Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 19, 2015
Securities Act of 19933 File No. 333-180308
Investment Company Act of 1940 File No. 811-22680

U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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Pre-Effective Amendment No.
 
   
Post-Effective Amendment No. [ 45 ]
 
   
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
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Amendment No. [ 48 ]
 

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ULTIMUS MANAGERS TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450
Cincinnati, Ohio 45246
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code:  (513) 587-3400

Bo James Howell
Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC
225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450
Cincinnati, Ohio 45246
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

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PROSPECTUS
September 1, 2015

ALAMBIC SMALL CAP VALUE PLUS FUND (ALAMX)
Managed by
Alambic Investment Management, L.P.

For information or assistance in opening an account,
please call toll-free 1-888-890-8988 .

This Prospectus has information about the Fund that you should know before you invest. You should read it carefully and keep it with your investment records.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved the Fund’s shares or passed on the accuracy or adequacy of this Prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

ALAMBIC SMALL CAP VALUE PLUS FUND SUMMARY
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE FUND’S INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE, INVESTMENT STRATEGIES, AND RELATED RISKS
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FUND MANAGEMENT
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HOW THE FUND VALUES ITS SHARES
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HOW TO BUY SHARES
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HOW TO REDEEM SHARES
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DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS, AND TAXES
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
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CUSTOMER PRIVACY NOTICE
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ALAMBIC SMALL CAP VALUE PLUS FUND SUMMARY
 
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
The Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund (the “Fund”) seeks long-term capital appreciation.

FEES AND EXPENSES
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)
None
Maximum Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (Load)
None
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends
None
Redemption Fee
None

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Management Fees
0.95%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees
None
Other Expenses (1)
          5.06%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
6.01%
Less Management Fee Reductions and/or Expense Reimbursements (2)
(4.81%)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Reductions and/or Expense Reimbursements
1.20%

(1) “Other Expenses” are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
(2) Alambic Investment Management, L.P. has contractually agreed, until August 31, 2018, to waive Management Fees and reimburse Other Expenses to the extent necessary to limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding brokerage costs; taxes; interest; acquired fund fees and expenses; costs to organize the Fund; extraordinary expenses such as litigation and merger or reorganization costs, and other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business; and amounts, if any, payable pursuant to a plan adopted in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) to 1.20% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. Management Fee reductions and expense reimbursements by the Adviser are subject to repayment by the Fund for a period of three years after such fees and expenses were incurred, provided that the repayments do not cause Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses to exceed (i) the expense limitation then in effect, if any, and (ii) the expense limitation in effect at the time the expenses to be repaid were incurred. Prior to August 31, 2018, this agreement may not be modified or terminated without the approval of the Board. This agreement will terminate automatically if the Fund’s investment advisory agreement with the Adviser is terminated.

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Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, the operating expenses of the Fund remain the same and the contractual agreement to limit expenses remains in effect only until August 31, 2018. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

1 Year
3 Years
$122
$893

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. The Fund is a new series and therefore it does not yet have a portfolio turnover rate. Due to its investment strategy, the Fund is expected to have a high turnover rate.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

The Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowing for investment purposes) in equity of smaller capitalization companies, which the Fund defines as those companies that have a market capitalization at the time of purchase equal to or less than the Russell 2000® Index (between $177 million and $4.3 billion as of May 29, 2015). Additionally, the Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in issuers with a market capitalization outside of the Russell 2000® Index. The equity securities in which the Fund will primarily invest include U.S.-listed and U.S. dollar-denominated common stock and may include up to 20% of its net assets in U.S.-listed and U.S. dollar-denominated preferred and convertible stocks; shares in real-estate investment trusts (“REITs”); and American Depository Receipts (“ADRs”). The Fund invests in securities of companies operating in a broad range of industries and sectors.

Alambic Investment Management, L.P., as investment adviser to the Fund (the “Adviser”), uses quantitative and fundamental analysis, and a proprietary “stock selection” model that considers the following categories of factors:

· Fundamental Valuation that analyzes cash flows, earnings, enterprise value, price-to-book, and other factors;
 
· Fundamental Quality: that includes asset and inventory turnover ratios;
 
· Behavioral Components, which may impact both the fundamental valuation and fundamental quality factors; and
 
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· Momentum Indicators, such as increasing cash flows, that affect the growth rate of issuers.
 
Through this model, the Adviser identifies price discrepancies in securities across a range of market segments, and then invests in those securities the Adviser believes are underpriced.

The Fund may sell securities to, among other things, secure gains, limit losses, redeploy assets when the Adviser identifies promising opportunities, or manage cash levels in the Fund’s portfolio.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

As with any mutual fund investment, there is a risk that you could lose money by investing in the Fund. The success of the Fund’s investment strategy depends largely upon the Adviser’s skill in selecting securities for purchase and sale by the Fund and there is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. Because of the investment techniques the Adviser uses, the Fund is designed for investors who are investing for the long term. The Fund is not intended to be a complete investment program. The principal risks of an investment in the Fund are generally described below.

Active Management Risk. Due to the active management of the Fund by the Adviser, the Fund could underperform its benchmark index and/or other funds with similar investment objectives and strategies. The Adviser’s method of security selection may not be successful. In addition, the Adviser may select investments that fail to perform as anticipated.

Equity Securities Risk. Equity prices are volatile and the value of such securities in the Fund’s portfolio may decline due to fluctuations in market prices, interest rates, national and international economic conditions, or other market events.

Small-Cap Risk. Small-capitalization companies are generally subject to greater risk than larger, more established companies, and may be more susceptible to market events, price volatility, and liquidity risks .

Preferred Stock Risk. Preferred stock is subject to interest rate risk, and may have mandatory sinking fund or call provisions, which can have a negative impact on the stock's price when interest rates decline.

Convertible Stock Risk. Convertible stock is subject to the risks of both debt securities and equity securities.

REIT Risk. REITs are susceptible to real estate risk and their operating expenses are separate from those of the Fund. Therefore, the Fund’s investments in REITs will result in the layering of expenses, which shareholders will indirectly, but proportionally, bear.

Foreign Securities Risk. Investments in foreign securities involve risks that may be different from those of U.S. securities.  Foreign securities are subject to individual country risk, less favorable reporting and disclosure risk, currency exchange risk, greater volatility, and may have higher liquidity risk than U.S.-registered securities.

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ADR Risk. ADRs are subject to risks similar to those associated with direct investments in foreign securities such as individual country, currency exchange, volatility, and liquidity risks.

Quantitative Model Risk. The Adviser uses a proprietary quantitative model that may be subject to programming errors, poor data sets, and disruptions or obsolesce in technology.

Value Investing Risk. Investments in value stocks present the risk that a stock may decline in value or never reach the value the Adviser believes is its full market value. In addition, the Fund’s value investment style may go out of favor with investors.

Issuer Risk. Issuer risk is the risk that an issuer in which the Fund invests or to which it has exposure may perform poorly, and the value of its securities may therefore decline, which would negatively affect the Fund’s performance.

New Fund and Manager Risk. The Fund is new and has no operating history. In addition, although the Adviser has experience managing other investment vehicles, it has no experience managing an open-end mutual fund prior to the Fund. Accordingly, investors in the Fund bear the risk that the Fund may not be successful in implementing its investment strategy or growing to an economically viable size.

Portfolio Turnover Risk . The Adviser’s investment process is expected to result in a high portfolio turnover rate. Frequent and active trading may result in greater expenses to the Fund, which may then reduce the Fund’s returns and increase taxable distributions to shareholders.

PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

The Fund is new and therefore does not have a full calendar year of performance to report. After the Fund has returns for a full calendar year, this Prospectus will provide performance information that gives some indication of the risks of an investment in the Fund by comparing the Fund’s performance with a broad measure of market performance. How the Fund has performed in the past (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information, current through the most recent month end, is available by calling 1-888-890-8988 or by visiting the Fund's website at www.alambicfunds.com .

MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND

Alambic Investment Management, L.P. is the Fund’s investment adviser.

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Portfolio Managers
Investment Experience with the Fund
Primary Title with Adviser
Albert Richards, PhD, CFA
Managing the Fund since its inception in 2015
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer
Brian Thompson, PhD, CAIA
Managing the Fund since its inception in 2015
President, Chief Risk Officer

PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES

Minimum Initial Investment

The minimum investment amount is $50,000 for all accounts.

Minimum Additional Investment

Once an account is open, additional purchases of Fund shares may be made at any time in any amount.

General Information

You may purchase or redeem (sell) shares of the Fund on each day that the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for business. Transactions may be initiated by written request, by telephone or through your financial intermediary. Written requests to the Fund should be sent to the Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund, c/o Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, P.O. Box 46707, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246-0707. For more information about purchasing and redeeming shares, please see “How to Buy Shares” and “How to Redeem Shares” in this Prospectus or call 1-888-890-8988 for assistance.

TAX INFORMATION

The Fund’s distributions are generally taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account. Such tax-deferred arrangements may be taxed later upon withdrawal of monies from those arrangements.

PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

The Fund does not charge a Sales Charge (Load) or a Distribution (12b-1) Fee. However, if you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or any other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. These payments are sometimes referred to as “revenue sharing”. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE FUND’S INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE, INVESTMENT STRATEGIES, AND RELATED RISKS
 
Investment Objective

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) has reserved the right to change the investment objective of the Fund without shareholder approval upon at least 60 days’ prior written notice to shareholders.

Investment Strategies

The Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowing for investment purposes) in equity of smaller capitalization companies, which the Fund defines as those companies that have a market capitalization at the time of purchase equal to or less than the Russell 2000® Index (between $177 million and $4.3 billion as of May 29, 2015). (The market capitalization range of these companies will change with market conditions, and the index is reconstituted annually in May.) Additionally, the Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in issuers with a market capitalization outside of the Russell 2000® Index. The equity securities in which the Fund will primarily invest include U.S.-listed and U.S. dollar-denominated common stock and may include up to 20% of its net assets in U.S.-listed and U.S. dollar-denominated preferred and convertible stocks; shares in real-estate investment trusts (“REITs”); and American Depository Receipts (“ADRs”). The Fund invests in securities of companies operating in a broad range of industries and sectors. Thus the Fund will primarily invest in smaller capitalization companies plus some companies with higher capitalization sizes.

The Adviser uses quantitative and fundamental analysis in selecting investments for the Fund. In conducting its analysis, the Adviser uses a proprietary “stock selection” model that considers the following categories of factors:

· Fundamental Valuation that analyzes cash flows, earnings, enterprise value, price-to-book, and other factors;
 
· Fundamental Quality: that includes asset and inventory turnover ratios;
 
· Behavioral Components, which may impact both the fundamental valuation and fundamental quality factors; and
 
· Momentum Indicators, such as increasing cash flows, that affect the growth rate of issuers.
 
Through this model, the Adviser identifies price discrepancies in securities across a range of market segments, and then invests in those securities the Adviser believes are underpriced. The Fund will engage in active trading of securities as part of its principal investment strategy.

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The Fund may sell securities to, among other things, secure gains, limit losses, redeploy assets when the Adviser identifies promising opportunities, or manage cash levels in the Fund’s portfolio.

Investment Risks

As with any mutual fund investment, there is a risk that you could lose money by investing in the Fund. The success of the Fund’s investment strategy depends largely upon the Adviser’s skill in selecting securities for purchase and sale by the Fund and there is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. Because of the types of securities in which the Fund invests and the investment techniques the Adviser uses, the Fund is designed for investors who are investing for the long term. The Fund may not be appropriate for use as a complete investment program. The principal risks of an investment in the Fund are generally described below.

Active Management Risk. Due to the active management of the Fund by the Adviser, the Fund could underperform its benchmark index and/or other funds with similar investment objectives and strategies. The Adviser’s method of security selection may not be successful. In addition, the Adviser may select investments that fail to perform as anticipated. The ability of the Fund to meet its investment objective is directly related to the success of the Adviser’s investment process and there is no guarantee that the Adviser’s judgments about the attractiveness, value, and potential income and/or capital appreciation of a particular investment for the Fund will be correct or produce the desired results.

Equity Securities Risk. Equity prices are volatile and the value of such securities in the Fund’s portfolio may decline due to fluctuations in market prices, interest rates, national and international economic conditions, or other market events. In a declining stock market, stock prices for all companies may decline, regardless of their long-term prospects. Under such circumstances, price of the Fund’s shares will also decline.

Small-Cap Risk. Small-capitalization companies are generally subject to greater risk than larger, more established companies. Small-capitalization companies frequently have less management depth and experience, narrower market penetrations, less diverse product lines, less competitive strengths, and fewer resources than larger companies. Due to these and other factors, stocks of small-capitalization companies may be more susceptible to market events, and their prices may be more volatile than larger-capitalization companies. Small-capitalization companies may have greater liquidity risk because the limited outstanding shares may make it more difficult to buy or sell significant amounts of such shares without an unfavorable impact on prevailing prices . Further, small-capitalization companies: are typically subject to greater changes in earnings and business prospects, may not be widely followed by investors, and may experience less demand for their stock.

Preferred Stock Risk. Preferred stock represents an equity or ownership interest in an issuer that pays dividends at a specified rate and that has precedence over common stock in the payment of dividends. But like common equity holders, preferred stockholders have an unsecured claim in the event an issuer is liquidated or declares bankruptcy. Further, preferred stock is subject to interest rate risk. If interest rates rise, the fixed dividend on preferred stocks may be less attractive, causing the price of preferred stocks to decline. Preferred stock may have mandatory sinking fund provisions, as well as provisions allowing the stock to be called or redeemed prior to its maturity, which can have a negative impact on the stock’s price when interest rates decline.

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Convertible Stock Risk. Convertible stock is subject to the risks of both debt securities and equity securities. The value of convertible stock tends to decline as interest rates rise and, due to the conversion feature, to vary with fluctuations in the market value of the underlying equity security.

REIT Risk. REITs are pooled investment vehicles that primarily invest in commercial real estate or real estate-related loans. REITs are susceptible to real estate risks, such as declines in property values, increases in property taxes, operating expenses, rising interest rates, and more. REITs’ operating expenses are separate from those of the Fund, and therefore, the Fund’s investments in REITs will result in the layering of expenses, which shareholders will indirectly, but proportionally, bear.

Foreign Securities Risk. Investments in foreign securities involve risks that may be different from those of U.S. securities.  Foreign securities may not be subject to uniform audit, financial reporting, or disclosure standards, practices, or requirements comparable to those found in the United States.  Foreign securities are also subject to the risk of adverse changes in investment or exchange control regulations or currency exchange rates, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, limitations on the removal of funds or other assets, political or social instability and nationalization of companies or industries, the imposition of economic and other sanctions against a particular foreign country, its nationals or industries or businesses within the country, and greater price volatility . In addition, the dividend and interest payable on certain foreign securities may be subject to foreign withholding taxes. Foreign securities also involve currency risk, which is the risk that the value of a foreign security will decrease due to changes in the relative value of the U.S. dollar and the security’s underlying foreign currency.

ADR Risk. ADRs are subject to risks similar to those associated with direct investments in foreign securities. ADRs are securities that evidence ownership interests in a security or a pool of securities issued by a foreign issuer. The risks of depositary receipts include many risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities, such as individual country risk, currency exchange risk, volatility risk , and liquidity risk. ADRs may be available through "sponsored" or "unsponsored" facilities. Unsponsored ADRs, which are issued by a depositary bank without the participation or consent of the issuer, involve additional risks because U.S. reporting requirements do not apply and the issuing bank will recover shareholder distribution costs from movement of share prices and payment of dividends.

Quantitative Model Risk. The Adviser uses a proprietary quantitative stock-selection process that is intended to predict the future performance of individual securities. The quantitative model is based on market factors selected by the Adviser. These factors may decline in relevance due to changes in market conditions, or the adviser may miss important factors that would meaningfully affect results. Further, the models may be subject to programming errors, poor data sets, and disruptions or obsolesce in technology. On a macro-level, quantitative models may construct portfolios that are similar to other quantitative models, which could enhance correlation and liquidity risks.

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Value Investing Risk. Investments in value stocks present the risk that a stock may decline in value or never reach the value the Adviser believes is its full market value, either because the market fails to recognize what the Adviser considers to be the company’s true business value or because the Adviser’s assessment of the company’s prospects was not correct. Issuers of value stocks may have experienced adverse business developments or may be subject to special risks that have caused the stock to be out of favor. In addition, the Fund’s value investment style may go out of favor with investors, negatively affecting the Fund’s performance.

Issuer Risk. Issuer risk is the risk that an issuer in which the Fund invests or to which it has exposure may perform poorly, and the value of its securities may therefore decline, which would negatively affect the Fund’s performance.

New Fund and Manager Risk. The Fund is new and has no operating history. In addition, although the Adviser has experience managing other investment vehicles, it has no experience managing an open-end mutual fund prior to the Fund. Accordingly, investors in the Fund bear the risk that the Fund may not be successful in implementing its investment strategy or growing to an economically viable size.

Portfolio Turnover Risk . The Adviser’s investment process is expected to result in a high turnover rate . Frequent and active trading may result in greater expenses to the Fund, which may lower the Fund’s performance and may result in the realization of capital gains, including net short-term capital gains, which must generally be distributed to shareholders. Therefore, high portfolio turnover may reduce the Fund’s returns and increase taxable distributions to shareholders.

In addition to the strategies and risks described above, the Fund may invest in other types of securities whose risks are described below or in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”).

Investments in Money Market Instruments and Temporary Defensive Positions. The Fund will typically hold a portion of its assets in cash or cash equivalent securities, including short-term debt securities, repurchase agreements and money market mutual fund shares (“Money Market Instruments”). The Fund may invest in Money Market Instruments to maintain liquidity or pending the selection of investments. From time to time, the Fund also may, but should not be expected to, take temporary defensive positions in attempting to respond to adverse market, economic, political or other conditions, and in doing so, may invest up to 100% of its assets in Money Market Instruments. When the Fund invests in a money market mutual fund, the shareholders of the Fund generally will be subject to duplicative management fees. To the extent the Fund holds other registered investment companies, including money market mutual funds, the Fund will incur acquired fund fees and expenses (as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission). Anytime the Fund takes a temporary defensive position, it may not achieve its investment objective.

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CFTC Regulation Risk . To the extent the Fund makes investments regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”), the Fund intends to do so in accordance with Rule 4.5 under the Commodity Exchange Act (“CEA”).  The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, has filed a notice of eligibility for exclusion from the definition of the term “commodity pool operator” in accordance with Rule 4.5 and therefore, the Fund is not subject to registration or regulation as a commodity pool operator under the CEA.  If the Fund is unable to comply with the requirements of Rule 4.5, the Fund may be required to modify its investment strategies or be subject to CFTC registration requirements, either of which may have an adverse effect on the Fund.

Additional Information. Whether the Fund is an appropriate investment for an investor will depend largely upon the investor’s financial resources and individual investment goals and objectives. The Fund may not be appropriate for investors who engage in short-term trading and/or other speculative strategies and styles.

Portfolio Holdings and Disclosure Policy . A description of the Fund’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of its portfolio holdings is available in the Fund's SAI.

FUND MANAGEMENT
 
The Investment Adviser

Alambic Investment Management, L.P., located at 655 Montgomery Street, Suite 1905, San Francisco, CA 94111, serves as the investment adviser to the Fund. The Adviser provides the Fund with a continuous program of investing the Fund’s assets and determining the composition of the Fund’s portfolio. The Adviser is a limited partnership organized under the laws of Delaware and began operations in 2006. In addition to managing the Fund, it provides investment advisory services to pooled investment vehicles.

For its services, the Fund pays the Adviser a monthly investment advisory fee (the “Management Fee”) computed at the annual rate of 0.95% of its average daily net assets. The Adviser has contractually agreed under an Expense Limitation Agreement, until August 31, 2018, to waive its Management Fees and reimburse Other Expenses to the extent necessary to limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding brokerage costs; taxes; interest; costs to organize the Fund; acquired fund fees and expenses; extraordinary expenses such as litigation and merger or reorganization costs, and other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business; and amounts, if any, payable pursuant to a plan adopted in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act) to 1.20% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. Management Fee reductions and expense reimbursements by the Adviser are subject to repayment by the Fund for a period of three years after such fees and expenses were incurred, provided that the repayments do not cause Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses to exceed (i) the expense limitation then in effect, if any, and (ii) the expense limitation in effect at the time the expenses to be repaid were incurred. Prior to August 31, 2018, this agreement may not be modified or terminated without the approval of the Board.  After August 31, 2018, the Expense Limitation Agreement may continue from year-to-year provided such continuance is approved by the Board. The Expense Limitation Agreement may be terminated by the Adviser or the Board, without approval by the other party, at the end of the then-current term upon not less than 90 days’ notice to the other party as set forth in the Expense Limitation Agreement.  The Expense Limitation Agreement will terminate automatically if the Fund’s investment advisory agreement with the Adviser is terminated.

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A discussion of the factors considered by the Board in its approval of the Fund’s investment advisory contract with the Adviser, including the Board’s conclusions with respect thereto, will be available in the Fund’s semi-annual report for the period ending February 28, 2016.

Portfolio Managers

Albert Richards, PhD, CFA, is Chief Executive Officer and Chairman for the Adviser, and has been since its inception in 2006. Prior to that, Mr. Richards worked for Citigroup (previously Salomon Brothers), where he was a Managing Director and Head of European Equity Research (1994-2000), European Internet and Global Technology Strategist (2000-2003), and Small and Mid-Cap strategist (2003-2006). Mr. Richards received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Iowa State University, both an M.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (“MIT”), and an M.B.A. from the Sloan School of Management (MIT); since 1990, he has held the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Brian Thompson, PhD, CAIA, is Chief Risk Officer and President for the Adviser, and has been since its inception in 2006. Prior to that, Mr. Thompson was a Distinguished Member of Technical Staff at Lucent Technology and then a Senior Member of Technical Staff at Agere Systems and Legerity, Inc. (1998-2002). From 1986 to 1998, Mr. Thompson was a Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Kansas. Mr. Richards received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Kansas, and both an M.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, with a minor in Statistics, from MIT; since 2008, he has held the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst designation.

The SAI provides additional information about the Portfolio Managers’ compensation, other accounts managed by the Portfolio Managers and their ownership of shares of the Fund.

The Administrator and Transfer Agent

Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (“Ultimus” or the “Transfer Agent”), 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246, serves as the Fund’s administrator, transfer agent and fund accounting agent. Management and administrative services of Ultimus include (i) providing office space, equipment and officers and clerical personnel to the Fund, (ii) obtaining valuations, calculating net asset values and performing other accounting, tax and financial services, (iii) recordkeeping, (iv) regulatory reporting services, (v) processing shareholder account transactions and disbursing dividends and distributions, and (vi) administering custodial and other third party service provider contracts on behalf of the Fund.

The Distributor

Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”) is the Fund’s principal underwriter and serves as the exclusive agent for the distribution of the Fund’s shares. The Distributor may sell the Fund’s shares to or through qualified securities dealers or other approved entities.

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The SAI has more detailed information about the Adviser and other service providers to the Fund.

HOW THE FUND VALUES ITS SHARES
 
The net asset value (“NAV”) of the Fund is calculated as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE (generally 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time) on each day that the NYSE is open for business. Currently, the NYSE is closed on weekends and in recognition of the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. To calculate NAV, the Fund’s assets are valued and totaled, liabilities are subtracted, and the balance is divided by the number of shares outstanding. The Fund generally values its portfolio securities at their current market values determined on the basis of available market quotations. However, if market quotations are not available or are considered unreliable due to market or other events, portfolio securities will be valued at their fair values, as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE, as determined in good faith under procedures adopted by the Board. When fair value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used by the Fund to calculate its NAV are based on the consideration by the Fund of a number of subjective factors and therefore may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities. To the extent the assets of the Fund are invested in other registered investment companies, and not listed on an exchange the Fund’s NAV is calculated based upon the NAVs reported by such registered investment companies, and the prospectuses for these companies explain the circumstances under which they will use fair value pricing and the effects of using fair value pricing.

Your order to purchase or redeem shares is priced at the NAV next calculated after your order is received in proper form by the Fund. An order is considered to be in “proper form” if it includes all necessary information and documentation related to a purchase or redemption, and payment in full of the purchase amount.

HOW TO BUY SHARES
 
Shares are available for purchase from the Fund every day the NYSE is open for business, at the NAV next calculated after receipt of a purchase order in proper form. The Fund reserves the right to reject any purchase request. Investors who purchase shares through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary may be charged a fee by such broker-dealer or intermediary. The Fund mails you confirmations of all purchases or redemptions of Fund shares if shares are purchased directly through the Fund. Certificates representing shares are not issued.

Minimum Initial Investment

The minimum initial investment in the Fund is $50,000. This minimum investment requirement may be waived or reduced for any reason at the discretion of the Fund.

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Opening an Account

An account may be opened by mail or bank wire if it is submitted in proper form, as follows:

By Mail. To open a new account by mail:

Complete and sign the account application.
Enclose a check payable to the Fund.
Mail the application and the check to the Transfer Agent at the following address:

Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund
c/o Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC
P.O. Box 46707
Cincinnati, Ohio 45246-0707

Shares will be issued at the NAV next computed after receipt of your application and check. All purchases must be made in U.S. dollars and checks must be drawn on U.S. financial institutions. The Fund does not accept cash, drafts, “starter” checks, travelers checks, credit card checks, post-dated checks, cashier’s checks under $10,000, or money orders. In addition, the Fund does not accept checks made payable to third parties. When shares are purchased by check, the proceeds from the redemption of those shares will not be paid until the purchase check has been converted to federal funds, which could take up to 15 calendar days from the date of purchase. If an order to purchase shares is canceled because your check does not clear, you will be responsible for any resulting losses or other fees incurred by the Fund or the Transfer Agent in the transaction.

By sending your check to the Transfer Agent, please be aware that you are authorizing the Transfer Agent to make a one-time electronic debit from your account at the financial institution indicated on your check. Your bank account will be debited as early as the same day the Transfer Agent receives your payment in the amount of your check; no additional amount will be added to the total. The transaction will appear on your bank statement. Your original check will be destroyed once processed, and you will not receive your canceled check back. If the Transfer Agent cannot post the transaction electronically, you authorize the Transfer Agent to present an image copy of your check for payment.

By Wire. To open a new account by wire of federal funds, call the Transfer Agent at 1-888-890-8988 to obtain the necessary information to instruct your financial institution to wire your investment. A representative will assist you in obtaining an account application, which must be completed, signed and faxed (or mailed) to the Transfer Agent before payment by wire will be accepted.

The Fund requires advance notification of all wire purchases in order to ensure that the wire is received in proper form and that your account is subsequently credited in a timely fashion. Failure to notify the Transfer Agent prior to the transmittal of the bank wire may result in a delay in purchasing shares of the Fund. An order, following proper advance notification to the Transfer Agent, is considered received when U.S. Bank, N.A., the Fund’s custodian, receives payment by wire. If your account application was faxed to the Transfer Agent, you must also mail the completed account application to the Transfer Agent on the same day the wire payment is made. See “Opening an Account – By Mail” above. Your financial institution may charge a fee for wiring funds. Shares will be issued at the NAV next computed after receipt of your wire in proper form.

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Through Your Broker or Financial Institution. Shares of the Fund may be purchased through certain brokerage firms and financial institutions that are authorized to accept orders on behalf of the Fund at the NAV next determined after your order is received by such organization in proper form. These organizations are authorized to designate other intermediaries to receive purchase orders on the Fund's behalf.  The Fund will be deemed to have received a purchase or redemption order when an authorized broker or, if applicable, a broker’s authorized designee, receives the order in proper form.  These organizations may charge you transaction fees on purchases of Fund shares and may impose other charges or restrictions or account options that differ from those applicable to shareholders who purchase shares directly through the Fund. These organizations may be the shareholders of record of your shares. The Fund is not responsible for ensuring that the organizations carry out their obligations to their customers. Shareholders investing in this manner should look to the organization through which they invest for specific instructions on how to purchase and redeem shares.

Subsequent Investments

Once an account is open, additional purchases of Fund shares may be made at any time in any amount. Additional purchases must be submitted in proper form as described below. Additional purchases may be made:

By sending a check, made payable to the Fund, c/o Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, P.O. Box 46707, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246-0707. Be sure to note your account number on the memo line of your check. The shareholder will be responsible for any fees incurred or losses suffered by the Fund as a result of any check returned for insufficient funds.
By wire to the Fund account as described under “Opening an Account – By Wire.” Shareholders are required to call the Transfer Agent at 1-888-890-8988 before wiring funds.
Through your brokerage firm or other financial institution.

Automatic Investment Plan and Direct Deposit Plans

You may make automatic monthly investments in the Fund from your bank, savings and loan or other depository institution.  The minimum investments under the automatic investment plan must be at least $100 under the plan and are made on the 15th and/or last business day of the month. The Transfer Agent currently pays the costs of this service, but reserves the right, upon 30 days written notice, to make reasonable charges. Your depository institution may impose its own charge for making transfers from your account.

Your employer may offer a direct deposit plan which will allow you to have all or a portion of your paycheck transferred automatically to purchase shares of the Fund. Social Security recipients may have all or a portion of their social security check transferred automatically to purchase shares of the Fund. Please call 1-888-890-8988 for more information about the automatic investment plan and direct deposit plans.

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Purchases in Kind

The Fund may accept securities in lieu of cash in payment for the purchase of shares of the Fund. The acceptance of such securities is at the sole discretion of the Adviser based upon the suitability of the securities as an investment for the Fund, the marketability of such securities, and other factors which the Fund may deem appropriate. If accepted, the securities will be valued using the same criteria and methods utilized for valuing securities to compute the Fund’s NAV.

Customer Identification and Verification

To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each person that opens a new account, and to determine whether such person’s name appears on government lists of known or suspected terrorists and terrorist organizations. As a result, the Fund must obtain the following information for each person that opens a new account:

Name;
Date of birth (for individuals);
Residential or business street address (although post office boxes are still permitted for mailing); and
Social security number, taxpayer identification number, or other identifying number.

You may also be asked for a copy of your driver’s license, passport, or other identifying document in order to verify your identity. In addition, it may be necessary to verify your identity by cross-referencing your identification information with a consumer report or other electronic database. Additional information may be required to open accounts for corporations and other entities. Federal law prohibits the Fund and other financial institutions from opening a new account unless they receive the minimum identifying information listed above.

After an account is opened, the Fund may restrict your ability to purchase additional shares until your identity is verified. The Fund also may close your account or take other appropriate action if they are unable to verify your identity within a reasonable time. If your account is closed for this reason, your shares will be redeemed at the NAV next calculated after the account is closed. In that case, your redemption proceeds may be worth more or less than your original investment. The Fund will not be responsible for any loss incurred due to the Fund’s inability to verify your identity.

Frequent Trading Policies

Frequent purchases and redemptions of Fund shares by a shareholder may harm other Fund shareholders by interfering with the efficient management of the Fund’s portfolio, increasing brokerage and administrative costs, and potentially diluting the value of the Fund’s shares. The Fund does not accommodate frequent purchases or redemptions of Fund shares.

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The Board has adopted policies and procedures in an effort to detect and prevent market timing in the Fund. The Fund, through its service providers, monitors shareholder trading activity to ensure it complies with the Fund’s policies. The Fund prepares reports illustrating purchase and redemption activity to detect market timing activity. When monitoring shareholder purchases and redemptions, the Fund does not apply a quantitative definition to frequent trading. Instead the Fund uses a subjective approach that permits it to reject any purchase orders that it believes may be indicative of market timing or disruptive trading. The right to reject a purchase order applies to any purchase order, including a purchase order placed by financial intermediaries. The Fund may also modify any terms or conditions of purchase of Fund shares or withdraw all or any part of the offering made by this Prospectus. The Fund’s policies and procedures to prevent market timing are applied uniformly to all shareholders. These actions, in the Board’s opinion, should help reduce the risk of abusive trading in the Fund.

When financial intermediaries establish omnibus accounts in the Fund for their clients, the Fund reviews trading activity at the omnibus account level and looks for activity that may indicate potential frequent trading or market timing. If the Fund detects suspicious trading activity, the Fund will seek the assistance of the intermediary to investigate that trading activity and take appropriate action, including prohibiting additional purchases of Fund shares by the intermediary and/or its client. Each intermediary that offers the Fund’s shares through an omnibus account has entered into an information sharing agreement with the Fund designed to assist the Fund in stopping future disruptive trading. Intermediaries may apply frequent trading policies that differ from those described in this Prospectus. If you invest in the Fund through an intermediary, please read that firm’s program materials carefully to learn of any rules or fees that may apply.

Although the Fund has taken steps to discourage frequent purchases and redemptions of Fund shares, it cannot guarantee that such trading will not occur.

HOW TO REDEEM SHARES
 
Shares of the Fund may be redeemed on any day on which the Fund computes its NAV. Shares are redeemed at their NAV next determined after the Transfer Agent receives your redemption request in proper form as described below. Redemption requests may be made by mail or by telephone.

By Mail. You may redeem shares by mailing a written request to Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund, c/o Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, P.O. Box 46707, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246-0707. Written requests must state the shareholder’s name, the account number and the shares or dollar amount to be redeemed and be signed exactly as the shares are registered.

Signature Guarantees. If the shares to be redeemed have a value of greater than $50,000, or if the payment of the proceeds of a redemption of any amount is to be sent to a person other than the shareholder of record or to an address other than that on record with the Fund, you must have all signatures on written redemption requests guaranteed. If the name(s) or the address on your account has changed within the previous 15 days of your redemption request, the request must be made in writing with your signature guaranteed, regardless of the value of the shares being redeemed. The Transfer Agent will accept signatures guaranteed by a domestic bank or trust company, broker, dealer, clearing agency, savings association or other financial institution which participates in the (Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program (“STAMP”) sponsored by the Securities Transfer Association. Signature guarantees from financial institutions that do not participate in STAMP will not be accepted. A notary public cannot provide a signature guarantee. The Transfer Agent has adopted standards for accepting signature guarantees from the above institutions. The Fund and the Transfer Agent reserve the right to amend these standards at any time without notice.

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Redemption requests by corporate and fiduciary shareholders must be accompanied by appropriate documentation establishing the authority of the person seeking to act on behalf of the account. Forms of resolutions and other documentation to assist in compliance with the Transfer Agent’s procedures may be obtained by calling the Transfer Agent.

By Telephone. Unless you specifically decline the telephone redemption privilege on your account application, you may also redeem shares having a value of $50,000 or less by telephone by calling the Transfer Agent at 1-888-890-8988 .

Telephone redemptions may be requested only if the proceeds are to be sent to the shareholder of record and mailed to the address on record with the Fund. Account designations may be changed by sending the Transfer Agent a written request with all signatures guaranteed as described above. Upon request, redemption proceeds of $100 or more may be transferred electronically from an account you maintain with a financial institution by an Automated Clearing House (“ACH”) transaction, and proceeds of $1,000 or more may be transferred by wire, in either case to the account stated on the account application. Shareholders may be charged a fee of $15 by the Fund’s custodian for outgoing wires.

The Transfer Agent requires personal identification before accepting any redemption request by telephone, and telephone redemption instructions may be recorded. If reasonable procedures are followed by the Transfer Agent, neither the Transfer Agent nor the Fund will be liable for losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent telephone instructions. In the event of drastic economic or market changes, a shareholder may experience difficulty in redeeming shares by telephone. If such a case should occur, redemption by mail should be considered.

Through Your Broker or Financial Institution. You may also redeem your shares through a brokerage firm or financial institution that has been authorized to accept orders on behalf of the Fund at the NAV next determined after your order is received by such organization in proper form. These organizations are authorized to designate other intermediaries to receive redemption orders on the Fund's behalf. The Fund calculates its NAV as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time). Your brokerage firm or financial institution may require a redemption request to be received, in proper form, at an earlier time during the day in order for your redemption to be effective as of the day the order is received. These organizations may be authorized to designate other intermediaries to act in this capacity. Such an organization may charge you transaction fees on redemptions of Fund shares and may impose other charges or restrictions or account options that differ from those applicable to shareholders who redeem shares directly through the Transfer Agent.

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Receiving Payment

The Fund normally makes payment for all shares redeemed within 7 days after receipt by the Transfer Agent of a redemption request in proper form. Under unusual circumstances as permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund may suspend the right of redemption or delay payment of redemption proceeds for more than 7 days. A requested wire of redemption proceeds normally will be sent on the business day following the redemption request. However, when shares are purchased by check or through ACH, the proceeds from the redemption of those shares will not be paid until the purchase check or ACH transfer has been converted to federal funds, which could take up to 15 calendar days.

Minimum Account Balance

Due to the high cost of maintaining shareholder accounts, the Fund may involuntarily redeem shares in an account, and pay the proceeds to the shareholder, if the shareholder’s account balance falls below $50,000 due to shareholder redemptions. This does not apply, however, if the balance falls below the minimum solely because of a decline in the Fund’s NAV. Before shares are redeemed to close an account, the shareholder is notified in writing and allowed 30 days to purchase additional shares to meet the minimum account balance requirement.

Automatic Withdrawal Plan

If the shares in your account have a value of at least $5,000, you (or another person you have designated) may receive monthly or quarterly payments in a specified amount of not less than $100 each. There is currently no charge for this service, but the Transfer Agent reserves the right, upon 30 days written notice, to make reasonable charges. Telephone the Transfer Agent toll-free at 1-888-890-8988 for additional information.

Redemptions in Kind

The Fund reserves the right to make payment for a redemption in securities rather than cash, which is known as a “redemption in kind”. This would be done only under extraordinary circumstances and if the Fund deems it advisable for the benefit of all shareholders, such as a very large redemption that could affect Fund operations (for example, more than 1% of the Fund’s net assets). A redemption in kind will consist of securities equal in market value to the Fund shares being redeemed. If the Fund redeems your shares in kind, you will bear the market risks associated with the securities paid as redemption proceeds. In addition, when you sell these securities, you will pay brokerage charges associated with selling the securities .

DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS, AND TAXES
 
Income dividends and net capital gain distributions, if any, are normally declared and paid annually by the Fund in December. Your distributions of dividends and capital gains will be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Fund unless you elect to receive them in cash. The Fund’s distributions of income and capital gains, whether received in cash or reinvested in additional shares, will be subject to federal income tax.

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The Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company for federal income tax purposes, and as such, will not be subject to federal income tax on its taxable income and gains that it distributes to its shareholders. The Fund intends to distribute its income and gains in such a way that it will not be subject to a federal excise tax on certain undistributed amounts.

Distributions attributable to ordinary income and short-term capital gains are generally taxed as ordinary income, although certain income dividends may be taxed to non-corporate shareholders at long-term capital gains rates. In the case of corporations that hold shares of the Fund, certain income from the Fund may qualify for a 70% dividends-received deduction. Distributions of long-term capital gains are generally taxed as long-term capital gains, regardless of how long you have held your Fund shares.

When you redeem Fund shares, you generally realize a capital gain or loss as long as you hold the shares as capital assets. Except for investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts, and tax-exempt investors that do not borrow to purchase Fund shares, any gain realized on a redemption of Fund shares will be subject to federal income tax.

You will be notified by February 15th of each year about the federal tax status of distributions made by the Fund during the prior year. Depending on your residence for tax purposes, distributions also may be subject to state and local taxes.

Federal law requires the Fund to withhold taxes on distributions paid to shareholders who fail to provide a social security number or taxpayer identification number or fail to certify that such number is correct. Foreign shareholders may be subject to special withholding requirements.

Because everyone’s tax situation is not the same, you should consult your tax professional about federal, state and local tax consequences of an investment in the Fund.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
Because the Fund is new, there is no financial or performance information included in this Prospectus for the Fund. The fiscal year end of the Fund is August 31 each year. Once the information becomes available, you may request a copy of this information by calling the Fund at 1-888-890-8988 .
 
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CUSTOMER PRIVACY NOTICE
FACTS
WHAT DOES THE ALAMBIC SMALL CAP VALUE PLUS FUND (the “Fund”) DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
   
Why?
Financial companies choose how they share your personal information.  Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing.  Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information.  Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.
   
What?
The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us.  This information can include:
§      Social Security number
§      Assets
§      Retirement Assets
§      Transaction History
§      Checking Account Information
§      Purchase History
§      Account Balances
§      Account Transactions
§      Wire Transfer Instructions
When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice.
   
How?
All financial companies need to share your personal information to run their everyday business.  In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reasons the Fund chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.
   
Reasons we can share your personal information
Does the Fund share?
Can you limit this sharing?
For our everyday business purposes –
Such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus
Yes
No
For our marketing purposes –
to offer our products and services to you
No
We don’t share
For joint marketing with other financial companies
No
We don’t share
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes –
information about your transactions and experiences
No
We don’t share
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes –
information about your creditworthiness
No
We don’t share
For nonaffiliates to market to you
No
We don’t share
Questions?
Call 1-888-890-8988
 
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Who we are
Who is providing this notice?
Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund
Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC (Distributor)
Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (Administrator)
What we do
How does the Fund protect my personal information?
To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law.  These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings.
 
Our service providers are held accountable for adhering to strict policies and procedures to prevent any misuse of your nonpublic personal information.
How does the Fund collect my personal information?
We collect your personal information, for example, when you
§      Open an account
§      Provide account information
§      Give us your contact information
§      Make deposits or withdrawals from your account
§      Make a wire transfer
§      Tell us where to send the money
§      Tell us who receives the money
§      Show your government-issued ID
§      Show your driver’s license
We also collect your personal information from other companies.
Why can’t I limit all sharing?
Federal law gives you the right to limit only
§      Sharing  for affiliates’ everyday business purposes – information about your creditworthiness
§      Affiliates from using your information to market to you
§      Sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you
State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing.
   
Definitions
Affiliates
Companies related by common ownership or control.  They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.
§      Alambic Investment Management, L.P. , the investment adviser to the Fund, could be deemed to be an affiliate.
Nonaffiliates
Companies not related by common ownership or control.  They can be financial and nonfinancial companies
§      The Fund does not share with nonaffiliates so they can market to you.
Joint marketing
A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.
§      The Fund does not jointly market.

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FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
 
Additional information about the Fund is included in the SAI, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety.

Additional information about the Fund’s investments will be available in the annual and semiannual reports to shareholders. In the Fund’s annual report, you will find a discussion of the market conditions and strategies that significantly affected the Fund’s performance during its last fiscal year.

To obtain a free copy of the SAI, the annual and semiannual reports or other information about the Fund, or to make inquiries about the Fund, please call Toll-Free:

1-888-890-8988

This Prospectus, the SAI and the most recent shareholder reports are also available without charge on the Fund’s website at www.alambicfunds .com or upon written request to:

Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund
c/o Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC
P.O. Box 46707
Cincinnati, Ohio 45246-0707

Only one copy of a Prospectus or an annual or semiannual report will be sent to each household address. This process, known as “Householding,” is used for most required shareholder mailings. (It does not apply to confirmations of transactions and account statements, however). You may, of course, request an additional copy of a Prospectus or an annual or semiannual report at any time by calling or writing the Fund. You may also request that Householding be eliminated from all your required mailings.

Information about the Fund (including the SAI) can be reviewed and copied at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s public reference room in Washington, D.C. Information about the operation of the public reference room may be obtained by calling the Securities and Exchange Commission at 1-202-551-8090. Reports and other information about the Fund are available on the EDGAR Database on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Internet site at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of information on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Internet site may be obtained, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following e-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov , or by writing to: Securities and Exchange Commission, Public Reference Section, Washington, D.C. 20549-1520.

Investment Company Act File No. 811-22680

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Statement of Additional Information
September 1, 2015

ALAMBIC SMALL CAP VALUE PLUS FUND (ALAMX)

Series of
ULTIMUS MANAGERS TR UST
225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450
Cincinnati, Ohio 45246

             This Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus for the Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund (the “Fund”) dated September 1, 2015 , which may be supplemented from time to time (the “Prospectus”). This SAI is incorporated by reference in its entirety into the Prospectus. Because this SAI is not itself a prospectus, no investment in shares of the Fund should be made solely upon the information contained herein. Copies of the Prospectus may be obtained without charge, upon request, by writing the Fund at 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246 or by calling toll-free 1 -888-890-8988 .

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON INVESTMENTS, STRATEGIES, AND RISKS
2
INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS
14
CALCULATION OF SHARE PRICE
16
ADDITIONAL PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION INFORMATION
17
SPECIAL SHAREHOLDER SERVICES
17
MANAGEMENT OF THE TRUST
18
INVESTMENT ADVISER
23
PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS
26
THE DISTRIBUTOR
27
OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS
28
GENERAL INFORMATION
30
ADDITIONAL TAX INFORMATION
34
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
38
APPENDIX A
39
APPENDIX B
43
APPENDIX C
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STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
 
The Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund is a diversified series of Ultimus Managers Trust (the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company. The Fund’s investments are managed by Alambic Investment Management, L.P. (the “Adviser”). For further information on the Fund, please call 888-890-8988 .

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON INVESTMENTS, STRATEGIES , AND RISKS

Information contained in this SAI expands upon information contained in the Prospectus. All investments in securities and other financial instruments involve a risk of financial loss. No assurance can be given that the Fund’s investment programs will be successful. Investors should carefully review the descriptions of the Fund’s investments and their risks described in the Prospectus and this SAI. No investment in shares of the Fund should be made without first reading the Prospectus.

General Investment Risks. Prices of securities in which the Fund invests may fluctuate in response to many factors, including, but not limited to, the activities of the individual companies whose securities the Fund owns, general market and economic conditions, interest rates, and specific industry changes. Such price fluctuations subject the Fund to potential losses. In addition, regardless of any one company’s particular prospects, a declining stock market may produce a decline in prices for all securities, which could also result in losses for the Fund. Market declines may continue for an indefinite period, and investors should understand that during temporary or extended bear markets, the value of equity securities will likely decline.

Economic and Regulatory Risks. Although the U.S. economy has seen gradual improvement over the years, the effects of the global financial crisis that began to unfold in 2007 continue to exist and economic growth has been slow and uneven. In response to the crisis, the U.S. and other governments and the Federal Reserve and other foreign central banks took steps to support financial markets, including by keeping interest rates at historically low levels. It is unclear how long this support will last and at what levels. Reduction or withdrawal of support by the U.S. and the Federal Reserve and/or by other governments and their central banks, failure of such efforts or support in response to the crisis, or investor perception that such efforts or support are not succeeding could negatively affect financial markets generally, as well as result in higher interest rates, increase market volatility and reduce the value and liquidity of certain securities, including securities held by the Fund.

In addition, policy and legislative changes in the U.S. and in other countries have been implemented that are affecting many aspects of the financial markets and imposing additional regulatory requirements. Given the broad scope, sweeping nature, and relatively recent enactment of some of these changes, the potential impact they could have on securities held by the Fund is unclear and may not be fully known for some time. These changes and any future regulatory change could adversely affect the Fund.

Cybersecurity Risk. The Fund and its service providers may be subject to operational and information security risks resulting from breaches in cybersecurity. A breach in cybersecurity refers to both intentional and unintentional events that may cause the Fund to lose or compromise confidential information, suffer data corruption or lose operational capacity. Breaches in cybersecurity include, among other things, stealing or corrupting data maintained online or digitally, denial of service attacks on websites, the unauthorized release of confidential information or various other operational disruptions. Successful cybersecurity breaches of the Fund and/or the Fund’s investment adviser, distributor, custodian, the transfer agent or other third party services providers may adversely impact the Fund and its shareholders. For instance, a successful cybersecurity breach may interfere with the processing of shareholder transactions, cause the release of private personal shareholder information, impede trading, subject the Fund to regulatory fines or financial losses, and/or cause reputational damage. The Fund relies on third-party service providers for many of the day-to-day operations, and is therefore subject to the risk that the protections and protocols implemented by those service providers will be ineffective in protecting the Funds from cybersecurity breaches. Similar types of cybersecurity risks are also present for issuers of securities in which the Fund may invest, which could result in material adverse consequences for such issuers and may cause the Fund’s investments in such companies to lose value. There is no guarantee the Fund will be successful in protecting against cybersecurity breaches.

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Equity Securities. The equity portion of the Fund’s portfolio will generally be comprised of U.S. common stock. In addition to U.S. common stock, the Fund’s equity investments may include preferred stock, securities convertible into common stock , and foreign stock. The Fund’s equity investments may include securities traded on domestic exchanges or on the over-the-counter market. The prices of equity securities in which the Fund invests may fluctuate in response to many factors, including, but not limited to, the activities of the individual companies whose securities the Fund owns, general market and economic conditions, interest rates, and specific industry changes. Such price fluctuations subject the Fund to potential losses. In addition, regardless of any one company’s particular prospects, a declining stock market may produce a decline in prices for all equity securities, which could also result in losses for the Fund. Market declines may continue for an indefinite period, and investors should understand that during temporary or extended bear markets, the value of equity securities will likely decline.

Common Stock. The Fund may purchase common stock. Prices of common stock may fluctuate in response to many factors, including, but not limited to, the activities of the individual companies whose stock the Fund owns, general market and economic conditions, interest rates, and specific industry changes. Such price fluctuations subject the Fund potential loss. In addition, regardless of any one company’s particular prospects, a declining stock market may produce a decline in prices for all stocks, which also result in losses for the Fund. Market declines may continue for any indefinite period, and investors should understand that during temporary or extended bear markets, the value of common stocks would decline.

Convertible Securities. In addition to common and preferred stocks, the Fund may invest in securities convertible into common stock such as convertible bonds, convertible preferred stocks, and warrants. Convertible bonds are fixed income securities that may be converted at a stated price within a specified period into a certain quantity of the common stock of the same or a different issuer. Convertible bonds are senior to common stocks in an issuer's capital structure, but are usually subordinated to similar non-convertible securities. While providing a fixed income stream (generally higher in yield than the income derivable from common stock but lower than that afforded by a similar nonconvertible security), a convertible security also provides the investor the opportunity, through its conversion feature, to participate in the capital appreciation of the underlying common stock. Like other debt securities, the value of a convertible bond tends to vary inversely with the level of interest rates. However, to the extent that the market price of the underlying common stock approaches or exceeds the conversion price, the price of the convertible bond will be increasingly influenced by its conversion value (the security's worth, at market value, if converted into the underlying common stock). Although to a lesser extent than with fixed-income securities, the market value of convertible bonds tends to decline as interest rates increase and, conversely, tends to increase as interest rates decline. In addition, because of the conversion feature, the market value of convertible bonds tends to vary with fluctuations in the market value of the underlying common stock. A unique feature of convertible securities is that as the market price of the underlying common stock declines, convertible securities tend to trade increasingly on a yield basis and so may not experience market value declines to the same extent as the underlying common stock. When the market price of the underlying common stock increases, the prices of the convertible securities tend to rise as a reflection of the value of the underlying common stock. While no securities investments are without risk, investments in convertible securities generally entail less risk than investments in common stock of the same issuer.

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Preferred Stock. The Fund may invest in preferred stock. Preferred stocks are securities that represent an ownership interest providing the holder with claims on the issuer’s earnings and assets before common stock owners but after bond owners. Unlike debt securities, the obligations of an issuer of preferred stock, including dividend and other payment obligations, may not typically be accelerated by the holders of such preferred stock on the occurrence of an event of default or other non-compliance by the issuer of the preferred stock. Preferred stocks may include the obligation to pay a stated dividend. The price of preferred stocks could depend more on the size of the dividend than on the company’s performance. If a company fails to pay the dividend, its preferred stock is likely to drop in price. Changes in interest rates can also affect the price of preferred stock.

Warrants and Rights . The Fund may purchase warrants and rights, or it may acquire ownership of such investments by virtue of its ownership of common stocks. Warrants are essentially options to purchase equity securities at specific prices and are valid for a specific period. Rights are similar to warrants but generally have a short duration and are distributed directly by the issuer to its shareholders. The holders of warrants and rights have no voting rights, and receive no dividends, with respect to the equity interests underlying warrants or rights, and will have no rights with respect to the assets of the issuer, until the warrant or right is exercised. Investments in warrants and rights involve certain risks, including the possible lack of a liquid market for resale, potential price fluctuations as a result of speculation or other factors, and failure of the price of the underlying security to reach or have reasonable prospects of reaching a level at which the warrant or right can be prudently exercised (in which event the warrant or right may expire without being exercised, resulting in a loss of the Fund’s entire investment therein).

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Short Selling of Securities. The Fund may engage in short selling of securities. In a short sale of securities, the Fund sells stock that it does not own, making delivery with securities “borrowed” from a broker. The Fund is then obligated to replace the security borrowed by purchasing it at the market price at the time of replacement. This price may or may not be less than the price at which the security was sold by the Fund. Until the security is replaced, the Fund is required to pay the lender any dividends and/or interest, which accrues during the period that the short sale remains open. In order to borrow the security, the Fund may also have to pay a fee, which would increase the cost of selling a security short. The proceeds of the short sale may be retained by the broker, to the extent necessary to meet margin requirements, until the short position is closed out, or the proceeds may be released to the Fund and invested in additional securities.

The Fund will incur a loss because of the short sale if the price of the security increases between the date of the short sale and the date on which the Fund replaces the borrowed security. Excluding any dividend and/or interest payments, the Fund will realize a gain if the security declines in price between those two dates. The amount of any gain will be decreased and the amount of any loss will be increased by any dividends and/or interest the Fund may be required to pay in connection with the short sale.

In a short sale, the seller does not own the securities sold and is said to have a short position in those securities until the position is closed out. The Fund must deposit in a segregated account with the Fund’s custodial bank an amount of cash and/or liquid assets sufficient to cover the Fund’s short positions. While the short position is open, the Fund monitors daily the segregated account’s balance to ensure that it meets the relevant collateral requirements.

The Fund may also engage in short sales if, at the time of the short sale, the Fund owns or has the right to obtain without additional cost an equal amount of the security being sold short. This investment technique is known as a short sale “against the box”. The Fund does not intend to engage in short sales against the box for investment purposes. The Fund may, however, make a short sale against the box as a hedge, when the investment manager believes that the price of a security may decline, causing a decline in the value of a security owned by the Fund (or a security convertible or exchangeable for such security), or when the Fund wants to sell the security at an attractive current price. In such case, any future losses in the Fund 's long position should be offset by a gain in the short position and, conversely, any gain in the long position should be reduced by a loss in the short position. The extent to which such gains or losses are reduced will depend upon the amount of the security sold short relative to the amount the Fund owns. There will be certain additional transaction costs associated with short sales against the box, but the Fund will endeavor to offset these costs with the income from the investment of the cash proceeds of short sales.

Value and Growth Companies. While the Fund focuses primarily on value stocks, the Fund may, at times, invest in growth stocks. Value stocks generally represent companies that have fallen out of favor in the marketplace and are considered bargain-priced compared with book value, replacement value, or liquidation value. Typically, value stocks are priced much lower than stocks of similar companies in the same industry. This lower price can be reflective of investor reaction to recent company problems, such as disappointing earnings, negative publicity, or legal problems, all of which may raise questions about the companies' long-term prospects. Value stocks may also include stocks of new companies that have yet to be recognized by investors. The idea behind value investing is that stock prices of good companies will bounce back over time when the true value is recognized by other investors. But this recognition of value may take time to emerge and, in some cases, may never materialize. Growth stocks, on the other hand, generally represent companies that have demonstrated better-than-average gains in earnings in recent years and are expected to continue delivering high levels of profit growth. While earnings of some growth companies may be depressed during periods of slower economic growth, growth companies may potentially continue to achieve high earnings growth regardless of economic conditions. The risk in buying a growth stock include that its higher price could fall sharply on any negative news about the company, particularly if earnings disappoint the marketplace.

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Foreign Securities. The Fund may invest in securities issued by foreign governments or foreign corporations directly or indirectly through ETFs or derivative transactions (e.g., foreign currency futures). The Fund may invest in securities of foreign issuers that trade on U.S. and foreign stock exchanges or in the form of American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”).

ADRs are receipts that evidence ownership of underlying securities issued by a foreign issuer. ADRs are generally issued by a U.S. bank or trust company to U.S. buyers as a substitute for direct ownership of a foreign security and are traded on U.S. Exchanges. ADRs, in registered form, are designed for use in the U.S. securities markets. ADRs may be purchased through “sponsored” or “unsponsored” facilities. A sponsored facility is established jointly by the issuer of the underlying security and a depositary. A depositary may establish an unsponsored facility without participation by the issuer of the deposited security. The depositary of an unsponsored ADR is under no obligation to distribute shareholder communications received from the issuer of the deposited security or to pass through voting rights with respect to the deposited security. Investments in ADRs are subject to risks similar to those associated with direct investments in foreign securities. The Fund intends to invest primarily in foreign securities that are listed on U.S. stock exchanges.
 
Investing in the securities of foreign issuers involves special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in U.S. companies. The performance of foreign markets does not necessarily track U.S. markets. Foreign investments may be affected favorably or unfavorably by changes in currency rates and exchange control regulations. There may be less publicly available information about a foreign company than about a U.S. company, and foreign companies may not be subject to accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards, and requirements comparable to those applicable to U.S. companies. There may be less governmental supervision of securities markets, brokers, and issuers of securities than in the U.S. Foreign securities often trade with less frequency and volume than domestic securities and therefore may exhibit less liquidity and greater price volatility than securities of U.S. companies. Changes in foreign exchange rates will affect the value of those securities, which are denominated or quoted in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Therefore, to the extent the Fund invests in a foreign security, which are denominated or quoted in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, there is the risk that the value of such security will decrease due to changes in the relative value of the U.S. dollar and the securities underlying foreign currency. Additional costs associated with an investment in foreign securities may include higher custodial fees than those applicable to domestic custodial arrangements, generally higher commission rates on foreign portfolio transactions, and transaction costs of foreign currency conversions. Investments in foreign securities may also be subject to other risks different from those affecting U.S. investments, including local political or economic developments, expropriation or nationalization of assets, restrictions on foreign investment and repatriation of capital, imposition of withholding taxes on dividend or interest payments, currency blockage (which would prevent cash from being brought back to the U.S.), limits on proxy voting and difficulty in enforcing legal rights outside the U.S. Currency exchange rates and regulations may cause fluctuation in the value of foreign securities. In addition, foreign securities, and dividends and interest payable on those securities, may be subject to foreign taxes, including taxes withheld from payments on those securities.
 
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Real Estate Securities. The Fund will not invest directly in real estate, but may invest directly or indirectly in readily marketable securities issued by companies that invest in real estate or interests therein. The Fund may also invest in readily marketable interests in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”). REITs are generally publicly traded on national stock exchanges and in the over-the-counter market and have varying degrees of liquidity. Investments in real estate securities are subject to risks inherent in the real estate market, including risks related to changes in interest rates, possible declines in the value of and demand for real estate, adverse general and local economic conditions, possible lack of availability of mortgage funds, overbuilding in a given market and environmental problems.
 
The Fund may invest in global real estate companies outside the U.S. These companies include, but are not limited to, companies with similar characteristics to the REIT structure, in which revenue consists primarily of rent derived from owned, income producing real estate properties, dividend distributions as a percentage of taxable net income are high (generally greater than 80%), debt levels are generally conservative and income derived from development activities is generally limited.
 
Debt Securities. The Fund may invest in corporate debt securities and U.S. Government obligations. Corporate securities include, but are not limited to, debt obligations offered by public or private corporations either registered or unregistered. The market value of such securities may fluctuate in response to interest rates and the creditworthiness of the issuer. A debt instrument’s credit quality depends on the issuer’s ability to pay interest on the security and repay the debt; the lower the credit rating, the greater the risk that the security’s issuer will default. The credit risk of a security may also depend on the credit quality of any bank or financial institution that provides credit enhancement for the security. In the case of corporate debt, the Fund will normally purchase investment grade securities, meaning securities rated BBB or better by Standard & Poor’s or any comparable rating by another nationally recognized statistical rating organization (“NRSRO”) or, if unrated, as determined by the Adviser to be of comparable quality.

“U.S. Government obligations” include securities, which are issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury, by various agencies of the U.S. Government, and by various instrumentalities, which have been established or sponsored by the U.S. Government. U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the “full faith and credit” of the U.S. Government. U.S. Treasury obligations include Treasury Bills, Treasury Notes, and Treasury Bonds. Treasury Bills have initial maturities of one year or less; Treasury Notes have initial maturities of one to ten years; and Treasury Bonds generally have initial maturities of greater than ten years.

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Agencies and instrumentalities established by the U.S. Government include the Federal Home Loan Banks, the Federal Land Bank, the Government National Mortgage Association, the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the Small Business Administration, the Bank for Cooperatives, the Federal Intermediate Credit Bank, the Federal Financing Bank, the Federal Farm Credit Banks, the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation, the Resolution Funding Corporation, the Financing Corporation of America and the Tennessee Valley Authority. Some of these securities are supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government while others are supported only by the credit of the agency or instrumentality, which may include the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury. In the case of U.S. Government obligations not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government, the investor must look principally to the agency or instrumentality issuing or guaranteeing the obligation for ultimate repayment, and may not be able to assert a claim against the U.S. Government itself in the event the agency or instrumentality does not meet its commitment. U.S. Government obligations are subject to price fluctuations based upon changes in the level of interest rates, which will generally result in all those securities changing in price in the same way, i.e., all those securities experiencing appreciation when interest rates decline and depreciation when interest rates rise. Any guarantee of the U.S. government will not extend to the yield or value of the Fund’s shares.

Investment Companies. The Fund may invest in securities of other investment companies, both open-end and closed-end, including, without limitation, money market funds, and exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) . The Fund expects to rely on Rule 12d1-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) when purchasing shares of a money market fund. Under Rule 12d1-1, the Fund may generally invest without limitation in money market funds as long as the Fund pays no sales charge (“sales charge”), as defined in rule 2830(b)(8) of the Conduct Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), or service fee, as defined in rule 2830(b)(9) of the Conduct Rules of FINRA, charged in connection with the purchase, sale, or redemption of securities issued by the money market fund (“service fee”); or the investment Adviser waives its management fee in an amount necessary to offset any sales charge or service fee. The Fund generally expects to rely on Section 12(d)(1)(F) of the 1940 Act when purchasing shares of other investment companies that are not money market funds. Under Section 12(d)(1)(F), the Fund may generally acquire shares of another investment company unless, immediately after such acquisition, the Fund and its affiliated persons would hold more than 3% of the investment company’s total outstanding stock (the “3% Limitation”). To the extent the 3% Limitation applies to an investment the Fund wishes to make, the Fund may be prevented from allocating its investments in the manner that the Adviser considers optimal. Also, in the event that there is a proxy vote with respect to shares of another investment company purchased and held by the Fund under Section 12(d)(1)(F), then the Fund will either (i) vote such shares in the same proportion as the vote of all other holders of such securities; or (ii) contact its shareholders for instructions regarding how to vote the proxy. Investments in other investment companies subject the Fund to additional operating and management fees and expenses. For example, Fund investors will indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests, in addition to the Fund’s direct fees and expenses.

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Exchange-Traded Funds (“ETFs”). The Fund may invest in one or more ETFs. Index-based ETFs are typically investment companies that hold a portfolio of common stock generally designed to track the performance of a securities index or sector of an index. Alternatively, ETFs may be actively managed pursuant to a particular investment strategy, similar to other non-index based investment companies. ETFs are traded on a securities exchange based on their market value. An investment in an ETF generally presents the same primary risks as an investment in a conventional registered investment company (i.e., one that is not exchange traded), including the risk that the general level of stock prices, or that the prices of stocks within a particular sector, may increase or decrease, thereby affecting the value of the shares of an ETF. In addition, all ETFs will have costs and expenses that will be passed on to the Fund and these costs and expenses will in turn increase the expenses of the Fund. Your cost of investing in the Fund will generally be higher than the cost of investing directly in ETFs. ETFs are also subject to the following risks that often do not apply to conventional investment companies: (i) the market price of the ETF’s shares may trade at a discount to the ETF’s net asset value (“NAV”), and as a result, ETFs may experience more price volatility than other types of portfolio investments and such volatility could negatively impact the NAV of the Fund; (ii) an active trading market for an ETF’s shares may not develop or be maintained at a sufficient volume; (iii) trading of an ETF’s shares may be halted if the listing exchange deems such action appropriate; and (iv) ETF shares may be delisted from the exchange on which they trade, or “circuit breakers” (which are tied to large decreases in stock prices used by the exchange) may temporarily halt trading in the ETF’s stock. ETFs are also subject to the risks of the underlying securities or sectors that the ETF is designed to track.

In purchasing ETFs , the Fund will be subject to the 3% Limitation unless (i) the ETF or the Fund has received an order for exemptive relief from the 3% Limitation from the SEC that is applicable to the Fund; and (ii) the ETF and the Fund take appropriate steps to comply with any conditions in such order. The SEC has issued such exemptive orders to numerous ETFs and their investment advisers, which permit investment companies, including the Fund, to invest in such ETFs (“Exempted ETFs”) beyond the 3% Limitation, subject to certain terms and conditions, including that such investment companies enter into an agreement with the Exempted ETF. The Fund may to enter into such agreements with one or more Exempted ETFs so that the Fund will be permitted to invest in such Exempted ETFs in excess of the 3% Limitation.

Options. The Fund may purchase and write, or sell, put and call options on securities. The Fund may buy and sell options for a number of purposes, including hedging or speculative purposes. For example, it may do so to try to manage its exposure to the possibility that the prices of its portfolio securities may decline, or to establish a position in the securities market as a substitute for purchasing individual securities. Buying puts and writing covered calls may be used to hedge the Fund’s portfolio against price fluctuations. Buying call options tends to increase the Fund’s exposure to the securities market. The Fund may write a call or put option only if the option is “covered” by the Fund’s holding a position in the underlying securities or by other means, which would permit immediate satisfaction of the Fund’s obligation as writer of the option. The purchase and writing of options involves certain risks. During the option period, the covered call writer has, in return for the premium on the option, given up the opportunity to profit from a price increase in the underlying securities above the exercise price, but, as long as its obligation as a writer continues, has retained the risk of loss should the price of the underlying security decline. The writer of an option has no control over the time when it may be required to fulfill its obligation as a writer of the option. Once an option writer has received an exercise notice, it cannot effect a closing purchase transaction in order to terminate its obligation under the option and must deliver the underlying securities at the exercise price. If a put or call option purchased by the Fund is not sold when it has remaining value, and if the market price of the underlying security, in the case of a put, remains equal to or greater than the exercise price or, in the case of a call, remains less than or equal to the exercise price, the Fund will lose its entire investment in the option. Also, where a put or call option on a particular security is purchased to hedge against price movements in a related security, the price of the put or call option may move more or less than the price of the related security. There can be no assurance that a liquid market will exist when the Fund seeks to close out an option position. Furthermore, if trading restrictions or suspensions are imposed on the options market, the Fund may be unable to close out a position.

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Special Risk Factors of Options. Transactions in derivative instruments such as options involve a risk of loss or depreciation due to: unanticipated adverse changes in securities prices, interest rates, indices, the other financial instruments’ prices or currency exchange rates; the inability to close out a position; default by the counterparty; imperfect correlation between a position and the desired hedge (if the derivative instrument is being used for hedging purposes); tax constraints on closing out positions; and portfolio management constraints on securities subject to such transactions. The loss on derivative instruments (other than purchased options) may substantially exceed the amount invested in these instruments. In addition, the entire premium paid for purchased options may be lost before they can be profitably exercised. Transaction costs are incurred in opening and closing positions.

The Fund’s use of certain derivative instruments will have the economic effect of financial leverage. Financial leverage magnifies exposure to the swings in prices of an asset underlying a derivative instrument and results in increased volatility, which means the Fund will have the potential for greater gains, as well as the potential for greater losses, than if the Fund does not use derivative instruments that have a leveraging effect. Leveraging tends to magnify, sometimes significantly, the effect of any increase or decrease in the Fund’s exposure to an asset and may cause the Fund’s NAV to be volatile. For example, if the Adviser seeks to gain enhanced exposure to a specific asset through a derivative instrument providing leveraged exposure to the asset and that derivative instrument increases in value, the gain to the Fund will be magnified; however, if that investment decreases in value, the loss to the Fund will be magnified. A decline in the Fund’s assets due to losses magnified by the derivative instruments providing leveraged exposure may require the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions to satisfy its obligations, to meet redemption requests or to meet asset segregation requirements when it may not be advantageous to do so. There is no assurance that the Fund’s use of derivative instruments providing enhanced exposure will enable the Fund to achieve its investment objective.

The Fund’s success in using derivative instruments to hedge portfolio assets depends on the degree of price correlation between the derivative instruments and the hedged asset. Imperfect correlation may be caused by several factors, including temporary price disparities among the trading markets for the derivative instrument, the assets underlying the derivative instrument and the Fund’s assets.

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Over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivative instruments involve an increased risk that the issuer or counterparty will fail to perform its contractual obligations. Some derivative instruments are not readily marketable or may become illiquid under adverse market conditions. Certain purchased OTC options, and assets used as cover for written OTC options, may be considered illiquid. The ability to terminate OTC derivative instruments may depend on the cooperation of the counterparties to such contracts. For thinly traded derivative instruments, the only source of price quotations may be the selling dealer or counterparty. The use of derivatives is a highly specialized activity that involves skills different from conducting ordinary portfolio securities transactions. There can be no assurance that the Adviser’s use of derivative instruments will be advantageous to the Fund.

Money Market Instruments. The Fund may invest in m oney market instruments . Money market instruments may include U.S. Government obligations or corporate debt obligations (including those subject to repurchase agreements) as described herein, if they mature in thirteen months or less from the date of acquisition and are otherwise eligible for purchase by the Fund. Money market instruments also may include Bankers’ Acceptances, Certificates of Deposit of domestic branches of U.S. banks, Commercial Paper, Variable Amount Demand Master Notes (“Master Notes”), and shares of money market investment companies.

Bankers’ Acceptances are time drafts drawn on and “accepted” by a bank, which are the customary means of effecting payment for merchandise sold in import-export transactions and are a source of financing used extensively in international trade. When a bank “accepts” such a time draft, it assumes liability for its payment. When the Fund acquires a Banker’s Acceptance, the bank which “accepted” the time draft is liable for payment of interest and principal when due. The Banker’s Acceptance, therefore, carries the full faith and credit of such bank. A

Certificate of Deposit (“CD”) is an unsecured interest-bearing debt obligation of a bank. CDs acquired by the Fund would generally be in amounts of $100,000 or more.

Commercial Paper is an unsecured, short-term debt obligation of a bank, corporation, or other borrower. Commercial Paper maturity generally ranges from two to 270 days and is usually sold on a discounted basis rather than as an interest-bearing instrument. The Fund will invest in Commercial Paper only if it is rated in the highest rating category by any nationally recognized statistical rating organization (“NRSRO”) or, if not rated, if the issuer has an outstanding unsecured debt issue rated in the three highest categories by any NRSRO or, if not so rated, is of equivalent quality in the Adviser’s assessment. Commercial Paper may include Master Notes of the same quality.

Master Notes are unsecured obligations which are redeemable upon demand of the holder and which permit the investment of fluctuating amounts at varying rates of interest. Master Notes are acquired by the Fund only through the Master Note program of the Fund’s custodian, acting as administrator thereof. The Adviser will monitor, on a continuous basis, the earnings power, cash flow and other liquidity ratios of the issuer of a Master Note held by the Fund. The Fund may invest in shares of money market investment companies to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act.

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Repurchase Agreements . The Fund may invest in repurchase agreements. A repurchase agreement transaction occurs when an investor purchases a security (normally a U.S. government security), then resells it to the vendor (normally a member bank of the Federal Reserve or a registered government securities dealer) and is required to deliver the security (and/or securities substituted for them under the repurchase agreement) to the vendor on an agreed upon date in the future. The repurchase price exceeds the purchase price by an amount that reflects an agreed upon market interest rate effective for the period during which the repurchase agreement is in effect. Delivery pursuant to the resale normally will occur within one to seven days of the purchase. Repurchase agreements are considered “loans” under the 1940 Act, collateralized by the underlying security. The Trust has implemented procedures to monitor on a continuous basis the value of the collateral serving as security for repurchase obligations. The Adviser will consider the creditworthiness of the vendor. If the vendor fails to pay the agreed upon resale price on the delivery date, the Fund will retain or attempt to dispose of the collateral. The Fund’s risk is that such default may include any decline in value of the collateral to an amount, which is less than 100% of the repurchase price, any costs of disposing of such collateral, and any loss resulting from any delay in foreclosing on the collateral. The Fund will not enter into any repurchase agreement that would cause more than 15% of its net assets to be invested in repurchase agreements that extend beyond seven days.

Illiquid Securities . The Fund may invest in illiquid securities, but will limit its investment in illiquid securities to no more than 15% of its net assets. Illiquid securities are securities that may be difficult to sell promptly (generally within seven days) at approximately their current value because of a lack of an available market and other factors. Under the supervision of the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) , the Adviser determines the liquidity of the Fund’s investments and, through reports from the Adviser, the Board monitors investments in illiquid instruments on an ongoing basis . If through a change in values, net assets, or other circumstances, the Fund were in a position where more than 15% of its net assets were invested in illiquid securities, it would seek to take appropriate steps to protect liquidity. The sale of some illiquid and other types of securities may be subject to legal restrictions.

Certain restricted securities are illiquid unless it is determined, based upon a review of the trading markets for a specific restricted security, that such restricted security is liquid because it is so-called “4(2) commercial paper” or is otherwise eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 (“144A Securities”). Investing in 144A Securities may decrease the liquidity of the Fund’s portfolio to the extent that qualified institutional buyers become for a time uninterested in purchasing these restricted securities. The purchase price and subsequent valuation of restricted and illiquid securities normally reflect a discount, which may be significant, from the market price of comparable securities for which a liquid market exists. 144A Securities determined by the Adviser to be liquid, subject to the oversight of the Board, shall not be deemed “illiquid securities”.

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If the Fund invests in securities for which there is no ready market, it may not be able to readily sell such securities. Such securities are unlike securities that are traded in the open market, which can be expected to be sold immediately if the market is adequate. The sale price of illiquid securities once realized may be lower or higher than the Adviser’s most recent estimate of their fair market value. Generally, less public information is available about the issuers of such securities than about companies whose securities are publicly traded.

Restricted Securities. Within its limitation on investment in illiquid securities, the Fund may purchase restricted securities that generally can be sold in privately negotiated transactions, pursuant to an exemption from registration under the federal securities laws, or in a registered public offering. Where registration is required, the Fund may be obligated to pay all or part of the registration expense and a considerable period may elapse between the time it decides to seek registration and the time the Fund may be permitted to sell a security under an effective registration statement. If during such a period adverse market conditions were to develop, the Fund might obtain a less favorable price than prevailed when it decided to seek registration of the security.

Borrowing Money. The Fund may, subject to the restrictions of the 1940 Act, borrow money from banks as a temporary measure. For example, the Fund may borrow money to meet redemption requests or for extraordinary or emergency purposes. In the event the Fund should ever borrow money under these conditions, such borrowing could increase the Fund’s costs and thus reduce the value of the Fund’s assets.

Lending of Portfolio Securities. In order to generate additional income, the Fund may lend portfolio securities in an amount up to 33⅓% of its total assets to broker-dealers, major banks, or other recognized domestic institutional borrowers of securities that the Adviser has determined are creditworthy under guidelines established by the Trustees. In determining whether the Fund will lend securities, the Adviser will consider all relevant facts and circumstances. The Fund may not lend securities to any company affiliated with the Adviser. Each loan of securities will be collateralized by cash, securities, or letters of credit. The Fund might experience a loss if the borrower defaults on the loan.
 
The borrower at all times during the loan must maintain with the Fund cash or cash equivalent collateral, or provide to the Fund an irrevocable letter of credit equal in value to at least 100% of the value of the securities loaned. While the loan is outstanding, the borrower will pay the Fund any dividends or interest paid on the loaned securities, and the Fund may invest the cash collateral to earn additional income. Alternatively, the Fund may receive an agreed-upon amount of interest income from the borrower who has delivered equivalent collateral or a letter of credit. It is anticipated that the Fund may share with the borrower some of the income received on the collateral for the loan or the Fund will be paid a premium for the loan. Loans are subject to termination at the option of the Fund or the borrower, at any time the Fund may pay reasonable administrative and custodial fees in connection with a loan, and may pay a negotiated portion of the income earned on the cash to the borrower or placing broker. As with other extensions of credit, there are risks of delay in recovery or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower fail financially. If the Fund invests the cash collateral from the borrower, there is the risk that such investment may result in a financial loss. In such an event, the Fund would be required to repay the borrower out the Fund’s assets.
 
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Where voting rights with respect to the loaned securities pass with the lending of the securities, the Adviser intends to call the loaned securities to vote proxies, or to use other practicable and legally enforceable means to obtain voting rights, when the Adviser has knowledge that, in its opinion, a material event affecting the loaned securities will occur or the Adviser otherwise believes it necessary to vote.
 
Temporary Defensive Positions. The Fund may from time to time take temporary defensive positions that are inconsistent with its principal investment strategies. If the Adviser believes a temporary defensive position is warranted in view of market conditions, the Fund may hold cash or invest up to 100% of its assets in high-quality short-term government or corporate obligations, money market instruments or shares of money market mutual funds. Taking a temporary defensive position may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective.

Portfolio Turnover . The portfolio turnover rate for the Fund is calculated by dividing the lesser of the Fund’s purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the year by the monthly average value of the securities. The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may vary greatly from year to year as well as within a particular year, and may be affected by cash requirements for redemption of shares. High portfolio turnover rates will generally result in higher transaction costs to the Fund, including brokerage commissions, and may result in additional tax consequences to the Fund’s shareholders.

INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS

The Fund has adopted the following fundamental investment limitations that may not be changed without the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund. As used in the Prospectus and this SAI, the term “majority” of the outstanding shares of the Fund means the lesser of (1) 67% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund present at a meeting, if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund are present or represented at such meeting; or (2) more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund. Unless otherwise indicated, percentage limitations apply at the time of purchase of the applicable securities. See the Prospectus for more information about the Fund’s investment objective and investment strategies, each of which are not fundamental and may be changed without shareholder approval.

Fundamental Restrictions. As a matter of fundamental policy:

1. Borrowing Money . The Fund will not borrow money except as permitted under the 1940 Act. For example, subject to the restrictions of the 1940 Act the Fund may borrow money from banks to meet redemption requests or for extraordinary or emergency purposes.

2. Senior Securities . The Fund will not issue senior securities, except as permitted by the 1940 Act, the rules, and regulations promulgated thereunder or interpretations of the SEC or its staff.

3. Underwriting . The Fund will not act as underwriter, except to the extent that, in connection with the disposition of portfolio securities (including restricted securities), the Fund may be deemed an underwriter under certain federal securities laws or in connection with investments in other investment companies.

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4. Real Estate . The Fund will not directly purchase or sell real estate. This limitation is not applicable to investments in marketable securities, which are secured by or represent interests in real estate. This limitation does not preclude the Fund from holding or selling real estate acquired because of the Fund’s ownership of securities or other instruments, investing in mortgage-related securities or investing in companies engaged in the real estate business or that have a significant portion of their assets in real estate (including real estate investment trusts).

5. Commodities . The Fund will not purchase or sell commodities unless acquired because of ownership of securities or other investments. This limitation does not preclude the Fund from purchasing or selling options, forward contracts, or futures contracts, including those relating to indices, or options on futures contracts or indices, or from investing in securities or other instruments backed by commodities or from investing in companies which are engaged in a commodities business or have a significant portion of their assets in commodities.

6. Loans . The Fund will not make loans to other persons, provided that the Fund may lend its portfolio securities in an amount up to 33⅓% of total Fund assets, and provided further that, for purposes of this restriction, investment in U.S. Government obligations, short-term commercial paper, certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances, repurchase agreements and any other lending arrangement permitted by the 1940 Act, any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder or interpretations of the SEC or its staff shall not be deemed to be the making of a “loan”. For purposes of this limitation, the term “loans” shall not include the purchase of a portion of an issue of publicly distributed bonds, debentures or other debt securities.

7. Concentration . The Fund will not invest more than 25% of its total assets in a particular industry. This limitation is not applicable to investments in obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government (including its agencies and instrumentalities) or state or municipal governments and their political subdivisions (other than revenue bonds issued in connection with an identifiable industry; e.g., healthcare or education) or repurchase agreements with respect thereto, or investments in registered investment companies.

With respect to the “fundamental” investment restrictions above, if a percentage limitation or standard is adhered to at the time of investment, a later increase or decrease in percentage or departure from the standard resulting from any change in value or net assets or other factors will not result in a violation of such restriction (i.e., percentage limitations are determined at the time of purchase); provided, however, that the treatment of the fundamental restrictions related to borrowing money and issuing senior securities are exceptions to this general rule and are monitored on an ongoing basis.

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Senior securities may include any obligation or instrument issued by a fund evidencing indebtedness. The 1940 Act generally prohibits funds from issuing senior securities, although it does not treat certain transactions as senior securities, such as certain borrowings, short sales, reverse repurchase agreements, firm commitment agreements standby commitments and trading practices which would be deemed to involve the issuance of a senior security, including options, futures and forward contracts, with appropriate earmarking or segregation of assets to cover such obligation.

The 1940 Act permits the Fund to borrow money from banks in an amount up to one-third of its total assets (including the amount borrowed) less its liabilities (not including any borrowings but including the fair market value at the time of computation of any other senior securities then outstanding). In general, the Fund may not issue any class of senior security, except that the Fund may (i) borrow from banks, provided that immediately following any such borrowing there is an asset coverage of at least 300% for all Fund borrowings and in the event such asset coverage falls below 300% the Fund will within three days (excluding holidays and Sundays) or such longer period as the SEC may prescribe by rules and regulation, reduce the amount of its borrowings to an extent that the asset coverage of such borrowings shall be at least 300%, and (ii) engage in trading practices which could be deemed to involve the issuance of a senior security, including options, futures, forward contracts and reverse repurchase agreements, provided that the Fund earmarks or segregates liquid assets in accordance with applicable SEC regulations and interpretations.

CALCULATION OF SHARE PRICE

The share price or NAV of shares of the Fund is determined as of the close of the regular session of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) on each day the NYSE is open for trading. Currently, the NYSE is open for trading on every day except Saturdays, Sundays and the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.

For purposes of computing the Fund’s NAV, securities are valued at market value as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE (normally, 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each business day the NYSE is open. Securities listed on the NYSE or other exchanges are valued based on their last sale prices on the exchanges on which they are primarily traded. If there are no sales on that day, the securities are valued at the closing bid price on the NYSE or other primary exchange for that day . NASDAQ listed securities are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. If there are no sales on that day, the securities are valued at the last bid price as reported by NASDAQ. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued at the last sale price, if available, otherwise at the most recently quoted bid price. In the event that market quotations are not readily available or are considered unreliable due to market or other events, securities and other assets are valued at fair value as determined in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. Fixed-income securities are normally valued based on prices obtained from independent third-party pricing services approved by the Board, which are generally determined with consideration given to institutional bid and last sale prices and take into account security prices, yield, maturity, call features, ratings, institutional-sized trading in similar groups of securities, and developments related to specific securities. One or more pricing services may be utilized to determine the fair value of securities held by the Fund. Foreign securities are normally valued on the basis of fair valuation prices obtained from independent third-party pricing services approved by the Board, which are generally determined with consideration given to any change in price of the foreign security and any other developments related to the foreign security since the last sale price on the exchange on which such foreign security primarily traded and the close of regular trading on the NYSE. The methods used by independent pricing services and the quality of valuations so established are reviewed by the Adviser and the Administrator under the general supervision of the Board. To the extent the assets of the Fund are invested in other open-end investment companies that are registered under the 1940 Act, the Fund’s NAV is calculated based upon the NAVs reported by such registered open-end investment companies, and the prospectuses for these companies explain the circumstances under which they will use fair value pricing and the effects of using fair value pricing.

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Subject to the Trust's Agreement and Declaration of Trust (the “Declaration of Trust”), determinations by the Board as to the allocation of liabilities, and the allocable portion of any general assets, with respect to the Fund and the Fund’s classes, are conclusive.

ADDITIONAL PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION INFORMATION

Shares of the Fund are offered for sale on a continuous basis. Shares are sold and redeemed at their NAV, as next determined after receipt of the purchase or redemption order in proper form.

The Fund may suspend the right of redemption or postpone the date of payment for shares during a period when: (a) trading on the NYSE is restricted by applicable rules and regulations of the SEC; (b) the NYSE is closed for other than customary weekend and holiday closings; (c) the SEC has by order permitted these suspensions; or (d) an emergency exists as a result of which: (i) disposal by the Fund of securities owned by it is not reasonably practicable, or (ii) it is not reasonably practicable for the Fund to determine the value of its assets.

The Fund reserves the right to make payment for a redemption in securities rather than cash, which is known as a “redemption in kind”. This would be done only under extraordinary circumstances and if the Fund deems it advisable for the benefit of all shareholders, such as a very large redemption that could affect Fund operations (for example, more than 1% of the Fund’s net assets). A redemption in kind will consist of liquid securities equal in market value to your shares. Securities delivered in payment of redemptions will be valued at the same value assigned to them in computing the Fund’s NAV. When you convert these securities to cash, you will pay brokerage charges.

SPECIAL SHAREHOLDER SERVICES

As noted in the Prospectus, the Fund offers the following shareholder services:

Regular Account. The regular account allows voluntary investments to be made at any time. Available to individuals, custodians, corporations, trusts, estates, corporate retirement plans and others, investors are free to make additions to and withdrawals from their account as often as they wish. When an investor makes an initial investment in the Fund, a shareholder account is opened in accordance with the investor’s registration instructions. Each time there is a transaction in a shareholder account, such as an additional investment or a redemption, the shareholder will receive a confirmation statement showing the current transaction.

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Automatic Investment Plan. The automatic investment plan enables investors to make regular periodic investments in shares through automatic charges to their checking account. With shareholder authorization and bank approval, the Fund’s transfer agent will automatically charge the checking account for the amount specified ($100 minimum) which will be automatically invested in shares at the NAV on or about the fifteenth or the last business day of the month, or both. The shareholder may change the amount of the investment or discontinue the plan at any time by writing to the Fund.

Transfer of Registration. To transfer shares to another owner, send a written request to Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund, c/o Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, P.O. Box 46707, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246-0707. Your request should include the following: (i) the Fund name and existing account registration; (ii) signature(s) of the registered owner(s) exactly as the signature(s) appear(s) on the account registration; (iii) if it is for a new account, a completed account application, or if it is an existing account, the account number; (iv) Medallion signature guarantees (See the heading “How to Redeem Shares – Signature Guarantees” in the Prospectus); and (v) any additional documents that are required for transfer by corporations, administrators, executors, trustees, guardians, etc. If you have any questions about transferring shares, call or write the Fund.

MANAGEMENT OF THE TRUST
 
Overall responsibility for management and supervision of the Fund and the Trust rests with the Board. The members of the Board (the “Trustees”) are elected by the Trust’s shareholders or existing members of the Board as permitted under the 1940 Act and the Trust’s Declaration of Trust. The Trustees serve for terms of indefinite duration until death, resignation, retirement, or removal from office. The Trustees, in turn, elect the officers of the Trust to actively supervise the Trust’s day-to-day operations. The officers are elected annually. Certain officers of the Trust also may serve as Trustees.

The Trust will be managed by the Trustees in accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio governing business trusts. There are currently four Trustees, three of whom are not “interested persons”, as defined by the 1940 Act, of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”). The Independent Trustees receive compensation for their services as Trustee and attendance at meetings of the Board. Officers of the Trust receive no compensation from the Trust for performing the duties of their offices.

Attached in Appendix A are the Trustees and executive officers of the Trust, their year of birth and address, their present position with the Trust, and their principal occupation during the past five years. Those Trustees who are “interested persons” as defined in the 1940 Act and those Trustees who are Independent Trustees are identified in the table.
 
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Leadership Structure and Qualifications of Trustees

The Board consists of four Trustees, three of whom are Independent Trustees. The Board is responsible for the oversight of the series, or funds, of the Trust. In addition to the Fund, the Trust consists of the following series:

· APEXcm Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund managed by Apex Capital Management, Inc. of Dayton, Ohio;
· Cincinnati Asset Management Funds: Broad Market Strategic Income Fund managed by Cincinnati Asset Management, Inc. of Cincinnati, Ohio;
· Lyrical U.S. Value Equity Fund and Lyrical U.S. Hedged Value Fund managed by Lyrical Asset Management LP of New York, New York;
· Barrow Value Opportunity Fund and Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund managed by Barrow Street Advisors LLC of Stamford, Connecticut;
· Wavelength Interest Rate Neutral Fund managed by Wavelength Capital Management, LLC of New York, New York;
· Blue Current Global Dividend Fund managed by Edge Advisors, LLC, of Atlanta, Georgia;
· Galapagos Partners Select Equity Fund managed by Galapagos Partners, L.P. of Houston, Texas;
· Ryan Labs Core Bond Fund managed by Ryan Labs, Inc. of New York, New York;
· Waycross Long/Short Equity Fund managed by Waycross Partners, LLC of Louisville, Kentucky; and

The Board has engaged the above-named investment advisers to oversee the day-to-day management of the Trust’s series. The Board is responsible for overseeing these investment advisers and the Trust’s other service providers in the operations of the Trust in accordance with the 1940 Act, other applicable federal and state laws, and the Declaration of Trust.

The Board meets at least four times throughout the year. The Board generally meets in person, but may meet by telephone as permitted by the 1940 Act. In addition, the Trustees may meet in person or by telephone at special meetings or on an informal basis at other times. The Independent Trustees also meet at least quarterly without the presence of any representatives of management.

Board Leadership . The Board is led by its Chairman, who is also an Independent Trustee. The Chairman presides at all Board Meetings. The Chairman facilitates communication and coordination between the Trustees and management. He also reviews meeting agendas for the Board and the information provided by management to the Trustees. The Chairman works closely with Trust counsel and counsel to the Independent Trustees. The Chairman is also assisted by the Trust’s President, who, with the assistance of the Trust’s other officers, oversees the daily operations of the Fund, including monitoring the activities of all of the Fund’s service providers.
 
The Board believes that its leadership structure, including having an Independent Trustee serve as Chairman and three out of four Trustees as Independent Trustees, is appropriate and in the best interests of the Trust. The Board also believes its leadership structure facilitates the orderly and efficient flow of information to the Independent Trustees from Trust management.

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Board Committee . The Board has established a Committee of Independent Trustees, the principal functions of which are: (i) to appoint, retain and oversee the Trust’s independent registered public accounting firm; (ii) to meet separately with the independent registered public accounting firm and receive and consider a report concerning its conduct of the audit, including any comments or recommendations it deems appropriate; (iii) to select and nominate all persons to serve as Independent Trustees; and (iv) to act as the Trust’s qualified legal compliance committee (“QLCC”), as defined in the regulations under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. In selecting and nominating persons to serve as Independent Trustees, the Committee will not consider nominees recommended by shareholders of the Trust. Messrs. Deptula, Davis, and Discepoli are the members of the Committee of Independent Trustees. Mr. Deptula is the Chairman of the Committee and presides at its meetings. The Committee of Independent Trustees met four times during the prior fiscal year.

Qualifications of the Trustees .   The Committee of Independent Trustees reviews the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills of potential candidates for nomination or election by the Board. In evaluating a candidate for nomination or election as a Trustee, the Committee takes into account the contribution that the candidate would be expected to make to the diverse mix of experience, qualifications, attributes and skills that the Committee believes contribute to the oversight of the Trust’s affairs. The Board has concluded, based on each Trustee’s experience, qualifications, attributes, or skills on both an individual basis and in combination with the other Trustees, that each Trustee is qualified to serve on the Board. The Board believes that the Trustees’ ability to review critically, evaluate, question and discuss information provided to them, to interact effectively with the Adviser, other service providers, legal counsel and the independent registered public accounting firm, and to exercise effective business judgment in the performance of their duties as Trustees support this conclusion. In determining that a particular Trustee is and will continue to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board considers a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, is controlling.

In addition to the Trustee Qualifications listed above, each of the Trustees has additional Trustee Qualifications including, among other things, the experience identified in the “Trustees and Executive Officers” table included in Appendix A and as follows:

Interested Trustees

Robert G. Dorsey is a co-founder of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC and Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC. Mr. Dorsey has served as President and Managing Director of Ultimus since its founding in 1999. Mr. Dorsey has over 25 years of experience in the mutual fund servicing industry. He holds a B.S. from Christian Brothers University and is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive). Mr. Dorsey has been a Trustee since February 2012.

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Independent Trustees

John J. Discepoli is the owner of Discepoli Financial Planning, LLC, a personal financial planning firm. He founded the firm in November 2004. Mr. Discepoli has over 15 years of experience in the financial services industry. He holds a BBA in Accounting from Notre Dame University and graduated from the Executive Development Program of Northwestern University – Kellogg School of Management. Mr. Discepoli is a Certified Public Accountant and Personal Financial Specialist. Mr. Discepoli has been a Trustee since June 2012.

John C. Davis has been a private business consultant since May 2011. Prior to providing consulting services, Mr. Davis was a partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) from October 1984 through his retirement in June 2010. Mr. Davis joined PwC in 1974. During his tenure as a partner at PwC, he was responsible for audit services to PwC clients – principally clients in investment management and related financial services industries. Mr. Davis holds a B.S. in Accounting from Indiana State University and is a Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Davis has been a Trustee since June 2012.

David M. Deptula is Vice President of Tax for The Standard Register Company (a company that provides solutions for companies to manage their critical communications) since November 2011. Prior to joining Standard Register, Mr. Deptula was a Tax Partner at Deloitte Tax LLP. Mr. Deptula joined Deloitte in 1984 and remained with Deloitte until October of 2011. During his tenure at Deloitte, he was actively involved in providing tax accounting services to open-end mutual funds and other financial services companies. Mr. Deptula holds a B.S. in Accounting from Wright State University and a Juris Doctor from University of Toledo. He is also a Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Deptula has been a Trustee since June 2012.

References above to the qualifications, attributes, and skills of Trustees are pursuant to requirements of the SEC, do not constitute holding out the Board or any Trustee as having any special expertise or experience, and shall not impose any greater responsibility on any such person or on the Board by reason thereof.

Risk Oversight . The operation of a mutual fund, including its investment activities, generally involves a variety of risks. As part of its oversight of the Fund, the Board oversees risk through various regular board and committee activities. The Board, directly or through its Committee of Independent Trustees, reviews reports from, among others, the Adviser, the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, the Trust’s independent registered public accounting firm, and outside legal counsel, regarding risks faced by the Fund and the risk management programs of the Adviser, with respect to the Fund’s investments and trading activities, and certain service providers. The actual day-to-day risk management with respect to the Fund resides with the Adviser and other service providers to the Fund. Although the risk management policies of the Adviser and the service providers are designed to be effective, there is no guarantee that they will anticipate or mitigate all risks. Not all risks that may affect the Fund can be identified, eliminated, or mitigated and some risks simply may not be anticipated or may be beyond the control of the Board or the Adviser or other service providers. The Independent Trustees meet separately with the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer at least annually, outside the presence of management, to discuss issues related to compliance. Furthermore, the Board receives an annual written report from the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer regarding the operation of the compliance policies and procedures of the Trust and its primary service providers. As part of its oversight function, the Board also may hold special meetings or communicate directly with Trust management or the Chief Compliance Officer to address matters arising between regular meetings.

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The Board also receives quarterly reports from the Adviser on the investments and securities trading of the Fund, including its investment performance, as well as reports regarding the valuation of the Fund’s securities. The Board also receives quarterly reports from the Fund’s administrator, transfer agent and distributor on regular quarterly items and, where appropriate and as needed, on specific issues. In addition, in its annual review of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, the Board will review information provided by the Adviser relating to its operational capabilities, financial condition, and resources. The Board also conducts an annual self-evaluation that includes a review of its effectiveness in overseeing, among other things, the number of funds in the Trust and the effectiveness of the Board’s committee structure.

Trustees’ Ownership of Fund Shares. The following table shows each Trustee’s beneficial ownership of shares of the Fund and, on an aggregate basis, of shares of all funds within the Trust overseen by the Trustee. Information is provided as of May 31, 2015.

Name of Trustee
Dollar Range of Shares of
the Fund Owned by Trustee *
Aggregate Dollar
Range of Shares Owned of All Funds
in Trust Overseen by Trustee
Interested Trustee
Robert G. Dorsey
None
$50,001 - $100,000
Independent Trustees
John J. Discepoli
None
None
John C. Davis
None
None
David M. Deptula
None
None

* Because the Fund is newly organized, none of the Trustees has any beneficial ownership of Fund shares as of the date of this SAI.

Ownership In Fund Affiliates. As of the date of this SAI, none of the Independent Trustees, nor members of their immediate families, owned, beneficially or of record, securities of the Adviser, the Distributor or any affiliate of the Adviser or Distributor.

Trustee Compensation. No director, officer, or employee of the Adviser or Distributor receives any compensation from the Trust for serving as an officer or Trustee of the Trust. Each Independent Trustee receives a $500 per meeting fee and a $500 annual retainer for each series of the Trust. The Trust reimburses each Trustee and officer for his travel and other expenses incurred in attending meetings. The following table provides the estimated amount of compensation payable to each of the Trustees during the Fund’s first fiscal year of operations, which will conclude August 31, 2016:

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Name of Trustee
Compensation
From the Fund
Pension or Retirement Benefits Accrued As Part of Fund Expenses
Estimated Annual Benefits Upon Retirement
Total Compensation From all Funds Within the Trust
Interested Trustee
Robert G. Dorsey
None
None
None
None
Independent Trustees
John J. Discepoli
$2,500
None
None
$32,500
John C. Davis
$2,500
None
None
$32,500
David M. Deptula
$2,500
None
None
$32,500

INVESTMENT ADVISER

Alambic Investment Management, L.P. located at 655 Montgomery Street, Suite 1905, San Francisco, CA 84000, serves as the investment adviser to the Fund pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement dated August 19, 2015. The Adviser was organized in 2006 to provide investment advisory services to pooled investment vehicles.

The Investment Advisory Agreement is effective for an initial two-year period and will be renewed for periods of one year only so long as such renewal and continuance is specifically approved at least annually by the Trustees or by vote of a majority of the applicable Fund’s outstanding voting securities, provided the continuance is also approved by a majority of the Independent Trustees. The Investment Advisory Agreement is terminable without penalty on 60 days’ notice by the Trustees or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the applicable Fund. The Investment Advisory Agreement provides that it will terminate automatically in the event of its “assignment”, as defined in the 1940 Act.

The Advisory Agreement provides that the Adviser shall not be liable for any error of judgment or for any loss suffered by the Trust in connection with the performance of its duties, except a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Adviser in the performance of its duties, or from reckless disregard of its duties and obligations thereunder.

The Fund pays the Adviser a monthly fee computed at the annual rate of 1.25% of its average daily net assets. The Adviser has agreed to reduce its investment advisory fees and to pay Fund expenses to the extent necessary to limit annual ordinary operating expenses (exclusive of brokerage costs; taxes; borrowing costs such as interest and dividend expenses on securities sold short; interest; acquired fund fees and expenses; costs to organize the Fund; extraordinary expenses such as litigation and merger or reorganization costs and other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund's business; and amounts, if any, payable pursuant to a plan adopted in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act ) to 1.45% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. Any such fee reductions by the Adviser, or payments by the Adviser of expenses which are the Fund’s obligation, are subject to repayment by the Fund, provided that the repayment does not cause the Fund’s ordinary operating expenses to exceed the foregoing expense limits, and provided further that the fees and expenses which are the subject of the repayment were incurred within 3 years of the repayment.

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Because the Fund is newly organized, no information regarding the Advisory fees paid to the Adviser is included in this SAI.

Portfolio Managers

The Fund is managed by Albert Richards and Brian Thompson (the “Portfolio Managers”), who are responsible for the day-to-day implementation of investment strategies for the Fund.

Other Accounts Managed by Portfolio Manager
 
In addition to the Fund, the Portfolio Managers are responsible for the day-to-day management of certain other accounts. The table below shows the number of, and total assets in such other accounts as of May 31, 2015 .
 
Portfolio Manager
Type of Accounts
Total
Number
of Other
Accounts
Managed
Total
Assets
of Other
Accounts
Managed
(million)
Number of
Accounts
Managed
with Advisory
Fee Based on
Performance
Total Assets
of Accounts
Managed
with Advisory
Fee Based on
Performance
(million)
Albert Richards, PhD, CFA
Registered Investment Companies
0
-
0
-
 
Other Pooled Investment Vehicles
4
$140.9
4
$140.9
 
Other Accounts
0
-
-
-
Brian Thompson, PhD, CAIA
Registered Investment Companies
0
-
0
-
 
Other Pooled Investment Vehicles
4
$140.9
4
$140.9
 
Other Accounts
0
-
-
-
 
Potential Conflicts of Interest

Other Accounts. The Adviser's management of other investment pooled vehicles and other accounts (the “Other Accounts”) may give rise to potential conflicts of interest in connection with their management of the Fund’s investments, on the one hand, and the investments of the Other Accounts, on the other. At the least, the Adviser must allocate its own time, effort, and resources among managing the various accounts, potentially diluting the attention and effort the Adviser may pay to managing the Fund’s portfolio. The following discusses some additional potential conflicts.

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Investment Opportunities . While the Fund’s investment objectives, strategies, and restrictions may not be identical to Other Accounts’, they could overlap significantly with the Other Accounts. As a result, the Adviser must allocate investment opportunities between the Fund and those Other Accounts. In many cases, the Fund and Other Accounts may all participate in opportunities to buy or sell a liquid security , and the Adviser will buy or sell the same security for the Fund and Other Accounts at essentially the same time. However, this may not always be the case: The Adviser may determine to buy or sell different securities for some accounts than for other accounts, or to buy or sell the same securities for some accounts at different times or in different proportions than for other accounts. This may be due to, among other things, limitations on the availability of particular opportunities, differences in investment objectives or strategies, other factors affecting the appropriateness or suitability of particular transactions for particular accounts, differences in accounts’ cash availability or ability to borrow, and/or differences in redemptions or withdrawals or new share purchasers or capital contributions. As a result, at any time the Fund’s portfolio may differ from that of Other Accounts that have similar or overlapping investment objectives.

Different Objectives . The Fund’s investment objectives, strategies, and restrictions differ from Other Accounts, in some cases significantly. These differences could create situations in which the Fund and Other Accounts are on “opposite sides” of the same investment ( e.g. , the Fund may hold a long position in a security, while another account holds a short position). Alternatively , the Fund could be buying a security at the same time Other Accounts are purchasing the same security, or vice versa.

Adviser Investment Activities . The Adviser or its affiliates and/or personnel may buy or sell particular securities for its or their own accounts that the Adviser does not consider appropriate for the Fund at the time, based on investment considerations that differ from the considerations on which it makes decisions about investments for the Fund. There could even be rare situations in which the Adviser or an Associated Person and the Fund are on “opposite sides” of the same investment ( e.g. , the Adviser may hold a long position in a security in which the Fund holds a short position), as a result of different approaches to security evaluation ( e.g. , the Adviser may be looking at a fundamental analysis of a company’s product or service, whereas the Fund may use solely quantitative metrics).

Performance-Based Compensation . Some Other Accounts that have investment objectives similar to the Fund’s pay the Adviser or an affiliate performance based compensation that could significantly exceed the compensation the Fund pays the Adviser. The prospect of receiving that compensation could give the Adviser an incentive to favor those Other Accounts over the Fund both in allocating the Adviser’s time and resources and in making and implementing investment and trading decisions.

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Policies. To address the foregoing and other potential conflicts the Adviser may face, the Adviser follows policies, procedures, and practices that it believes will cause the Fund and all Other Accounts to be treated fairly and equitably over time. The Investment Advisory Agreement does not require the Adviser to employ any particular procedures or practices or to favor the Fund over any Other Account. The Adviser may develop, change, and rescind policies, procedures, and practices from time to time, as it considers appropriate to foster the equitable treatment of all accounts.

Compensation
 
Mr. Richards and Mr. Thompson are not compensated directly by the Fund. Mr. Richards and Mr. Thompson are, however, compensated by the Adviser based on their own ownership of the Adviser. As such, performance and asset levels of the Fund will directly affect the profits of the Adviser (and, indirectly, the total compensation paid to Mr. Richards and Mr. Thompson).

Ownership of Fund Shares

Because the Fund is newly organized, the Portfolio Managers have no beneficial ownership of Fund shares as of the date of this SAI.

PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser determines, subject to the general supervision of the Board and in accordance with the Fund’s investment objective, policies, and restrictions, which securities are to be purchased and sold by the Fund and which brokers are eligible to execute the Fund’s portfolio transactions.

Purchases and sales of portfolio securities that are debt securities usually are principal transactions in which portfolio securities are normally purchased directly from the issuer or from an underwriter or market maker for the securities. Purchases from underwriters of portfolio securities generally include a commission or concession paid by the issuer to the underwriter, and purchases from dealers serving as market makers may include the spread between the bid and asked prices. Transactions on stock exchanges involve the payment of negotiated brokerage commissions. Transactions in the over-the-counter market are generally principal transactions with dealers. With respect to the over-the-counter market, the Fund, where possible, will deal directly with the dealers who make a market in the securities involved except under those circumstances where better price and execution are available elsewhere.

Allocation of transactions, including their frequency, to various brokers and dealers is determined by the Adviser in its best judgment consistent with its obligation to seek best execution and in a manner deemed fair and reasonable to shareholders. The primary consideration is prompt execution of orders in an effective manner at the most favorable price. Subject to this consideration, brokers who provide investment research to the Adviser may receive orders for equity transactions on behalf of the Fund. Information so received is in addition to and not in lieu of services required to be performed by the Adviser and does not reduce the fees payable to the Adviser by the Fund. Such information may be useful to the Adviser in serving both the Fund and other clients and, conversely, supplemental information obtained by the placement of brokerage orders of other clients may be useful to the Adviser in carrying out its obligations to the Fund. While the Adviser generally seeks competitive commissions, the Fund may not necessarily pay the lowest commission available on each brokerage transaction for the reasons discussed above.

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Consistent with the foregoing, under Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Adviser is authorized to pay a brokerage commission in excess of that which another broker might have charged for effecting the same transaction, in recognition of the value of brokerage and/or research services provided by the broker. The research received by the Adviser may include, without limitation: information on the United States and other world economies; information on specific industries, groups of securities, individual companies, political and other relevant news developments affecting markets and specific securities; technical and quantitative information about markets; analysis of proxy proposals affecting specific companies; accounting and performance systems that allow the Adviser to determine and track investment results; and trading systems that allow the Adviser to interface electronically with brokerage firms, custodians and other providers. Research is received in the form of written reports, telephone contacts, personal meetings, research seminars, software programs, and access to computer databases. In some instances, research products or services received by the Adviser may also be used by the Adviser for functions that are not research related ( i.e. , not related to the making of investment decisions). Where a research product or service has a mixed use, the Adviser will make a reasonable allocation according to its use and will pay for the non-research function in cash using its own funds.

Subject to the requirements of the 1940 Act and procedures adopted by the Board, the Fund may execute portfolio transactions through any broker or dealer and pay brokerage commissions to a broker (i) which is an affiliated person of the Trust, or (ii) which is an affiliated person of such person, or (iii) an affiliated person of which is an affiliated person of the Trust, the Adviser or the Trust’s principal underwriter.

THE DISTRIBUTOR

Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”), 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246, is the exclusive agent for distribution of shares of the Fund. The Distributor is obligated to sell shares of the Fund on a best efforts basis only against purchase orders for the shares. Shares of the Fund are offered to the public on a continuous basis. The Distributor is compensated for its services to the Trust under a written agreement for such services. The Distributor is an affiliate of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC. Robert G. Dorsey is a Managing Director of the Distributor and serves as a Trustee of the Trust.

By its terms, the Distribution Agreement is for an initial term of two years and will continue in effect year-to-year thereafter so long as such continuance is approved at least annually by (1) the Board or (2) a vote of the majority of the Fund’s outstanding voting shares; provided that in either event continuance is also approved by a majority of the Independent Trustees, by a vote cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting such approval. The Distribution Agreement may be terminated at any time, on sixty days written notice, without payment of any penalty, by the Trust or by the Distributor. The Distribution Agreement automatically terminates in the event of its assignment, as defined by the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder.

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OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS

Administrator, Fund Accountant and Transfer Agent

Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (“Ultimus”), located at 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246, serves as the Administrator, Fund Accountant and Transfer Agent to the Fund pursuant to an Administration Agreement, a Fund Accounting Agreement and a Transfer Agent and Shareholder Services Agreement (collectively, the “Service Agreements”).

As Administrator, Ultimus assists in supervising all operations of the Fund (other than those performed by the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement). Ultimus has agreed to perform or arrange for the performance of the following services (under the Service Agreements, Ultimus may delegate all or any part of its responsibilities thereunder):

· prepare and assemble reports required to be sent to the Fund’s shareholders and arrange for the printing and dissemination of such reports;
· assemble reports required to be filed with the SEC and file such completed reports with the SEC;
· file the Fund’s federal income and excise tax returns and the Fund’s state and local tax returns;
· assist and advise the Fund regarding compliance with the 1940 Act and with its investment policies and limitations; and
· make such reports and recommendations to the Board, upon its reasonable requests.

As Fund Accountant, Ultimus maintains the accounting books and records for the Fund, including journals containing an itemized daily record of all purchases and sales of portfolio securities, all receipts and disbursements of cash and all other debits and credits, general and auxiliary ledgers reflecting all asset, liability, reserve, capital, income and expense accounts, including interest accrued and interest received, and other required separate ledger accounts. Ultimus also maintains a monthly trial balance of all ledger accounts; performs certain accounting services for the Fund, including calculation of the NAV per share, calculation of the dividend and capital gain distributions, reconciles cash movements with the custodian, verifies and reconciles with the custodian all daily trade activities; provides certain reports; obtains dealer quotations or prices from pricing services used in determining NAV; and prepares an interim balance sheet, statement of income and expense, and statement of changes in net assets for the Fund.

As Transfer Agent, Ultimus performs the following services in connection with the Fund’s shareholders: maintains records for the Fund’s shareholders of record; processes shareholder purchase and redemption orders; processes transfers and exchanges of shares of the Fund on the shareholder files and records; processes dividend payments and reinvestments; and assists in the mailing of shareholder reports and proxy solicitation materials.

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Ultimus receives fees from the Fund for its services as Administrator, Fund Accountant, and Transfer Agent, and is reimbursed for certain expenses assumed pursuant to the Service Agreements. Because the Fund is newly organized, no information regarding the fees paid by the Fund to Ultimus is included in this SAI.

Unless sooner terminated as provided therein, the Service Agreements between the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and Ultimus will continue in effect until August 19, 2017 and, unless otherwise terminated as provided in the Service Agreements, are renewed automatically thereafter for successive one-year periods.

The Service Agreements provide that Ultimus shall not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or any loss suffered by the Trust in connection with the matters to which the Service Agreements relate, except a loss from willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties, or from the reckless disregard by Ultimus of its obligations and duties thereunder.

Custodian

MUFG Union Bank, N.A., located at 350 California Street, Suite 2018, San Francisco, CA 94104, serves as custodian to the Fund pursuant to a Custody Agreement. The custodian’s responsibilities include safeguarding and controlling the Fund’s cash and securities, handling the receipt and delivery of securities, and collecting interest and dividends on the Fund’s investments.

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Cohen Fund Audit Services, located at 1350 Euclid Avenue, Suite 800, Cleveland, Ohio 44115   serves as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Fund and to audit the annual financial statements of the Fund and assist in preparing the Fund’s federal, state and excise tax returns for the fiscal period ending August 31, 2016 .

Legal Counsel

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, located at 4208 Six Forks Road, Suite 1400, Raleigh, North Carolina 27609, serves as legal counsel to the Trust and the Trust’s Independent Trustees.

Compliance Consulting Agreement

Under the terms of a Compliance Consulting Agreement with the Trust, Ultimus provides an individual with the requisite background and familiarity with the Federal securities laws to serve as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and to administer the Trust’s compliance policies and procedures.

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GENERAL INFORMATION

Description of Shares

The Trust is an unincorporated business trust that was organized under Ohio law on February 28, 2012. The Trust’s Declaration of Trust authorizes the Board to divide shares into series, each series relating to a separate portfolio of investments, and to further divide shares of a series into separate classes. In the event of a liquidation or dissolution of the Trust or an individual series or class, shareholders of a particular series or class would be entitled to receive the assets available for distribution belonging to such series or class. Shareholders of a series or class are entitled to participate equally in the net distributable assets of the particular series or class involved on liquidation, based on the number of shares of the series or class that are held by each shareholder. If any assets, income, earnings, proceeds, funds, or payments are not readily identifiable as belonging to any particular series or class, the Trustees shall allocate them among any one or more series or classes as they, in their sole discretion, deem fair and equitable.

Shares of the Fund, when issued, are fully paid and non-assessable. Shares have no subscription, preemptive or conversion rights. Shares do not have cumulative voting rights. Shareholders are entitled to one vote for each full share held and a fractional vote for each fractional share held. Shareholders of all series and classes of the Trust, including the Fund, will vote together and not separately, except as otherwise required by law or when the Board determines that the matter to be voted upon affects only the interests of the shareholders of a particular series or class. Rule 18f-2 under the 1940 Act provides, in substance, that any matter required to be submitted to the holders of the outstanding voting securities of an investment company such as the Trust shall not be deemed to have been effectively acted upon unless approved by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of each series or class affected by the matter. A series or class is affected by a matter unless it is clear that the interests of each series or class in the matter are substantially identical or that the matter does not affect any interest of the series or class. Under Rule 18f-2, the approval of an investment advisory agreement, a distribution plan or any change in a fundamental investment policy would be effectively acted upon with respect to a series or class only if approved by a majority of the outstanding shares of such series or class. However, the Rule also provides that the ratification of the appointment of independent accountants and the election of Trustees may be effectively acted upon by shareholders of the Trust voting together, without regard to a particular series or class.

Trustee Liability

The Declaration of Trust provides that the Trustees of the Trust will not be liable in any event in connection with the affairs of the Trust, except as such liability may arise from his or her own bad faith, willful misfeasance, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of their duties to the Trust and its holders of beneficial interest. It also provides that all third parties shall look solely to the Trust’s property for satisfaction of claims arising in connection with the affairs of the Trust. With the exceptions stated, the Declaration of Trust provides that a Trustee or officer is entitled to be indemnified against all liability in connection with the affairs of the Trust.

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Trust Liability

Under Ohio law, liabilities of the Trust to third persons, including the liabilities of any series, extend to the whole of the trust estate to the extent necessary to discharge such liabilities. However, the Declaration of Trust contains provisions intended to limit the liabilities of each series to the applicable series and the Trustees and officers of the Trust intend that notice of such limitation be given in each contract, instrument, certificate, or undertaking made or issued on behalf of the Trust by the Trustees or officers.

Code of Ethics

The Trust, the Adviser and the Distributor have each adopted a Code of Ethics that is designed to prevent personnel of the Trust, the Adviser and the Distributor subject to the codes from engaging in deceptive, manipulative, or fraudulent activities in connection with securities held or to be acquired by the Fund (which securities may also be held by persons subject to the codes). These Codes of Ethics permit personnel subject to the Codes to invest in securities, including securities that may be purchased or held by the Fund, but prohibit such personnel from engaging in personal investment activities that compete with or attempt to take advantage of the Fund’s planned portfolio transactions. Each of these parties monitors compliance with its Code of Ethics.

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

The Trust and the Adviser have adopted Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures that describe how the Fund intends to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities. The Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures of the Trust and the Adviser are attached to this Statement of Additional Information as Appendix B and Appendix C, respectively. No later than August 31 of each year, information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the prior twelve-month period ended June 30 th is available without charge upon request by calling 1-888-890-8988 or on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Portfolio Holdings Disclosure Policy

The Board has adopted a policy to govern the circumstances under which disclosure regarding securities held by the Fund (“Portfolio Securities”), and disclosure of purchases and sales of such securities, may be made to shareholders of the Fund or other persons. The Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer is responsible for monitoring the use and disclosure of information relating to Portfolio Securities. Although no material conflicts of interest are believed to exist that could disadvantage the Fund or its shareholders, various safeguards have been implemented to protect the Fund and its shareholders from conflicts of interest, including: the adoption of Codes of Ethics pursuant to Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act designed to prevent fraudulent, deceptive or manipulative acts by officers and employees of the Trust, the Adviser and the Distributor in connection with their personal securities transactions; the adoption by the Adviser and the Distributor of insider trading policies and procedures designed to prevent their employees’ misuse of material non-public information; and the adoption by the Trust of a Code of Ethics for Officers that requires the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Trust to report to the Board any affiliations or other relationships that could potentially create a conflict of interest with the Fund.

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· Public disclosure regarding Portfolio Securities is made in the Fund’s Annual Reports and Semi-Annual Reports to shareholders, and in quarterly holdings reports on Form N-Q (“Official Reports ”), which are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Except for such Official Reports and as otherwise expressly permitted by the Trust’s policy, shareholders and other persons may not be provided with information regarding Portfolio Securities held, purchased or sold by the Fund.

· Information regarding Portfolio Securities as of the end of the most recent month, and other information regarding the investment activities of the Fund during such month, may be disclosed to rating and ranking organizations for use in connection with their rating or ranking of the Fund, but only if such information is at least 30 days old.

· Information regarding the general market exposure of the Fund may be disclosed, if such information is also disclosed on the Fund’s website and the information does not identify specific Portfolio Securities.

· Information regarding Portfolio Securities as of the end of the most recent calendar quarter may be disclosed to any other person or organization at the request of such person or organization, but only if such information is at least 30 days old.

· The Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer may approve the disclosure of holdings of or transactions in Portfolio Securities that is made on the same basis to all shareholders of the Fund.

· The Fund’s policy relating to disclosure of holdings of Portfolio Securities does not prohibit disclosure of information to the Adviser or to other Trust service providers, including the Trust’s administrator, distributor, custodian, legal counsel, accountants and printers/typesetters, or to brokers and dealers through which the Fund purchases and sells Portfolio Securities. Below is a table that lists each service provider that may receive non-public portfolio information along with information regarding the frequency of access to, and limitations on use of, portfolio information.

Type of Service Provider
Typical Frequency of Access to
Portfolio Information
Restrictions on Use
Adviser
Daily
Contractual and Ethical
Administrator and Distributor
Daily
Contractual and Ethical
Custodian
Daily
Ethical
Accountants
During annual audit
Ethical
Legal counsel
Regulatory filings, board meetings, and if a legal issue regarding the portfolio requires counsel’s review
Ethical
Printers/Typesetters
Twice a year – printing of semi-annual and annual reports
No formal restrictions in place – typesetter or printer would not receive portfolio information
until at least 30 days old
Broker/dealers through which the Fund purchases and sells portfolio securities
Daily access to the relevant purchase and/or sale – no broker/dealer has access to the Fund’s entire portfolio
Contractual and Ethical

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Such disclosures may be made without approval of the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer because the Board has determined that the Fund and its shareholders are adequately protected by the restrictions on use in those instances listed above.

· The Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer may approve other arrangements under which information relating to Portfolio Securities held by the Fund, or purchased or sold by the Fund (other than information contained in Official Reports), may be disclosed. The Chief Compliance Officer shall approve such an arrangement only if he or she concludes (based on a consideration of the information to be disclosed, the timing of the disclosure, the intended use of the information and other relevant factors) that the arrangement is reasonably necessary to aid in conducting the ongoing business of the Trust and is unlikely to affect adversely the Fund or any shareholder of the Fund. The Chief Compliance Officer must inform the Board of any such arrangements that are approved by the Chief Compliance Officer, and the rationale supporting approval, at the next regular quarterly meeting of the Board following such approval.

· Neither the Adviser or the Trust (or any affiliated person, employee, officer, trustee or director of the Adviser or the Trust) may receive any direct or indirect compensation in consideration of the disclosure of information relating to Portfolio Securities held, purchased, or sold by the Fund.

Other Expenses

In addition to the investment advisory fees, the Fund pays all expenses not expressly assumed by the Adviser, including, without limitation, the fees and expenses of its independent registered public accounting firm and of its legal counsel; fees of its administrator, distributor and transfer agent, the costs of printing and mailing to shareholders annual and semi-annual reports, proxy statements, prospectuses, SAIs and supplements thereto; bank transaction charges and custody fees; any costs associated with shareholder meetings, including proxy solicitors’ fees and expenses; registration and filing fees; federal, state or local income or other taxes; interest; membership fees of the Investment Company Institute and similar organizations; fidelity bond and liability insurance premiums; and any extraordinary expenses, such as indemnification payments or damages awarded in litigation or settlements made.

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Benchmark Descriptions

The Fund compares its performance to standardized indices or other measurements of investment performance. Specifically, the Fund compares its performance to the Russell 2000® Value Index, which measures the performance of the small-capitalization value segment of the U.S. equity markets. The index includes about 2000 of the smallest public equity issuers in the U.S., and represents approximately the lowest 10% of the investable U.S. equity market . Comparative performance may also be expressed by reference to a ranking prepared by a mutual fund monitoring service or by one or more newspapers, newsletters, or financial periodicals.

ADDITIONAL TAX INFORMATION

The following summarizes certain additional tax considerations generally affecting the Fund and its shareholders that are not described in the Prospectus. No attempt is made to present a detailed explanation of the tax treatment of the Fund or its shareholders. The discussions here and in the Prospectus are not intended as a substitute for careful tax planning and are based on tax laws and regulations that are in effect on the date hereof; such laws and regulations may be changed by legislative, judicial, or administrative action. Investors are advised to consult their tax advisors with specific reference to their own tax situations.

The Fund intends to qualify and remain qualified as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). In order to so qualify, the Fund must elect to be a regulated investment company or have made such an election for a previous year and must satisfy certain requirements relating to the amount of distributions and source of its income for a taxable year. At least 90% of the gross income of the Fund must be derived from dividends, interest, payments with respect to securities loans, gains from the sale or other disposition of stocks, securities, or foreign currencies, and other income derived with respect to the Fund’s business of investing in such stock, securities, or currencies, and net income derived from an investment in a “qualified publicly traded partnership” as defined in section 851(h) of the Code (the “source-of-income test”). Any income derived by the Fund from a partnership (other than a “qualified publicly traded partnership”) or trust is treated as derived with respect to the Fund’s business of investing in stock, securities, or currencies only to the extent that such income is attributable to items of income that would have been qualifying income if realized by the Fund in the same manner as by the partnership or trust.

The Fund may not qualify as a regulated investment company for any taxable year unless it satisfies certain requirements with respect to the diversification of its investments at the close of each quarter of the taxable year (the “asset diversification tests”). In general, at least 50% of the value of the Fund’s total assets must be represented by cash, cash items, government securities, securities of other regulated investment companies, and other securities which, with respect to any one issuer, do not represent more than 5% of the total assets of the Fund nor more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer. In addition, not more than 25% of the value of the Fund’s total assets may be invested in the securities (other than government securities or the securities of other regulated investment companies) of any one issuer; the securities of two or more issuers (other than securities of another regulated investment company) if the issuers are controlled by the Fund and they are, pursuant to Treasury Regulations, engaged in the same or similar or related trades or businesses; or the securities of one or more publicly traded partnerships.

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The Fund intends to satisfy all of the requirements of the source-of-income test and the asset diversification tests on an ongoing basis for continued qualification as a regulated investment company.

There is a remedy for failure to satisfy the asset diversification tests, if the failure was due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect, subject to certain divestiture and procedural requirements and the payment of a tax. In addition, there is a remedy for a de minimis failure of the asset diversification tests, which would require corrective action but no tax. In addition, the Registered Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 allows for the remedy of a failure of the source-of-income test, if the failure was due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect, subject to certain procedural requirements and the payment of a tax.

Under current tax law, qualifying corporate dividends are taxable at long-term capital gains tax rates. The long-term capital gains rate for individual taxpayers is currently at a maximum rate of 20%, with lower rates potentially applicable to taxpayers depending on their income levels. For 2015, individual taxpayers with taxable incomes above $413,200 ($464,850 for married taxpayers filing jointly and $439,000 for heads of households) are subject to a 20% rate of tax on long-term capital gains and qualified dividends. Taxpayers that are not in the highest tax bracket and are subject to the 25% (or greater) tax bracket on their ordinary income and whose taxable income is less than the above-mentioned thresholds will continue to be subject to a maximum 15% rate of tax on long-term capital gains and qualified dividends. For taxpayers whose ordinary income is generally taxed at less than the 25% rate, the long-term capital gains rate, and rate on qualified dividends will be 0%. These rates may change over time.

If the Fund designates a dividend as a capital gains distribution, it generally will be taxable to shareholders as long-term capital gains, regardless of how long the shareholders have held their Fund shares or whether the dividend was received in cash or reinvested in additional shares. All taxable dividends paid by the Fund other than those designated as qualified dividend income or capital gains distributions will be taxable as ordinary income to shareholders, whether received in cash or reinvested in additional shares. If the Fund engages in increased portfolio turnover, short-term capital gains may be realized, and any distribution resulting from such gains will be considered ordinary income for federal tax purposes.

Shareholders who hold Fund shares in a tax-deferred account, such as a retirement plan, generally will not have to pay tax on Fund distributions until they receive distributions from their account.

The Fund will designate (1) any distribution that constitutes a qualified dividend as qualified dividend income; (2) any tax-exempt distribution as an exempt-interest dividend; (3) any distribution of long-term capital gains as a capital gain dividend; and (4) any dividend eligible for the corporate dividends received deduction as such in a written notice provided to shareholders after the close of the Fund’s taxable year. Shareholders should note that, upon the sale or exchange of Fund shares, if the shareholder has not held such shares for at least six months, any loss on the sale or exchange of those shares will be treated as long-term capital loss to the extent of the capital gain dividends received with respect to the shares.

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Foreign currency gains or losses on non-U.S. dollar denominated bonds and other similar debt instruments and on any non-U.S. dollar denominated futures contracts, options and forward contracts that are not Section 1256 Contracts generally will be treated as ordinary income or loss.

To the extent that a distribution from the Fund is taxable, it is generally included in a shareholder’s gross income for the taxable year in which the shareholder receives the distribution. However, if the Fund declares a dividend in October, November, or December but pays it in January, it will be taxable to shareholders as if the dividend was received in the year it was declared. Every year, each shareholder will receive a statement detailing the tax status of any Fund distributions for that year.

The Fund’s net realized capital gains from securities transactions will be distributed only after reducing such gains by the amount of any available capital loss carry-forwards . Capital losses may be carried forward to offset any capital gains.

A 4% nondeductible excise tax is imposed on regulated investment companies that fail to currently distribute an amount equal to specified percentages of their ordinary taxable income and capital gain net income (excess of capital gains over capital losses). The Fund intends to make sufficient distributions or deemed distributions of its ordinary taxable income and any capital gain net income prior to the end of each calendar year to avoid liability for this excise tax.

If for any taxable year the Fund does not qualify for the special federal income tax treatment afforded regulated investment companies, all of its taxable income will be subject to federal income tax at regular corporate rates (without any deduction for distributions to its shareholders). S uch distributions will be taxable to the shareholders as dividends to the extent of the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits. Such distributions may be eligible for (i) the dividends-received deduction in the case of corporate shareholders or (ii) treatment as “qualified dividend income” in the case of non-corporate shareholders.
 
In general, a shareholder who sells or redeems shares will realize a capital gain or loss, which will be long-term or short-term depending upon the shareholder’s holding period for Fund shares. An exchange of shares is treated as a sale and any gain may be subject to tax.

The Fund will be required in certain cases to withhold and remit to the U.S. Treasury a percentage (currently 28%) of taxable dividends or of gross proceeds realized upon sale paid to shareholders who have failed to provide a correct taxpayer identification number in the manner required, who are subject to withholding by the Internal Revenue Service for failure to include properly on their return payments of taxable interest or dividends, or who have failed to certify to the Fund that they are not subject to backup withholding when required to do so, or that they are “exempt recipients.”

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Depending upon the extent of the Fund’s activities in states and localities in which its offices are maintained, in which its agents or independent contractors are located, or in which it is otherwise deemed to be conducting business, the Fund may be subject to the tax laws of such states or localities. In addition, in those states and localities that have income tax laws, the treatment of the Fund and its shareholders under such laws may differ from their treatment under federal income tax laws.

Certain U.S. shareholders, including individuals and estates and trusts, will be subject to an additional 3.8% Medicare tax on all or a portion of their “net investment income”, which should include dividends from the Fund and net gains from the disposition of shares of the Fund. U.S. shareholders are urged to consult their own tax advisors regarding the implications of the additional Medicare tax resulting from an investment in the Fund.

The Fund will send shareholders information each year on the tax status of dividends and distributions. A dividend or capital gains distribution paid shortly after shares have been purchased, although in effect a return of investment, is subject to federal income taxation. Dividends from net investment income, along with capital gains, will be taxable to shareholders, whether received in cash or reinvested in Fund shares and no matter how long the shareholder has held Fund shares, even if they reduce the NAV of shares below the shareholder’s cost, and thus, in effect, result in a return of a part of the shareholder’s investment.

Beginning with payments made after December 31, 2014, withholding taxes may be imposed on certain types of payments made to “foreign financial institutions” (as specifically defined in the Code) and certain other non-United States entities (including financial intermediaries). A 30% withholding tax is imposed on “withholdable payments” to a foreign financial institution or to a foreign non-financial entity, unless (i) the foreign financial institution undertakes certain diligence and reporting obligations or (ii) the foreign non-financial entity either certifies it does not have any substantial United States owners or furnishes identifying information regarding each substantial United States owner.

For these purposes, a “withholdable payment” includes any United States source payments of interest, dividends, rents, compensation, and other fixed or determinable annual or periodical gains, profits and income. If the payee is a foreign financial institution, it must enter into an agreement with the United States Department of the Treasury requiring, among other things, that it undertake to identify accounts held by certain United States persons or United States-owned foreign entities, annually report certain information about such accounts, and withhold 30% on payments to account holders whose actions prevent it from complying with these reporting and other requirements. Non-U.S. investors should consult their tax advisors regarding this legislation and the potential implications of this legislation on their particular circumstances.

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The Fund is newly organized and therefore no financial information is included in this SAI. You may request a copy of the Fund’s Annual and Semi-Annual reports, once available, at no charge by calling the Fund at 1-888-890-8988 .

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APPENDIX A

The address of each Trustee and executive officer of the Trust, unless otherwise indicated, is 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246:

Name and Year of Birth
Length
of Time
Served
Position(s)
Held with
Trust
Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
Number of
Funds in
Trust
Overseen
by Trustee **
Directorships
of Public
Companies
Held by Trustee During Past 5
Years
Interested Trustees :
         
 
 
Robert G. Dorsey*
Year of Birth: 1957
Since February 2012
Trustee
(2012 to present)
 
President
(June 2012 to
October 2013)
Managing Director of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC and Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC (1999 to present)
14
n/a
Independent Trustees :
         
John J. Discepoli
Year of Birth: 1963
Since June 2012
Trustee
Owner of Discepoli Financial Planning, LLC (personal financial planning company) since November 2004
14
n/a
John C. Davis
Year of Birth: 1952
 
Since June 2012
Chairman
(July 2014 to present)
 
Trustee
(June 2012 to present)
Consultant since May 2011; Retired Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (1974-2010)
14
n/a
David M. Deptula
Year of Birth: 1958
 
Since June 2012
Trustee
Vice President of Tax at The Standard Register Company since November 2011; Tax Partner at Deloitte Tax LLP from 1984 to 2011
14
n/a

* Mr. Dorsey is considered an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act because of his relationship with the Trust’s administrator, transfer agent, and distributor. Mr. Dorsey was President of the Trust from June 2012 to October 2013.
** As of August 19, 2015.
 
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Name and Year of Birth
Length
Of Time
Served
Position(s)
Held with
Trust
Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
Number of
Funds in
Trust
Overseen
by Trustee
Directorships
of Public
Companies
Held by Trustee During Past 5
Years
Executive Officers :
         
David R. Carson
Year of Birth: 1958
Since April 2013
Principal Executive Officer of Ryan Labs Funds (October 2014 to present); President
Of the Trust (October 2013 to present);Vice President
Of the Trust (April 2013 to October 2013)
Vice President and Director of Client Strategies of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2013 to present); Chief Compliance Officer, The Huntington Funds (2005 to 2013), The Flex-Funds (2006 to 2011), Meeder Financial (2007 to 2011), Huntington Strategy Shares (2012 to 2013), and Huntington Asset Advisors (2013); Vice President, Huntington National Bank (2001 to 2013).
n/a
n/a
Nitin N. Kumbhani
8163 Old Yankee Road, Suite E
Dayton, Ohio 45458
Year of Birth: 1948
Since June 2012
Principal Executive Officer of APEXcm Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund
President and Chief Investment Officer of Apex Capital Management, Inc. (1987 to present)
n/a
n/a
Michael Kalbfleisch
8163 Old Yankee Road, Suite E
Dayton, Ohio 45458
Year of Birth: 1959
Since June 2012
Vice President of APEXcm Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund
Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of Apex Capital Management, Inc. (2001 to present)
n/a
n/a
William S. Sloneker
8845 Governor’s Hill Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45249
Year of Birth: 1953
Since June 2012
Principal Executive Officer of Cincinnati Asset Management Funds: Broad Market Strategic Income Fund
Chairman, Chief Executive Office and Portfolio Manager of Cincinnati Asset Management, Inc. (1989 to present)
n/a
n/a
Andrew B. Wellington
405 Park Avenue, 6th Floor, New York, New York 10022
Year of Birth: 1968
Since January 2013
Principal Executive Officer of Lyrical U.S. Value Equity Fund & Lyrical U.S. Hedged Value Fund
Managing Director of Lyrical Asset Management LP (2008 to present)
n/a
n/a
Nicholas Chermayeff
300 First Stamford Place
3 rd Floor East
Stamford, CT 06902
Year of Birth: 1969
Since April 2013
Principal Executive Officer of Barrow Value Opportunity Fund & Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund
Co-Chief Executive Officer and Principal of Barrow Street Capital LLC (1997 to present) and Barrow Street Advisors LLC
n/a
n/a
 
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Name and Year of Birth
Length
Of Time
Served
Position(s)
Held with
Trust
Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
Number of
Funds in
Trust
Overseen
by Trustee
Directorships
of Public
Companies
Held by Trustee During Past 5
Years
Andrew Dassori
215 Park Avenue South, Suite 1902
New York, NY 10003
Year of Birth: 1984
Since July 2013
Principal Executive Officer of Wavelength Interest Rate Neutral Fund
Managing Member and Chief Compliance Officer of Wavelength Capital Management, LLC (2013 to present); Formerly, Portfolio Manager, Credit Suisse Asset Management LLC (2007 to 2013)
n/a
n/a
Henry M.T. Jones
1380 West Paces Ferry Rd.
Suite 1000
Atlanta, GA 30327
Year of Birth: 1971
Since July
2014
Principal Executive Officer of Blue Current Global Dividend Fund
Co-Managing Partner of Edge Advisors, LLC (2012 to present); co-founder and partner (2006 to present)
n/a
n/a
Stephen P. Lack
55 Waugh Drive
Suite 1130
Houston, TX 770077
Year of Birth: 1957
Since October 2014
Principal Executive Officer of Galapagos Partners Select Equity Fund
Founder, President and Chief Investment Officer of Galapagos Partners, L.P. (2007 to present)
n/a
n/a
Benjamin H. Thomas
401 West Main Street
Suite 2100
Louisville, KY 40202
Year of Birth: 1974
Since April
2015
Principal Executive Officer of Waycross Long/Short Equity Fund
Founder, Managing Partner and Portfolio Manager for Waycross Partners, LLC (2005 to present)
n/a
n/a
Robert T. Slaymaker
Year of Birth: 1951
Since September 2015
Principal Executive Officer of Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund
Partner and Head of Client Service at Alambic Investment Management L.P. (2013 to present); Operating Partner at Advent International, Inc. (2008 to 2013)
n/a
n/a
Jennifer L. Leamer
Year of Birth: 1976
Since
April 2014
Treasurer (2014-present); Assistant Treasurer (April 2014-October 2014)
Mutual Fund Controller of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2014 to present); Business Analyst (2007 to 2014)
n/a
n/a
Bo J. Howell
Year of Birth: 1981
Since
October 2014
Secretary (2015 to present); Assistant Secretary (2014)
V.P., Director of Fund Administration for Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2014 to present); Counsel – Securities and Mutual Funds for Western & Southern Financial Group (2012 to 2014); U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Senior Counsel (2009 to 2012)
n/a
n/a
 
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Name and Year of Birth
Length
Of Time
Served
Position(s)
Held with
Trust
Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
Number of
Funds in
Trust
Overseen
by Trustee
Directorships
of Public
Companies
Held by Trustee During Past 5
Years
Stephen L. Preston
Year of Birth: 1966
Since June 2012
Chief Compliance Officer
Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC and Vice President of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2011 to present); Senior Consultant at Mainstay Capital Markets Consultants (2010 to 2011); Chief Compliance Officer at INTL Trading, Inc. (2008 to 2010);
n/a
n/a
Mark J. Seger
Year of Birth: 1962
Since October 2014
Assistant Treasurer (2014 to present); Treasurer (2012 to 2014)
Co-Founder and Managing Director, Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (1999 to present)
n/a
n/a
Frank L. Newbauer
Year of Birth: 1954
Since February 2012
Assistant Secretary (2015 to present); Secretary (2012 to 2015)
Assistant Vice President of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2010 to present);
n/a
n/a
Charles C. Black
Year of Birth: 1979
Since April 2015
Assistant Chief Compliance Officer
Senior Compliance Officer of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (2015 to present); Senior Compliance Manager at Touchstone Mutual Funds (2013 to 2015), Senior Compliance Manager at Fund Evaluation Group (2011 to 2013); Regulatory Administration Specialist (2006 to 2011)
n/a
n/a

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APPENDIX B

ULTIMUS MANAGERS TRUST
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR VOTING PROXIES

1. Purpose; Delegation . The purpose of this memorandum is to describe the policies and procedures for voting proxies received from issuers whose securities are held by each series (individually, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) of Ultimus Managers Trust (the “Trust”). The Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) believes that each Fund’s Investment Adviser is in the best position to make individual voting decisions for such Fund. Therefore, subject to the oversight of the Board, each Fund’s Investment Adviser is hereby delegated the duty to make proxy voting decisions for such Fund, and to implement and undertake such other duties as set forth in, and consistent with, these Policies and Procedures.

2. Definitions

(a) Proxy. A proxy permits a shareholder to vote without being present at annual or special meetings. A proxy is the form whereby a person who is eligible to vote on corporate matters transmits written instructions for voting or transfers the right to vote to another person in place of the eligible voter. Proxies are generally solicited by management, but may be solicited by dissident shareholders opposed to management’s policies or strategies.

(b) Proxy Manager. Proxy manager, as used herein, refers to the individual, individuals or committee of individuals appointed by the investment advisers to each Fund (each, an “Investment Adviser”) as being responsible for supervising and implementing these Policies and Procedures.

3. Policy for Voting Proxies Related to Exchange Traded Funds and other Investment Companies . Pursuant to Section 12(d)(1)(E)(iii) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, all proxies from Exchange Traded Funds (“ETFs”) or other Investment Companies voted by a Fund, registered in the name of the Fund, will have the following voting instructions typed on the proxy form: “Vote these shares in the same proportion as the vote of all other holders of such shares. The beneficial owner of these shares is a registered investment company.”

4. Policy for Voting Proxies Related to Other Portfolio Securities .

The Trust hereby delegates the responsibility for voting proxies on behalf of the Fund with respect to all equity securities held by the Fund to the Adviser in accordance with these Policies, subject to oversight by the Trustees.

The Trustees have reviewed the Adviser’s Policies and Procedures for Voting Proxies (the “Procedures”) and have determined that they are reasonably designed to ensure that the Adviser will vote all proxies in the best interests of the shareholders, untainted by conflicts of interests. The Procedures are adopted as part of these Policies. The Board must approve any material change in the Procedures before they become effective with respect to the Fund.

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5. Conflicts of Interest . The Trust recognizes that under certain circumstances an Investment Adviser may have a conflict of interest in voting proxies on behalf of a Fund. Such circumstances may include, but are not limited to, situations where an Investment Adviser or one or more of its affiliates, including officers, directors or employees, has or is seeking a client relationship with the issuer of the security that is the subject of the proxy vote. The Investment Adviser shall periodically inform its employees that they are under an obligation to be aware of the potential for conflicts of interest on the part of the Investment Adviser with respect to voting proxies on behalf of a Fund, both as a result of the employee’s personal relationships and due to circumstances that may arise during the conduct of the Investment Adviser’s business, and to bring any conflict of interest of which they become aware to the attention of the proxy manager. With respect to securities other than ETFs or other investment companies, the Investment Adviser shall not vote proxies relating to such issuers on behalf of a Fund until it has determined that the conflict of interest is not material or a method of resolving such conflict of interest has been determined in the manner described below. A conflict of interest will be considered material to the extent that it is determined that such conflict has the potential to influence the Investment Adviser’s decision-making in voting a proxy. Materiality determinations will be based upon an assessment of the particular facts and circumstances. If the proxy manager determines that a conflict of interest is not material, the Investment Adviser may vote proxies notwithstanding the existence of a conflict. If the conflict of interest is determined to be material, either (i) the conflict shall be disclosed to the Trust’s Committee of Independent Trustees (the “Committee”) and the Investment Adviser shall follow the instructions of the Committee or (ii) the Investment Adviser shall vote the issue in question based upon the recommendation of an independent third party under a contractual arrangement approved by the Committee. The proxy manager shall keep a record of all materiality decisions and report them to the Committee on an annual basis.

6. Proxy Voting Procedures . Proxy voting will be conducted in compliance with the policies and practices described herein , and is subject to the proxy manager’s supervision. A reasonable effort should be made to obtain proxy material and to vote in a timely fashion. Each Investment Adviser shall maintain records regarding the voting of proxies under these Policies and Procedures.

7. Form N-PX . A record of each proxy vote will be entered on Form N-PX. A copy of each Form N-PX will be signed by the President of the Trust. The Form is to be filed by August 31 each year. Each reporting period covered by the Form N-PX runs from July 1 to June 30. The Trust will disclose in its annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders and in its registration statement (in the SAI) filed with the SEC on or after August 31 that each Fund’s proxy voting record for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 is available without charge upon request and is also available on the SEC’s Website at www.sec.gov.

As adopted June 5, 2012

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APPENDIX C

Alambic investment management, l.p.
Proxy Voting Policy

It is the Firm’s policy for The Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund (the “Fund”), and any other future separately managed accounts where we have agreed to vote all proxies, to vote such proxies in the best interest of our Clients and ensure that the vote is not the product of an actual or potential conflict of interest. This proxy policy is separate and independent of Alambic’s general proxy policy for its non-mutual fund Clients.

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PART C. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 28. Exhibits

(a)
Agreement and Declaration of Trust, dated February 28, 2012, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a) of Registrant’s initial Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on March 23, 2012.
(b)
Bylaws, dated February 28, 2012, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (b) of Registrant’s initial Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on March 23, 2012.
(c)
Instruments Defining Rights of Security Holders are incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a) of Registrant’s initial Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on March 23, 2012.
(d)(1)
Investment Advisory Agreement with Apex Capital Management, Inc., dated June 5, 2012, for APEXcm Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(1) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 of Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on September 11, 2012.
(d)(2)
Investment Advisory Agreement with Cincinnati Asset Management, Inc., dated June 5, 2012, for CAM: Broad Market Strategic Income Fund is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 of Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on September 11, 2012.
(d)(3)
Investment Advisory Agreement with Lyrical Asset Management L.P., dated January 22, 2013 , for Lyrical U.S. Value Equity Fund is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(iv) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 of Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on February 1, 2013.
(d)(4)
Investment Advisory Agreement with Barrow Street Advisors LLC, dated April 23, 2013, for Barrow Value Opportunity Fund (formerly Barrow All-Cap Core Fund) and Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund (formerly Barrow All-Cap Long/Short Fund) is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(v) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 of Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on June 6, 2013.
(d)(5)
Investment Advisory Agreement with Wavelength Capital Management, LLC, dated April 23, 2013, for Wavelength Interest Rate Neutral Fund is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(vi) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 of Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on September 27, 2013.
(d)(6)
Investment Advisory Agreement with Lyrical Asset Management LP, dated April 22, 2014 , for Lyrical U.S. Hedged Value Fund is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(viii) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 of Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on July 11, 2014.
 

(d)(7)
Investment Advisory Agreement with Edge Advisors, LLC, dated July 21, 2014, for Blue Current Global Dividend Fund is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(viii) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 of Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on September 15, 2014.
(d)(8)
Investment Advisory Agreement with Galapagos Partners, LP, dated December 29, 2014, for Galapagos Partners Select Equity Fund is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(ix) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 31 of Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on December 22, 2014.
(d)(9)
Investment Advisory Agreement with Ryan Labs, Inc., dated December 29, 2014 , for Ryan Labs Core Bond Fund is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(x) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 of Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on December 24, 2014.
(d)(10)
Investment Advisory Agreement with Waycross Partners, LLC, dated April 20, 2015, for Waycross Long/Short Equity Fund is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(xi) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 of Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on April 29, 2015.
(d)(11)
Investment Advisory Agreement with Ryan Labs Asset Management Inc. (formerly Ryan Labs, Inc.) for Ryan Labs Long Credit Fund will be filed by post-effective amendment.
(d)(12)
Investment Advisory Agreement with Topturn Financial Advisors, LLC for Topturn OneEighty Fund , will be filed by post-effective amendment.
(d)(13)
Investment Advisory Agreement with Alambic Investment Management, LP, dated August 19, 2015, for Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund is filed herewith.
(e)(1)
Distribution Agreement with Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC, dated June 7, 2012, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (e) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 of Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on September 11, 2012.
(e)(2)
Amended Schedule A, dated July 21, 2015 , to Distribution Agreement with Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC, dated June 7, 2012 Is filed herewith .
(f)
None
(g)(1)( A )
Custody Agreement with U.S. Bank, dated June 5, 2012, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (g) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 of Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on September 11, 2012.
 

(g) (1)(B)
Second Amendment, dated August 21, 2012, to the Custody Agreement with U.S. Bank, dated June 5, 2012, for Cincinnati Asset Management Funds: Broad Market Strategic Income Fund is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (g)(ii) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 of Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on September 11, 2012.
(g) (1)(C)
Third Amendment, dated December 31, 2012, to the Custody Agreement with U.S. Bank, dated June 5, 2012, for Lyrical U.S. Value Equity Fund is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (g)(iii) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 of Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on February 1, 2013.
(g) (1)(D)
Fourth Amendment, dated May 28, 2013, to the Custody Agreement with U.S. Bank, dated June 5, 2012, for Barrow Value Opportunity Fund (formerly Barrow All-Cap Core Fund) and Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund (formerly Barrow All-Cap Long/Short Fund), is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (g)(iv) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 of Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on August 20, 2013.
(g) (1)(E)
Fifth Amendment, dated September 11, 2013, to the Custody Agreement with U.S. Bank, dated June 5, 2012,  for Wavelength Interest Rate Neutral Fund, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (g)(v) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 of Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on September 27, 2013.
(g) (1)(F)
Sixth Amendment, dated May 15, 2014,  to the Custody Agreement with U.S. Bank, dated June 5, 2012, for Lyrical U.S. Hedged Equity Fund, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (g)(vi) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 of Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on September 15, 2014.
(g) (1)(G)
Seventh Amendment, dated August 26, 2014, to the Custody Agreement with U.S. Bank, dated June 5, 2012, for Blue Current Global Dividend Fund, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (g)(vii) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 of Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on September 15, 2014.
(g) (1)(H)
Eighth Amendment, dated November 11, 2014, to the Custody Agreement with U.S. Bank, dated June 5, 2012, for Galapagos Partners Select Equity Fund and Ryan Labs Core Bond Fund, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (g)(ix) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 31 of Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on December 22, 2014.
 

(g) (1)(I)
Ninth Amendment, dated March 24, 2015, to the Custody Agreement with U.S. Bank, dated June 5, 2012, for Waycross Long/Short Equity Fund, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (g)(x) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 of Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on April 29, 2015.
(g) (1)(J)
Tenth Amendment to the Custody Agreement with U.S. Bank, dated June 5, 2012, for Ryan Labs Long Credit Fund, will be filed by post-effective amendment.
(g) (1)(K)
Eleventh Amendment to the Custody Agreement with U.S. Bank, dated June 5, 2012, for Topturn OneEighty Fund, will be filed by post-effective amendment.
(g) (2)
Global Custody Agreement with MUFG Union Bank, N.A ., dated July 21, 2015 , for Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund, is filed herewith .
(h)(1)(A)
Administration Agreements, each dated separately, with Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, dated June 5, 2012, for APEXcm Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund, Cincinnati Asset Management Funds: Broad Market Strategic Income Fund, Lyrical U.S. Value Equity Fund, Lyrical U.S. Hedged Value Fund, Barrow Value Opportunity Fund (formerly Barrow All-Cap Core Fund), Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund (formerly Barrow All-Cap Long/Short Fund), and Wavelength Interest Rate Neutral Fund, are incorporated by reference to Exhibits (h)(ii) through (h)(vi) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 of Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on July 11, 2014.
(h)(1)(B)
Administration Agreement with Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, dated July 21, 2014, for Blue Current Global Dividend Fund, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (h)(xxiv) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 of Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on September 14, 2014.
(h)(1)(C)
Administration Agreement with Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, dated October 20,2014, for Galapagos Partners Select Equity Fund, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (h)(xxviii)of Post-Effective Amendment No. 31 of Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on December 22, 2014.
(h)(1)(D)
Administration Agreement with Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, dated October 20, 2014, for Ryan Labs Core Bond Fund, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (h)(xxxii)of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 of Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on December 24, 2014.
(h)(1)(E)
Administration Agreement with Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, dated April 20, 2015, for Waycross Long/Short Equity Fund, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (h)(xxxviii)of Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 of Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on April 29, 2015.
 

(h)(1)(F)
Administration Agreement with Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC for Ryan Labs Long Credit Fund, will be filed by post-effective amendment.
(h)(1)(G)
Administration Agreement with Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC for Topturn OneEighty Fund, will be filed by post-effective amendment.
(h)(1)(H)
Administration Agreement, dated August 19, 2015 , with Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC for Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund, is filed herewith .
(h)(2)(A)
Compliance Consulting Agreement with Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, dated June 5, 2012, is incorporated by reference to Exhibits (h)(xxiv) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 of Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 of Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on, June 29, 2012.
(h)(2)(B)
Amended Schedule A, dated July 21, 2015 , to the Compliance Consulting Agreement with Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, dated June 5, 2012, is filed herewith.
(h)(3)(A)
Fund Accounting Agreements, each dated separately, with Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, dated June 5, 2012, for APEXcm Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund, Cincinnati Asset Management Funds: Broad Market Strategic Income Fund, Lyrical U.S. Value Equity Fund, Lyrical U.S. Hedged Value Fund, Barrow Value Opportunity Fund (formerly Barrow All-Cap Core Fund), Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund (formerly Barrow All-Cap Long/Short Fund), and Wavelength Interest Rate Neutral Fund, are incorporated by reference to Exhibits (h)(xii) through (h)(xvi) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 of Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on July 11, 2014.
(h)(3)(B)
Fund Accounting Agreement with Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, dated July 21, 2014, for Blue Current Global Dividend Fund, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (h)(xxiv) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 of Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on September 15, 2014.
(h)(3)(C)
Fund Accounting Agreement with Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, dated October 20, 2014, for Galapagos Partners Select Equity Fund, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (h)(xxix) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 31 of Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on December 22, 2014.
(h)(3)(D)
Fund Accounting Agreement with Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, dated October 20, 2014, for Ryan Labs Core Bond Fund, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (h)(xxxviii) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 of Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on December 24, 2014.
 

(h)(3)(E)
Fund Accounting Agreement with Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, dated April 20, 2015, for Waycross Long/Short Equity Fund, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (h)(xxxix) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 of Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on April 29, 2015.
(h)(3)(F)
Fund Accounting Agreement with Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC for Ryan Labs Long Credit Fund, will be filed by post-effective amendment.
(h)(3)(G)
Fund Accounting Agreement with Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC for Topturn OneEighty Fund, will be filed by post-effective amendment.
(h)(3)(H)
Fund Accounting Agreement with Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, dated August 19, 2015 , for Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund, is filed herewith .
(h)(4)(A)
Transfer Agent and Shareholder Services Agreements, each dated separately, with Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, dated June 5, 2012, for APEXcm Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund, Cincinnati Asset Management Funds: Broad Market Strategic Income Fund, Lyrical U.S. Value Equity Fund, Lyrical U.S. Hedged Value Fund, Barrow Value Opportunity Fund (formerly Barrow All-Cap Core Fund), Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund (formerly Barrow All-Cap Long/Short Fund), and Wavelength Interest Rate Neutral Fund, are incorporated by reference to Exhibits (h)(vii) through (h)(xi) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 of Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on July 11, 2014.
(h)(4)(B)
Transfer Agent and Shareholder Services Agreement with Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, dated June 5, 2012, for Blue Current Global Dividend Fund, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (h)(xxvi) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 of Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on September 15, 2014.
(h)(4)(C)
Transfer Agent and Shareholder Services Agreement with Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, dated October 20, 2014, for Galapagos Partners Select Equity Fund, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (h)(xxx) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 31 of Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on December 22, 2014.
(h)(4)(D)
Transfer Agent and Shareholder Services Agreement with Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, dated October 20, 2014, for Ryan Labs Core Bond Fund, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (h)(xxxiv) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 of Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on December 24, 2014.
 

(h)(4)(E)
Transfer Agent and Shareholder Services Agreement with Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, dated April 20, 2015, for Waycross Long/Short Equity Fund, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (h)(xl) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 of Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on April 29, 2015.
(h)(4)(F)
Transfer Agent and Shareholder Services Agreement with Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC for Ryan Labs Long Credit Fund, will be filed by post-effective amendment.
(h)(4)(G)
Transfer Agent and Shareholder Services Agreement with Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC for Topturn OneEighty Fund, will be filed by post-effective amendment.
(h)(4)(H)
Transfer Agent and Shareholder Services Agreement with Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, dated August 19, 2015 , for Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund, is filed herewith .
(h)(5)(A)
First Amended Expense Limitation Agreement with Apex Capital Management, Inc., dated April 21, 2014, for APEXcm Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (h)(i) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 26 of Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on September 29, 2014.
(h)(5)(B)(i)
First Amended Expense Limitation Agreement with Cincinnati Asset Management, Inc., dated April 21, 2014, for Cincinnati Asset Management Funds: Broad Market Strategic Income Fund, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (h)(5)(B)(i) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 42 of Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on June 5, 2015.
(h)(5)(B)(ii)
Amended Schedule A, dated April 20, 2015, to First Amended Expense Limitation Agreement with Cincinnati Asset Management, Inc., dated April 21, 2014, for Cincinnati Asset Management Funds: Broad Market Strategic Income Fund, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (h)(5)(B)(ii) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 42 of Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on June 5, 2015.
(h)(5)(C)
Expense Limitation Agreement with Lyrical Asset Management LP, dated January 22, 2013, for Lyrical U.S. Value Equity Fund, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (h)(viii) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 of Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on February 1, 2013.
(h)(5)(D)
Expense Limitation Agreement with Barrow Street Advisors LLC, dated April 23, 2013, for Barrow Value Opportunity Fund (formerly Barrow All-Cap Core Fund), Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund (formerly Barrow All-Cap Long/Short Fund), is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (h)(ix) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 of Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on June 6, 2013.
 

(h)(5)(E)
Expense Limitation Agreement with Wavelength Capital Management, LLC, dated July 23, 2013, for Wavelength Interest Rate Neutral Fund, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (h)(x) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 of Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on September 27, 2013.
(h)(5)(F)
Expense Limitation Agreement with Lyrical Asset Management LP, dated April 22, 2014, for Lyrical U.S. Hedged Value Fund, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (h)(xxiv) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 of Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on July 11, 2014.
(h)(5)(G)
Expense Limitation Agreement with Edge Advisors, LLC, dated July 21, 2014, for Blue Current Global Dividend Fund, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (h)(xxvii) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 of Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on September 15, 2014.
(h)(5)(H)
Expense Limitation Agreement with Galapagos Partners, L.P., dated December 29, 2014, for Galapagos Partners Select Equity Fund, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (h)(xxxi) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 31 of Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on December 22, 2014.
(h)(5)(I)
Expense Limitation Agreement with Ryan Labs Asset Management Inc., dated December 29, 2014, for Ryan Labs Core Bond Fund, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (h)(xxxv) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 of Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on December 24, 2014.
(h)(5)(J)
Expense Limitation Agreement with Waycross Partners, LLC, dated April 20, 2015, for Waycross Long/Short Equity Fund, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (h)(xxxvii) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 of Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on April 29, 2015.
(h)(5)(K)
Expense Limitation Agreement with Ryan Labs Asset Management Inc. for Ryan Labs Long Credit Fund, will be filed by post-effective amendment.
(h)(5)(L)
Expense Limitation Agreement with Topturn Fund Advisors, LLC for Topturn OneEighty Fund, will be filed by post-effective amendment.
(h)(5)(M)
Expense Limitation Agreement with Alambic Investment Management, LP, dated August 19, 2015 , for Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund, is filed herewith .
 

(i)
Opinion of counsel, dated August 19, 2015 , is filed herewith .
(j)
Inapplicable
(k)
Inapplicable
(l)
Initial Capital Agreement is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (l) of  Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 of Registration’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on September 11, 2012
(m)(1)
Rule 12b-1 Plan, dated June 5, 2012, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (m) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 of Registration’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on September 15, 2014.
(m)(2)
Amended Appendix A, dated July 21, 2014), is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (m) of  Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 of Registration’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on September 15, 2014.
(n)
Rule 18f-3 Multi-Class Plan, dated June 6, 2013, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (n) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 of Registration’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on June 6, 2013.
(o)
Reserved.
(p)(1)
Code of Ethics of the Registrant, dated June 5, 2012, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (p)(i) of  Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 of Registration’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on June 26, 2012.
(p)(2)
Code of Ethics of Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC, dated September 30, 2011, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (p)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 42 of Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on June 5, 2015.
(p)(3)
Code of Ethics of Apex Capital Management is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (o)(ii) of  Post-Effective Amendment No. 19 of Registration’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on February 21, 2014.
(p)(4)
Code of Ethics of Cincinnati Asset Management, Inc., dated November 2013, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (o)(iv) of  Post-Effective Amendment No. 19 of Registration’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on February 21, 2014.
(p)(5)
Code of Ethics of Lyrical Asset Management LP is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (o)(vi) of  Post-Effective Amendment No. 19 of Registration’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on February 21, 2014.

(p)(6)
Code of Ethics of Barrow Street Advisors LLC, dated January 2015, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (p)(6) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 42 of Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on June 5, 2015.
(p)(7)
Code of Ethics of Wavelength Capital Management, LLC, dated July 15, 2013, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (o)(viii) of  Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 of Registration’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on September 27, 2013.
(p)(8)
Code of Ethics of Edge Advisors, LLC, dated December 2011, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (o)(ix) of  Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 of Registration’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on September 15, 2014.
(p)(9)
Code of Ethics of Galapagos Partners, L.P., dated October 29, 2014, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (o)(x) of  Post-Effective Amendment No. 31 of Registration’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on December 22, 2014.
(p)(10)
Code of Ethics of Ryan Labs Asset Management Inc. (formerly Ryan Labs, Inc.) is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (o)(xi) of  Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 of Registration’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on December 24, 2014.
(p)(11)
Code of Ethics of Waycross Partners, LLC is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (o)(xii) of  Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 of Registration’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on April 29, 2015.
(p)(12)
Code of Ethics of Topturn Fund Advisors, LLC will be filed by post-effective amendment.
(p)(13)
Code of Ethics of Alambic Investment Management, LP is filed herewith .
(q)
Powers of Attorney, dated June 5, 2012, are incorporated by reference to Exhibit (poa) of Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 of Registration’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-180308), filed on June 8, 2012.

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

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


Item 30. Indemnification

Article VI of the Registrant’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust provides for indemnification of officers and Trustees as follows:

Section 6.4 Indemnification of Trustees, Officers, etc.

Subject to and except as otherwise provided in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the 1940 Act, the Trust shall indemnify each of its Trustees and officers, including persons who serve at the Trust's request as directors, officers or trustees of another organization in which the Trust has any interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "Covered Person") against all liabilities, including but not limited to amounts paid in satisfaction of judgments, in compromise or as fines and penalties, and expenses, including reasonable accountants' and counsel fees, incurred by any Covered Person in connection with the defense or disposition of any action, suit or other proceeding, whether civil or criminal, before any court or administrative or legislative body, in which such Covered Person may be or may have been involved as a party or otherwise or with which such person may be or may have been threatened, while in office or thereafter, by reason of being or having been such a Trustee or officer, director or trustee, and except that no Covered Person shall be indemnified against any liability to the Trust or its Shareholders to which such Covered Person would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of such Covered Person's office.

Section 6.5 Advances of Expenses.   The Trust shall advance attorneys' fees or other expenses incurred by a Covered Person in defending a proceeding to the full extent permitted by the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the 1940 Act, as amended, and Ohio Revised Code Chapter 1707, as amended.  In the event any of these Federal laws conflict with Ohio Revised Code Section 1701.13(E), as amended, these Federal laws, and not Ohio Revised Code Section 1701.13(E), shall govern.

Section 6.6 Indemnification Not Exclusive, etc.   The right of indemnification provided by this Article VI shall not be exclusive of or affect any other rights to which any such Covered Person may be entitled.  As used in this Article VI, "Covered Person" shall include such person's heirs, executors and administrators.  Nothing contained in this article shall affect any rights to indemnification to which personnel of the Trust, other than Trustees and officers, and other persons may be entitled by contract or otherwise under law, nor the power of the Trust to purchase and maintain liability insurance on behalf of any such person.”


The Investment Advisory Agreements with Apex Capital Management, Inc., Cincinnati Asset Management, Inc., Lyrical Asset Management LP, Barrow Street Advisors LLC, Wavelength Capital Management, LLC, Edge Advisors, LLC, Galapagos Partners, L.P., Ryan Labs Asset Management, Inc., Waycross Partners, LLC, Topturn Fund Advisors, LLC, and Alambic Investment Management, LP (the “Advisers”) provide that the Advisers shall not be liable for any error of judgment or for any loss suffered by the Trust or the Funds in connection with the performance of their duties, except a loss resulting from a breach of fiduciary duty with respect to receipt of compensation for services (in which case any award of damages shall be limited to the period and the amount set forth in Section 36(b)(3) of the 1940 Act) or a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Advisers in the performance of their duties, or from reckless disregard of its duties and obligations thereunder.

The Distribution Agreement with Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”) provides that the Distributor, its directors, officers, employees, shareholders and control persons shall not be liable for any loss, damage or expense (including the reasonable costs of investigation and reasonable attorneys’ fees) reasonably incurred by any of them in connection with the matters to which the Agreement relates, except a loss resulting from the failure of Distributor or any such other person to comply with applicable law or the terms of the Agreement, or from willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence, including clerical errors and mechanical failures, on the part of any of such persons in the performance of Distributor’s duties or from the reckless disregard by any of such persons of Distributor’s obligations and duties under the Agreement.

The Distribution Agreement with the Distributor further also provides that the Distributor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Trust and each person who has been, is, or may hereafter be a Trustee, officer, employee, shareholder or control person of the Trust against any loss, damage or expense (including the reasonable costs of investigation and reasonable attorneys’ fees) reasonably incurred by any of them in connection with any claim or in connection with any action, suit or proceeding to which any of them may be a party, which arises out of or is alleged to arise out of or is based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact, or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact necessary to make the statements not misleading, on the part of Distributor or any agent or employee of Distributor or any other person for whose acts Distributor is responsible, unless such statement or omission was made in reliance upon written information furnished by the Trust; (ii) Distributor's failure to exercise reasonable care and diligence with respect to its services, if any, rendered in connection with investment, reinvestment, automatic withdrawal and other plans for Shares; and (iii) Distributor’s failure to comply with applicable laws and the Rules of FINRA.

The Registrant intends to maintain a standard mutual fund and investment advisory professional and directors and officers liability policy.  The policy shall provide coverage to the Registrant, its Trustees and officers and the Adviser.  Coverage under the policy will include losses by reason of any act, error, omission, misstatement, misleading statement, neglect or breach of duty.


Item 31. Business and Other Connections of the Investment Advisers
 
(a) Apex Capital Management, Inc. (“Apex”) has been registered as an investment adviser since 1987.  Apex provides investment advisory services to individuals, high net worth individuals, pension and profit sharing plans, charitable organizations and, corporations and other businesses.

The directors, officers, and partners of Apex are listed below, none of which have engaged at any time during the past two years for his or her own account or in the capacity of director, officer, partner or trustee, in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature.

Nitin N. Kumbhani—President and CEO
Kamal N. Kumbhani—Vice President
Jan E. Terbrueggen—Vice President
Michael D. Kalbfleisch—Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer
Sunil M. Reddy—Vice President
Mark S. Harrell—Vice President

(b) Cincinnati Asset Management, Inc. (“CAM”) has been registered as an investment adviser since 1989. CAM provides investment advisory services to individuals, high net worth individuals, pension and profit sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations and other businesses, state and municipal government entities and insurance companies.

The directors, officers, and partners of CAM are listed below, none of which have engaged at any time during the past two years for his or her own account or in the capacity of director, officer, partner or trustee, in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature.

William Sloneker—Chairman and Managing Director
Randall S. Hale—President and Managing Director
C. David Mencer—COO, Chief Compliance Officer and Managing Director
Mary Compton—Director
Donald N. Stolper—Vice President and Managing Director
Richard J. Gardner—Managing Director
Richard M. Balestra—Managing Director

(c) Lyrical Asset Management LP (“Lyrical”) has been registered as an investment adviser since 2008.  Lyrical provides investment advisory services to high net worth individuals, pension and profit sharing plans, corporations and other businesses and a UCITS fund.

The directors, officers, and partners of Lyrical are listed below, who have not engaged at any time during the past two years for his own account or in the capacity of director, officer, partner, or trustee, in any other business, profession, vocation, or employment of a substantial nature.


Andrew Wellington—Managing Partner
Jeffrey Keswin—Managing Partner

(d) Barrow Street Advisors LLC (“Barrow Street”) has been registered as an investment adviser since 2013.  Barrow Street provides investment advisory services to pooled investment vehicles.

The directors, officers, and partners of Barrow Street are listed below, who have not engaged at any time during the past two years for his own account or in the capacity of director, officer, partner, or trustee, in any other business, profession, vocation, or employment of a substantial nature.

Robert F. Greenhill, Jr.—Principal
Nicholas Chermayeff—Principal
David R. Bechtel—Principal

(e) Wavelength Capital Management, LLC (“Wavelength”) has been registered as an investment adviser since 2013.

The directors, officers, and partners of Wavelength are listed below, who have not engaged at any time during the past two years for his own account or in the capacity of director, officer, partner, or trustee, in any other business, profession, vocation, or employment of a substantial nature.

Andrew G. Dassori – Founding Partner and Chief Investment Officer
Mark Landis – Founding Partner

(f) Edge Advisors, LLC (“Edge”) has been registered as an investment adviser since 2006.

The directors, officers, and partners of Edge are listed below, who have not engaged at any time during the past two years for his own account or in the capacity of director, officer, partner, or trustee, in any other business, profession, vocation, or employment of a substantial nature.

Richard Floress – Chief Compliance Officer
Julius P. Garlington – Partner
Paul Izlar – Partner
Henry M.T. Jones – Co-Managing Partner
William Maner – Partner
Albert Rayle – Partner
William Skeean – Co-Managing Partner

(g) Galapagos Partners, L.P. (“Galapagos”) has been registered as an investment adviser since 2007.


The directors, officer, and partners of Galapagos are listed below, who have not engaged at any time during the past two years for his or her own account or in the capacity of director, officer, partner, or trustee, in any other business, profession, vocation, or employment of a substantial nature.

Stephen P. Lack – Chief Investment Officer and Managing Partner
Wesley Kubesch – Partner
Erlina Yeo
Brian Anderson – Chief Operating Officer, Chief Risk Officer, and Chief Compliance Officer

(h) Ryan Labs Asset Management Inc. (“Ryan Labs”) has been registered as an investment adviser since 1989.

The directors, officers, and partners of Ryan Labs are listed below, who have not engaged at any time during the past two years for his or her own account or in the capacity of director, officer, partner, or trustee, in any other business, profession, vocation, or employment of a substantial nature.

F. Harlan Batrus - Director
Thomas E. Kirch - Director
Sean F. McShea – President and Chief Executive Officer
Tom Keresztes, Chief Compliance Officer

(i) Waycross Partners, LLC (“Waycross”) has been registered as an investment adviser since 2015.

The directors, officers, and partners of Waycross are listed below, who have not engaged at any time during the past two years for his or her own account or in the capacity of director, officer, partner, or trustee, in any other business, profession, vocation, or employment of a substantial nature.

Benjamin Thomas – Managing Partner
Larry Walker – Partner and Chief Compliance Officer
John Ferreby – Partner
Matthew Bevin – Partner

(j) Topturn Fund Advisors, LLC (“Topturn”) has been registered as an investment adviser since 2015.

The directors, officers, and partners of Topturn are listed below, who have not engaged at any time during the past two years for his or her own account or in the capacity of director, officer, partner, or trustee, in any other business, profession, vocation, or employment of a substantial nature.

Dan Darchuck – Chief Executive Officer
Greg Stewart – Chief Investment Officer


(k) Alambic Investment Management, LP (“Alambic”) has been registered as an investment adviser since 2015.

The directors, officers, and partners of Alambic are listed below, who have not engaged at any time during the past two years for his or her own account or in the capacity of director, officer, partner, or trustee, in any other business, profession, vocation, or employment of a substantial nature.

Albert Richards – Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
Brian Thompson – Chief Risk Officer and President
Mike Oberhaus – Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operational Officer
Robert Slaymaker – Partner
Danielle Lawson - Head of Client Service
Mary Phillips – Chief Compliance Officer

Item 32. Principal Underwriters

(a) The Distributor also acts as the principal underwriter for the following other open-end investment companies:

AlphaMark Investment Trust
Schwartz Investment Trust
BPV Family of Funds
Stralem Fund
CM Advisors Family of Funds
TFS Capital Investment Trust
Eubel Brady & Suttman Mutual Fund Trust
The Berwyn Funds
Gardner Lewis Investment Trust
The Cutler Trust
Hussman Investment Trust
The First Western Funds Trust
Papp Investment Trust
The Investment House Funds
Piedmont Investment Trust
Williamsburg Investment Trust
Profit Funds Investment Trust
WST Investment Trust

(b)
Name
Position with Distributor
Position with Registrant
Robert G. Dorsey
President/Managing Director
Trustee
Mark J. Seger
Treasurer/Managing Director
Assistant Treasurer
Wade R. Bridge
Vice President
None
Craig J. Hunt
Vice President
None
Stephen L. Preston
Chief Compliance Officer
Chief Compliance Officer
Jeffrey D. Moeller
Vice President
None
Tina H. Bloom
Vice President
None
Kristine M. Limbert
Vice President
None
Nancy Aleshire
Vice President
None
Douglas K. Jones
Vice President
None


The address of the Distributor and each of the above-named persons is 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246.

(c) Inapplicable

Item 33. Location of Accounts and Records

Accounts, books and other documents required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the Rules promulgated thereunder will be maintained by the Registrant at the principal executive offices of its administrator:

Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC
225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450
Cincinnati, Ohio 45246

or its investment advisers:

Apex Capital Management, Inc.
8163 Old Yankee Road
Dayton, Ohio 45458

Cincinnati Asset Management, Inc.
8845 Governor’s Hill Drive
Cincinnati, Ohio 45249

Lyrical Asset Management LP405 Park Avenue, 6th FloorNew York, NY 10022

Barrow Street Advisors LLC
300 First Stamford Place, 3rd Floor East
Stamford, CT 06902

Wavelength Capital Management, LLC
215 Park Avenue South, Ste. 1902
New York, NY 10003

Edge Advisors, LLC
1380 West Paces Ferry Rd., Suite 1000
Atlanta, GA 30327

Galapagos Partners, L.P.
55 Waugh Dr., Ste. 1130
Houston, TX  77007

Ryan Labs Asset Management Inc.
500 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2520
New York, NY 10110


Waycross Partners, LLC
401 W. Main Street, Suite 2100
Louisville, KY 40202

Topturn Fund Advisors, LLC
30 Ragsdale Drive, Suite 100
Monterey, CA 93940

Alambic Investment Management, LP
655 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA 94111

Certain records, including records relating to the possession of Registrant’s securities, may be maintained at the offices of Registrant’s custodians:

U.S. Bank, N.A.
425 Walnut Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202

MUFG Union Bank, N.A.
350 California Street, Suite 2018
San Francisco, CA 94104

Item 34. Management Services Not Discussed in Parts A or B

Inapplicable

Item 35. Undertakings

Inapplicable

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) and the Investment Company Act of 1940, each as amended, the Fund has caused this Post-Effective Amendment (“PEA”) No. 45 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A under Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act, to be signed below on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized, in Cincinnati, Ohio on August 19, 2015 .

 
ULTIMUS MANAGERS TRUST
 
       
 
By:
/s/ David R. Carson
 
   
David R. Carson
 
   
President
 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this PEA has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature
Title
Date
     
/s/ Robert G. Dorsey
Trustee
August 19, 2015
Robert G. Dorsey
 
   
/s/ Jennifer L. Leamer
Treasurer
August 19, 2015
Jennifer L. Leamer
   
     
*
Trustee
 
David M. Deptula
 
/s/ Frank L. Newbauer
   
Frank L. Newbauer
*
 
Attorney-in-Fact*
John J. Discepoli
 
Trustee
August 19, 2015
*
   
John C. Davis
Trustee
 


INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.
Description
(d)(13)
Investment Advisory Agreement with Alambic Investment Management, LP
(e)(2)
Amended Schedule A to Distribution Agreement with Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC
(g)(2)
Global Custody Agreement with MUFG Union Bank, N.A.
(h)(1)(H)
Administration Agreement with Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC for Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund
(h)(2)(B)
Amended Schedule A to the Compliance Consulting Agreement with Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC
(h)(3)(H)
Fund Accounting Agreement with Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC for Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund
(h)(4)(H)
Transfer Agent and Shareholder Services Agreement with Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC for Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund
(h)(5)(M)
Expense Limitation Agreement with Alambic Investment Management, LP for Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund
(i)
Opinion of Counsel
(p)(13)
Code of Ethics of Alambic Investment Management, LP

 
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

This Investment Advisory Agreement (the “ Agreement ”) is made and entered into effective as of August 19, 2015, by and between Ultimus Managers Trust, an Ohio business trust (the “ Trust ”) on behalf of  each series of the Trust set forth on Schedule A attached hereto (individually the “ Fund ” and collectively the “ Funds ”), a series of shares of the Trust, and Alambic Investment Management, L.P. (the “ Adviser ”).

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 offers for sale distinct series of shares of beneficial interest, each corresponding to a distinct portfolio, including, the Fund; and

WHEREAS , the Trust desires to avail itself of the services, information, advice, assistance and facilities of an investment adviser on behalf of the Fund, and to have that investment adviser provide or perform for the Fund various research, statistical and investment services; and

WHEREAS , the Adviser is registered as an investment advisor under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“ Advisers Act ”), and engages in the business of asset management and is willing to furnish such services to the Fund on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth;

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants herein contained, it is agreed between the parties as follows:

1. Employment of the Adviser. The Trust hereby employs the Adviser to invest and reinvest the assets of the Fund in the manner set forth in Section 2 of this Agreement, subject to the direction of the Board of Trustees of the Trust (“ Trustees ”) and the officers of the Trust, for the period, in the manner, and on the terms set forth hereinafter. The Adviser hereby accepts such employment, and agrees during such period to render the services and to assume the obligations herein set forth. The Adviser shall for all purposes herein be deemed to be an independent contractor and shall, except as expressly provided or authorized (whether herein or otherwise), have no authority to act for or represent the Trust in any way or otherwise be deemed an agent of the Trust.

2. Obligations of Investment Adviser

(a) Services . The Adviser agrees to perform the following services (the “ Services ”) for the Trust:

(1) manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Fund;


(2) continuously review, supervise, and administer the investment program of the Fund;

(3) determine, in its discretion, the securities to be purchased, retained or sold (and implement those decisions) with respect to the Fund;

(4) provide the Trust and the Fund with the records concerning the Adviser’s activities under this Agreement that the Trust and the Fund are legally required to maintain;

(5) as reasonably requested by the Trust, render regular reports to the Trust’s Trustees and officers concerning the Adviser’s discharge of the foregoing responsibilities; and

(6) perform such other services as agreed by the Adviser and the Trust from time to time.

The Adviser shall discharge the foregoing responsibilities, subject to the control of the Trustees and officers of the Trust and in compliance with (i) such reasonable policies as the Trustees, in their sole discretion, may from time to time establish; (ii) the Fund’s objectives, policies, and limitations, as set forth in its prospectus (“ Prospectus ”) and statement of additional information (“ Statement of Additional Information ”), as the same may be amended from time to time; and (iii) with all applicable laws and regulations.  The Trust shall provide the Adviser with drafts of any amendments to the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information that relate to changes in the Fund’s objectives, policies, and limitations or the Adviser’s services under this Agreement, and the Adviser shall have an opportunity to comment on the drafts. All Services to be furnished by the Adviser under this Agreement may be furnished through the medium of any directors, officers or employees of the Adviser or through such other parties as the Adviser may determine from time to time.

(b) Expenses and Personnel . The Adviser agrees, at its own expense or at the expense of one or more of its affiliates, to render the Services and to provide the office space, furnishings, equipment and personnel as may be reasonably required in the judgment of the Trustees and officers of the Trust to perform the Services on the terms and for the compensation provided herein. The Adviser shall authorize and permit any of its officers, directors and employees, who may be elected as Trustees or officers of the Trust, to serve in the capacities in which they are elected. Except to the extent expressly assumed by the Adviser herein and except to the extent required by law to be paid by the Adviser, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses in connection with its operation.

(c) Books and Records . All books and records prepared and maintained by the Adviser for the Trust and the Fund under this Agreement shall be the property of the Trust and the Fund and, upon request therefor, the Adviser shall surrender to the Trust and the Fund such of the books and records so requested.

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3. Fund Transactions . The Adviser is authorized to select the brokers or dealers that will execute the purchases and sales of portfolio securities for the Fund. With respect to brokerage selection, the Adviser shall seek to obtain the best overall execution for Fund transactions, which is a combination of price, quality of execution and other factors. The Adviser may, in its discretion, purchase and sell portfolio securities from and to brokers and dealers who provide the Adviser with brokerage, research, analysis, advice and similar services, and the Adviser may pay to these brokers and dealers, in return for such services, a higher commission or spread than may be charged by other brokers and dealers, provided that the Adviser determines in good faith that such commission is reasonable in terms either of that particular transaction or of the overall responsibility of the Adviser to the Fund and its other clients and that the total commission paid by the Fund will be reasonable in relation to the benefits to the Fund and its other clients over the long-term.  The Adviser will promptly communicate to the Trustees and the officers of the Trust such information relating to portfolio transactions as they may reasonably request.

4. Compensation of the Adviser . As compensation for the services that the Adviser is to provide or cause to be provided pursuant to Paragraph 2, the Fund shall pay to the Adviser an annual fee, computed and accrued daily and paid in arrears monthly, at the rate set forth on Schedule A, which shall be a percentage of the average daily net assets of the Fund (computed in the manner set forth in the Fund’s most recent Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information), determined as of the close of business on each business day throughout the month.  If the Adviser shall so request in writing, with the approval of the Trustees, some or all of such fee shall be paid directly to a sub-adviser. The fee for any partial month under this Agreement shall be calculated on a proportionate basis.

5. Status of Investment Adviser . The services of the Adviser to the Trust and the Fund are not to be deemed exclusive, and the Adviser shall be free to render similar services to others so long as its Services to the Trust and the Fund are not impaired thereby. The Adviser shall be deemed an independent contractor and shall, unless otherwise expressly provided or authorized, have no authority to act for or represent the Trust or the Fund in any way, or otherwise be deemed an agent of the Trust or the Fund. Nothing in this Agreement shall limit or restrict the right of any director, officer or employee of the Adviser, who may also be a trustee, officer or employee of the Trust, to engage in any other business or to devote his or her time and attention in part to the management or other aspects of any other business, whether of a similar nature or a dissimilar nature.

6. Permissible Interests . Trustees, agents, and stockholders of the Trust are or may be interested in the Adviser (or any successor thereof) as directors, partners, officers, or stockholders, or otherwise; and directors, partners, officers, agents, and stockholders of the Adviser are or may be interested in the Trust as Trustees, stockholders or otherwise; and the Adviser (or any successor) is or may be interested in the Trust as a stockholder or otherwise.

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7. Limits of Liability; Indemnification . The Adviser assumes no responsibility under this Agreement other than to render the Services called for hereunder. The Adviser shall not be liable for any error of judgment or for any loss suffered by the Trust or the Fund in connection with the matters to which this Agreement relates, except a loss resulting from a breach of fiduciary duty with respect to receipt of compensation for services (in which case any award of damages shall be limited to the period and the amount set forth in Section 36(b)(3) of the Act) or a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard on its part in the performance of, or from reckless disregard by it of its obligations and duties under, this Agreement.  It is agreed that the Adviser shall have no responsibility or liability for the accuracy or completeness of the Trust’s registration statement under the Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“ 1933 Act ”), except for information supplied by the Adviser for inclusion therein. The Trust agrees to indemnify the Adviser to the full extent permitted by the Trust’s Declaration of Trust, a copy of which is on file with the Secretary of the State of Ohio. Notice is hereby given that this instrument is executed on behalf of the Trustees, and not individually, and that the obligations of this instrument are not binding upon any of the Trustees, officers or shareholders individually but are binding only upon the assets and property of the Trust (or if the matter relates only to a particular Fund, that Fund), and the Adviser shall look only to the assets of the Trust, or the particular Fund, for the satisfaction of such obligations or any liability arising in connection therewith, and no other series of the Trust shall incur any liability or obligation in connection therewith.

8. Term. This Agreement shall remain in effect for an initial term of two years from the date hereof, and from year to year thereafter provided such continuance is approved at least annually by the vote of a majority of the trustees of the Trust who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust, which vote must be cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval; provided , however , that:

(a) the Trust may, at any time and without the payment of any penalty, terminate this Agreement upon 60 days written notice of a decision to terminate this Agreement by (i) the Trustees; or (ii) the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund;

(b) the Agreement shall immediately terminate in the event of its assignment (within the meaning of the Act and the Rules thereunder);

(c) the Adviser may, at any time and without the payment of any penalty, terminate this Agreement upon 60 days written notice to the Trust and the Fund; and

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(d) the terms of paragraph 7 of this Agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

9. Amendments . No provision of this Agreement may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated orally, but only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against which enforcement of the change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought, and no amendment of this Agreement shall be effective until approved by vote of the holders of a majority of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities.

10. Applicable Law . This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with, and governed by, the substantive laws of the State of Ohio without regard to the principles of the conflict of laws or the choice of laws.

11. Representations and Warranties .

(a) Representations and Warranties of the Adviser . The Adviser hereby represents and warrants to the Trust as follows: (i) the Adviser is a corporation duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and is fully authorized to enter into this Agreement and carry out its duties and obligations hereunder; and (ii) the Adviser is registered as an investment adviser with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“ SEC ”) under the Advisers Act, and shall maintain such registration in effect at all times during the term of this Agreement.

(b) Representations and Warranties of the Trust . The Trust hereby represents and warrants to the Adviser as follows: (i) the Trust has been duly organized as a business trust under the laws of the State of Ohio and is authorized to enter into this Agreement and carry out its terms; (ii) the Trust is registered as an investment company with the SEC under the Act; (iii) shares of the Fund are registered for offer and sale to the public under the 1933 Act; and (iv) such registrations will be kept in effect during the term of this Agreement.

12. Structure of Agreement . The Trust is entering into this Agreement solely on behalf of the Fund or Funds named herein individually and not jointly. Notwithstanding any to the contrary in this Agreement, no breach of any term of this Agreement shall create a right or obligation with respect to any series of the Trust other than the Fund; (b) under no circumstances shall the Adviser have the right to set off claims relating to the Fund by applying property of any other series of the Trust; and (c) the business and contractual relationships created by this Agreement, consideration for entering into this Agreement, and the consequences of such relationship and consideration relate solely to the Trust and the Fund.

13. Compliance Procedures . The Adviser will, in accordance with Rule 206(4)-7 of the Advisers Act, adopt and implement written policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Advisers Act and will provide the Trust with copies of such written policies and procedures upon request.

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14. Severability . If any provision of this Agreement shall be held or made invalid by a court decision, statute, rule, or otherwise, the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby and, to this extent, the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to be severable.

15 . Notice. Notices of any kind shall be deemed received when delivered in person or within four (4) days after being deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, registered or certified mail, return receipt requested or upon receipt of proof of delivery when sent by overnight mail or overnight courier, addressed as stated below, or at such other address or to such individual as shall be so specified by the Adviser to the Trust.

15.1. If to the Trust:

Ultimus Managers Trust
Attn: Director of Fund Administration
225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450
Cincinnati, Ohio 45246
E-mail: FundAdmin@ultimusfundsolutions.com

15.2. If to the Adviser:

Alambic Investment Management, L.P.
Attention: Chief Executive Officer
655 Montgomery Street, Suite 1905
San Francisco, CA 94111
Email: arichards@alambicim.com

Signatures are located on the next page.

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

Ultimus Managers Trust,
on behalf of the Fund listed on Schedule A
Alambic Investment Management, L.P.
       
By:
/s/ David R. Carson
By:
/s/ Robert T. Slaymaker
Name:
David R. Carson
Name
Robert T. Slaymaker
Title:
President
Title:
Partner
 
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SCHEDULE A
Dated August 19, 2015

TO
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
ULTIMUS MANAGERS TRUST
AND
ALAMBIC INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P.

Name of Fund
 
Fee*
Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund
 
0.95%

* As a percent of average daily net assets. Note, however, that the Adviser shall have the right, but not the obligation, to voluntarily waive any portion of the advisory fee from time to time.

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Revised July 21, 2015
 
SCHEDULE A

TO THE DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT BETWEEN
ULTIMUS MANAGERS TRUST
AND
ULTIMUS FUND DISTRIBUTORS, LLC
Dated June 7, 2012

FUND PORTFOLIOS
Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund
APEXcm Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund
Blue Current Global Dividend Fund
Barrow Value Opportunity Fund
Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund
Cincinnati Asset Management Funds: Broad Market Strategic Income Fund
Galapagos Partners Select Equity Fund
Lyrical U.S. Value Equity Fund
Lyrical U.S. Hedged Value Fund
Ryan Labs Core Bond Fund
Topturn OneEighty Fund
Waycross Long/Short Equity Fund
Wavelength Interest Rate Neutral Fund

 

GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT
For Foreign and Domestic Securities
 
This Custodian Agreement (“Agreement”) is made as of July 21, 2015 by and between Ultimus Managers Trust   ("Principal"), on behalf of each series listed on Appendix D (each a “Portfolio”), and MUFG Union Bank, N.A. ("Custodian").

WHEREAS , the Custodian is a bank meeting the qualifications required by Section 17(f)(1) of the Act to act as custodian of the portfolio securities and other assets of investment companies; and
 
WHEREAS , Principal wishes to retain the Custodian to act as custodian of its portfolio securities and other assets, and the Custodian has indicated its willingness to so act;
 
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the promises and mutual covenants herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:
 
1. DEFINITIONS   Certain terms used in this Agreement are defined as follows:
1.1. " Account " means, collectively, each account maintained by Custodian on behalf of a Portfolio pursuant to Paragraph 4 of this Agreement.
 
1.2. "Act " means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") thereunder, including §270.17f-4, §270.17f-5 and §270.17f-7, all as may be amended from time to time.
 
1.3. “Board ” means the Board of Trustees or the Board of Directors of Principal.
 
1.4. “Depository ” means both any “securities depository” within the meaning of §270.17f-4   of the Act and any Eligible Securities Depository.
 
1.5. "Eligible Foreign Custodian " means an entity that is incorporated or organized under the laws of a country other than the United States and that is a Qualified Foreign Bank, as defined in §270.17f-5(a)(5) of the Act.
 
1.6. "Eligible Securities Depository ", ("Depository", or collectively "Depositories") means a system for the central handling of securities as defined in §270.17f-7(b)(1) of the Act.
 
1.7. “Emerging Market ” means each market so identified in Appendix A attached hereto.
 
1.8. “Foreign   Account ” means an Account in which Foreign Currencies or Foreign Assets are held by the Custodian for the benefit of clients whether in comingled accounts or accounts designated for each beneficial owner as is required under the regulatory jurisdiction where the Foreign Account is established.
 
1.9. “Foreign Assets ” has the meaning provided in §270.17f-5(a)(2) of the Act.
 
1.10. “Foreign Currency ” (“Currencies”) means any currency or any composite currency unit issued by a government or entity other than the United States Department of Treasury.
 
1.11. “Foreign Market ” means each market so identified in Appendix A attached hereto.
 
1.12. “Sub-Custodian” me ans an entity, including an Eligible Foreign Custodian and Domestic Sub-Custodian, which Custodian retains to hold Securities.
 
 
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1.13. “Global Sub-Agent Network” (“Sub-Agent Network” or “Sub-Agents”) means any Sub-Custodian located in the United States (the “Domestic Sub-Custodian”),  and any sub-agents located in the countries and markets where Eligible Foreign Sub-Custodians and Eligible Foreign Depositories are maintained by Custodian or any Sub-Custodian located in the United States which utilizes a Sub-Agent Network on behalf of Custodian.
 
1.14. "Governing Documents " means, with respect to each of the Portfolios, (i) the declaration of trust or other constituting document of the Principal of which the Portfolio is a series, (ii) the currently effective prospectus under the Securities Act, (ii) the most recent statement of additional information, and (iii) a certified copy of a resolution passed by the Board, approving the engagement of the Custodian to act as custodian of the Securities.
 
1.15. "Investment Manager " or “ Manager ” means an investment advisor or manager identified by Principal in Appendix D as having the authority to direct Custodian regarding the management, acquisition, or disposition of Securities for a Portfolio.
 
1.16. “Monitoring System ” means the policies and procedures established by Custodian to fulfill its duties to monitor the custody risks associated with maintaining Securities with a Sub-Custodian or Depository on a continuing basis, pursuant to this Agreement.
 
1.17. "Securities " means securities as defined in §2(a)(36) of the Act together with cash or any currency or other property of Principal and all income and proceeds of sale of such securities or other property of Principal that are held by Custodian in an Account.
 
1.18. Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
 
2. APPOINTMENT
2.1. Principal hereby appoints the Custodian as the custodian of the Securities of each Portfolio listed on Appendix D.
 
2.2. Principal has provided the Custodian with a copy of its Governing Documents, and will provide the Custodian with a copy of amendments, supplements and modifications thereof from time to time.
 
2.3. The Custodian hereby accepts appointment as custodian of the Securities of Principal and agrees to perform the duties of such custodian in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
 
3. REPRESENTATIONS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
3.1. Power to Enter Agreement.  Principal represents that, with respect to the Account, Principal is authorized to enter into this Agreement and to retain Custodian on the terms and conditions and for the purposes described herein.
 
3.1.2   Custodian represents that it (i) is duly organized and existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization; (ii) is a bank within the meaning of Section 2(a)(5) of the Act; (iii) is a U.S. Bank as defined in Rule §270.17f-5(a)(7) of the Act ; and (iv) has the power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations thereunder.

3.2. Foreign Custody Manager.  The Custodian agrees to serve as Principal’s “Foreign Custody Manager” as defined in Rule §270.17f-5(a)(3) of the Act, in respect of Principal’s Foreign Assets held from time to time by the Custodian with any Sub-Custodian that is an Eligible Foreign Custodian or with any Eligible Securities Depository.
 
3.3. Custodian’s Sub-Agent Network.  Principal hereby acknowledges receiving appropriate notice of Custodian's selection of the use of those Eligible Foreign Custodians and Eligible Securities Depositories that are identified in Appendix A of this Agreement as amended from time to time.
 
4. ESTABLISHMENT OF ACCOUNT
Custodian shall open and maintain a separate Account or Accounts in the name of a Portfolio and shall hold in such Account or Accounts, subject to the provisions hereof, all Securities received by it from or for the Account(s) of the Portfolio.   Custodian, in its sole discretion, may reasonably refuse to accept any property now or hereafter delivered to it for inclusion in an Account.  Principal shall be notified promptly of such refusal and any such property shall be immediately returned to the Portfolio.  Custodian shall be under no duty to take any action hereunder on behalf of the Principal except as specifically set forth herein or as may be specifically agreed to by Custodian and the Principal in a written amendment hereto.
 
 
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5. CUSTODY AND REGISTRATION
Custodian may (i) maintain possession of all or any portion of the Securities, including possession in a foreign branch or other office of Custodian; or (ii) retain, in accordance with this Paragraph 5 and Paragraph 6 of this Agreement, one or more Sub-Custodians to hold all or any portion of the Securities.  Custodian and any Sub-Custodian may, in accordance with this Paragraph 5 and Paragraph 6   of this Agreement, deposit definitive or book-entry Securities with one or more Depositories.
 
5.1. Identification of Securities.  Custodian shall ensure the Securities are at all times properly identified as being held for the appropriate Account.  Custodian shall segregate physically the Securities from other securities owned by Custodian.  Custodian shall not be required to segregate physically Securities held from other securities or property held by Custodian for third parties as custodian or other representative capacity, but Custodian shall maintain adequate records showing the true ownership of the Securities.
 
5.2. Use of Depositories and Sub-Custodians.  Custodian may, in its discretion, deposit any Securities which, under applicable law, are eligible to be so deposited in a Depository or Sub-Custodian account.  Securities and Foreign Currencies held by a Sub-Custodian or Depository will be held subject to the rules, terms and conditions of such securities markets or securities depositories.  If Custodian deposits Securities with a Sub-Custodian or Depository, Custodian shall maintain adequate records showing the identity and location of the Sub-Custodian or Depository, the Securities held by the Sub-Custodian or Depository and each Account to which such Securities belong.  With respect to Securities that are held for Custodian or any Sub-Custodian at a Depository, as defined in §270.17f-4 of the Act, Custodian shall satisfy or cause the Sub-Custodian to satisfy the requirements of §270.17f-4 of the Act.
 
5.3. Use of Nominees.  Custodian shall have the right to hold or cause to be held all Securities in the name of the Custodian, or for any Sub-Custodian or Depository, or in the name of a nominee of any of them as Custodian shall determine to be appropriate under the circumstances.
 
5.4. Foreign Currency Deposits.  The Custodian may in accordance with customary practices hold any currency in which any cash is denominated on deposit, and effect transactions relating thereto, through an account with an affiliate of Custodian, or Sub-Custodian or Depository in the country where such currency is the lawful currency or in other countries where such currency may be lawfully held on deposit.
 
5.5. Transferability and Convertibility of Currency.  Custodian shall have no liability for any loss or damage arising from the applicability of any law or regulation now or hereafter in effect, or from the occurrence of any event, which may affect the transferability, convertibility, or availability of any currency in the countries where such Foreign Accounts are maintained and in no event shall Custodian be obligated to substitute another currency for a currency whose transferability, convertibility, or availability has been affected by such law, regulation or event.  To the extent that any such law, regulation or event imposes a cost or charge upon Custodian in relation to the transferability, convertibility, or availability of any such currency, such cost or charge shall be for the Account.
 
5.6. Delivery of Securities.  If Principal or Investment Manager directs Custodian to deliver assets, certificates or other physical evidence of ownership of Securities to any broker or other party, other than a Sub-Custodian or Depository employed by Custodian for purposes of maintaining an Account, Custodian’s sole responsibility shall be to exercise care and diligence in effecting the delivery as instructed by Principal or Manager.  Upon completion of the delivery, Custodian shall be discharged completely of any further liability or responsibility with respect to the safekeeping and custody of Securities so delivered.
 
5.7. Transferability of Securities.  Except as otherwise provided under this Agreement or as the parties may otherwise agree, Custodian shall ensure that (i) the Securities will not be subject to any right, charge, security interest, lien, or claim of any kind in favor of Custodian or any Sub-Custodian or any person claiming through any of them except for Custodian's expenses relating to the Securities' safe custody or administration or other services made available under contractual agreements to an Account by Custodian, and in the case of cash deposits at an Eligible Foreign Custodian, liens or rights in favor of the creditors of the Eligible Foreign Custodian arising under bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws, and (ii) the beneficial ownership of the Securities will be freely transferable without the payment of money or value other than for safe custody or administration.
 
 
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5.8. Access to Account Records.  Principal or its designee, shall have access, upon reasonable prior notice to Custodian, during regular business hours to the books and records relating to the Accounts, or shall be given confirmation of the contents of the books and records, maintained by Custodian or any Sub-Custodian holding securities hereunder to verify the accuracy of such books and records.  Custodian shall notify Principal promptly of any applicable law or regulation in any country where Securities are held that would restrict such access or confirmation.
 
6. SELECTION AND MONITORING OF GLOBAL SUB-AGENT NETWORK
Upon written notice to Principal, as provided in Subparagraph 6.3 of this Agreement, Custodian may from time to time select one or more Domestic Sub-Custodians and Eligible Foreign Custodians and, subject to the provisions of Subparagraph 6.5, one or more Eligible Securities Depositories, to hold Securities hereunder.
 
6.1. Governing Sub-Agent Agreement .  Any relationship Custodian establishes with an Eligible Foreign Custodian with respect to Securities shall be governed by a written contract providing for the reasonable care of Securities based on the standards specified in section §270.17(f)-5(c)(1) of the Act, and including the provisions set forth in sections §270.17(f)-5(c)(2)(i)(A) through (F) of the Act, or provisions which Custodian determines provide the same or greater protection of Principal's Securities.
 
6.2. Sub-Agent Network Selection.
6.2.1. Foreign Sub-Custodian.   In selecting an Eligible Foreign Custodian on behalf of Custodian, the Domestic Sub-Custodian shall exercise reasonable care, prudence and diligence and shall consider whether the Securities will be subject to reasonable care, based on the standards applicable to custodians in the relevant market, including (i) the Eligible Foreign Custodian's practices, procedures, and internal controls, including, but not limited to, the physical protections available for certificated securities (if applicable), the method of keeping custodial records, and the security and data protection practices; (ii) the Eligible Foreign Custodian's financial strength, general reputation and standing in the country in which it is located, its ability to provide efficiently the custodial services required, and the relative cost of such services; and, (iii) whether the Eligible Foreign Custodian has branch offices in the United States, or consents to service of process in the United States, in order to facilitate jurisdiction over and enforcement of judgments against it.
 
6.2.2. Securities Depository.   In selecting an Eligible Securities Depository, Custodian shall exercise reasonable care, prudence, and diligence in evaluating the custody risks associated with maintaining Securities with the Eligible Securities Depository under Custodian's custody arrangements with any relevant Eligible Foreign Custodian and the Eligible Securities Depository.
 
6.3. Notices to Principal.  Custodian shall give written notice to Principal of the deposit of Securities with an Eligible Foreign   Custodian or, directly or through an Eligible Foreign Sub-Custodian, with an Eligible Securities Depository.  The notice shall identify the Eligible Foreign Custodian or Eligible Securities Depository and shall include reasonably available information relied on by Custodian in making the selection.
 
6.4. Monitoring of Sub-Agent Network.  Custodian shall monitor under its Monitoring System the appropriateness of the continued custody or maintenance of Principal's Securities with each Domestic Sub-Custodian and their Global Network of Eligible Foreign Custodian or Eligible Securities Depository.
 
6.4.1. Custodian shall evaluate and determine at least annually the continued eligibility of its Domestic Sub-Custodian and each Eligible Foreign Custodian and Eligible Securities Depository approved by Principal to act as such hereunder.  In discharging this responsibility, Custodian shall (i) monitor on a continuing basis the services and reports provided by its Domestic Sub-Custodian for each of its Eligible Foreign Custodians or Eligible Securities Depositories; (ii) at least annually, obtain and review the periodic reports published by its Domestic Sub-Custodian confirming the Domestic Sub-Custodian’s review of the continued eligibility of each Foreign Sub-Custodian and Foreign Securities Depository; and (iii) review periodic reports related to the Domestic Sub-Custodian’s periodic physical inspections of the operations of each Eligible Foreign Custodian or Eligible Securities Depository as deemed appropriate.
 
 
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6.4.2. Custodian shall provide to the Board annually and at such other times as the Board may reasonably request based on the circumstances of the Principal’s foreign custody arrangements, written reports notifying the Board of the placement of Securities of Principal with a particular Domestic Sub-Custodian or a particular foreign Eligible Foreign Custodian within a Foreign Market or an Emerging Market and of any material change in the arrangements (including any material changes in any contracts governing such arrangements or any material changes in the established practices or procedures of Depositories) with respect to Securities of the Principal held by the Eligible Foreign Custodian.
 
6.4.3. If Custodian determines that (i)   any Eligible Foreign Custodian or Eligible Securities Depository no longer satisfies the applicable requirements described in Subparagraph 1.5 of this Agreement (in the case of an Eligible Foreign Custodian) or Subparagraph 1.6 of this Agreement (in the case of an Eligible Securities Depository); or, (ii) any Eligible Foreign Custodian or Eligible Securities Depository is otherwise no longer capable or qualified to perform the functions contemplated herein; or, (iii)   any change in a contract with a Eligible Foreign Custodian or any change in established Eligible Securities Depository or market practices or procedures shall cause a custody arrangement to no longer meet the requirements of the Act, Custodian shall promptly give written notice thereof to Principal.  The notice shall either   indicate Custodian's intention to transfer Securities held by the removed Eligible Foreign Custodian or Eligible Securities Depository to another Eligible Foreign Custodian or Eligible Securities Depository previously identified to Principal, or include a notice pursuant to Subparagraph 6.4 of this Agreement of Custodian's intention to deposit Securities with a new Eligible Foreign Custodian or Eligible Securities Depository, in either instance such transfer of Securities to be effected as soon as reasonably practical.
 
6.5. Compulsory Depositories.  Notwithstanding the foregoing sub-sections of this   Paragraph 6 , Custodian shall have no responsibility for the selection or monitoring of any Eligible Securities Depository or Eligible Securities Depository’s agent (“ Compulsory Depository”) (i) the use of which is mandated by law or regulation; (ii) because securities cannot be withdrawn from the depository; or (iii) because maintaining securities outside the securities depository is not consistent with prevailing market practices in the relevant market; provided however, that Custodian shall notify Principal if Principal has directed a trade in a market containing a Compulsory Depository, so Principal and Advisor shall have an opportunity to determine the appropriateness of investing in such market.
 
6.6. Assessment of Custody Risk.  Principal and Custodian agree that, for purposes of this Paragraph 6 , Custodian’s determination of appropriateness shall only include custody risk, and shall not include any evaluation of “country risk” or systemic risk associated with the investment or holding of assets in a particular country or market, including, but not limited to (i) the use of Compulsory Depositories; (ii) the country’s or market's financial infrastructure; (iii) the country’s or market's prevailing custody and settlement practices; (iv) risk of nationalization, expropriation or other governmental actions; (v) regulation of the banking or securities industries; (vi) currency controls, restrictions, devaluation or fluctuation; and (vii) country or market conditions which may affect the orderly execution of securities transactions or affect the value of the transactions.  Principal and Custodian further agree that the evaluation of any such country and systemic risks shall be solely the responsibility of Principal and the Investment Manager.
 
7. TRANSACTIONS
7.1. Instructions and Immediately Available Funds.  Principal, or where applicable, the Investment Manager, is responsible for ensuring that Custodian receives timely instructions and sufficient immediately available funds for all transactions by such time and date as conditions in the relevant market dictates.  As used herein, "sufficient immediately available funds" shall mean either (i) sufficient cash denominated in the currency of Principal's home jurisdiction to purchase the necessary foreign currency, or (ii) sufficient applicable foreign currency, to settle the transaction.  If Custodian does not receive such timely instructions and/or immediately available funds, Custodian shall have no liability of any kind to any person, including Principal, for failing to effect settlement.  However, Custodian shall use reasonable efforts to effect settlement as soon as possible after receipt of appropriate instructions.  Unless otherwise specified by Principal or Manager, foreign exchange transactions will be processed according to the instructions in Appendix B.
 
7.2. Customary or Established Settlement Practices .  Principal and Manager acknowledge settlement of and payment for Securities received for and delivered from an Account may be made in accordance with the customary or established securities trading and securities processing practices in the market in which the transaction occurs.  Principal understands that when Custodian is instructed to deliver Foreign Securities or Foreign Currencies against payment, delivery of such Foreign Securities and Foreign Currencies and receipt of payment therefore may not be completed simultaneously.  Principal assumes full responsibility for all credit risks involved in connection with Custodian's delivery of Foreign Securities or Foreign Currencies pursuant to instructions of Principal or Manager.
 
 
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7.3. Additions to and Withdrawals from Account.  Custodian shall make all additions and withdrawals of Securities to and from the applicable Account only upon receipt of and pursuant to written instructions from Principal or Manager.
 
7.4. Purchase or Sales.  Principal or Manager from time to time may instruct Custodian regarding the purchase or sale of Securities in accordance with this paragraph 7.
 
7.5. Purchases.  Custodian shall settle purchases by charging the applicable Account with the amount necessary to make the purchase and effecting payment to the seller or broker for the Securities.  Custodian shall have no liability of any kind to any person, including Principal, if Custodian effects payment on behalf of the Account, and the settler or broker specified by Manager fails to deliver the Securities purchased.  Custodian shall exercise such ordinary care and diligence as would be employed by a reasonably prudent custodian in examining and verifying the certificates or other indicia of ownership of the Securities purchased before accepting them, except with respect to assets described in Paragraph 7.7.
 
7.6. Sales.  Custodian shall settle sales by delivering certificates or other indicia of ownership of the Securities, and as instructed, shall receive cash for such sales.  Custodian shall have no liability of any kind to any person, including Principal, if Custodian exercises due diligence and delivers such certificates or indicia of ownership and the purchaser or broker fails to effect payment.
 
7.7. Depository Settlement.  If a purchase or sale is settled through a Sub-Custodian or Depository, Custodian shall exercise such ordinary care and diligence as would be employed by a reasonably prudent custodian in verifying proper consummation of the transaction by the Sub-Custodian or Depository.
 
7.8. Income and Principal.  Custodian or its designated Sub-Agents are authorized, as Principal's agent, to surrender against payment maturing obligations and obligations called for redemption, and to collect and receive payments of interest and principal, dividends, warrants, and other things of value in connection with Securities.  Absent written instructions from Principal or Manager, funds will remain in the currency of collection upon receipt of payment.
 
7.9. Foreign Currency Transactions.  At the direction of Principal or Manager, as the case may be, Custodian shall convert currency in an Account to other currencies through customary channels including, without limitation, Custodian or any of its affiliates or Sub-Custodian Network, as shall be necessary to effect any transaction directed by Principal or Manager.  If Principal or Manager gives Custodian standing instructions to execute foreign currency exchange transactions on Principal’s behalf, such transactions will be performed in accordance with the FX Standing Instructions Defined Spread Service Level Document as amended from time to time.
 
7.10. Taxes.  Custodian shall pay or cause to be paid from the applicable Account all taxes and levies in the nature of taxes imposed on the Account or the Foreign Securities thereof by any country.  Custodian will use reasonable efforts to give the Principal or Manager, as the case may be, advance notice of the imposition of such taxes.   The Custodian shall have no responsibility or liability for any obligations now or hereafter imposed on the Principal or the Custodian as custodian of the Principal by the tax law of the United States or of any state or political subdivision thereof or any foreign jurisdiction.  The sole responsibilities of the Custodian with regard to such tax law shall be to use reasonable efforts to effect the withholding of local taxes and related charges with regard to market entitlement/payment in accordance with local law and subject to local market practice or custom and to assist Principal with respect to any claim for exemption or refund under the tax law of countries for which Principal has provided such information.  Except as specifically provided in this Agreement or otherwise agreed to in writing by the Custodian, the Custodian shall have no independent obligation to determine the tax obligations now or hereafter imposed on Principal by any taxing authority or to obtain or provide information relating thereto, and shall have no obligation or liability with respect to such tax obligations.
 
7.11. Foreign Tax Reclamation.  Custodian shall use reasonable efforts to obtain refunds of taxes withheld on Foreign Securities or the income thereof that are available under applicable tax laws, treaties and regulations subject to Principal's provision of all documentation and certifications as required by U.S. and foreign tax authorities to establish the eligibility of Principal for tax reclamation under applicable law or treaty.  Principal hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Custodian and its agents in respect to any liability arising from any underwithholding or underpayment of any Tax which results from the inaccuracy or invalidity of any such forms or other documentation, and such obligation to indemnify shall be a continuing obligation of Principal, its successor and assignees, notwithstanding the termination of this agreement.  The Custodian is authorized to disclose any information required by any such tax or other governmental authority in relation to processing any claim for exemption from or reduction or refund of any taxes relating to the Principal’s transactions and holdings.
 
 
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7.12. Collection Obligations.   Custodian shall diligently collect income and principal of Securities which the Custodian has received actual notice in accordance with normal industry practices.  However, Custodian shall be under no obligation or duty to take any action to effect collection of any amount if the Securities upon which such amount is payable is in default, or if payment is refused after due demand.  Custodian shall notify Principal and Manager promptly of such default or refusal to pay.  Custodian shall have no duty to file or pursue any bankruptcy or class action claims with respect to an Account, unless indemnified by Principal in manner and amount satisfactory to Custodian provided, however, unless Principal directs otherwise, Custodian will use its best efforts to file claims in class actions and pay any recovery to the proper Account, net of Custodian’s fees as disclosed in the fee schedule.
 
7.13. Capital Changes.  Custodian may, without further instruction from Principal or Manager, exchange temporary certificates and may surrender and exchange Securities for other securities in connection with any reorganization, recapitalization or similar transaction in which the owner of the Securities is not given an option.  Custodian has no responsibility to effect any such exchange unless it has received notice of the event permitting or requiring such exchange at the office of Custodian’s designated agents.
 
7.14. Fractional Interest.  Custodian shall receive and retain all stock distributed by a corporation as a dividend, stock split, or otherwise and, in connection therewith, any fractional shares, unless otherwise instructed or without authorization to sell.
 
7.15. Delivery of Instructions and Funds.  Instructions and Funds shall be directed to Custodian or Domestic Sub-Custodian, as applicable with respect to the foregoing.
 
8. CREDITS TO ACCOUNT
8.1. Payment.  Custodian may as a matter of bookkeeping convenience or by separate agreement with the Principal, credit an Account with the proceeds from the sale, redemption or other disposition of Securities or interest or dividends or other distributions payable on Securities prior to its actual receipt of final payment; therefore, all such credits shall be conditional until the Custodian’s actual receipt of final payment and may be reversed by Custodian to the extent that final payment is not received.  Payment with respect to a transaction will not be final until Custodian receives immediately available funds under which applicable local law, rule and/or practice are irreversible and not subject to any security interest, levy or other encumbrance, and which are specifically applicable to such transaction.  Principal acknowledges and agrees that any currency risk associated with such credits will be born by Principal.
 
8.2. Emerging Market Settlement Dates.  Notwithstanding the foregoing Paragraph 8.1, Principal understands and agrees that settlement of Securities transactions is available only on settlement date basis in certain Emerging Markets, which are identified in Appendix A, as amended from time to time.
 
8.2.1. Cash Deposits.   For Emerging Markets with restricted settlement conditions, cash of any currency deposited or delivered to an Account shall be available for use by Principal or Investment Manager only on the business day on which actual receipt of final payment and funds of good value are available to Sub-Custodian in the Account.
 
8.2.2. Securities.   For Emerging Markets with restricted settlement conditions, Securities deposited or delivered to an Account shall be available for use by Principal or Investment Manager only on the business day on which such Securities are held in the nominee name or are otherwise subject to the control of, and in a form for good delivery by, the Sub-Custodian.
 
9. OVERDRAFT AND INDEBTEDNESS
9.1. Advance Funds.  If Custodian advances funds to or for the benefit of an Account in connection with the settlement of securities or currency transactions or other activity in the Account including overdrafts or other indebtedness incurred in connection with the settlement of securities transactions, maturity or income payments or funds transfers, Principal agrees to reimburse Custodian on demand the amount of the advance or overdraft and all related fees as established in Custodian's published fee schedule.  Principal will bear the risk from any currency valuation differences associated with Principal’s reimbursement obligations to Custodian.  Custodian shall also have the right to utilize any cash in the Account in order to obtain reimbursement hereunder and to setoff Custodian’s obligations with respect to any deposits or credit balances in the Account against any obligation of Portfolio hereunder.
 
 
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9.2. Repayment.  To the extent permissible by applicable law, in order to secure repayment of an Account's obligations to Custodian hereunder, Principal hereby pledges and grants to Custodian a continuing lien and security interest in, and right of set-off against, all of the Account’s right, title and interest in and to (i) all Accounts in a Portfolio’s name and the Securities, money and other property  now or hereafter held in such Accounts (including proceeds thereof); and (ii) each Account in respect of which or for whose benefit the advance or overdraft relates and the Securities, money and other property now or hereafter held in such Accounts, including proceeds thereof.  In this regard, Custodian shall be entitled to all the rights and remedies of a pledgee and secured creditor under applicable laws, rules or regulations as then in effect.  Principal authorizes the Custodian, in the Custodian's sole discretion, at any time to charge any overdraft or indebtedness, together with interest due thereon, against any balance of account standing to the credit of the Portfolio on the Custodian's books.  In addition, the Custodian shall be entitled to utilize available cash and to dispose of such Portfolio’s Securities to the extent necessary to obtain reimbursement.
 
10. CORPORATE ACTIONS, PROXIES AND LITERATURE
10.1. Corporate Actions.  Custodian shall notify Manager of the receipt of notices of redemptions, conversions, exchanges, calls, puts, subscription rights, and scrip certificates ("Corporate Action(s)").  Custodian need not monitor financial publications for notices of Corporate Actions and shall not be obligated to take any action unless actual notice has been received by Custodian at the offices of its Domestic Sub-Custodian.  Custodian's sole responsibility in this regard shall be to give such notices to Principal or Investment Manager, as the case may be, within a reasonable time after Custodian receives them.  Custodian has no responsibility to respond or otherwise act with respect to any such notice unless and until Custodian has received timely and appropriate instructions from Principal or Manager.  Principal or Manager is responsible to ensure all required documentation and funds are available to Custodian and its agents as required under the terms of the offer or by legal jurisdiction in order for Custodian and its agent to take action on behalf of an Account.
 
10.2. Proxies.  Custodian shall forward all proxies and accompanying material actually received by Custodian’s Domestic Sub-Custodian that are issued by any company whose securities are held in an Account to Manager or Principal, as directed.  Principal and Manager acknowledge that proxy services are limited in foreign markets and Custodian’s sole responsibility with respect to such proxy materials will be to forward the proxy and accompanying material received by Custodian’s Domestic Sub-Custodian to Principal or Manager.  Custodian shall have no duty to translate or retain any material received unless required to do so by law.
 
10.3. Corporate Literature.   Custodian shall have no duty to forward or to retain any other corporate material received by Custodian for an Account unless required to do so by law.  Custodian shall have no duty to translate or retain any material received from its Global Sub-Agent Network unless required to do so by law.
 
10.4. Disclosure to Issuers of Securities.   Unless Principal directs Custodian in writing to the contrary, Principal agrees that Custodian or its Domestic Sub-Custodian or its Sub-Agents may disclose the name and address of the party with the authority to vote the proxies of the Securities held in the applicable Account as well as the number of shares held, to any issuer of said Securities or its agents upon the written request of such issuer or agent in conformity with the provisions of the applicable law.  Principal acknowledges that Custodian or its Domestic Sub-Custodian or its Sub-Agents may be required under jurisdictional law to disclose to issuers beneficial owner information regardless of Principal’s instructions otherwise.
 
11. INSTRUCTIONS
11.1. Written.  All instructions from Principal or Manager with respect to an Account must be from an authorized person and, except those instructions described in Paragraph 7 , shall be in writing, and shall continue in force until changed by subsequent instructions.  For purposes of this Paragraph 11 , an authorized   person means any of the persons duly authorized by the Board to give instructions on behalf of the Principal or Portfolio as set forth in a certificate along with any limitations on such Persons’ scope of authority, such certificate to be executed by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Principal, as the same may be revised from time to time.  Pending receipt of written authority, Custodian may in its absolute discretion at any time accept oral, faxed, wired and electronically transmitted instructions from Principal or Manager provided Custodian believes in good faith that the instructions are genuine.  If oral instructions are received, Principal or Manager, as the case may be, shall promptly confirm such instructions in writing or by facsimile or other means permitted hereunder.  Principal will hold Custodian harmless for the failure of Principal or Manager to send confirmation in writing, the failure of such confirmation to conform to the telephone instructions received or Custodian's failure to produce such confirmation at any subsequent time.  Only those individuals as may be designated by Principal from time to time are authorized to give instructions as described in this Agreement.
 
 
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11.2. Reliance on Instructions.  Except as otherwise provided herein, all instructions shall be in writing, and shall continue in force until changed by subsequent instructions.  Pending receipt of written authority, Custodian may in its absolute discretion at any time accept oral, wired or electronically transmitted instructions from Principal or Manager provided Custodian believes in good faith that the instructions are genuine.  Further, Custodian may assume that any written or oral instructions received hereunder are consistent with the provisions of organizational documents of the Principal or of any vote, resolution or proceeding of the Principal’s board of directors of the Principal’s shareholders, unless and until Custodian receives written instructions to the contrary.
 
12. RIGHT TO RECEIVE ADVICE
12.1. Advice of the Principal .  If Custodian is in doubt as to any action it should or should not take under this Agreement, Custodian may request directions or advice, including oral instructions or written instructions, from the Principal.
 
12.2. Advice of Counsel.  If Custodian shall be in doubt as to any question of law pertaining to any action it should or should not take, Custodian may request advice from counsel of its own choosing (who may be counsel for the Principal, the Investment Manager or Custodian, at the option of Custodian).  Principal shall pay the reasonable cost of any counsel retained by Custodian with prior notice to Principal.
 
12.3. Conflicting Advice.  In the event of a conflict between directions or advice or oral instructions or written instructions Custodian receives from the Principal, and the advice it receives from counsel, Custodian shall be entitled to rely upon and follow the advice of counsel.
 
12.4. Protection of Custodian.  Custodian shall be indemnified by Principal and without liability for any action Custodian takes or does not take in reliance upon directions or advice or oral instructions or written instructions Custodian receives from or on behalf of the Principal, or from counsel and which Custodian believes, in good faith, to be consistent with those directions or advice or oral instructions or written instructions.  Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed so as to impose an obligation upon Custodian (i) to seek such directions or advice or oral instructions or written instructions, or (ii) to act in accordance with such directions or advice or oral instructions or written instructions.
 
13. ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING
13.1. Cost and Nominal Value.   Principal agrees to furnish Custodian with the income tax cost basis and dates of acquisition of all Securities held in the Account to be carried on its records.  If Principal does not furnish such information, Custodian shall carry the Securities at any such nominal value it determines, such value to be for bookkeeping purposes only.  All statements and reporting of any matters requiring this information will use this nominal value.  Custodian shall have no duty to verify the accuracy of the cost basis and dates of acquisition furnished by Principal.  Securities purchased in the Account shall be carried at cost.
 
13.2. Valuations.   To the extent that Custodian has agreed to provide pricing or other information services, Custodian is authorized to utilize any vendor (including brokers and dealers of Securities and pricing services embedded in Custodian's securities processing or accounting systems) reasonably believed by Custodian to be reliable to provide such information.  Principal understands that certain pricing information with respect to complex financial instruments including, without limitation, derivatives, may be based on calculated amounts rather than actual market transactions and may not reflect actual market values, and that the variance between such calculated amounts and actual market values may or may not be material.  Where pricing vendors used by Custodian do not provide information for Securities, Principal or authorized party may advise Custodian regarding the fair market value of, or provide other information with respect to, such held Securities.  If Principal or Manager does not provide such information, Custodian shall use the cost or nominal value for such Securities, solely for administrative convenience.  Custodian shall not be liable for any loss, damage or expense incurred as a result of errors or omissions with respect to any pricing or other information utilized by Custodian hereunder and shall have no responsibility or duty to ascertain or authenticate the value of pricing applied to any such Security.
 
 
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13.3. Activity Reports.  Custodian shall provide access to Principal and Manager and other persons authorized by Principal to access advices of securities transactions and other information regarding the Account by means of Custodian's online system.
 
13.4. Statements.  Custodian shall provide Principal and Manager with Account statements and other reports periodically via paper delivery or electronically by means of the Custodian’s online service or as otherwise as agreed to by Principal and Custodian, showing all income and principal transactions and cash positions, and a list of Property.  Principal may approve or disapprove any such statement within thirty (30) days of its receipt, and, if no written objections are received within the thirty (30) day period, such statement of Account shall be deemed approved.
 
Principal acknowledges and agrees that if Custodian’s online service is selected, paper statements will be provided only upon request and that the Custodian’s online statements, trade confirms and related online communications satisfy all of Custodian’s existing legal and contractual obligations to provide statements, reports and confirmations with respect to the Account.  Printed trade confirmations for trades effected by the Custodian will be available upon request and at no additional cost.  Principal and Manager may request printed trade confirmations for other securities transactions from the broker through which they direct such trades.
 
14. USE OF OTHER BANK SERVICES
14.1. Mutual Fund Investments.  Principal or Manager may direct Custodian to utilize for an Account any mutual fund available in the market as permitted by law.   These investment directions may include, but are not limited to, money market mutual funds or long-equity and fixed-income mutual funds.  Such funds may be sub-advised by an affiliate or subsidiary of Custodian and/or for which Custodian may also act as the mutual fund’s custodian and/or provide other services for the mutual fund.  Principal or Manager shall designate the particular mutual fund that Principal or Manager deems appropriate for the Account.  Principal hereby acknowledges that Custodian or its affiliate or subsidiary will receive fees for such services which are in addition to those fees charged by Custodian as agent for the Principal's custody Accounts.
 
14.2. Foreign Exchange.  Custodian makes available to Principal or Manager foreign exchange services directly with Custodian or through Custodian’s Domestic Sub-Custodian to convert currencies in conjunction with transactions in an Account under direction provided in Appendix B, as amended from time to time.  Principal acknowledges that Custodian is the counterparty with respect to foreign exchange transactions provided under the Standing Instructions Defined Spread Service (Defined Spread Service) with Custodian’s Domestic Sub-Custodian and are subject to Paragraph 9 of this Agreement.
 
14.2.1. Standing Instructions Defined Spread Service .  Foreign currency exchanges offered under the Defined Spread Service are directed to Custodian’s Domestic Sub-Custodian or, for markets with currency restrictions, to the local market Sub-Agent.  Both services may be amended from time to time.
 
14.2.2. Direct with Custodian’s Global Capital Markets .  Principal or Manager may elect to have foreign currency exchanges provided under separate agreement with Custodian’s Global Capital Markets and performed in accordance with Custodian’s Foreign Exchange Agreement.
 
Principal acknowledges that (i) Principal or Manager  is not obligated to effect foreign currency exchange with Custodian or Custodian’s Domestic Sub-Custodian, (ii) Custodian will make available the relevant data so that Principal or Manager, as the case may be, can independently monitor foreign exchange activities, and (iii)  Custodian will receive benefits for such foreign currency transactions as defined in Section 14.2.2 which are in addition to the compensation which Custodian receives for administering the Account.
 
14.3. Interest Bearing Deposits.   Principal or Manager may direct that assets of an Account be invested in deposits with Custodian or Domestic Sub-Custodian as a sweep vehicle or other deposit held in Custodian’s nominee name for the benefit of its clients.  Such deposits are covered by FDIC insurance up to the designated value in effect for each beneficial owner.
 
 
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14.4. Other Transaction Services.  Principal or Manager may direct Custodian to utilize for an Account other services or facilities provided by Custodian, its subsidiaries or affiliates.  Such services may include, but are not be limited to the placing of orders for the purchase or sale of units or shares of any registered investment company, including such registered investment company to which Custodian, MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation, or their subsidiaries or affiliates, manage, provide investment advice, act as custodian or provide other services.
 
14.5. Credit Facilities.   Custodian may, in accordance with its commercial lending practices, enter into a credit facility with Principal for use with the operation of an Account.  Such credit facility will be agreed to under separate agreement and subject to the terms and conditions, therein.  Principal acknowledges that any such credit facility is subject to the lien provisions of Paragraph 9.2 of this Agreement.
 
15. CUSTODIAN'S RESPONSIBILITIES AND LIABILITIES
15.1. Standard of Care.  In performing the responsibilities delegated to it under this Agreement, the Custodian agrees to exercise reasonable care and shall not be liable for any damages arising out of the Custodian's performance of or failure to perform its duties under this Agreement except to the extent that damages arise directly out of the Custodian's willful misfeasance, gross negligence or otherwise from a material breach of the Custodian’s standard of care under this Agreement.
 
15.2. Investment Authority .  The parties intend that Custodian shall not be considered a fiduciary of any Account.
 
15.3. Insurance and Force Majeure.  Without limiting the generality of Paragraph 14.1 or of any other provision of this Agreement, the Custodian shall not be liable so long as and to the extent that it exercises reasonable care, for any defect in the title, validity or genuineness of any Security or in the evidence of title thereto received by it or delivered by it pursuant to this Agreement.  In addition, Custodian (i) shall not be required to maintain any special insurance for the benefit of Principal, and (ii) shall not be liable or responsible for any loss, damage, expense, failure to perform or delay caused by accidents, strikes, fire, flood, war, riot, electrical or mechanical or communication line or facility failures, acts of third parties (including without limitation any messenger, telephone or delivery service), acts of God, war, government action, civil commotion, fire, earthquake, or other casualty or disaster or any other cause or causes which are beyond Custodian’s reasonable control. However, Custodian shall use reasonable efforts to replace Securities lost or damaged due to such causes with securities of the same class and issue with all rights and privileges pertaining thereto.  Custodian shall not be liable to Principal for any loss which shall occur as the result of the failure of a Sub-Custodian to exercise reasonable care with respect to the safekeeping of assets.
 
15.4. Legal Proceedings
15.4.1. Custodian shall not be required to appear in or defend any legal proceedings with respect to an Account or the Securities unless Custodian has been indemnified to its reasonable satisfaction against loss and expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees).
 
15.4.2. With respect to legal proceedings, Custodian may consult with counsel acceptable to it after written notification to Principal concerning its duties and responsibilities under this Agreement, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken in good faith on the advice of such counsel.
 
15.4.3. To the extent permissible by law or regulation and upon Principal’s request, the Principal shall be subrogated to the rights of the Custodian with respect to any claim for any loss, damage or claim suffered by Principal, in each case to the extent that the Custodian fails to pursue any such claim or Principal is not made whole in respect of such loss, damage or claim.
 
16. INDEMNITIES AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
16.1. In addition to the indemnification provisions contained in this Agreement, Principal agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Custodian and its affiliates providing services under this Agreement, including their respective officers, directors, agents and employees from all taxes, charges, expenses, assessments, claims and liabilities including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements and liabilities ("Claims") arising directly or indirectly from any action or omission to act which Custodian takes in connection with the provision of services to Principal. Neither Custodian, nor any of its affiliates, shall be indemnified against any liability (or any expenses incident to such liability) caused by Custodian’s or its affiliates' own willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard in the performance of Custodian's or its affiliates' activities under this Agreement.  The provisions of this Paragraph 16 shall survive termination of this Agreement.
 
 
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16.2. Custodian agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Principal and its affiliates, including their respective  trustees, officers, directors, agents and employees, from all Claims arising directly or indirectly from any action or omission to act which Principal takes as a result of Custodian’s willful misfeasance or gross negligence in the performance of its activities under this Agreement.  The provisions of this Paragraph 16 shall survive termination of this Agreement.
 
16.3. In all cases, Custodian’s liability under this Agreement shall be limited to the resulting direct loss, if any, incurred by Principal.  Under no circumstances shall Custodian Principal or any Portfolio be liable for any incidental, consequential, indirect, punitive, or special damage which any other party may incur or suffer in connection with this Agreement.
 
17. COMPENSATION AND OTHER CHARGES
17.1. Compensation.  Principal shall pay Custodian compensation for its services hereunder as specified in Appendix C and as amended from time to time.  Fees shall accrue and be taken in arrears as specified on the active fee schedule and charged to the applicable Account unless Principal has requested that it be billed directly.  However, any fees not paid within sixty (60) days of billing will be charged to the Account.
 
17.2. Expenses.  Principal shall reimburse Custodian by debiting the applicable Account for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and processing costs incurred by Custodian and Global Sub-Custodian Network in the administration of the Account including, without limitation, reasonable counsel fees incurred by Custodian pursuant to Subparagraph 12.2 of this Agreement.
 
18. AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
18.1. Amendment.  This Agreement may be amended at any time by a written instrument signed by the parties or by Custodian immediately if required by applicable law or upon thirty (30) days written notice to Principal.
 
18.2. Termination.  Any party may terminate this Agreement immediately if that party, in its sole discretion, determines that (i) the other party failed to strictly comply with any provision of this Agreement; or (ii) any representation, warranty or covenant of the other party in this Agreement is false or misleading .   Any such termination shall not constitute a waiver of any other rights that the terminating party may have under this Agreement.
 
In addition, either party may terminate this Agreement and any Account upon ninety (90) days' written notice.  Upon such termination, Custodian shall deliver or cause to be delivered the Securities, less any amounts due and owing to Custodian under this Agreement, to a successor custodian designated by Principal or, if a successor custodian has not accepted an appointment by the effective date of termination of the Account, to Principal.  Upon completion of such delivery Custodian shall be discharged of any further liability or responsibility with respect to the Securities so delivered.  In the event that Securities or other properties remain in the possession of the Custodian after the date of termination hereof owing to failure of Principal to provide proper instructions, the Custodian shall be entitled to fair compensation for its services during such period as the Custodian retains possession of such securities, funds and other properties and the provisions of this Agreement relating to the duties and obligations of the Custodian shall remain in full force and effect.   In the event that no proper instructions designating a successor custodian or alternative arrangements shall have been delivered to the Custodian on or before the date when such termination shall become effective, then the Custodian shall have the right to deliver to a bank or trust company, which is a "bank" as defined in the Act of its own selection, having an aggregate capital, surplus, and undivided profits, as shown by its last published report, of not less than $25,000,000, all Securities held by the Custodian on behalf of Principal and all instruments held by the Custodian relative thereto held by it under this Agreement on behalf of Principal, and to transfer to an account of such successor custodian all of the Securities held in an Account. Thereafter, such bank or trust company shall be the successor of the Custodian under this Agreement.  All reasonable expenses associated with the transfer of custody hereunder upon termination hereof shall be borne by the Principal (except as may be specifically agreed in writing by the parties in relation to special arrangements).
 
 
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19. SUCCESSORS
This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their successors in interest.  This Agreement may not be assigned by either party, nor may the duties of either party hereunder be delegated, without the prior written consent of the other party.
 
20. GOVERNING LAW
The validity, construction, and administration of this Agreement shall be governed by the applicable laws of the United States from time to time in force and effect and, to the extent not preempted by such laws of the United States, by the laws of the State of California from time to time in force and effect.
 
21. NOTICES
Except as otherwise specified herein, all notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be signed and in writing and shall be deemed as having been duly given on the date of service, if served personally on the party to whom notice is to be given, or on the fifth (5) day after mailing, if mailed to the party to whom notice is to be given and properly addressed as follows:
 
To Principal: Ultimus Managers Trust
225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450
Cincinnati, OH 45246
Attn: President
Facsimile : (513) 587-3437
Email :legal@ultimusfundsolutions.com

To Custodian: MUFG Union Bank, N.A.
350 California Street, Suite 2018
San Francisco, CA 94104
Attn: Margaret Bond, Vice President
Facsimile : (877) 823-3601
Email : ITCS_Funds_1@unionbank.com or margaret.bond@unionbank.com
 
This agreement and any amendment, notice or other document required to be signed and in writing under this Agreement may be delivered by personal service or U.S. first-class mail postage prepaid or via fax, email with an imaged or scanned attachment (such as a .PDF), or similar electronic transmission with electronic signature through Custodian’s online secure messaging service pursuant to security protocols established and agreed by the parties, unless otherwise specified herein.  Signatures delivered via fax, email, or similar electronic transmission shall be effective as original signatures in binding the parties and shall be effective upon receipt.
 
Periodic communications related to foreign currencies and global market updates will be available to authorized parties through Custodian’s secure messaging service.
 
22. CONFIDENTIALITY
All non-public information and advice furnished by either party to the other shall be treated as confidential and will not be disclosed to third parties unless required by law, except Custodian may disclose (a) the identity of Principal as a client or client reference of Custodian;  (b) any information to any government regulator of Custodian or its affiliated entities; and (c) any information to Custodian’s affiliated entities and product and service providers to the extent necessary to provide the financial products and services under this Agreement.
 
Custodian represents and warrants that it has adopted  privacy policies adopted pursuant to Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, as my be modified with notice from time to time.  In this regard, the Custodian will have in place and maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards reasonable designed to protect the security, confidentiality and integrity of, and to prevent unauthorized access to or use of, records and information relating to the Principal and its shareholders.
 
 
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23. EFFECTIVE DATE
This Agreement shall be effective as of the date appearing below, and shall supersede any prior or existing agreements between the parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof.
 
24. COUNTERPARTS
This Agreement may be executed 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.  This Agreement and all exhibits, appendices, attachments and amendments hereto may be reproduced by any reasonable means.  The parties hereto each agree that any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding, whether or not the original is in existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by a party in the regular course of business, and that any enlargement, facsimile or further reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence.
 
25. MISCELLANEOUS
Each party agrees to perform such further acts and execute such further documents as are necessary to effectuate the purposes hereof.  This Agreement embodies the entire agreement and understanding between the parties and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof.  The captions in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and in no way define or delimit any of the provisions hereof or otherwise affect their construction or effect.
 
Limitation on Liability   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement: (i) it is expressly agreed that the obligations of the Principal hereunder shall not be binding upon any of the trustees, directors, shareholders, nominees, officers, agents or employees of the Principal personally, but shall bind only the trust property of the Principal as provided in the Principal’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust, as from time to time amended; and (ii) it is expressly agreed that the Principal is entering into this Agreement solely on behalf of the Portfolio(s) named herein individually and not jointly and no obligation under or breach of this Agreement by one Portfolio shall create a right, obligation or liability against another Portfolio.  It being understood and agreed, the Custodian shall not have the right to offset claims relating to one Portfolio by applying property or assets of another Portfolio.  The execution and delivery of this Agreement have been authorized by the trustees of the Principal, and this Agreement has been signed and delivered by an authorized officer of the Principal, acting as such, and neither such authorization by the trustees of the Principal nor the execution and delivery by such officer shall be deemed to have been made by any of them individually or to impose any liability on any of them personally, but shall bind only the trust property of the Principal as provided in the above mentioned Agreement and Declaration of Trust.
 
BY ULTIMUS MANAGERS TRUST
On behalf of the Portfolios listed on Appendix D
 
ACCEPTED:  MUFG Union Bank, N.A.
 
By:
/s/David R. Carson
 
By:
/s/Theresa A. Moore
Name:
David R. Carson
 
Name:
Theresa A. Moore
Title:
President
 
Title:
Vice President
Date:
   
Date:
 
         
By:
   
By:
 
Name:
   
Name:
 
Title:
   
Title:
 
Date:
   
Date:
 
 
 
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Appendix D
To the
Global Custody Agreement

This Appendix D, dated July 21, 2015, to the Global Custody Agreement, dated July 21, 2015, between Ultimus Managers Trust (the “Principal”) and MUFG Union Bank, N.A. (the “Agreement”), lists each Portfolio on whose behalf the Principal has entered into the Agreement.

Portfolio
Investment Manager
Fiscal Year End
Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund
Alambic Investment Management, L.P.
August 31
     
     
     
     

 
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ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT is made as of August 19, 2015, by and between ULTIMUS MANAGERS TRUST (the “ Trust ”), an Ohio business trust having its principal place of business at 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246, and ULTIMUS FUND SOLUTIONS, LLC (“ Ultimus ”), a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Ohio and having its principal place of business at 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246.

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

WHEREAS, the Trust desires that Ultimus provide certain administrative services for each series of the Trust, listed on Schedule A attached hereto and made part of this Agreement, as such Schedule A may be amended from time to time (individually referred to herein as a “ Fund ” and collectively as the “ Funds ”); and

WHEREAS, Ultimus is willing to perform such services on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual premises and covenants herein set forth, the parties agree as follows:

1. RETENTION OF ULTIMUS.

The Trust hereby retains Ultimus to act as the administrator of the Trust on behalf of each Fund listed on Schedule A and to furnish the Trust, on behalf of each such Fund, with the services as set forth below.  Ultimus hereby accepts such employment to perform such duties.

Ultimus shall provide the Trust with regulatory reporting services; shall provide all necessary office space, equipment, personnel and facilities for handling the affairs of the Trust; and shall provide such other services as the Trust may request that Ultimus perform consistent with its obligations under this Agreement.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Ultimus shall:

(a) calculate Trust expenses and administer all disbursements for the Trust, and as appropriate compute the Trust’s yields, total return, expense ratios and portfolio turnover rate;

(b) prepare, in consultation with Trust counsel, and supervise the filing of annual updates to prospectuses, statements of additional information and registration statements;

(c) prepare such reports, notice filing forms and other documents (including reports regarding the sale and redemption of shares of the Trust as may be required in order to comply with federal and state securities law) as may be necessary or desirable to make notice filings relating to the Trust’s shares with state securities authorities, monitor the sale of Trust shares for compliance with state securities laws, and file with the appropriate state securities authorities compliance filings as may be necessary or convenient to enable the Trust to make a continuous offering of its shares;

(d) develop and prepare, with the assistance of the Trust’s investment adviser(s), communications to shareholders, including the annual and semiannual reports to shareholders, coordinate the mailing of prospectuses, notices and other reports to Trust shareholders;


(e) administer contracts on behalf of the Trust with, among others, the Trust’s investment adviser(s), distributor, custodian, transfer agent and fund accountant;

(f) calculate performance data of the Trust;

(g) assist the Trust’s independent public accountants with the preparation and filing of the Trust’s tax returns, and prepare and mail annual Form 1099, Form W-2P and Form 5498 to appropriate shareholders, with a copy to the Internal Revenue Service;

(h) provide individuals reasonably acceptable to the Trust’s Trustees to serve as officers of the Trust, who will be responsible for the management of certain of the Trust’s affairs as determined by the Trustees;

(i) advise the Trust and its Trustees on matters concerning the Trust and its affairs including making recommendations regarding dividends and distributions;

(j) coordinate the acquisition of and maintain fidelity bonds and directors and officers/errors and omissions insurance policies for the Trust in accordance with the requirements of the 1940 Act and as such bonds and policies are approved by the Trustees;

(k) monitor and advise the Trust and its Funds on their registered investment company status under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;

(l) assist the Trust, each Fund’s investment adviser(s) and the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer in monitoring the Trust and its Funds for compliance with applicable limitations as imposed by the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder or set forth in the Trust’s or any Fund’s then current Prospectus or Statement of Additional Information;

(m) coordinate meetings of and prepare materials for the quarterly meetings of the Trustees;

(n) cooperate with, and take all reasonable actions in the performance of its duties under this Agreement, to ensure that all necessary information is made available to, the Trust’s independent public accountants in connection with the preparation of any audit or report requested by the Trust;

(o) cooperate with, and take all reasonable actions in the performance of its duties under this Agreement, to ensure that the necessary information is made available to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) or any other regulatory authority in connection with any regulatory audit of the Trust or any Fund;

(p) perform all reasonable and customary administrative services and functions of the Trust to the extent such administrative services and functions are not provided to the Trust by other agents of the Trust;

(q) prepare and file with the SEC (i) the reports for the Trust on Forms N-CSR, N-Q and N-SAR, (ii) Form N-PX, and (iii) all required notices pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the 1940 Act; and

(r) furnish advice and recommendations with respect to other aspects of the business and affairs of the Trust as the Trust and Ultimus shall determine desirable.

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2. SUBCONTRACTING.

Ultimus may, at its expense, subcontract with any entity or person concerning the provision of the services contemplated hereunder; provided, however, that Ultimus shall not be relieved of any of its obligations under this Agreement by the appointment of such subcontractor and provided further, that Ultimus shall be responsible, to the extent provided in Section 7 hereof, for all acts of such subcontractor as if such acts were its own.

3. ALLOCATION OF CHARGES AND EXPENSES.

Ultimus shall furnish at its own expense the executive, supervisory and clerical personnel necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement.  Ultimus shall also pay all compensation, if any, of officers of the Trust who are affiliated persons of Ultimus, except when such person is serving as the Trust’s chief compliance officer.

The Trust, on behalf of each Fund, assumes and shall pay or cause to be paid all other expenses of the Trust or a Fund not otherwise allocated herein, including, without limitation, organization costs, taxes, expenses for legal and auditing services, the expenses of preparing (including typesetting), printing and mailing reports, prospectuses, statements of additional information, proxy statements and related materials, all expenses incurred in connection with issuing and redeeming shares, the costs of custodial services, the cost of initial and ongoing registration and/or qualification of the shares under federal and state securities laws, fees and out-of-pocket expenses of Trustees who are not affiliated persons of Ultimus or the investment adviser(s) to the Trust, insurance premiums, interest, brokerage costs, litigation and other extraordinary or nonrecurring expenses, and all fees and charges of investment advisers to the Trust.

4. COMPENSATION OF ULTIMUS.

For the services to be rendered, the facilities furnished and the expenses assumed by Ultimus pursuant to this Agreement, the Trust , on behalf of each Fund, shall pay to Ultimus compensation at an annual rate specified in Schedule B attached hereto, as such Schedule may be amended from time to time.  Such compensation shall be calculated and accrued daily, and paid to Ultimus monthly.  The Trust shall also reimburse Ultimus for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including but not limited to the travel and lodging expenses incurred by officers and employees of Ultimus in connection with attendance at meetings of the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”).

If this Agreement becomes effective subsequent to the first day of a month or terminates before the last day of a month, Ultimus’ compensation for that part of the month in which this Agreement is in effect shall be prorated in a manner consistent with the calculation of the fees as set forth above.  Payment of Ultimus’ compensation for the preceding month shall be made promptly.

5. EFFECTIVE DATE.

This Agreement shall become effective as of the date first written above with respect to each Fund in existence on such date (or, if a particular Fund is not in existence on that date, on the date such Fund commences operation) (the “Effective Date”).

6. TERM OF THIS AGREEMENT.

The term of this Agreement shall continue in effect, unless earlier terminated by either party hereto as provided hereunder, for a period of two years from the date first written above.  Thereafter, unless otherwise terminated as provided herein, this Agreement shall be renewed automatically for successive one-year periods.

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This Agreement may be terminated with respect to any Fund without penalty for “cause” (as defined herein) upon the provision of thirty (30) days’ advance written notice by the party alleging cause.  After the initial two-year term, this Agreement may also be terminated with respect to any Fund without penalty by provision of sixty (60) days’ written notice.

For purposes of this Agreement, “cause” shall mean: (i) a material breach of this Agreement that has not been remedied within thirty (30) days following written notice of such breach from the non-breaching party, (ii) a series of negligent acts or omissions or breaches of this Agreement which, in the aggregate, constitute in the reasonable judgment of the Trust, a serious failure to perform satisfactorily Ultimus’ obligations hereunder; (iii) a final, unappealable judicial, regulatory or administrative ruling or order in which the party to be terminated has been found guilty of criminal or unethical behavior in the conduct of its business; or (iv) financial difficulties on the part of the party to be terminated which are evidenced by the authorization or commencement of, or involvement by way of pleading, answer, consent or acquiescence in, a voluntary or involuntary case under Title 11 of the United States Code, as from time to time is in effect, or any applicable law, other than said Title 11, of any jurisdiction relating to the liquidation or reorganization of debtors or the modification or alteration of the rights of creditors.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, after such termination for so long as Ultimus, with the written consent of the Trust, in fact continues to perform any one or more of the services contemplated by this Agreement or any schedule or exhibit hereto, the provisions of this Agreement, including without limitation the provisions dealing with indemnification, shall continue in full force and effect.  Compensation due Ultimus and unpaid by the Trust upon such termination shall be immediately due and payable upon and notwithstanding such termination.  Following any such termination, Ultimus agrees to cooperate with any reasonable request of the Trust to effect a prompt transition to a new administrative service provider selected by the Trust.  Ultimus shall be entitled to collect from the Trust, in addition to the compensation described in Schedule B, the amount of all of Ultimus’ cash disbursements reasonably made for services in connection with Ultimus’ activities in effecting such termination, including without limitation, the delivery to the Trust and/or its designees of the Trust’s property, records, instruments and documents.

7. STANDARD OF CARE.

The duties of Ultimus shall be confined to those expressly set forth herein, and no implied duties are assumed by or may be asserted against Ultimus hereunder.  Ultimus shall use its best efforts in the performance of its duties hereunder and act in good faith in performing the services provided for under this Agreement.  Ultimus shall be liable for any damages arising directly or indirectly out of Ultimus’ failure to perform its duties under this Agreement to the extent such damages arise directly or indirectly out of Ultimus’ willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence in the performance of its duties, or reckless disregard of its obligations and duties hereunder.  (As used in this Section 7, the term “Ultimus” shall include directors, officers, employees and other agents of Ultimus as well as Ultimus itself.)

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing or any other provision of this Agreement, (i) Ultimus shall not be liable for losses beyond its reasonable control, provided that Ultimus has acted in accordance with the standard of care set forth above; and (ii) Ultimus shall not be liable for the validity or invalidity or authority or lack thereof of any instruction, notice or other instrument that Ultimus reasonably believes to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by a duly authorized representative of the Trust or any Fund (other than an employee or other affiliated persons of Ultimus who may otherwise be named as an authorized representative of the Trust for certain purposes).

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Ultimus may apply to the Trust at any time for instructions and may consult with counsel for the Trust or a Fund, counsel for  the Trust’s independent Trustees, or its own counsel and with accountants and other experts with respect to any matter arising in connection with Ultimus’ duties hereunder, and Ultimus shall not be liable or accountable for any action taken or omitted by it in good faith in accordance with such instruction or with the reasonable opinion of such counsel, accountants or other experts qualified to render such opinion.

8. INDEMNIFICATION OF TRUST.

Ultimus agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Trust, and each person who has been, is or may hereafter be a Trustee or officer of the Trust, from and against any and all actions, suits, claims, losses, damages, costs, charges, reasonable counsel fees and disbursements, payments, expenses and liabilities (including reasonable investigation expenses) (collectively, “Losses”) arising directly or indirectly out of the failure of Ultimus, or its directors, officers or employees, to exercise the standard of care set forth with respect to its services under this Agreement; provided, however that Ultimus shall have no obligation to indemnify or reimburse the Trust or any Fund under this Section 8 to the extent that the Trust or Fund is entitled to reimbursement or indemnification for such Losses under any liability insurance policy described in this Agreement or otherwise.

The Trust or a Fund shall not be indemnified against or held harmless from any Losses arising directly or indirectly out of the Trust’s or the Fund’s own willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence.  The provisions of this paragraph 8 shall survive termination of this Agreement.

9. INDEMNIFICATION OF ULTIMUS.

The Trust, on behalf of each Fund, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Ultimus from and against any and all Losses arising directly or indirectly out of any action or omission to act which Ultimus takes (i) at any request or on the direction of or in reliance on the reasonable advice of the Trust or any Fund, (ii) upon any instruction, notice or other instrument that Ultimus reasonably believes to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by a duly authorized representative of the Trust or any Fund (other than an employee or other affiliated person of Ultimus who may otherwise be named as an authorized representative of the Trust for certain purposes) or (iii) on its own initiative, in good faith and in accordance with the standard of care set forth herein, in connection with the performance of its duties or obligations hereunder; provided, however that the Trust shall have no obligation to indemnify or reimburse Ultimus under this Section 9 to the extent that Ultimus is entitled to reimbursement or indemnification for such Losses under any liability insurance policy described in this Agreement or otherwise.

Ultimus shall not be indemnified against or held harmless from any Losses arising directly or indirectly out of Ultimus’ own willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence in the performance of its duties, or reckless disregard of its obligations and duties hereunder. (As used in this Section 9, the term “Ultimus” shall include directors, officers, employees and other agents of Ultimus as well as Ultimus itself.)  The provisions of this paragraph 9 shall survive termination of this Agreement.

10. RECORD RETENTION AND CONFIDENTIALITY.

Ultimus shall keep and maintain on behalf of the Trust all books and records which the Trust and Ultimus is, or may be, required to keep and maintain pursuant to any applicable statutes, rules and regulations, including without limitation Rules 31a-1 and 31a-2 under the 1940 Act, relating to the maintenance of books and records in connection with the services to be provided hereunder.  Ultimus further agrees that all such books and records shall be the property of the Trust, and agrees to surrender the records of the Trust upon request, and to make such books and records available for inspection by the Trust or by the SEC at reasonable times and otherwise to keep confidential all books and records and other information relative to the Trust and its shareholders; except when requested to divulge such information by duly-constituted authorities or court process.  If Ultimus is requested or required to disclose any confidential information supplied to it by the Trust, Ultimus shall, unless prohibited by law, promptly notify the Trust of such request(s) so that the Trust may seek an appropriate protective order.

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Nonpublic personal shareholder information shall remain the sole property of the Trust.  Such information shall not be disclosed or used for any purpose except in connection with the performance of the duties and responsibilities described herein or as required or permitted by law.  The provisions of this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement.  The parties agree to comply with any and all regulations promulgated by the SEC or other applicable laws regarding the confidentiality of shareholder information.

11. FORCE MAJEURE.

Ultimus assumes no responsibility hereunder, and shall not be liable, for any damage, loss of data, delay or any other loss whatsoever caused by events beyond its reasonable control, including acts of civil or military authority, national emergencies, fire, flood, catastrophe, acts of God, insurrection, war, riots or failure of the mails, transportation, communication or power supply.

12. RIGHTS OF OWNERSHIP; RETURN OF RECORDS.

All records and other data except computer programs and procedures developed to perform services required to be provided by Ultimus are the exclusive property of the Trust and all such records and data will be furnished to the Trust in appropriate form as soon as practicable after termination of this Agreement for any reason.  Ultimus may at its option at any time, and shall promptly upon the Trust's demand, turn over to the Trust and cease to retain Ultimus’ files, records and documents created and maintained by Ultimus pursuant to this Agreement which are no longer needed by Ultimus in the performance of its services or for its legal protection.  If not so turned over to the Trust, such documents and records will be retained by Ultimus for six years from the year of creation. At the end of such six-year period, such records and documents will be turned over to the Trust unless the Trust authorizes in writing the destruction of such records and documents.

13. REPRESENTATIONS OF THE TRUST.

The Trust certifies to Ultimus that:  (1) as of the close of business on the Effective Date, each Fund that is in existence as of the Effective Date has authorized unlimited shares, and (2) this Agreement has been duly authorized by the Trust and, when executed and delivered by the Trust and Ultimus, will constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Trust, enforceable against the Trust 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.

14. REPRESENTATIONS OF ULTIMUS.

Ultimus represents and warrants that:  (1) it will maintain a disaster recovery plan and procedures including provisions for emergency use of electronic data processing equipment, which is reasonable in light of the services to be provided, and it will, at no additional expense to the Trust, take reasonable steps to minimize service interruptions (Ultimus shall have no liability with respect to the loss of data or service interruptions caused by equipment failure, provided it maintains such plans and procedures); (2) this Agreement has been duly authorized by Ultimus and, when executed and delivered by Ultimus and the Trust, will constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of Ultimus, enforceable against Ultimus 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 duly registered with the appropriate regulatory agency as a transfer agent and such registration will remain in full force and effect for the duration of this Agreement; and (4) it has and will continue to have access to the necessary facilities, equipment and personnel to perform its duties and obligations under this Agreement.

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15. INSURANCE.

Ultimus agrees to maintain throughout the term of this Agreement professional liability insurance coverage of the type and amount reasonably customary for the services provided hereunder.  Upon request, Ultimus shall furnish the Trust with pertinent information concerning the professional liability insurance coverage that it maintains.  Such information shall include the identity of the insurance carrier(s), coverage levels and deductible amounts.  Ultimus shall notify the Trust should any of its insurance coverage be canceled or reduced.  Such notification shall include the date of change and the reasons therefor.  Ultimus shall notify the Trust of any material claims against it with respect to services performed under this Agreement, whether or not they may be covered by insurance, and shall notify the Trust from time to time as may be appropriate of the total outstanding claims made by Ultimus under its insurance coverage.

16. INFORMATION TO BE FURNISHED BY THE TRUST.

The Trust has furnished to Ultimus the following:

(a) Copies of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust (the “Declaration of Trust”) and of any amendments thereto, certified by the proper official of the state in which such document has been filed.

(b) Copies of the following documents:

(1) The Trust’s Bylaws and any amendments thereto; and

(2) Certified copies of resolutions of the Trustees covering the approval of this Agreement, authorization of a specified officer of the Trust to execute and deliver this Agreement and authorization for specified officers of the Trust to instruct Ultimus thereunder.

(c) A list of all the officers of the Trust, together with specimen signatures of those officers who are authorized to instruct Ultimus in all matters.

(d) Copies of the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for each Fund.

17. AMENDMENTS TO AGREEMENT.

This Agreement or any term thereof, may be changed or waived only by written amendment signed by the party against whom enforcement of such change or waiver is sought.

For special cases, the parties hereto may amend such procedures set forth herein as may be appropriate or practical under the circumstances, and Ultimus may conclusively assume that any special procedure which has been approved by the Trust does not conflict with or violate any requirements of its Declaration of Trust or then current prospectuses, or any rule, regulation or requirement of any regulatory body.

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18. COMPLIANCE WITH LAW.

Except for the obligations of Ultimus otherwise set forth herein, the Trust assumes full responsibility for the preparation, contents and distribution of each prospectus of the Trust as to compliance with all applicable requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the 1940 Act and any other laws, rules and regulations of governmental authorities having jurisdiction.  The Trust represents and warrants that no shares of the Trust will be offered to the public until the Trust's registration statement under the Securities Act and the 1940 Act has been declared or becomes effective.

19. NOTICES.

Any notice provided hereunder shall be sufficiently given when sent by registered or certified mail to the party required to be served with such notice, at the following address: if to the Trust, at 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246, Attn: David R. Carson; and if to Ultimus, at 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246, Attn: Robert G. Dorsey; or at such other address as such party may from time to time specify in writing to the other party pursuant to this Section.

20. ASSIGNMENT.

This Agreement and the rights and duties hereunder shall not be assignable by either of the parties hereto except by the specific written consent of the other party; provided however, that the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall become automatically applicable to any investment company which is the successor to the Trust as a result of reorganization, recapitalization or change of domicile, unless the contract has otherwise been terminated in accordance with Paragraph 6 of this Agreement, and that Ultimus may, to the extent permitted by law, in its sole discretion and upon prior notice to the Trust, assign all its right, title and interest in this Agreement to an affiliate, parent or subsidiary, or to the purchaser of substantially all of its business.  This Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

21. GOVERNING LAW.

This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio and the applicable provisions of the 1940 Act.  To the extent that the applicable laws of the State of Ohio, or any of the provisions herein, conflict with the applicable provisions of the 1940 Act, the latter shall control.

22. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.

A copy of the Trust’s Declaration of Trust is on file with the Secretary of the State of Ohio, and notice is hereby given that this instrument is executed on behalf of the Trust and not the Trustees individually and that the obligations of this instrument are not binding upon any of the Trustees, officers or shareholders individually but are binding only upon the assets and property of the Trust (or if the matter relates only to a particular Fund, that Fund), and Ultimus shall look only to the assets of the Trust (or the particular Fund) for the satisfaction of such obligations.  Not in limitation of the foregoing, to the extent that Ultimus is engaged to provide services hereunder attributable only to a particular Fund or
group of Funds, Ultimus shall look only to the assets of that particular Fund or Funds, as applicable, to satisfy any liability arising in connection therewith, and no other Fund shall incur any liability or obligation in connection therewith.

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23. MULTIPLE ORIGINALS.

This Agreement may be executed in 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 duly executed all as of the day and year first above written.

 
ULTIMUS MANAGERS TRUST
 
       
 
By:
/s/ David R. Carson
 
   
David R. Carson
 
 
Its:
President
 
     
 
ULTIMUS FUND SOLUTIONS, LLC
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Robert G. Dorsey
 
   
Robert G. Dorsey
 
 
Its:
President
 

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SCHEDULE A
Dated August 19, 2015

TO THE ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN
ULTIMUS MANAGERS TRUST
AND
ULTIMUS FUND SOLUTIONS, LLC

FUND PORTFOLIOS

Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund

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SCHEDULE B
Dated August 19, 2015

TO THE ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN
ULTIMUS MANAGERS TRUST
AND
ULTIMUS FUND SOLUTIONS, LLC

FEES AND EXPENSES

FEES:

Pursuant to Section 4, in consideration of services rendered and expenses assumed pursuant to this Agreement, the Trust will pay Ultimus on the first business day after the end of each month, or at such time(s) as Ultimus shall request and the parties hereto agree, a fee computed with respect to each Fund as follows:

Average Daily Net Assets
Administration Fee
Up to $100 million
0.100%
$100 million to $250 million
0.075%
In excess of $250 million
0.050%

The fee will be subject to a monthly minimum of $2,500 with respect to each Fund.

The above monthly minimum fee will be discounted during the first year to $2,000 and during the second year to $2,250 with respect to each Fund.

OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES:

In addition to the above fees, the Trust will reimburse Ultimus for certain out-of-pocket expenses incurred on the Fund’s behalf, including but not limited to, travel expenses to attend Board meetings and any other expenses approved by the Trust (or, with respect to a Fund, its investment adviser).  The Trust will be responsible for its normal operating expenses, such as federal and state filing fees, EDGARizing fees, insurance premiums, typesetting and printing of the Trust’s public documents, and fees and expenses of the Trust’s other vendors and providers.
 
 
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AMENDED SCHEDULE A
Dated July 21, 2015
To The
Compliance Services Agreement
Dated June 5, 2012

FEES AND EXPENSES
 
Ultimus shall receive the fees described below, which are computed and payable monthly.

Base Fee:
$12,000 per year for each series of the Trust.

Asset-Based Fee:
0.01% per annum (1 basis point) on average net assets of each series in excess of $100 million.

Out-of-Pocket Expenses: The fees set forth above shall be in addition to the payment of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, as provided for in Section 3 of the Agreement.

TRUST SERIES
 
Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund
APEXcm Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund
Barrow Value Opportunity Fund
Barrow Long/Short Opportunity Fund
Blue Current Global Dividend Fund
Cincinnati Asset Management Funds: Broad Market Strategic Income Fund
Galapagos Partners Select Equity Fund
Lyrical U.S. Hedged Value Fund
Lyrical U.S. Value Equity Fund
Ryan Labs Core Bond Fund
Ryan Labs Long Credit Fund
Topturn OneEighty Fund
Wavelength Interest Rate Neutral Fund
Waycross Long/Short Equity Fund

ULTIMUS MANAGERS TRUST
 
ULTIMUS FUND SOLUTIONS, LLC
 
           
By:
/s/ David R. Carson
 
By:
/s/ Robert G. Dorsey
 
Name:
David R. Carson
 
Name:
Robert G. Dorsey
 

 
FUND ACCOUNTING AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT is made as of August 19, 2015, by and between ULTIMUS MANAGERS TRUST (the “ Trust ”), an Ohio business trust having its principal place of business at 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246, and ULTIMUS FUND SOLUTIONS, LLC (“ Ultimus ”), a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Ohio and having its principal place of business at 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246.

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

WHEREAS, the Trust desires that Ultimus perform certain fund accounting services for each series of the Trust, listed on Schedule A attached hereto and made part of this Agreement, as such Schedule A may be amended from time to time (individually referred to herein as a “ Fund ” and collectively as the “ Funds ”); and

WHEREAS, Ultimus is willing to perform such services on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual premises and covenants herein set forth, the parties agree as follows:

1. RETENTION OF ULTIMUS

The Trust hereby retains Ultimus to act as the fund accountant of the Trust on behalf of each Fund listed on Schedule A and to furnish the Trust, on behalf of each such Fund, with the services as set forth below.  Ultimus hereby accepts such employment to perform such duties.

(a) MAINTENANCE OF BOOKS AND RECORDS

Ultimus shall maintain and keep current the accounts, books, records and other documents relating to the Trust’s financial and portfolio transactions as may be required by the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”) adopted under Section 31(a) of the 1940 Act.  Ultimus shall cause the subject records of the Trust to be maintained and preserved pursuant to the requirements of the 1940 Act.

(b) PERFORMANCE OF DAILY ACCOUNTING SERVICES

In addition to the maintenance of the books and records specified above, Ultimus shall perform the following accounting services daily for each Fund, each in accordance with the Fund’s prospectus and statement of additional information:

(i) Calculate the net asset value per share utilizing prices obtained from the sources described in subsection 1(b)(ii) below;
(ii) Obtain security prices from independent pricing services, or if such quotes are unavailable, then obtain such prices from each Fund’s investment adviser or its designee, as approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees  (hereafter referred to as “ Trustees ”);
(iii) Verify and reconcile with the Funds’ custodian all daily trade activity;
(iv) Compute, as appropriate, each Fund’s net income and capital gains, dividend payables, dividend factors, yields, and weighted average portfolio maturity;

(v) Review daily the net asset value calculation and dividend factor (if any) for each Fund prior to release to shareholders, check and confirm the net asset values and dividend factors for reasonableness and deviations, and distribute net asset values and yields to NASDAQ and such other entities as directed by the Fund;
(vi) Determine unrealized appreciation and depreciation on securities held by the Funds;
(vii) Amortize premiums and accrete discounts on securities purchased at a price other than face value, if requested by the Trust;
(viii) Update fund accounting system to reflect rate changes, as received from a Fund’s investment adviser, on variable interest rate instruments;
(ix) Post Fund transactions to appropriate categories;
(x) Accrue expenses of each Fund;
(xi) Determine the outstanding receivables and payables for all (1) security trades, (2) Fund share transactions and (3) income and expense accounts;
(xii) Provide accounting reports in connection with the Trust’s regular annual audit and other audits and examinations by regulatory agencies; and
(xiii) Provide such periodic reports as the parties shall reasonably agree upon.

(c) SPECIAL REPORTS AND SERVICES

(i) Ultimus may provide additional special reports upon the request of the Trust or a Fund’s investment adviser, which may result in an additional charge, the amount of which shall be agreed upon between the parties prior to the reports being made available.
(ii) Ultimus may provide such other similar services with respect to a Fund as may be reasonably requested by the Trust, which may result in an additional charge, the amount of which shall be agreed upon between the parties prior to such services being provided.

(d) ADDITIONAL ACCOUNTING SERVICES

Ultimus shall also perform the following additional accounting services for each Fund:

(i) Provide monthly (or as frequently as may reasonably be requested by the Trust or a Fund’s investment adviser) a set of financial statements for each Fund as described below, upon request of the Trust:

Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Statement of Operations
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Security Purchases and Sales Journals
Fund Holdings Reports

(ii) Provide accounting information for the following:
(A) federal and state income tax returns and federal excise tax returns;
(B) the Trust’s quarterly and semiannual reports with the SEC on Form N-Q, Form N-SAR and Form N-CSR;
(C) registration statements on Form N-1A and other filings relating to the registration of shares;
(D) Ultimus’ monitoring of the Trust’s status as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended;
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(E) annual audit by the Trust’s auditors; and
(F) examinations performed by the SEC.

2. SUBCONTRACTING

Ultimus may, at its expense, subcontract with any entity or person concerning the provision of the services contemplated hereunder; provided, however, that Ultimus shall not be relieved of any of its obligations under this Agreement by the appointment of such subcontractor and provided further, that Ultimus shall be responsible, to the extent provided in Section 7 hereof, for all acts of such subcontractor as if such acts were its own.

3. COMPENSATION OF ULTIMUS

The Trust, on behalf of each Fund,  shall pay for the services to be provided by Ultimus under this Agreement in accordance with, and in the manner set forth in, Schedule B attached hereto, as such Schedule may be amended from time to time.

If this Agreement becomes effective subsequent to the first day of a month or terminates before the last day of a month, Ultimus’ compensation for that part of the month in which the Agreement is in effect shall be prorated in a manner consistent with the calculation of the fees as set forth above.  Payment of Ultimus’ compensation for the preceding month shall be made promptly.

4. REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES

In addition to paying Ultimus the fees described in Schedule B attached hereto, the Trust, on behalf of each Fund,  agrees to reimburse Ultimus for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in providing services hereunder, including without limitation the following:

(a) All freight and other delivery and bonding charges incurred by Ultimus in delivering materials to and from the Trust;

(b) All direct telephone, telephone transmission and telecopy or other electronic transmission expenses incurred by Ultimus in communication with the Trust, the Trust’s investment adviser(s) or custodian, counsel for the Trust or a Fund, counsel for the Trust’s independent Trustees, dealers or others as required for Ultimus to perform the services to be provided hereunder;

(c) The cost of obtaining security market quotes;

(d) All fees and expenses incurred in connection with any licensing of software, subscriptions to databases, custom programming or systems modifications required to provide any special reports or services requested by the Trust;

(e) Any expenses Ultimus shall incur at the direction of an officer of the Trust thereunto duly authorized other than an employee or other affiliated person of Ultimus who may otherwise be named as an authorized representative of the Trust for certain purposes;

(f) A reasonable allocation of the costs associated with the preparation of Service Organization Control 1 Reports (“SSAE 16 Reports”); and

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(g) Any additional expenses reasonably incurred by Ultimus in the performance of its duties and obligations under this Agreement.

5. EFFECTIVE DATE

This Agreement shall become effective as of the date first written above with respect to each Fund in existence on such date (or, if a particular Fund is not in existence on that date, on the date such Fund commences operation) (the “Effective Date”).

6. TERM OF THIS AGREEMENT

The term of this Agreement shall continue in effect, unless earlier terminated by either party hereto as provided hereunder, for a period of two years from the date first written above.  Thereafter, unless otherwise terminated as provided herein, this Agreement shall be renewed automatically for successive one-year periods.

This Agreement may be terminated with respect to any Fund without penalty for “cause” (as defined herein) upon the provision of thirty (30) days’ advance written notice by the party alleging cause.  After the initial two-year term, this Agreement may also be terminated with respect to any Fund without penalty by provision of sixty (60) days’ written notice.

For purposes of this Agreement, “cause” shall mean: (i) a material breach of this Agreement that has not been remedied within thirty (30) days following written notice of such breach from the non-breaching party, (ii) a series of negligent acts or omissions or breaches of this Agreement which, in the aggregate, constitute in the reasonable judgment of the Trust, a serious failure to perform satisfactorily Ultimus’ obligations hereunder; (iii) a final, unappealable judicial, regulatory or administrative ruling or order in which the party to be terminated has been found guilty of criminal or unethical behavior in the conduct of its business; or (iv) financial difficulties on the part of the party to be terminated which are evidenced by the authorization or commencement of, or involvement by way of pleading, answer, consent or acquiescence in, a voluntary or involuntary case under Title 11 of the United States Code, as from time to time is in effect, or any applicable law, other than said Title 11, of any jurisdiction relating to the liquidation or reorganization of debtors or the modification or alteration of the rights of creditors.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, after such termination for so long as Ultimus, with the written consent of the Trust, in fact continues to perform any one or more of the services contemplated by this Agreement or any schedule or exhibit hereto, the provisions of this Agreement, including without limitation the provisions dealing with indemnification, shall continue in full force and effect.  Compensation due Ultimus and unpaid by the Trust upon such termination shall be immediately due and payable upon and notwithstanding such termination.  Following any such termination, Ultimus agrees to cooperate with any reasonable request of the Trust to effect a prompt transition to a new administrative service provider selected by the Trust.  Ultimus shall be entitled to collect from the Trust, in addition to the compensation described in Schedule B, the amount of all of Ultimus’ cash disbursements reasonably made for services in connection with Ultimus’ activities in effecting such termination, including without limitation, the delivery to the Trust and/or its designees of the Trust's property, records, instruments and documents.

7. STANDARD OF CARE

The duties of Ultimus shall be confined to those expressly set forth herein, and no implied duties are assumed by or may be asserted against Ultimus hereunder.  Ultimus shall use its best efforts in the performance of its duties hereunder and act in good faith in performing the services provided for under this Agreement.  Ultimus shall be liable for any damages arising directly or indirectly out of Ultimus’ failure to perform its duties under this Agreement to the extent such damages arise directly or indirectly out of Ultimus’ willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence in the performance of its duties, or reckless disregard of its obligations and duties hereunder.  (As used in this Section 7, the term “Ultimus” shall include directors, officers, employees and other agents of Ultimus as well as Ultimus itself.)

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Without limiting the generality of the foregoing or any other provision of this Agreement, (i) Ultimus shall not be liable for losses beyond its reasonable control, provided that Ultimus has acted in accordance with the standard of care set forth above; and (ii) Ultimus shall not be liable for the validity or invalidity or authority or lack thereof of any instruction, notice or other instrument that Ultimus reasonably believes to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by a duly authorized representative of the Trust or any Fund (other than an employee or other affiliated persons of Ultimus who may otherwise be named as an authorized representative of the Trust for certain purposes).

Ultimus may apply to the Trust at any time for instructions and may consult with counsel for the Trust or a Fund, counsel for  the Trust’s independent Trustees, or its own counsel and with accountants and other experts with respect to any matter arising in connection with Ultimus' duties hereunder, and Ultimus shall not be liable or accountable for any action taken or omitted by it in good faith in accordance with such instruction or with the reasonable opinion of such counsel, accountants or other experts qualified to render such opinion.

8. INDEMNIFICATION OF TRUST

Ultimus agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Trust, and each person who has been, is or may hereafter be a Trustee or officer of the Trust, from and against any and all actions, suits, claims, losses, damages, costs, charges, reasonable counsel fees and disbursements, payments, expenses and liabilities (including reasonable investigation expenses) (collectively, “Losses”) arising directly or indirectly out of the failure of Ultimus, or its directors, officers or employees, to exercise the standard of care set forth with respect to its services under this Agreement; provided, however that Ultimus shall have no obligation to indemnify or reimburse the Trust or any Fund under this Section 8 to the extent that the Trust is entitled to reimbursement or indemnification for such Losses under any liability insurance policy described in this Agreement or otherwise.

The Trust or a Fund shall not be indemnified against or held harmless from any Losses arising directly or indirectly out of the Trust’s or the Fund’s own willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence.  The provisions of this paragraph 8 shall survive termination of this Agreement.

9. INDEMNIFICATION OF ULTIMUS

The Trust, on behalf of each Fund, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Ultimus from and against any and all Losses arising directly or indirectly out of any action or omission to act which Ultimus takes (i) at any request or on the direction of or in reliance on the reasonable advice of the Trust or any Fund, (ii) upon any instruction, notice or other instrument that Ultimus reasonably believes to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by a duly authorized representative of the Trust or any Fund (other than an employee or other affiliated person of Ultimus who may otherwise be named as an authorized representative of the Trust for certain purposes) or (iii) on its own initiative, in good faith and in accordance with the standard of care set forth herein, in connection with the performance of its duties or obligations hereunder; provided, however that the Trust shall have no obligation to indemnify or reimburse Ultimus under this Section 9 to the extent that Ultimus is entitled to reimbursement or indemnification for such Losses under any liability insurance policy described in this Agreement or otherwise.

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Ultimus shall not be indemnified against or held harmless from any Losses arising directly or indirectly out of Ultimus’ own willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence in the performance of its duties, or reckless disregard of its obligations and duties hereunder.  (As used in this Section 9, the term “Ultimus” shall include directors, officers, employees and other agents of Ultimus as well as Ultimus itself.)  The provisions of this paragraph 9 shall survive termination of this Agreement.

10. RECORD RETENTION AND CONFIDENTIALITY

Ultimus shall keep and maintain on behalf of the Trust all books and records which the Trust and Ultimus is, or may be, required to keep and maintain pursuant to any applicable statutes, rules and regulations, including without limitation Rules 31a-1 and 31a-2 under the 1940 Act, relating to the maintenance of books and records in connection with the services to be provided hereunder.  Ultimus further agrees that all such books and records shall be the property of the Trust and agrees to surrender the records of the Trust upon request, and to make such books and records available for inspection by the Trust or by the SEC at reasonable times and otherwise to keep confidential all books and records and other information relative to the Trust and its shareholders; except when requested to divulge such information by duly-constituted authorities or court process.  If Ultimus is requested or required to disclose any confidential information supplied to it by the Trust, Ultimus shall unless prohibited by law, promptly notify the Trust of such request(s) so that the Trust may seek an appropriate protective order.

Nonpublic personal shareholder information shall remain the sole property of the Trust.  Such information shall not be disclosed or used for any purpose except in connection with the performance of the duties and responsibilities described herein or as required or permitted by law.  The provisions of this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement.  The parties agree to comply with any and all regulations promulgated by the SEC or other applicable laws regarding the confidentiality of shareholder information.

11. FORCE MAJEURE

Ultimus assumes no responsibility hereunder, and shall not be liable, for any damage, loss of data, delay or any other loss whatsoever caused by events beyond its reasonable control, including acts of civil or military authority, national emergencies, fire, flood, catastrophe, acts of God, insurrection, war, riots or failure of the mails, transportation, communication or power supply.

12. RIGHTS OF OWNERSHIP; RETURN OF RECORDS

All records and other data except computer programs and procedures developed to perform services required to be provided by Ultimus are the exclusive property of the Trust and all such records and data will be furnished to the Trust in appropriate form as soon as practicable after termination of this Agreement for any reason.  Ultimus may at its option at any time, and shall promptly upon the Trust’s demand, turn over to the Trust and cease to retain Ultimus’ files, records and documents created and maintained by Ultimus pursuant to this Agreement which are no longer needed by Ultimus in the performance of its services or for its legal protection.  If not so turned over to the Trust, such documents and records will be (1) copied and made available to the Trust by Ultimus as soon as reasonably practical, and (2) retained by Ultimus for six years from the year of creation.  At the end of such six-year period, such records and documents will be turned over to the Trust unless the Trust authorizes in writing the destruction of such records and documents.

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13. REPRESENTATIONS OF THE TRUST

The Trust certifies to Ultimus that:  (1) as of the close of business on the Effective Date, each Fund that is in existence as of the Effective Date has authorized unlimited shares, and (2) this Agreement has been duly authorized by the Trust and, when executed and delivered by the Trust, will constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Trust, enforceable against the Trust 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.

14. REPRESENTATIONS OF ULTIMUS

Ultimus represents and warrants that:  (1) it will maintain a disaster recovery plan and procedures including provisions for emergency use of electronic data processing equipment, which is reasonable in light of the services to be provided, and it will, at no additional expense to the Trust, take reasonable steps to minimize service interruptions (Ultimus shall have no liability with respect to the loss of data or service interruptions caused by equipment failure, provided it maintains such plans and procedures); (2) this Agreement has been duly authorized by Ultimus and, when executed and delivered by Ultimus, will constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of Ultimus, enforceable against Ultimus 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 duly registered with the appropriate regulatory agency as a transfer agent and such registration will remain in full force and effect for the duration of this Agreement; and (4) it has and will continue to have access to the necessary facilities, equipment and personnel to perform its duties and obligations under this Agreement.

15. INSURANCE

Ultimus agrees to maintain throughout the term of this Agreement professional liability insurance coverage of the type and amount reasonably customary for the services provided hereunder.  Upon request, Ultimus shall furnish the Trust with pertinent information concerning the professional liability insurance coverage that it maintains.  Such information shall include the identity of the insurance carrier(s), coverage levels and deductible amounts.  Ultimus shall notify the Trust should any of its insurance coverage be canceled or reduced.  Such notification shall include the date of change and the reasons therefor.  Ultimus shall notify the Trust of any material claims against it with respect to services performed under this Agreement, whether or not they may be covered by insurance, and shall notify the Trust from time to time as may be appropriate of the total outstanding claims made by Ultimus under its insurance coverage.

16. INFORMATION TO BE FURNISHED BY THE TRUST

The Trust has furnished to Ultimus the following:

(a) Copies of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust (the “Declaration of Trust”) and of any amendments thereto, certified by the proper official of the state in which such document has been filed.

(b) Copies of the following documents:

(1) The Trust’s Bylaws and any amendments thereto; and
(2) Certified copies of resolutions of the Trustees covering the approval of this Agreement, authorization of a specified officer of the Trust to execute and deliver this Agreement and authorization for specified officers of the Trust to instruct Ultimus thereunder.

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(c) A list of all the officers of the Trust, together with specimen signatures of those officers who are authorized to instruct Ultimus in all matters.

(d) Copies of the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for each Fund.

17. AMENDMENTS TO AGREEMENT

This Agreement or any term thereof, may be changed or waived only by written amendment signed by the party against whom enforcement of such change or waiver is sought.

For special cases, the parties hereto may amend such procedures set forth herein as may be appropriate or practical under the circumstances, and Ultimus may conclusively assume that any special procedure which has been approved by the Trust does not conflict with or violate any requirements of its Declaration of Trust or then current prospectuses, or any rule, regulation or requirement of any regulatory body.

18. COMPLIANCE WITH LAW

Except for the obligations of Ultimus otherwise set forth herein, the Trust assumes full responsibility for the preparation, contents and distribution of each prospectus of the Trust as to compliance with all applicable requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the 1940 Act and any other laws, rules and regulations of governmental authorities having jurisdiction.  The Trust represents and warrants that no shares of the Trust will be offered to the public until the Trust’s registration statement under the Securities Act and the 1940 Act has been declared or becomes effective.

19. NOTICES

Any notice provided hereunder shall be sufficiently given when sent by registered or certified mail to the party required to be served with such notice, at the following address: if to the Trust, at 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246, Attn: David R. Carson; and if to Ultimus, at 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246, Attn: Robert G. Dorsey; or at such other address as such party may from time to time specify in writing to the other party pursuant to this Section.

20. ASSIGNMENT

This Agreement and the rights and duties hereunder shall not be assignable by either of the parties hereto except by the specific written consent of the other party; provided however, that the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall become automatically applicable to any investment company which is the successor to the Trust as a result of reorganization, recapitalization or change of domicile, unless the contract has otherwise been terminated in accordance with Paragraph 6 of this Agreement, and that Ultimus may, to the extent permitted by law, in its sole discretion and upon prior notice to the Trust, assign all its right, title and interest in this Agreement to an affiliate, parent or subsidiary, or to the purchaser of substantially all of its business.  This Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

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21. GOVERNING LAW

This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio and the applicable provisions of the 1940 Act. To the extent that the applicable laws of the State of Ohio, or any of the provisions herein, conflict with the applicable provisions of the 1940 Act, the latter shall control.

22. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

A copy of the Trust’s Declaration of Trust is on file with the Secretary of the State of Ohio, and notice is hereby given that this instrument is executed on behalf of the Trust and not the Trustees individually and that the obligations of this instrument are not binding upon any of the Trustees, officers or shareholders individually but are binding only upon the assets and property of the Trust (or if the matter relates only to a particular Fund, that Fund), and Ultimus shall look only to the assets of the Trust ,  (or the particular Fund), for the satisfaction of such obligations.  Not in limitation of the foregoing, to the extent that Ultimus is engaged to provide services hereunder attributable only to a particular Fund or group of Funds, Ultimus shall look only to the assets of that particular Fund or Funds, as applicable, to satisfy any liability arising in connection therewith, and no other Fund shall incur any liability or obligation in connection therewith.

23. MULTIPLE ORIGINALS

This Agreement may be executed in 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 duly executed all as of the day and year first above written.

 
ULTIMUS MANAGERS TRUST
     
 
By:
/s/ David R. Carson
   
David R. Carson
 
Its:
President
     
 
ULTIMUS FUND SOLUTIONS, LLC
     
 
By:
/s/ Robert G. Dorsey
   
Robert G. Dorsey
 
Its:
President

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SCHEDULE A
Dated August 19, 2015

TO THE FUND ACCOUNTING AGREEMENT BETWEEN
ULTIMUS MANAGERS TRUST
AND
ULTIMUS FUND SOLUTIONS, LLC

FUND PORTFOLIOS

Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund

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SCHEDULE B
Dated August 19, 2015

TO THE FUND ACCOUNTING AGREEMENT BETWEEN
ULTIMUS MANAGERS TRUST
AND
ULTIMUS FUND SOLUTIONS, LLC

FEES AND EXPENSES

FEES:

Ultimus shall be entitled to receive a fee from the Trust on the first business day following the end of each month, or at such time(s) as Ultimus shall request and the parties hereto shall agree, a fee computed with respect to each Fund as follows:

Base fee per Fund per year as follows, plus

 
Number of Share Classes
 
One
Two
Three
Year 1
$24,000
$30,000
$36,000
Year 2
$27,000
$33,000
$39,000
Year 3
$30,000
$36,000
$42,000

For Global or International Funds, Ultimus charges an additional $6,000 per Fund

The Base Fee charged in Year 3 will continue until the parties mutually agree to a revised fee structure.

Asset based fee of:

Average Daily Net Assets
Asset Based Fee
$0 to $500 million
0.010%
In excess of $500 million
0.005%

PERFORMANCE REPORTING:

For Performance Reporting (including After-Tax Performance Reporting), Ultimus charges $200 per month per Fund (or to each share class if a Fund offers multiple classes of shares).

MONTHLY PER TRADE FEE:

The Base fees, as described above, allow for each Fund to execute up to 1,000 portfolio trades (i.e., purchases and sales) per month without additional fees.  For portfolio trades in excess of this amount Ultimus will charge the respective Fund $5.00 for each such portfolio trade.

OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES:

In addition to the above fees, each Fund will reimburse Ultimus for the costs of the daily portfolio price quotation services utilized by such Fund.
 
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TRANSFER AGENT AND SHAREHOLDER SERVICES AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT is made as of August 19, 2015, by and between ULTIMUS MANAGERS TRUST (the “ Trust ”), an Ohio business trust having its principal place of business at 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246, and ULTIMUS FUND SOLUTIONS, LLC (“ Ultimus ”), a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Ohio and having its principal place of business at 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246.

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

WHEREAS, the Trust desires that Ultimus perform certain transfer agent and shareholder services for each series of the Trust, listed on Schedule A attached hereto and made part of this Agreement, as such Schedule A may be amended from time to time (individually referred to herein as a “ Fund ” and collectively as the “ Funds ”); and

WHEREAS, Ultimus is willing to perform such services on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual premises and covenants herein set forth, the parties agree as follows:

1. RETENTION OF ULTIMUS.

The Trust hereby retains Ultimus to furnish the Trust, on behalf of each Fund set forth on Schedule A, with the transfer agent and shareholder services as set forth below. Ultimus hereby accepts such employment to perform such duties.

(a) Shareholder Transactions

(i) Process shareholder purchase and redemption orders in accordance with conditions set forth in the applicable Fund’s prospectus(es);

(ii) Set up account information, including address, dividend option, taxpayer identification numbers and wire instructions;

(iii) Issue confirmations in compliance with Rule 10b-10 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ 1934 Act ”);

(iv) Issue periodic statements for shareholders;

(v) Process transfers and exchanges;

(vi) Act as a service agent and process dividend payments, including the purchase of new shares, through dividend reimbursement;

(vii) Record the issuance of shares and maintain pursuant to Rule 17Ad-10(e) of the 1934 Act a record of the total number of shares of each Fund which are authorized, based upon data provided to it by the Trust, and issued and outstanding;


(viii) Perform such services as are required to comply with Rules 17a-24 and 17Ad-17 of the 1934 Act (the “ Lost Shareholder Rules ”);

(ix) Provide cost basis reporting for shareholders; and

(x) Administer and/or perform all other customary services of a transfer agent.

(b) Shareholder Information Services

(i) Make information available to shareholder servicing unit and other remote access units regarding trade date, share price, current holdings, yields, and dividend information.

(ii) Produce detailed history of transactions through duplicate or special order statements upon request.

(iii) Provide mailing labels for distribution of financial reports, prospectuses, proxy statements or marketing material to current shareholders.

(iv) Respond as appropriate to all inquiries and communications from shareholders relating to shareholder accounts.

(c) Compliance Reporting

(i) Provide reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”) and the states in which the Funds are registered.

(ii) Prepare and distribute appropriate Internal Revenue Service forms for shareholder income and capital gains.

(iii) Issue tax withholding reports to the Internal Revenue Service.

(d) Dealer/Load Processing (if applicable)

(i) Provide reports for tracking rights of accumulation and purchases made under a Letter of Intent.

(ii) Account for separation of shareholder investments from transaction sale charges for purchase of Fund shares.

(iii) Calculate fees due under Rule 12b-1 plans for distribution and marketing expenses.

(iv) Track sales and commission statistics by dealer and provide for payment of commissions on direct shareholder purchases in each load Fund.

(e) Shareholder Account Maintenance

(i) Maintain all shareholder records for each account in each Fund.

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(ii) Issue customer statements on scheduled cycle, providing duplicate second and third party copies if required.

(iii) Record shareholder account information changes.

(iv) Maintain account documentation files for each shareholder.

Ultimus shall perform such other services for the Trust that are mutually agreed upon by the parties from time to time either at no additional fees or for such reasonable and customary fees as are mutually agreed upon by the parties; provided, however that the Trust may retain third parties to perform such other services. Such services may include performing internal audit examination; mailing the annual reports of the Funds; preparing an annual list of shareholders; and mailing notices of shareholders’ meetings, proxies and proxy statements, for all of which the Trust (or applicable Fund) will pay Ultimus’ out-of-pocket expenses.

2. SUBCONTRACTING.

Ultimus may, at its expense, subcontract with any entity or person concerning the provision of the services contemplated hereunder; provided, however, that Ultimus shall not be relieved of any of its obligations under this Agreement by the appointment of such subcontractor and provided further, that Ultimus shall be responsible, to the extent provided in Section 7 hereof, for all acts of such subcontractor as if such acts were its own.

3. COMPENSATION OF ULTIMUS.

The Trust, on behalf of each Fund, shall pay for the services to be provided by Ultimus under this Agreement in accordance with, and in the manner set forth in, Schedule B attached hereto, as such Schedule may be amended from time to time.

If this Agreement becomes effective subsequent to the first day of a month or terminates before the last day of a month, Ultimus’ compensation for that part of the month in which the Agreement is in effect shall be prorated in a manner consistent with the calculation of the fees as set forth above. Payment of Ultimus’ compensation for the preceding month shall be made promptly.

4. REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES.

In addition to paying Ultimus the fees described in Schedule B attached hereto, the Trust, on behalf of each Fund, agrees to reimburse Ultimus for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in providing services hereunder, including without limitation the following:

(a) All freight and other delivery and bonding charges incurred by Ultimus in delivering materials to and from the Trust;

(b) All direct telephone, telephone transmission and telecopy or other electronic transmission expenses incurred by Ultimus in communication with the Trust, the Trust's investment adviser(s) or custodian, dealers or others as required for Ultimus to perform the services to be provided hereunder;

(c) The cost of microfilm, microfiche or other methods of storing records or other materials;

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(d) The cost of printing and generating confirmations, statements and other documents and the cost of mailing such documents to shareholders and others;

(e) All expenses incurred in connection with any licenses of software, subscriptions to databases, custom programming or systems modifications required to provide any special reports or services requested by the Trust;

(f) Any expenses Ultimus shall incur at the direction of an officer of the Trust thereunto duly authorized other than an employee or other affiliated person of Ultimus who may otherwise be named as an authorized representative of the trust for certain purposes;

(g) A reasonable allocation of the costs associated with the preparation of Service Organization Control 1 Reports (“ SOC 1 Reports ”); and

(h) Any additional expenses reasonably incurred by Ultimus in the performance of its duties and obligations under this Agreement.

5. EFFECTIVE DATE.

This Agreement shall become effective as of the date first written above with respect to each Fund in existence on such date (or, if a particular Fund is not in existence on that date, on the date such Fund commences operation) (the “ Effective Date ”).

6. TERM OF THIS AGREEMENT.

The term of this Agreement shall continue in effect, unless earlier terminated by either party hereto as provided hereunder, for a period of two years from the date first written above. Thereafter, unless otherwise terminated as provided herein, this Agreement shall be renewed automatically for successive one-year periods.

This Agreement may be terminated with respect to any Fund without penalty for “cause” (as defined herein) upon the provision of thirty (30) days’ advance written notice by the party alleging cause. After the initial two-year term, this Agreement may also be terminated with respect to any Fund without penalty by provision of sixty (60) days’ written notice.

For purposes of this Agreement, “cause” shall mean: (i) a material breach of this Agreement that has not been remedied within thirty (30) days following written notice of such breach from the non-breaching party, (ii) a series of negligent acts or omissions or breaches of this Agreement which, in the aggregate, constitute in the reasonable judgment of the Trust, a serious failure to perform satisfactorily Ultimus’ obligations hereunder; (iii) a final, unappealable judicial, regulatory or administrative ruling or order in which the party to be terminated has been found guilty of criminal or unethical behavior in the conduct of its business; or (iv) financial difficulties on the part of the party to be terminated which are evidenced by the authorization or commencement of, or involvement by way of pleading, answer, consent or acquiescence in, a voluntary or involuntary case under Title 11 of the United States Code, as from time to time is in effect, or any applicable law, other than said Title 11, of any jurisdiction relating to the liquidation or reorganization of debtors or the modification or alteration of the rights of creditors.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, after such termination for so long as Ultimus, with the written consent of the Trust, in fact continues to perform any one or more of the services contemplated by this Agreement or any schedule or exhibit hereto, the provisions of this Agreement, including without limitation the provisions dealing with indemnification, shall continue in full force and effect. Compensation due Ultimus and unpaid by the Trust upon such termination shall be immediately due and payable upon and notwithstanding such termination. Following any such termination, Ultimus agrees to cooperate with any reasonable request of the Trust to effect a prompt transition to a new administrative service provider selected by the Trust. Ultimus shall be entitled to collect from the Trust, in addition to the compensation described in Schedule B, the amount of all of Ultimus’ cash disbursements reasonably made for services in connection with Ultimus’ activities in effecting such termination, including without limitation, the delivery to the Trust and/or its designees of the Trust’s property, records, instruments and documents.

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7. STANDARD OF CARE.

The duties of Ultimus shall be confined to those expressly set forth herein, and no implied duties are assumed by or may be asserted against Ultimus hereunder. Ultimus shall use its best efforts in the performance of its duties hereunder and act in good faith in performing the services provided for under this Agreement. Ultimus shall be liable for any damages arising directly or indirectly out of Ultimus’ failure to perform its duties under this Agreement to the extent such damages arise directly or indirectly out of Ultimus’ willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence in the performance of its duties, or reckless disregard of its obligations and duties hereunder. (As used in this Section 7, the term “Ultimus” shall include directors, officers, employees and other agents of Ultimus as well as Ultimus itself.)

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing or any other provision of this Agreement, (i) Ultimus shall not be liable for losses beyond its reasonable control, provided that Ultimus has acted in accordance with the standard of care set forth above; and (ii) Ultimus shall not be liable for the validity or invalidity or authority or lack thereof of any instruction, notice or other instrument that Ultimus reasonably believes to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by a duly authorized representative of the Trust or any Fund (other than an employee or other affiliated persons of Ultimus who may otherwise be named as an authorized representative of the Trust for certain purposes).

Ultimus may apply to the Trust at any time for instructions and may consult with counsel for the Trust or a Fund, counsel for the Trust’s independent Trustees, or its own counsel and with accountants and other experts with respect to any matter arising in connection with Ultimus' duties hereunder, and Ultimus shall not be liable or accountable for any action taken or omitted by it in good faith in accordance with such instruction or with the reasonable opinion of such counsel, accountants or other experts qualified to render such opinion.

8. INDEMNIFICATION OF TRUST.

Ultimus agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Trust, and each person who has been, is or may hereafter be a Trustee or officer of the Trust, from and against any and all actions, suits, claims, losses, damages, costs, charges, reasonable counsel fees and disbursements, payments, expenses and liabilities (including reasonable investigation expenses) (collectively, “ Losses ”) arising directly or indirectly out of the failure of Ultimus, or its directors, officers or employees, to exercise the standard of care set forth with respect to its services under this Agreement; provided, however that Ultimus shall have no obligation to indemnify or reimburse the Trust or any Fund under this Section 8 to the extent that the Trust is entitled to reimbursement or indemnification for such Losses under any liability insurance policy described in this Agreement or otherwise.

The Trust or a Fund shall not be indemnified against or held harmless from any Losses arising directly or indirectly out of the Trust’s or the Fund’s own willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence. The provisions of this paragraph 8 shall survive termination of this Agreement.

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9. INDEMNIFICATION OF ULTIMUS.

The Trust, on behalf of each Fund, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Ultimus from and against any and all Losses arising directly or indirectly out of any action or omission to act which Ultimus takes (i) at any request or on the direction of or in reliance on the reasonable advice of the Trust or any Fund, (ii) upon any instruction, notice or other instrument that Ultimus reasonably believes to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by a duly authorized representative of the Trust or any Fund (other than an employee or other affiliated person of Ultimus who may otherwise be named as an authorized representative of the Trust for certain purposes) or (iii) on its own initiative, in good faith and in accordance with the standard of care set forth herein, in connection with the performance of its duties or obligations hereunder; provided, however that the Trust shall have no obligation to indemnify or reimburse Ultimus under this Section 9 to the extent that Ultimus is entitled to reimbursement or indemnification for such Losses under any liability insurance policy described in this Agreement or otherwise.

Ultimus shall not be indemnified against or held harmless from any Losses arising directly or indirectly out of Ultimus’ own willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence in the performance of its duties, or reckless disregard of its obligations and duties hereunder. (As used in this Section 9, the term “Ultimus” shall include directors, officers, employees and other agents of Ultimus as well as Ultimus itself.) The provisions of this paragraph 9 shall survive termination of this Agreement.

10. RECORD RETENTION AND CONFIDENTIALITY.

Ultimus shall keep and maintain on behalf of the Trust all books and records which the Trust and Ultimus is, or may be, required to keep and maintain pursuant to any applicable statutes, rules and regulations, including without limitation Rules 31a-1 and 31a-2 under the 1940 Act, relating to the maintenance of books and records in connection with the services to be provided hereunder. Ultimus further agrees that all such books and records shall be the property of the Trust, and agrees to surrender the records of the Trust upon request, and to make such books and records available for inspection by the Trust or by the SEC at reasonable times and otherwise to keep confidential all books and records and other information relative to the Trust and its shareholders; except when requested to divulge such information by duly-constituted authorities or court process. If Ultimus is requested or required to disclose any confidential information supplied to it by the Trust, Ultimus shall, unless prohibited by law, promptly notify the Trust of such request(s) so that the Trust may seek an appropriate protective order.

Nonpublic personal shareholder information shall remain the sole property of the Trust. Such information shall not be disclosed or used for any purpose except in connection with the performance of the duties and responsibilities described herein or as required or permitted by law. The provisions of this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement. The parties agree to comply with any and all regulations promulgated by the SEC or other applicable laws regarding the confidentiality of shareholder information.

11. FORCE MAJEURE.

Ultimus assumes no responsibility hereunder, and shall not be liable, for any damage, loss of data, delay or any other loss whatsoever caused by events beyond its reasonable control, including acts of civil or military authority, national emergencies, fire, flood, catastrophe, acts of God, insurrection, war, riots or failure of the mails, transportation, communication or power supply.

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12. RIGHTS OF OWNERSHIP; RETURN OF RECORDS.

All records and other data except computer programs and procedures developed to perform services required to be provided by Ultimus are the exclusive property of the Trust and all such records and data will be furnished to the Trust in appropriate form as soon as practicable after termination of this Agreement for any reason. Ultimus may at its option at any time, and shall promptly upon the Trust's demand, turn over to the Trust and cease to retain Ultimus’ files, records and documents created and maintained by Ultimus pursuant to this Agreement which are no longer needed by Ultimus in the performance of its services or for its legal protection. If not so turned over to the Trust, such documents and records will be (1) copied and made available to the Trust by Ultimus as soon as reasonably practical, and (2) retained by Ultimus for six years from the year of creation. At the end of such six-year period, such records and documents will be turned over to the Trust unless the Trust authorizes in writing the destruction of such records and documents.

13. REPRESENTATIONS OF THE TRUST.

The Trust certifies to Ultimus that: (1) as of the close of business on the Effective Date, each Fund that is in existence as of the Effective Date has authorized unlimited shares, and (2) this Agreement has been duly authorized by the Trust and, when executed and delivered by the Trust, will constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Trust, enforceable against the Trust 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.

14. REPRESENTATIONS OF ULTIMUS.

Ultimus represents and warrants that: (1) it will maintain a disaster recovery plan and procedures including provisions for emergency use of electronic data processing equipment, which is reasonable in light of the services to be provided, and it will, at no additional expense to the Trust, take reasonable steps to minimize service interruptions (Ultimus shall have no liability with respect to the loss of data or service interruptions caused by equipment failure, provided it maintains such plans and procedures); (2) this Agreement has been duly authorized by Ultimus and, when executed and delivered by Ultimus, will constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of Ultimus, enforceable against Ultimus 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 duly registered with the appropriate regulatory agency as a transfer agent and such registration will remain in full force and effect for the duration of this Agreement; and (4) it has and will continue to have access to the necessary facilities, equipment and personnel to perform its duties and obligations under this Agreement.

15. INSURANCE.

Ultimus agrees to maintain throughout the term of this Agreement professional liability insurance coverage of the type and amount reasonably customary for the services provided hereunder. Upon request, Ultimus shall furnish the Trust with pertinent information concerning the professional liability insurance coverage that it maintains. Such information shall include the identity of the insurance carrier(s), coverage levels and deductible amounts. Ultimus shall notify the Trust should any of its insurance coverage be canceled or reduced. Such notification shall include the date of change and the reasons therefor. Ultimus shall notify the Trust of any material claims against it with respect to services performed under this Agreement, whether or not they may be covered by insurance, and shall notify the Trust from time to time as may be appropriate of the total outstanding claims made by Ultimus under its insurance coverage.

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16. INFORMATION TO BE FURNISHED BY THE TRUST.

The Trust has furnished to Ultimus the following:

(a) Copies of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust (the “ Declaration of Trust ”) and of any amendments thereto, certified by the proper official of the state in which such document has been filed.

(b) Copies of the following documents:

(1) The Trust’s Bylaws and any amendments thereto; and
(2) Certified copies of resolutions of the Trustees covering the approval of this Agreement, authorization of a specified officer of the Trust to execute and deliver this Agreement and authorization for specified officers of the Trust to instruct Ultimus thereunder.

(c) A list of all the officers of the Trust, together with specimen signatures of those officers who are authorized to instruct Ultimus in all matters.

(d) Copies of the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for each Fund.

17. AMENDMENTS TO AGREEMENT.

This Agreement or any term thereof, may be changed or waived only by written amendment signed by the party against whom enforcement of such change or waiver is sought.

For special cases, the parties hereto may amend such procedures set forth herein as may be appropriate or practical under the circumstances, and Ultimus may conclusively assume that any special procedure which has been approved by the Trust does not conflict with or violate any requirements of its Declaration of Trust or then current prospectuses, or any rule, regulation or requirement of any regulatory body.

18. COMPLIANCE WITH LAW.

Except for the obligations of Ultimus otherwise set forth herein, the Trust assumes full responsibility for the preparation, contents and distribution of each prospectus of the Trust as to compliance with all applicable requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), the 1940 Act and any other laws, rules and regulations of governmental authorities having jurisdiction. The Trust represents and warrants that no shares of the Trust will be offered to the public until the Trust’s registration statement under the Securities Act and the 1940 Act has been declared or becomes effective.

19. NOTICES.

Any notice provided hereunder shall be sufficiently given when sent by registered or certified mail to the party required to be served with such notice, at the following address: if to the Trust at 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246, Attn: David R. Carson; and if to Ultimus, at 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246, Attn: Robert G. Dorsey; or at such other address as such party may from time to time specify in writing to the other party pursuant to this Section.
 
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20. ASSIGNMENT.

This Agreement and the rights and duties hereunder shall not be assignable by either of the parties hereto except by the specific written consent of the other party; provided however, that the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall become automatically applicable to any investment company which is the successor to the Trust as a result of reorganization, recapitalization or change of domicile, unless the contract has otherwise been terminated in accordance with Paragraph 6 of this Agreement, and that Ultimus may, to the extent permitted by law, in its sole discretion and upon prior notice to the Trust, assign all its right, title and interest in this Agreement to an affiliate, parent or subsidiary, or to the purchaser of substantially all of its business. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

21. GOVERNING LAW.

This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio and the applicable provisions of the 1940 Act. To the extent that the applicable laws of the State of Ohio, or any of the provisions herein, conflict with the applicable provisions of the 1940 Act, the latter shall control.

22. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.

A copy of the Trust’s Declaration of Trust is on file with the Secretary of the State of Ohio, and notice is hereby given that this instrument is executed on behalf of the Trust and not the Trustee individually and that the obligations of this instrument are not binding upon any of the Trustees, officers or shareholders individually but are binding only upon the assets and property of the Trust (or if the matter relates only to a particular Fund, that Fund), and Ultimus shall look only to the assets of the Trust ,  (or the particular Fund) for the satisfaction of such obligations. Not in limitation of the foregoing, to the extent that Ultimus is engaged to provide services hereunder attributable only to a particular Fund or group of Funds, Ultimus shall look only to the assets of that particular Fund or Funds, as applicable, to satisfy any liability arising in connection therewith, and no other Fund shall incur any liability or obligation in connection therewith.

23. MULTIPLE ORIGINALS.

This Agreement may be executed in 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.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed all as of the day and year first above written.
 
ULTIMUS MANAGERS TRUST
 
       
 
By:
/s/ David R. Carson
 
   
David R. Carson
 
 
Its:
President
 
       
 
ULTIMUS FUND SOLUTIONS, LLC
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Robert G. Dorsey
 
   
Robert G. Dorsey
 
 
Its:
President
 

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SCHEDULE A

TO THE TRANSFER AGENT AND SHAREHOLDER SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN
ULTIMUS MANAGERS TRUST
AND
ULTIMUS FUND SOLUTIONS, LLC

FUND PORTFOLIOS

Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund

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SCHEDULE B

TO THE TRANSFER AGENT AND SHAREHOLDER SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN
ULTIMUS MANAGERS TRUST
AND
ULTIMUS FUND SOLUTIONS, LLC

FEES AND EXPENSES

FEES:

Ultimus shall be entitled to receive a fee from the Trust on the first business day following the end of each month, or at such time(s) as Ultimus shall request and the parties hereto shall agree, a fee computed with respect to each Fund as follows:


Annual fee per shareholder account:
 
   
Direct Accounts
$20.00 per open account
NSCC Fund/Serve Accounts
$15.00 per open account
   
Closed Accounts
$0.00 per closed account
   
Minimum fee per year
$18,000 per Fund/share class

For a Fund or Share Class with less than 25 shareholders, the monthly fee shall be reduced to $1,000 ($12,000 annual fee). For a Fund or Share Class with less than 100 shareholders but 25 or more shareholders, the monthly fee shall be reduced to $1,250 ($15,000 annual fee).

IRA MAINTENANCE FEES:

Ultimus charges a $15.00 annual per account maintenance fee for each IRA account held in a Fund.

WEB-ACCESS:

For Web Inquiry access, Ultimus charges each Fund an annual fee of $7,200 and a one-time set up fee of $1,000 for this service.

OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES:

In addition to the above fees, each Fund will reimburse Ultimus or pay directly certain out-of-pocket expenses incurred on the Fund’s behalf, including but not limited to, postage, confirmations, statements, printing, telephone lines, Internet access fees, bank service charges, fund specific Fund/Serv and Networking costs, and other industry standard transfer agent expenses.
 
 
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 EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT
FOR ULTIMUS MANAGERS TRUST

THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of  August 19, 2015, is made and entered into by and between the Ultimus Managers Trust , an Ohio business trust (the “ Trust ”), on behalf of the series of the Trust set forth on Schedule A attached hereto (the “ Fund ”), and Alambic Investment Management, L.P. (the “ Adviser ”).
 
WHEREAS, the Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “ 1940 Act ”); and
 
WHEREAS , the Adviser has been appointed the investment adviser of the Fund pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement, dated August 19, 2015, between the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and the Adviser (the “ Advisory Agreement ”); and
 
WHEREAS , the Trust and the Adviser desire to enter into the arrangements described herein relating to certain expenses of the Fund; and
 
WHEREAS , the Fund may, from time to time, invest in affiliated or unaffiliated money market funds or other investment companies such as exchange-traded funds (“ ETFs ”), such underlying investments collectively referred to herein as “ Acquired Funds ”;
 
NOW, THEREFORE , the Trust and the Adviser hereby agree as follows:
 
1. The Adviser agrees, subject to Section 2 hereof, to reduce the fees payable to it under the Advisory Agreement (but not below zero) and/or reimburse other expenses of the Fund, during the period ending August 31, 2018, to the extent necessary to limit the total operating expenses of each class of shares of each Fund (exclusive of brokerage costs, taxes, interest, costs to organize the Fund, Acquired Fund fees and expenses, extraordinary expenses such as litigation and merger or reorganization costs and other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of such Fund’s business, and amounts, if any, payable pursuant to a plan adopted in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act), to the amount of the “Maximum Operating Expense Limit” applicable to the Fund on the attached Schedule A.
 
2. The Fund agrees to pay to the Adviser the amount of fees (including any amounts foregone through limitation or reimbursed pursuant to Section 1 hereof) that, but for Section 1 hereof, would have been payable by the Fund to the Adviser pursuant to the Advisory Agreement or which have been reimbursed in accordance with Section 1 (the “ Deferred Fees ”), subject to the limitations provided in this Section.  Such repayment shall be made monthly, but only if the operating expenses of the Fund (exclusive of brokerage costs, taxes, interest, costs to organize the Fund, Acquired Fund fees and expenses, extraordinary expenses such as litigation and merger or reorganization costs and other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of such Fund’s business, and amounts, if any, payable pursuant to a plan adopted in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act), without regard to such repayment, are at an annual rate (as a percentage of the average daily net assets of the Fund) equal to or less than the “Maximum Operating Expense Limit” for each respective class of shares of the Fund, as set forth on Schedule A.  Furthermore, the amount of Deferred Fees paid by a Fund in any month shall be limited so that the sum of (a) the amount of such payment and (b) the other operating expenses of the Fund (exclusive of brokerage costs, taxes, interest, costs to organize the Funds, Acquired Fund fees and expenses, extraordinary expenses such as litigation and merger or reorganization costs and other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of such Fund’s business, and amounts, if any, payable pursuant to a plan adopted in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act) do not exceed the above-referenced “Maximum Operating Expense Limit” for the Fund.


Deferred Fees with respect to any fiscal year of a Fund shall not be payable by the Fund to the extent that the amounts payable by the Fund pursuant to the preceding paragraph during the period ending three years after the end of such fiscal year are not sufficient to pay such Deferred Fees.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in no event will a Fund be obligated to pay any fees waived or deferred by the Adviser with respect to any other series of the Trust.
 
3. This Agreement with respect to the Fund shall continue in effect until August 31, 2018 and from year to year thereafter provided each such continuance is specifically approved by a majority of the Trustees of the Trust who (i) are not “ interested persons ” of the Trust or any other party to this Agreement, as defined in the 1940 Act, and (ii) have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of this Agreement (“ Non-Interested Trustees ”).  Nevertheless, this Agreement may be terminated by either party hereto, without payment of any penalty, upon written notice 90 days prior to the end of the then-current term of the Agreement to the other party at its principal place of business; provided that, in the case of termination by the Trust, such action shall be authorized by resolution of a majority of the Non-Interested Trustees of the Trust or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund. Any termination pursuant to this paragraph 3 shall become effective, unless otherwise specifically agreed upon, on the last day of the then-current term of the Agreement.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Advisory Agreement with respect to a Fund is terminated, this Agreement will terminate automatically as to such Fund as of the date of termination of such Advisory Agreement.  Upon the termination of this Agreement for any reason, the Adviser acknowledges and agrees that it remains liable for all fee reductions and reimbursement obligations pursuant to Section 1 hereof that accrued prior to the termination of this Agreement.
 
4. The captions in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and in no other way define or delineate any of the provisions hereof or otherwise affect their construction or effect.
 

Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to require the Trust or the Fund to take any action contrary to the Trust’s Declaration of Trust or By-Laws, or any applicable statutory or regulatory requirement to which it is subject or by which it is bound, or to relieve or deprive the Trust’s Board of Trustees of its responsibility for and control of the conduct of the affairs of the Trust or the Fund.
 
Any question of interpretation of any term or provision of this Agreement, including but not limited to the investment advisory fee, the computations of net asset values, and the allocation of expenses, having a counterpart in or otherwise derived from the terms and provisions of the Advisory Agreement or the 1940 Act, shall have the same meaning as and be resolved by reference to such Advisory Agreement or the 1940 Act.
 
Notice is hereby given that this Agreement is executed by the Trust on behalf of the Fund by an officer of the Trust as an officer and not individually and that the obligations of or arising out of this Agreement are not binding upon any of the Trustees, officers or shareholders individually but are binding only upon the assets and property belonging to the Fund.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

Ultimus Managers Trust,
on behalf of the Fund listed on Schedule A
 
Alambic Investment Management, L.P.
 
By:
/s/ David R. Carson
By:
/s/ Robert T. Slaymaker
Name:
David R. Carson
Name
Robert T. Slaymaker
Title:
President
Title:
Partner


SCHEDULE A

to

EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT
FOR ULTIMUS MANAGERS TRUST

OPERATING EXPENSE LIMITS
 
Fund Name
Maximum Operating
Expense Limit*
Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund
1.20%

*
Expressed as a percentage of a Fund’s average daily net assets.  This amount is exclusive of brokerage costs, taxes, interest, costs to organize the Fund, Acquired Fund fees and expenses, extraordinary expenses such as litigation and merger or reorganization costs and other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of such Fund’s business, and amounts, if any, payable pursuant to a plan adopted in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act.

 
Frank L. Newbauer, Esq.
225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450
Cincinnati, Ohio 45246
(513) 587-3400

August 19, 2015

Ultimus Managers Trust
Alambic Small Cap Value Plus Fund
225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450
Cincinnati, Ohio 45246

Ladies and Gentlemen:

You have requested my opinion in connection with the registration by Ultimus Managers Trust, an Ohio business trust (the “Trust”), of an indefinite number of shares of beneficial interest (the “Shares”) of its series, Small Cap Value Plus Fund, authorized by the Trust’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to the Trust’s registration statement on a post-effective amendment to Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-180308; 811-22680) (the “Registration Statement”), filed under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, each as amended.

I have examined and relied upon originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to my satisfaction, of such records, agreements, documents and other instruments and certificates or comparable documents of public officials and of officers and representatives of the Trust, and I have made such inquiries of the officers and representatives of the Trust, as I have deemed relevant and necessary as the basis for the opinion hereinafter set forth.

In such examination, I have assumed, without independent verification, the genuineness of all signatures (whether original or photostatic) and the authenticity of all documents submitted to me as originals and the conformity to authentic original documents of all documents submitted to me as certified or photostatic copies.  As to all questions of fact material to such opinion, I have relied upon the certificates referred to hereinabove.  I have assumed, without independent verification, the accuracy of the relevant facts stated therein.

This letter expresses my opinion as to the provisions of the Trust’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust and the laws of the State of Ohio applying to business trusts generally, but does not extend to federal securities or other laws or the laws of jurisdictions outside the State of Ohio.
 

Ultimus Managers Trust
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Based on the foregoing, and subject to the qualifications set forth herein, I am of the opinion that the Shares have been duly and validly authorized, and, when issued and delivered as described in the Registration Statement, will be legally issued, fully paid and nonassessable by the Trust.
 
I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.  In giving such consent, I do not thereby admit that I come within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933 or the Rules and Regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Frank L. Newbauer

Frank L. Newbauer
Counsel
 
Update 7/1/2015
 
ALAMBIC INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P.
 
CODE OF ETHICS
 
July 2015
 

ALAMBIC INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P.

CODE OF ETHICS
 
Table of Contents
 
Statement of General Policy
1
Definitions
2
Standards of Business Conduct
3
Prohibition against Insider Trading
4
Introduction
4
General Policy
4
What is Material Information?
4
What is Nonpublic Information?
5
Identifying Inside Information
5
Contacts with Public Companies
6
Tender Offers
6
Restricted/Watch Lists
6
Personal Securities Transactions
7
General Policy
7
Disclosure of Brokerage Accounts
7
Exception to Reporting Requirements
7
Pre-Clearance Required for Certain Trades
8
Pre-Clearance Required for Participation in IPOs
8
Pre-Clearance Required for Private or Limited Offerings
8
Blackout Periods
8
Interested Transactions
9
Short-Term Trading Profits
9
Front-Running
9
Political Donations and Pay-to-Play Rules
9
General Policy
9
Pay-to-Play Rules
9
 
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Record Keeping Requirements
11
California and Other State Pay-to-Play Rules
11
Internal Pension Plan Pay-to-Play Rules
12
Gifts and Entertainment
12
General Policy
12
Reporting Requirements
13
Political Donations
13
Protecting the Confidentiality of Client Information
14
Confidential Client Information
14
Non-Disclosure of Confidential Client Information
14
Employee Responsibilities
14
Security of Confidential Personal Information
15
Privacy Policy
15
Enforcement and Review of Confidentiality and Privacy Policies
16
Outside Business Interests
16
Compliance Procedures
17
Employee/Supervised Person Reportable Transactions
17
Quarterly Transaction Reports for Trades/Accounts Not on Compliance11 System
17
Exempt Transactions
18
Monitoring and Review of Personal Securities Transactions
18
Certification
18
Initial Certification
18
Acknowledgement of Amendments
18
Annual Certification
19
Further Information
19
Records
19
Reporting Violations and Sanctions
21
Reports to Fund Clients
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Statement of General Policy

This Code of Ethics (“Code”) has been adopted by Alambic Investment Management, L.P. ("Alambic,"
"Firm," or “we”) and is designed to comply with Rule 204A-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Advisers Act”) and Rule 17j-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940.

This Code establishes rules of conduct for all Alambic employees and is designed to, among other things, govern personal securities trading activities in the accounts of employees, immediate family/household accounts and accounts in which an employee has a beneficial interest.  The Code is based upon the principle that Alambic and its employees owe a fiduciary duty to the Firm's Clients to conduct their affairs, including their personal securities transactions, in such a manner as to avoid (i) serving their own personal interests ahead of Clients, (ii) taking inappropriate advantage of their position with the Firm and (iii) any actual or potential conflicts of interest or any abuse of their position of trust and responsibility.

The Code is designed to ensure that the high ethical standards maintained by the Firm continue to be applied.  The purpose of the Code is to preclude activities that may lead to or give the appearance of conflicts of interest, insider trading and other forms of prohibited or unethical business conduct. Alambic's excellent name and reputation is a direct reflection of each employee's conduct.

Pursuant to Section 206 of the Advisers Act, both Alambic and its employees are prohibited from engaging in fraudulent, deceptive or manipulative conduct.  Compliance with this section involves more than acting with honesty and good faith alone.  It means that the Alambic has an affirmative duty of utmost good faith to act solely in the best interest of its Clients.

Alambic and its employees are subject to the following specific fiduciary obligations when dealing with Clients:

· The duty to have a reasonable, independent basis for the investment advice provided;
· The duty to obtain best execution for a Client’s transactions where the Firm is in a position to direct brokerage transactions for the Client;
· The duty to ensure that investment advice is suitable to meeting the Client’s individual objectives, needs and circumstances; and
· A duty to be loyal to Clients.

In meeting its fiduciary responsibilities to its Clients, Alambic expects every employee to demonstrate the highest standards of ethical conduct for continued employment with Alambic.  Strict compliance with the provisions of this Code shall be considered a basic condition of employment with Alambic.   Alambic's reputation for fair and honest dealing with its Clients could be seriously damaged as the result of even a single securities transaction being considered questionable in light of the fiduciary duty owed to our Clients.  Employees are urged to seek the advice of Mary Houle Phillips, the Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO"), for any questions about the Code or the application of the Code to their individual circumstances.  Employees should also understand that a material breach of the provisions of the Code may constitute grounds for disciplinary action, including termination of employment with Alambic.
 
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The provisions of the Code are not all-inclusive.  Rather, they are intended as a guide for Alambic employees in their conduct.  In situations where an employee may be uncertain as to the intent or purpose of the Code, he/she is advised to consult with the CCO.  The CCO may grant exceptions to certain provisions contained in the Code only in those situations when it is clear beyond dispute that the interests of our Clients will not be adversely affected or compromised.  All questions arising in connection with personal securities trading should be resolved in favor of the Client even at the expense of the interests of employees.

The CCO will periodically report to senior management/the General Partner of the Company to document compliance with this Code.
 
Definitions

For the purposes of this Code, the following definitions shall apply:

· “Access person” means any supervised person who: has access to nonpublic information regarding the purchase or sale of securities by or on behalf of any Alambic Clients, or non-public information regarding the portfolio holdings of any fund Alambic or its affiliates manage (a "Fund"); or is involved in making securities recommendations to Clients or for a Fund that are nonpublic.  All full and part-time employees are currently presumed to be "access persons."

· “Account” means accounts of any employee, including accounts of the employee’s immediate family members (any relative by blood or marriage living in the employee’s household), and any account in which he or she has a direct or indirect beneficial interest, such as trusts and custodial accounts or other accounts in which the employee has a beneficial interest or exercises investment discretion.

· “Beneficial ownership” shall be interpreted in the same manner as it would be under Rule 16a-1(a)(2) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 in determining whether a person is the beneficial owner of a security for purposes of Section 16 of such Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.

· “Client” includes The Colombard Fund, L.P., The Colombard Offshore Fund Limited, and The Colombard Master Fund, L.P. (the “Funds”), and the other accounts and funds Alambic manages.

· “Reportable security” means any security as defined in Section 202(a)(18) of the Advisers Act, except that it does not include:   (i) direct obligations of the United States Government; (ii) bankers acceptances, bank certificates of deposit, commercial paper and high quality short term debt instruments, including repurchase agreements, (iii) shares issued by money market funds, and  (iv) shares issued by open-end mutual funds, other than exchange traded funds (“ETFs”) and mutual funds for which Alambic acts as investment adviser (including as sub-adviser) or principal underwriter.

· “Supervised person” means partners and officers of Alambic (or other persons occupying a similar status or performing similar functions); full and part-time Alambic employees; and any independent contractors or consultants hired by Alambic who have access to confidential Alambic information concerning trading or other proprietary information.
 
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Standards of Business Conduct

Alambic places the highest priority on maintaining its reputation for integrity and professionalism.  That reputation is a vital business asset.  The confidence and trust placed in our Firm and its employees by our Clients is something we value and endeavor to protect.  The following Standards of Business Conduct set forth policies and procedures to achieve these goals.  This Code is intended to comply with the federal Advisers Act, as well as any applicable provisions of the rules and regulations under the laws of California.  As Alambic is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) as an investment adviser, this Code requires that all supervised persons comply with the various applicable provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and applicable rules and regulations adopted by the SEC.

Section 204A of the Advisers Act requires the establishment and enforcement of policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent the misuse of material, nonpublic information by investment advisers. Such policies and procedures are contained in this Code.  The Code also contains policies and procedures with respect to personal securities transactions of all of the Firm's "supervised persons," as defined herein.  These procedures cover transactions in a reportable security in which a supervised person has a beneficial interest, or in accounts over which the supervised person exercises control, as well as transactions by members of the supervised person’s immediate family living in the same household.

Section 206 of the Advisers Act makes it unlawful for the Firm, or its agents or employees, to employ any device, scheme or artifice to defraud any Client or prospective Client, or to engage in fraudulent, deceptive or manipulative practices.  This Code contains provisions that prohibit these and other enumerated activities and that are reasonably designed to detect and prevent violations of the Code, the Advisers Act and rules thereunder.

Supervised persons may not in their communications with any Client or potential client, directly or indirectly, in connection with the purchase or sale of a security held or to be acquired by that Client or potential client:

1) Employ any device, scheme or artifice to defraud the Client;
2) Make any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading;
3) Engage in any act, practice or course of business that would operate as a fraud or deceit upon the Client; and/or
4) Engage in any manipulative practice with respect to the Client.
 
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Prohibition against Insider Trading
 
Introduction

Trading securities while in possession of material, nonpublic information, or improperly communicating that information to others, may expose supervised persons and Alambic to stringent penalties. Criminal sanctions may include a fine of up to $1,000,000 and/or ten years imprisonment.  The SEC can recover the profits gained or losses avoided through the illegal trading, impose a penalty of up to three times the illicit windfall, and/or issue an order permanently barring you from the securities industry.  Finally, supervised persons and Alambic may be sued by investors seeking to recover damages for insider trading violations.

The rules contained in this Code apply to securities trading and information handling by supervised persons of Alambic and their immediate family members.

The law of insider trading is unsettled and continuously developing.  An individual legitimately may be uncertain about the application of the rules contained in this Code in a particular circumstance.  Often, a single question can avoid disciplinary action or complex legal problems.  You must notify Alambic immediately if you have any reason to believe that a violation of this Code has occurred or is about to occur.  In the first instance, the CCO should be immediately notified.  The CEO, Albert Richards, and/or the President, Brian Thompson, should also be notified of any suspected violation that has occurred or is about to occur.
 
General Policy

No supervised person may trade securities, either personally or on behalf of others (such as investment funds and private accounts managed by Alambic), while in the possession of material, nonpublic information concerning those securities; nor may any Alambic personnel communicate material, nonpublic information to others in violation of the law.  You also may not share any material, nonpublic information with anyone outside Alambic without specific permission to do so for a legitimate business purpose.  Under no circumstances should any supervised person give anyone, inside or outside Alambic, a trading “tip” based on material, non-public information.
 
What is Material Information?

Information is material where there is a substantial likelihood that a reasonable investor would consider it important in making his or her investment decisions.  Generally, this includes any information the disclosure of which will 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.  For this reason, you should direct any questions about whether information is material to the CCO.

Material information often relates to a company’s results and operations, including, for example, dividend changes, earnings results, changes in previously released earnings estimates, significant merger or acquisition proposals or agreements, major litigation, liquidity problems, and extraordinary management developments.  At Alambic you would rarely, if ever, obtain information of this nature in connection with your employment.

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Material information also may relate to the market for a company’s securities.  Information about an impending significant order to purchase or sell securities may, in some contexts, be material. Prepublication information regarding reports in the financial press also may be material.  For example, the United States Supreme Court upheld the criminal convictions of insider trading defendants who capitalized on prepublication information about The Wall Street Journal’s “Heard on the Street” column. Remember that the trades Alambic plans to place (and its holdings and past trading or strategies in general) are considered confidential information and may, in some instances, be considered material, nonpublic information.  One example of this might be a planned significant investment by Alambic on behalf of a Client in a public company that might materially affect that company's share price.

Be aware of the SEC’s position that the term “material nonpublic information” relates not only to issuers, but also to Alambic's planned trades and strategies, and Client securities holdings and transactions.

What is Nonpublic Information?

Information is “public” when it has been disseminated broadly to investors in the marketplace.  For example, information is public after it has become available to the general public through the

Internet, a public filing with the SEC or some other government agency, the Dow Jones “tape” or The Wall Street Journal or some other publication of general circulation, and after sufficient time has passed so that the information has been disseminated widely.
 
Identifying Inside Information

Before executing any trade for yourself or others, including investment funds or private accounts managed by Alambic (“Client Accounts”), you must determine whether you have access to material, nonpublic information.  If you think that you might have access to material, nonpublic information, you should take the following steps:

· Report the information and proposed trade immediately to the CCO.

· Do not purchase or sell the securities on behalf of yourself or others, including investment funds or private accounts managed by the Firm.
 
· Do not communicate the information inside or outside the Firm, other than to the CCO or, in her absence either the CEO or President/CRO.

· After the CCO has reviewed the issue, the Firm will determine whether the information is material and nonpublic and, if so, what action the Firm will take.

You should consult with the CCO before taking any action.  This high degree of caution will protect you, our Clients, and the Firm.
 
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Contacts with Public Companies

On rare occasions, contacts with public companies may represent a part of our research efforts.  The Firm may make investment decisions on the basis of conclusions formed through such contacts and analysis of publicly available information.  Difficult legal issues arise, however, when, in the course of these contacts, a supervised person of Alambic or other person subject to this Code becomes aware of material, nonpublic information.  This could happen, for example, if a public company’s Chief Financial Officer prematurely disclosed quarterly results to an employee, or an investor relations representative made selective disclosure of adverse news to a handful of investors.  In such situations, Alambic must make a judgment as to its further conduct.  To protect yourself, our Clients and the Firm, you should contact the CCO immediately if you believe that you may have received material, nonpublic information.
 
Tender Offers

Tender offers represent a particular concern in the law of insider trading for two reasons:   First, tender offer activity often produces extraordinary gyrations in the price of the target company’s securities. Trading during this time period is more likely to attract regulatory attention (and produces a disproportionate percentage of insider trading cases).  Second, the SEC has adopted a rule which expressly forbids trading and “tipping” while in the possession of material, nonpublic information regarding a tender offer received from the tender offeror, the target company or anyone acting on behalf of either.  Alambic's supervised persons and others subject to this Code should exercise extreme caution any time they become aware of nonpublic information relating to a tender offer and immediately inform the CCO.
 
Restricted/Watch Lists

Although Alambic does not anticipate that it will receive confidential information from portfolio companies, it may, if it receives such information, take appropriate procedures to establish restricted or watch lists in certain securities.

Although a restricted list will not generally be maintained, the CCO may place certain securities on a “restricted list" for any number of reasons.  Supervised persons are prohibited from personally, or on behalf of an advisory account, purchasing or selling securities during any period they are listed on the restricted list.  Securities issued by companies about which a number of supervised persons are expected to regularly have material, nonpublic information should generally be placed on the restricted list.   The CCO will take steps to inform all supervised persons of the securities listed on the restricted list, which will be maintained on the Compliance11 system available to all employees.

Although also unanticipated for the most part, the CCO on occasion may place certain securities on a “watch list.”  Securities issued by companies about which a limited number of supervised persons possess material, nonpublic information should generally be placed on the watch list.  The list will be disclosed only to the CCO and a limited number of other persons who are deemed necessary recipients of the list because of their roles in compliance.  Requested pre-clearances to trade in these securities by employees may or may not be approved depending on the particular circumstances involved.

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Personal Securities Transactions
 
General Policy

Alambic has adopted the following principles governing personal investment activities by its supervised persons (currently all employees):

· The interests of Client Accounts will at all times be placed first;

· All personal securities transactions will be conducted in such manner as to avoid any actual or potential conflict of interest, or any abuse of an individual’s position of trust and responsibility; and

· Employees must not take inappropriate advantage of their positions.

These procedures apply, as noted above in the Standards of Business Conduct Section, to all brokerage accounts in which a supervised person has a beneficial interest in, or accounts over which the supervised person exercises control, as well as transactions by members of the supervised person’s immediate family living in the same household.  Likewise, all transactions in a reportable security also fall within the scope of these procedures.
 
Disclosure of Brokerage Accounts

All brokerage accounts falling within the scope of this policy must be disclosed to and approved by the CCO, CEO or President (or their designee) on the Compliance11 system or by hard copy format.  Either monthly or quarterly (as applicable and provided by each brokerage firm to the supervised person) statements should be either uploaded manually onto Compliance11's system (or automatically via Compliance11's automated system) on a timely basis after the supervised person receives such statements.  This includes brokerage accounts that are managed on a discretionary basis. In certain circumstances where it is burdensome to upload statements, hard copies of brokerage accounts may be supplied to Compliance and maintained in the office.   See, below, under “Compliance Procedures” for additional information on quarterly and annual reporting requirements.
 
Exception to Reporting Requirements

As noted below under “Compliance Procedures,” supervised persons are not required to submit transaction reports with respect to:  (i) securities held in accounts over which the supervised person has no direct or indirect influence or control, or (ii) transactions effected pursuant to an automatic investment plan.   Any investment plans or accounts that may be eligible for either of these exceptions should be brought to the attention of the CCO who will, on a case-by-case basis, determine whether the plan or account qualifies for an exception.  In making this determination, the CCO may ask for supporting documentation, such as a copy of the automatic investment plan, a copy of the discretionary account management agreement and/or a written certification from an unaffiliated investment adviser, as well as copies of brokerage statements.
 
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Pre-Clearance Required for Certain Trades

Generally, trades in US equity securities must be pre-cleared through the Compliance11 system by the CCO or CEO.  The CCO’s US equity securities trades may be cleared by either the CEO or President.  Clearance is generally valid for 24 hours unless otherwise noted.  In certain instances where the Compliance11 system is inoperative, or it is not expedient to give written clearance for a requested trade, Compliance or CEO may give oral approval, provided that the oral approval is then noted on the exception report in the Compliance11 system or approved via email.

Due to the nature of the securities Alambic trades for its Clients, Alambic currently excludes from the preclearance requirement all trades in the following:  any financial or utility market sector securities, mutual funds and ETFs, government or municipal securities, bonds or other fixed income securities, money market accounts, commodities, currency-based securities, and any foreign securities not traded on the US exchanges.  This policy may change in the future as Alambic's investments change.

Employees who use manual uploading of trades and account statements onto the Compliance11 system are expected, on a timely basis, to fill in price and execution data onto the system, as well as upload the relevant confirmation documents after executing a trade.
 
Pre-Clearance Required for Participation in IPOs

No employee shall acquire any beneficial ownership in any securities in an Initial Public Offering for his or her account, as defined herein without the prior written approval of the CCO (or her designee) who has been provided with full details of the proposed transaction (including written certification that the investment opportunity did not arise by virtue of the employee’s activities on behalf of a Client) and, if approved, will be subject to continuous monitoring for possible future conflicts.  These written approvals may be maintained on the Compliance11 system or otherwise as determined by the CCO.
 
Pre-Clearance Required for Private or Limited Offerings

No employee shall acquire beneficial ownership of any securities in a limited offering or private placement without the prior written approval of the CCO or CEO (or any other designee they may appoint) who has been provided with full details of the proposed transaction (including written certification that the investment opportunity did not arise by virtue of the employee's activities on behalf of a Client) and, if approved, will be subject to continuous monitoring for possible future conflicts.

 
Blackout Periods

No employee shall purchase or sell, directly or indirectly, any security on a day during which any Client has a pending "buy" or "sell" order in that same security until that order is executed or withdrawn, unless that order is determined to be immaterial in light of the security's trading volume and the size of the trades involved.  Exceptions will be noted in the trading preclearance files.
 
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Interested Transactions

No employee shall recommend any securities transactions for any Client without having disclosed to Alambic his or her interest, if any, in such securities or the issuer thereof, including without limitation:

· Any direct or indirect beneficial ownership of any securities of such issuer;
· Any contemplated transaction by such person in such securities;
· Any position with such issuer or its affiliates; and
· Any present or proposed business relationship between such issuer or its affiliates and such person or any party in which such person has a significant interest.

For purposes of this section, any position either uploaded onto the Compliance11 system or included in hard-copy statements provided to the Firm shall be deemed disclosed positions.
 
Short-Term Trading Profits

For securities held in Client accounts, no employee shall profit from the purchase and sale, or sale and purchase, of the same securities of which such person has beneficial ownership within 30 calendar days unless prior approval is obtained.  The purpose of this rule is twofold:  First, effectively to eliminate the opportunity for an employee to profit inappropriately from any small and transient market impacts that may result from Alambic’s trading; second, to prevent employees from becoming distracted from their employment duties by day-trading.
 
Front-Running

No employee shall trade in a security if they have knowledge of an impending trade in the same security to be made on behalf of a Client account.
 
Political Donations and Pay-to-Play Rules
 
General Policy
 
Employees are required to disclose all political donations and obtain prior approval for political donations totaling in the aggregate for each election over $350 to any one official for whom an employee is entitled to vote, and $150 for any official for whom an employee is not entitled to vote.
 
Pay-to-Play Rules
 
In July 2010, the SEC adopted Rule 206(4)-5 to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, which governs so-called "pay to play" practices in which investment advisers (or their “covered associates”) make campaign contributions to elected officials to influence the awarding of government business to the adviser.  The rule is intended to combat pay-to-play arrangements in which advisers are chosen based on their campaign contributions to political officials rather than on merit.  The rule applies to all SEC registered investment advisers and non-SEC advisers who currently provide, or seek to provide , investment advisory services to state or local government entities, 1 including, if applicable, state or local government entities that invest in pooled investment vehicles 2  advised by the investment adviser.
 
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The centerpiece of the rule prohibits an investment adviser from accepting compensation from a government source (such as a pension plan) for two years following certain triggering contributions by the adviser or any of its “covered associates” to any elected official who, on behalf of that government source, can influence the hiring of, or is directly or indirectly responsible for hiring, the investment adviser – or has the authority to appoint such a person. 3
 
The two year time out applies regardless of whether the adviser is aware of the triggering contribution.   So even if a covered associate fails to inform the investment adviser of a donation to a candidate, the adviser will be prevented from accepting any compensation of any government source directly or indirectly controlled by that candidate for two years following that donation.  This does not mean the adviser cannot manage funds for such a government source, only that it may not receive compensation for managing such funds.
 
“Covered associates” include:  (1) all partners, managing members or executive officers or individuals with similar status or function; (2) any employee who solicits a government entity for the adviser (and any person who directly or indirectly supervises such employee); and (3) any PAC controlled by the adviser or a covered associate.  A person’s activities, not their title, will determine whether they are a “covered associate” under this rule.  To avoid confusion and ensure we have complete information on any potential conflicts or constraints, Alambic currently treats all of its employees as “covered associates” for purposes of requiring pre-approval and disclosure of political donations and maintains records of all such donations.
 
Rule 206(4)-5 contains a “look back” provision under which advisers must look back in time to determine whether a covered associate has made a triggering contribution.  Contributions made by a covered associate who solicits clients for the adviser will be attributed to an adviser if those contributions were made within two years prior to the date the individual became a covered associate.  If a covered associate does not solicit clients for the advisers, the look back period is six months.   This look back period applies to contributions a covered associate made prior to joining an investment adviser.  Similarly, advisers must look forward with respect to contributions of former covered associates, regardless of whether that person is still employed by the adviser.  (If a former employee made a political contribution while still employed with Alambic, their donations made while an employee would continue to restrict Alambic’s ability to accept compensation from related government sources for the requisite period.)


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Types of potential government investors can include not just a government entity or a pension plan for the entity itself, but also any investment option of a participant-directed plan or program of a government entity, including a college savings plan like a 529 plan and a retirement plan like a 403(b) or 457 plan.
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Pooled investment vehicles include both private investment funds and registered investment companies that are an investment option for a participant-directed plan or program of a government entity, including a college savings plan like a 529 plan and a retirement plan like a 403(b) or a 457 plan.
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Investment advisers are also prohibited from using third party solicitors who are not themselves “regulated persons” subject to the pay-to-play rules.  Bundling, or soliciting from a person or PAC contributions to officials of government entities to which the adviser seeks to provide investment advisory services, is also prohibited under this rule.
 
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There are exceptions to the 2 year time out for de minimis contributions.  First, there is an exception for contributions of $350 or less per election, per covered associate, for any election in which that covered associate is entitled to vote ( e.g., if the covered associate lives in the area where the official is running).  Any US resident, however, may make a de minimis contribution to a candidate for the US Presidency.   Second, the rule allows de minimis contributions of $150 or less per election, per covered associate for any election in which the covered associate is not entitled to vote ( e.g., a California resident covered associate donating $150 to a candidate for Iowa governor).  For both de minimis exceptions, a covered associate can contribute separately up to the full amount in both the primary and general elections without triggering the time out.  Alambic requires documentation, and keep records, of all political contributions, regardless of amount, to ensure compliance with the pay-to-play rules, largely because contributions by more than one employee would be aggregated in determining whether the de minimis exemption applies in any given instance.
 
Record Keeping Requirements
 
There are enhanced record-keeping requirements under Rule 204-2 of the Advisers Act in connection with Rule 206(4)-5.  There are very specific requirements for registered advisers which provide advisory services to a government entity or covered entity in which a government entity invests.  All advisers (including those with no government clients or covered entities under Rule 206(4)-5) must keep a list of the names and business addresses of each “regulated person” to which or whom the adviser agrees to provide direct or indirect payment to solicit a government entity ( e.g., solicitors or placement agents).  Alambic currently has no government or covered entity investments in the funds it manages and does not employ solicitors, so has no enhanced record-keeping obligations.
 
California and Other State Pay-to-Play Rules
 
In 2011, California amended and greatly expanded its laws governing “lobbyists” to cover the process by which investment managers and private investment funds obtain business from California state pension plans and third party investment managers who manage certain investment funds of which public pension funds are majority owners.  This new law, among other things, expands the definition of “placement agent” to include an investment adviser’s internal personnel and entities that are involved in soliciting or finding investment management business (including fund investments) from California state public retirement systems such as the California State Employees’ Retirement System (“CalPERS”), California State Teachers’ Retirement System (“CalSTRS”) and the University of California pension system.  Anyone falling within the category of the new definition of “placement agent” is now subjected to California’s state lobbyist regulatory regime, including registration requirements; gift, payment and contribution reporting requirements; and substantive limitations on gifts, payments and contributions, as well as contingent compensation.
 
The new state law also requires individuals and entities involved in soliciting or finding investments as to city or county public pension funds (such as the Marin County or San Francisco City Employee Retirement Systems)to comply with applicable local lobbyist ordinances as a matter of state law.  Such local lobbyist ordinances may require individuals who meet the local definition of a lobbyist to registration, reporting and substantive requirements and restrictions.  Both the local definitions of a lobbyist and such requirements vary considerably from jurisdiction to jurisdiction; not all cities and counties have local lobbying ordinances (San Bernardino is one that does not; while Oakland, Richmond and San Francisco do.  Supervised persons  should not initiate contact with any state or local public pension plans without informing the CCO in advance, so the CCO can determine whether Alambic must meet specific California state or local legal requirements.
 
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The key exemption for our purposes to exempt Alambic employees from having to register as lobbyists with the State of California provides that “placement agents” do not include an investment manager’s internal personnel who spend at least one-third of their time during a calendar year “managing the securities or assets owned, controlled, invested or held by the manager.”  This exclusion does not necessarily apply to city or county lobbyist ordinances, but local lobbyist ordinances may (or may not) have other contact thresholds, exclusions or exemptions.
 
Internal Pension Plan Pay-to-Play Rules
 
In some instances, government pension groups and government employee associations have their own regulations concerning investment advisers.  CalSTRS, which provides retirement services to millions of public employees, has its own “pay-to-play” regulations, which impose an annual $1000 per candidate/$5000 aggregate limitation on political contributions by investment advisers to CalSTRS officers or employees, or candidates and holders of office for positions of Governor, Treasurer, and Controller, among others.   The Marin County Employees Retirement Association has similar regulations.  If we solicit any government pension plans, we should make certain we are aware of any internal guidelines or rules.
 
Gifts and Entertainment

Giving, receiving or soliciting gifts in a business setting may create an appearance of impropriety or may raise a potential conflict of interest.  Alambic has adopted the policies set forth below to guide employees in this area.
 
General Policy

Alambic's policy with respect to gifts and entertainment is as follows:

· Employees should not accept or provide any gifts or favors that might influence the decisions you or the recipient make in business transactions involving Alambic, or that others might reasonably believe would influence those decisions;

· Modest gifts and favors, which would not be regarded by others as improper, may be accepted or given on an occasional basis. Entertainment that satisfies these requirements and conforms to generally accepted business practices also is permissible;

· Where there is a law or rule that applies to the conduct of a particular business or the acceptance of gifts of even nominal value, the law or rule must be followed.
 
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· All gifts, payments of money, or anything of value made directly or indirectly by you to a labor organization or officer, agent, shop steward, or other representative or employee of any labor organization (including union officials serving in some capacity to a Plan) must be reported to the CCO.  All items, regardless of the value must be reported.  The following are examples of potentially reportable items:
 
§ Meals
§ Travel and lodging costs
§ Bar bills
§ Sporting event or theater tickets
§ Sponsorship of union conferences or scholarship funds
§ Donations for apprenticeship graduation dinners
§ Hole sponsorships for gold tournaments
§ Conferences or receptions attended by union officials and Alambic supervised persons, etc.
 
Reporting Requirements

Any employee who accepts, directly or indirectly, anything of value (other than de minimis gifts valued under $100) from any person or entity that does business with or on behalf of Alambic must log that information onto the Compliance11 gift tracking system on a timely basis and, for any one gift in excess of $500, obtain consent from the CCO, CEO or their designee before accepting such gift.

This reporting requirement does not apply to bona fide dining or bona fide entertainment if, during such dining or entertainment, you are accompanied by the person or representative of the entity that does business with Alambic.

This gift reporting requirement is for the purpose of helping Alambic monitor the activities of its employees.  However, the reporting of a gift does not relieve any employee from the obligations and policies set forth in this Section or anywhere else in this Code.  If you have any questions or concerns about the appropriateness of any gift, please consult the CCO.
 
Political Donations

All employees must disclose all political donations and obtain prior approval from the CCO, CEO or President for all political donations totaling in the aggregate for each election over $350 to any one official for whom an employee is entitled to vote, and $150 for any official for whom an employee is not entitled to vote.  Political donations should be recorded on the Compliance11 system within seven days of making the donation.
 
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Protecting the Confidentiality of Client Information
 
Confidential Client Information

In the course of Alambic's investment advisory activities, the Firm gains access to non-public information about its Clients (the Funds and the other accounts Alambic advises) and the investors in the Funds for which it provides investment management services.  Such information may include a person's or entity's status as a Client, the identity of a partner or investor in a Client, personal or entity financial and account information, the allocation of assets in a Client portfolio, the composition of investments in any Client portfolio, information relating to services performed for or transactions entered into on behalf of Clients, advice provided by Alambic to Clients, and data or analyses derived from such non-public personal information (collectively referred to as “Confidential Client Information”).  All Confidential Client Information, whether relating to Alambic's current or former Clients or their investors, is subject to the Code's policies and procedures.  Any doubts about the confidentiality of information must be resolved in favor of confidentiality.
 
Non-Disclosure of Confidential Client Information

All information regarding Alambic's Clients is confidential.  Information may only be disclosed when the disclosure is consistent with the Firm's policy and the Client's direction.  Alambic does not share Confidential Client Information with any third parties, except in the following circumstances:

· As necessary to provide service that the Client requested or authorized, or to maintain and service the Client's account.  Alambic will require that any financial intermediary, agent or other service provider utilized by Alambic (such as broker-dealers or sub-advisers) comply with substantially similar standards for non-disclosure and protection of Confidential Client Information and use the information provided by Alambic only for the performance of the specific service requested by Alambic;

· As required by regulatory authorities or law enforcement officials who have jurisdiction over Alambic, or as otherwise required by any applicable law.  In the event Alambic is compelled to disclose Confidential Client Information, the Firm shall provide prompt notice to the Clients affected, so that the Clients may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy.  If no protective order or other appropriate remedy is obtained, Alambic shall disclose only such information, and only in such detail, as is legally required; and

· To the extent reasonably necessary to prevent fraud, unauthorized transactions or liability.
 
Employee Responsibilities

All employees are prohibited, either during or after the termination of their employment with Alambic, from disclosing Confidential Client Information to any person or entity outside the Firm, including family members, except under the circumstances described above.  An employee is permitted to disclose Confidential Client Information only to such other employees who need to have access to such information to deliver services to Alambic's Clients.

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Employees are also prohibited from making unauthorized copies of any documents or files containing Confidential Client Information and, upon termination of their employment with Alambic, must return all such documents to Alambic and must certify in writing to the CCO that they have not retained any documents or information concerning Confidential Client Information.

Any supervised person who violates the non-disclosure policy described above will be subject to disciplinary action, including possible termination, whether or not he or she benefited from the disclosed information.
 
Security of Confidential Personal Information

Alambic enforces the following policies and procedures to protect the security of Confidential Client
Information:

· The Firm restricts access to Confidential Client Information to those employees who need to know such information to provide Alambic's services to Clients;

· Any employee who is authorized to have access to Confidential Client Information in connection with the performance of such person's duties and responsibilities is required to keep such information in a closed compartment, file or receptacle on a daily basis as of the close of each business day;

· All electronic or computer files containing any Confidential Client Information shall be password secured and firewall protected from access by unauthorized persons;

· Any conversations involving Confidential Client Information, if appropriate, must be conducted by employees in private, and care must be taken to avoid any unauthorized persons overhearing or intercepting such conversations.
 
Privacy Policy

Alambic and all supervised persons are expected to comply with SEC Regulation S-P, which requires investment advisers to adopt policies and procedures to protect the 'nonpublic personal information' of natural person Clients.  "Nonpublic information," under Regulation S-P, includes personally identifiable financial information and any list, description, or grouping that is derived from personally identifiable financial information.  Personally identifiable financial information is defined to include information supplied by individual Clients, information resulting from transactions, any information obtained in providing products or services.  Pursuant to Regulation S-P, Alambic has adopted these policies and procedures to safeguard the information of natural person Clients.
 
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Enforcement and Review of Confidentiality and Privacy Policies

The CCO is responsible for reviewing, maintaining and enforcing Alambic's confidentiality and privacy policies, as well as conducting appropriate employee training to ensure adherence to these policies.  Any exceptions to this policy require the CCO's written approval.
 
Outside Business Interests

Alambic places great importance on avoiding any potential conflicts of interest with its Clients or investors in the Funds it manages.  Conflicts of interest may take various forms:

1) A direct conflict of interest between your activities and the interests of the Firm or any one or more of its Clients (or potential Clients);

2) The possibility of a connection likely involving future conflicts of interest; and

3) The perception of a circumstance creating the appearance of a conflict (even if an actual one does not exist).

As such, we require all employees, as well as any household members, to disclose and obtain pre-clearance from the CCO or CEO prior to initiating any outside business relationships, including employment, consulting, board membership, and volunteer work.  This applies to both privately held and public companies, as well as individuals with whom you may have a business relationship. This policy also includes both paid and unpaid services.

The decision to approve or disapprove employee/officer outside business interests will be based upon a determination whether such relationship or position would be consistent with the interests of Alambic's Clients and the appearance or existence of a conflict.  For example, approvals would generally not be given to outside business relationships involving a competitor or potential investor.   Where an outside business interest is approved for any entity that could present a conflict of interest, Alambic will implement, if needed, a “Chinese Wall” or other appropriate procedure, to isolate such person from making decisions relating to that company’s securities.

To apply for approval for an outside business interest, sign on to the Compliance11 website at
www.compliance11.com and fill out an Outside Business Interests request form.   You may obtain permission through the Compliance11 system or through a discussion with the CCO or CEO, but it is your responsibility to ensure that each outside business interest is logged onto the Compliance11 system with all appropriate details.  Failure to do may result in discipline or termination.
 
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Compliance Procedures
 
Employee/Supervised Person Reportable Transactions

Employee brokerage accounts loaded onto the Compliance11 system using their automated process will have all reportable transactions automatically reported for the Firm's records.  For those brokerage accounts for which manual uploading onto the Compliance11 system is done, employees are expected to upload monthly or quarterly statements as they become available from the brokerage firm.  For all brokerage accounts and securities transactions that are not loaded (either automatically or manually) onto the Compliance11 personal trading system, every employee shall provide initial and annual holdings reports and quarterly transaction reports to the CCO, which must contain the information described below.  It is Alambic's policy that each employee must arrange for their brokerage firm(s) to send automatic duplicate brokerage account statements and trade confirmations of all securities transactions to the CCO if that is not already arranged via the Compliance11 system.
 
Quarterly Transaction Reports for Trades/Accounts Not on Compliance11 System

Upon starting employment with Alambic, every employee must disclose all reportable transactions and brokerage accounts, and provide Alambic with copies of all brokerage statements.  Every employee must, after the end of each calendar quarter, also either:

1) Confirm via the quarterly affirmation process that they have disclosed all brokerage accounts and reportable securities transactions on the Compliance11 system, or provided electronic or paper copies of all brokerage statements ( see, “Certification,”   below, for details); or

2) File a quarterly transaction report containing the information listed below if any transactions were not already captured in the Compliance11 employee personal trading platform.  It is generally expected that all reportable transactions will be entered in Compliance11, with the exception of foreign or unlisted reportable securities.

With respect to any transaction during the quarter in a reportable security in which the supervised person(s) had any direct or indirect beneficial ownership:

· The date of the transaction, the title and exchange ticker symbol or CUSIP number, the interest rate and maturity date (if applicable), the number of shares and the principal amount (if applicable) of each covered security;

· The nature of the transaction ( i.e., purchase, sale or any other type of acquisition or disposition);

· The price of the reportable security at which the transaction was effected;

· The name of the broker, dealer or bank with or through whom the transaction was effected; and

· The date the report is submitted by the supervised person.
 
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Exempt Transactions

An employee need not submit a holdings report with respect to:

· Transactions effected for, securities held in, any account over which the person has no direct or indirect influence or control;

· Transactions effected pursuant to an automatic investment plan; and

· A quarterly transaction report if the report would duplicate information contained in securities transaction confirmations or brokerage account statements that Alambic holds in its records or in the Compliance11 personal trading system, provided the Firm receives the confirmations or statements no later than 30 days after the end of the applicable calendar quarter.
 
Monitoring and Review of Personal Securities Transactions

The CCO or her designee will monitor and review all reports required under the Code for compliance with Alambic's policies regarding personal securities transactions and applicable SEC rules and regulations.  The CCO may also initiate inquiries of employees regarding personal securities trading. Employees are required to cooperate with such inquiries and any monitoring or review procedures employed by Alambic.  Any transactions for any accounts of the CCO will be reviewed and approved by the CEO or President.  The CCO shall at least annually identify all employees who are required to file reports pursuant to the Code and will inform such employees of their reporting obligations.
 
Certification
 
Initial Certification

All supervised persons will be provided with a copy of the Code and must initially certify in writing to the CCO that they have:

1. received a copy of the Code;
2. read and understand all provisions of the Code;
3. agreed to abide by the Code; and
4. reported all account holdings as required by the Code.

This can be done on the Compliance11 system, which will maintain copies of all certifications. Alternatively, in some instances, written certifications may be permitted or requested.
 
Acknowledgement of Amendments

All supervised persons shall receive any amendments to the Code and must certify to the CCO in writing
(and/or electronically via the Compliance11 system) that they have:

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1. Received a copy of the amendment;
2. Read and understood the amendment; and
3. Agreed to abide by the Code as amended.
 
Annual Certification

All supervised persons must annually certify in writing to the CCO that they have:

1. Read and understood all provisions of the Code;
2. Complied with all requirements of the Code; and
3. Submitted all holdings and transaction reports as required by the Code.
 
Further Information

Supervised persons should contact the CCO regarding any inquiries pertaining to the Code or the policies established herein.
 
Records

The CCO shall maintain and cause to be maintained in a readily accessible place, primarily the Compliance11 system, the following records 4 or information:

· A copy of any Code of Ethics adopted by the Firm pursuant to Advisers Act Rule 204A-1 which is or has been in effect during the past five years;

· A record of any violation of Alambic's Code and any action that was taken as a result of such violation for a period of five years from the end of the fiscal year in which the violation occurred;

· A record of all written acknowledgements of receipt of the Code and amendments thereto for each person who is currently, or within the past five years was, a covered person (currently all employees) which shall be retained for five years after the individual ceases to be a covered person of Alambic;

· A copy of each report made pursuant to Advisers Act Rule 204A-1, including any brokerage confirmations and account statements made in lieu of these reports;

· A list of all persons who are, or within the preceding five years have been, access persons;  and
 

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Records will be maintained as required by Rule 204-2(a)(12) under the Adviser’s Act and Rules 17f-1(f) and 31a-1(f) under the 1940 Act.
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· A record of any decision and reasons supporting such decision to approve a covered person's acquisition of securities in IPOs and limited offerings within the past five years after the end of the fiscal year in which such approval is granted.
 
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Reporting Violations and Sanctions

All supervised persons shall promptly report to the CCO, CEO, President or an alternate designee all apparent or suspected violations of the Code.  Any retaliation for the reporting of a violation under this Code will constitute a violation of the Code.

The CCO shall promptly report to senior management all apparent material violations of the Code.  When the CCO finds that a violation otherwise reportable to senior management could not be reasonably found to have resulted in a fraud, deceit, or a manipulative practice in violation of Section 206 of the Advisers Act, she may, in her discretion, submit a written memorandum of such finding and the reasons therefore to a reporting file created for this purpose in lieu of reporting the matter to senior management.

Senior management shall consider reports made to it hereunder and shall determine whether or not the Code has been violated and what sanctions, if any, should be imposed.  Possible sanctions may include reprimands, monetary fine or assessment, or suspension or termination of the employee’s employment with the Firm.
 
Reports to Fund Clients
 
Alambic shall furnish to the board of directors/trustees of each mutual fund for which it acts as an adviser or sub-adviser, at the direction and timing specified by such boards, but no less frequently than annually, a written report that (i) describes an issues affecting mutual fund arising under this Code or related procedures since the last report, including, but not limited to, information about material violations of this Code or such procedures and the sanctions imposed; and (ii) certifies that Alambic has adopted procedures reasonably necessary to prevent its supervised persons from violating this Code.
 
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