Fund will be subject to tax at regular corporate rates. If a Fund retains any net capital gain, that gain will be subject to tax at corporate rates, but the Fund may designate the retained amount as undistributed capital gains in a notice to its shareholders who (i) will be required to include in income for federal income tax purposes, as long-term capital gain, their Shares of such undistributed amount, (ii) will be deemed to have paid their proportionate Shares of the tax paid by the Fund on such undistributed amount against their federal income tax liabilities, if any, and (iii) will be entitled to claim refunds on a properly filed U.S. tax return to the extent the credit exceeds such liabilities. For federal income tax purposes, the tax basis of Shares owned by a shareholder of a Fund will be increased by an amount equal to the difference between the amount of undistributed capital gains included in the shareholder’s gross income and the tax deemed paid by the shareholder.
 
 
If a Fund fails to distribute in a calendar year an amount at least equal to the sum of 98% of its ordinary income for such year and 98.2% of its capital gain net income for the one-year period ending October 31 of such year, plus any retained amount from the prior year, the Fund will be subject to a non-deductible 4% excise tax on the undistributed amount. For these purposes, a Fund will be treated as having distributed any amount on which it has been subject to corporate income tax in the taxable year ending within the calendar year. The Funds intend to declare and pay dividends and distributions in the amounts and at the times necessary to avoid the application of the 4% excise tax, although there can be no assurance that they will be able to do so.
 
A Fund may elect to treat part or all of any “qualified late year loss” as if it had been incurred in the succeeding taxable year in determining the Fund’s taxable income, net capital gain, net short-term capital gain, and earning and profits. A “qualified late year loss” generally includes net capital loss, net long-term capital loss, or net short-term capital loss incurred after October 31 of the current taxable year, and certain other late-year losses.
 
If a Fund has a “net capital loss” (that is, capital losses in excess of capital gains) for a taxable year beginning after December 22, 2010 (a “Post-2010 Loss”), the excess of the Fund’s net short-term capital losses over its net long-term capital gains is treated as a short-term capital loss arising on the first day of the Fund’s next taxable year, and the excess (if any) of the Fund’s net long-term capital losses over its net short-term capital gains is treated as a long-term capital loss arising on the first day of the Fund’s next taxable year. A Fund’s unused capital loss carryforwards that arose in tax years that began on or before December 22, 2010 (“Pre-2011 Losses”) are available to be applied against future capital gains, if any, realized by the Fund prior to the expiration of those carryforwards, generally eight taxable years after the year in which they arose. A Fund’s Post-2010 Losses must be fully utilized before the Fund will be permitted to utilize any carryforwards of Pre-2011 Losses.
 
Fund Distributions . Distributions are taxable whether shareholders receive them in cash or reinvest them in additional Shares. Moreover, distributions of a Fund’s Shares are generally subject to federal income tax as described herein to the extent they do not exceed the Fund’s realized income and gains, even though such distributions may economically represent a return of a particular shareholder’s investment. Investors may therefore wish to avoid purchasing Shares at a time when a Fund’s NAV reflects gains that are either unrealized, or realized but not distributed. Realized gains must generally be distributed even when a Fund’s NAV also reflects unrealized losses.
 
Dividends and other distributions are generally treated under the Code as received by the shareholders at the time the dividend or distribution is made. However, if any dividend or distribution is declared by a Fund in October, November or December of any calendar year and payable to its shareholders of record on a specified date in such a month but is actually paid during the following January, such dividend or distribution will be deemed to have been received by each shareholder on December 31 of the year in which the dividend was declared.
 
Distributions by a Fund of investment income is generally taxable as ordinary income. Taxes on distributions of capital gains are determined by how long a Fund owned the investments that generated those gains, rather than how long a shareholder has owned his or her Fund Shares. Sales of assets held by a Fund for more than one year generally result in long-term capital gains and losses, and sales of assets held by a Fund for one year or less generally result in short-term capital gains and losses. Distributions from a Fund’s net capital gain (the excess of a Fund’s net long-term capital gain over its net short-term capital loss) that are properly reported by a Fund as capital gain dividends (“Capital Gain Dividends”) will be taxable as long-term capital gains. For individuals, long-term capital gains are subject to tax at reduced maximum tax rates. Distributions of gains from the sale of investments that a Fund owned for one year or less will be taxable as ordinary income.
 
Distributions of investment income reported by a Fund as derived from “qualified dividend income” will be taxed in the hands of non-corporate shareholders at the rates applicable to long-term capital gains, provided holding period and other requirements are met at both the shareholder and Fund level. In order for some portion of the dividends received by a Fund shareholder to be “qualified dividend income,” a Fund making the distribution must meet holding period and other requirements with respect to some portion of the dividend-paying stocks in its portfolio and the shareholder must meet holding period and other requirements with respect to a Fund’s Shares. A dividend will not be treated as qualified dividend income (at either a Fund or shareholder level) (1) if the dividend is received with respect to any share of stock held for fewer than 61 days during the 121-day period beginning on the date that is 60 days before the date on which such share becomes ex-dividend with respect to such dividend (or, in the case of certain preferred stock, 91 days during the 181-day period beginning 90 days before the ex-dividend date), (2) to the extent that the recipient is under an obligation (whether pursuant to a short sale or otherwise) to make related payments with respect to positions in substantially similar or related property, (3) if the recipient elects to have the dividend income treated as investment income for purposes of the limitation on deductibility of investment interest, or (4) if the dividend is received from a foreign corporation that is (a) not eligible for the benefits of a comprehensive income tax treaty with the United States (with the exception of dividends paid on stock of such a foreign corporation that is readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States) or (b) treated as a passive foreign investment company.
 
 
In general, distributions of investment income reported by a Fund as derived from qualified dividend income will be treated as qualified dividend income by a shareholder taxed as an individual, provided the shareholder meets the holding period and other requirements described above with respect to the Fund’s Shares. If the aggregate qualified dividends received by a Fund during any taxable year are 95% or more of its gross income (excluding net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss), then 100% of the Fund’s dividends (other than Capital Gain Dividends) will be eligible to be reported as qualified dividend income.
 
Dividends of net investment income received by corporate shareholders of a Fund will qualify for the 70% dividends-received deduction generally available to corporations to the extent of the amount of qualifying dividends received by the Fund from domestic corporations for the taxable year. A dividend received by a Fund will not be treated as a qualifying dividend (1) if the stock on which the dividend is paid is considered to be “debt-financed” (generally, acquired with borrowed funds), (2) if it has been received with respect to any share of stock that a Fund has held for less than 46 days during the 91-day period beginning on the date that is 45 days before the date on which the share becomes ex-dividend with respect to such dividend (91 days during the 181-day period beginning 90 days before the ex-dividend date in the case of certain preferred stock) or (3) to the extent that a Fund is under an obligation (pursuant to a short sale or otherwise) to make related payments with respect to positions in substantially similar or related property. Moreover, the dividends-received deduction may be disallowed or reduced (1) if the corporate shareholder fails to satisfy the foregoing requirements with respect to its Shares of the Fund or (2) by application of the Code.
 
To the extent that a Fund makes a distribution of income received by the Fund in lieu of dividends (a “substitute payment”) with respect to securities on loan pursuant to a securities lending transaction, such income will not constitute qualified dividend income to individual shareholders and will not be eligible for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.
 
Dividends and distributions from a Fund will generally be taken into account in determining a shareholder’s “net investment income” for purposes of the Medicare contribution tax applicable to certain individuals, estates and trusts for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012.
 
If a Fund makes distributions to a shareholder in excess of the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits in any taxable year, the excess distribution will be treated as a return of capital to the extent of that shareholder’s tax basis in its Shares, and thereafter as capital gain, assuming the shareholder holds his or her Shares as capital assets. A return of capital is not taxable, but reduces a shareholder’s tax basis in its Shares, thus reducing any loss or increasing any gain on a subsequent taxable disposition by the shareholder of its Shares.
 
Sale or Exchange of Shares. A sale or exchange of Shares in the Funds may give rise to a gain or loss. In general, any gain or loss realized upon a taxable disposition of Shares will be treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the Shares have been held for more than 12 months. Otherwise, the gain or loss on the taxable disposition of Shares will be treated as short-term capital gain or loss. However, any loss realized upon a taxable disposition of Shares held for six months or less will be treated as long-term, rather than short-term, to the extent of any long-term capital gain distributions received (or deemed received) by the shareholder with respect to the Shares. All or a portion of any loss realized upon a taxable disposition of Shares will be disallowed if other substantially identical Shares of the Funds are purchased within 30 days before or after the disposition. In such a case, the basis of the newly purchased Shares will be adjusted to reflect the disallowed loss.
 
Backup Withholding. A Fund (or a financial intermediary, such as a broker, through which a shareholder holds Fund Shares) generally is required to withhold and to remit to the U.S. Treasury a percentage of the taxable distributions and sale or redemption proceeds paid to any shareholder who fails to properly furnish a correct taxpayer identification number, who has under-reported dividend or interest income, or who fails to certify that he, she or it is not subject to such withholding.
 
Some debt obligations that are acquired by a Fund may be treated as having original issue discount (“OID”). Generally, a Fund will be required to include OID in taxable income over the term of the debt security, even though payment of the OID is not received until a later time, usually when the debt security matures. If a Fund holds such debt instruments, it may be required to pay out as distributions each year an amount that is greater than the total amount of cash interest the Fund actually received. Such distributions may be made from the cash assets of the Fund or by liquidation of portfolio securities, if necessary.
 
A Fund may invest in inflation-linked debt securities. Any increase in the principal amount of an inflation-linked debt security will be OID, which is taxable as ordinary income and is required to be distributed, even though a Fund will not receive the principal, including any increase thereto, until maturity. If a Fund invests in securities that have OID, it may be required to liquidate other investments, including at times when it is not advantageous to do so, in order to satisfy its distribution requirements and to eliminate any possible taxation at a Fund level. Moreover, a Fund may realize gains or losses from such liquidations. In the event a Fund realizes net gains from such transactions, its shareholders may receive larger distributions than they would have in the absence of such transactions.
 
Tax-Exempt Shareholders. Under current law, income of a RIC that would be treated as unrelated business taxable income (“UBTI”) if earned directly by a tax-exempt entity generally will not be attributed as UBTI to a tax-exempt entity that is a shareholder in the RIC. Notwithstanding this “blocking” effect, a tax-exempt shareholder could realize UBTI by virtue of its investment in a Fund if Shares in the Fund constitute debt-financed property in the hands of the tax-exempt shareholder within the meaning of Code Section 514(b).
 
 
Non-U.S. Shareholders. In general, dividends other than Capital Gain Dividends paid by a Fund to a shareholder that is not a “U.S. person” within the meaning of the Code (a “foreign person”) are subject to withholding of U.S. federal income tax at a rate of 30% (or lower applicable treaty rate) even if they are funded by income or gains (such as portfolio interest, short-term capital gains, or foreign-source dividend and interest income) that, if paid to a foreign person directly, would not be subject to withholding.
 
Effective for taxable years beginning before January 1, 2014, and assuming certain certification requirements are complied with, the Funds generally are not required to withhold any amounts (i) with respect to distributions attributable to U.S. source interest income that would be treated as “portfolio interest” and accordingly would not be subject to U.S. federal income tax if earned directly by an individual foreign person, and (ii) with respect to distributions of net short-term capital gains in excess of net long-term capital losses, in each case to the extent such distributions are reported by a Fund as “interest-related dividends” and “short-term capital gain dividends,” respectively. Depending on the circumstances, a Fund may so report all, some or none of its potentially eligible dividends or treat such dividends, in whole or in part, as ineligible for this exemption from withholding. Moreover, in the case of Shares held through an intermediary, the intermediary may withhold even if a Fund reports such a payment.
 
A beneficial holder of Shares who is a non-U.S. person is not, in general, subject to U.S. federal income tax on gains (and is not allowed a U.S. income tax deduction for losses) realized on a sale of Shares of the Funds or on Capital Gain Dividends unless (i) such gain or dividend is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business carried on by such holder within the United States or (ii) in the case of an individual holder, the holder is present in the United States for a period or periods aggregating 183 days or more during the year of the sale or the receipt of the Capital Gain Dividend and certain other conditions are met.
 
Ordinary dividends, redemption payments and certain capital gain dividends paid after December 31, 2013 to a non-U.S. shareholder that fails to make certain required certifications, or that is a “foreign financial institution” as defined in Section 1471 of the Code and that does not meet the requirements imposed on foreign financial institutions by Section 1471, are generally subject to withholding tax at a 30% rate. Withholding with respect to ordinary dividends began on July 1, 2014. Withholding on redemption payments and certain Capital Gain Dividends is currently scheduled to begin on January 1, 2017. The extent, if any, to which such withholding tax may be reduced or eliminated by an applicable tax treaty is unclear. A non-U.S. shareholder resident or doing business in a country that has entered into an intergovernmental agreement with the U.S. to implement Section 1471 and related provisions will be exempt from such withholding tax provided that the shareholder and the applicable foreign government comply with the terms of such agreement.
 
In order for a non-U.S. person to qualify for an exemption from backup withholding, the foreign investor must comply with special certification and filing requirements. Foreign investors in the Funds should consult their tax advisors in this regard. Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld may be credited against the shareholder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, provided the appropriate information is furnished to the IRS.
 
A beneficial holder of Shares who is a non-U.S. person may be subject to the U.S. federal estate tax in addition to the federal income tax consequences referred to above. If a shareholder is eligible for the benefits of a tax treaty, any effectively connected income or gain will generally be subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net basis only if it is also attributable to a permanent establishment maintained by the shareholder in the United States.
 
Section 351. The Trust on behalf of the Funds has the right to reject an order for a purchase of Shares of the Trust if the purchaser (or any group of purchasers) would, upon obtaining the Shares so ordered, own 80% or more of the outstanding Shares of a given Fund and if, pursuant to Section 351 of the Code, that Fund would have a basis in the securities different from the market value of such securities on the date of deposit. The Trust also has the right to require information necessary to determine beneficial share ownership for purposes of the 80% determination.
 
Certain Reporting Regulations. Under U.S. Treasury regulations, if a shareholder recognizes a loss of $2 million or more for an individual shareholder or $10 million or more for a corporate shareholder, the shareholder must file with the Internal Revenue Service a disclosure statement on Form 8886. Direct shareholders of portfolio securities are in many cases excepted from this reporting requirement, but under current guidance, shareholders of a RIC are not excepted. The fact that a loss is reportable under these regulations does not affect the legal determination of whether the taxpayer’s treatment of the loss is proper. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors to determine the applicability of these regulations in light of their individual circumstances.
 
General Considerations. The federal income tax discussion set forth above is for general information only. Prospective investors should consult their tax advisors regarding the specific federal income tax consequences of purchasing, holding and disposing of Shares of the Funds, as well as the effect of state, local and foreign tax law and any proposed tax law changes.
 
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
(SANVILLE & COMPANY LOGO)
CERTIFIED   PUBLIC   ACCOUNTANTS
ROBERT F. SANVILLE, CPA
MICHAEL T. BARANOWSKY, CPA
JOHN P. TOWNSEND, CPA
 
1514 OLD YORK ROAD ABINGTON, PA 19001
            (215)   884-8460     (215)   884-8686   FAX  
 
MEMBERS OF
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS PENNSYLVANIA INSTITUTE OF
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
140 EAST 45 TH   STREET NEW YORK, NY 10017
(212) 661-3115   (646) 227-0268 FAX
 
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Shareholder and Board of
Trustees of the Pacer U.S. Export
Leaders ETF – a Series of Pacer
Funds Trust
 
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of the Pacer U.S. Export Leaders ETF (the “Fund”), a series of the Pacer Funds Trust (the “Trust”), as of May 15, 2015. This statement of assets and liabilities is the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on this financial statement based on our audit.
 
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the statement of assets and liabilities is free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statement. Our procedures included confirmation of fund assets with the custodian. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
In our opinion, the statement of assets and liabilities referred to above presents fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Pacer U.S. Export Leaders ETF, a series of the Pacer Funds Trust, as of May 15, 2015, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
  (-S- SANVILLE & COMPANY)
   
   
Abington,
Pennsylvania
May 22, 2015
 
 
 
         
Pacer Funds Trust
       
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
       
May 15, 2015
       
Pacer   U.S. Export   Leaders ETF
Assets:
       
Cash
    $100,000  
Total Assets
    $100,000  
         
Liabilities
    -  
Total Liabilities
    -  
         
Net Assets:
    $100,000  
         
Net Assets Consist of:
       
Paid In Capital
    $100,000  
 
Net Asset Value
 
(unlimited shares authorized):
 
Net Assets
    $100,000  
Capital Shares Issued and Outstanding
    4,000  
 
Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption
 
Price Per Share
    $25.00  
The accompanying notes are an integral part of this financial statement.
 
 
 
NOTES TO   THE FINANCIAL   STATEMENT
May 15, 2015
     
1. Organization
   
  Pacer Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust organized on August 12, 2014, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and consisting of multiple investment series, one of which is the Pacer U.S. Export Leaders ETF (the “Fund”), a non-diversified fund. The investment objective of the Fund is to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of a specified market index. As of May 15, 2015, the Trust has had no operations other than those actions relating to organizational and registration matters, including the sale and issuance to Pacer Advisors, Inc. (the “Sole Shareholder”) of 4,000 shares of the Fund. The proceeds of the 4,000 shares were held in cash. The Fund currently offers one class of shares that has no front end sales load, no deferred sales charge and no redemption fee.  The Fund may issue an unlimited number of shares (“Shares”) of beneficial interest, with no par value. All shares of the Fund have equal rights and privileges.
   
  Shares of the Fund are expected to be listed and traded on a national securities exchange. Market prices for the Shares may be different from their net asset value (“NAV”). The Fund expects to issue and redeem Shares on a continuous basis at NAV only in large blocks of Shares, typically 25,000 Shares, called “Creation Units.” Creation Units will be issued and redeemed principally in-kind for securities included in a specified universe. Once created, Shares generally will trade in the secondary market at market prices that change throughout the day in amounts less than a Creation Unit.  Except when aggregated in Creation Units, Shares are not redeemable securities of the Fund.  Shares of the Fund may only be purchased or redeemed by certain financial institutions (“Authorized Participants”).  An Authorized Participant is either (i) a broker-dealer or other participant in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the National Securities Clearing Corporations or (ii) a DTC participant and, in each case must have executed a Participant Agreement with the Fund’s distributor.  Most retail investors will not qualify as Authorized Participants or have the resources to buy and sell whole Creation Units. Therefore, they will be unable to purchase or redeem the Shares directly from the Fund.  Rather, most retail investors will purchase Shares in the secondary market with the assistance of a broker and will be subject to customary brokerage commissions or fees.
   
2.
Summary of   Significant Accounting   Policies
   
  The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statement.  The financial statement has been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).
   
 
(a)   Use of Estimates
   
  The preparation of the financial statement in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of this financial statement. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
   
  (b)   Indemnifications
   
  In the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations which provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements cannot be known; however, the Fund expects any risk of loss to be remote.
   
 
(c)   Federal Income Taxes
   
  The Fund intends to elect and continue to qualify to be taxed as a “regulated investment company’ under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.  If so qualified, the Fund generally will not be subject to federal income tax to the extent it distributes substantially all of its net investment income and capital gains to shareholders. The Fund generally intends to operate in a manner such that it will not be liable for federal income or excise taxes.
   
  (d)   Organizational and Offering Costs
   
  All organizational and offering costs for the Fund will be borne by the Sole Shareholder.
   
 
(e)   Cash
   
  Cash includes non-interest bearing non-restricted cash with one institution.
   
3. Agreements
   
  Administrator, Custodian and Transfer Agent
   
  The custodian to the Fund is U.S. Bank National Association, located at 1555 N Rivercenter Drive, Suite 302, Milwaukee, WI 53212. The administrator and transfer agent to the Fund is
   
  U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, an affiliate of U.S. Bank National Association, located at 615 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202.
   
4.
Related   Parties
   
  At May 15, 2015, certain officers and trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the Sole Shareholder.
 
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION
 
ANNUAL/SEMIANNUAL REPORTS AND STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (“SAI”)
 
Additional information about the Funds’ investments will be available in the Funds’ annual and semiannual reports to shareholders when they are prepared.
 
Additional information about the Funds and their policies also is available in the Funds’ SAI.  The SAI is incorporated by reference into this Prospectus (and is legally considered part of this Prospectus).
 
The Funds’ annual and semiannual reports and the SAI are available free upon request by calling the Funds at 1-800-617-0004.  The SAI and other information are available from a financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank) through which the Funds’ shares may be purchased or sold.
 
TO OBTAIN OTHER INFORMATION AND FOR SHAREHOLDER INQUIRIES:
 
BY TELEPHONE
 
Call 1-800-617-0004
 
BY MAIL
 
Pacer Funds Trust, (Name of Fund)
c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
P.O. Box 701
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
 
ON THE INTERNET
 
The Funds’ documents are available online and may be downloaded from:
   
The SEC’s Web site at sec.gov (text-only)
   
Pacer Funds’ & Trust’s Web site at www.PacerETFs.com
 
Information about each Fund (including this SAI) can be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C., and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the SEC at 1-202-551-8090. Reports and other information about each Fund are available on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s Internet site at www.sec.gov, and copies of this information may be obtained, after paying a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following e-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov, or by writing the SEC’s Public Reference Section, Washington, D.C. 20549-1520.
 
 
APPENDIX A
 
GLASS LEWIS INVESTMENT MANAGER GUIDELINES
 
The Glass Lewis Investment Manager Guidelines are designed to maximize returns for investment managers by voting in a manner consistent with such managers’ active investment decision-making. The guidelines are designed to increase investor’s potential financial gain through the use of the shareholder vote while also allowing management and the board discretion to direct the operations, including governance and compensation, of the firm.
 
The guidelines will ensure that all issues brought to shareholders are analyzed in light of the fiduciary responsibilities unique to investment advisors and investment companies on behalf of individual investor clients including mutual fund shareholders. The guidelines will encourage the maximization of return for such clients through identifying and avoiding financial, audit and corporate governance risks.
 
MANAGEMENT   PROPOSALS
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
In analyzing directors and boards, Glass Lewis’ Investment Manager Guidelines generally support the election of incumbent directors except when a majority of the company’s directors are not independent or where directors fail to attend at least 75% of board and committee meetings. In a contested election, we will apply the standard Glass Lewis recommendation.
 
AUDITOR
The Glass Lewis Investment Manager Guidelines will generally support auditor ratification except when the non-audit fees exceed the audit fees paid to the auditor.
 
COMPENSATION
Glass Lewis recognizes the importance in designing appropriate executive compensation plans that truly reward pay for performance. We evaluate equity compensation plans based upon their specific features and will vote against plans than would result in total overhang greater than 20% or that allow the repricing of options without shareholder approval.
 
The Glass Lewis Investment Manager Guidelines will follow the general Glass Lewis recommendation when voting on management advisory votes on compensation (“say-on-pay”) and on executive compensation arrangements in connection with merger transactions (i.e., golden parachutes). Further, the Investment Manager Guidelines will follow the Glass Lewis recommendation when voting on the preferred frequency of advisory compensation votes.
 
AUTHORIZED SHARES
Having sufficient available authorized shares allows management to avail itself of rapidly developing opportunities as well as to effectively operate the business. However, we believe that for significant transactions management should seek shareholders approval to justify the use of additional shares. Therefore shareholders should not approve the creation of a large pool of unallocated shares without some rational of the purpose of such shares. Accordingly, where we find that the company has not provided an appropriate plan for use of the proposed shares, or where the number of shares far exceeds those needed to accomplish a detailed plan, we typically vote against the authorization of additional shares. We also vote against the creation of or increase in (i) blank check preferred shares and (ii) dual or multiple class capitalizations.
 
SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS
Glass Lewis Investment Manager Guidelines will generally support proposals increasing or enhancing shareholder rights such as declassifying the board, allowing shareholders to call a special meeting, eliminating supermajority voting and adopting majority voting for the election of directors. Similarly, the Investment Manager Guidelines will generally vote against proposals to eliminate or reduce shareholder rights.
 
MERGERS/ACQUISITIONS
Glass Lewis undertakes a thorough examination of the economic implications of a proposed merger or acquisition to determine the transaction’s likelihood of maximizing shareholder return. We examine the process used to negotiate the transaction as well as the terms of the transaction in making our voting recommendation.
 
 
SHAREHOLDER   PROPOSALS
 
We review and vote on shareholder proposals on a case-by-case basis. We recommend supporting shareholder proposals if the requested action would increase shareholder value, mitigate risk or enhance shareholder rights but generally recommend voting against those that would not ultimately impact performance.
 
GOVERNANCE
The Glass Lewis Investment Manager Guidelines will support reasonable initiatives that seek to enhance shareholder rights, such as the introduction of majority voting to elect directors, elimination in/reduction of supermajority provisions, the declassification of the board and requiring the submission of shareholder rights’ plans to a shareholder vote. The guidelines generally support reasonable, well- targeted proposals to allow increased shareholder participation at shareholder meetings through the ability to call special meetings and ability for shareholders to nominate director candidates to a company’s board of directors. However, the Investment Manager Guidelines will vote against proposals to require separating the roles of CEO and chairman.
 
COMPENSATION
The Glass Lewis Investment Manager Guidelines will generally oppose any shareholder proposals seeking to limit compensation in amount or design. However, the guidelines will vote for reasonable and properly-targeted shareholder initiatives such as to require shareholder approval to reprice options, to link pay with performance, to eliminate or require shareholder approval of golden coffins, to allow a shareholder vote on excessive golden parachutes (i.e., greater than 2.99 times annual compensation) and to clawback unearned bonuses. The Investment Manager Guidelines will vote against requiring companies to allow shareholders an advisory compensation vote.
 
ENVIRONMENT
Glass Lewis’ Investment Manager Guidelines vote against proposals seeking to cease a certain practice or take certain action related to a company’s activities or operations with environmental. Further, the Glass Lewis’ Investment Manager Guidelines generally vote against proposals regarding enhanced environment disclosure and reporting, including those seeking sustainability reporting and disclosure about company’s greenhouse gas emissions, as well as advocating compliance with international environmental conventions and adherence to environmental principles like those promulgated by CERES.
 
SOCIAL
Glass Lewis’ Investment Manager Guidelines generally oppose proposals requesting companies adhere to labor or worker treatment codes of conduct, such as those espoused by the International Labor Organization, relating to labor standards, human rights conventions and corporate responsibility at large conventions and principles. The guidelines will also vote against proposals seeking disclosure concerning the rights of workers, impact on local stakeholders, workers’ rights and human rights in general. Furthermore, the Investment Manager Guidelines oppose increased reporting and review of a company’s political and charitable spending as well as its lobbying practices.
 
 
 
PACER FUNDS TRUST
 
PART C
 
OTHER INFORMATION
 
Item 28.  Exhibits.
 
(a)
(1)
Certificate of Trust dated August 12, 2014 was previously filed with the Registrant’s Initial Registration Statement on January 15, 2015 and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
(2)
Declaration of Trust dated August 12, 2014 was previously filed with the Registrant’s Initial Registration Statement on January 15, 2015 and is incorporated herein by reference.
(b)
By-Laws dated August 12, 2014 2014 were previously filed with the Registrant’s Initial Registration Statement on January 15, 2015 and are incorporated herein by reference.
(c)
Instruments Defining Rights of Security Holders—Incorporated by reference to Articles III, V, VI, VII and VIII of the Declaration of Trust and By-Laws.
(d)
Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Pacer Advisors, Inc.—filed herewith.
(e)
Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Pacer Financial, Inc.—filed herewith.
(f)
Bonus, profit sharing contracts—None.
(g)
Custody Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association—filed herewith.
(h)
(1)
Fund Administration Servicing Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC—filed herewith.
 
(2)
Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC—filed herewith.
 
(3)
Fund Accounting Servicing Agreement between the Registrant and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC—filed herewith.
 
(4)        Form of Authorized Participant Agreement—filed herewith.
(i)
Opinion and Consent of Counsel—filed herewith.
(j)
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm—filed herewith.
(k)
Financial statements omitted from prospectus—None.
(l)
Subscription Agreement—filed herewith.
(m)
Rule 12b-1 Plan—filed herewith.
(n)
Rule 18f-3 Plan—None.
(o)
Reserved.
(p)
(1)
Code of Ethics of Pacer Funds Trust—filed herewith.
 
 
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(2)
Code of Ethics of Pacer Advisors, Inc.—filed herewith.
 
(3)
Code of Ethics of Pacer Financial, Inc.—filed herewith.
 
(4)
Powers of Attorney—filed herewith.
Item 29.  Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with Registrant
 
Not Applicable.
 
Item 30.  Indemnification
 
Reference is made to Article VII, Section III of the Registrant’s Declaration of Trust, which is filed herewith, with respect to the Registrant. The general effect of this provision is to indemnify the Trustees, officers, employees and other agents of the Trust who are parties pursuant to any proceeding by reason of their actions performed in their scope of service on behalf of the Trust.
 
Pursuant to Rule 484 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the Registrant furnishes the following undertaking: “Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the Securities Act of 1933 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 Securities 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 Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.”
 
Item 31.  Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser
 
With respect to the Adviser, the response to this Item is incorporated by reference to the Adviser’s Uniform Application for Investment Adviser Registration (Form ADV) on file with the SEC (File No. 801-79654) dated April 30, 2015. The Adviser’s Form ADV may be obtained, free of charge, at the SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov . Additional information about the Adviser is incorporated by reference to the Statement of Additional Information and Item 32 of this Part C to the Registrant’s Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 411 under the Securities Act.

Item 32.  Principal Underwriter
 
(a)           Pacer Financial, Inc., the Registrant’s principal underwriter, does not act as principal underwriter for any other investment companies.
 
(b)    To the best of Registrant’s knowledge, the directors and executive officers of Pacer Financial, Inc. are as follows:
 
Name and Principal
Business Address (1)
Position and Offices with Pacer
Financial, Inc.
Positions and Offices
with Registrant
Joe M. Thomson
President, CCO
President, Chairman
Joann Thomson
Secretary, Treasurer
None
Paul L. Giorgio
FINOP
None
(1) The principal business address for each of the above directors and executive officers is 16 Industrial Blvd., Suite 201, Paoli, Pennsylvania  19301.
 
(c)           Not applicable.
 
 
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Item 33.   Location of Accounts and Records
 
The books, accounts and other documents required by Section 31(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules promulgated thereunder will be maintained at the offices of:
 
Records Relating to:
Are located at:
Registrant’s Transfer Agent, Fund Administrator and Fund Accountant
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Registrant’s Custodian
U.S. Bank National Association
1555 North Rivercenter Drive, Suite 302
Milwaukee, WI 53212
Registrant’s Investment Advisor
Pacer Advisors, Inc.
16 Industrial Blvd, Suite 201
Paoli, Pennsylvania  19301
Registrant’s Distributor
Pacer Financial, Inc.
16 Industrial Blvd, Suite 201
Paoli, Pennsylvania  19301


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 has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of Paoli and the State of Pennsylvania on May 27, 2015.

 
Pacer Funds Trust
 
By:       /s/ Sean E. O’Hara                    
Sean E. O’Hara
Treasurer
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated as of May 27, 2015.
 
Signature
 
 
Title
/ s/ Deborah G. Wolk*
Deborah G. Wolk
 
 
Lead Independent Trustee
/s/ John E. Coyne, III*
John E. Coyne, III
 
 
Trustee
/s/ Jonathan H. Newman, Sr.*
Jonathan H. Newman, Sr.
 
 
Trustee
/s/ Joe M. Thomson*
Joe M. Thomson
 
 
Trustee and President
/s/ Sean E. O’Hara
Sean E. O’Hara
 
Treasurer


 
*By:   /s/ Sean E. O’Hara
         Sean E. O’Hara
          Attorney-in-Fact pursuant to
          Powers of Attorney
 
 
 
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.
Description of Exhibit
(d)
Investment Advisory Agreement
(e)
Distribution Agreement
(g)
Custody Agreement
(h)(1)
Fund Administration Servicing Agreement
(h)(2)
Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement
(h)(3)
Fund Accounting Servicing Agreement
(h)(4)
Form of Authorized Participant Agreement
(i)
Opinion and Consent of Counsel
(j)
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
(l)
Subscription Agreement
(m)
Rule 12b-1 Plan
(p)(1)
Code of Ethics of Pacer Funds Trust
(p)(2)
Code of Ethics of Pacer Advisors, Inc.
(p)(3)
Code of Ethics of Pacer Financial, Inc.
(p)(4)
Powers of Attorney

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PACER FUNDS TRUST
 
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
 
with
 
PACER ADVISORS, INC.
 
This INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made as of this 26 th day of May, 2015 by and between PACER FUNDS TRUST (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust, and PACER ADVISORS, INC., a Pennsylvania corporation with its principal place of business at 16 Industrial Blvd, Suite 201, Paoli, Pennsylvania 19301 (the “Adviser”).
 

W I T N E S S E T H
 

WHEREAS, the Trust is an open-end management investment company, registered as such under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”); and

WHEREAS, the Adviser is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”) and is engaged in the business of supplying investment advice as an independent contractor; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Trust has selected the Adviser to act as investment adviser to the Trust on behalf of the series set forth on Schedule A to this Agreement (each a “Fund” and, collectively, the “Funds”), as such Schedule may be amended from time to time upon mutual agreement of the parties, and to provide certain related services, as more fully set forth below, and to perform such services under the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and benefits set forth herein, the Trust and the Adviser do hereby agree as follows:

1.       
The Adviser’s Services .
 
         (a)   Discretionary Investment Management Services .  The Adviser shall act as investment adviser with respect to the Funds.  In such capacity, the Adviser shall, subject to the supervision of the Board, regularly provide the Funds with investment research, advice and supervision and shall continuously furnish an investment program for the Funds, consistent with the respective investment objectives and policies of each Fund. The Adviser shall determine, from time to time, what securities or other assets shall be purchased for the Funds, what securities or other assets shall be held or sold by the Funds and what portion of the Funds’ assets shall be held uninvested in cash, subject always to the provisions of the Trust’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust, Amended and Restated By-Laws and its registration statement on Form N-1A (the “Registration Statement”) under the 1940 Act and under the Securities Act of 1933,  as  amended  (the  “1933  Act”), covering  Fund  shares,  as  filed  with  the  U.S. Securities and Exchange  Commission  (the  “Commission”),  and  to  the  investment objectives, policies and restrictions of the Funds, as from time to time in effect. To carry out such obligations, the Adviser shall exercise full discretion and act for the Funds in the same manner and with the same force and effect as the Funds themselves might or could do with respect to purchases, sales or other transactions, as well as with respect to all other such things necessary or incidental to the furtherance or conduct of such purchases, sales or other transactions. No reference in this Agreement to the Adviser having full discretionary authority over each Fund’s investments shall in any way limit the right of the Board, in its sole discretion, to establish or revise policies in connection with the management of a Fund’s assets or to otherwise exercise its right to control the overall management of a Fund.
 
 
 
 

 
 
         (b)       Selection of Sub-Adviser(s) . The Adviser shall have the authority hereunder to select and retain sub-advisers, including an affiliated person (as defined under the 1940 Act) of the Adviser (each a “Sub-Adviser”), for each of the Funds referenced in Schedule A to perform some or all of the services for which the Adviser is responsible pursuant to this Agreement. The Adviser shall supervise the activities of the sub-adviser(s), and the retention of a sub-adviser by the Adviser shall not relieve the Adviser of its responsibilities under this Agreement. Any such sub-adviser shall be registered and in good standing with the Commission and capable of performing its sub- advisory duties pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees and, except as otherwise permitted by the 1940 Act or by rule or regulation, a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the applicable Fund. The Adviser will compensate the sub-adviser for its services to the Funds.

         (c)       Compliance . The Adviser agrees to comply with the requirements of the 1940 Act, the Advisers Act, the 1933 Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), the Commodity Exchange Act and the respective rules and regulations thereunder, as applicable, as well as with all other applicable federal and state laws, rules, regulations and case law that relate to the services and relationships described hereunder and to the conduct of its business as a registered investment adviser. The Adviser also agrees to comply with the objectives, policies and restrictions set forth in the Registration Statement, as amended or supplemented, of the Funds, and with any policies, guidelines, instructions and procedures approved by the Board and provided to the Adviser. In selecting each Fund’s portfolio securities and performing the Adviser’s obligations hereunder, the Adviser shall cause each Fund to comply with the diversification and source of income requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), for qualification as a regulated investment company if the Fund has elected to be treated as a regulated investment company under the Code. The Adviser shall maintain compliance procedures that it reasonably believes are adequate to ensure its compliance with the foregoing. No supervisory activity undertaken by the Board shall limit the Adviser’s full responsibility for any of the foregoing.
 
         (d)      Proxy Voting . The Board has the authority to determine how proxies with respect to securities that are held by the Funds shall be voted, and the Board has initially determined to delegate the authority and responsibility to vote proxies for each Fund’s securities to the Adviser. So long as proxy voting authority for a Fund has been delegated to the Adviser, the Adviser shall exercise its proxy voting responsibilities. The Adviser shall carry out such responsibility in accordance with any instructions that the Board shall provide from time to time, and at all times in a manner consistent with Rule 206(4)-6 under the Advisers Act and its fiduciary responsibilities to the Trust. The Adviser shall provide periodic reports and keep records relating to proxy voting as the Board may reasonably request or as may be necessary for the Funds to comply with the 1940 Act and other applicable law. Any such delegation of proxy voting responsibility to the Adviser may be revoked or modified by the Board at any time. The Trust acknowledges and agrees that the Adviser may delegate its responsibility to vote proxies for a Fund to the Fund’s Sub-Adviser(s). The Adviser may, to the extent consistent with its fiduciary duty to the Trust and with Rule 206(4)-6 under the Advisers Act, employ a third-party firm that specializes in corporate governance research and advising on proxy voting to assist the Adviser, subject to the Adviser’s oversight, in exercising the Adviser’s proxy voting responsibilities. The Trust further acknowledges that, to the extent consistent with its fiduciary duty to the Trust and with Rule 206(4)-6 under the Advisers Act, the Adviser may vote proxies for securities held by the Trust differently than it votes proxies for the same securities held by other of the Adviser’s clients.
 
 
 
 

 

         (e)      Recordkeeping . The Adviser shall not be responsible for the provision of administrative, bookkeeping or accounting services to the Funds, except as otherwise provided herein or as may be necessary for the Adviser to supply to the Trust or its Board the information required to be supplied under this Agreement.

         The Adviser shall maintain separate books and detailed records of all matters pertaining to Fund assets advised by the Adviser required by Rule 31a-1 under the 1940 Act (other than those records being maintained by any administrator, custodian or transfer agent appointed by the Funds) relating to its responsibilities provided hereunder with respect to the Funds, and shall preserve such records for the periods and in a manner prescribed therefore by Rule 31a-2 under the 1940 Act (the “Funds’ Books and Records”). The Funds’ Books and Records shall be available to the Board at any time upon request, shall be delivered to the Trust upon the termination of this Agreement and shall be available without delay during any day the Trust is open for business.
 
         (f)    Holdings Information and Pricing . The Adviser shall provide regular reports regarding Fund holdings, and shall, on its own initiative, furnish the Trust and its Board from time to time with whatever information the Adviser believes is appropriate for this purpose. The Adviser agrees to immediately notify the Trust if the Adviser reasonably believes that the value of any security held by a Fund may not reflect its fair value. The Adviser agrees to provide any pricing information of which the Adviser is aware to the Trust, its Board and/or any Fund pricing agent to assist in the determination of the fair value of any Fund holdings for which market quotations are not readily available or as otherwise required in accordance with the 1940 Act or the Trust’s valuation procedures for the purpose of calculating each Fund’s net asset value in accordance with procedures and methods established by the Board.
 
         (g)   Cooperation with Agents of the Trust . The Adviser agrees to cooperate with and provide reasonable assistance to the Trust, any Trust custodian or foreign sub-custodians, any Trust pricing agents and all other agents and representatives of the Trust, such information with respect to the Funds as they may reasonably request from time to time in the performance of their obligations, provide prompt responses to reasonable requests made by such persons and establish appropriate interfaces with each so as to promote the efficient exchange of information and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
 
         2.        Code of Ethics . The Adviser represents that it has adopted a written code of ethics that complies with the requirements of Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act, which it will provide to the Trust. The Adviser shall ensure that its Access Persons (as defined in the Adviser’s Code of Ethics) comply in all material respects with the Adviser’s Code of Ethics, as in effect from time to time. Upon request, the Adviser shall provide the Trust with a (i) a copy of the Adviser’s current Code of Ethics, as in effect from time to time, and (ii) certification that it has adopted procedures reasonably necessary to prevent Access Persons from engaging in any conduct prohibited by the Adviser’s Code of Ethics. Annually, the Adviser shall furnish a written report, which complies with the requirements of Rule 17j-1, concerning the Adviser’s Code of Ethics to the Trust. The Adviser shall respond to requests for information from the Trust as to violations of the Code of Ethics by Access Persons and the sanctions imposed by the Adviser. The Adviser shall promptly notify the Trust of any material violation of the Code of Ethics, whether or not such violation relates to a security held by any Fund.
 
 
 
 

 
 
3.          Information and Reporting . The Adviser shall provide the Trust and its respective officers with such periodic reports concerning the obligations the Adviser has assumed under this Agreement as the Trust may from time to time reasonably request.

(a)   Notification of Breach / Compliance Reports . The Adviser shall notify the Trust immediately upon detection of (i) any material failure to manage any Fund in accordance with its investment objectives and policies or any applicable law; or (ii) any material breach of any of the Funds’ or the Adviser’s policies, guidelines or procedures. In addition, the Adviser shall provide a quarterly report regarding each Fund’s compliance with its investment objectives and policies, applicable law, including, but not limited to the 1940 Act and Subchapter M of the Code, as applicable, and the Fund’s policies, guidelines or procedures as applicable to the Adviser’s obligations under this Agreement. The Adviser agrees to correct any such failure promptly and to take any action that the Board may reasonably request in connection with any such breach. Upon request, the Adviser shall also provide the officers of the Trust with supporting certifications in connection with such certifications of Fund financial statements and disclosure controls pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The Adviser will promptly notify the Trust in the event (i) the Adviser is served or otherwise receives notice of any action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, at law or in equity, before or by any court, public board, or body, involving the affairs of the Trust (excluding class action suits in which a Fund is a member of the plaintiff class by reason of the Fund’s ownership of shares in the defendant) or the compliance by the Adviser with the federal or state securities laws or (ii) an actual change in control of the Adviser resulting in an “assignment” (as defined in the 1940 Act) has occurred or is otherwise proposed to occur.
 
(b)   Board and Filings Information . The Adviser will also provide the Trust with any information reasonably requested regarding its management of the Funds required for any meeting of the Board, or for any shareholder report, amended registration statement, proxy statement, or prospectus supplement to be filed by the Trust with the Commission. The Adviser will make its officers and employees available to meet with the Board from time to time on due notice to review its investment management services to the Funds in light of current and prospective economic and market conditions and shall furnish to the Board such information as may reasonably be necessary in order for the Board to evaluate this Agreement or any proposed amendments thereto.
 
(c)   Transaction Information . The Adviser shall furnish to the Trust such information concerning portfolio transactions as may be necessary to enable the Trust or its designated agent to perform such compliance testing on the Funds and the Adviser’s services as the Trust may, in its sole discretion, determine to be appropriate.  The provision of such information by the Adviser to the Trust or its designated agent in no way relieves the Adviser of its own responsibilities under this Agreement.
 
4.         Brokerage .

(a)   Principal Transactions . In connection with purchases or sales of securities for the account of a Fund, neither the Adviser nor any of its directors, officers or employees will act as a principal or agent or receive any commission except as permitted by the 1940 Act.
 
 
 
 

 
 
(b)   Placement of Orders . The Adviser shall arrange for the placing of all orders for the purchase and sale of securities for a Fund’s account with brokers or dealers selected by the Adviser. In the selection of such brokers or dealers and the placing of such orders, the Adviser is directed at all times to seek for each Fund the most favorable execution and net price available under the circumstances. It is also understood that it is desirable for the Funds that the Adviser have access to brokerage and research services provided by brokers who may execute brokerage transactions at a higher cost to the Funds than may result when allocating brokerage to other brokers, consistent with section 28(e) of the 1934 Act and any Commission staff interpretations thereof. Therefore, the Adviser is authorized to place orders for the purchase and sale of securities for a Fund with such brokers, subject to review by the Board from time to time with respect to the extent and continuation of this practice. It is understood that the services provided by such brokers may be useful to the Adviser in connection with its or its affiliates’ services to other clients.

(c)        Aggregated Transactions . On occasions when the Adviser deems the purchase or sale of a security to be in the best interest of a Fund as well as other clients of the Adviser, the Adviser may, to the extent permitted by applicable law and regulations, aggregate the order for securities to be sold or purchased. In such event, the Adviser will allocate securities or futures contracts so purchased or sold, as well as the expenses incurred in the transaction, in the manner the Adviser reasonably considers to be equitable and consistent with its fiduciary obligations to the Fund and to such other clients under the circumstances.
(d)       Affiliated Brokers .  The Adviser or any of its affiliates may act as broker in connection with the purchase or sale of securities or other investments for a Fund, subject to: (i) the requirement that the Adviser seek to obtain best execution and price within the policy guidelines determined by the Board and set forth in the Fund’s current prospectus and SAI; (ii) the provisions of the 1940 Act; (iii) the provisions of  the Advisers Act; (iv) the provisions of the 1934 Act; and (v) other provisions of applicable law. These brokerage services are not within the scope of the duties of the Adviser under this Agreement. Subject to the requirements of applicable law and any procedures adopted by the Board, the Adviser or its affiliates may receive brokerage commissions, fees or other remuneration from a Fund for these services in addition to the Adviser’s fees for services under this Agreement.

5.          Custody . Nothing in this Agreement shall permit the Adviser to take or receive physical possession of cash, securities or other investments of a Fund.

6.         Allocation of Charges and Expenses . The Adviser will bear its own costs of providing services hereunder. The Adviser agrees to pay all expenses incurred by the Funds except for the fee paid to the Adviser pursuant to this Agreement, interest charges on any borrowings, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses incurred in placing orders for the purchase and sale of securities and other investment instruments, acquired fund fees and expenses, accrued deferred tax liability, extraordinary expenses, and distribution fees and expenses paid by the Trust under any distribution plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (collectively, “Excluded Expenses”).

The Trust acknowledges and agrees that the Adviser may delegate its responsibility to pay some or all expenses incurred by the Funds, except for Excluded Expenses, to one or more third parties, including but not limited to, Sub-Advisers.
 
 
 

 
 
7.       
Representations, Warranties and Covenants .

             (a)       Properly Registered . The Adviser is registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act, and will remain so registered for the duration of this Agreement. The Adviser is not prohibited by the Advisers Act or the 1940 Act from performing the services contemplated by this Agreement, and to the best knowledge of the Adviser, there is no proceeding or investigation that is reasonably likely to result in the Adviser being prohibited from performing the services contemplated by this Agreement. The Adviser agrees to promptly notify the Trust of the occurrence of any event that would disqualify the Adviser from serving as an investment adviser to an investment company. The Adviser is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable federal and state law in connection with its investment management operations.
 
             (b)   ADV Disclosure . The Adviser has provided the Trust with a copy of its Form ADV as most recently filed with the Commission and will, promptly after filing any amendment to its Form ADV with the Commission, furnish a copy of such amendments to the Trust. The information contained in the Adviser’s Form ADV is accurate and complete in all material respects and does not omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
 
             (c)   Fund Disclosure Documents . The Adviser has reviewed and will in the future review, the Registration Statement, and any amendments or supplements thereto, the annual or semi-annual reports to shareholders, other reports filed with the Commission and any marketing material of a Fund (collectively the “Disclosure Documents”) and represents and warrants that with respect to disclosure about the Adviser, the manner in which the Adviser manages the Fund or information relating directly or indirectly to the Adviser, such Disclosure Documents contain or will contain, as of the date thereof, no untrue statement of any material fact and does not omit any statement of material fact which was required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading.
 
             (d)   Use Of The Name “Pacer.” The Adviser has the right to use the name “Pacer” in connection with its services to the Trust and that, subject to the terms set forth in Section 8 of this Agreement, the Trust shall have the right to use the name “Pacer” in connection with the Adviser’s management of the Funds. The Adviser is not aware of any threatened or existing actions, claims, litigation or proceedings that would adversely affect or prejudice the rights of the Adviser or the Trust to use the name “Pacer.”
 
             (e)   Insurance . The Adviser maintains errors and omissions insurance coverage in an appropriate amount and shall provide prior written notice to the Trust (i) of any material changes in its insurance policies or insurance coverage; or (ii) if any material claims will be made on its insurance policies. Furthermore, the Adviser shall upon reasonable request provide the Trust with any information it may reasonably require concerning the amount of or scope of such insurance.
 
             (f)   No Detrimental Agreement . The Adviser represents and warrants that it has no arrangement or understanding with any party, other than the Trust, that would influence the decision of the Adviser with respect to its selection of securities for a Fund, and that all selections shall be done in accordance with what is in the best interest of the Fund.
 
             (g)   Conflicts . The Adviser shall act honestly, in good faith and in the best interests of the Trust including requiring any of its personnel with knowledge of Fund activities to place the interest of the Fund first, ahead of their own interests, in all personal trading scenarios that may involve a conflict of interest with the Funds, consistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable law.
 
 
 
 

 
 
             (h)   Representations . The representations and warranties in this Section 7 shall be deemed to be made on the date this Agreement is executed and at the time of delivery of the quarterly compliance report required by Section 3(a), whether or not specifically referenced in such report.
 
          8.       The Name “Pacer . The Adviser grants to the Trust a sublicense to use the name “Pacer” (the “Name”) as part of the name of any Fund. The foregoing authorization by the Adviser to the Trust to use the Name as part of the name of any Fund is not exclusive of the right of the Adviser itself to use, or to authorize others to use, the Name; the Trust acknowledges and agrees that, as between the Trust and the Adviser, the Adviser has the right to use, or authorize others to use, the Name. The Trust shall (1) only use the Name in a manner consistent with uses approved by the Adviser; (2) use its best efforts to maintain the quality of the services offered using the Name; and (3) adhere to such other specific quality control standards as the Adviser may from time to time promulgate. At the request of the Adviser, the Trust will (a) submit to Adviser representative samples of any promotional materials using the Name; and (b) change the name of any Fund within three months of its receipt of the Adviser’s request, or such other shorter time period as may be required under the terms of a settlement agreement or court order, so as to eliminate all reference to the Name and will not thereafter transact any business using the Name in the name of any Fund; provided, however, that the Trust may continue to use beyond such date any supplies of prospectuses, marketing materials and similar documents that the Trust had on the date of such name change in quantities not exceeding those historically produced and used in connection with such Fund.

           9.   Adviser’s Compensation . The Funds shall pay to the Adviser, as compensation for the Adviser’s services hereunder, a fee, determined as described in Schedule A that is attached hereto and made a part hereof. Such fee shall be computed daily and paid not less than monthly in arrears by the Funds.

          The method for determining net assets of a Fund for purposes hereof shall be the same as the method for determining net assets for purposes of establishing the offering and redemption prices of Fund shares as described in the Fund’s prospectus. In the event of termination of this Agreement, the fee provided in this Section shall be computed on the basis of the period ending on the last business day on which this Agreement is in effect subject to a pro rata adjustment based on the number of days elapsed in the current month as a percentage of the total number of days in such month.
 
          Except as may otherwise be prohibited by law or regulation (including any then current Commission staff interpretations), the Adviser may, in its sole discretion and from time to time, waive a portion of its fee.

          10.    Independent Contractor . In the performance of its duties hereunder, the Adviser is and shall be an independent contractor and, unless otherwise expressly provided herein or otherwise authorized in writing, shall have no authority to act for or represent the Trust or any Fund in any way or otherwise be deemed to be an agent of the Trust or any Fund. If any occasion should arise in which the Adviser gives any advice to its clients concerning the shares of a Fund, the Adviser will act solely as investment counsel for such clients and not in any way on behalf of the Fund.
 
 
 
 

 

         11.       Assignment. Except as permitted by the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder, or no-action, interpretive or other guidance issued by the Commission or its staff, this Agreement shall automatically terminate, without the payment of any penalty, in the event of its assignment (as defined in section 2(a)(4) of the 1940 Act); provided that such termination shall not relieve the Adviser of any liability incurred hereunder.
 
         12.       Entire Agreement and Amendments. This Agreement represents the entire agreement among the parties with regard to the investment management matters described herein and may not be added to or changed orally and may not be modified or rescinded except by a writing signed by the parties hereto except as otherwise noted herein.

         13.      Duration and Termination . The effectiveness and termination dates of this Agreement shall be determined separately for each Fund as described below. This Agreement shall become effective with respect to a Fund upon the commencement of the Adviser’s management of the Fund and shall remain in full force and effect continually thereafter, subject to renewal as provided in subparagraph (c) of this section and unless terminated automatically as set forth in Section 11 hereof or until terminated as follows:
 
         (a) The Trust may cause this Agreement to terminate either (i) by vote of its Board or (ii) with respect to any Fund, upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund; or

(b)   The Adviser may at any time terminate this Agreement by not less than one-hundred twenty (120) days’ written notice delivered or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, to the Trust; or
 
         (c)   This Agreement shall automatically terminate two years from the date of its execution unless its renewal is specifically approved at least annually thereafter by (i) a majority vote of the Trustees, including a majority vote of such Trustees who are not interested persons of the Trust or the Adviser, at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval; or (ii) the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of each Fund; provided, however, that if the continuance of this Agreement is submitted to the shareholders of the Funds for their approval and such shareholders fail to approve such continuance of this Agreement as provided herein, the Adviser may continue to serve hereunder as to the Funds in a manner consistent with the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.

         Termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section shall be without payment of any penalty.

         In the event of termination of this Agreement for any reason, the Adviser shall, immediately upon notice of termination or on such later date as may be specified in such notice, cease all activity on behalf of the Fund and with respect to any of the assets, except as otherwise required by any fiduciary duties of the Adviser under applicable law. In addition, the Adviser shall deliver the Fund Books and Records to the Trust by such means and in accordance with such schedule as the Trust shall direct and shall otherwise cooperate, as reasonably directed by the Trust, in the transition of portfolio asset management to any successor of the Adviser.
 
 
 
 

 

14.       
Certain Definitions .  For the purposes of this Agreement:
 
         (a)   “Affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund” shall have the meaning as set forth in the 1940 Act, subject, however, to such exemptions as may be granted by the Commission under the 1940 Act or any interpretations of the Commission staff.
 
         (b)          “Interested persons”  and  “Assignment”  shall  have  their  respective meanings as set forth in the 1940 Act, subject, however, to such exemptions as may be granted by the Commission under the 1940 Act or any interpretations of the Commission staff.

         15.   Liability of the Adviser . The Adviser shall indemnify and hold harmless the Trust and all affiliated persons thereof (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act) and all controlling persons (as described in Section 15 of the 1933 Act) (collectively,  the “Adviser Indemnitees”) against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities or litigation (including reasonable legal and other expenses) by reason of or arising out of the Adviser’s willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder or its reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement.

         16.   Enforceability . Any term or provision of this Agreement which is invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without rendering invalid or unenforceable the remaining terms or provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.

         17.   Limitation of Liability . The parties to this Agreement acknowledge and agree that all litigation arising hereunder, whether direct or indirect, and of any and every nature whatsoever shall be satisfied solely out of the assets of the affected Fund and that no Trustee, officer or holder of shares of beneficial interest of the Fund shall be personally liable for any of the foregoing liabilities. The Trust’s Certificate of Trust, as amended from time to time, is on file in the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. Such Certificate of Trust and the Trust’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust describe in detail the respective responsibilities and limitations on liability of the Trustees, officers, and holders of shares of beneficial interest.

         18.   Jurisdiction . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the substantive laws of the state of Delaware and the Adviser consents to the jurisdiction of courts, both state or federal, in Delaware, with respect to any dispute under this Agreement.

         19.   Paragraph Headings . The headings of paragraphs contained in this Agreement are provided for convenience only, form no part of this Agreement and shall not affect its construction.

         20.   Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
 
 
 

 
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this instrument to be signed on their behalf by their duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
 

PACER FUNDS TRUST
on behalf of the series listed on Schedule A
PACER ADVISORS, INC.
   
By:          /s/ Joe M. Thomson                            
By:         /s Joe M. Thomson                       
   
Name:     Joe M. Thomson                                 
Name:    Joe M. Thomson                             
   
Title:      President and Chairman                     
Title:      President                                          


 
 

 

 
SCHEDULE A
to the
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
Dated May 26, 2015 between
PACER FUNDS TRUST
and
PACER ADVISORS, INC.

 
The Trust will pay to the Adviser as compensation for the Adviser’s services rendered, a fee, computed daily at an annual rate based on the average daily net assets of the respective Fund in accordance with the following fee schedule:

Fund
Rate
Pacer Trendpilot™ 750 ETF
 
Pacer Trendpilot™ 450 ETF
 
Pacer Trendpilot™ 100 ETF
 
Pacer US Export Leaders ETF
 
0.60%
 
0.60%
 
0.65%
 
0.60%

 
 


 
 
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT is made as of May 26, 2015, between Pacer Funds Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Fund”), and Pacer Financial, Inc. Distributor, a Pennsylvania corporation (“PFI”).

WHEREAS, the Fund is an open-end non-diversified investment company offering a number of portfolios of securities, each investing primarily in equity securities selected to reflect the performance of a particular market index, having filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a registration statement on Form N-1A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”);

               WHEREAS, PFI is registered as a broker-dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “1934 Act”) and a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”);

WHEREAS, the Fund intends to create and redeem shares of beneficial interest, no par value per Share (the “Shares”) of each portfolio on a continuous basis at their net asset value only in aggregations constituting a Creation Unit, as such term is defined in the registration statement;

WHEREAS, the Fund desires to retain PFI to act as the distributor with respect to the issuance and distribution of Creation Units of Shares of each portfolio, hold itself available to receive and process orders for such Creation Units in the manner set forth in the Fund’s prospectus; and

WHEREAS, PFI desires to provide the services described herein to the Fund.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants herein contained, the parties agree as follows.
 
1.  
PFI Appointment and Duties.
       
 
(a)
The Fund hereby appoints PFI as the exclusive distributor for Creation Unit aggregations of Shares of each portfolio listed in Appendix A hereto, as may be amended from time to time, and to perform the duties that are set forth in Appendix B hereto as amended from time to time, upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. PFI hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to furnish such specified services.  PFI shall for all purposes be deemed to be an independent contractor and shall, except as otherwise expressly authorized in this Agreement, have no authority to act for or represent the Fund in any way or otherwise be deemed an agent of the Fund.
       
 
(b)
PFI may employ or associate itself with a person or persons or organizations as PFI believes to be desirable in the performance of its duties hereunder; provided that, in such event, the compensation of such person or persons or organizations shall be paid by and be the sole responsibility of PFI, and the Fund shall bear no cost or obligation with respect thereto; and provided further that PFI shall not be relieved of any of its obligations under this Agreement in such event and shall be responsible for all acts of any such person or persons or organizations taken in furtherance of this Agreement to the same extent it would be for its own acts.
   
2.  
PFI Compensation; Expenses.
       
 
(a)
PFI will bear all expenses in connection with the performance of its services under this Agreement, except as otherwise provided herein.  PFI will not bear any of the costs of Fund personnel.  Other Fund expenses incurred shall be borne by the Fund or the Fund’s investment adviser, including, but not limited to, initial organization and offering expenses; the blue sky registration and qualification of Shares for sale in the various states in which the officers of the Fund shall determine it advisable to qualify such Shares for sale (including registering the Fund as a broker or dealer or any officer of the Fund as agent or salesman in any state); litigation expenses; taxes; costs of preferred shares; expenses of conducting repurchase offers for the purpose of repurchasing Fund shares; administration, transfer agency, and custodial expenses; interest; Fund or trustees’ fees; brokerage fees and commissions; state and federal registration fees; advisory fees; insurance premiums; fidelity bond premiums; Fund and investment advisory related legal expenses; costs of maintenance of Fund existence; printing and delivery of materials in connection with meetings of the Fund’s trustees; printing and mailing of shareholder reports, prospectuses, statements of additional information, other offering documents and supplements, proxy materials, and other communications to shareholders; securities pricing data and expenses in connection with electronic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
       
 
 
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3.
Documents.   The Fund has furnished or will furnish, upon request, PFI with copies of the Fund’s Declaration of Trust, advisory agreement, custodian agreement, transfer agency agreement, administration agreement, current prospectus, statement of additional information, periodic Fund reports, and all forms relating to any plan, program or service offered by the Fund. The Fund shall furnish, within a reasonable time period, to PFI a copy of any amendment or supplement to any of the above-mentioned documents. Upon request, the Fund shall furnish promptly to PFI any additional documents necessary or advisable to perform its functions hereunder. As used in this Agreement the terms “registration statement,” “prospectus” and “statement of additional information” shall mean any registration statement, prospectus and statement of additional information filed by the Fund with the SEC and any amendments and supplements thereto that are filed with the SEC.
       
4.
Insurance.   PFI agrees to maintain fidelity bond and liability insurance coverages which are, in scope and amount, consistent with coverages customary for distribution activities relating to the Fund.  PFI shall notify the Fund upon receipt of any notice of material, adverse change in the terms or provisions of its insurance coverage. Such notification shall include the date of change and the reason or reasons therefore. PFI shall notify the Fund of any material claims against it, whether or not covered by insurance, and shall notify the Fund from time to time as may be appropriate of the total outstanding claims made by it under its insurance coverage.
  
5.
Right to Receive Advice.
       
 
(a)
Advice of the Fund and Service Providers.  If PFI is in doubt as to any action it should or should not take, PFI may request directions, advice, or instructions from the Fund or, as applicable, the Fund’s investment adviser, custodian, or other service providers.
       
 
(b)
Advice of Counsel.  If PFI is in doubt as to any question of law pertaining to any action it should or should not take, PFI may request advice from counsel of its own choosing (who may be counsel for the Fund, the Fund’s investment adviser, or PFI, at the option of PFI).
       
 
(c)
Conflicting Advice.  In the event of a conflict between directions, advice or instructions PFI receives from the Fund or any service provider and the advice PFI receives from counsel, PFI may in its sole discretion and subject to Section 6 of this Agreement rely upon and follow the advice of counsel.  PFI will provide the Fund with prior written notice of its intent to follow advice of counsel that is materially inconsistent with directions, advice or instructions from the Fund.  Upon request, PFI will provide the Fund with a copy of such advice of counsel.
       
6.
Standard of Care; Limitation of Liability; Indemnification.
       
 
(a)
PFI shall be obligated to act in good faith and to exercise commercially reasonable care and diligence in the performance of its duties under this Agreement.
       
 
(b)
In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, negligence, or reckless disregard by PFI in the performance of its duties, obligations, or responsibilities set forth in this Agreement, PFI and its affiliates, including their respective officers, directors, agents, and employees, shall not be liable for, and the Fund agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless such persons from, all taxes, charges, expenses, assessments, claims, and liabilities (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and disbursements and liabilities arising under applicable federal and state laws) arising directly or indirectly from the following:
       
 
 
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(i)
the inaccuracy of factual information furnished to PFI by the Fund or the Fund’s investment adviser, custodians, or other service providers;
       
   
(ii)
any untrue statement of a material fact or omission of a material fact required to  be stated or necessary in order to make the statements not misleading under the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act, or any other statute or the common law, in any registration statement, prospectus, statement of additional information, shareholder report, or other information filed or made public by the Fund (as amended from time to time), except to the extent the statement or omission was made in reliance upon, and in conformity with, information furnished to the Fund by or on behalf of PFI and its affiliates, including their respective officers, directors, agents, and employees;
 
   
(iii)
any error of judgment or mistake of law made by the Fund or for any loss suffered by the Fund in connection with the matters to which this Agreement relates;
       
   
(iv)
losses, delays, failure, errors, interruption or loss of data occurring directly or indirectly by reason of circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including without limitation, acts of God, action or inaction of civil or military authority, war, terrorism, riot, fire, flood, sabotage, labor disputes, elements of nature, or non-performance by a third party;
       
   
(v)
PFI’ reliance on any instruction, direction, notice, instrument or other information that PFI reasonably believes to be genuine;
       
   
(vi)
loss of data or service interruptions caused by equipment failure; or
       
   
(vii)
any other action or omission to act which PFI takes in connection with the provision of services to the Fund.
       
 
(c)
PFI shall indemnify and hold harmless the Fund, the Fund’s investment adviser and their respective officers, trustees, directors, agents, and employees from and against any and all taxes, charges, expenses, assessments, claims, and liabilities (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and disbursements and liabilities arising under applicable federal and state laws) arising directly or indirectly from PFI’ willful misfeasance, bad faith, negligence, or reckless disregard in the performance of its duties, obligations, or responsibilities set forth in this Agreement.
       
 
(d)
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, neither party shall be liable under this Agreement to the other party hereto for any punitive, consequential, special or indirect losses or damages.  Any indemnification payable by a party to this Agreement shall be net of insurance maintained by the indemnified party as of the time the claim giving rise to indemnity hereunder is alleged to have arisen to the extent it covers such claim.
       
7.
Activities of PFI.   The services of PFI under this Agreement are not to be deemed exclusive, and PFI shall be free to render similar services to others.  The Fund recognizes that from time to time directors, officers and employees of PFI may serve as directors, officers and employees of other corporations or businesses (including other investment companies) and that such other corporations and businesses may include PFI as part of their name and that PFI or its affiliates may enter into distribution agreements or other agreements with such other corporations and businesses.
       
8.
Accounts and Records.  The accounts and records maintained by PFI shall be the property of the Fund.  PFI shall prepare, maintain and preserve such accounts and records as required by the 1940 Act and other applicable securities laws, rules and regulations.  PFI shall surrender such accounts and records to the Fund , in the form in which such accounts and records have been maintained or preserved , promptly upon receipt of instructions from the Fund.  The Fund shall have access to such accounts and records at all times during PFI’ normal business hours.  Upon the reasonable request of the Fund, copies of any such books and records shall be provided by PFI to the Fund at the Fund’s expense.  PFI shall assist the Fund, the Fund’s independent auditors, or, upon approval of the Fund, any regulatory body, in any requested review of the Fund’s accounts and records, and reports by PFI or its independent accountants concerning its accounting system and internal auditing controls will be open to such entities for audit or inspection upon reasonable request.  PFI or its undersigned as defined by Rule 17a-4 of the Securities and Exchange Act (the “Exchange Act”), shall have access to all electronic communications, including password access to the system storing the electronic communications, of registered representatives of PFI that are associated with the Fund and are required to be maintained under Rule 17a-4 of the Exchange Act and FINRA Rules 3110 and 3010.  Electronic storage media maintained by the Fund will comply with Rule 17a-4 of the Exchange Act.
 
 
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9.
Confidential and Proprietary Information.   PFI agrees that it will, on behalf of itself and its officers and employees, treat all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and all records and information relative to the Fund and its current and former shareholders and other information germane thereto, as confidential and as proprietary information of the Fund and not to use, sell, transfer, or divulge such information or records to any person for any purpose other than performance of its duties hereunder, except after prior notification to and approval in writing from the Fund, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.  Approval may not be withheld where PFI may be exposed to civil, regulatory, or criminal proceedings for failure to comply, when requested to divulge such information by duly constituted authorities, or when requested by the Fund.  When requested to divulge such information by duly constituted authorities, PFI shall use reasonable commercial efforts to request confidential treatment of such information.  PFI 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 Fund and its current and former shareholders.
       
10.
Compliance with Rules and Regulations.   PFI shall comply (and to the extent PFI takes or is required to take action on behalf of the Fund hereunder shall cause the Fund to comply) with all applicable requirements of the 1940 Act and other applicable laws, rules, regulations, orders and code of ethics, as well as all investment restrictions, policies and procedures adopted by the Fund of which PFI has knowledge   (it being understood that PFI is deemed to have knowledge of all investment restrictions, policies or procedures set out in the Fund’s public filings or otherwise provided to PFI).  Except as set out in this Agreement, PFI assumes no responsibility for such compliance by the Fund.  PFI shall maintain at all times a program reasonably designed to prevent violations of the federal securities laws (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) with respect to the services provided, and shall provide to the Fund a certification to such effect no less than annually or as otherwise reasonably requested by the Fund.  PFI shall make available its compliance
      
personnel and shall provide at its own expense summaries and other relevant materials relating to such program as reasonably requested by the Fund.
       
11.
Representations and Warranties of PFI.  PFI represents and warrants to the Fund that:
       
 
(a)
It is duly organized and existing as a corporation and in good standing under the laws of the State of Colorado.
       
 
(b)
It is empowered under applicable laws and by its Articles of Incorporation and By-laws to enter into and perform this Agreement.
       
 
(c)
All requisite corporate proceedings have been taken to authorize it to enter into and perform this Agreement.
       
 
(d)
It has and will continue to have access to the necessary facilities, equipment and personnel to perform its duties and obligations under this Agreement in accordance with industry standards.
       
 
(e)
PFI has conducted a review of its supervisory controls system and has made available to the Fund the most current report of such review and any updates thereto.  Every time PFI conducts a review of its supervisory control system it will make available to the Fund for inspection a report of such review and any updates thereto.  PFI shall immediately notify the Fund of any changes in how it conducts its business that would materially change the results of its most recent review of its supervisory controls system and any other changes to PFI’ business that would affect the business of the Fund or the Fund’s investment adviser.
       
 
 
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(f)
It is a broker-dealer registered under the 1934 Act and a FINRA member.
       
12.
Representations and Warranties of the Fund.   The Fund represents and warrants to PFI that:
       
 
(a)
It is a trust duly organized and existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of Massachusetts and is registered with the SEC as an open-end non-diversified management investment company.
       
 
(b)
It is empowered under applicable laws and by its Declaration of Trust and By-laws to enter into and perform this Agreement.
       
 
(c)  
The Board of Trustees of the Fund has duly authorized it to enter into and perform this Agreement.
       
 
(d)
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Fund agrees not to make any modifications to its registration statement or adopt any policies which would affect materially the obligations or responsibilities of PFI hereunder without the prior written approval or PFI, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
 
 13.
Duties of the Fund.
       
 
(a)
PFI and the Fund shall regularly consult with each other regarding PFI’ performance of its obligations under this Agreement. In connection therewith, the Fund shall submit to PFI at a reasonable time in advance of filing with the SEC reasonably final copies of any amended or supplemented registration statement (including exhibits) under the 1933 Act and the 1940 Act; provided, however, that nothing contained in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Fund’s right to file at any time such amendments to any registration statement and/or supplements to any prospectus or statement of additional information, of whatever character, as the Fund may deem advisable, such right being in all respects absolute and unconditional.
       
 
(b)
The Fund agrees to issue Creation Unit aggregations of Shares of the Fund and to request The Depository Trust Company to record on its books the ownership of such Shares in accordance with the book-entry system procedures described in the prospectus in such amounts as PFI has requested through the transfer agent in writing or other means of data transmission, as promptly as practicable after receipt by the Fund of the requisite deposit securities and cash component (together with any fees) and acceptance of such order, upon the terms described in the Registration Statement.  The Fund may reject any order for Creation Units or stop all receipts of such orders at any time upon reasonable notice to PFI, in accordance with the provisions of the Prospectus.
       
 
(c)
The Fund agrees that it will take all action necessary to register an indefinite number of Shares under the 1933 Act.  The Fund shall make available to PFI, at PFI’ expense, such number of copies of its prospectus, statement of additional information, and periodic reports as PFI may reasonably request.  The Fund will furnish to PFI copies of all information, financial statements and other papers, which PFI may reasonably request for use in connection with the distribution of Creation Units.
       
 
(d)
The Fund agrees to execute any and all documents and to furnish any and all information and otherwise to take all actions that may be reasonably necessary in connection with the qualification of the Shares for sale in such states as PFI may designate.  The Fund will keep PFI informed of the jurisdictions in which Creation Units of the Fund are authorized for sale and shall promptly notify PFI of any change in this information.
       
14.
Anti-Money Laundering.   PFI agrees to maintain an anti-money laundering program in compliance with Title III of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (the “USA Patriot Act”) and all applicable laws and regulations promulgated thereunder. PFI confirms that, as soon as possible, following the request from the Fund, PFI will supply the Fund with copies of PFI’ anti-money laundering policy and procedures, and such other relevant certifications and representations regarding such policy and procedures as the Fund may reasonably request from time to time. PFI will provide, to the Fund, any Financial
 
 
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Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) request received pursuant to USA Patriot Act Section 314(a), which the Fund may then provide to its transfer agent.
       
15.
Liaison with Accountants.   PFI shall act as a liaison with the Fund’s independent public accountants and shall provide account analysis, fiscal year summaries, and other audit-related schedules with respect to the services provided to the Fund.  PFI shall take all reasonable action in the performance of its duties under this Agreement to assure that the necessary information is made available to such accountants as reasonably requested or required by the Fund.
       
16.
Business Interruption Plan.   PFI shall maintain in effect a business interruption plan, and enter into any agreements necessary with appropriate parties making reasonable provisions for emergency use of electronic data processing equipment customary in the industry.  In the event of equipment failures, PFI shall, at no additional expense to the Fund, take commercially reasonable steps to minimize service interruptions.
       
17.
Duration and Termination of this Agreement.
       
 
(a)  
Initial Term.  This Agreement shall become effective as of the later of the date first written above or the commencement of operations of the Fund (the “Start Date”) and shall continue thereafter throughout the period that ends two (2) years after the Start Date (the “Initial Term”).
       
 
(b)
Renewal Term.  If not sooner terminated, this Agreement shall renew at the end of the Initial Term and shall thereafter continue for successive annual periods, provided such continuance is specifically approved at least annually (i) by the Fund’s Board of Trustees or (ii) by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the relevant portfolio of the Fund, provided that in either event the continuance is also approved by the majority of the Trustees of the Fund who are not interested persons (as defined in the 1940 Act) of any party to this Agreement by vote cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.  If a plan under Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act is in effect, continuance of the plan and this Agreement must be approved at least annually by a majority of the Trustees of the Fund who are not interested persons (as defined in the 1940 Act) and have no financial interest in the operation of such plan or in any agreements related to such plan, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.
       
 
(c)
This Agreement is terminable without penalty on sixty (60) days’ written notice by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, by vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the relevant portfolio, or by PFI.
       
 
(d)
Deliveries Upon Termination.  Upon termination of this Agreement, PFI agrees to cooperate in the orderly transfer of distribution duties and shall deliver to the Fund or as otherwise directed by the Fund (at the expense of the Fund) all records and other documents made or accumulated in the performance of its duties for the Fund hereunder.   In the event PFI gives notice of termination under this Agreement, it will continue to provide the services contemplated hereunder after such termination at the contractual rate for up to 120 days, provided that the Fund uses all reasonable commercial efforts to appoint such replacement on a timely basis.
 
18.
Assignment.   This Agreement will automatically terminate in the event of its assignment (as defined in the 1940 Act).  This Agreement shall not be assignable by the Fund without the prior written consent of PFI.
       
19.
Governing Law.   The provisions of this Agreement shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York and the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder.  To the extent that the laws of the State of New York conflict with the 1940 Act or such rules, the latter shall control.
       
20.
Names.   The obligations of the Fund entered into in the name or on behalf thereof by any trustee, shareholder, representative, or agent thereof are made not individually, but in such capacities, and are not binding upon any of the trustees, shareholders, representatives or agents of the Fund personally, but bind only the property of the Fund, and all persons dealing with the Fund must look solely to the property of the Fund for the enforcement of any claims against the Fund.
       
 
 
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21.
Amendments to this Agreement.   This Agreement may only be amended by the parties in writing .
       
22.
Notices.   All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing, shall be deemed to have been given when received or when sent by telex or facsimile, and shall be given to the following addresses (or such other addresses as to which notice is given):

To PFI:
 
Pacer Financial Inc.
16 Industrial Blvd.
Suite 201
Paoli, PA  19301
Attn:  Sean O’Hara

Fax:  (610) 644-7177

To the Fund:

Pacer Funds Trust
16 Industrial Blvd.
Suite 201
Paoli, PA  19301
Attn: Joe Thomson
 
23.
Counterparts .   This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto on any number of counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.
 
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Entire Agreement .   This Agreement embodies the entire agreement and understanding among the parties and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof; provided, however, that PFI may embody in one or more separate documents its agreement, if any, with respect to delegated duties and oral instructions.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

PACER FUNDS TRUST
 
By:        /s/ Joe Thomson                      
Name: Joe Thomson
Title:  President
PACER FINANCIAL, INC.
 
By:        /s/ Joe Thomson                 
Name: Joe Thomson
Title:  President
 

 

 
 
APPENDIX A

LIST OF PORTFOLIOS

Pacer Trendpilot™ 750 ETF
Pacer Trendpilot™ 550 ETF
Pacer Trendpilot™ 100 ETF
Pacer US Export Leaders ETF


 
 

 
 
APPENDIX B

SERVICES

(a)           The Fund grants to PFI the exclusive right to receive all orders for purchases of Creation Units of each portfolio from participating parties (“Authorized Participants”) which have entered into a participant agreement with PFI and the transfer agent in accordance with the registration statement (“Participant Agreements”) and to transmit such orders to the Fund in accordance with the registration statement; provided, however, that nothing herein shall affect or limit the right and ability of the Fund to accept deposit securities and related cash components through or outside the clearing process, and as provided in and in accordance with the registration statement.  The Fund acknowledges that PFI shall not be obligated to accept any certain number of orders for Creation Units.

(b)           PFI agrees to act as agent of the Fund with respect to the continuous distribution of Creation Units of the Fund as set forth in the registration statement and in accordance with the provisions thereof.  PFI further agrees as follows:  (a) PFI shall enter into Participant Agreements among Authorized Participants, PFI, and the transfer agent in accordance with the registration statement; (b) PFI shall generate and transmit confirmations of Creation Unit purchase order acceptances to the purchaser; (c) PFI shall deliver copies of the prospectus to purchasers of such Creation Units and upon request the statement of additional information; and (d) PFI shall maintain telephonic, facsimile and/or access to direct computer communications links with the transfer agent.

(c)           (i)           PFI agrees to use all reasonable efforts, consistent with its other business, to facilitate the purchase of Creation Units through Authorized Participants in accordance with the procedures set forth in the prospectus and the Participant Agreements.

(ii)           PFI shall, at its own expense, execute selected or soliciting dealer agreements with registered broker-dealers and other eligible entities providing for the purchase of Creation Units of Shares of the Fund and related promotional activities, in the forms as approved by the Board of Trustees of the Fund.  The Fund shall not furnish or cause to be furnished to any person or display or publish any information or materials relating to the Fund (including, without limitation, promotional materials and sales literature, advertisements, press releases, announcements, statements, posters, signs or other similar material), except such information and materials that have been approved in writing by PFI.  Furthermore, PFI shall clear and file all advertising, sales, marketing and promotional materials of the Funds with FINRA.

(d)           PFI agrees to administer the Fund’s distribution plan on behalf of the Fund.  PFI shall, at its own expense, set up and maintain a system of recording and payments for fees and reimbursement of expenses disseminated pursuant to this Agreement and any other related agreements under the Fund’s Rule 12b-1 Plans and shall, pursuant to the 1940 Act, report such payment activity under the Distribution Plan to the Fund at least quarterly.

(e)           All activities by PFI and its agents and employees which are primarily intended to result in the sale of Creation Units shall comply with the registration statement, the instructions of the Board of Trustees of the Fund and all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to the 1940 Act by the SEC or any securities association registered under the 1934 Act, including FINRA and the Listing Exchange.

(g)           Except as otherwise noted in the registration statement, the offering price for all Creation Units of Shares will be the aggregate net asset value of the Shares per Creation Unit of the portfolio, as determined in the manner described in the registration statement.

(h)           If and whenever the determination of net asset value is suspended and until such suspension is terminated, no further orders for Creation Units will be processed by PFI except such unconditional orders as may have been placed with PFI before it had knowledge of the suspension.  In addition, the Fund reserves the right to suspend sales and PFI’ authority to process orders for Creation Units on behalf of the Fund, upon due notice to PFI, if, in the judgment of the Fund, it is in the best interests of the Fund to do so.  Suspension will continue for such period as may be determined by the Fund.
 
 
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(i)           PFI is not authorized by the Fund to give any information or to make any representations other than those contained in the registration statement or prospectus or contained in shareholder reports or other material that may be prepared by or on behalf of the Fund for PFI’ use.

(j)           The Board of Trustees shall approve the form of any Soliciting Dealer Agreement to be entered into by PFI.

(k)           At the request of the Fund, PFI shall enter into agreements, in the form specified by the Fund, with participants in the system for book-entry of The Depository Trust Company and the NSCC as described in the prospectus.

(l)           PFI shall ensure that all direct requests for prospectuses, statements of additional of information and periodic fund reports, as applicable, are fulfilled.  In addition, PFI shall arrange to provide the Listing Exchange (and any other national stock exchange on which the Shares may be listed) with copies of prospectuses to be provided to purchasers in the secondary market.  PFI will generally make it known in the brokerage community that prospectuses and statements of additional information are available, including by (i) advising the Listing Exchange on behalf of its member firms of the same, (ii) making such disclosure in all marketing and advertising materials prepared and/or filed by PFI with FINRA, and (iii) as may otherwise be required by the SEC.
 
               (m)           PFI agrees to make available, at the Fund’s request, one or more members of its staff to attend Board meetings of the Fund in order to provide information with regard to the ongoing distribution process and for such other purposes as may be requested by the Board of Trustees of the Fund.

           (n)           PFI will review all sales and marketing materials for compliance with applicable laws and conditions of any applicable exemptive order, and file such materials with FINRA when necessary or appropriate.  All such sales and marketing materials must be approved, in writing, by PFI prior to use.

 
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CUSTODY AGREEMENT
 
 
THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of this 26 th day of May, 2015,  by and between PACER 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” shall mean a system for the central handling of securities as that term is defined in Rule 17f-4 and 17f-7 under the 1940 Act.
 
1.07   “Foreign Securities” means any of the [Trust’s/Fund’s] investments (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 the [Trust/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 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 actually 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 and statements of additional information of the Trust (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.
 
 
 
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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.
 
(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 reasonable commercial 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.
 
 
 
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(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.
 
(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:
 
 
 
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(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;
 
(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;
 
 
 
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(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;
 
(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.
 
 
 
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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.
 
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.
 
 
 
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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.
 
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:
 
 
 
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(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.
 
(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.
 
 
 
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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.
 
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.
 
 
 
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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.
 
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 initial 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;
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 $ [--] , 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.
 
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.
 
 
 
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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:
Pacer Funds Trust
16 Industrial Blvd, Suite 201
Paoli, Pennsylvania 19301
Attn: Joe M. Thomson, President
Phone: (610) 644-8100
Fax: (610) 644-7177

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.
 
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
 
 
 
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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.
 
 
(signatures on the following page)
 
 
 
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.
 
 
PACER FUNDS TRUST
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
   
By:         /s/ Joe M. Thomson                 
By:        /s/ Michael R. McVoy                             
   
Name:   Joe M. Thomson
Name:  Michael R. McVoy
   
Title:     President and Chairman
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
 
 
Joe M. Thomson
 
Phone: (610) 644-8100
Fax: (610) 644-7177
 
 
/s/ Joe M. Thomson
 
 
 
Sean O’Hara
 
Phone: (610) 644-8100
Fax: (610) 644-7177
 
 
/s/ Sean O’Hara
 
 
 
Bruce Kavanaugh
 
Phone: (610) 644-8100
Fax: (610) 644-7177
 
 
/s/ Bruce Kavanaugh
 
 
 
Michael Mack
 
Phone: (610) 644-8100
Fax: (610) 644-7177
 
 
/s/ Michael Mack
 
   
______________________
 
 


 
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EXHIBIT B
 
to the Custody Agreement
 
Fund Names
 

Separate Series of Pacer Funds Trust

Name of Series
 
Pacer Trendpilot™ 750 ETF
 
Pacer Trendpilot™ 450 ETF
 
Pacer Trendpilot™ 100 ETF
 
Pacer US Export Leaders ETF
 
 
 
 
 
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Exhibit C to the Custody Agreement – Pacer Funds Trust-(ETF) Custody Fee Schedule at May, 2015

Base Fee for Custody Services 1

The following reflects the greater of the basis point fee or minimum per fund.

 
Custody
Basis Points on AUM
Annual Minimum per Fund
First $[--]
Next $[--]
Balance
$[--]
[--]
[--]
[--]


Domestic Custody Services Fee Schedule (in addition to the base fee)

Note: Additional Global sub-custodial services & safekeeping fees apply as required (see following page)

Domestic Custody Portfolio Transaction Fees – Domestic and/or global, (see below) associated with Sponsor trades ( 1 )
§  
$[--]– Book entry DTC transaction/Federal Reserve transaction/principal paydown
§  
$[--]– Short Sales
§  
$[--]– US Bank Repo agreement/reverse repurchase agreement/time deposit/CD or other non-depository transaction
§  
$[--]– Option/ SWAPS/future contract written, exercised or expired
§  
$[--]– Mutual fund trade/Fed wire/margin variation Fed wire
§  
$[--]– Physical transaction
§  
$[--]– Segregated account per year

§  
A transaction is defined as any purchase/sale, free receipt/ free delivery, maturity, tender or exchange
§  
No charge for initial conversion free receipts
§  
Overdraft – charge to the account at prime interest rate plus 2%

Out-Of-Pocket Expenses – Including but not limited to:
§  
Intraday indicative value (IIV) agent fees
§  
Corporate action services
§  
SWIFT reporting and message fees
§  
Customized reporting
§  
Third-party data provider costs (including GICS, MSCI, Lipper, etc)
§  
Supplemental programming and development
§  
Cost associated with setting up data feeds
§  
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

Additional Services – Additional fees apply for Global Servicing

Fees are calculated pro rata and billed monthly.
 
 

1   Subject to annual CPI increase, Milwaukee MSA.
 
2   “Sponsor trades” are defined as any trades put through the Portfolio, on behalf of the Fund by any portfolio manager/sub advisor and their affiliates authorized by the BOT to act on behalf of the Fund, outside of the create/redeem process.  Cash-in-Lieu proceeds received as part of the create/redeem process, and their related transactions are not considered to be “Sponsor trades.”
 
 
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Exhibit C (continued) to the Global Sub-Custodial Services Fee Schedule at May, 2015

Annual Base Fee 1   – A monthly minimum charge per account (fund) will apply based on the number of foreign securities held.
§  
1-25 foreign securities: $[--]
§  
26-50 foreign securities: $[--]
§  
Over 50 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.
§  
For all other markets specified above, surcharges may apply if a security is held outside of the local market.

Plus :

Global Custody Transaction Fees 2   – Global Custody transaction fees associate with Sponsor Trades. (See schedule below)
§  
A transaction is defined as any purchase/sale, free receipt / free delivery, maturity, tender or exchange of a security.

Global Safekeeping Fees   – (See schedule below)

Tax Reclamation Services
§  
Tax reclaims that have been outstanding for more than 6 (six) months with the client will be charged $[--]per claim.

Cash (Fx) Transactions  
§  
3 rd Party Foreign Exchange- a Foreign Exchange transaction undertaken through a 3 rd party will be charged $[--]

Out-Of-Pocket Expenses – Including but not limited to:
§  
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
§  
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
§  
SWIFT reporting and message fees

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.

NOTE: MLP Funds pricing may vary from the above annual fees and are TBD per investment strategy

Fees are calculated pro rata and billed monthly.



1   Subject to annual CPI increase, Milwaukee MSA.
 
2   “Sponsor trades” are defined as any trades put through the Portfolio, on behalf of the Fund by any portfolio manager/sub advisor and their affiliates authorized by the BOT to act on behalf of the Fund, outside of the create/redeem process.  Cash-in-Lieu proceeds received as part of the create/redeem process, and their related transactions are not considered to be “Sponsor trades.”
 
 
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Exhibit C (continued) to the Global Sub-Custodial Services Annual Fee Schedule at May, 2015
 
COUNTRY
INSTRUMENT
SAFEKEEPING
(BPS)
TRANSACTION FEE
Argentina
All
[---]
$__
Australia
All
[---]
$__
Austria
All
[---]
$__
Bahrain
All
[---]
$__
Bangladesh
All
[---]
$__
Belgium
All
[---]
$__
Benin
All
[---]
$__
Bermuda
All
[---]
$__
Botswana
All
[---]
$__
Brazil
All
[---]
$__
Bulgaria
All
[---]
$__
Burkina Faso
All
[---]
$__
Canada
All
[---]
$__
Cayman Islands*
All
[---]
$__
Channel Islands*
All
[---]
$__
Chile
All
[---]
$__
China“A” Shares
All
[---]
$__
China “B” Shares
All
[---]
$__
Columbia
All
[---]
$__
Costa Rica
All
[---]
$__
Croatia
All
[---]
$__
Czech Republic
All
[---]
$__
Denmark
All
[---]
$__
Ecuador
All
[---]
$__
Egypt
All
[---]
$__
Estonia
All
[---]
$__
Euromarkets**
All
[---]
$__
Finland
All
[---]
$__
France
All
[---]
$__
Germany
All
[---]
$__
Ghana
All
[---]
$__
Greece
All
[---]
$__
Guinea Bissau
All
[---]
$__
Hong Kong
All
[---]
$__
Hungary
All
[---]
$__
Iceland
All
[---]
$__
India
All
[---]
$__
Indonesia
All
[---]
$__
Ireland
All
[---]
$__
Israel
All
[---]
$__
Italy
All
[---]
$__
Ivory Coast
All
[---]
$__
Japan
All
[---]
$__
Jordan
All
[---]
$__
Kazakhstan
All
[---]
$__
Kenya
All
[---]
$__
Latvia
Equities
[---]
$__
Latvia
Bonds
[---]
$__
Lebanon
All
[---]
$__
Lithuania
All
[---]
$__
 
 
 
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COUNTRY
INSTRUMENT
SAFEKEEPING
(BPS)
TRANSACTION FEE
Luxembourg
All
[---]
$__
Malaysia
All
[---]
$__
Mali
All
[---]
$___
Malta
All
[---]
$__
Mauritius
All
[---]
$__
Mexico
All
[---]
$__
Morocco
All
[---]
$__
Namibia
All
[---]
$__
Netherlands
All
[---]
$__
New Zealand
All
[---]
$__
Niger
All
[---]
$__
Nigeria
All
[---]
$__
Norway
All
[---]
$__
Oman
All
[---]
$__
Pakistan
All
[---]
$__
Peru
All
[---]
$__
Philippines
All
[---]
$__
Poland
All
[---]
$__
Portugal
All
[---]
$__
Qatar
All
[---]
$__
Romania
All
[---]
$__
Russia
Equities
[---]
$__
Russia
MINFINs
[---]
$__
Senegal
All
[---]
$__
Singapore
All
[---]
$__
Slovak Republic
All
[---]
$__
Slovenia
All
[---]
$__
South Africa
All
[---]
$__
South Korea
All
[---]
$__
Spain
All
[---]
$__
Sri Lanka
All
[---]
$__
Swaziland
All
[---]
$__
Sweden
All
[---]
$__
Switzerland
All
[---]
$__
Taiwan
All
[---]
$__
Thailand
All
[---]
$__
Togo
All
[---]
$__
Tunisia
All
[---]
$__
Turkey
All
[---]
$__
UAE
All
[---]
$__
United Kingdom
All
[---]
$__
Ukraine
All
[---]
$__
Uruguay
All
[---]
$__
Venezuela
All
[---]
$__
Zambia
All
[---]
$__
Zimbabwe
All
[---]
$__
*Additional customer documentation and indemnification will be required prior to
establishing accounts in these markets.
**Tiered by market value <$[-]: [-], >$[-] and <$[-]: [-] bps; >$[-]: [-] bps
**Euromarkets – Non-Euromarkets: Surcharges vary by local market
*Safekeeping  and transaction fees are assessed on security and currency transactions
 
 
 
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EXHIBIT D

SHAREHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS ACT AUTHORIZATION

PACER 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.


     X       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.

 
 
PACER FUNDS TRUST
 
By:         /s/ Joe M. Thomson                 
 
Title:      President and Chairman          
 
Date:      May 26, 2015                           
 

 
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FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICING AGREEMENT
 
THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of the 26 th day of May, 2015, by and between PACER FUNDS TRUST , a Delaware statutory trust, (the “Trust”) and U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC , a Wisconsin limited liability company (“Fund Services”).
 
 
WHEREAS, the Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company;
 
WHEREAS, the Trust desires to retain Fund Services to provide fund administration services to each series of the Trust listed on Exhibit A attached 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 Fund Services as Fund Administrator
 
The Trust hereby appoints Fund Services as fund administrator for the term of this Agreement to perform the services and duties described herein.  Fund Services hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to perform the services and duties set forth in this Agreement.  The services and duties of Fund Services shall be confined to those matters expressly set forth herein, and no implied duties are assumed by or may be asserted against Fund Services hereunder.
 
2.  
Services and Duties of Fund Services
 
Fund Services shall provide the following administration services to a Fund:
 
A.       
General Fund Management:
(1)       
Act as liaison among Fund service providers, including but not exclusive to Adviser, Sub-Adviser, authorized participants, external legal counsel, accounting and audit firms and external compliance consultants.

(2)       
Supply:
a.    
Office facilities (which may be in Fund Services’, 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:
a.    
Prepare meeting agendas and resolutions, with the assistance of Fund counsel and Adviser in-house counsel.
 
 
 
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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, FINRA 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 Fund Services 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 Fund Services’ compliance program as it relates to the Trust, provided the same shall not be deemed to change Fund Services’ standard of care as set forth herein.
 
 
 
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d.  
Monitor applicable regulatory and operational service issues, including exchange listing requirements, and update Board of Trustees periodically.

e.  
Monitor compliance with regulatory exemptive relief (as applicable) for ETFs.

(2)       
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.
g.  
Assist Fund counsel with application for exemptive relief, when applicable

(3)       
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 the required annual excise distribution amounts for the review and approval of Fund management and/or its independent accountant.
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.
 
 
 
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(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 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. Fund Services 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.

(2)  Provide the Fund’s Management and independent accountant with tax reporting information pertaining to the Fund and available to Fund Services 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 Directors and other qualifying service providers.

                        (5) Monitor wash sale losses.
 
(6) Calculate Qualified Dividend Income (“QDI”) for qualifying Fund Shareholders.
 
 
 
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(7) Calculate Dividends Received Deduction (“DRD”) for qualifying corporate Fund Shareholders.

3.  
Compensation
 
Fund Services shall be compensated for providing the services set forth in this Agreement in accordance with the fee schedule set forth on Exhibit C attached hereto (as amended from time to time).  Fund Services 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 Fund Services in performing its duties hereunder.  The Trust shall pay all such fees and reimbursable expenses within 30 calendar days following receipt of the monthly billing notice, except for any fee or expense subject to a good faith dispute.  The Trust shall notify Fund Services 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.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, amounts owed by the Trust to Fund Services shall only be paid out of the assets and property of the particular Fund involved.
 
4.  
License of Data; Warranty; Termination of Rights
 
 
A.
Fund Services 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 Fund Services 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 Fund Services 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 Fund Services has set forth in Section 6 of this Agreement.
 
 
B.
The Trust agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Fund Services, 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 Fund Services as set forth in Section 6 of this Agreement.
 
 
 
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5.  
Representations and Warranties
 
A.        
The Trust hereby represents and warrants to Fund Services, 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.  
Fund Services 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 Fund Services in accordance with all requisite action and constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of Fund Services, 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.           
Fund Services shall exercise reasonable care in the performance of its duties under this Agreement.  Fund Services 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 Fund Services’ control, except a loss arising out of or relating to Fund Services’ 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 Fund Services has exercised reasonable care in the performance of its duties under this Agreement, the Trust shall indemnify and hold harmless Fund Services from and against any and all claims, demands, losses, expenses, and liabilities of any and every nature (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) that Fund Services may sustain or incur or that may be asserted against Fund Services 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 Fund Services 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 Fund Services’ 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 “Fund Services” shall include Fund Services’ directors, officers and employees.

Each Fund shall indemnify Fund Services against and save Fund Services harmless from any loss, damage or expense, including counsel fees and other costs and expenses of a defense against any claim or liability, arising from any one or more of the following:

Errors in records or instructions, explanations, information, specifications or documentation of any kind, as the case may be, supplied to Bank of New York Mellon by any third party described above or by or on behalf of a Fund;

Action or inaction taken or omitted to be taken by Fund Services pursuant to written or oral instructions of the fund or otherwise without negligence or willful misconduct.;

Any action taken or omitted to be taken by Fund Services in good faith in accordance with the advice or opinion of counsel for a Fund or its own counsel;
 
 
 
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Any improper use by a Fund or its agents, distributor or investment advisor of any valuations or computations supplied by Fund Services pursuant to this Agreement.

Fund Services 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 Fund Services as a result of Fund Services’ 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 Fund Services, 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, Fund Services shall take all reasonable steps to minimize service interruptions for any period that such interruption continues.  Fund Services 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 Fund Services.  Fund Services 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 Fund Services’ premises and operating capabilities at any time during regular business hours of Fund Services, upon reasonable notice to Fund Services.  Moreover, Fund Services 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 Fund Services relating to the services provided by Fund Services under this Agreement.

Notwithstanding the above, Fund Services 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 6 shall indefinitely survive the termination and/or assignment of this Agreement.

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

 
E.
Paid Tax Preparer Disclaimer:   In conjunction with the tax services provided to each Fund by Fund Services hereunder, Fund Services 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 Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”), or any successor thereof.  Any information provided by Fund Services to a Fund for income tax reporting purposes with respect to any item of income, gain, loss, or credit will be performed solely in Fund Services’ administrative capacity. Fund Services 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 Fund Services, and any supporting documents thereto, in connection with the tax reporting services provided to each Fund by Fund Services.  Fund Services shall not be liable for the provision or omission of any tax advice with respect to any information provided by Fund Services to a Fund. The tax information provided by Fund Services shall be pertinent to the data and information made available to us, and is neither derived from nor construed as tax advice.
 
7.  
Data Necessary to Perform Services
 
The Trust or its agent shall furnish to Fund Services 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
 
Fund Services 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 Fund Services 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 Fund Services or any of its employees, agents or representatives, and information that was already in the possession of Fund Services prior to receipt thereof from the Trust or its agent, shall not be subject to this paragraph.
 
 
 
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Further, Fund Services 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, Fund Services 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
 
Fund Services 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.  Fund Services agrees that all such records prepared or maintained by Fund Services relating to the services to be performed by Fund Services 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.
 
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 Fund relating to its portfolio investments as set forth in its Prospectus and SAI.  Fund Services’ 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
 
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 Fund Services and the Trust, and authorized or approved by the Board of Trustees.
 
 
 
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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 initial 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 Fund Services’ duties or responsibilities hereunder is designated by the Trust by written notice to Fund Services, Fund Services 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 Fund Services under this Agreement in a form reasonably acceptable to the Trust (if such form differs from the form in which Fund Services has maintained the same, the Trust shall pay any expenses associated with transferring the data to such form), and will co-operate in the transfer of such duties and responsibilities, including provision for assistance from Fund Services’ 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 Fund Services, or by Fund Services 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 Fund Services 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 Fund Services and its officers, directors and employees as the Fund attorneys, form attorney-client relationships or require the provision of legal advice.  The Fund acknowledges that in-house Fund Services attorneys exclusively represent Fund Services and rely on outside counsel retained by the Fund to review all services provided by in-house Fund Services attorneys and to provide independent judgment on the Fund’s behalf.  Because no attorney-client relationship exists between in-house Fund Services attorneys and the Fund, any information provided to Fund Services attorneys may not be privileged and may be subject to compulsory disclosure under certain circumstances.  Fund Services represents that it will maintain the confidentiality of information disclosed to its in-house attorneys on a best efforts basis.
 
Fund Services may consult with counsel to the appropriate Fund or its own counsel, at such Fund’s expense, and shall be fully protected with respect to anything done or omitted by it in good faith in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel.
 
 
 
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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 Fund Services shall be sent to:
 
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Attn:  President

and notice to the Trust shall be sent to:
 
Pacer Funds Trust
16 Industrial Blvd, Suite 201
Paoli, Pennsylvania 19301
Attn: Joe M. Thomson, President

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.
 
 
PACER FUNDS TRUST
U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC
   
By:         /s/ Joe M. Thomson                 
By:        /s/ Michael R. McVoy                             
   
Name:   Joe M. Thomson
Name:  Michael R. McVoy
   
Title:     President and Chairman
Title:    Executive Vice President

 

 
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Exhibit A to the Fund Administration Servicing Agreement - Pacer Funds Trust


Name of Series
Pacer Trendpilot™ 750 ETF
Pacer Trendpilot™ 450 ETF
Pacer Trendpilot™ 100 ETF
Pacer US Export Leaders ETF
 
 
 
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Exhibit B to the Fund Administration Servicing Agreement – Pacer 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 Fund Services’ 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 Fund Services, entitled to enforce all provisions of such agreement relating to the Data.
 
THE DATA IS PROVIDED TO THE TRUST ON AN "AS IS" BASIS.  FUND SERVICES, 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). FUND SERVICES, 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

THE TRUST ASSUMES THE ENTIRE RISK OF ANY USE THE TRUST MAY MAKE OF THE DATA.  IN NO EVENT SHALL FUND SERVICES, 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 FUND SERVICES, 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


Base Fee 1 for ETF Accounting, Administration, Transfer Agent & Account Services at May, 2015

The following reflects the greater of the basis point fee or minimum per fund

 
Admin/Accounting/TA
Basis Points on AUM
Annual Minimum per Fund
First $[--]
Next $[--]
Balance
$[--]
 
[--]
[--]
[--]

Note: MLP Funds pricing may vary from the above annual fees and are TBD per investment strategy

The Following Services and Associated Fees are in Addition to the Base Fee

Pricing Services
For daily pricing of securities (estimated 252 pricing days annually)
§  
$ [--] –Domestic Equities, Options, ADRs
§  
$ [--] –Foreign Equities
§  
$ [--] –Domestic Corporate/Convertible/Gov’t/Agency Bonds, Futures, Forwards, Currency Rates,
Mortgage Backed Securities
§  
$ [--] –CMOs, Municipal Bonds, Money Market Instruments, Foreign Corporate/Convertible/Gov’t/Agency Bonds,
Asset Backed Securities, High Yield Bonds
§  
$ [--] –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
Fee for IDC data used to monitor corporate actions
§  
$ [--] /Foreign Equity Security per Month for Corporate Action Service
§  
$ [--] /Domestic Equity Security per Month for Corporate Action Service
§  
$ [--] /Month Manual Security Pricing (>10/day)

Chief Compliance Officer Support Fee
§  
CCO support annual fee $ [--] /trust per USBFS services selected (administration/ accounting/ transfer agent,
distributor, custodian)
§  
Year [--] % on total CCO support annual fees if all USBFS services are selected
§  
Year [--] % on total CCO support annual fees if all USBFS services are selected

Out-Of-Pocket Expenses
Including but not limited to corporate action services, fair value pricing services, factor services, SWIFT processing, customized reporting, third-party data provider costs (including GICS, MSCI, Lipper, etc.), postage, stationary, programming, special reports, proxies, insurance, EDGAR/XBRL filing, retention of records, federal and state regulatory filing fees, expenses from Board of Trustee meetings, third party auditing and legal expenses, wash sales reporting (GainsKeeper), tax e-filing, PFIC monitoring, conversion expenses (if necessary), and CCO team travel related costs to perform due diligence reviews at advisor and sub-advisor facilities.

Fees are calculated pro rata and billed monthly.
 


1 Subject to annual CPI increase, Milwaukee MSA

 
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Exhibit B (continued) to the Fund Administration Servicing Agreement – Pacer Funds Trust

Optional Services Provided by USBFS upon Client Request at May, 2015

Section 15(c) Reporting
Add the following for legal administration services and data charges necessary to compile SEC required
 “peer reporting” information.
 
§  
$ [--] /fund per report

Fair Value Services (Charged at the Complex Level)
The lesser of…
§  
$ [--] per Fund
§  
Or $ [--] on the First 100 Securities and $ [--] on the balance of Securities
 
NOTE: Prices above are based on using U.S. Bancorp primary pricing service which may vary by security type and are subject to change.  Use of alternative and/or additional sources may result in additional fees. Pricing vendors may designate certain securities as hard to value or as a non-standard security type, such as CLOs and CDOs, which may result in additional fees. All schedules subject to change depending upon the use of unique security type requiring special pricing or accounting arrangements.

Daily Compliance Services
§  
Base fee – $ [--] /fund per year
§  
Setup – $ [--] /fund group

Non-Standard Intraday Indicative Value (IIV) Calculation
§  
Negotiated based upon specific requirements

Customized Benchmarking
§  
Negotiated based upon specific requirements

Additional Services Provided and Negotiated Upon Client Request.

 
 
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TRANSFER AGENT SERVICING AGREEMENT
 
THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of this 26 th day of May, 2015, by and between PACER FUNDS TRUST , a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”) and U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC , a Wisconsin limited liability company (“Fund Services”).
 
WHEREAS, The Trust intends to issue in respect of its portfolios listed on Exhibit A attached hereto (each a “Fund” or an “ ETF Series”) an exchange-traded class of shares known as " ETF Shares” for each ETF Series.  The ETF Shares shall be created in bundles called “Creation Units.”  The Trust, on behalf of the ETF Series, shall create and redeem ETF Shares of each ETF Series only in Creation Units principally in kind for portfolio securities of the particular ETF Series (“Deposit Securities”), as more fully described in the current prospectus and statement of additional information of the Trust, included in its registration statement on Form N-1A, No. 811-23024; and as authorized under the Order of Exemption filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Only brokers or dealers that are “Authorized Participants” and that have entered into an Authorized Participant Agreement with the Distributor, acting on behalf of the Trust, shall be authorized to create and redeem ETF Shares in Creation Units from the Trust.  The Trust wishes to engage Fund Services to perform certain services on behalf of the Trust with respect to the creation and redemption of ETF Shares, as the Trust’s agent, namely: to provide transfer agent services for ETF Shares of each ETF Series; to act as Index Receipt Agent (as such term is defined in the rules of the National Securities Clearing Corporation) with respect to the settlement of trade orders with Authorized Participants; and to provide custody services under the terms of the Custody Agreement, as supplemented hereby, for the settlement of Creation Units against Deposit Securities and/or cash that shall be delivered by Authorized Participants in exchange for ETF Shares and the redemption of ETF Shares in Creation Unit size against the delivery of Redemption Securities and/or cash of each ETF Series.
 

WHEREAS, the Trust is registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”); and
 
WHEREAS, the Trust will ordinarily issue for purchase and redeem shares of the Trust (the “Shares) only in aggregations of Shares known as Creation Units (currently 50,000 shares) principally in kind or in cash;
 
WHEREAS, The Depository Trust Company, a limited purpose trust company organized under the laws of the State of New York (“DTC”), or its nominee Cede & Company, will be the  registered owner (the “Shareholder”) of all Shares; and

WHEREAS, the Trust desires to retain Fund Services as its transfer agent, dividend disbursing agent, and agent in connection with certain other activities to each series of the Trust
listed on Exhibit A attached hereto (as amended from time to time).
 
 
 
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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 Fund Services as Transfer Agent
 
The Trust hereby appoints Fund Services as transfer agent of the Trust on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, and Fund Services hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to perform the services and duties set forth in this Agreement.  The services and duties of Fund Services shall be confined to those matters expressly set forth herein, and no implied duties are assumed by or may be asserted against Fund Services hereunder.

2.  Services and Duties of Fund Services

Fund Services shall provide the following transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent services:
 
A. Perform and facilitate the performance of purchases and redemption of Creation Units;
 
B.  Prepare and transmit by means of DTC’s book-entry system payments for dividends and distributions on or with respect to the Shares declared by the Trust on behalf of the applicable Fund;
 
C. Maintain the record of the name and address of the Shareholder and the number of Shares issued by the Trust and held by the Shareholder;
 
D.  Record the issuance of Shares of the Trust and maintain a record of the total number of Shares of the Trust which are outstanding, and, based upon data provided to it by the Trust, the total number of authorized Shares. Fund Services shall have no obligation, when recording the issuance of Shares, to monitor the issuance of such Shares

E. Prepare and transmit to the Trust and the Trust’s administrator and to any applicable securities exchange (as specified to Fund Services by the Trust) information with respect to purchases and redemptions of Shares;
 
F. On days that the Trust may accept orders for purchases or redemptions, calculate and transmit to Fund Services and the Trust the number of outstanding Shares;
 
G. On days that the Trust may accept orders for purchases or redemptions (pursuant to the Participant Agreement), transmit to Fund Services, the Trust and DTC the amount of Shares purchased on such day;
 
H.  Confirm to DTC the number of Shares issued to the Shareholder, as DTC may reasonably request;
 
 
 
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I.  Prepare and deliver other reports, information and documents to DTC as DTC may reasonably request;
 
J.  Extend the voting rights to the Shareholder for extension by DTC to DTC participants and the beneficial owners of Shares in accordance with policies and procedures of DTC for book-entry only securities;
 
K.  Maintain those books and records of the Trust specified by the Trust and agreed upon by Fund Services;
 
L.  Prepare a monthly report of all purchases and redemptions of Shares during such month on a gross transaction basis, and identify on a daily basis the net number of Shares either redeemed or purchased on such business day and with respect to each Authorized Participant purchasing or redeeming Shares, the amount of Shares purchased or redeemed;
 
M.  Receive from the Distributor (as defined in the Participant Agreement) or from its agent purchase orders from Authorized Participants (as defined in the Participant Agreement) for Creation Unit Aggregations of Shares received in good form and accepted by or on behalf of the Trust by the Distributor, transmit appropriate trade instructions to the National Securities Clearance Corporation, if applicable, and pursuant to such orders issue the appropriate number of Shares of the Trust and hold such Shares in the account of the Shareholder for each of the respective Trusts;
 
N.  Receive from the Authorized Participants redemption requests, deliver the appropriate documentation thereof to the Trust’s custodian, generate and transmit or cause to be generated and transmitted confirmation of receipt of such redemption requests to the Authorized Participants submitting the same; transmit appropriate trade instructions to the National Securities Clearance Corporation, if applicable, and redeem the appropriate number of Creation Unit Aggregations of Shares held in the account of the Shareholder; and
 
O.  Confirm the name, U.S taxpayer identification number and principle place of business of each Authorized Participant.

P.  In addition to the services set forth above, Fund Services shall: perform the customary services of a transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent including, but not limited to, maintaining the account of the Shareholder and obtaining at the request of the Trust from the Shareholder a list of DTC participants holding interests in the Global Certificate.

Q.  Fund Services shall keep records relating to the services to be performed hereunder, in the form and manner required by applicable laws, rules, and regulations under the 1940 Act and to the extent required by Section 31 of the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder (the “Rules”), all such books and records shall be the property of the Trust, will be preserved, maintained and made available in accordance with such Section and Rules, and will be surrendered promptly to the Trust on and in accordance with its request.
 
 
 
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3.  Lost Shareholder Due Diligence Searches and Servicing

The Trust hereby acknowledges that Fund Services 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 on Exhibit B attached 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 Fund Services 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 Fund Services describing various tools used by Fund Services 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 Fund Services 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.
 
Based on this determination, the Trust hereby instructs and directs Fund Services 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.
 
Fund Services agrees to provide to the Trust:
 
(a)       
Prompt written notification of any transaction or combination of transactions that Fund Services 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 Fund Services 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;
 
 
 
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(c)       
Any reports received by Fund Services from any government agency or applicable industry self-regulatory organization pertaining to Fund Services’ 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 Fund Services acknowledges, that Fund Services shall (i) permit federal regulators access to such information and records maintained by Funder Services and relating to Fund Services’ implementation of the Procedures, on behalf of the Trust, as they may request, and (ii) permit such federal regulators to inspect Fund Services’ implementation of the Procedures on behalf of the Trust.
 
5.  Compensation

Fund Services shall be compensated for providing the services set forth in this Agreement in accordance with the fee schedule set forth on Exhibit B attached hereto (as amended from time to time).  Fund Services 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 Fund Services in performing its duties hereunder.  Fund Services 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 monthly billing notice, except for any fee or expense subject to a good faith dispute.  The Trust shall notify Fund Services 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. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, amounts owed by the Trust to Fund Services shall only be paid out of assets and property of the particular Fund involved.
 
6.  Representations and Warranties

A.        
The Trust hereby represents and warrants to Fund Services, 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;
 
 
 
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(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.            
Fund Services 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 Fund Services in accordance with all requisite action and constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of Fund Services, 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
 
 
 
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(4)
It is a registered transfer agent under the Exchange Act.

7.  Standard of Care; Indemnification; Limitation of Liability

A.        
Fund Services shall exercise reasonable care in the performance of its duties under this Agreement.  Fund Services 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 fund Services’ control, except a loss arising out of or relating to Fund Services’ 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 Fund Services has exercised reasonable care in the performance of its duties under this Agreement, the Trust shall indemnify and hold harmless Fund Services from and against any and all claims, demands, losses, expenses, and liabilities of any and every nature (including reasonable attorneys' fees) that Fund Services may sustain or incur or that may be asserted against Fund Services 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 Fund Services 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 Fund Services’ 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 “Fund Services” shall include Fund Services’ directors, officers and employees.

Fund Services 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 Fund Services as a result of Fund Services’ 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 Fund Services, 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.
 
 
 
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In the event of a mechanical breakdown or failure of communication or power supplies beyond its control, Fund Services shall take all reasonable steps to minimize service interruptions for any period that such interruption continues.  Fund Services 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 Fund Services.  Fund Services 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 Fund Services’ premises and operating capabilities at any time during regular business hours of Fund Services, upon reasonable notice to Fund Services.  Moreover, Fund Services 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 Fund Services relating to the services provided by Fund Services under this Agreement.
 
Notwithstanding the above, Fund Services 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 7 shall indefinitely survive the termination and/or assignment of this Agreement.

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

8.  Data Necessary to Perform Services

The Trust or its agent shall furnish to Fund Services the data necessary to perform the services described herein at such times and in such form as mutually agreed upon.
 
 
 
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9.  Proprietary and Confidential Information

Fund Services 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 Fund Services 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 Fund Services or any of its employees, agents or representatives, and information that was already in the possession of Fund Services prior to receipt thereof from the Trust or its agent, shall not be subject to this paragraph.
 
Further, Fund Services 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, Fund Services 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

Fund Services 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.  Fund Services agrees that all such records prepared or maintained by Fund Services relating to the services to be performed by Fund Services 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.
 
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.  Fund Services’ 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.  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 Fund Services and the Trust, and authorized or approved by the Board of Trustees.
 
 
 
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13.  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 initial 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
 
14.  Duties in the Event of Termination

In the event that, in connection with the termination of this Agreement, a successor to any of Fund Services’ duties or responsibilities hereunder is designated by the Trust by written notice to Fund Services, Fund Services 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 Fund Services under this Agreement in a form reasonably acceptable to the Trust (if such form differs from the form in which Fund Services 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 Fund Services’ 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.
 
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 Fund Services, or by Fund Services 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.
 
 
 
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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 Fund Services 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.

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 Fund Services shall be sent to:
 
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI  53202
Attn:  President

and notice to the Trust shall be sent to:
 
Pacer Funds Trust
16 Industrial Blvd, Suite 201
Paoli, Pennsylvania 19301
Attn: Joe M. Thomson, President

 
 
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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.
 
 

 
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.
 
 
PACER FUNDS TRUST
U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC
   
By:         /s/ Joe M. Thomson                 
By:        /s/ Michael R. McVoy                             
   
Name:   Joe M. Thomson
Name:  Michael R. McVoy
   
Title:     President and Chairman
Title:    Executive Vice President
 
 
 
 
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Exhibit A to the Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement- Pacer Funds Trust

Name of Series
Pacer Trendpilot™ 750 ETF
Pacer Trendpilot™ 450 ETF
Pacer Trendpilot™ 100 ETF
Pacer US Export Leaders ETF

 
 
 
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Exhibit B (fees) to Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement – Pacer Funds Trust

Base Fee 1 for ETF Accounting, Administration, Transfer Agent & Account Services at May, 2015

The following reflects the greater of the basis point fee or minimum per fund

 
Admin/Accounting/TA
Basis Points on AUM
Annual Minimum per Fund
First $[--]
Next $[--]
Balance
$[--]
 
[--]
[--]
[--]

Note: MLP Funds pricing may vary from the above annual fees and are TBD per investment strategy

The Following Services and Associated Fees are in Addition to the Base Fee

Pricing Services
For daily pricing of securities (estimated 252 pricing days annually)
§  
$ [--] –Domestic Equities, Options, ADRs
§  
$ [--] –Foreign Equities
§  
$ [--] –Domestic Corporate/Convertible/Gov’t/Agency Bonds, Futures, Forwards, Currency Rates,
Mortgage Backed Securities
§  
$ [--] –CMOs, Municipal Bonds, Money Market Instruments, Foreign Corporate/Convertible/Gov’t/Agency Bonds,
Asset Backed Securities, High Yield Bonds
§  
$ [--] –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
Fee for IDC data used to monitor corporate actions
§  
$ [--] /Foreign Equity Security per Month for Corporate Action Service
§  
$ [--] /Domestic Equity Security per Month for Corporate Action Service
§  
$ [--] /Month Manual Security Pricing (>10/day)

Chief Compliance Officer Support Fee
§  
CCO support annual fee $ [--] /trust per USBFS services selected (administration/ accounting/ transfer agent,
distributor, custodian)
§  
Year [--] % on total CCO support annual fees if all USBFS services are selected
§  
Year [--] % on total CCO support annual fees if all USBFS services are selected

Out-Of-Pocket Expenses
Including but not limited to corporate action services, fair value pricing services, factor services, SWIFT processing, customized reporting, third-party data provider costs (including GICS, MSCI, Lipper, etc.), postage, stationary, programming, special reports, proxies, insurance, EDGAR/XBRL filing, retention of records, federal and state regulatoryfiling fees, expenses from Board of Trustee meetings, third party auditing and legal expenses, wash sales reporting(GainsKeeper), tax e-filing, PFIC monitoring, conversion expenses (if necessary), and CCO team travel related costs toperform due diligence reviews at advisor and sub-advisor facilities.

Fees are calculated pro rata and billed monthly.

Additional Services Provided and Negotiated Upon Client Request.
 

1 Subject to annual CPI increase, Milwaukee MSA
 
 
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FUND ACCOUNTING SERVICING AGREEMENT
 
THIS AGREEMENT is made as of this 26th day of May, 2015 by and between PACER FUNDS TRUST , a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”) and U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC , a Wisconsin limited liability company (“Fund Services”).
 
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
 
WHEREAS, the Trust desires to retain Fund Services to provide accounting services to each series of the Trust listed on Exhibit A attached hereto (as amended from time to time) (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) the services described herein, all as more fully set forth below;
 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual 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 Fund Services as Fund Accountant
 
The Trust hereby appoints Fund Services as fund accountant of the Trust for the term of this Agreement to perform the services and duties described herein.  Fund Services hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to perform the services and duties set forth in this Agreement.   The services and duties of Fund Services shall be confined to those matters expressly set forth herein, and no implied duties are assumed by or may be asserted against Fund Services hereunder.

2.  Services and Duties of Fund Services

Fund Services shall provide the following accounting services to a 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 pricing sources 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.
 
 
 
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(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 Fund Services 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 in the form as agreed upon between the parties.
 
 
 
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(4)         
Determine the net asset value of the Fund according to the accounting policies and procedures set forth in the Fund's current prospectus.

(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 Fund Services’ standard of care as set forth herein.
 
 
 
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(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.

3.           License of Data; Warranty; Termination of Rights
 
A.         
The valuation information and evaluations being provided to the Trust by Fund Services 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 Fund Services 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.          
Fund Services may stop supplying some or all Data to the Trust if Fund Services’ suppliers terminate any agreement to provide Data to Fund Services.  Also, Fund Services may stop supplying some or all Data to the Trust if Fund Services 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 Fund Services’ suppliers demand that the Data be withheld from the Trust.  Fund Services 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, Fund Services shall obtain prices from a pricing source recommended by Fund Services 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.
 
 
 
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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 Fund Services 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.

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 Fund Services and its suppliers of pricing data, 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 Fund Services 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 Fund Services.

6.           Changes in Equipment, Systems, Etc.
 
Fund Services 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.
 
 
 
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7.           Compensation

Fund Services shall be compensated for providing the services set forth in this Agreement in accordance with the fee schedule set forth on Exhibit B  attached hereto (as amended from time to time).  Fund Services 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 Fund Services in performing its duties hereunder.  The Trust shall pay all such fees and reimbursable expenses within thirty (30) calendar days following receipt of the monthly billing notice, except for any fee or expense subject to a good faith dispute.  The Trust shall notify Fund Services in writing within thirty (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 ten (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 Fund Services shall only be paid out of the assets and property of the particular Fund involved.

8.           Representations and Warranties

A.           The Trust hereby represents and warrants to Fund Services, 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.
 
 
 
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B.
Fund Services 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 Fund Services in accordance with all requisite action and constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of Fund Services, 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.

9.           Standard of Care; Indemnification; Limitation of Liability
 
A.             
Fund Services shall exercise reasonable care in the performance of its duties under this Agreement.  Neither Fund Services 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 Fund Services’ control, except a loss arising out of or relating to Fund Services’ 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 Fund Services has exercised reasonable care in the performance of its duties under this Agreement, the Trust shall indemnify and hold harmless Fund Services 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 Fund Services or its suppliers may sustain or incur or that may be asserted against Fund Services or its suppliers by any person arising out of or related to (i) any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in performing the services hereunder (ii) in accordance with the foregoing standards, or (iii) in reliance upon any written or oral instruction provided to Fund Services by any duly authorized officer of the Trust, as approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust, or (iv) 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 Fund Services’ 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 “Fund Services” shall include Fund Services’ directors, officers and employees.
 
 
 
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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.

Fund Services 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 Fund Services as a result of Fund Services’ 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 Fund Services, 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.

In the event of a mechanical breakdown or failure of communication or power supplies beyond its control, Fund Services shall take all reasonable steps to minimize service interruptions for any period that such interruption continues.  Fund Services 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 Fund Services.  Fund Services agrees that it shall, at all times, have reasonable business continuity and disaster recovery 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 Fund Services’ premises and operating capabilities at any time during regular business hours of Fund Services, upon reasonable notice to Fund Services.  Moreover, Fund Services 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 Fund Services relating to the services provided by Fund Services under this Agreement.
 
 
 
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Notwithstanding the above, Fund Services 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.

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 Fund Services is acting in another capacity for the Trust pursuant to a separate agreement, nothing herein shall be deemed to relieve Fund Services of any of its obligations in such other capacity.
 
 
 
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10.           Notification of Error
 
The Trust will notify Fund Services of any discrepancy between Fund Services 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 Fund Services 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 Fund Services 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.           
Fund Services 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 Fund Services 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 Fund Services or any of its employees, agents or representatives, and information that was already in the possession of Fund Services prior to receipt thereof from the Trust or its agent, shall not be subject to this paragraph.

Further, Fund Services 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, Fund Services 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.

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.
 
 
 
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13.           Records
 
Fund Services 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.  Fund Services agrees that all such records prepared or maintained by Fund Services relating to the services to be performed by Fund Services 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.  Fund 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 Fund Services 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 initial 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;
 
 
 
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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 Fund Services’ duties or responsibilities hereunder is designated by the Trust by written notice to Fund Services, Fund Services 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 Fund Services under this Agreement in a form reasonably acceptable to the Trust (if such form differs from the form in which Fund Services 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 Fund Services’ 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 Fund Services, or by Fund Services 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.
21.           Services Not Exclusive
 
Nothing in this Agreement shall limit or restrict Fund Services from providing services to other parties that are similar or identical to some or all of the services provided hereunder.
 
 
 
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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 Fund Services shall be sent to:

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

and notice to the Trust shall be sent to:

Pacer Funds Trust
16 Industrial Blvd, Suite 201
Paoli, Pennsylvania 19301
Attn: Joe M. Thomson, President

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.
 
 
PACER FUNDS TRUST
U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC
   
By:         /s/ Joe M. Thomson                 
By:        /s/ Michael R. McVoy                             
   
Name:   Joe M. Thomson
Name:  Michael R. McVoy
   
Title:     President and Chairman
Title:    Executive Vice President

 

 
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Exhibit A to the Fund Accounting Servicing Agreement – Pacer Funds Trust


Name of Series
Pacer Trendpilot™ 750 ETF
Pacer Trendpilot™ 450 ETF
Pacer Trendpilot™ 100 ETF
Pacer US Export Leaders ETF
 

 
 
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Exhibit B to the Fund Accounting Servicing Agreement – Pacer Funds Trust
 

Base Fee 1 for ETF Accounting, Administration, Transfer Agent & Account Services at May, 2015

The following reflects the greater of the basis point fee or minimum per fund

 
Admin/Accounting/TA
Basis Points on AUM
Annual Minimum per Fund
First $[--]
Next $[--]
Balance
$[--]
 
[--]
[--]
[--]

Note: MLP Funds pricing may vary from the above annual fees and are TBD per investment strategy

The Following Services and Associated Fees are in Addition to the Base Fee

Pricing Services
For daily pricing of securities (estimated 252 pricing days annually)
§  
$ [--] –Domestic Equities, Options, ADRs
§  
$ [--] –Foreign Equities
§  
$ [--] –Domestic Corporate/Convertible/Gov’t/Agency Bonds, Futures, Forwards, Currency Rates,
Mortgage Backed Securities
§  
$ [--] –CMOs, Municipal Bonds, Money Market Instruments, Foreign Corporate/Convertible/Gov’t/Agency Bonds,
Asset Backed Securities, High Yield Bonds
§  
$ [--] –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
Fee for IDC data used to monitor corporate actions
§  
$ [--] /Foreign Equity Security per Month for Corporate Action Service
§  
$ [--] /Domestic Equity Security per Month for Corporate Action Service
§  
$ [--] /Month Manual Security Pricing (>10/day)

Chief Compliance Officer Support Fee
§  
CCO support annual fee $ [--] /trust per USBFS services selected (administration/ accounting/ transfer agent,
distributor, custodian)
§  
Year [--] % on total CCO support annual fees if all USBFS services are selected
§  
Year [--] % on total CCO support annual fees if all USBFS services are selected

Out-Of-Pocket Expenses
Including but not limited to corporate action services, fair value pricing services, factor services, SWIFT processing, customized reporting, third-party data provider costs (including GICS, MSCI, Lipper, etc.), postage, stationary, programming, special reports, proxies, insurance, EDGAR/XBRL filing, retention of records, federal and state regulatory filing fees, expenses from Board of Trustee meetings, third party auditing and legal expenses, wash sales reporting (GainsKeeper), tax e-filing, PFIC monitoring, conversion expenses (if necessary), and CCO team travel related costs to perform due diligence reviews at advisor and sub-advisor facilities.

Fees are calculated pro rata and billed monthly.


 
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Exhibit B (continued) to the Fund Accounting Servicing Agreement – Pacer Funds Trust

Fund Accounting and Fund Administration Optional Services Provided by USBFS upon Client Request at May, 2015

Section 15(c) Reporting
Add the following for legal administration services and data charges necessary to compile SEC required   “peer reporting” information.
§  
$ [--] /fund per report

Fair Value Services (Charged at the Complex Level)
The lesser of…
§  
$ [--] per Fund
§  
Or $ [--] on the First 100 Securities and $ [--] on the balance of Securities
 
NOTE: Prices above are based on using U.S. Bancorp primary pricing service which may vary by security type and are subject to change.  Use of alternative and/or additional sources may result in additional fees.  Pricing vendors may designate certain securities as hard to value or as a non-standard security type, such as CLOs and CDOs, which may result in additional fees. All schedules subject to change depending upon the use of unique security type requiring special pricing or accounting arrangements.

Daily Compliance Services
§  
Base fee – $ [--] /fund per year
§  
Setup – $ [--] /fund group

Non-Standard Intraday Indicative Value (IIV) Calculation
§  
Negotiated based upon specific requirements

Customized Benchmarking
§  
Negotiated based upon specific requirements

Additional Services Provided and Negotiated Upon Client Request.
 

1 Subject to annual CPI increase, Milwaukee MSA
 
 
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PACER FUNDS TRUST
AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANT AGREEMENT
 
 
This Authorized Participant Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into by and between Pacer Financial, Inc. (the “Distributor”) and [Authorized Participant] (the “Participant”) and is subject to acceptance by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (the “Index Receipt Agent”) as index receipt agent for Pacer Funds Trust (the “Trust”).
 
The Index Receipt Agent serves as the index receipt agent for the Trust and all of its designated series (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), and is an Index Receipt Agent as that term is defined in the rules of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (“NSCC”). The Distributor provides services as principal underwriter of the Funds acting on an agency basis in connection with the sale and distribution of the class of shares issued by the Funds known as “Fund Shares.”
 
The process by which an investor creates and redeems Fund Shares from a Fund is described in detail in the Trust's current prospectuses and statement of additional information, as each may be supplemented or amended from time to time (the “Prospectuses”) that comprise part of the Trust’s registration statement, as amended, on Form N-1A (Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”) Registration No. 333-201530; Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) Registration No. 811-23024 the “Registration Statement”)) and the Authorized Participant Procedures Handbook (“AP Handbook”) (hereinafter collectively, “Fund Documents”). The discussion of the creation and redemption process in this Agreement is modified as necessary by reference to the more complete discussions in the Fund Documents. References to the Fund Documents are to the then current Prospectuses and AP Handbook as each may be supplemented or amended from time to time in accordance with this Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Fund Documents. In the event of a conflict between this Agreement and the Fund Documents, the Fund Documents shall control.  In the event of a conflict between the Prospectuses and AP Handbook, the Prospectuses shall control. Each party to this Agreement agrees to comply with the provisions of the Fund Documents to the extent applicable to it provided, in the case of the Participant, it has received notice of any change in such provisions.
 
Fund Shares may be created or redeemed directly from a Fund only in aggregations of a specified number, known as a “Creation Unit.” The number of Fund Shares presently constituting a Creation Unit of each Fund is set forth in Annex I. Creation Units of Fund Shares may be created only by or through an entity that has entered into an Authorized Participant Agreement with the Distributor and a participant in The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) and in the Continuous Net Settlement System (the “CNSS”) of NSCC.   Additionally, cash creations (including partial cash creations) may be permitted at the reasonable discretion of a Fund and/or the Fund’s investment adviser.  In such case, the Participant must pay the cash equivalent of the Deposit Securities (as defined below) that it would otherwise be required to provide through in-kind creation, plus the same Balancing Amount (as defined below), if any, required to be paid by an in-kind purchaser.
 
 
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To create a Creation Unit, an authorized DTC/CNSS participant, whether acting for its own account or on behalf of another party, generally must deliver to the Fund a designated basket of equity securities (the “Deposit Securities”) and an amount of cash computed as described in the Fund Documents (the “Balancing Amount”), plus a transaction fee as described in the Fund Documents (the “Transaction Fee”). The Deposit Securities and the Balancing Amount together constitute the “Fund Deposit.” The amount of such Transaction Fee shall be determined by the Trust or investment adviser to the Trust in its sole discretion and may be changed from time to time upon reasonable notice to the Participant.  For the avoidance of doubt, any change to the Transaction Fee shall not apply to orders that have been placed but have not yet settled.
 
This Agreement is intended to set forth the procedures by which the Participant may create and/or redeem Creation Units of Fund Shares (i) through the CNSS clearing processes of NSCC as such processes have been enhanced to effect creations and redemptions of Creation Units for domestic funds, such processes being referred to herein as the “Clearing Process” or (ii) outside the Clearing Process through DTC and local market systems for US domiciled global funds.  The procedures for processing an order to create Fund Shares (a “Creation Order”) and an order to redeem Fund Shares (a “Redemption Order”) are described in the Fund Documents. All Creation and Redemption Orders must be made pursuant to the procedures set forth in the Fund Documents.  The Participant may not cancel a Creation Order or a Redemption Order after it is placed.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon a good faith request by the Participant, the Distributor shall use its reasonable efforts to cancel any Purchase Order or Redemption Order submitted by Participant that has, at the time of the cancellation request, not yet been settled.
 
Nothing in this Agreement shall obligate the Participant to create or redeem one or more Creation Units of Fund Shares or to sell or offer to sell Fund Shares.
 
The parties hereto, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual agreements contained herein, agree as follows:
 
1.      STATUS, REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND AGREEMENTS OF PARTICIPANT AND DISTRIBUTOR
(a)       The Participant hereby represents, covenants, and warrants that it is and will continue to be a participant in DTC (“DTC Participant”) so long as this Agreement is in full force and effect and that, with respect to domestic Creation Orders or Redemption Orders placed through the Clearing Process, it is and will continue to be a member of NSCC and a participant in the CNSS so long as this Agreement is in full force and effect. The Participant may place Creation Orders or Redemption Orders either through the Clearing Process (domestic funds) or outside the Clearing Process (U.S. domiciled global funds), subject to the procedures for creation and redemption referred to in Section 2 of this Agreement and the AP Handbook. If the Participant loses its status as a DTC Participant or NSCC member, or its eligibility to participate in the CNSS, the Participant shall promptly notify the Distributor in writing (including by electronic mail) of the change in status or eligibility.  Upon such notice, the Distributor, in its sole discretion, may terminate this Agreement.
 
 
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(b)       The Participant hereby represents and warrants that it is registered as a broker-dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), is qualified to act as a broker or dealer in the states or other jurisdictions where it transacts business in connection with this Agreement, and is a member in good standing of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (the “FINRA”). The Participant agrees that it will maintain such registrations, qualifications, and membership in good standing and in full force and effect throughout the term of this Agreement. The Participant agrees to materially comply with all applicable federal laws, the laws of the states or other jurisdictions concerned, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and with the Constitution, By-Laws and Conduct Rules of FINRA to the extent such laws, rules and regulations relate to the Participant’s purchases, redemptions and related transactions in and activities with respect to the Fund Shares pursuant to this Agreement.  The Participant further represents that it will not offer or sell Fund Shares of any Fund in any state or jurisdiction where it has been informed by the Fund or its agent that such shares may not lawfully be offered and/or sold.
 
 (c)      If the Participant is offering and selling Fund Shares of any Fund in jurisdictions outside the several states, territories and possessions of the United States and is not otherwise required to be registered or qualified as a broker or dealer, or to be a member of FINRA, as set forth above, the Participant nevertheless agrees to observe the applicable laws of the jurisdiction in which such offer and/or sale is made, to comply with the applicable disclosure requirements of the 1933 Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder to the extent such laws, rules and regulations relate to the Participant’s activities as an authorized participant hereunder, and to conduct its business in accordance with the spirit of the FINRA Conduct Rules, in each case to the extent they are applicable. The Participant understands and acknowledges that the proposed method by which Creation Units will be created and traded may raise certain issues under applicable securities laws. For example, because new Creation Units may be issued and sold by a Fund on an ongoing basis, at any point a “distribution,” as such term is used in the 1933 Act, may occur. The Participant understands and acknowledges that some activities on its part, depending on the circumstances and under certain interpretations of law, may result in its being deemed a participant in the distribution in a manner that could render it a statutory underwriter and subject it to the prospectus delivery and liability provisions of the 1933 Act. Neither the Distributor nor the Index Receipt Agent will indemnify the Participant for any violations of the federal securities laws committed by the Participant
 
(d)          The Distributor represents and warrants that (i) the Registration Statement and Prospectuses included therein are effective under the 1933 Act and the 1940 Act, no stop order of the SEC or any other regulatory or self-regulatory authority with respect thereto has been issued, no proceedings for such purpose have been instituted, are pending or, to their knowledge, are being contemplated or threatened by the SEC or any regulatory or self-regulatory authority; (ii) the Registration Statement and the Prospectuses conform in all material respects to the requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1940 Act, and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder, and do not and will not, as of the applicable effective date as to the registrations statements and any amendment or supplement thereto (and at all times thereafter during which this Agreement is in effect), in the case of the Registration Statement contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. and, in the case of the Prospectuses, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statement therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; (iii) the conditions to the use of Form N-1A have been satisfied; (iv) the sale and distribution of the Fund Shares as contemplated herein will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any statute or any order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Distributor (v) the Fund Shares, when issued and delivered against payment of consideration thereof, as provided in this Agreement, will be duly and validly authorized, issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free of statutory and contractual preemptive rights, rights of first refusal and similar rights; (vi) no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any court or government agency or body is required for the issuance and sale of the Fund Shares, except the registration of the Fund Shares under the 1933 Act; (vii) all marketing and promotional materials, other than the Prospectus, provided to the Participant by the Distributor comply in all material respects with applicable law, including without limitation, the provisions of the 1933 Act, FINRA’s marketing rules and the rules and regulations of the SEC; (iv) the Shares have been approved for listing on NYSE Arca, Inc.; each of them will comply, at all times during which this Agreement is in effect, with all applicable disclosure requirements in connection with its offering of the Fund Shares, including, without limitation, those under the 1933 Act and the 1940 Act and the rules of the SEC thereunder; and it will notify the Participant promptly of the happening of any event during the term of this Agreement which could require the making of any change in the Prospectus then being used so that the Prospectus would not include an untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, and each of them will promptly undertake to amend such Prospectus so that it is complete and accurate in all material respects and complies with applicable law.
 
 
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2.       EXECUTION OF CREATION AND REDEMPTION ORDERS
 
(a) All Creation Orders and Redemption Orders shall be made in accordance with the terms of the Fund Documents and the procedures as described in the AP Handbook. Each party hereto agrees to comply with the provisions of such documents to the extent applicable to it. It is contemplated that the phone lines used in connection with the creation and redemption of Creation Units, which includes use by representatives of the Distributor or the Trust and any affiliates thereof, will be recorded, and the Participant hereby consents to the recording of all calls in connection with the creation and redemption of Creation Units, provided that the Distributor shall promptly provide copies of recordings of any such calls, that have been retained in accordance with the recording party’s usual document retention policy, to the Participant upon reasonable request.  In the event that any recording party becomes legally compelled to disclose to any third party any recording involving communications with the Participant, such recording party shall provide the Participant with reasonable advance written notice identifying the recordings to be so disclosed, together with copies of such recordings, to the extent legally permitted to do so, so that the Participant may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy with respect to the recordings or waive its right to do so. The Funds reserve the right to issue additional or other procedures relating to the manner of creating or redeeming Creation Units, and agree to provide reasonable prior notice of all such amendments and new procedures to the Participant.  The Participant agrees to comply with such procedures as may be issued from time to time that are referenced in the AP Handbook for which it has received reasonable prior notice. The Participant acknowledges and agrees that a Creation Order or Redemption Order shall be irrevocable, and that the Funds (or the Distributor on behalf of the Funds) reserve the right to reject any Creation Order or Redemption Order in accordance with the terms of the Fund Documents. The Participant agrees that the Distributor and the Trust have and reserve the right, in their sole discretion without notice, to reject a Creation Order or Redemption Order or suspend sales of Fund Shares, in accordance with the terms of the Fund Documents and in accordance with the 1940 Act.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Distributor or the Trust rejects a Creation Order or Redemption Order or suspends sales of Fund Shares, the Distributor shall notify the Participant thereof as soon as reasonably practicable.
 
 
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(b) With respect to any Redemption Order, the Participant acknowledges and agrees to return to a Fund any dividend, distribution, or other corporate action paid to it in respect of any Deposit Security that is transferred to the Participant that, based on the valuation of such Deposit Security at the time of transfer, should have been paid to the Fund. With respect to any Redemption Order, the Participant also acknowledges and agrees that a Fund is entitled to reduce the amount of money or other proceeds due to the Participant by an amount equal to any dividend, distribution, or other corporate action to be paid to it in respect of any Deposit Security that is transferred to the Participant that, based on the valuation of such Deposit Security at the time of transfer, should be paid to the Fund. With respect to any Creation Order, each Fund acknowledges and agrees to return to the Participant any dividend, distribution, or other corporate action paid to the Fund in respect of any Deposit Security that is transferred to the Fund that, based on the valuation of such Deposit Security at the time of transfer, should have been paid to the Participant.  If, however, the Fund so reduces the amount of money or other proceeds due to the Participant, the Participant shall not be required to return to such Fund any dividend, distribution or other corporate action paid to it, equal to the amount so reduced by such Fund.
 
(c)           With respect to any Purchase Order, each Fund acknowledges and agrees to return to the Participant any dividend, distribution, or other corporate action paid to the Fund in respect of any Deposit Security that is transferred to the Fund that, based on the valuation of such Deposit Security at the time of transfer, should, in accordance with the terms of the instrument or corporate action and the industry custom in the applicable market, have been paid to the Participant.   With respect to any Purchase Order, the Distributor and the Transfer Agent on behalf of the Trust each agrees that the Participant is entitled to reduce the amount of money or other proceeds due to the Trust by an amount equal to any dividend, distribution or other corporate action that has been paid or credited to the Trust or any of the Funds that, based on the value of such Deposit Security at the time of transfer, should, in accordance with the terms of the instrument or other corporate action and the industry custom in the applicable market, have been paid to the Participant.  If, however, the Participant so reduces the amount of Fund Deposit, the Trust or the Fund, as applicable, shall not be required to return to the Participant dividends, distributions or other corporate actions paid to it, as contemplated above, equal to the amount so reduced by the Participant.
 
 
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(d) When making a Redemption Order, the Participant understands and agrees that in the event Fund Shares are not transferred to the Fund in accordance with the terms of the Fund Documents, such Redemption Order may be rejected by the Fund and the Participant will be solely responsible for all costs and losses and fees incurred by the Fund, the Index Receipt Agent or the Distributor related to such rejected Redemption Order.
 
(e)                 In the event that the basket of Deposit Securities to be delivered by the Participant in connection with any U.S. domiciled global fund Creation Order is missing some of the required securities on the Contractual Settlement Date (as defined below) for such Creation Order or Redemption Order, the Trust and the Index Receipt Agent agree not to treat such Creation Order as a failed trade or a failed settlement provided that the Participant, on or prior to the established deadline on the Contractual Settlement Date for such Creation Order, (i) delivers to the Index Receipt Agent on behalf of the Trust (in accordance with the delivery instructions provided by the Index Receipt Agent), the Balancing Amount required in connection with such Creation Order, such Deposit Securities as the Participant has available for delivery and cash collateral (in USD) in an amount not less than 110% of the market value of the undelivered securities (or such other amount as the parties may agree).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Distributor and the Trust agree not to foreclose on the collateral posted by Participant and use such cash or proceeds from the sale of non-cash collateral to purchase the missing Deposit Securities unless and until they have notified Participant of their intention to do so and provided Participant with a reasonable opportunity to cure such failure to deliver.

 
3. AUTHORIZATION OF INDEX RECEIPT AGENT
 
With respect to domestic Creation Orders or Redemption Orders processed through the Clearing Process, the Participant hereby authorizes the Index Receipt Agent to transmit to the NSCC on behalf of the Participant such instructions, including amounts of the Deposit Securities and Balancing Amounts as are necessary, consistent with the instructions issued by the Participant to the Distributor. The Participant agrees to be bound by the terms of such instructions issued by the Index Receipt Agent and reported to NSCC as though such instructions were issued by the Participant directly to NSCC; provided, however, that the Participant shall not be bound or held liable for, and shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Distributor from and against, any and all direct money damages incurred by the Participant if, as a result of the Distributor’s gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith, such instructions issued by the Distributor and reported to the NSCC do not accurately reflect the information contained in the confirmation of the Participant’s order.
 
 
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4. MARKETING MATERIALS AND REPRESENTATIONS.
 
(a)           The Participant represents, warrants, and agrees that, except in respect to independent research published by Participant relating to the Shares, market color commentaries, internal use only material, training and educational material and brokerage communications (together “Excepted Materials”), it will not make any representations concerning Fund Shares, the Trust or the Funds, other than those consistent with the Funds’ then current Prospectuses or any promotional materials or sales literature furnished to the Participant by the Distributor or any other information and materials filed by the Trust or any Fund with FINRA or the SEC or made available on any website controlled by the Distributor, the Trust, any Fund or any of their affiliates.
 
(b)           The Participant agrees not to furnish or cause to be furnished to any person or display or publish any information or materials relating to Fund Shares (including, without limitation, promotional materials and sales literature, advertisements, press releases, announcements, statements, posters, signs, or other similar materials but, for the avoidance of doubt, not including materials in connection with options, notes and other derivatives that convert into, are exercisable for, or reference the Fund Shares), except such information and materials as may be furnished to the Participant by the Distributor and such other information and materials as may be approved in writing by the Distributor. The Participant understands that the Fund will not be advertised or marketed as an open-end investment company, i.e., as a mutual fund, and that any advertising materials (other than Excepted Materials) will prominently disclose that the Fund Shares are not individually redeemable. In addition, the Participant understands that any advertising material that addresses redemption of Fund Shares will disclose that Fund Shares may be tendered for redemption to the issuing Fund only in Creation Units. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Participant may without the written approval of the Distributor prepare and circulate externally in the regular course of its business Excepted Materials, including, but not limited to, research reports that include information, opinions, or recommendations relating to Fund Shares (i) for public dissemination, provided that such research reports comply with applicable law and (ii) for internal use by the Participant.  Except with respect to information provided by the Participant for inclusion therein, Participant makes no representation or warranty regarding whether or not the Prospectuses or marketing material provided by the Distributor to the Participant contain any untrue statement of a material fact related to a Fund or omit to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.  The Distributor acknowledges that the Participant shall and may rely on the Prospectuses to be current, accurate and complete in all material respects and to fairly present the financial information relating to the Trust and Fund Shares as of the relevant dates shown.
 
 
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(c)           The Distributor and the Trust each agrees that it will not, without prior written consent of the Participant, use in advertising or publicity the name of the Participant or any affiliate of the Participant, any trade name, trademark, trade device, service mark, symbol or any abbreviation, contraction or simulation thereof owned by the Participant or any of its affiliates or represent, directly or indirectly, that any product or any service provided or distributed by the Trust or the Distributor has been approved or endorsed by the Participant or any of its affiliates or that the Participant acts as underwriter, distributor or selling group member with respect to the Fund Shares.  This provision shall survive termination or expiration of the Agreement.
 
(d)           The Distributor and the Trust each agrees not to identify or name the Participant in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, any free-writing prospectus or in any marketing materials for any Fund without the prior written consent of the Participant.  If the Participant agrees to be identified in any of such documents, upon the termination of this Agreement, (i) the Distributor shall remove any reference to the Participant from such documents and (ii) the Distributor shall promptly update the Trust’s, the Distributors’ and the Adviser’s (as defined in Section 13 of this Agreement) respective websites to remove any identification of the Participant as an authorized participant of the Trust.
 
5. TITLE TO SECURITIES; RESTRICTED SHARES
 
The Participant represents that upon delivery of Deposit Securities to the Custodian and assuming that the Fund has not pledged, mortgaged, encumbered or otherwise disposed of the Deposit Securities and further assuming that the Trust and its affiliated persons are not affiliates of the issuers of any of the Deposit Securities, the Funds will acquire good and unencumbered title to such securities, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges, and encumbrances, and not subject to any adverse claims, including without limitation any restrictions upon the sale or transfer of such securities imposed by (i) any agreement or arrangement entered into by the Participant in connection with a Creation Order; or (ii) any applicable provision of the 1933 Act, and any regulations thereunder (except that portfolio securities of issuers other than U.S. issuers shall not be required to have been registered under the 1933 Act if exempt from such registration), or the applicable laws or regulations of any other applicable jurisdiction. In particular, the Participant represents that no such securities are “restricted securities” as such term is used in Rule 144(a)(3)(i) under the 1933 Act.  For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing representations exclude restrictions due to the status of the Trust, the relevant Series or the investment adviser as an “affiliate” of such issuer of the Deposit Securities under Rule 144 under the 1933 Act and any other restriction that derives from facts, status or events that are particular to the Trust, the Fund or the relevant investment adviser.
 
The Distributor represents that upon delivery of Deposit Securities to the Participant in connection with a Redemption Order, the Participant will acquire good and unencumbered title to such securities, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges, and encumbrances, and not subject to any adverse claims and that such Deposit Securities will not be “restricted securities” as such term is used in Rule 144(a)(3)(i) under the 1933 Act.
 
 
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6. BALANCING AMOUNT
 
The Participant hereby agrees that, in connection with a Creation Order, whether for itself or any party for which it acts, it will make available on or before the contractual settlement date (the “Contractual Settlement Date”), by means satisfactory to the Trust, and in accordance with the provisions of the Fund Documents, immediately available or same day funds estimated by the Trust to be sufficient to pay the Balancing Amount next determined after acceptance of the Creation Order, together with the applicable Transaction Fee.  Any excess funds will be returned following settlement of the Creation Order.  The Participant should ascertain the applicable deadline for cash transfers by contacting the operations department of the broker or depositary institution effectuating the transfer of the Balancing Amount. The Participant hereby agrees to ensure that the Balancing Amount will be received by the issuing Fund in accordance with the terms of the Fund Documents, but in any event on or before the Contractual Settlement Date, and in the event payment of such Balancing Amount has not been made in accordance with the provisions of the Fund Documents or by such Contractual Settlement Date due to the fault of the Participant, the Participant agrees in connection with a Creation Order to pay the amount of the Balancing Amount, plus interest, computed at such reasonable rate as most recently specified by the Fund to the Participant. The Participant shall be liable to the Custodian, any sub-custodian or the Trust for any amounts advanced by the Custodian or any sub-custodian in its sole discretion to the Participant for payment of the amounts due and owing for the Balancing Amount. Computation of the Balancing Amount shall exclude any taxes, duties or other fees and expenses payable upon the transfer of beneficial ownership of the Deposit Securities, which shall be the sole responsibility of the Participant.
 
7. ROLE OF PARTICIPANT
 
(a) Each party acknowledges and agrees that, for all purposes of this Agreement, the Participant will be deemed to be an independent contractor, and will have no authority to act as agent for the Funds or the Distributor in any matter or in any reasonable respect. The Participant and the Distributor each agrees, to the extent reasonably practicable, to make itself and its employees available, upon request, during normal business hours to consult with the other party or their designees concerning the performance of the Participant’s responsibilities under this Agreement; provided that the Participant shall be under no obligation to divulge or otherwise discuss any information that the Participant believes (i) is confidential or proprietary in nature or (ii) the disclosure of which to third parties would be prohibited by law, contract, corporate policy or otherwise.
 
 
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(b) The Participant agrees as a DTC Participant and in connection with any creation or redemption transactions in which it acts on behalf of a third party, that it shall extend to such party all of the rights, and shall be bound by all of the obligations, of a DTC Participant in addition to any obligations that it undertakes hereunder or in accordance with the Fund Documents.
 
(c) The Participant agrees, to the extent required by applicable law, to maintain all books and records of all sales of Fund Shares made by or through it pursuant to its obligations under the federal securities laws, and, subject to any privacy or other legal obligations it may have to its customers, to furnish copies of such records to the Funds or the Distributor upon the reasonable request of the Funds or the Distributor and subject to an undertaking by them to maintain such information in confidence. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Distributor, the Trust nor any of their respective affiliates shall use the names, addresses or other information concerning Participant’s customers for any purpose other than performance of their obligations hereunder or otherwise expressly required by applicable law.
 
(d) The Participant represents that from time to time it may be a Beneficial Owner (as that term is defined Rule 16a-1(a)(2) of the 1934 Act) of Fund Shares. To the extent that it is a Beneficial Owner of Fund Shares, the Participant agrees to irrevocably appoint Distributor as its attorney and proxy with full authorization and power to vote (or abstain from voting) its beneficially owned shares. The Distributor, as attorney and proxy for Participant under this Paragraph, (i) is hereby given full power of substitution and revocation; (ii) may act through such agents, nominees, or attorneys as it may appoint from time to time; and (iii) may provide voting instructions to such agents, nominees, or substitute attorneys. Distributor may terminate this irrevocable proxy within sixty (60) days written notice to the Participant.  The appointment of the Distributor as attorney and proxy shall be deemed renewed each time Participant acquires Fund Shares as a Beneficial Owner.  The Distributor shall serve as an irrevocable attorney and proxy for the Participant under this Section for so long (and only so long) as this Agreement remains in effect.  In the event applicable law prevents the assignment of the irrevocable power of attorney and proxy, or deems such power of attorney and proxy to expire due to the passage of time, the Participant hereby agrees to execute and deliver such additional documentation as may be necessary to cause the Distributor to serve as its attorney and proxy for the purposes discussed in this Agreement. This irrevocable proxy automatically shall terminate with respect to any Fund or the Trust as a whole, if the Distributor ceases to act as Distributor to any Fund or the Trust, as applicable, provided that the Distributor shall use reasonable efforts to arrange for the successor distributor to serve as irrevocable attorney and proxy for the Participant.  The Distributor shall provide notice to the Participant of the identity of any successor distributor.
 
(e) The Participant further represents that it has policies and procedures in place that are reasonably designed to comply with applicable anti-money laundering laws, rules and regulations, including the applicable provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 The Distributor shall verify the identity of each Authorized Person of the Participant and maintain identification verification and transactional records of the Authorized Persons in accordance with the requirements of applicable laws and regulations aimed at the prevention and detection of money laundering and/or terrorism activities.
 
 
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(f)           The Distributor for itself and on behalf of the Trust agrees, upon request by the Participant, to provide the Participant and its agents reasonable access to the personnel of the Distributor and the Adviser (as defined in Section 13 of this Agreement) and to counsel, auditors and other agents of the Trust, sufficient, in the reasonable judgment of the Participant, for it to carry out due diligence with respect to the Registration Statement and Prospectuses and any amendments thereto.

8. AUTHORIZED PERSONS OF THE PARTICIPANT
 
(a) Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement and from time to time thereafter as may be reasonably requested in writing by the Funds, the Participant shall deliver to the Funds, with copies to the Index Receipt Agent, a certificate in a form approved by the Funds (see Annex II hereto), duly certified as appropriate by the Participant’s Secretary or other duly authorized official, setting forth the names and signatures of all persons authorized to give instructions relating to any activity contemplated hereby or any other notice, request, or instruction on behalf of the Participant (each an “Authorized Person”). Such certificate may be accepted and relied upon by the Distributor and the Funds as conclusive evidence of the facts set forth therein and shall be considered to be in full force and effect until delivery to the Funds of a superseding certificate or other notice (whether written or oral) from the Participant that one or more individuals should be added or removed from the certificate, in which case the Distributor and the Trust will promptly add or remove such name. Upon the termination or revocation of authority of such Authorized Person by the Participant, the Participant shall give prompt notice, including by electronic mail, of such fact to the Funds with copy to the Index Receipt Agent and such notice shall be effective upon receipt by the Funds.  The Distributor and the Funds shall promptly revoke access of such Authorized Person to the electronic entry systems through which Purchase Orders and Redemption Orders are submitted by such person on behalf of the Participant.
 
 (b) The Index Receipt Agent shall issue to each Authorized Person of the Participant a unique personal identification number (“PIN Number”) by which the Authorized Person shall be identified and instructions issued by such Authorized Person on behalf of the Participant hereunder shall be authenticated. The PIN Number shall be kept confidential and provided to Authorized Persons only. If the Authorized Person’s PIN Number is changed, the new PIN Number will become effective on a date mutually agreed upon by the Participant and the Index Receipt Agent. If for some reason, the Authorized Person’s PIN number is compromised, the Participant shall contact the Index Receipt Agent promptly in order for a new one to be issued.  The Distributor agrees promptly to cancel the PIN Number assigned to an Authorized Person upon receipt of written notice from the Participant that such person’s authority to act for it has been terminated.
 
 
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(c) To the extent that any instructions issued to the Index Receipt Agent using the PIN Number are reasonably believed by the Index Receipt Agent to be genuine and given by a party authorized hereunder, the Index Receipt Agent shall assume that all instructions issued to it using an Authorized Person’s PIN Number have been properly placed, unless the Index Receipt Agent has actual knowledge or should reasonably have had actual knowledge to the contrary or the Participant has revoked such Authorized Person’s PIN Number. The Index Receipt Agent shall not verify that an Order is being placed by or on behalf of the Participant. The Participant agrees that the Distributor, the Index Receipt Agent and the Trust shall not be liable, absent fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct, for losses incurred by the Participant as a result of unauthorized use of an Authorized Person’s PIN Number, unless the Participant previously submitted written notice to revoke such Authorized Person’s PIN Number.
 
9. REDEMPTIONS
 
(a) The Participant understands and agrees that Redemption Orders may be submitted only on days that the Trust is open for business, as required by Section 22(e) of the 1940 Act.
 
(b) The Participant represents, covenants and warrants that it will not attempt to place a Redemption Order for the purpose of redeeming any Creation Units unless (i) it owns outright or has full legal authority to tender for redemption the requisite number of Fund Shares, and (ii) that such Fund Shares are not the subject of a repurchase agreement, securities lending agreement, or any other agreement that would preclude the delivery of such Fund Shares to the Fund on the applicable settlement date for the Redemption Order.
  
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or the Prospectuses, the Participant understands and agrees that residents of certain countries are entitled to receive only cash upon redemption of a Creation Unit. Accordingly, the Participant confirms that it uses commercially reasonable diligence to determine that any request it submits for an in-kind redemption has not been submitted on behalf of a client who is a resident of a country requiring that all redemptions be made in cash.
 
 
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10. COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 351
 
The Participant represents, covenants and warrants that, based upon the number of outstanding Fund Shares of any particular Fund, either (i) it does not, and will not in the future, hold for the account of any single Beneficial Owner, or group of related Beneficial Owners, eighty (80) percent or more of the currently outstanding Fund Shares of such Fund, or (ii) it is carrying some or all of the Deposit Securities as inventory in connection with its market making activities ( i.e., in connection with its status as a “dealer” in securities as set forth in Section 475 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “IRC”)), so as to not cause the Fund to have a basis in the portfolio securities deposited with the Fund different from the market value of such portfolio securities on the date of such deposit, pursuant to Section 351 of the IRC.
 
11. OBLIGATIONS OF PARTICIPANT
 
(a)  The Participant affirms that it has procedures in place reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable law, rule and regulation.
 
(b)  The Participant represents, covenants and warrants that it has taken affirmative steps so that during the term of this Agreement it will not be an affiliated person of a Fund, a promoter or a principal underwriter of a Fund or an affiliated person of such persons, due to ownership of Fund Shares, including through its grant of an irrevocable proxy relating to the Fund Shares to the Distributor.
 
12. INDEMNIFICATION
 
Section 12 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
 
(a) The Participant hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Distributor, the Funds, the Index Receipt Agent, their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees, and agents, and each person, if any, who controls such persons within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act (each a “Participant Indemnified Party”), from and against any loss, liability, damage, cost, or expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by such Participant Indemnified Party as a result of (i) any material breach by the Participant of any provision of this Agreement except to the extent that such breach was due to the Participant’s adherence to instructions given or representations made by the Distributor or Index Receipt Agent; (ii) any failure on the part of the Participant to perform any of its obligations set forth in this Agreement; (iii) any failure by the Participant to comply in all material respects with applicable laws, including applicable rules and regulations of self-regulatory organizations in connection with its role as an authorized participant hereunder; except that the Participant shall not be required to indemnify a Participant Indemnified Party to the extent that such failure was caused by the Participant’s reasonable reliance on instructions given or representations made by one or more Participant Indemnified Parties; (iv) actions of such Participant Indemnified Party in reliance upon any instructions issued in accordance with the Fund Documents or Annex II (as each may be amended from time to time) reasonably believed by the Distributor and/or the Index Receipt Agent to be genuine and to have been given by the Participant; except to the extent that such instructions were provided by a person whom the Participant duly informed the Distributor or the Trust was no longer an Authorized Person; and (v) the Participant’s failure to complete a Creation Order or Redemption Order that has been accepted.  The foregoing shall not apply to any losses incurred by such Participant Indemnified Party arising out of (i) the Participant Indemnified Party’s own gross negligence, fraud, willful misconduct or reckless disregard of its duties hereunder, (ii) the Participant Indemnified Party’s failure to perform in all material respects any of its obligations or responsibilities either (x) under this Agreement or (y) under applicable law in connection with this Agreement and issuance of the Fund Shares by the Trust, or (iii) any material misstatement or omission in the Prospectuses or Registration Statement other than those relating to information provided by the Participant in writing expressly for inclusion in the Prospectuses or Registration Statement.  The Distributor, unless within its reasonable control, shall not be liable to the Participant for any damages arising out of mistakes or errors in data provided to the Distributor, or out of interruptions or delays of communications with the Indemnified Parties who are service providers to the Funds, nor is the Distributor liable for any action, representation, or solicitation made by the wholesalers of the Funds, except to the extent that such action, representation or solicitation was based on instructions from the Distributor or based on marketing material or the Prospectus provided by the Distributor to such wholesaler .
 
 
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(b) The Distributor hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Participant and the Index Receipt Agent, their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees, and agents, and each person, if any, who controls such persons within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act (each a “Distributor Indemnified Party”), from and against any loss, liability, damage, cost, or expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by such Distributor Indemnified Party as a result of (i) any material breach by the Distributor of any provision of this Agreement (including Section 1(d)) except to the extent that such breach was due to the Distributor’s adherence to instructions given or representations made by the Participant, including a breach of a representation, warranty, covenant or agreement and, in the case of the representations in Section 1(d) above, regardless of whether such failure was the result of gross negligence or willful misconduct by the Distributor, the Trust or any of their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents or any person who controls such persons; (ii) any failure on the part of the Distributor to perform any of its obligations set forth in this Agreement; (iii) any failure by the Distributor to comply in all material respects with applicable laws, including applicable rules and regulations of self-regulatory organizations in connection with its role as a distributor hereunder; except that the Distributor shall not be required to indemnify a Distributor Indemnified Party to the extent that such failure was caused by the Distributor’s reasonable reliance on instructions given or representations made by one or more Distributor Indemnified Parties; (iv) actions of such Distributor Indemnified Party in reliance upon any representations made in accordance with the Fund Documents and Annex II (as each may be amended from time to time) reasonably believed by the Participant to be genuine and to have been given by the Distributor; (v) any untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Prospectuses, as they may be amended from time to time, or any omissions, or alleged omission, to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading; (vi) any untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or arising out of or based upon the omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; and (vii) (A) any representation by the Distributor or any of its employees or agents or other representatives about the Fund Shares, the Participant or the Trust that is not consistent with the Trust’s then-current Prospectus made in connection with the offer or the solicitation of an offer to buy or sell Fund Shares and (B) any untrue statement  of a material fact contained in any marketing material and sales literature prepared by or for the Trust or the Distributor relating to the Fund Shares or any omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, to the extent that such statement or omission relates to the Participant, the Fund Shares or the Trust.. The Participant, unless within its reasonable control, shall not be liable to the Distributor for any damages arising out of mistakes or errors in data provided to the Participant, or out of interruptions or delays of communications with the Participant Indemnified Parties who are service providers to the Funds, nor is the Participant liable for any action, representation, or solicitation made by the wholesalers of the Funds.  For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 12(b) shall be interpreted to apply separately to the Participant and its affiliates, directors, officers, employees, and agents, and each person, if any, who controls such persons within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act on the one hand and the Index Receipt Agent and its affiliates, directors, officers, employees, and agents, and each person, if any, who controls such persons within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act on the other such that any actions of one group that remove the indemnity shall not affect the indemnification of the other group.
 
 
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(c)           If any indemnification provided for in this Section 12 is unavailable to a Distributor Indemnified Party or a Participant Indemnified Party, or is insufficient to hold a Distributor Indemnified Party or Participant Indemnified Party harmless in respect of any losses, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses referred to therein, then each applicable indemnifying party or, in the case of the Trust, the indemnifying parties, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Distributor Indemnified Party or Participant Indemnified Party as a result of such losses, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Distributor Indemnified Party on the one hand, and of the Participant Indemnified Party, on the other hand, in connection with, to the extent applicable, the statements, omissions or actions which resulted in such losses, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses referred to in this Section 12(c) shall be deemed to include any legal or other fees or expenses reasonably directly incurred by such party in connection with investigating, preparing to defend or defending any action, suit or proceeding (each a “Proceeding”) related to such losses, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, neither a Distributor Indemnified Party nor a Participant Indemnified Party shall be entitled to receive an amount from any indemnifying party pursuant to this Section 12(c) that is greater than the amount such Distributor Indemnified Party or Participant Indemnified Party would have received otherwise under this Section 12 if an indemnity had been available.
 
 
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The Distributor and the Trust agree with the Participant that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 12 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to herein. The Participant shall not be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Fund Shares created by the Participant and distributed to the public were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damage which the Participant has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
 
(d) An indemnifying party shall not be liable under the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 12 with respect to any claim made against any Distributor Indemnified Party or Participant Indemnified Party unless the applicable indemnified party shall have promptly notified the applicable indemnifying party in writing of the claim after the summons or other notification.
 
(e) The indemnifying party in this Section 12 shall be entitled, at its option, to exercise sole control and authority over the defense and settlement of such action.  The indemnifying party is not authorized to accept any settlement that does not provide the applicable indemnified party with a complete release or that imposes liability not covered by these indemnifications or places restrictions on the indemnified party or causes reputational harm to the indemnified party, in each case, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party.
 
(f) Subject to Sections 1(d) and 12(b) of this Agreement, the Funds, the Distributor, the Index Receipt Agent, or any person who controls such persons within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act, shall not be liable to the Participant for any damages arising from any differences in performance between the Deposit Securities in a Fund Deposit and the Fund’s benchmark index.

13. INFORMATION ABOUT DEPOSIT SECURITIES
 
The Trust’s investment adviser, Northern Trust Investments, Inc. (the “Adviser”) will make available on each day that the Trust is open for business, through the facilities of the NSCC, the names and amounts of Deposit Securities to be included in the current Fund Deposit for each Fund.
 
 
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14. RECEIPT OF PROSPECTUS BY PARTICIPANT
 
The Participant acknowledges receipt of the Prospectus and represents that it has reviewed that document (including the Statement of Additional Information incorporated therein) and understands the terms thereof.
 
15. CONSENT TO ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF PROSPECTUS
 
The Distributor may deliver electronically a single prospectus including summary prospectus, annual or semi-annual report or other shareholder information (each, a “Shareholder Document”) to persons who have effectively consented to such electronic delivery. The Distributor will deliver Shareholder Documents electronically by sending consenting persons an e-mail message informing them that the applicable Shareholder Document has been posted and is available on the Funds’ website, _____________________, and providing a hypertext link to the document. The electronic versions of the Shareholder Documents will be in PDF format and can be downloaded and printed using Adobe Acrobat.
 
By signing this Agreement, the Participant hereby consents to the foregoing electronic delivery of all Shareholder Documents to the e-mail addresses set forth on the signature page attached to this Agreement. The Participant further understands and agrees that unless such consent is revoked, the Distributor shall only be required to deliver, or cause to deliver, Shareholder Documents to the Participant electronically. The Participant can revoke the consent to electronic delivery of Shareholder Documents at anytime by providing written notice to the Distributor. The Participant agrees to maintain the e-mail address set forth on the signature page to this Agreement and further agrees to promptly notify the Distributor if its e-mail address changes. The Participant understands that it must have continuous Internet access to access all Shareholder Documents.  The Participant may, at any time, request reasonable quantities of paper copies of the Prospectus and any supplements or amendments thereto or recirculation thereof and the Distributor agrees to provide, or cause to provide, them promptly to Participant.
 
16. CONSENT TO RECORDING OF CONVERSATIONS
 
By signing this Agreement, the Participant acknowledges that certain telephone conversations between the Distributor and the Participant in connection with the placing of orders may be recorded, and the Participant hereby grants its consent to such recordings, provided that Participant shall be provided with copies of such recordings in accordance with Section 2(a).
 
17. NOTICES
 
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, all notices required or permitted to be given pursuant to this Agreement shall be given in writing and delivered by personal delivery; by Federal Express or other similar delivery service; by registered or certified United States first class mail, return receipt requested; or by facsimile, electronic mail, or similar means of same day delivery (with a confirming copy by mail). Unless otherwise notified in writing, all notices to the Funds shall be at the address or telephone or facsimile numbers indicated below the signature of the Distributor. All notices to the Participant, the Distributor, and the Index Receipt Agent shall be directed to the address or telephone or facsimile numbers indicated below the signature line of such party.
 
 
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18.
 EFFECTIVENESS, TERMINATION, AND AMENDMENT OF AGREEMENT
 
(a) This Agreement shall become effective five (5) Business Days after execution and delivery to the Distributor upon notice by the Distributor to the Authorized Participant, unless earlier agreed to by the parties. A “Business Day” shall mean each day the Listing Exchange is open for business.
 
(b) This Agreement may be terminated at any time by any party upon sixty (60) calendar days’ prior written notice to the other parties, and may be terminated earlier by the Participant, the Funds or the Distributor at any time in the event of a material breach by the another party of any provision of this Agreement or the procedures described or incorporated herein. This Agreement will be binding on each party’s successors and assigns, but the parties agree that neither party can assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party (which consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), except that any entity into which a party hereto may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated or any entity resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which such party hereunder shall be a party or any entity succeeding to all or substantially all of the business of the party, shall be successor of the party under this Agreement.  This Agreement may be terminated immediately by a party at such time as the Trust, the Distributor or the Participant becomes insolvent or becomes the subject of a bankruptcy proceeding or winding up.
 
(c) This Agreement may be amended by the Distributor from time to time only by a written instrument executed by all of the parties.  Amendments to the procedures stated in the Prospectus or the AP Handbook can be made upon reasonable notice to the Participant by the Trust and Distributor, respectively as follows: the Distributor will deliver a copy of the amendment to the Participant and the Index Receipt Agent in accordance with Section 17 above. If the Participant does not object in writing to the amendment within thirty (30) calendar days after its receipt, the amendment will become part of this Agreement in accordance with its terms.  If an objection is received within thirty (30) calendar days, then the parties shall work in good faith to resolve the disagreement and, failing that, the Participant may terminate this Agreement immediately upon written notice to the Distributor and the Trust.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Distributor may amend Annex I to update the list of Funds, and such amendment shall be effective upon receipt by the Participant and Index Receipt Agent.

19. TRUST AS THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARY
 
The Participant and the Distributor understand and agree that the Trust as a third party beneficiary to this Agreement is entitled and intends to proceed directly against the Participant in the event that the Participant fails to honor any of its obligations pursuant to this Agreement that benefit the Trust.
 
 
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20. INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
 
The Participant acknowledges that the procedures contained in the Prospectuses and the AP Handbook pertaining to the creation and redemption of Creation Units are incorporated herein by reference.
 
21. GOVERNING LAW

This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule that would cause the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction) as to all matters, including matters of validity, construction, effect, performance and remedies.  To the extent that the applicable laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or any of the provisions of this Agreement, conflict with the applicable provisions of the 1940 Act, the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act, the latter shall control.  Each party to this Agreement, by its execution hereof, (i) hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for the purpose of any action between the parties arising in whole or in part under or in connection with this Agreement, and any appellate courts therefrom, and (ii) hereby waives to the extent not prohibited by applicable law and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise, in any such action, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that any such action brought in one of the above-named courts should be dismissed on ground of forum non conveniens, should be transferred or removed to any court other than one of the above-named courts, or should be stayed by reason of the pendency of some other proceeding in any other court other than one of the above-named courts, or that this Agreement or the subject matter hereof may not be enforced in or by such court.  Each party further waives personal service of any summons, complaint or other process and agrees that service thereof may be made by certified or registered mail directed to such party at such party’s address for purposes of notices hereunder.  EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.

22. COUNTERPARTS
 
This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall constitute but one and the same instrument.
 
23.  ENTIRE AGREEMENT
 
This Agreement along with any other agreement or instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement or is incorporated by reference herein, contains all of the agreements among the parties concerning the subject matter hereto (and thereto) and supersedes all prior agreements and understanding, whether written or oral, between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.
 
 
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24. SEVERANCE
 
If any provision of this Agreement is held by any court or any act, regulation, rule or decision of any other governmental or supra-national body or authority or regulatory or self-regulatory organization to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason, it shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable only to the extent so held and shall not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement and this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.
 
25.  FORCE MAJEURE
 
No party to this Agreement shall incur any liability for or be required to indemnify any person as a result of Losses arising from any delay in performance, or for the non-performance of any of its obligations under this Agreement by reason of any cause beyond its reasonable control. This includes any Act of God or war or terrorism, any breakdown, malfunction or failure of transmission in connection with or other unavailability of any wire, communication or computer facilities, any transport, port, or airport disruption, industrial action, acts and regulations and rules of any governmental or supranational bodies or authorities or regulatory or self-regulatory organization or failure of any such body, authority or organization for any reason to perform its obligations.
 
28. SURVIVAL
 
The provisions of this Section as well as Sections 4 (Marketing Materials and Representations), 12 (Indemnification) and 21 (Governing Law) shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered as of the day and year written below.
 
 
DATED:                                                                                           

Pacer Financial, Inc.
 
By:  __________________________________________
 
Name:                                                                                              
Title:                                                                                                 
Address:                                                                                          
Telephone:                                                                                      
Facsimile:                                                                                         
 
 
[Authorized Participant]
DTC/NSCC Clearing Participant Code:
 
By:                                                                                                    
Name:                                                                                              
Title:                                                                                                 
Address:                                                                                          
Telephone:                                                                                      
Facsimile:                                                                                         
E-mail: ____________________________________ ___
 
 
ACCEPTED BY:
 
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC , as Index Receipt Agent
 
By: __________________________________________
Name:                                                                                              
Title:                                                                                                 
Address:                                                                                          
                                                                                                          
Telephone:                                                                                      
Facsimile:                                                                                         
 

 
 
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ANNEX I

CREATION UNIT SIZE FOR FUND SHARES

Shares per Creation Unit


[Fund]
[Shares]
   
   
   
 

 
 
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ANNEX II

FORM OF CERTIFIED AUTHORIZED PERSONS OF PARTICIPANT

The following are the names, titles and signatures of all persons (each an “Authorized Person”) authorized to give instructions relating to any activity contemplated by this PACER FUNDS TRUST   Authorized Participant Agreement, or any other notices, request or instruction on behalf of Participant pursuant to this Authorized Participant Agreement.

For each Authorized Person:

Name:                                                                                               
Title:                                                                                                
Signature:                                                                                        
E-Mail Address:                                                                             
Telephone:                                                                                      
Facsimile:                                                                                        
 
 
Name:                                                                                               
Title:                                                                                                
Signature:                                                                                        
E-Mail Address:                                                                             
Telephone:                                                                                     
Facsimile:                                                                                         

The undersigned [name]_________________, [title]_____________, [Authorized Participant] does hereby certify that the persons listed above have been duly elected to the offices set forth beneath their names, that they presently hold such offices, that they have been duly authorized to act as Authorized Persons pursuant to the Authorized Participant Agreement by and among Pacer Financial, Inc. and [Authorized Participant] dated _______________________, 201__ and that their signatures set forth above are their own true and genuine signatures.
 
  By:  
                                                                 
     
 
Date:
 
 
Name:
 
 
Title:
 
 
Secretary or Other Duly Authorized
 
Officer
 
 
 
 
 
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Morgan, Lewis & Bockius llp
101 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10178-0060
Tel: 212.309.6000
Fax: 212.309.6001
www.morganlewis.com
 
 


May 27, 2015


Pacer Funds Trust
16 Industrial Boulevard, Suite 201
Paoli, Pennsylvania 19301

Re:
Opinion of Counsel regarding Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement filed on Form N-1A under the Securities Act of 1933 (File No. 333-201530)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as counsel to Pacer Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust, in connection with the above-referenced registration statement (the “Registration Statement”), which relates to the Trust’s units of beneficial interest, with no par value per share (collectively, the “Shares”), of the following portfolios of the Trust: Pacer Trendpilot™  750 ETF, Pacer Trendpilot™  450 ETF, Pacer Trendpilot™  100 ETF and Pacer US Export Leaders ETF (the “Funds”).  This opinion is being delivered to you in connection with the Trust’s filing of Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement (the “Amendment”) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). With your permission, all assumptions and statements of reliance herein have been made without any independent investigation or verification on our part except to the extent otherwise expressly stated, and we express no opinion with respect to the subject matter or accuracy of such assumptions or items relied upon.

In connection with this opinion, we have reviewed, among other things, copies of the following documents:

 
(a)
a certificate of the State of Delaware certifying that the Trust is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware;

 
(b)
the Trust’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust and By-Laws;

 
(c)
a certificate executed by Sean O’Hara, the Treasurer of the Trust, certifying as to, and attaching copies of, the Trust’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust and By-Laws and certain resolutions adopted by the initial Trustee of the Trust authorizing the issuance of the Shares of the Funds; and

 
(d)
a printer’s proof of the Amendment.
 
 
 
 

 
 
In our capacity as counsel to the Trust, we have examined the originals, or certified, conformed or reproduced copies, of all records, agreements, instruments and documents as we have deemed relevant or necessary as the basis for the opinion hereinafter expressed. In all such examinations, we have assumed the legal capacity of all natural persons executing documents, the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all original or certified copies, and the conformity to original or certified copies of all copies submitted to us as conformed or reproduced copies. As to various questions of fact relevant to such opinion, we have relied upon, and assume the accuracy of, certificates and oral or written statements of public officials and officers and representatives of the Trust. We have assumed that the Amendment, as filed with the SEC, will be in substantially the form of the printer’s proof referred to in paragraph (d) above.

Based upon, and subject to, the limitations set forth herein, we are of the opinion that the Shares, when issued and sold in accordance with the terms of purchase described in the Registration Statement, will be legally issued, fully paid and non-assessable under the laws of the State of Delaware.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not concede that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the 1933 Act.

Very truly yours,

 
/s/ Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

 
 


 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

       As the independent registered public accounting firm, we hereby consent to the use of our report dated May 22, 2015 on the statement of assets and liabilities of the Pacer U.S. Export Leaders ETF - (the "Fund"), a series of Pacer Funds Trust, as of May 15, 2015 and to all references to our firm included in or made part of this Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 under the Securities Act of 1933 and Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 to the Fund’s Registration Statement (File Nos. 333-201530 and 811-23024) on Form N-1A.

/s/ Sanville & Company
 
Abington, Pennsylvania
May 27, 2015
 
 


 
 
Pacer Advisors, Inc.
16 Industrial Blvd
Suite 201
Paoli, Pennsylvania 19301



May 15, 2015

Joe M. Thomson, President and Chairman
Pacer Funds Trust
16 Industrial Blvd
Suite 201
Paoli, Pennsylvania 19301

Dear Mr. Thomson:

 
Re:
Subscription for Shares of Pacer U.S. Export Leaders ETF (the “Fund”)

Pacer Advisors, Inc. offers to purchase from Pacer Funds Trust 4,000 shares of beneficial interest of the Fund, a series of Pacer Funds Trust, at a price of $25.00 per share for an aggregate purchase price of $100,000 cash, all such shares to be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, upon issuance of such shares and receipt of said payment (the “Initial Shares”).

Pacer Advisors, Inc. represents and warrants that the Initial Shares will be held for investment purposes and are not being purchased with any present intent of redeeming or selling the same; provided, however, that Pacer Advisors, Inc. may redeem the Initial Shares immediately prior to the commencement of the public offering of Fund shares if it promptly purchases shares of the Fund of equal value in the secondary market.

Sincerely,

Pacer Advisors, Inc.


_ /s/ Joe M. Thomson                      
Joe M. Thomson
President

Accepted and Agreed

Pacer Funds Trust

 
/s/ Joe M. Thomson                   
Joe M. Thomson
President and Chairman
 
 


 
 
PACER FUNDS TRUST

DISTRIBUTION PLAN
(12b-1 Plan)

The following Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) has been adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), by Pacer Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust, on behalf of the series of the Trust listed on Schedule A as may be amended from time to time (each, a “Fund”).  The Plan has been approved by a majority of the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of the Trustees who are not interested persons of the Trust and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the Plan or in any Rule 12b-1 Agreement (as defined below) (the “Disinterested Trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such Plan.

In approving the Plan, the Board determined that adoption of the Plan would be prudent and in the best interests of each Fund and its shareholders.  Such approval by the Board of Trustees included a determination, in the exercise of its reasonable business judgment and in light of its fiduciary duties, that there is a reasonable likelihood that the Plan will benefit the Fund and its shareholders.

The provisions of the Plan are as follows:

1.           PAYMENTS BY THE FUND TO PROMOTE THE SALE OF FUND SHARES

The Trust, on behalf of each Fund, will pay Pacer Financial, Inc. (the “Distributor”), as principal distributor of each Fund’s shares, a distribution fee and shareholder servicing fee equal to a percentage of the average daily net assets of each Fund as shown on Schedule A in connection with the promotion and distribution of Fund shares and the provision of personal services to shareholders, including, but not necessarily limited to, advertising, compensation to underwriters, dealers and selling personnel, the printing and mailing of prospectuses to other than current Fund shareholders, and the printing and mailing of sales literature.  The Distributor may pay all or a portion of these fees to any registered securities dealer, financial institution or any other person (the “Recipient”) who renders assistance in distributing or promoting the sale of shares, or who provides certain shareholder services, pursuant to a written agreement (the “Rule 12b-1 Agreement”), a form of which is attached hereto as Appendix A with respect to each Fund.  To the extent not so paid by the Distributor, such amounts may be retained by the Distributor.  Payment of these fees shall be made monthly promptly following the close of the month.

2.  
RULE 12B-1 AGREEMENTS

(a)   No Rule 12b-1 Agreement shall be entered into with respect to the Fund and no payments shall be made pursuant to any Rule 12b-1 Agreement, unless such Rule 12b-1 Agreement is in writing and the form of which has first been delivered to and approved by a vote of a majority of the Board, and of the Disinterested Trustees, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such Rule 12b-1 Agreement.  The form of Rule 12b-1 Agreement relating to the Fund attached hereto as Appendix A has been approved by the Board as specified above.

(b)   Any Rule 12b-1 Agreement shall describe the services to be performed by the Recipient and shall specify the amount of, or the method for determining, the compensation to the Recipient.

(c)   No Rule 12b-1 Agreement may be entered into unless it provides (i) that it may be terminated with respect to the Fund at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by vote of a majority of the shareholders of the Fund, or by vote of a majority of the Disinterested Trustees, on not more than 60 days’ written notice to the other party to the Rule 12b-1 Agreement, and (ii) that it shall automatically terminate in the event of its assignment.
 
 
 

 

(d)   Any Rule 12b-1 Agreement shall continue in effect for a period of more than one year from the date of its execution only if such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by a vote of a majority of the Board, and of the Disinterested Trustees, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such Rule 12b-1 Agreement.

3.           QUARTERLY REPORTS

The Distributor shall provide to the Board, and the Board shall review at least quarterly, a written report of all amounts expended pursuant to the Plan.  This report shall include the identity of the recipient of each payment and the purpose for which the amounts were expended and such other information as the Board may reasonably request.

4.           EFFECTIVE DATE AND DURATION OF THE PLAN

The Plan shall become effective separately for each Fund as described below. The Plan shall become effective with respect to a Fund upon the later of (i) the commencement of the Fund’s operations or (ii) the approval by the vote of a majority of the Board, and of the Disinterested Trustees, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on the approval of the Plan.  The Plan shall continue in effect with respect to a Fund for a period of one year from its effective date unless terminated pursuant to its terms.  Thereafter, the Plan shall continue with respect to each Fund from year to year, provided that such continuance is approved at least annually by a vote of a majority of the Board of Trustees, and of the Disinterested Trustees, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such continuance.  The Plan, or any Rule 12b-1 agreement, may be terminated with respect to each Fund at any time, without penalty, on not more than 60 days’ written notice by a majority vote of shareholders of the Fund, or by vote of a majority of the Disinterested Trustees.

5.           SELECTION OF DISINTERESTED TRUSTEES

During the period in which the Plan is effective, the selection and nomination of those Trustees who are Disinterested Trustees of the Trust shall be committed to the discretion of the Disinterested Trustees.

6.           AMENDMENTS

All material amendments of the Plan shall be in writing and shall be approved by a vote of a majority of the Board, and of the Disinterested Trustees, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such amendment.  In addition, the Plan may not be amended to increase materially the amount to be expended by the Fund hereunder without the approval by a majority vote of shareholders of the Fund.

7.           RECORDKEEPING

The Trust shall preserve copies of the Plan, any Rule 12b-1 Agreement and all reports made pursuant to Section 3 for a period of not less than six years from the date of this Plan, any such Rule 12b-1 Agreement or such reports, as the case may be, the first two years in an easily accessible place.
 
 

 


SCHEDULE A

Series of Pacer Funds Trust
Rule 12b-1 Fee
   
Pacer Trendpilot™ 750 ETF
 
Pacer Trendpilot™ 450 ETF
 
Pacer Trendpilot™ 100 ETF
 
Pacer US Export Leaders ETF
 
0.25% of average daily net assets
 
0.25% of average daily net assets
 
0.25% of average daily net assets
 
0.25% of average daily net assets
 


 

 


Appendix A

Rule 12b-1 Related Agreement

Pacer Financial, Inc.
16 Industrial Blvd, Suite 201
Paoli, Pennsylvania 19301


[Adviser name and address]

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This letter will confirm our understanding and agreement with respect to payments to be made to you pursuant to a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) adopted by Pacer Funds Trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of each series of the Trust listed on Schedule A as may be amended from time to time (each a “Fund”), pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”).  The Plan and this related agreement (the “Rule 12b-1 Agreement”) have been approved by a majority of the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”), including a majority of the Board who are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as defined in the Act, and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the Plan or in this or any other Rule 12b-1 Agreement (the “Disinterested Trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting thereon.  Such approval included a determination by the Board that, in the exercise of its reasonable business judgment and in light of its fiduciary duties, there is a reasonable likelihood that the Plan will benefit the Fund or its shareholders.

1.           To the extent you provide distribution and marketing services in the promotion of the Fund’s shares and/or services to the Fund’s shareholders, including furnishing services and assistance to your customers who invest in and own shares, including, but not limited to, answering routine inquiries regarding the Fund and assisting in changing account designations and addresses, we shall pay you a fee as described on Schedule A.  We reserve the right to increase, decrease or discontinue the fee at any time in our sole discretion upon written notice to you.

You agree that all activities conducted under this Rule 12b-1 Related Agreement will be conducted in accordance with the Plan, as well as all applicable state and federal laws, including the Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Securities Act of 1933, the U.S. PATRIOT Act of 2001 and any applicable rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

2.           You shall furnish us with such information as shall reasonably be requested either by the Board or by us with respect to the services provided and the fees paid to you pursuant to this Rule 12b-1 Agreement.

3.           We shall furnish to the Board, for its review, on a quarterly basis, a written report of the amounts expended under the Plan by us and the purposes for which such expenditures were made.

4.           This Rule 12b-1 Agreement may be terminated: (a) on 60 days’ written notice after the vote of a majority of shareholders, or (b) at any time by the vote of a majority of the Disinterested Trustees, in each case, without payment of any penalty.  In addition, this Rule 12b-1 Agreement will be terminated by any act which terminates the Plan or the Distribution Agreement between the Trust and us and shall terminate immediately in the event of its assignment.  This Rule 12b-1 Agreement may be amended by us upon written notice to you, and you shall be deemed to have consented to such amendment upon effecting any purchases of shares for your own account or on behalf of any of your customer’s accounts following your receipt of such notice.
 
 
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5.           This Rule 12b-1 Agreement shall become effective on the date accepted by you and shall continue in full force and effect so long as the continuance of the Plan and this Rule 12b-1 Agreement are approved at least annually by a vote of the Board and of the Disinterested Trustees, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting thereon.  All communications to us should be sent to the above address.  Any notice to you shall be duly given if mailed or faxed to you at the address specified by you below.


PACER FINANCIAL, INC.
 
By:                                                                  
 
Name:                                                             
 
Title:                                                               


 
Accepted :

                                                                       
(Dealer or Service Provider Name)

                                                                       
(Street Address)

                                                                       
(City)(State)(ZIP)

                                                                       
(Telephone No.)
 
                                                                       
(Facsimile No.)


By:                                                                                                                   
(Name and Title)
 

 
 

 

Schedule A
to the
Rule 12b-1 Related Agreement


Series of Pacer Funds Trust
Rule 12b-1 Fee
   
Pacer Trendpilot™ 750 ETF
 
Pacer Trendpilot™ 450 ETF
 
Pacer Trendpilot™ 100 ETF
 
Pacer US Export Leaders ETF
0.25% of average daily net assets
 
0.25% of average daily net assets
 
0.25% of average daily net assets
 
0.25% of average daily net assets
 


For all services rendered pursuant to the Rule 12b-1 Agreement, we shall pay you the fee shown above calculated as follows:

The above fee as a percentage of the average daily net assets of the Fund (computed on an annual basis) which are owned of record by your firm as nominee for your customers or which are owned by those customers of your firm whose records, as maintained by the Trust or its agent, designate your firm as the customer’s dealer or service provider of record.

We shall make the determination of the net asset value, which determination shall be made in the manner specified in the Fund’s current prospectus, and pay to you, on the basis of such determination, the fee specified above, to the extent permitted under the Plan.

 


 
 
PACER FUNDS TRUST

CODE OF ETHICS

 
1.    
GENERAL
 

     This Code of Ethics (the “Code”) of the Pacer Funds Trust (the “Trust”) is adopted pursuant to the requirements Rule 17j-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Trust and shall apply to each series (each, a “Fund,” and, collectively, the “Funds”) of shares of the Trust now in existence or hereafter created.

     Section 17(j) under the 1940 Act makes it unlawful for persons affiliated with investment companies, their principal underwriters, or their investment advisers to engage in fraudulent personal securities transactions. Rule 17j-1 (the “Rule”) requires each fund, investment adviser and principal underwriter to adopt a code of ethics that contains provisions reasonably necessary to prevent its Access Persons (as defined below) from engaging in conduct prohibited by the principles of the Rule. The Rule also requires that reasonable diligence be used and procedures be instituted that are reasonably necessary to prevent violations of the code of ethics.

     Among other things, the Rule requires oversight of personal trading practices, reporting of Access Persons’ securities trading and preclearance of purchases of initial public offerings and private placements by Access Persons. Under the Rule, the Trust provides to the Board annually a written report that (i) describes issues that arose during the previous year under the Code, including information about material Code violations and sanctions imposed and (ii) certifies to the Board that it has adopted procedures reasonably necessary to prevent Access Persons from violating the Code.
 
2.    
STATEMENT OF GENERAL FIDUCIARY PRINCIPLES
 
     Under Rule 17j-1(b) of the 1940 Act, it is unlawful for any Access Person of a registered investment company or its investment advisers or principal underwriter, and certain other affiliated persons of such entities, in connection with the purchase or sale, directly or indirectly, by such person of a security (as defined below) “held or to be acquired” by such investment company, to:
 
         (i)   employ  any  device,  scheme  or  artifice  to   defraud   such   investment company; or

         (ii)   make to such investment company any untrue statement of a material fact or to omit to state to the investment company a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading; or

         (iii)   engage in any act, practice, or course of business that operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon the investment company;
 
 
 
 

 
 
         (iv)  
engage  in  any  manipulative  practice  with  respect  to  the  investment or company. 1
 
     Fiduciary Standards . The Code is based on the fundamental principle that the Trust must put shareholders’ interests first. In addition, the underlying general principles of this Code are that Access Persons, in conducting their personal securities transactions, (i) owe a fiduciary duty Trust shareholders and at all times have a duty to place the interests of such shareholders ahead of their personal interests; (ii) are obligated to conduct all personal securities transactions in accordance with this Code and in a manner so as to avoid any actual or potential conflict of interest or abuse of such person’s position of trust and responsibility, and any appearance of such conflict of interest or abuse of position; and (iii) should not take inappropriate advantage of their positions.
 
     Compliance   with   Applicable   Federal   Securities   Laws . The Trust also establishes certain standards of business conduct, including the following: (i) comply with applicable federal securities laws, including the 1940 Act; (ii) reasonably prevent access to material non-public information about securities recommendations, holdings and transactions by persons who do not need such information to perform their duties; (iii) require all Access Persons to periodically report, and the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer or designate (the “CCO”) to review, their personal securities transactions and holdings; (iv) report any violations of this Code promptly to the CCO; and (v) provide each of the Access Persons with a copy of this Code and any amendments and require them to sign a written acknowledgment of their receipt of same.

3.        
DEFINITIONS
 
         The following definitions apply for purposes of the Code:
 
         1.   1940   Act ” means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

         2.   Access   Person ” means  each  trustee,  manager,  Advisory  Person  (as  defined below) or officer of the Trust or the Adviser.

The defined term “ Access   Person ” shall not include any person who is subject to securities transaction reporting requirements of a code of ethics adopted by an adviser, distributor, sub- administrator or sub-adviser (or affiliate of any of the foregoing), which contains provisions that comport with Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act, and which has been submitted to the Board.

         3.   Acquisition ” or “ Acquire ” includes any purchase or the receipt of any gift or bequest of any Covered Security.
 
         4.   Adviser ” means Pacer Advisors, LLC.
 
         5.   Advisers   Act ” means the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.
 

1 Intentionally inducing or causing the Trust to take action or fail to take action for the purpose of achieving a personal benefit rather than to benefit the Fund violates the Code. Examples of this violation include: (i) causing any Fund of the Trust to purchase a Covered Security owned by the individual for the purpose of supporting or increasing the price of the Security; and (ii) causing any Fund of the Trust to refrain from selling a Covered Security in an attempt to protect the value of the individual’s investment (such as an outstanding option). Using actual knowledge of transactions for any Fund of the Trust to profit by the market effect of such transactions shall be a violation of this Code.
 
 

 
 
       6.   Advisory   Person ” means: (i) any trustee, manager, officer or employee of the Trust or the Adviser (or of any company in a control relationship to the Trust or the 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 Trust, 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 Trust or the Adviser who obtains information concerning recommendations made to the Trust with regard to the purchase or sale of Covered Securities by the Trust.

       The defined term “ Advisory   Person ” shall not include any person who is subject to securities transaction reporting requirements of a code of ethics adopted by an adviser, distributor, sub- administrator or sub-adviser (or affiliate of any of the foregoing), which contains provisions that comport with Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act, and which has been submitted to the Board.

       7.   Automatic   Investment   Plan ” means a program  in  which  regular  periodic purchases (or withdrawals) are made automatically in (or from) investment accounts in accordance with a predetermined schedule and allocation, including  dividend reinvestment plans

       8.   Beneficial   Ownership ” is interpreted as it is under Section 16 of the 1934 Act and Rule 16a-1(a)(2) thereunder. A person is generally deemed the beneficial owner of any securities in which he or she has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest. In addition, beneficial ownership includes the accounts of a spouse, minor children, relatives resident in the person’s home, or other persons by reason of any contract, arrangement, understanding or relationship that provides the person with sole or shared voting or investment power.
 
       9.   Board ” means the Board of Trustees of the Trust.        
 
       10.   Chief   Compliance   Officer   (“CCO”) ” means the person(s) charged with the responsibility, at any given time, to pre-clear  trades,  grant  exceptions  to  prohibitions under the Code, receive reports and notices required by this Code to be generated, and to accomplish any other requirement of this Code related to the oversight of activities, the exercise of discretion or the making of decisions relating to the activities of persons covered by this Code. The term relates to the Chief Compliance Officer of the Trust (or that person’s designee if the compliance person is absent or unavailable).
 
       11.   Code ” means this Code of Ethics.        
 
       12.   Control ” has the same meaning as that set forth in Section 2(a)(9) of the 1940 Act, which states that “control” means “the power to exercise a controlling influence over the management or policies of a company, unless such power is solely the result of an official position with such company.” Ownership of 25% or more of a company’s outstanding voting securities is presumed to give the holder thereof control over the company. Such presumption may be countered by the facts and circumstances of a given situation.            

       13.   Covered   Security ” means a security as defined in Section 2(a)(36) of the 1940
Act, except that it shall not include the following: (i) securities issued by the government of the United States or by federal agencies and which are 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 of unaffiliated open-end management investment companies registered under the 1940 Act.
       
 
 
 

 
 
       The defined term “ Covered   Security ” shall include shares of exchange-traded funds registered with the SEC under the 1940 Act as either an open-end management company or as a unit investment trust.
 
       14.   Covered   Security   held   or   to   be   acquired ” by the Trust means (i) any  Covered Security which, within the most recent fifteen (15) days, (a) is or has been held by any Fund, or
(b) is being or has been considered for purchase by any Fund; and (ii) any option to purchase or sell and any security convertible into or exchangeable for a Covered Security described in (i) of the definition.
 
       15.   A Covered Security is “ being   purchased   or   sold ” by any Fund from the time when a purchase or sale program has been communicated to the person who places the buy and sell orders for any Fund until the time when such program has been fully completed or terminated.

       16.   A Covered Security is “ being   considered   for   purchase   or   sale ” when a recommendation to purchase or sell a Covered Security for the Trust is made and communicated and, with respect to the person making the recommendation, when such person seriously considers making such a recommendation.

       17.   Federal   Securities   Laws ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”); the 1934 Act; the Sarbanes-Oxley Act  of  2002; the  1940 Act;  the Investment Advisers Act of 1940; Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act; any rules adopted by the SEC under any of these statutes; the Bank Secrecy Act as it applies to funds and investment advisers, and any rules adopted thereunder by the SEC or the Department of the Treasury

       18.   Fund ” means any series of the Trust.
       19.   Independent   Trustee ” means a trustee of the Trust who is not an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act.

       20.   Initial   Public   Offering ” means an offering of securities registered under the 1933 Act, the issuer of which, immediately before the registration, was not subject to the reporting requirements of Sections 13 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act.

       21.   Investment   Personnel ” (or, singularly, an “ Investment   Person ”) means: (i) all Access Persons who occupy the position of portfolio manager (or who serve on an investment committee that carries out the portfolio management function) with respect to the Trust (or any Fund); (ii) all Access Persons who, in connection with their regular functions or duties, make or participate in making any recommendations regarding the purchase or sale of any security or other investment by the Trust (or any Fund); and (iii) any natural person who controls the Trust, or the Adviser who obtains information concerning recommendations made to or by the Trust with respect to the purchase or sale of a security or other investment by any Fund. The Adviser’s COO will retain a current list of Investment Personnel.

       22.   The defined term “ Investment   Personnel ” shall not include any person who  is subject to securities transaction reporting requirements of a code of ethics adopted by an adviser, distributor, sub-administrator or sub-adviser (or affiliate of any of the foregoing), which contains provisions that comport with Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act, and which has been submitted to the Board.
 
 
 

 

       23.   “Material   Non-Public   Information ” means: (i) information is generally deemed “material” if a reasonable investor would consider it important in deciding whether to purchase or sell a company’s securities or information that is reasonably certain to affect the market price of the company’s securities, regardless of whether the information is directly related to the company’s business; and (ii) information is considered “non- public” when it has not been effectively disseminated to the public. Information found in reports filed with the SEC or appearing in publications of general circulation would be considered public information.

       24.   Purchase   or   sale   of   a   Covered   Security ” includes, among other things, the purchase or sale of a put or call option on a Covered Security.

       25.   Reportable   Fund ” means: (i) any fund for which the Adviser serves as an investment adviser as defined in Section 2(a)(20) of the 1940 Act; or (ii) any fund whose investment adviser or principal underwriter controls, is controlled by, or is  under common control with the Adviser.

       26.   The “ Restricted   Period ” is the number of days before or after a Security is being purchased or sold by the Trust or a Fund during which, subject to an exception under the particular circumstances made by the CCO in his or her discretion, no Advisory Person may purchase or sell, directly or indirectly, any security in which he or she had or by reason of such transaction acquires any Beneficial Ownership

       27.   Security ” has the same definition as in Section 2(a)(36) of the 1940 Act.        
 
       28.   Trust ” means the Pacer Funds Trust or each of its separate investment Funds.        
 
4.      LIMITATIONS ON PERSONAL SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

1.   Trading   Restrictions   for   Access   Persons .  Each Access Person covered by this Code (other than the Trust’s Independent Trustees) shall be subject to the trading restrictions identified below.
 
    i.   Accounts   Include   Family   Members   and   Other   Accounts . Accounts of Access Persons include the accounts of their spouses, dependent relatives, trustee and custodial accounts or any other account in which the Access Person has a financial interest or over which the Access Person has investment discretion (other than accounts managed by the Adviser).

   ii.   Restrictions   on   Purchases   and   Sales . No Access Person shall purchase or sell, directly or indirectly, any Covered Security in which he or she has, or by reason of such transaction acquires, any direct or indirect Beneficial Ownership and which he or she actually knows or should have known at the time of such purchase or sale: (a) is being considered for purchase or sale by any Fund; or (b) is then being purchased or sold by any Fund.

     iii.   Restrictions   on   Related   Securities . The restrictions and procedures applicable to the transactions in Covered Securities by Access Persons set forth in this Code shall similarly apply to securities that are issued by the same issuer and whose value or return is related, in whole or in part, to the value or return of the security purchased or sold or being contemplated for purchase or sale during the relevant period by a Fund. For example, options or warrants to purchase common stock, and convertible debt and convertible preferred stock of a particular issuer would be considered related to the underlying common stock of that issuer for purposes of this policy. In sum, the related security is treated as if it is the underlying security for the purpose of the pre- clearance procedures described herein.
 
 
 

 
 
    iv.   Material   Non-Public   Information . No Access Person may disclose or use Material Non-Public Information about any issuer of Securities, whether or not such Securities are held in client accounts or suitable for inclusion in such accounts, for personal gain or on behalf of a client. Any Access Person who believes he or she is in possession of such information must contact the Trust’s CCO immediately to discuss the information and the circumstances surrounding its receipt. (Refer to the Trust’s Insider Trading Policies and Procedures attached hereto for more information.)

    Access Persons have an affirmative duty to bring suitable Covered Securities to the attention of Investment Personnel. The intentional failure to recommend a suitable Security to, or the failure to purchase a Security for, any Fund of the Trust for the purpose of avoiding the appearance of conflict with respect to a personal transaction security may be considered a violation of this Code.

In addition, to the restrictions described in Section 4.1 above, each Advisory Person and Investment Person covered by this Code shall be subject to the trading restrictions identified below.

    i.   Preclearance . All Advisory Persons and Investment Personnel must obtain approval from the CCO prior to purchasing any securities in the types of offering described in Sections 2.ii and 2.iii below. At the time of requesting preclearance, the Advisory Person or Investment Person must provide a complete description of the security and the nature of the transaction. Approval of a transaction, once given, is effective only for the business day on which approval was requested or until the Advisory Person or Investment Person discovers that the information provided at the time the transaction was approved is no longer accurate. If the Advisory Person or Investment Person decides not to execute the transaction on the day preclearance approval is given, or the entire trade is not executed, the Advisory Person or Investment Person must request preclearance again at such time as he or she decides to execute the trade.
 
    Advisory Persons and Investment Personnel may preclear trades only in cases where they have a present intention to transact in the security for which preclearance is sought. It is not sufficient for an Advisory Person or Investment Person to obtain a general or open-ended preclearance to cover the eventuality that he or she may buy or sell a security at some point on a particular day depending upon market developments. This requirement would not prohibit a price limit order, provided that the Advisory Person or Investment Person has a present intention to effect a transaction at such price. Consistent with the foregoing, an Advisory Person or Investment Person may not simultaneously request preclearance to buy and sell the same security.

    ii.   Private   Placements . Advisory Persons and Investment Personnel purchases and sales of “private placement” securities (including all private equity partnerships, hedge funds, limited partnership or venture capital funds) must be precleared directly with the CCO. No Advisory Person or Investment Person may engage in any such transaction unless the CCO has determined in writing that the contemplated investment does not involve any potential for conflict with the investment activities of the Fund(s).
 
 
 

 
 
     If, after receiving the required approval, an Advisory Person or Investment Person has any material role in the subsequent consideration by any Fund of an investment in the same or affiliated issuer, the Advisory Person or Investment Person must disclose his or her interest in the private placement investment to the CCO and to his or her supervisor.  The decision to have a Fund purchase securities of that issuer must be independently reviewed and authorized by the most senior person in the department.

     iii.   Initial Public   Offerings .  The purchase by an Advisory Person or Investment Person of securities offered in an initial public offering must be precleared.
 
3.   Additional   Trading   Restrictions   for   Investment   Personnel . In addition to the restrictions described in Sections 4.1 and 4.2 above, each Investment Person covered by this Code will be subject to the following restrictions:

     i.   Notification . An investment person must notify the CCO of any intended transactions in a security for his or her own personal account or related accounts that is owned or contemplated for purchase or sale by a Fund for which the Investment Person has investment authority.

     ii.   Restricted   Periods . An Investment Person may not buy or sell a security within 7 calendar days either before or after a purchase or sale of the same or related security by a Fund for which the person has investment authority. For example, if a Fund trades a security on day 0, day 8 is the first day the manager or analyst of that Fund may trade the security for his or her own account. An Investment Person’s personal trade, however, shall have no affect on the Fund’s ability to trade.  For example, if within the
7 day period following his or her personal trade, an Investment Person believes that it is in the best interests of the Fund  for  which  he  or  she  has  investment  authority  to purchase or sell the same security on behalf of the Fund, the trade should be done for the Fund, and an explanation of the circumstances must be provided to the CCO.

     iii.       Establishing   Positions   Counter   to   Fund   Positions . No Investment Person may establish a long position in his or her personal account in a security if the Fund for which he or she has investment authority maintains a position that would benefit from a decrease in the value of such security.    No Investment Person may purchase a put option or write a call option where a Fund for which such person has investment authority holds a long position in the underlying security.

     iv.   Purchasing   an   Investment   for   a   Fund   that   is   a   Personal   Holding . An Investment Person may not purchase an investment for a Fund that is also a personal holding of the Investment Person or any other account covered by this Code, or the value of which is materially linked to a personal holding, unless the Investment Person has obtained prior approval from his or her senior manager and the CCO.

     v.   Prohibition   on   Short-Term   Profits . Investment Personnel are prohibited from profiting on any sale and subsequent purchase, or any purchase and subsequent sale of the same (or equivalent) securities occurring within 60 calendar days (“short-term profit”). This holding period also applies to all permitted options transactions; therefore, for example, an Investment Person may not purchase or write an option if the option will expire in less than 60 days (unless such a person is buying or writing an option on a security that he or she has held more than 60 days).  In determining short- term profits, all transactions within a 60-day period in all accounts related to the Investment Person will be taken into consideration in determining short-term profits, regardless of his or her intentions to do otherwise (e.g. ,   tax or other trading strategies). Should an Investment Person fail to preclear a trade that results in a short-term profit, the trade would be subject to reversal with all costs and expenses related to the trade borne by the Investment Person, and he or she would be required to disgorge any profit. Transactions not required to be precleared will not be subject to this prohibition. Stated above in Section 4.1 above, Independent Trustees shall be subject to the following restrictions.
 
 
 

 

4.  
Trading   Restrictions   for   Independent   Trustees .  In lieu of the trading restrictions:
 
     i.   Restrictions   on   Purchases . No Independent Trustee may purchase any security which, to the Trustee’s knowledge at the time, is being purchased or is being considered for purchase by any Fund.

     ii.   Restrictions   on   Sales . No Independent Trustee may sell any security which, to the Trustee’s knowledge at the time, is being sold or is being considered for sale by any Fund.
 
     iii.   Restrictions   on   Trades   in   Securities   Related   in   Value . The restrictions applicable to the transactions in securities by Independent Trustees shall similarly apply to securities that are issued by the same issuer and whose value or return is related, in whole or in part, to the value or return of the security purchased or sold by any Fund.

5.   Exempted   Transactions/Securities . The Board has determined that the following securities transactions do not present the opportunity for improper trading activities that Rule 17j-1 is designed to prevent; therefore, the restrictions set forth in this Code (including preclearance, prohibition on short-term profits and restricted periods) shall not apply. The reporting requirements, however, shall apply to the securities and transaction types set forth in this section.

     i.   Purchases or sales in an account over which the Access Person, Advisory Person or Investment Person has no direct or indirect influence or control (e.g. ,   an account managed on a fully discretionary basis by an investment adviser or trustee).

     ii.   Purchases or sales of direct obligations of the U.S. Government.
 
     iii.   Purchases or sales of open-end investment companies (including money market funds), variable annuities and unit investment trusts, other than Reportable Funds.

     iv.   Purchases or sales of bank certificates, bankers’ acceptances,  commercial  paper and other high quality short-term debt instruments, including repurchase agreements.

     v.   Purchases or sales  that  are  non-volitional  on  the  part  of  the  Access  Person, Advisory Person or Investment Person (e.g. ,   an in-the-money option that is automatically exercised by a broker; a security that is called away as a result of an exercise of an option; or a security that is sold by a broker, without Access Person, Advisory Person or Investment Person consultation, to meet a margin call not met by the Access Person, Advisory or Investment Person).
 
     vi.   Purchases which are made by reinvesting cash dividends pursuant to an automatic dividend reinvestment plan.
 
     vii.   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.
 
 
 

 

     viii.   Purchases or sales of commodities, futures (including currency futures and futures on broad-based indices), options on futures and options on broad-based indices. Also exempted are exchange-traded securities which are representative of, or related closely in value to, these broad-based indices.

     ix.   The receipt of a bona fide gift of securities. Donations of securities, however, are not considered Exempted Transactions.

5.         
REPORTING OBLIGATIONS
 
     The Trust’s CCO shall furnish each Access Person with a copy of the Code upon such person becoming an Access Person and annually thereafter so that each such Access Person may certify, through a written acknowledgment, that he or she has read and understands said Code and recognizes that he or she is subject to the principles and provisions contained therein. In addition, the CCO shall notify each Access Person of his or her obligation to file an initial holdings report, quarterly transaction reports, annual holdings reports, and annual certifications, as  described below.

     1. Access   Persons . Each Access Person covered by the Code  shall  file  the  reports identified below with the CCO. The requirements will also apply to all transactions in the accounts of spouses, dependent relatives and members of the same household, trustee and custodial accounts or any other account in which the Access Person has a financial interest or over which the Access Person has investment discretion. The requirements do not apply to securities acquired for accounts over which the Access Person has no direct or indirect control or influence.

     i.   Initial   Holdings   Report . Upon becoming an Access Person, all new Access Persons must disclose their personal securities holdings to the CCO within 10 days of becoming an Access Person. The information provided must be current as of a date no more than 45 days prior to the date the person becomes an Access Person. (Similarly, securities holdings of all new related accounts must be reported to the CCO within 10 days of the date that such account becomes related to the Access Person.) With respect to exempt securities referred to in Section 4 that do not require preclearance/reporting, Access Persons must nonetheless initially report those exempt securities defined in Section 4.5.vi-ix. (This reporting requirement does not apply to holdings that are the result of transactions in exempt securities as defined in Section 4.5.i-v.) The listing must contain the following information: (a) the title and type of the Covered Security, and as applicable the exchange ticker symbol or CUSIP number; (b) the number of shares held; (c) the principal amount of the Covered Security; (d) the name of any broker, dealer or bank with whom the Access Person maintained an account in which the named Covered Securities were held; and (e) the date that the report is submitted to the Access Person. Within 10 days of commencement of becoming an Access Person, each Access Person shall file an Acknowledgement stating that he or she has read and understands the provisions of the Code.

     ii.   Quarterly   Transaction   Reports . No later than 30 days after the end of a calendar quarter, each Access Person shall file a report stating the dates of transactions in any Covered Securities,  along  with  the  following   information:   (a)   the   date   of   the transaction; (b) the title of the Covered Security; (c) the nature of the transaction; (d) the price of the Covered Security at which the transaction was effected; (e) the name of any broker, dealer or bank with or through which the transaction was effected; (f) the date that the report is submitted by the Access Person; and (g) as applicable, the exchange ticker symbol or CUSIP number, interest rate and maturity date, number of shares, and principal amount of each reportable security involved.
 
 
 

 

     Alternatively, an Access Person who provides broker trade confirmations or account statements that contain the aforementioned information to the CCO on an ongoing basis will be deemed to comply with this requirement. A separate quarterly transaction report will not be necessary. An Access Person need not make a quarterly transaction report with respect to transactions effected pursuant to an Automatic Investment Plan.

     iii.   Annual   Holdings   Report . All Access Persons must submit an annual holdings report reflecting holdings as of a date no more than 45 days before the report is submitted. With respect to exempt securities which do not require preclearance/reporting, Access Persons must nonetheless annually report the holdings of those exempt securities that are defined in Section 4.5.vi-ix. (This reporting requirement, however, does not apply to exempt securities as defined in Section 4.5.i- v.)

     The listing must contain the following information: (a) the title and type of the Covered Security, and as applicable the exchange ticker symbol or CUSIP number; (b) the number of shares held; (c) the principal amount of the Covered Security; (d) the name of any broker, dealer or bank with whom the Access Person maintained an account in which the Covered Securities are held; and (e) the date that the report is submitted to the Access Person.

     Alternatively, an Access Person who provides broker trade confirmations or account statements that contain the aforementioned information to the CCO on an ongoing basis may satisfy the annual holdings report requirement by annually confirming in writing the accuracy of the Trust record of information.

     iv.   Annual   Certification   of   Compliance . All Access Persons must certify annually to the CCO that: (a) they have read and understand and agree to abide by this Code; (b) they have complied with all requirements of the Code except as otherwise notified by the CCO that they have not complied with certain of such requirements; and (c) they have reported all transactions required to be reported under the Code.

     v.   Review     of   Transactions     and   Holdings   Reports .  All transactions reports and holdings reports are reviewed by the CCO.

     vi.   Investment   Personnel . In addition to the reporting requirements set forth above, Investment Personnel must also submit duplicate confirmations and account statements to the CCO, either by (a) directing each brokerage firm or bank at which such persons maintain securities accounts to send simultaneous duplicate copies of such person’s confirmations and account statements to the CCO or (b) personally providing duplicate copies of all such confirmations and account statements directly to the CCO within 2 business days of receipt.

     vii.   Independent   T   rustees . Except for the requirements in Sections 5.1.ii and 5.1.iv, as modified below, the aforementioned reporting requirements do not apply to Independent Trustees. An Independent Trustee need only provide a quarterly transaction report if  the Trustee, at the time of a transaction, knew or, in the ordinary course of fulfilling the official duties of a Trustee of the Trust, should have known that, during the 15-day period immediately before or after the date of the transaction by the Trustee, the security was purchased or sold by any Fund or was being considered for purchase or sale by any Fund for which he or she is a
 
     Trustee. For any such transactions, Independent Trustees must provide: the date of the transaction, a complete description of the security, number of shares, principal amount, nature of the transaction, price, commission, name of broker/dealer through which the transaction was effected, and date that the report is being submitted by the Independent Trustee.
 
 
 

 

     As described in Section 5.1.iv, Independent Trustees are required to certify annually to the CCO that (a) they have read and understand and agree to abide by this Code; (b) they have complied with all requirements of the Code, except as otherwise reported to the CCO that they have not complied with certain of such requirements; and (c) they have reported all transactions required to be reported under the Code.

6.     
APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF CODE OF ETHICS
 
     The Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, has approved this Code. Additionally, any material changes to this Code must be approved by the Board within 6 months after adoption of any material change. The Board must base its approval of the Code and any material changes to the Code on a determination that the Code contains provisions reasonably necessary to prevent Access Persons from engaging in any conduct prohibited by Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act.
 

7.     
REVIEW OF ANNUAL REPORTS
 
     At least annually, the Trust must furnish to the Trust’s Board, and the Board must consider, a written report that (1) describes any issues arising under this Code or procedures since the last report to the Board, including, but not limited to, information about material violations of the Code or procedures and sanctions imposed in response to the material violations; and (2) certifies that the Trust has adopted procedures reasonably necessary to prevent Access Persons from violating this Code.

8.     
REVIEW AND ENFORCEMENT
 
     Potential violations of the Code must be brought to the attention of the CCO or his designee. Potential violations will be investigated and, if appropriate, sanctions will be imposed. Sanctions may include, but are not limited to, a letter of caution or warning, reversal of a trade, disgorgement of a profit or absorption of costs associated with a trade, supervisor approval to trade for a prescribed period, fine or other monetary penalty, suspension of personal trading privileges, suspension of employment (with or without compensation), and termination of employment.

     An exception to any of the policies, restrictions or requirements set forth herein may be granted only upon a showing by the Access Person to  the  CCO  that  such  Access Person would suffer extreme financial hardship should an exception not be granted. Should the subject of the exception request involve a transaction in a security, a change in the Access Person’s investment objectives, tax strategies, or special new investment opportunities would not constitute acceptable reasons for a waiver.

9.    
RECORDS
 
     The Trust shall maintain records in the manner and to the extent set forth below, which may  be  maintained  electronically  or  by  such  other  means  permissible  under  the  conditions described  in  Rule  31a-2  under  the  1940  Act,  and  shall  be  available  for  examination  by representatives of the SEC.
 
 
 

 

     1.   A copy of the Code and any amendments thereto shall be preserved in an easily accessible place (including for 5 years after the Code or the amendment, as applicable, is no longer in effect).

     2.   A record of any violation of the Code and of any action taken as a result of such violation shall be preserved in an easily accessible place for a period of not less than 5 years following the end of the fiscal year in which the violation occurs.

     3.   A record of all written acknowledgments from all Access Persons, as required by Section 5 of this Code, shall be preserved for not less than 5 years.

     4.   A copy of each report, including any information provided in lieu of the report, made by an Access Person pursuant to the Code shall be preserved for a period of not less than 5 years from the end of the fiscal year in which it is made, the first 2 years in an easily accessible place.

     5.   A list of all Access Persons who are, or within the past 5  years  have  been, required to make reports pursuant to the Code and all persons who are, or within the past 5 years have been, responsible for reviewing the reports, shall be maintained in an easily accessible place.

     6.   A copy of each report of the Trust detailing any violations of the Code, or certifying that it has adopted procedures reasonably necessary to prevent Access Persons from violating the Code shall be maintained for at least 5 years after the end of the fiscal year in which it was made, the first 2 years in an easily accessible place.
 

7.   A copy of any decisions (and the reasons supporting the decisions), to approve the purchase of any transaction requiring preclearance shall be maintained for at least 5 years after the end of the fiscal year in which the approval is granted.
 

10. APPROVAL, AMENDMENT AND INTERPRETATION OF PROVISIONS

This Code may be amended as necessary or appropriate with the approval of the Board.

This Code is subject to interpretation by the Board in its discretion.
 
 
 
 

 
 
  PACER FUNDS TRUST
 
SCHEDULE A
 
CODE OF ETHICS
 

INITIAL REPORT
 
1.  
I hereby acknowledge the receipt of a copy of the Code of Ethics.

2.  
I have read and understand the Code of Ethics and recognize that I am subject thereto in the capacity of an “Access Person.”

3.  
As of the date below, I had a direct and indirect beneficial ownership in the following securities:
 

Name of Security
or Ticker Symbol
or CUSIP Number
Type of
Security
Number of
Shares
Principal
Amount
Type of
Interest
(Direct
or Indirect)
         
         
         
         
         
 
1. 
I  hereby  represent  that  I  maintain  account(s),  as  of  the   date   this   report   is submitted, in which securities are held for my direct or indirect benefit, with the brokers, dealers or banks listed below:
 

Name of Broker, Dealer or Bank with Whom Account Maintained
Date Established
   
   
   
 
This report is not an admission that I have or had any direct or indirect beneficial ownership in the securities listed.
 
Date:
   
Signature:
     
             
     
Print Name:
     
 
 
 
 

 
 
  PACER FUNDS TRUST
 
SCHEDULE B
 
CODE OF ETHICS
 

QUARTERLY REPORT
 
CALENDAR QUARTER ENDED           /         /          
 
 
During the calendar quarter referred to above, the following transactions were effected in securities of which I had, or by reason such transaction acquired, direct or indirect beneficial ownership, and which are required to be reported pursuant to the Code of Ethics:

Name of Security and Ticker Symbol or CUSIP
Number
Date of
Transaction
Number
of
Shares
of
Security
Interest
Rate and
Maturity
Date (if
applicable)
Principal
Amount
Nature of
Transaction
(purchase,
sale, other)
Price
Broker,
Dealer
or Bank
Through
Whom
Effected
               
               
               
               
               
 
This report excludes (i) transactions with respect to which I had no direct or indirect influence or control, and (ii) other transactions not required to be reported, and is not admission that I have or had any direct or indirect beneficial ownership in the securities listed.

I hereby represent that I established the brokerage accounts listed below, in which the securities were held during the quarter referenced above for my indirect or direct benefit:
 

Name of Broker, Dealer or Bank with Whom Account Maintained
Date Established
   
   
   
 
 
Date:
   
Signature:
     
             
     
Print Name:
     
 
 
 
 

 
 
PACER FUNDS TRUST
 
SCHEDULE C
 
CODE OF ETHICS
 

ANNUAL REPORT
 
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
 
 
1.    
I have read and understand the Code of Ethics and recognize that I am subject thereto in the capacity of an “Access Person.”
 
2.    
I hereby certify that, during the year, I have complied with the requirements of the Code of Ethics and I have reported all securities transactions required to be reported pursuant to the Code of Ethics.

3.    
As of December 31, 2014, I had a direct or indirect beneficial ownership in the following securities:
 

Name of Security and
Ticker Symbol or
CUSIP Number
Number of
Shares
Principal
Amount
Type of
Interest (Direct
or Indirect)
Broker, Dealer
or Bank
Through
Whom
Effected
         
         
         
         
         
 
1.
I hereby represent that I maintain account(s), with the brokers, dealers or banks listed below, in which securities are held for my direct or indirect benefit:
 

Name of Broker, Dealer or Bank with Whom Account Maintained
Date Established
   
   
   
 
This report is not an admission that I have or had any direct or indirect beneficial ownership in the securities listed.
 
Date:
   
Signature:
     
             
     
Print Name:
     
 
 
 
 

 
 
  PACER   FUNDS   TRUST  
 
SCHEDULE   C-1  
 
CODE OF ETHICS
 
INITIAL REPORT

 

I have read and understand the Pacer Funds Trust Code of Ethics, a copy of which has been provided to me.  I recognize that certain provisions of the Code apply to me and agree to comply in all respects with those procedures.

 

Date Completed:                                                                            
 
Signature:
   
           
           
Print Name:                                                                                           


 
 
 

 
 
  PACER   FUNDS   TRUST  
 
SCHEDULE   C-2  
 
CODE OF ETHICS
 
ANNUAL REPORT

 
I have read and understand the Pacer Funds Trust Code of Ethics (the “Code”), a copy of which has been provided to me. I recognize that certain provisions of the Code apply to me and agree to comply in all respects with those procedures.
 

I certify that I have complied in all respects with the requirements of the Code as in effect during the past year that apply to me.  I also certify that any transaction during the past year that was required to be reported by me pursuant to the Code has been reported.



Date Completed:                                                                            
 
Signature:
   
           
           
Print Name:                                                                                           


 
 
 


 
 
Pacer Advisors, Inc. (“PAI”)


Code of Ethics

 
As Required by Rule 204A-1 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940
 

March 2015
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
Table of Contents
 
I.  INTRODUCTION
3
II.  RESTRICTIONS ON PERSONAL TRADING
5
III.  INSIDER TRADING
6
IV.  OTHER DUTIES
10
PERSONAL TRADE REQUEST (PTR) FORM
13
ANNUAL CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE COMPANY'S PERSONAL SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS DISCLOSURE AND CODE OF ETHICS
14
INITIAL CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH CODE OF ETHICS
15
AND INITIAL HOLDINGS REPORT
15
ANNUAL CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH CODE OF ETHICS
16
AND ANNUAL HOLDINGS REPORT
16
QUARTERLY TRANSACTION REPORT
18
CONFLICTS QUESTIONNAIRE SUPPLEMENT
20
POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS POLICY
22
 
 
 
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I.  
INTRODUCTION
 
A.   Fiduciary   Duty.   This Code of Ethics is based on the principle that all employees of Pacer Advisors, Inc. (the "Company") and certain other persons have a fiduciary duty to place the interests of clients ahead of their own and the Company's. This Code of Ethics applies to all "Access Persons" (defined below). Access Persons must avoid activities, interests, and relationships that might interfere with making decisions in the best interests of the Company's Advisory Clients.

For purposes of this policy, the following words shall mean:

     "Access   Persons"   means all employees, directors, officers, partners or members of the Company, as the case may be, who;

         (i)   Have access to non-public information regarding Advisory Clients' purchases or sales of s ecurities or
 
         (ii)   Are involved in making securities recommendations to Advisory Clients. Client services personnel who regularly communicate with Advisory Clients also may be deemed to be Access Persons.

     "Advisory   Client"   means any person or entity for which the Company serves as investment adviser,   renders investment advice or makes investment decisions.

     "Beneficial   Ownership"   or "Beneficially   Owns"   means the same as it does under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Rule J6a-J (a)(2) there-under.
 
Specifically, a person is the "beneficial owner" of any securities in which he or she has a direct or indirect pecuniary (monetary) interest. Beneficial Ownership includes, but is not limited to securities or accounts held in the name or for the benefit of the following:
 
•    
a member of an Access Person's immediate family (spouse, domestic partner, child or parents) who lives in an Access Person's household (including children who are temporarily living outside of the household for school, military service or other similar situation);
 
•    
a relative of the person who lives in an Access Person' s household and over whose purchases, sales, or other trading activities an Access Person directly or indirectly exercises influence;
 
•    
a relative whose financial affairs an Access Person "controls", whether by contract, arrangement, understanding or by convention (such as a relative he or she traditionally advises with regard to investment choices, invests for or otherwise assists financially);
 
•    
an investment account over which an Access Person has investment control or discretion;
 
•    
a trust or other arrangement that names an Access Person as a beneficiary; and
 
•    
a non-public entity (partnership, corporation or otherwise) of which an Access Person is a director, officer, partner or employee, or in which he owns 10% or more of any class of voting securities, a "controlling" interest as generally defined by securities laws, or over which he exercises effective control.
 
     "Code"   means this policy as supplemented by other policies and procedures contained in the Company's Compliance Manual.
 
 
 
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     "Reportable   Securities"   means all securities in which an Access Person has a Beneficial Ownership interest except:

         (i)   U.S. Government securities

         (ii)   Money-market instruments (e.g. , bankers' acceptances, bank certificates of deposit, commercial paper, repurchase agreements and other high quality short-term debt instruments)

         (iii)   Shares of money market funds
       
         (iv)   Shares and holdings in other mutual funds unless the Company acts as the investment advisor to, or the principal underwriter of, the subject fund

         (v)   Units of a unit investment trust if the UIT is invested exclusively in unaffiliated mutual funds and

         (vi)   Exchange Traded Funds (ETF’s)
 
                         (vii)   Exchange Traded Notes (ETN’s) As fiduciaries, all Access Persons must at all times:
 
1.  
Place   the   interests   of   Advisory   Clients   first.   All Access Persons must scrupulously avoid serving their own personal interests ahead of the interests of the Company's Advisory Clients. Access Persons may not induce or cause an Advisory Client to take action, or not to take action, for personal benefit, rather than for the benefit of the Advisory Client. For example, a supervisor or employee would violate the policy by causing an Advisory Client to purchase a security he or she owned for the purpose of increasing the price of that security.
 
2.   Avoid   taking   inappropriate   advantage of   their   position.   The receipt of investment opportunities, perquisites or gifts from persons seeking business with the Company or its Advisory Clients, could call into question the exercise of the independent judgment of an Access Person. Access Persons may not, for example, use their knowledge of portfolio transactions to profit by the market effect of such transactions.
 
3.   Conduct   all   personal   securities   transactions   in   full   compliance   with   this   Code   including   both pre-clearance   and reporting   requirements.   Doubtful situations always should be resolved in favor of Advisory Clients. Technically, compliance with the Code's provisions shall not automatically insulate from scrutiny any securities transactions or actions that indicate a violation of the Company's fiduciary   duties.
 
 
 
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II.  
RESTRICTIONS ON PERSONAL TRADING
 
A.   Investment   Personnel   Pre-clearance   of   Investments   in   IPOs   or   Limited   Offerings.   Access Persons may not directly or indirectly acquire Beneficial Ownership in any Reportable Securities in an IPO or Limited Offering without obtaining, in advance of the transaction, clearance from the Company's President.   In order to obtain pre-clearance, an Access Person must complete and submit to the President a Personal Trade Request Form (a "PTR") which is included as Appendix   A.   The President must review each request for approval and record the decision regarding the request. The general standards for granting or denying pre-clearance are whether the securities are under active or potential consideration for client accounts, and whether any conflict of interest exists amongst the Access Persons, the Company or its clients. The President retains authority to grant pre-clearance in exceptional circumstances for good cause. If pre-clearance is obtained, the approval is valid for the day on which it is granted and the immediately following business day. The President may revoke a clearance any time after it is granted and before the transaction is executed.
 
B.   Restrictions on   Personal   Securities   Transactions   by Access   Persons.   Each Access Person shall direct his or her broker to supply to the President or his delegate, on a timely basis, duplicate copies of confirmations of all Reportable Securities transactions in which the person has, or by reason of such transaction acquires, any direct or indirect Beneficial Ownership and copies of periodic statements for all securities accounts.
 
C.   Pre-clearance.   Access Persons may not buy or sell Reportable Securities for any account in which he or she has any direct or indirect Beneficial Ownership, unless such person obtains, in advance of the transaction, clearance for that transaction from the President. The general standards for granting or denying pre-clearance are discussed below, although the President retains authority to grant pre-clearance in exceptional circumstances for good cause.

D.   When and   How Pre-clearance   Must   Be   Obtained.   Access persons must obtain pre-clearance prior to acquiring or disposing of a direct or indirect Beneficial Ownership interest in any Reportable Security. In order to obtain pre-clearance, an Access Person must complete and submit to the President a PTR. If the transaction is approved by the President, that approval is valid for the day on which it is granted and the immediately following business day. The President may revoke a preclearance any time after it is granted and before the transaction is executed.

E.   When   Will Pre-clearance Be Denied.   Pre-clearance may be denied for a Reportable Security contained within a Restricted or Watch List or during routine daily trading on individual accounts if, in the judgment of the President, the level of client activity is sufficient to create the potential for market movement in that Reportable Security. The President retains the right to deny pre-clearance for any reason whatsoever, without disclosure of the basis for the denial to the Access Person.

F.   Restricted   or   Watch   List. The Company may at times choose to create a Restricted or Watch list containing the names of Reportable Securities which are determined to be at risk for potential conflicts of interest. The contents of the Restricted or Watch List are to be maintained exclusively by the President or his delegate. The basis for denials related to a Reportable Security's presence on the Restricted or Watch Lists are not required to be disclosed to the Access Person seeking pre-clearance.
 
 
 
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III.  
INSIDER TRADING
 
A.    
Insider   Trading   Policy   Statement
 
This Code implements procedures to deter misuse of material nonpublic information in securities transactions. Accordingly, PAI forbids Supervised Persons and members of their immediate family from trading, either personally or on behalf of others, while in possession of material nonpublic information or communicating material nonpublic information to others in violation of the law.  This conduct is referred to as insider trading, and the policy prohibiting insider trading applies to every Supervised Person and extends to activities within and outside their duties at the Adviser.

Trading securities while in possession of material nonpublic information or improperly communicating that information to others may expose a Supervised Person to stringent penalties. Criminal sanctions may include a fine of up to $1,000,000 and/or 10 years imprisonment. The SEC can recover profits gained or losses avoided through trading on inside information, they can impose a penalty of up to three times the illicit windfall, and they can issue an order barring a Supervised Person from the securities industry. A Supervised Person may also be sued personally by investors seeking to recover damages for insider trading violations.

B.     
What   is Insider   Trading?
 
The term insider trading is not defined in the federal securities laws, but generally is used to refer to the use of material nonpublic information to trade in securities, whether or not one is an insider, or to the communication of material nonpublic information to others.   The law generally prohibits:
 
1.     
Trading by an insider while in possession of material nonpublic information;
 
2.     
Trading by a non-insider while in possession of material nonpublic information, where the information either was disclosed to the non-insider in violation of an insider’s duty to keep it confidential or was misappropriated; or
 
3.     
Communicating material nonpublic information to others.
 
C      
Who is an Insider?
 
The concept of insider is broad. It includes officers, directors, managers and employees of a company. In addition, a person can be a “temporary insider” if he or she enters into a special confidential relationship in the conduct of a company’s affairs and as a result is given access to information solely for the company’s purposes. A temporary insider can include, among others: a company’s attorneys; accountants; consultants; bank lending officers; and the employees of such organizations. Sitting on the board of an issuer could cause Supervised Persons to be deemed temporary insiders of the company of the board on which the Supervised Person sits.   In addition, the Firm may become a temporary insider of a company that it advises, for which it performs other services, or in which it is considering an investment or acquisition.
 
 
 
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D.   
What   is   Material   Information?
 
Trading on inside information is not a basis for liability unless the information is material. Material information is generally defined as information for which there is a substantial likelihood that a reasonable investor would consider it important in making his or her investment decisions, or information that is reasonably certain to have a substantial effect on the price of a company’s securities.  No simple test exists to determine when information is material. Assessments of materiality involve a highly fact-specific inquiry.   Supervised Persons should direct any questions about whether information is material to the CCO.

Material information often relates to a company’s results and operations. The SEC has stated that advance information about the following is generally considered to be material:

1.    
Earnings information;
 
2.    
Mergers,  acquisitions,  tender  offers,  or  developments  regarding  customers  or suppliers ( i.e. , the acquisition or loss of a contract);
 
3.    
Changes in control or in management;
 
4.    
Changes in auditors, or auditor notification that the issuer may no longer rely on an auditor’s audit report;
 
5.    
Events regarding the issuer’s securities ( e.g. , defaults on senior securities, calls of securities for redemption, repurchase plans, stock splits or changes in dividends, changes to the rights of security holders, public or private sales of additional securities); and
 
6.    
Bankruptcies or receiverships.
 
Material information also may relate to the market for a company’s securities. Information about a significant order to purchase or sell securities may, in some contexts, be deemed material.
 
Material information does not have to relate to a company’s business. For example, in Carpenter   v.   U.S. , 108 U.S. 316 (1987), the United States Supreme Court considered as material certain information about the contents of a forthcoming newspaper column that was expected to affect the market price of a security. In that case, a Wall   Street   Journal   reporter was found criminally liable for disclosing to others the dates that reports on various companies would appear in The   Wall   Street   Journal   and whether those reports would be favorable or unfavorable.

E.    
What   is Nonpublic   Information?
 
Information is nonpublic until it has been effectively disseminated broadly to investors in the marketplace. One must be able to point to some fact to show that the information is generally public.   For example, information is public after it has become available to the general public through a public filing with the SEC or some other governmental agency, the Dow Jones news wire, Bloomberg, Reuters Economic Services, The   Wall   Street   Journal   or other publications of general circulation, and after sufficient time has passed so that the information has been disseminated widely.
 
 
 
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F.    
What   are   the   Penalties   for   Insider   Trading?
 
Penalties for trading on or communicating material nonpublic information are severe, both for individuals involved in such unlawful conduct and their employers. A person can be subject to some or all of the penalties below even if he or she does not personally benefit from the violation.   Penalties include:

1.   
Civil injunctions;
 
2.   
Treble damages;
 
3.   
Disgorgement of profits;
 
4.   
Jail sentences;
 
5.   
Fines for the person who committed the violation of up to three times the profit gained or loss avoided, whether or not the person actually benefited; and
 
6.   
Fines for the employer or other controlling person of up to the greater of $1,000,000 or three times the amount of the profit gained or loss avoided.

In addition to the above, violations of PAI’s insider trading policy can also result in internal discipline, including censure, dismissal of the person or persons involved and any other legal action.
 
G.  
Procedures   Designed to Detect and Prevent   Insider   Trading
 
1.    
Identifying Insider Information

Before trading securities, a Supervised Person should ask him or herself the following questions regarding information in his or her possession:
 
a.   
What   was   the   source   of   the   information?   Consider carefully whether the information was obtained from any insiders, including any temporary insiders.
 
b.   
What   is   the   nature of   the   information?     Does it involve a tender offer?
 
c.   
Is   the   information   material?     Is this information that an investor would consider important in making his or her investment decision?   Is this information that would substantially affect the market price of the security if generally disclosed?
 
 
 
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d.   
Is   the   information   nonpublic?   To whom has this information been provided? Has the information been effectively communicated to the marketplace by being published in Reuters, The   Wall   Street   Journal , or other publications of general circulation? Has the information been effectively communicated to the marketplace by being filed with the SEC or the subject of an issuer press release?
 
If, after consideration of the above, any Supervised Person believes that the information is material and nonpublic, or if a Supervised Person has questions as to whether the information is material and nonpublic, he or she should take the following steps:

a.   
Report the information and proposed trade immediately to the CCO;
 
b.   
Refrain from any purchase or sale of such security in question on behalf of not only the Supervised Person, but also of others, including family members; and
 
c.   
Do not further communicate the information inside or outside PAI other than to the CCO.
 
After the CCO has reviewed the issue, the Supervised Person will be instructed to either continue the prohibitions against trading and communication because the CCO has determined that the information is material and nonpublic (in which case the security will be added to the Restricted List), or he or she will be allowed to trade the security and communicate the information.

2.    
Restricted Access to Material Nonpublic Information
 
Information in a Supervised Person’s possession that is identified as material and nonpublic may not be communicated to anyone outside of PAI and should only be communicated within PAI to those personnel who have a reasonable business need to know such information and understand that such information is governed by this Policy. In addition, care should be taken so that such information is secure. For example, Supervised Persons should adhere to the following procedures:

a.   
Files containing material nonpublic or sensitive information should be handled with care. Such information should not be left lying in conference rooms or left out in offices or on desks but rather should be locked in file drawers or cabinets overnight or during an absence from the office. Additionally, such sensitive information stored in computer systems and other electronic files should be kept secure and password protected.
 
b.   
Appropriate controls for the reception and oversight of visitors to sensitive areas should be maintained. For example, visitors should be accompanied while in PAI’s offices and should not be left unattended in areas where access to nonpublic information or recommendations may be obtained.
 
 
 
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c.   
Document control procedures, such as numbering counterparts and recording their distribution, and shredding papers containing material nonpublic information should be used where appropriate.
 
d.   
Business conversations should be avoided in public places, such as elevators, hallways, restrooms and public transportation or in any other situation where such conversations may be overheard.
 
3.   
Rumor Control
 
PAI strictly prohibits the use or misuse of false rumors. Supervised Persons should be aware that all company emails may be monitored for inappropriate or illegal communications, including the creation or dissemination of false market or securities related rumors.
 
4.   
Restricted List
 
PAI will maintain a Restricted List. The Restricted List includes securities about which the Firm or its Supervised Persons may have material nonpublic information and any options or derivatives on such securities. Supervised Persons should review the Firm’s Restricted List prior to entering any buy or sell of public securities. The securities of any company included on the Restricted List generally may not be purchased or sold by any Supervised Person. A Supervised Person wishing to trade a security on the Restricted List should contact the CCO. However, trading approval from the CCO is rare in situations when a security has been placed on the Restricted List.

IV. 
OTHER DUTIES
 
A.   Confidentiality.   Access Persons are prohibited from revealing information relating to the investment intentions, activities or portfolios of Advisory Clients except to persons whose responsibilities require knowledge of the information in the ordinary course of business.

B.  
Gifts.   The following provisions on gifts apply to Access Persons:
 
1.   Accepting   Gifts.   On occasion, because of their position with the Company, Access Persons may be offered or may receive without notice, gifts from clients, brokers, vendors or other persons. Acceptance of extraordinary or extravagant gifts is prohibited. Any such gifts must be declined and returned in order to protect the reputation and integrity of the Company. Gifts of nominal value (i.e., a gift whose reasonable value, alone or in the aggregate, is not more than $100 in any twelve-month period), customary business meals, entertainment (e.g., sporting events), and promotional items (e.g., pens, mugs, T-shirts) may be accepted. All gifts received by an Access Person that might violate this Code must be promptly reported to the President of the Company (the "President").

2.   Solicitation   of gifts.   Access Persons are prohibited from soliciting gifts of any size under any circumstances.
 
 
 
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3. Giving   gifts.   Access Persons may not give any gift with a value in excess of $1 00 (per year) to an Advisory Client or persons who do business with, regulate, advise or render professional services to the Company.

C.   Company   Opportunities.   Access Persons may not take personal advantage of any opportunity properly belonging to any Advisory Client or the Company. This includes, but is not limited to, acquiring Reportable Securities for one's own account that would otherwise be acquired for an Advisory Client.
 
D.   Reporting,   Review   and   Recordkeeping.   All violations of the Code must be reported promptly to the President. The President shall periodically review Access Persons' personal trading reports and otherwise take reasonable steps to monitor compliance with, and enforce, this Code of Ethics. The President shall maintain in the Company's files:
 
(i)   
A current copy of the Code
 
(ii)   
Records of violations and actions taken as a result of the violations
 
(iii)   
Copies of all Access Persons' written acknowledgement of receipt of the code
 
(iv)   
Copies of the annual compliance certificates required by the code
 
E.   Sanctions.   If the President determines that an Access Person has committed a violation of the Code, the Company may impose sanctions and take other actions as it deems appropriate, including a letter of caution or warning, suspension of personal trading privileges, suspension or termination of employment, fine, civil referral to the State securities regulators and, in certain cases, criminal referral. The Company   may also require the offending Access Person to reverse the trades in question, forfeit any profit or absorb any loss derived there-from; and such forfeiture shall be disposed of in a manner that shall be determined by the Company in its sole discretion. Failure to timely abide by directions to reverse a trade or forfeit profits may result in the imposition of additional sanctions.
 
F.   Exceptions.   Exceptions to the Code may be granted. The President may grant an occasional exception on a case-by-case basis when the proposed conduct involves negligible opportunities for abuse. All exceptions shall be solicited and issued in writing. No reports shall be required under this Code for (i) transactions effected pursuant to an automatic investment plan and (ii) securities held in accounts over which the Access Person has no direct control.
 
G.   Outside   Business   Activities.   All employee board memberships, advisory positions, trade group positions, management positions or any involvement with public companies must be fully disclosed and submitted for prior approval to the President, with the exception of purely charitable or civic involvements which do not impinge on the employee's full-time work commitment to the Company. Approval must be obtained through the President, and will ordinarily require consideration by senior officers of the Company. The Company may deny approval for any reason. This prohibition does not apply to service as an officer or board member of any parent, subsidiary or sister company of the Company, as applicable.
 
H.   Compliance   Certification.   All Access Persons shall sign a certificate promptly upon becoming an Access Person by virtue of initial employment, promotion or other association with the Company that evidences his or her receipt of this Code of Ethics all Access Persons will be required to re-certify, an on a annual basis thereafter, via the Annual Certification of Compliance, with the Code of Ethics form attached as Appendix   B .

 
 
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Pacer Advisors, Inc (PAI) manages a rules based passive index fund comprised of the largest global companies in the world.   All the securities trade on a US Exchange.   The international companies are securities that trade an ADR on a US Exchange.   The strategy will rebalance each year in December and the new constituents will be selected.   The client portfolios will then be rebalanced.   An Access person of PAI will have no way to impact a trade such as a matter of volume of shares traded nor will they impact a client account if they happen to trade any security that would be held within the portfolio .
 

 
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APPENDIX A
 
PERSONAL   TRADE   REQUEST   (PTR)   FORM
 
The following form must be completed by you in order to request pre-clearance of a personal securities transaction that requires pre-clearance under the Pacer Advisors, Inc. Code of Ethics. You further certify that you do not have any confidential or inside information relating to the issuer of this Reportable Security. This Form must be submitted to the Company's President or his delegate. You may not complete this trade until you receive approval from the President. If approved, the approval is good for the day it is given and the following business day. If your trade is not completed within that time, you must submit a new request.

Investment Information:

     Issuer and ticker symbol:                                                                      
 
Nature of Equity Investments:
 
     Describe investment:                                                                           Number of Shares:                                                     
 
Nature of Fixed Income Investments:
 
     Describe instrument:                                                                   Principal amount of trade:                                         
 
Transaction Type (please circle):

     Purchase                                Sale                          Short Sale
 
Proposed Trade Date:                               Current / Estimated Price:                                            
 
Broker/Dealer:                                               
 
Is the proposed investment an IPO?         Yes           /           No
     
Is the proposed investment a Limited Offering?      Yes           /           No
    
Access Person
 
Signature:                                                                              Date:                                               
 
Printed Name:                                                                                                                                                                                  
 
Title of Account(s):                                                                                                                                                      
 
 
 
President Action & Date (Initial One)
 

Approved:                                                       Denied:                                         
 
 
 
 
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APPENDIX B
 
 
  ANNUAL   CERTIFICATION   OF   COMPLIANCE   WITH   THE   COMPANY'S   PERSONAL   SECURITIES
TRANSACTIONS   DISCLOSURE   AND CODE   OF   ETHICS

 
I certify that during the year ended as of the date written below, in accordance with Section XIII: Personal Securities Transactions of this Compliance Manual and the Company's Code of Ethics:

ü  
I have fully disclosed all securities holdings in which I have, or a member of my immediate family has, a Beneficial Ownership interest.
 
ü  
I have obtained pre-clearance for all securities transactions in which I have, or an immediate member of my family has, a Beneficial Ownership interest except for transactions exempt from pre-clearance or for which I have received an exception in writing from the Company's President.
ü  
I have reported all securities transactions in which [ have, or any member of my immediate family has, a beneficial interest except for transactions exempt from pre-clearance or for which I have received an exception in writing from the Company's President.
 
ü  
I have complied with the Code of Ethics in all other respects.
 
 
 
                                                                             
Signature
 
                                                                             
Print Name
 
 
                                                                             
Date:
 
 
 
 
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APPENDIX C
 
 
  I NITIAL C ERTIFICATION OF   C OMPLIANCE   WITH   C ODE OF   E THICS   
AND INITIAL   HOLDINGS   REPORT
 
     I have read and I understand the Code of Ethics of Pacer Advisors, Inc. (the "Code"). I recognize that the provisions of the Code apply to me and agree to comply in all respects with the procedures described therein.

 
     I certify that I have listed below: (1) the title and type of security, and as applicable the exchange ticker symbol or CUSIP number, number of shares and principal amount of each Covered Security in which I had any Beneficial Ownership as of the day I became a Supervised Person; and (2) the name of each broker, dealer or bank at which an account is maintained through which any Securities in which I have any Beneficial Ownership are held, purchased or sold; which shall constitute my Initial Holdings Report. In lieu of listing all transactions in Covered Securities required to be reported, check the box below, “See Attached Brokerage Statement(s).”
 
 
 
Title and Type of Covered
Security
 
Exchange Ticker
Symbol or CUSIP
Number (as Applicable)
 
Number of Shares
Principal Amount
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
o See Attached Brokerage Statement(s)

Brokerage   Accounts:     Please list all accounts over which you or a household member has beneficial ownership.

 
Employee Name
 
 
Account Type
 
Brokerage Firm
 
Account Number
 
 
     
 
 
     

 
Date Submitted:                                                                      
 
Print Name:                                                                     
   
           
     
Signature:                                                                        
   
 

 
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APPENDIX D

 
  ANNUAL   CERTIFICATION   OF   COMPLIANCE   WITH CODE OF ETHICS   
AND ANNUAL   HOLDINGS   REPORT
 
 
     I have read and I understand the Code of Ethics of Pacer Advisors, Inc. (the "Code"). I recognize that the provisions of the Code apply to me and agree to comply in all respects with the procedures described therein. I certify that I have complied in all respects with the requirements of the Code as in effect during the past year. I also certify that all transactions during the past year that were required to be reported by me pursuant to the Code have been reported in Quarterly Transaction Reports that I have submitted to the Chief Compliance Officer or in confirmations and statements for each account through which any Securities in which I have any Beneficial Ownership are held, purchased or sold, that have been sent to the Chief Compliance Officer.

     I certify that I have listed below: (1) the title and type of security, and as applicable the exchange ticker symbol or CUSIP number, number of shares and principal amount of each Covered Security in which I had any Beneficial Ownership as of December 31 and (2) the name of each broker, dealer or bank at which an account is maintained through which any Securities in which I have any Beneficial Ownership are held, purchased or sold; which shall constitute my Annual Holdings Report.   In lieu of listing all transactions in Covered Securities required to be reported by the Code, check the box below, “See Attached Brokerage Statement(s).”  
 
 
Title and Type of Covered
Security
 
Exchange Ticker
Symbol or CUSIP
Number (as Applicable)
 
Number of Shares
Principal Amount
 
 
     
 
 
     

o See Attached Brokerage Statement(s)

Brokerage   Accounts:     Please list all accounts over which you or a household member has beneficial ownership.
 

 
Employee Name
 
 
Account Type
 
Brokerage Firm
 
Account Number
 
 
     
 
 
     

 
Date Submitted:                                                                      
 
Print Name:                                                                     
   
           
     
Signature:                                                                        
   
 
 
 
 
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APPENDIX E
 
QUARTERLY   TRANSACTION   REPORT

 
For the Calendar                            Quarter Ended:                                          , 20           

 
To:         Chief Compliance Officer

A.      Securities   Transactions .   During the quarter referred to above, the following transactions were effected in securities of which I had, or by reason of such transactions acquired, direct or indirect beneficial ownership, and which are required to be reported pursuant to the Code of Ethics. (If no such transactions took place write "NONE ". ) In lieu   of   listing all transactions in   Covered   Securities   required   to be reported   by the Code,   check the   box   below,   “See   Attached   Brokerage   Statement(s).”
 
 
 
Title of
Security
 
 
CUSIP
Number
Interest
Rate and
Maturity
Date (If
Applicable)
 
 
Date of
Transaction
Number of
Shares or
Principal
Amount
 
Dollar
Amount of
Transaction
Nature of
Transaction
(Purchase,
Sale,
Other)
 
 
 
Price
Broker/Dealer
or Bank
Through
Whom
Effected
 
 
 
               
 
 
               
 
 
               
 
o See Attached Brokerage Statement(s)
 
 
B.      New   Brokerage   Accounts .   During the quarter referred to above, I established the following accounts in which securities were held during the quarter for my direct or indirect benefit:
 
Name of   Broker,   Dealer   or Bank                                                                  Date   Account   Was   Established
 
C.      Other   Matters .  This report (i) excludes transactions with respect to which I had no direct or indirect influence or control, (ii) excludes other transactions not required to be reported, and (iii) is not an admission that I have or had any direct or indirect beneficial ownership in the securities listed above.
 
 
Date Submitted:                                                                      
 
Print Name:                                                                     
   
           
     
Signature:                                                                        
   
 
 
 
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APPENDIX F
 
C ONFLICTS   Q UESTIONNAIRE   SUPPLEMENT

 
Pacer Advisors, Inc. is required to monitor Associated Persons, whose circumstances pose a potential conflict with our management of the Client accounts. Please complete this questionnaire and disclose the required information, at least annually. If during the year, your activities or associations change in a way that would change your responses, you must promptly notify the Compliance Officer of such change(s).
 
A.  
Please disclose the requested information for any entity (including any commercial business or not- for-profit organization) other than the Firm in which, or from which, you (1) receive compensation; (2)   take an active role in making management decisions; (3) serve as an officer, director or general partner; or (4) provide any advice about investments.
 
       
 
Name of Entity:
Nature of Affiliation or Title:
Public
Company
       
                                                                                     Yes/No
 
1.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 
                                                                                       
       
                                                                                           Yes/No
 
2.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 
                                                                                       
       
                                                                                          Yes/No
 
3.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 
 
                                                                                 
   
                                                                                         Yes/No
       
 
4.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 
 
                                                                                 
   
                                                                                           Yes/No
 
5.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 
 
                                                                                 
   
 
   None  _________________
 
 

B.  
Please disclose whether your spouse or any immediate family member (including your parents, child or siblings) currently conducts business or works for an entity that conducts business with the Firm or is involved in or works for a securities-related business (e.g. an investment adviser, broker-dealer, or bank).


Describe: 
                                                                                                                                                                    
 
 
 
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None  _________________
 
 
C. 
Please disclose whether your spouse or any immediate family member (including your parents, children or siblings) currently works for a public company.

Describe: 
                                                                                                                                                                            
 
 
                                                                                                                                                                            
 
 
                                                                                                                                                                            
 
 
None  _________________
 
     Please note that these questions are intended to be broad in scope. If you have any question as to whether any particular arrangement or relationship should be disclosed on this form, please consult the Compliance Officer.
 
 
Signature:
   
                                                         
   
 
Print Name:
   
                                                         
   
 
Date:
   
                                                         
 
 
 
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APPENDIX G
 
P OLITICAL   C ONTRIBUTIONS   P OLICY

 
I.  
INTRODUCTION
 
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has adopted rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“the Advisers Act”) to address the practice known as “pay to play,” where investment advisers seek to influence the award of advisory business by making or soliciting political contributions to candidates charged with awarding such business. Advisers Act Rule 206(4)-5 makes it unlawful for an investment adviser and its covered associates to coordinate, or to solicit any person (including a political action committee) to make, any: (i) contribution to an official of a government entity to which the investment adviser is providing or seeking to provide investment advisory services; or (ii) payment to a political party of a state or locality where the investment adviser is providing or seeking to provide investment advisory services to a government entity. Consequences for making a prohibited contribution include a two-year time out on conducting compensated advisory business with the government client.

Rule 206(4)-5 is limited to Contributions (as defined herein in Section II) to Political Officials (as defined herein in Section II) of government entities who can influence the hiring on an investment adviser in connection with money management mandates. An investment adviser would be considered seeking to provide advisory services to a government entity when it responds to a request for proposal, communicates with a government entity regarding that entity’s formal selection process for investment advisers, or engages in some other solicitation of investment advisory business of the government entity.

An adviser with no government clients or investors does not have to require employees to report their political contributions.

II.  
DEFINITIONS
 
CCO means Pacer Advisors, Inc.’s Chief Compliance Officer.

Contribution means (i) a gift, subscription, loan, advance, deposit of money, or anything of value made for the purpose of influencing an election for a federal, state or local office, including any payments for debts incurred in such an election; and (ii) inaugural expenses incurred by a successful candidate for state or local office. The SEC does not consider a donation of time by an individual to be a contribution, provided that the adviser has not solicited the individual’s efforts and the adviser’s resources, such as office space and telephones, are not used. Charitable contributions made by an investment adviser to an organization that qualifies for an exemption from federal taxation under the Internal Revenue Code are not considered to be a Contribution.

Covered Associate of an investment adviser is defined as (i) any general partner, managing member or executive officer, or other individual with a similar status or function; (ii) any employee who solicits a government entity for the investment adviser and any person who supervises, directly or indirectly, such employee; and (iii) any political action committee controlled by the investment adviser or by any of its covered associates. For purposes   of   this   manual,   all   PAI   employees   are   deemed   to be Covered   Associates.
 
 
 
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Executive Officer includes: (i) the president; (ii) any vice president in charge of a principal business unit, division or function (such as sales, administration or finance); (iii) any other officer of the investment adviser who performs a policy-making function; or (iv) any other person who performs similar policy-making functions for the investment adviser. Whether someone is an executive officer depends on his or her function, not title.   Basically all senior management are Executive Officers.
 
Political Official means political candidates, successful candidates and officials of any state or locality. This includes federal officials running for state or local office and state and local officials running for federal office.
 
III.
CONTRIBUTIONS AND PAYMENTS
 
A.        
Preapproval
 
Covered Associates (defined above as all PAI Supervised Persons) must obtain pre-approval from the CCO before making a Contribution to a Political Official, a political action committee, or a political party. The Firm will only approve a de   minimis   Contribution (see below) to any candidate, either a Political Official or any other candidate running for federal office, made at the request of another individual or organization.

While a direct Contribution to a Political Official violates the pay to play rules, a direct Contribution to a political party by an adviser or its covered associates would not violate the rules, unless the contribution was a means for the adviser to do indirectly what the rule would prohibit if done directly. For example, a Contribution or Payment to a political party that was earmarked or known to be provided for the benefit of a particular government official would be a violation the rules.
 
B.        
De   Minimis   Exception
 
A Covered Associate is entitled to contribute $350 per election to each candidate for whom he or she is entitled to vote, and $150 per election to all other candidates.  A primary and general election are considered to be separate elections under the rules. Despite the de   minimis   exception, Covered Associates must still obtain pre-approval prior to making any and all Contributions or Payments of any amount.
 
C.         
Return Contribution Exception
 
The SEC also allows an exception to the rules for an adviser who discovers an inadvertent Contribution to a Political Official for whom the Covered Associate making the Contribution is not entitled to vote. The Contribution must not, in the aggregate, exceed $350 to any one Political Official, per election. Additionally, the adviser must have discovered the Contribution within four months of the date of such Contribution, and within 60 days of learning of the triggering Contribution, the contributor must obtain the return of the Contribution.   The rule limits such exception to no more than one returned contribution for each Covered Associate, regardless of the time period, and no more than two returned contribution for the Firm per 12-month period.
 
 
 
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D.         
Commission Application to Cure a Contribution or Payment
 
Another exception allows an adviser to apply to the SEC for an order exempting it from the two-year compensation ban for situations of an inadvertent violation.   For example, if a disgruntled employee makes a Contribution of greater than $350 to a Political Candidate upon exiting the firm, the firm may apply to the SEC for an order curing the Contribution.
 
E.         
Look Back
 
The rule attributes to an adviser contributions made by a person within two years, or in some cases, six months, of becoming a Covered Associate of the Firm. In other words, when an employee becomes a Covered Associate, the Firm must look back in time to that employee’s Contributions to determine whether the time out applies to the Firm. Generally, Rule 206(4)-5(b)(2) requires a two-year look back for Covered Associates who solicit clients on behalf of the Firm, and a six-month look back for Covered Associates that do not solicit clients. If an adviser hires a Covered Associate who made a Contribution to a Political Official and that Political Official is involved in the awarding of advisory business to the adviser, the adviser would have to take a two-year time out on receiving compensation from that advisory client.
 
IV.  
SOLICITORS
 
An adviser may continue to use the services of a third party solicitor to solicit government clients for the Firm, but under the new rules, the solicitor must be registered with the SEC as either a broker-dealer or an investment adviser.
 
V.  
RECORDKEEPING

An investment adviser is required to maintain certain records that allow the SEC to ensure the adviser’s compliance with the new rule. Specifically, the SEC requires that investment advisers maintain the following records relating to political Contributions and payments:
 
A.    
Records of contributions and payments must be listed in chronological order identifying each contributor and recipient, the amounts and dates of each contribution or payment, and whether a contribution was subject to Rule 206(4)-5’s exception for certain returned contributions.
 
B.    
A list of covered associates (including name, title, business and residential address) and the government entities to which the adviser has provided advisory services in the past five years (but not before the effective date of March 14, 2011).
 
 
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C.    
A list of the name and business address of all solicitors.
 
D.    
A list of payments to political action committees, including how the collected funds would be used.
 
 
 
 
 
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PACER FINANCIAL, INC.
 
CODE OF ETHICS
 
 
1.    
GENERAL
 
This Code of Ethics (the “Code”) is adopted pursuant to Rule 17j-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), by Pacer Financial, Inc. (the “Company”). This Code pertains to the Company’s distribution services to certain registered investment management companies or series thereof (each, a “Fund,” and, collectively, the “Funds”).
 
Section 17(j) under the 1940 Act makes it unlawful for persons affiliated with investment companies, their principal underwriters, or their investment advisers to engage in fraudulent personal securities transactions. Rule 17j-1 (the “Rule”) requires each fund, investment adviser and principal underwriter to adopt a code of ethics that contains provisions reasonably necessary to prevent its Access Persons (as defined below) from engaging in conduct prohibited by the principles of the Rule. The Rule also requires that reasonable diligence be used and procedures be instituted that are reasonably necessary to prevent violations of the code of ethics.

Among other things, Rule 17j-1 requires Board oversight of personal trading practices, reporting of Access Persons’ securities trading and preclearance of purchases of initial public offerings and private placements by Access Persons. Under Rule 17j-1, the Company must provide to a Fund’s Board annually a written report that (i) describes issues that arose during the previous year under the Code, including information about material Code violations and sanctions imposed and (ii) certifies to the Board that it has adopted procedures reasonably necessary to prevent Access Persons from violating the Code.

2.    
STATEMENT OF GENERAL PRINCIPLES

Under Rule 17j-1(b) of the 1940 Act, it is unlawful for any Access Person of a registered investment company or its investment advisers or principal underwriter, and certain other affiliated persons of such entities, in connection with the purchase or sale, directly or indirectly, by such person of a security (as defined below) “held or to be acquired” by such investment company, to:

(i)   employ  any  device,  scheme  or  artifice  to  defraud  such  investment company; or

(ii)   make to such investment company any untrue statement of a material fact or to omit to state to the investment company a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in  light  of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading; or
 
 
 
 

 

(iii)   engage in any act, practice, or course of business that operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon the investment company; or company.

 
(iv)  
engage  in  any  manipulative  practice  with  respect  to  the  investment
 
The Company also establishes certain standards of business conduct, including the following: (i) comply with applicable federal securities laws, including the 1940 Act; (ii) reasonably prevent access to material non-public information about securities recommendations, holdings and transactions by persons who do not need such information to perform their duties; (iii) require all Access Persons to periodically report, and the Company’s Chief Compliance Officer (the “CCO”) to review, their personal securities transactions and holdings; (iv) report any violations of this Code promptly to the CCO; and (v) provide each of the Access Persons with a copy of this Code and any amendments and require them to sign a written acknowledgment of their receipt of same.
 

3.    
DEFINITIONS
 
The following definitions apply for purposes of the Code:

1.   1940   Act ” means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

2.   Access   Person ” means each director, officer or general partner of the Company who, in the ordinary course of business, makes, participates in or obtains information regarding, the purchase or sale of Covered Securities (as defined below) by a Fund for which the Company acts, or whose functions or duties in the ordinary course of business relate to the making of any recommendation to a Fund regarding the purchase or sale of Covered Securities.

The defined term “ Access   Person ” shall not include any person who is subject to securities transaction reporting requirements of a code of ethics that has been adopted by an affiliate of the Company and that comports with Rule 17j-1.

3.   Acquisition ” or “ Acquire ” includes any purchase or the receipt of any gift or bequest of any Covered Security.

4.   Advisory   Person ” of the Company means: (i) any trustee, manager, officer or employee of the Company, when   the   Company   is   in   a   control   relationship   with   a   Fund   or   investment   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; (ii) any natural person in   a   control   relationship   to   a   Fund   or   investment   adviser   who obtains information concerning recommendations made to a Fund with regard to the purchase or sale of Covered Securities by the Fund.
 
 
 
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The defined term “ Advisory   Person ” shall not include any person who is subject to securities transaction reporting requirements of a code of ethics that has been adopted by an affiliate of the Company and that comports with Rule 17j-1.

5.   Automatic   Investment   Plan ” means a program in which regular periodic purchases (or withdrawals) are made automatically in (or from) investment accounts in accordance with a predetermined schedule and allocation, including dividend reinvestment plans.

6.   Beneficial   Ownership ” is interpreted as it is under Section 16 of the 1934 Act and Rule 16a-1(a)(2) thereunder. A person is generally deemed the beneficial owner of any securities in which he or she has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest. In addition, beneficial ownership includes the accounts of a spouse, minor children, relatives resident in the person’s home, or other persons by reason of any contract, arrangement, understanding or relationship that provides the person with sole or shared voting or investment power.

7.  
Board ” means a Fund’s board of directors or trustees.
 
8.   Chief   Compliance   Officer   (“CCO”) ” means the person(s) charged with the responsibility, at any given time, to pre-clear trades, grant exceptions to prohibitions under the Code, receive reports and notices required by this Code to be generated, and to accomplish any other requirement of this Code related to the oversight of activities, the exercise of discretion or the making of decisions relating to the activities of persons covered by this Code. The term relates to the Chief Compliance Officer of the Company (or that person’s designee if the compliance person is absent or unavailable).

9.  
Code ” means this Code of Ethics.

10.   Control ” has the same meaning as that set forth in Section 2(a)(9) of the 1940 Act, which states that “control” means “the power to exercise a controlling influence over the management or policies of a company, unless such power is solely the result of an official position with such company.” Ownership of 25% or more of a company’s outstanding voting securities is presumed to give the holder thereof control over the company. Such presumption may be countered by the facts and circumstances of a given situation.

11.   Covered   Security ” means a security as defined in Section 2(a)(36) of the 1940 Act, except that it shall not include the following: (i) securities issued by the government of the United States or by federal agencies and which are 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; or (iii) shares of unaffiliated open-end management investment companies registered under the 1940 Act.

The defined term “ Covered   security ” shall include shares of exchange-traded funds registered with the SEC under the 1940 Act as either an open-end management company or as a unit investment trust.
 
 
 
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12.   Covered   Security   held   or   to   be   acquired ” by a Fund means (i) any Covered Security which, within the most recent fifteen (15) days, (a) is or has been held by any Fund, or (b) is being or has been considered for purchase by any Fund; and (ii) any option to purchase or sell and any security convertible into or exchangeable for a Covered Security described in (i) of the definition.

13.   A Covered Security is “ being   purchased   or   sold ” by any Fund from the time when a purchase or sale program has been communicated to the person who places the buy and sell orders for any Fund until the time when such program has been fully completed or terminated.

14.   A Covered Security is “ being   considered   for   purchase   or   sale ” when a recommendation to purchase or sell a Covered Security for a Fund is made and communicated and, with respect to the person making the recommendation, when such person seriously considers making such a recommendation.

15.   Federal   Securities   Laws ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”); the 1934 Act; the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; the 1940 Act; the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended; Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act; any rules adopted by the SEC under any of these statutes; the Bank Secrecy Act as it applies to funds and principal underwriters, and any rules adopted thereunder by the SEC or the Department of the Treasury.
 
16.   Fund ” means any registered investment management company or series thereof for which the Company serves as a distributor. The term “Fund” also includes any registered investment company for which an employee or agent of the Company serves as an officer.

17.   Initial   Public   Offering ” means an offering of securities registered under the 1933 Act, the issuer of which, immediately before the registration, was not subject to the reporting requirements of Sections 13 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act.

18.   Investment   Personnel ” (or, singularly, an “ Investment   Person ”) means any employees of the Company, when   the   Company   is   in   a   control   relationship   to   a   Fund   or investment   adviser , who, in connection with their regular functions or duties, make or participate in making any recommendations regarding the purchase or sale of any security or other investment by a Fund; and (ii) any natural person, who   controls   a   Fund,   or   investment   adviser , who obtains information concerning recommendations made to or by a Fund with respect to the purchase or sale of a security by the Fund. The Company’s CCO will retain a current list of Investment Personnel.

The defined term “ Investment   Personnel ” shall not include any person who is subject to securities transaction reporting requirements of a code of ethics that has been adopted by an affiliate of the Company and that comports with Rule 17j-1.

19.   Material   Non-public   Information ” means: (i) information is generally deemed “material” if a reasonable investor would consider it important in deciding whether to purchase or sell a company’s securities or information that is reasonably certain to affect the market price of the company’s securities, regardless of whether the information is directly related to the company’s business; and (ii) information is considered “non- public” when it has not been effectively disseminated to the public. Information found in reports filed with the SEC or appearing in publications of general circulation would be considered public information.
 
 
 
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20.   Outside   Activity ” means any activity (whether paid or unpaid) that is not a requisite of paid employment with the Company or its affiliates. To be defined as an “ Outside   Activity ,” it must possess elements of the types of activities or information in which a Fund and the Company regularly engage. Examples of such elements include financial matters, budgeting, investments, retirement plans, securities and securities markets.

21.   Purchase   or   sale   of   a   Covered   Security ” includes, among other things, the purchase or sale of a put or call option on a Covered Security.

22.   The “ Restricted   Period ” is the number of days before or after a Security is being purchased or sold by a Fund during which, subject to an exception under the particular circumstances made by the CCO in his or her discretion, no Advisory Person may purchase or sell, directly or indirectly, any security in which he or she had or by reason of such transaction acquires any Beneficial Ownership.

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Security ” has the same definition as in Section 2(a)(36) of the 1940 Act.
 

4.   LIMITATIONS ON PERSONAL SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

1.   Trading   Restrictions   for   Access   Persons . Each Access Person shall be subject to the trading restrictions identified below.

i.   Accounts   Include   Family   Members   and   Other   Accounts . Accounts of Access Persons include the accounts of their spouses, dependent relatives, trustee and custodial accounts or any other account in which the Access Person has a financial interest or over which the Access Person has investment discretion.

ii.   Restrictions   on   Purchases   and   Sales . No Access Person shall purchase or sell, directly or indirectly, any Covered Security in which he or she has, or by reason of such transaction acquires, any direct or indirect Beneficial Ownership and which he or she actually knows or should have known at the time of such purchase or sale: (a) is being considered for purchase or sale by any Fund; or (b) is then being purchased or sold by any Fund.

iii.   Restrictions   on   Related   Securities . The restrictions and procedures applicable to the transactions in Covered Securities by Access Persons set forth in this Code shall similarly apply to securities that are issued by the same issuer and whose value or return is related, in whole or in part, to the value or return of the security purchased or sold or being contemplated for purchase or sale during the relevant period by a Fund. For example, options or warrants to purchase common stock, and convertible debt and convertible preferred stock of a particular issuer would be considered related to the
underlying common stock of that issuer for purposes of this policy. In sum, the related security is treated as if it is the underlying security for the purpose of the pre-clearance procedures described herein.
 
 
 
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iv.   Material   Non-Public Information . No Access Person may disclose or use Material Non-public Information about any issuer of Securities, whether or not such Securities are held in client accounts or suitable for inclusion in such accounts, for personal gain or on behalf of a client. Any Access Person who believes he or she is in possession of such information must contact the Company’s CCO immediately to discuss the information and the circumstances surrounding its receipt.

Access Persons have an affirmative duty to bring suitable Covered Securities to the attention of Investment Personnel. The intentional failure to recommend a suitable Security to, or the failure to purchase a Security for, any Fund for the purpose of avoiding the appearance of conflict with respect to a personal transaction security may be considered a violation of this Code.

2.   Additional   Trading   Restrictions   for   Advisory   Persons   and   Investment   Personnel . In addition to the restrictions described in Section 4.1 above, each Advisory Person and Investment Person shall be subject to the trading restrictions identified below.

i.   Preclearance . All Advisory Persons and Investment Personnel must obtain approval from the CCO prior to purchasing any securities in the types of offering described in Sections 2.ii and 2.iii below. At the time of requesting preclearance, the Advisory Person or Investment Person must provide a complete description of the security and the nature of the transaction. Approval of a transaction, once given, is effective only for the business day on which approval was requested or until the Advisory Person or Investment Person discovers that the information provided at the time the transaction was approved is no longer accurate. If the Advisory Person or Investment Person decides not to execute the transaction on the day preclearance approval is given, or the entire trade is not executed, the Advisory Person or Investment Person must request preclearance again at such time as he or she decides to execute the trade.

Advisory Persons and Investment Personnel may preclear trades only in cases where they have a present intention to transact in the security for which preclearance is sought. It is not sufficient for an Advisory Person or Investment Person to obtain a general or open-ended preclearance to cover the eventuality that he or she may buy or sell a security at some point on a particular day depending upon market developments. This requirement would not prohibit a price limit order, provided that the Advisory Person or Investment Person has a present intention to effect a transaction at such price. Consistent with the foregoing, an Advisory Person or Investment Person may not simultaneously request preclearance to buy and sell the same security.

ii.   Private   Placements . Advisory Persons and Investment Personnel purchases and sales of “private placement” securities (including all private equity partnerships, hedge funds, limited partnership or venture capital funds) must be precleared directly with the CCO. No Advisory Person or Investment Person may engage in any such transaction unless the CCO has determined in writing that the contemplated investment does not involve any potential for conflict with the investment activities of the Fund(s).
 
 
 
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If, after receiving the required approval, an Advisory Person or Investment Person has any material role in the subsequent consideration by any Fund of an investment in the same or affiliated issuer, the Advisory Person or Investment Person must disclose his or her interest in the private placement investment to the CCO and to his or her supervisor. The decision to have a Fund purchase securities of that issuer must be independently reviewed and authorized by the most senior person in the department.

iii.   Initial   Public   Offerings . The purchase by an Advisory Person or Investment Person of securities offered in an initial public offering must be precleared.

3.   Additional   Trading   Restrictions   for   Investment   Personnel . In addition to the restrictions described in Sections 4.1 and 4.2 above, each Investment Person will be subject to the following restrictions:

i.   Notification . An investment person must notify the CCO of any intended transactions in a security for his or her own personal account or related accounts that is owned or contemplated for purchase or sale by a Fund for which the Investment Person has investment authority.

ii.   Restricted   Periods . An Investment Person may not buy or sell a security within 7 calendar days either before or after a purchase or sale of the same or related security by a Fund for which the person has investment authority. For example, if a Fund trades a security on day 0, day 8 is the first day the manager or analyst of that Fund may trade the security for his or her own account. An Investment Person’s personal trade, however, shall have no affect on the Fund’s ability to trade.  For example, if within the 7 day period following his or her personal trade, an Investment Person believes that it is in the best interests of the Fund for which he or she has investment authority to purchase or sell the same security on behalf of the Fund, the trade should be done for the Fund, and an explanation of the circumstances must be provided to the CCO.

iii.    Establishing   Positions   Counter   to   Fund   Positions . No Investment Person may establish a long position in his or her personal account in a security if the Fund for which he or she has investment authority maintains a position that would benefit from a decrease in the value of such security. No Investment Person may purchase a put option or write a call option where a Fund for which such person has investment authority holds a long position in the underlying security.

iv.   Purchasing   an   Investment   for   a   Fund   that   is   a   Personal   Holding . An Investment Person may not purchase an investment for a Fund that is also a personal holding of the Investment Person or any other account covered by this Code, or the value of which is materially linked to a personal holding, unless the Investment Person has obtained prior approval from his or her senior manager and the CCO.
 
 
 
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v.   Prohibition   on   Short-Term   Profits . Investment Personnel are prohibited from profiting on any sale and subsequent purchase, or any purchase and subsequent sale of the same (or equivalent) securities occurring within 60 calendar days (“short-term profit”). This holding period also applies to all permitted options transactions; therefore, for example, an Investment Person may not purchase or write an option if the option will expire in less than 60 days (unless such a person is buying or writing an option on a security that he or she has held more than 60 days). In determining short- term profits, all transactions within a 60-day period in all accounts related to the Investment Person will be taken into consideration in determining short-term profits, regardless of his or her intentions to do otherwise (e.g. ,   tax or other trading strategies). Should an Investment Person fail to preclear a trade that results in a short-term profit, the trade would be subject to reversal with all costs and expenses related to the trade borne by the Investment Person, and he or she would be required to disgorge any profit. Transactions not required to be precleared will not be subject to this prohibition.

4.   Exempted   Transactions/Securities . The Company has determined that the following securities transactions do not present the opportunity for improper trading activities that Rule 17j-1 is designed to prevent; therefore, the restrictions set forth in this Code (including prohibition on preclearance, short-term profits and restricted periods) shall not apply. The reporting requirements, however, shall apply to the securities and transaction types set forth in this section.

i.   Purchases or sales in an account over which the Access Person, Advisory Person or Investment Person has no direct or indirect influence or control (e.g. ,   an account managed on a fully discretionary basis by an investment adviser or trustee).

ii.  
Purchases or sales of direct obligations of the U.S. Government.
 
iii.   Purchases or sales of open-end investment companies (including money market funds), variable annuities and unit investment trusts, other than Funds.

iv.   Purchases or sales of bank certificates, bankers’ acceptances, commercial paper and other high quality short-term debt instruments, including repurchase agreements.

v.   Purchases or sales that are non-volitional on the part of the Access Person, Advisory Person or Investment Person (e.g. ,   an in-the-money option that is automatically exercised by a broker; a security that is called away as a result of an exercise of an option; or a security that is sold by a broker, without Access Person, Advisory Person or Investment Person consultation, to meet a margin call not met by the Access Person, Advisory Person or Investment Person).

vi.   Purchases which are made by reinvesting cash dividends pursuant to an automatic dividend reinvestment plan.

vii.   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.
 
 
 
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viii.   Purchases or sales of commodities, futures (including currency futures and futures on broad-based indices), options on futures and options on broad-based indices. Also exempted are exchange-traded securities which are representative of, or related closely in value to, these broad-based indices.

ix.   The receipt of a bona fide gift of securities. Donations of securities, however, are not considered Exempted Transactions.

5.   REPORTING OBLIGATIONS

The Company’s CCO shall furnish each Access Person with a copy of the Code upon such person becoming an Access Person and annually thereafter so that each such Access Person may certify, through a written acknowledgment, that he or she has read and understands said Code and recognizes that he or she is subject to the principles and provisions contained therein. In addition, the CCO shall notify each Access Person of his or her obligation to file an initial holdings report, quarterly transaction reports, annual holdings reports, and annual certifications, as described below.
 
1.   Company .  The Company shall provide the following to a Fund’s Board:

i.   periodic reports on issues raised under the Code or any related procedures; and

ii.   on an annual basis, (a) a written report that describes issues that arose during the previous year under the Code, or any other related procedures, including, but not limited to, information about material violations of the Code or procedures and any sanctions imposed in response to the material violations or its procedures; and (b) a written certification that it has adopted procedures reasonably necessary to prevent Access Persons from violating the Code.

2.   Access   Persons . Each Access Person shall file the reports identified below with the CCO; provided, however, than an Access Person who is covered by an affiliate’s code of ethics which contains provisions that comport with Rule 17j-1 and files reports under that code will be deemed to have complied with this reporting requirement. The requirements will also apply to all transactions in the accounts of spouses, dependent relatives and members of the same household, trustee and custodial accounts or any other account in which the Access Person has a financial interest or over which the Access Person has investment discretion. The requirements do not apply to securities acquired for accounts over which the Access Person has no direct or indirect control or influence.

i.   Initial Holdings Report . Upon becoming an Access Person, all new Access Persons must disclose their personal securities holdings to the CCO within 10 days of becoming an Access Person. The information provided must be current as of a date no more than 45 days prior to the date the person becomes an Access Person. (Similarly, securities holdings of all new related accounts must be reported to the CCO within 10 days of the date that such account becomes related to the Access Person.) With respect to exempt securities referred to in Section 4 that do not require preclearance/reporting, Access Persons must nonetheless initially report those exempt securities defined in Section 4.4.vi-ix. (This reporting requirement does not apply to holdings that are the result of transactions in exempt securities as defined in Section 4.4.i-v.) The listing must contain the following information: (a) the title and type of the Covered Security, and as applicable the exchange ticker symbol or CUSIP number; (b) the number of shares held; (c) the principal amount of the Covered Security; (d) the name of any broker, dealer or bank with whom the Access Person maintained an account in which the named Covered Securities were held; and (e) the date that the report is submitted to the Access Person.
 
 
 
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Within 10 days of commencement of becoming an Access Person, each Access Person shall file an Acknowledgement stating that he or she has read and understands the provisions of the Code.
 
ii.   Quarterly   Transaction   Reports . No later than 30 days after the end of a calendar quarter, each Access Person shall file a report stating the dates of transactions in any Covered Securities, along with the following information: (a) the date of the transaction; (b) the title of the Covered Security; (c) the nature of the transaction; (d) the price of the Covered Security at which the transaction was effected; (e) the name of any broker, dealer or bank with or through which the transaction was effected; (f) the date that the report is submitted by the Access Person; and (g) as applicable, the exchange ticker symbol or CUSIP number, interest rate and maturity date, number of shares, and principal amount of each Covered Security involved.

Alternatively, an Access Person who provides broker trade confirmations or account statements that contain the aforementioned information to the CCO on an ongoing basis will be deemed to comply with this requirement. A separate quarterly transaction report will not be necessary. An Access Person need not make a quarterly transaction report with respect to transactions effected pursuant to an Automatic Investment Plan.

iii.   Annual   Holdings   Report . All Access Persons must submit an annual holdings report reflecting holdings as of a date no more than 45 days before the report is submitted. With respect to exempt securities which do not require reporting, Access Persons must nonetheless annually report the holdings of those exempt securities that are defined in Section 4.4.vi-ix. (This reporting requirement, however, does not apply to exempt securities as defined in Section 4.4.i-v.)

The listing must contain the following information: (a) the title and type of the Covered Security, and as applicable the exchange ticker symbol or CUSIP number; (b) the number of shares held; (c) the principal amount of the Covered Security; (d) the name of any broker, dealer or bank with whom the Access Person maintained an account in which the Covered Securities are held; and (e) the date that the report is submitted to the Access Person. 
 
Alternatively, an Access Person who provides broker trade confirmations or account statements that contain the aforementioned information to the CCO on an ongoing  basis  may  satisfy  the  annual  holdings  report  requirement  by  annually confirming in writing the accuracy of the Company’s record of information.
 
 
 
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iv.   Annual   Certification   of   Compliance . All Access Persons must certify annually to the CCO that: (a) they have read and understand and agree to abide by this Code; (b) they have complied with all requirements of the Code except as otherwise notified by the CCO that they have not complied with certain of such requirements; and (c) they have reported all transactions required to be reported under the Code.

v.   Review   of   Transactions   and   Holdings   Reports . All transactions reports and holdings reports are reviewed by the CCO.

vi.   Investment   Personnel . In addition to the reporting requirements set forth above, Investment Personnel must also submit duplicate confirmations and account statements to the CCO, either by (a) directing each brokerage firm or bank at which such persons maintain securities accounts to send simultaneous duplicate copies of such person’s confirmations and account statements to the CCO or (b) personally providing duplicate copies of all such confirmations and account statements directly to the CCO within 2 business days of receipt.

6.   GIFTS AND OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES

1.   Gifts . On occasion, because of their positions with the Company, Access Persons may be offered gifts from, or may wish to give gifts to, unaffiliated persons or entities that have no business or wish to do business with the Company (“Vendors”). The solicitation, acceptance or giving of such gifts or gratuities by officers   and   employees   of   the Company   is strictly prohibited, except for (i) gifts of a nominal value (i.e., gifts whose reasonable value is no more than $100, with a $100 annual limit per Vendor and an overall annual limit of $500 from all Vendors); (ii) customary business lunches, dinners, entertainment (e.g., sporting events) where the business representative participates in the activity, otherwise the amount becomes a gift subject to the rules under (i) above; (iii) promotional items (e.g., pens, mugs, T-shirts); and (iv) gifts of reasonable value for special occasions (e.g., holidays, retirement). If an officer or employee of the Company receives any gift that is or might be prohibited under this Code, that person promptly must inform the CCO of the Company. Officers and employees shall submit a quarterly report of items received to the CCO of the Company. Gifts under $25 need not be reported.

2.   Outside   Activities . Access Persons who are employees of the Company may seek to engage in Outside Activities. Outside Activities, either with a for-profit organization or with a non-profit organization, are allowable as long as the activity does not create an actual or potential conflict of interest that cannot be remediated. Prior to an employee embarking upon any Outside Activity, the employee has a duty to disclose the activity to the CCO of the Company. The CCO will review the proposed activity for conflicts of interest. The CCO’s review may be made in conjunction with other officers of the Company and/or legal counsel to the Company. If the proposed activity does not present an  actual  or  potential  conflict  of  interest,  it  will  be  allowed.    Conversely,  if  it  is determined that the activity does present an actual or potential conflict of interest, it will be disallowed if the conflict cannot be remediated. Employees may not engage in any Outside Activity until approval has been granted by the CCO. All determinations in these matters will be documented and maintained according to the Company’s record retention policies and procedures.
 
 
 
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7.   
APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF CODE OF ETHICS
 
A Fund’s Board, including a majority of the independent trustees, must approve this Code. Additionally, any material changes to this Code must be approved by a Fund’s Board within 6 months after adoption of any material change. A Fund’s Board must base its approval of the Code and any material changes to the Code on a determination that the Code contains provisions reasonably necessary to prevent Access Persons from engaging in any conduct prohibited by Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act.

8.    
REVIEW OF ANNUAL REPORTS
 
At least annually, the Company must furnish to a Fund’s Board, and the Board must consider, a written report that (1) describes any issues arising under this Code or procedures since the last report to the Board, including, but not limited to, information about material violations of the Code or procedures and sanctions imposed in response to the material violations; and (2) certifies that the Company has adopted procedures reasonably necessary to prevent Access Persons from violating this Code.

9.    
REVIEW AND ENFORCEMENT
 
Potential violations of the Code must be brought to the attention of the CCO or his designee. Potential violations will be investigated and, if appropriate, sanctions will be imposed. Sanctions may include, but are not limited to, a letter of caution or warning, reversal of a trade, disgorgement of a profit or absorption of costs associated with a trade, supervisor approval to trade for a prescribed period, fine or other monetary penalty, suspension of personal trading privileges, suspension of employment (with or without compensation), and termination of employment.

An exception to any of the policies, restrictions or requirements set forth herein may be granted only upon a showing by the Access Person to the CCO that such Access Person would suffer extreme financial hardship should an exception not be granted. Should the subject of the exception request involve a transaction in a security, a change in the Access Person’s investment objectives, tax strategies, or special new investment opportunities would not constitute acceptable reasons for a waiver.

10.    
RECORDS
 
The Company shall maintain records in the manner and to the extent set forth below, which may be maintained electronically or by such other means permissible under the conditions described in Rule 31a-2 under the 1940 Act, and shall be available for examination by representatives of the SEC.
 
 
 
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1.   A copy of Code and any amendments thereto shall be preserved in an easily accessible place (including for 5 years after the Code or the amendment, as applicable, is no longer in effect).

2.   A record of any violation of the Code and of any action taken as a result of such violation shall be preserved in an easily accessible place for a period of not less than 5 years following the end of the fiscal year in which the violation occurs.

3.   A record of all written acknowledgments from all Access Persons, as required by Section 5 of this Code, shall be preserved for not less than 5 years.

4.   A copy of each report, including any information provided in lieu of the report, made by an Access Person pursuant to the Code shall be preserved for a period of not less than 5 years from the end of the fiscal year in which it is made, the first 2 years in an easily accessible place.

5.   A list of all Access Persons who are, or within the past 5 years have been, required to make reports pursuant to the Code and all persons who are, or within the past 5 years have been, responsible for reviewing the reports, shall be maintained in an easily accessible place.

6.   A copy of each report of the Company detailing any violations of the Code, or certifying that it has adopted procedures reasonably necessary to prevent Access Persons from violating the Code shall be maintained for at least 5 years after the end of the fiscal year in which it was made, the first 2 years in an easily accessible place.

7.   A copy of any decisions (and the reasons supporting the decisions) to approve the purchase of any transaction requiring preclearance shall be maintained for at least 5 years after the end of the fiscal year in which the approval is granted.
 

11. APPROVAL, AMENDMENT AND INTERPRETATION OF PROVISIONS

This Code may be amended as necessary or appropriate and with the approval of a Fund’s Board.

This Code is subject to interpretation by the Board of a Fund in its discretion.
 

 
 
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PACER FINANCIAL, INC.
 
CODE OF ETHICS
 

INITIAL REPORT
 
1.  
I hereby acknowledge the receipt of a copy of the Code of Ethics.

2.  
I have read and understand the Code of Ethics and recognize that I am subject thereto in the capacity of an “Access Person.”
 
3.  
As of the date below, I had a direct and indirect beneficial ownership in the following securities:
 

Name of Security or Ticker Symbol or CUSIP
Number
Type of Security
Number of Shares
Principal Amount
Type of Interest (Direct or Indirect)
Broker, Dealer or Bank Through Whom Effected
           
           
           
           
           
 
1.   I hereby represent that I maintain account(s), as of the  date  this  report  is submitted, in which securities are held for my direct or indirect benefit, with the brokers, dealers or banks listed below:
 

Name of Broker, Dealer or Bank with Whom Account Maintained
Date Established
   
   
   
 
This report is not an admission that I have or had any direct or indirect beneficial ownership in the securities listed.
 
Date:                                                                            
 
Signature:
   
           
           
  Printed Name:                                                                              
 

 

 
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PACER FINANCIAL, INC.
 
CODE OF ETHICS
 
 
During the calendar quarter referred to above, the following transactions were effected in securities of which I had, or by reason such transaction acquired, direct or indirect beneficial ownership, and which are required to be reported pursuant to the Code of Ethics:
 

Name of Security and Ticker Symbol or CUSIP
Number
Date   of Transaction
Number of Shares of Security
Interest Rate
and Maturity Date
if applicable)
Principal Amount
Nature  of Transaction (purchase, sale, other)
Price
Broker, Dealer or  Bank Through Whom Effected
               
               
               
               
               
This report excludes (i) transactions with respect to which I had no direct or indirect influence or control, and (ii) other transactions not required to be reported, and is not admission that I have or had any direct or indirect beneficial ownership in the securities listed.

I hereby represent that I established the brokerage accounts listed below, in which the securities were held during the quarter referenced above for my indirect or direct benefit:
 
Name of Broker, Dealer or Bank with Whom Account Maintained
Date Established
   
   
   

 
Date:                                                                            
 
Signature:
   
           
           
  Printed Name:                                                                              
 
 
 
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PACER FINANCIAL, INC.
 
CODE OF ETHICS
 

ANNUAL REPORT
 
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
 
1.   
I have read and understand the Code of Ethics and recognize that I am subject thereto in the capacity of an “Access Person.”

2.   
I hereby certify that, during the year, I have complied with the requirements of the Code of Ethics and I have reported all securities transactions required to be reported pursuant to the Code of Ethics.

3.   
As of December 31,                 , I had a direct or indirect beneficial ownership in the following securities:
 

Name of
Security and
Ticker Symbol
or CUSIP
Number
Number of Shares
Principal Amount
Type of Interest
(Direct or Indirect)
Broker, Dealer or
Bank Through
Whom Effected
         
         
         
         
         
 
 
1.
I hereby represent that I maintain account(s), with the brokers, dealers or banks listed below, in which securities are held for my direct or indirect benefit:
 
Name of Broker, Dealer or Bank with Whom Account Maintained
Date Established
   
   
   
 
 
This report is not an admission that I have or had any direct or indirect beneficial ownership in the securities listed.

 
Date:                                                                            
 
Signature:
   
           
           
  Printed Name:                                                                              
 

 
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PACER FINANCIAL, INC
 
CODE OF ETHICS
 

LIST OF ACCESS PERSONS AND INVESTMENT PERSONNEL
 

Access Personnel
Reporting Personnel
Investment Staff
     
     
     

 
 
 
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
 

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned Trustee or officer of Pacer Funds Trust (the “Trust”) hereby appoints Sean E. O’Hara, an officer of the Trust, individually with power of substitution or resubstitution, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent (an “Attorney-in-Fact”) with the power and authority to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said Attorney-in-Fact may deem necessary or advisable in furtherance of the business and affairs of the Trust, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, and relating to (i) compliance by the Trust with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Acts”), and any rules, regulations or requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in respect thereof, (ii) filing by the Trust of any and all Registration Statements on Form N-14 or Form N-1A pursuant to the Acts and any amendments thereto, including applications for exemptive orders, rulings or filings of proxy materials (together “SEC filings”), and (iii) signing in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a Trustee or officer of the Trust any and all such SEC filings, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said Attorney-in-Fact shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

The undersigned Trustee or officer hereby executes this Power of Attorney as of the 11th day of May, 2015.

/s/ Joe M. Thomson                        
Joe M. Thomson
 
POWER OF ATTORNEY
 

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned Trustee or officer of Pacer Funds Trust (the “Trust”) hereby appoints Joe M. Thomson, an officer of the Trust, individually with power of substitution or resubstitution, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent (an “Attorney-in-Fact”) with the power and authority to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said Attorney-in-Fact may deem necessary or advisable in furtherance of the business and affairs of the Trust, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, and relating to (i) compliance by the Trust with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Acts”), and any rules, regulations or requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in respect thereof, (ii) filing by the Trust of any and all Registration Statements on Form N-14 or Form N-1A pursuant to the Acts and any amendments thereto, including applications for exemptive orders, rulings or filings of proxy materials (together “SEC filings”), and (iii) signing in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a Trustee or officer of the Trust any and all such SEC filings, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said Attorney-in-Fact shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

The undersigned Trustee or officer hereby executes this Power of Attorney as of the 11th day of May, 2015.

/s / Sean O’Hara                                
Sean O’Hara
 
POWER OF ATTORNEY
 

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned Trustee or officer of Pacer Funds Trust (the “Trust”) hereby appoints Joe M. Thomson and Sean E. O’Hara, each an officer of the Trust, each individually with power of substitution or resubstitution, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents (each, an “Attorney-in-Fact”) with the power and authority to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said Attorney-in-Fact may deem necessary or advisable in furtherance of the business and affairs of the Trust, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, and relating to (i) compliance by the Trust with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Acts”), and any rules, regulations or requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in respect thereof, (ii) filing by the Trust of any and all Registration Statements on Form N-14 or Form N-1A pursuant to the Acts and any amendments thereto, including applications for exemptive orders, rulings or filings of proxy materials (together “SEC filings”), and (iii) signing in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a Trustee or officer of the Trust any and all such SEC filings, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said Attorneys-in-Fact shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

The undersigned Trustee or officer hereby executes this Power of Attorney as of the 11th day of May, 2015.

/s/ Jonathan H . Newman                 
Jonathan H. Newman
 
 
 
 

 
 
POWER OF ATTORNEY
 

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned Trustee or officer of Pacer Funds Trust (the “Trust”) hereby appoints Joe M. Thomson and Sean E. O’Hara, each an officer of the Trust, each individually with power of substitution or resubstitution, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents (each, an “Attorney-in-Fact”) with the power and authority to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said Attorney-in-Fact may deem necessary or advisable in furtherance of the business and affairs of the Trust, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, and relating to (i) compliance by the Trust with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Acts”), and any rules, regulations or requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in respect thereof, (ii) filing by the Trust of any and all Registration Statements on Form N-14 or Form N-1A pursuant to the Acts and any amendments thereto, including applications for exemptive orders, rulings or filings of proxy materials (together “SEC filings”), and (iii) signing in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a Trustee or officer of the Trust any and all such SEC filings, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said Attorneys-in-Fact shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

The undersigned Trustee or officer hereby executes this Power of Attorney as of the 11th day of May, 2015.

/s/ John E. Coyne, III                       
John E. Coyne, III
 
POWER OF ATTORNEY
 

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned Trustee or officer of Pacer Funds Trust (the “Trust”) hereby appoints Joe M. Thomson and Sean E. O’Hara, each an officer of the Trust, each individually with power of substitution or resubstitution, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents (each, an “Attorney-in-Fact”) with the power and authority to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said Attorney-in-Fact may deem necessary or advisable in furtherance of the business and affairs of the Trust, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, and relating to (i) compliance by the Trust with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Acts”), and any rules, regulations or requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in respect thereof, (ii) filing by the Trust of any and all Registration Statements on Form N-14 or Form N-1A pursuant to the Acts and any amendments thereto, including applications for exemptive orders, rulings or filings of proxy materials (together “SEC filings”), and (iii) signing in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a Trustee or officer of the Trust any and all such SEC filings, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said Attorneys-in-Fact shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

The undersigned Trustee or officer hereby executes this Power of Attorney as of the 11th day of May, 2015.

/s/ Deborah Wolk                             
Deborah Wolk