As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 29, 2010.
Registration No. 33-6418
1940 Act File No. 811-4946
 

 
 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc.
 (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
918 Deming Way
3rd Floor
Madison, Wisconsin 53717
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
 
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John W. Thompson
918 Deming Way
3rd Floor
Madison, Wisconsin 53717
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
 
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Quarles & Brady LLP
411 East Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
 
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THOMPSON PLUMB FUNDS
 
 
PROSPECTUS
 
MARCH 31, 2010
 
THOMPSON PLUMB FUNDS, INC. offers the following no-load mutual funds:
 
THOMPSON PLUMB GROWTH FUND   
(THPGX)
 
 |
THOMPSON PLUMB MIDCAP FUND
(THPMX)
THOMPSON PLUMB BOND FUND
(THOPX)

 
 
1-800-999-0887
 
WWW.THOMPSONPLUMB.COM
 
The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved these securities or determined if this Prospectus is truthful or complete.  Anyone who tells you otherwise is committing a crime.
 
Money you invest in the Funds is not a deposit of a bank.  Your investment is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other governmental agency.

 
 

 

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Thompson Plumb Growth Fund
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Thompson Plumb MidCap Fund
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Thompson Plumb Bond Fund
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SUMMARY OF OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING
 
SHARES OF THE FUND
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES, STRATEGIES AND RISKS
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Growth Fund
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MidCap Fund
17
Bond Fund
18
Risks
19
Other Information
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Fund Holdings Information
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MANAGEMENT
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Investment Advisor
23
Portfolio Managers
24
Additional Information About Portfolio Managers
25
   
HOW TO BUY SHARES
25
General
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Purchase Procedures
27
Exchange of Fund Shares
31
Availability of Money Market Fund
31
   
HOW TO SELL SHARES
32
General
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Redemption Procedures
33
Receiving Redemption Proceeds
34
Other Redemption Information
35
   
OTHER INFORMATION
35
Determination of Net Asset Value
35
Excessive Account Activity
36
Authorized Broker-Dealers
37
Dividends and Distributions
38
Taxes
38
Retirement Accounts and Plans
39
Privacy Notice to Our Customers
39
Delivery of Documents to Shareholders
40
Website
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
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SUMMARY INFORMATION
 
Thompson Plumb Growth Fund (THPGX)
 
Investment Objective.   The Growth Fund seeks a high level of long-term capital appreciation.
 
Fees and Expenses of the Growth Fund.   This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Growth Fund.
 
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) (1)
 
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases
None
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load)
None
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends
None
Redemption Fee (2)
None
Exchange Fee
None
Maximum Account Fee
None

(1) You will be assessed a charge (currently $25) for any returned or stop payment checks or for any ACH purchases that cannot be completed.
 
(2) You will be charged a fee (currently $15) if you have re­demption proceeds paid to you by wire transfer.  If you redeem shares through a broker-dealer, institution or other service provider, you may be charged a commission or other transaction fee by that service provider for processing the re­demption for you.
 
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
 
Management Fees
0.94%
Distribution (12b-1) Fees
None
Other Expenses
0.60%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
1.54%
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements (1)
(0.14%)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement
1.40%

  (1) The Advisor has contractually agreed to waive management fees and/or reimburse expenses incurred by the Growth Fund through March 31, 2011, so that the annual oper­ating expenses of the Fund do not exceed 1.40% of its average daily net assets.   This waiver/reimbursement may only be terminated by the Advisor with the consent of the Board of Directors of the Funds.

 
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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 and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same.  Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
$143
$473
$826
$1,823
 
Portfolio Turnover
 
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 63% of the average value of its portfolio.
 
Investments, Risks, and Performance
 
Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund.   The Growth Fund normally invests at least 65% of its net assets in a diversified portfo­lio of common stocks.  Although current income is not its primary objective, the Growth Fund anticipates that capital growth will be accompanied by growth through divi­dend income.
We invest in common stocks that possess most of the following characteristics:
 
 
Leading market positions
 
High barriers to entry and other competitive or technological advan­tages
 
High returns on equity and assets
 
Good growth prospects
 
Strong management
 
Relatively low debt burdens
 
We also generally seek to identify investment opportunities in equity securities of companies that we believe have above-average potential for earnings and dividend growth.
 
To achieve a better risk-adjusted return on its equity investments, the Growth Fund invests in many types of stocks, including a blend of large company stocks, small company stocks, growth stocks and value stocks.  We believe that holding a diverse group of stocks will provide competitive returns under different market environments relative to more narrow investment styles.  Our flexible approach to equity invest­ing enables us to adapt to changing market trends and conditions and to invest wher­ever we believe opportunity exists.
 

 
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Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund.   Like all investments, an investment in the Growth Fund is subject to risks, and you could lose money investing in the Fund.  The Fund could fail to achieve its investment objective.  The Growth Fund is suitable if you are looking for capital appreciation by in­vesting in a diverse group of stocks and have a long-term perspective.
 
An investment in the Growth Fund typically is subject to the following principal risks:

Market Risk.   It is possible that the Fund’s share price and total return may decline as a result of a decline in the value of its portfolio of common stocks.  The common stocks in which the Growth Fund invests fluctuate in value due to changes in the securities markets, general economic conditions and factors that particularly affect the issuers of these stocks and their industries.
 
Style Risk.   From time to time we may prefer a certain investment style such as a growth style or value style that may underperform and/or be more volatile than other investment styles or the stock markets generally during these periods.
 
Active Management Risk .  Our selection of securities for the Growth Fund may not perform as well as we expected when we bought them or as well as the securities markets generally.
 
Large Cap Risk.   Companies having large capitalizations tend to be more mature than smaller-capitalization stocks.  As a result, these types of companies may have fewer opportunities to grow relative to the economy as a whole.
 
Please see page 19 of the Prospectus for detailed information about the risks described above.

Past Performance .  The bar chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Growth Fund by showing how the Fund's total returns be­fore taxes have varied from year to year and how the Fund's average annual total re­turns (both before and after taxes) for one, five and ten years compare to a broad measure of market performance.  As with all mutual funds, the Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.
 

 
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Growth Fund
Calendar Year Total Returns
 
 
The Fund's highest/lowest quarterly results during this period were:
 
 
 Highest:  
 23.81%
(quarter ended 6/30/03)
 Lowest:    
 -24.68%
(quarter ended 12/31/08)
 
Growth Fund
Average Annual Total Returns
(for the periods ended December 31, 2009)
 
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Return Before Taxes
37.61%
-5.47%
2.13%
Return After Taxes on Distributions
37.57%
-6.14%
0.90%
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
24.49%
-4.38%
1.57%
S&P 500 Index (1)
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)
26.46%
0.42%
-0.95%
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(1)
The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index of 500 U.S. stocks chosen for market size, liquidity and industry group representation and is commonly used to measure the performance of U.S. stocks.
 
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.  Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement ac­counts.
 
Management
 
Investment Advisor. Thompson Investment Management, Inc. serves as the Growth Fund’s investment advisor.
 

 
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Portfolio Managers. The following individuals serve as Co-Portfolio Managers for the Growth Fund:
 
Name
Title
Length of Service
John W. Thompson
Portfolio Manager
since 1992
James T. Evans
Portfolio Manager
since 2009
Jason L. Stephens
Portfolio Manager
since 2009
 
For important information about the purchase and sale of Fund shares, tax information, and financial intermediary compensation, please turn to “Summary of Other Important Information Regarding Shares of the Funds” on page 16 of this Prospectus.
 
 
SUMMARY INFORMATION
 
Thompson Plumb MidCap Fund (THPMX)

Investment Objective.   The MidCap Fund seeks a high level of long-term capital appreciation by investing in securities of medium-sized companies.
 
Fees and Expenses of the MidCap Fund.   This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the MidCap Fund.
 
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) (1)
 
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases
None
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load)
None
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends
None
Redemption Fee (2)
None
Exchange Fee
None
Maximum Account Fee
None

(1) You will be assessed a charge (currently $25) for any returned or stop payment checks or for any ACH purchases that cannot be completed.
 
(2) You will be charged a fee (currently $15) if you have re­demption proceeds paid to you by wire transfer.  If you redeem shares through a broker-dealer, institution or other service provider, you may be charged a commission or other transaction fee by that service provider for processing the re­demption for you.
 
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
 

 
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Management Fees
1.00%
Distribution (12b-1) Fees
None
Other Expenses
3.21%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
4.21%
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements (1)
(2.91%)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement
1.30%

(1) The Advisor has contractually agreed to waive management fees and/or reimburse expenses incurred by the MidCap Fund through  March 31, 2011, so that the annual oper­ating expenses of the Fund do not exceed 1.30% of its average daily net assets.  This waiver/reimbursement may only be terminated by the Advisor with the consent of the Board of Directors of the Funds.

Example
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods.  The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same.  Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
$132
$1,012
$1,906
$4,204

Portfolio Turnover
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 61% of the average value of its portfolio.
 
Investments, Risks, and Performance
 
Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund. The MidCap Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in a diversified portfo­lio of common stocks of medium-sized companies that fall within the 12-month average of the capitalization ranges of stocks in the Russell Midcap Index, the Fund’s benchmark.  Although market capitalizations are constantly changing, as of December 31, 2009, the Russell Midcap Index included companies with market capitalizations between $26 million and $15.5 billion.

 
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We invest in common stocks that possess most of the following characteristics:
 
 
Strong market positions
 
High barriers to entry and other competitive or technological advantages
 
High returns on equity and assets
 
Good growth prospects
 
Strong management
 
Relatively low debt burdens
 
We also generally seek to identify investment opportunities in equity securities of companies that we believe have above-average potential for earnings and dividend growth.
 
To achieve a better risk-adjusted return on its equity investments, the MidCap Fund invests in a diversified portfolio of companies, including companies from a blend of industries and style classes. The MidCap Fund may sell securities for a variety of reasons, such as to secure gains, limit losses or reposition assets to more promising opportunities.
 
Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund. Like all investments, an investment in the MidCap Fund is subject to risks, and you could lose money investing in the Fund.  The Fund could fail to achieve its investment objective.  The MidCap Fund is suitable if you are looking for capital appreciation by investing in a diverse group of medium-sized companies and have a long-term perspective.
 
An investment in the MidCap Fund typically is subject to the following principal risks:
 
Market Risk.   It is possible that the Fund’s share price and total return may decline as a result of a decline in the value of its portfolio of common stocks.  The common stocks in which the MidCap Fund invests fluctuate in value due to changes in the securities markets, general economic conditions and factors that particularly affect the issuers of these stocks and their industries.
 
Midcap Risk .  The medium-sized companies in which the MidCap Fund invests often have greater price volatility, lower trading volume and less liquidity than larger, more-established companies. As a class, medium-sized companies tend to have smaller revenues, narrower product lines, less management depth and experience, smaller shares of their product or services markets, fewer financial resources and less competitive strength than larger companies.
 
Style Risk. From time to time, we may prefer a certain investment style, such as a growth style or value style, that may underperform and/or be more volatile than other investment styles or than the stock markets generally during these periods.
 
Active Management Risk .  Our selection of securities for the MidCap Fund may not perform as well as we expect when we buy them or as well as the securities markets generally.
 
Please see page 19 of the Prospectus for detailed information about the risks described above.
 

 
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Past Performance .  The bar chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the MidCap Fund by comparing the Fund’s performance with a broad measure of market performance.  As with all mutual funds, the Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.
 
MidCap Fund
Calendar Year Total Returns
 

The Fund's highest/lowest quarterly results during this period were:
 
Highest:                     23.63%                        (quarter ended 6/30/09)
Lowest:                      -6.75%                        (quarter ended 3/31/09)
 
MidCap Fund
Average Annual Total Returns
(for the periods ended December 31, 2009)
 
1 Year
Life of Fund (since
March 31, 2008)
Return Before Taxes
46.91%
-0.75%
Return After Taxes on Distributions
46.77%
-0.86%
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
30.66%
-0.65%
Russell Midcap Index (1)
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)
40.48%
-5.03%
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(1)                 The Russell Midcap Index is an unmanaged index of the 800 smallest stocks in the Russell 1000 Index (based on market capitalization), and is commonly used to measure the performance of mid-capitalization U.S. stocks.
 

 
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After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.  Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement ac­counts.
 
Management
 
Investment Advisor. Thompson Investment Management, Inc. serves as the MidCap Fund’s investment advisor.
 
Portfolio Managers. The following individuals serve as Co-Portfolio Managers for the MidCap Fund:
 
Name
Title
Length of Service
John W. Thompson
Portfolio Manager
since 2008
James T. Evans
Portfolio Manager
since 2008
Jason L. Stephens
Portfolio Manager
since 2008
 
For important information about the purchase and sale of Fund shares, tax information, and financial intermediary compensation, please turn to “Summary of Other Important Information Regarding Shares of the Funds” on page 16 of this Prospectus.
 
 
SUMMARY INFORMATION
 
Thompson Plumb Bond Fund (THOPX)

Investment Objective .   The Bond Fund seeks a high level of current income while preserving capital.
 
Fees and Expenses of the Bond Fund.   This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Bond Fund.
 
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) (1)
   
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases
None
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load)
None
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends
None
Redemption Fee (2)
None
Exchange Fee
None
Maximum Account Fee
None
 

 
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(1) You will be assessed a charge (currently $25) for any returned or stop payment checks or for any ACH purchases that cannot be completed.
 
(2) You will be charged a fee (currently $15) if you have re­demption proceeds paid to you by wire transfer.  If you redeem shares through a broker-dealer, institution or other service provider, you may be charged a commission or other transaction fee by that service provider for processing the re­demption for you.
 
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
 
Management Fees
0.64%
Distribution (12b-1) Fees
None
Other Expenses
0.56%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
1.20%
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements (1)
(0.40%)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements
0.80%

(1) The Advisor has contractually agreed to waive management fees and/or reimburse expenses incurred by the Bond Fund through March 31, 2011, so that the annual oper­ating expenses of the Fund do not exceed 0.80% of its average daily net assets.  This waiver/reimbursement may only be terminated by the Advisor with the consent of the Board of Directors of the Funds.

Example
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods.  The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same.  Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
$82
$341
$621
$1,419
 
Portfolio Turnover
 
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 85% of the average value of its portfolio.
 

 
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Investments, Risks, and Performance
 
Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund. The Bond Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net as­sets in a diversified portfolio of bonds, including corporate bonds, short-term debt in­struments, mortgage-related securities, and U.S. Treasury securities and other debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government (including its agencies and in­strumentalities).  Although the Bond Fund invests primarily in investment-grade debt securities (i.e., those rated in the four highest rating categories by S&P or Moody's), it may invest up to 10% of its net assets in bonds rated below investment grade.  In the aggregate, these below-investment-grade bonds, along with the other bonds in the Fund’s portfolio, will comprise at least 80% of the Fund’s net assets.  The Bond Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in other non-debt securities.  The dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity of the Bond Fund will normally not exceed 10 years.  The Bond Fund does not purchase securities with a view to rapid turnover.
 
Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund.   Like all investments, an investment in the Bond Fund is subject to risks, and you could lose money investing in the Fund.  The Fund could fail to achieve its investment objective.  The Bond Fund is suitable if you are looking for current income through in­vestment-grade debt securities.
 
An investment in the Bond Fund typically is subject to the following principal risks:
 
Market Risk. The share price, total return and yield of the Bond Fund will fluctuate depending on changes in the market value and yields of the bonds in the Fund's port­folio.
 
Interest-Rate Risk .  The value of bonds is affected primarily by changes in interest rates, average maturities and the in­vestment and credit quality of the securities.  A bond's market value increases or de­creases in order to adjust its yield to current interest rate levels.  A bond's yield reflects the bond's fixed annual interest as a percentage of its current price.  Therefore, bond prices generally move in the opposite direction of interest rates and movements in in­terest rates typically have a greater effect on prices of longer-term bonds than on those with shorter maturities.  Changes in prevailing interest rates will also affect the yield on shares of the Bond Fund.  Interest-rate fluctuations, however, will not affect the income received by the Bond Fund from its existing portfolio of fixed-income securities (other than from variable-rate securities).
 
Credit Risk.   The Bond Fund is subject to credit risk, which is the risk that the issuers of the bonds in which the Fund invests may default on interest and/or principal payments.  The creditworthiness of an issuer could deteriorate because of developments affecting the issuer uniquely, industry developments or general economic conditions.  Such de­terioration increases the risk of default and would likely cause a decline in the bond's value.
 

 
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Junk-Bond Risk . Because it can invest up to 10% of its net assets in bonds rated below invest­ment grade (commonly referred to as "junk" or "high-yield" bonds), the Bond Fund is subject to junk-bond risk.  Junk bonds are considered speculative with regard to the issuer's capacity to pay interest and repay principal.  Such bonds are subject to possi­ble risk of issuer default or bankruptcy, lack of liquidity and sensitivity to adverse eco­nomic events or developments specific to the issuer.
 
Prepayment Risk.   Certain of the bonds held by the Bond Fund (particularly mortgage-related secu­rities) may be prepaid prior to their scheduled maturity dates.  Prepayment is likely during periods of falling interest rates.  Risk of prepayment generally affects the price and yield of a bond and their volatility because prepayment shortens the life of the bond and thus the expected interest payments from that bond.  Prepayment will also require the Bond Fund to reinvest the proceeds in other securities, usually at lower rates and yields.
 
Active Management Risk.   The selection of securities for the Bond Fund may not perform as well as expected when those securities were purchased or as well as the bond markets generally.
 
Please see page 19 of the Prospectus for detailed information about the risks described above.
 
Past Performance .  The bar chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Bond Fund by showing how the Fund's total returns be­fore taxes have varied from year to year and how the Fund's average annual total re­turns (both before and after taxes) for one, five and ten years compare to the Fund’s benchmark index as well as to another broad measure of market performance.  As with all mutual funds, the Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.
 
Bond Fund
Calendar Year Total Returns
 

 
The Fund's highest/lowest quarterly results during this period were:
 

 
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Highest:                       15.07% (quarter ended 6/30/09)
Lowest:                      -9.87% (quarter ended 9/30/08)
 
Bond Fund
Average Annual Total Returns
(for the periods ended December 31, 2009)

 
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Return Before Taxes
24.83%
6.41%
6.86%
Return After Taxes on Distributions
22.15%
4.49%
4.79%
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
16.05%
4.33%
4.64%
Barclays Capital Intermediate U.S. Govt./Credit 1-10 year Index (1) (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)
5.24%
4.66%
5.93%
Barclays Capital U.S. Govt./Credit 1-5 year Index (2) (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)
4.62%
4.52%
5.36%
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(1)
The Barclays Capital Intermediate U.S. Government/Credit 1-10 year Index is an index of all investment-grade bonds with maturities of more than one year and less than 10 years. The Barclays Capital Intermediate U.S. Government/Credit 1-10 Year Index is a market-value-weighted performance benchmark.
 
(2)
The Barclays Capital U.S. Government/Credit 1-5 year Index  is an index of all investment-grade bonds with maturities of more than one year and less than 5 years. The Barclays Capital U.S. Government/Credit 1-5 Year Index is a market-value-weighted performance benchmark.
 
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.  Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement ac­counts.
 
The Bond Fund's annualized yield for the 30 days ended December 31, 2009 was 2.26% (after the reimbursement and waiver of certain fees by the Advisor). For current yield information, please call 1-800-999-0887.
 
Management
 
Investment Advisor. Thompson Investment Management, Inc. serves as the Bond Fund’s investment advisor.
 
Portfolio Managers. The following individuals serve as Co-Portfolio Managers for the Bond Fund:
 
Name
Title
Length of Service
John W. Thompson
Portfolio Manager
since 1992
James T. Evans
Portfolio Manager
since 2009
Jason L. Stephens
Portfolio Manager
since 2009

 

 
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For important information about the purchase and sale of Fund shares, tax information, and financial intermediary compensation, please turn to “Summary of Other Important Information Regarding Shares of the Funds” on page 16 of this Prospectus.
 
 
SUMMARY OF OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION
REGARDING SHARES OF THE FUNDS
 
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
 
Minimum Investment. The initial and subsequent investment minimums for purchases of shares of each Fund are as follows:
 
To open an account:
$2,500 per Fund ($2,000 for IRA accounts)
   
To add to an account:
$100 ($50 for Automatic Investment Plan and Automatic Exchange Plan)
 
The initial and subsequent investment minimums are not imposed on retirement plan accounts (such as 401(k), SIMPLE and SEP plans).  In addition, we may waive the initial and subsequent investment minimum in other appropriate circumstances.
 
Sale of Fund Shares. You may redeem (sell back to the Fund) all or some shares of a Fund at any time by sending a written request to the Funds, or by telephone unless you indicate otherwise on your ac­count application.  You may also redeem Fund shares through broker-dealers, institutions and other service providers, who may charge a commission or other transaction fee for processing the re­demption for you.

Tax Information
 
Each Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxable as ordinary income or capital gains.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
 
If you purchase a Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), Thompson Investment Management, Inc., the Fund’s Advisor, 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.  Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
 
 
 
 

 
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVES, STRATEGIES AND RISKS
 
Other Strategies of the Growth Fund and MidCap Fund
 
We may invest some (but less than one-third) of the Growth Fund's assets in stocks of smaller companies whose market capitalizations are less than $1 billion.
 
Generally, the Growth Fund and MidCap Fund do not purchase securities for short-term trad­ing.  However, when appropriate, either Fund will sell securities without regard to length of time held.  A high portfolio-turnover rate may increase transaction costs, which would adversely affect the Fund's performance and result in increased taxable gains and income to an investor.
 
In addition to common stocks, the Growth Fund and the MidCap Fund may invest in preferred stocks, convertible preferred stocks, American Depository Receipts (ADRs), securities offered in private placements, and convertible fixed-income securities and other corporate debt securities.  We generally limit either Fund’s purchase of preferred stocks, convertible preferred stocks and convertible fixed-income securities to 10% or less of that Fund’s net assets.  We generally limit either Fund’s purchase of private placements of securities to 5% or less of that Fund’s net assets.  Although the Growth Fund and MidCap Fund generally purchase securities that are of investment grade (that is, rated in one of the four highest rating categories by S&P or Moody's), we may invest up to 5% of the net assets of either Fund in fixed-income securities that are rated below investment grade.  The Growth Fund and MidCap Fund may also invest in income-producing, short-term debt instruments as a reserve for future purchases of securities.
 

 
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Investment Strategies of the Bond Fund
 
Objective and Principal Strategies .  The Bond Fund seeks a higher level of cur­rent income, while at the same time preserving investment capital.  The Bond Fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of investment-grade bonds.  Such securities generally include the following types:
 
 
Debt securities of domestic issuers, and of foreign issuers payable in U.S. dollars (corporate debt securities), rated at the time of pur­chase within the four highest categories by either S&P or Moody's;
 
 
Securities backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Govern­ment, such as U.S. Treasury notes, bills and bonds and GNMA certificates;
 
 
Securities issued or guaranteed by an agency or instrumentality of the U.S. Government: that are secured by the right of the agency to borrow from the U.S. Treasury, such as securities issued by the Federal Home Loan Banks; that are supported by the discretionary authority of the U.S. Treasury to purchase certain obligations of the agency or instrumentality, such as securities issued by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("Freddie Mac"); or that are supported only by the credit of the instrumentality itself, such as securities issued by the Federal National Mortgage Corporation ("Fannie Mae");
 
 
Mortgage-related securities issued or guaranteed by private issuers and guarantors rated at the time of purchase within the four high­est categories by S&P or Moody's;
 
 
Commercial paper rated within the two highest categories for com­mercial paper or short-term debt securities by either S&P or Moody's at the time of purchase;
 
 
Obligations of banks and thrifts whose deposits are insured by the FDIC; and
 
 
Short-term corporate obligations, including variable-rate demand notes if the issuer has commercial paper or short-term debt securi­ties rated within the two highest categories by either S&P or Moody's at the time of purchase.
 

 
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Although there are no restrictions on the maturity of securities in which the Bond Fund may invest, it is anticipated that during normal market conditions, the dol­lar-weighted average portfolio maturity of the Fund will not normally exceed 10 years.  In calcu­lating average maturity, the stated final maturity date of a security is used, unless it is probable that the issuer will shorten the maturity, in which case the date on which it is probable that the issuer will call, refund or redeem the security is used.  The Advisor actively manages the portfolio maturity of the debt securities in the Bond Fund's portfolio, consistent with the Fund’s investment objective, according to the Advisor’s assessment of the interest-rate outlook.  During periods of rising interest rates, the Advisor will likely attempt to shorten the average ma­turity of the portfolio to cushion the effect of falling bond prices on the Fund's share price.  When interest rates are falling and bond prices are increasing, on the other hand, the Advisor will likely seek to lengthen the average maturity.
 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Bond Fund may invest up to 10% of its net assets in debt securities (including convertible securities) that are rated below investment grade, i.e., below "BBB" by S&P or "Baa" by Moody's.  Such securities are considered speculative with regard to the issuer's capacity to pay interest and repay principal.
 
Other Strategies .  In addition,  at certain times, up to 5% of the Bond Fund’s net assets may be invested in common stock due to the Fund obtaining such stock through a conversion, reorganization or other actions that do not involve the direct investment of the Fund in common stock.
 
  Risks
 
Common Stocks .  The Growth Fund and MidCap Fund invest in common stocks, including common stocks of companies having large, medium, and small capitalizations.  Common stocks fluctuate in value for various reasons, including changes in the equities markets, general economic or political changes, interest-rate changes and factors particularly affecting the issues of stocks and their industries.  Companies having large capitalizations tend to be more mature than smaller-capitalization stocks.  As a result, these types of companies may have fewer opportunities to grow relative to the economy as a whole.  Stocks of smaller companies are subject to greater price volatility than stocks of large companies and may have less market liquidity.  Stocks of medium-sized companies often have greater price volatility, lower trading volume and less liquidity than larger, more-established companies. As a class, medium-sized companies tend to have smaller revenues, narrower product lines, less management depth and experience, smaller shares of their product or services markets, fewer financial resources and less competitive strength than larger companies.  In addition, some stocks of companies with medium and small market capitalizations may be traded only in the over-the-counter market.  To the extent the Bond Fund holds common stocks through a conversion, reorganization or other actions, the Bond Fund   will also be subject to these risks.
 
Preferred Stocks .  The Growth Fund and MidCap Fund may invest in preferred stocks.  Preferred stocks represent an equity or ownership interest in an issuer.  Preferred stocks normally pay dividends at a specified rate and have precedence over common stock in the event the issuer is liquidated or declares bankruptcy.  However, in the event an issuer is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of owners of bonds take precedence over the claims of those who own preferred and common stock.  Preferred stock dividends may be cumulative or non-cumulative, participating, or auction rate.  "Cumulative" dividend provisions require all or a portion of prior unpaid dividends to be paid before dividends can be paid on an issuer’s common stock.  "Participating" preferred stock may be entitled to a dividend exceeding the stated dividend in certain cases.  If interest rates rise, the fixed dividend on preferred stocks may be less attractive, causing the price of such stocks to decline.  Preferred stock may have mandatory sinking fund provisions, as well as provisions allowing the stock to be called or redeemed, which can limit the benefit of a decline in interest rates.  Preferred stock is subject to many of the risks to which common stock and debt securities are subject.
 

 
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Convertible Preferred Stock .  The Growth Fund and MidCap Fund may invest in convertible preferred stock.  Convertible preferred stock is preferred stock that may be exchanged for or converted into the common stock of the same (or a different) issuer at the option of the holder during a specified period of time.  In exchange for the conversion feature, however, dividends on a convertible preferred stock are generally less than would be the case if the stock was issued in non-convertible form.

The value of a convertible preferred stock tends to increase as the price of the underlying common stock goes up and to decrease as the price of the underlying common stock goes down.  In addition, convertible preferred stocks tend to increase in value when interest rates fall and decrease in value when interest rates rise.  Because both stock market movements and interest rates can influence its value, a convertible preferred stock is not as sensitive to interest-rate changes as a non-convertible debt security, nor is it as sensitive to changes in the share price of its underlying common stock.

Convertible preferred stocks are senior securities and, therefore, generally have a claim against the assets of the issuing corporation that is superior to the claims of holders of the issuer’s common stock upon liquidation of the corporation.  However, a convertible preferred stock holder’s claim against the assets of the issuing corporation is subordinate to the claims of holders of the issuer’s debt securities upon liquidation of the corporation.
 
Convertible Debt. The Growth Fund, MidCap Fund and Bond Fund may invest in convertible debt. A convertible debt security   is a fixed-income security that can be converted into shares of stock in the issuing company, usually at some pre-announced ratio. The option component of this security, which allows for the holder to convert debt into equity,  results in the holder receiving lower yields as compared to non-convertible securities, but a higher yield than is generally obtainable on the equity shares into which it converts. Although it typically has a low coupon rate, the holder is compensated through the ability to convert the debt to common stock, usually at a substantial premium to the stock's market value.

Typically, convertible debt securities will be classified as subordinated debt and, therefore, are more risky than unsubordinated debt.  Subordinated debt holders are lower in the hierarchy as far as principal repayment during times of distress for the issuer. 

Convertible debt securities are a less-risky investment than common stock but can provide higher, equity-like returns relative to non-convertible debt securities.  They are less volatile than stocks and their value can only fall to a price where the yield would be equal to that of a non-convertible debt security of the same terms.  They offer strong downside protection in a bear market, but also allow the investor to take part in the profits as a stock moves higher.


 
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However, these securities can be disadvantageous in the sense that the holder will be receiving substantially lower yield to maturity in comparison to the non-convertible equivalent.  This is generally a concern when the issuer's equity does not achieve the upward price projections that would make taking the lower yield speculation worthwhile.   
 
Investment Style .  The Growth Fund and MidCap Fund are subject to "style" risk, which is the risk that their respective investment styles may perform differently from funds with other investment styles or the equities markets generally from time to time due to market and economic conditions as well as issuer and industry developments.
 
The Growth Fund and MidCap Fund each have a blended investment style that is generally charac­terized as "growth at a reasonable price."  Each Fund may at any given time favor either growth stocks or value stocks, depending on the Advisor's assessment of market conditions and other factors.  Growth stocks are those of companies perceived to have good growth prospects, and are often characterized by increasing revenues or earnings.  They typically have higher price/earning ratios and as a result tend to be sensitive to changes in their earnings and corporate developments and are more volatile than other types of stocks.  Value stocks are those of companies whose stock prices are believed to be undervalued relative to their intrinsic value.  They are often overlooked or out of favor with investors.  To the extent that either the Growth Fund or MidCap Fund emphasizes growth stocks or value stocks during a particular period, it may be subject to the risk that such stocks will underperform and/or be more volatile than the market or other types of securities.
 
Stock Selection .  The Growth Fund and MidCap Fund are subject to manager or stock-selection risk, which is the risk that a portfolio manager's decision to acquire stocks of particular companies may prove to be unwise because of factors that were not adequately foreseen by the portfolio manager when making the investment.  This risk is exacerbated when an investment is significant relative to a Fund's net assets.
 
Volatility Risk. The Growth Fund and MidCap Fund are subject to volatility risk, which is the risk that certain types of securities shift in and out of favor depending on market and economic conditions as well as investor sentiment.
 
Fixed-Income Securities .  The Bond Fund and, to a lesser extent, the Growth Fund and MidCap Fund may invest in bonds and other fixed-income securities, including convertible se­curities.  The total return realized by a Fund on the fixed-income portion of its portfolio consists of the change in the value of the fixed-income securities held by the Fund and the income generated by those securities.  The value of fixed-income securities is af­fected primarily by changes in interest rates, average maturities, the securities' invest­ment quality and the creditworthiness of the issuer.
 
A bond's yield reflects the bond’s fixed annual interest as a percentage of its current price.  The price (the bond's market value) will increase or decrease in order to adjust the bond's yield to current interest rate levels.  Therefore, bond prices generally move in the opposite direction of interest rates.  As a result, interest-rate fluctuations will af­fect the net asset value of a Fund that invests in bonds, but will not affect the interest income received by the Fund from its existing portfolio of fixed-income securities.  However, changes in prevailing interest rates will affect the yield on shares subse­quently issued by the Fund.  Movements in interest rates also typically have a greater effect on the prices of longer-term bonds than on those with shorter maturities.
 

 
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The fixed-income securities in which the Funds invest are generally investment grade, meaning that they are rated in one of the four highest rating categories by S&P's or Moody's.  However, the Growth Fund and MidCap Fund may invest up to 5% of their net assets in fixed-income securities rated below investment grade, and the Bond Fund may invest up to 10% of its net assets in fixed-income securities rated below investment grade.  At times, the percentage of net assets represented by non-investment grade debt securities may exceed these limits due to market appreciation and/or downgrading of securities.  Non-investment grade securities, commonly referred to as "high-yield/high-risk" or "junk" bonds, are considered speculative with regard to the issuer's capacity to pay interest and repay principal.  They are subject to special risks, including possible issuer default or bankruptcy, lack of liquidity and sensitivity to ad­verse economic events or developments specific to the issuer.
 
The Bond Fund may invest in mortgage-related securities and other asset-related securities.  If the Bond Fund invests in non-government, mortgage-related securities or other asset-related securities, the Bond Fund is subject to the risk that, if the issuer fails to pay interest or repay principal or otherwise defaults on the underlying loans, the asset backing of these securities may not be sufficient to support payments on the securities. There is also the possibility that the issuer may receive little or no collateral protection from the underlying assets or that recoveries on repossessed collateral may not, in some cases, be available to support payments on the securities. An unexpectedly high rate of defaults on mortgages may adversely affect the value of a non-government, mortgage-related security and could result in losses to the Bond Fund. In addition, changes in interest rates affect the value of non-government, mortgage-related securities and other asset-related securities. Some non-government, mortgage-related securities may be structured so that they may be particularly sensitive to changes in interest rates.

Although U.S. Treasury securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States Treasury, not all of the securities issued by U.S. Government agencies and instrumentalities in which the Bond Fund may invest are issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury.  Such securities vary in terms of the degree of support afforded by the U.S. Government.  Some agency securities are supported by the agency's right to borrow from the U.S. Treasury, such as those issued by the Federal Home Loan Banks.  Still others are supported only by the discretionary authority of the U.S. Treasury to purchase the agency's obligations, such as those issued by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("Freddie Mac"), or by the credit of the agency that issued them, such as those issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association ("Fannie Mae").  Because there is no guarantee that the U.S. Government will provide support to such agencies, such securities in­volve risk of loss of principal and interest. In contrast, m ortgaged-backed securities issued by other U.S. Government-sponsored entities, such as the Government National Mortgage Association ("Ginnie Mae" ) , are guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. However, a security backed by the U.S. Treasury or the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government only means that the timely payment of interest and principal of such security is guaranteed. The U.S. Government does not guarantee market prices or yields for such securities. The Bond Fund may invest in mortgage-backed securitie s issued by the U.S. Government and its agenci es   and instrumentalities, and by other government-sponsored entities (including those issued by Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, or Ginnie Mae) , without limitation as to the amount of investment in such securities.
 

 
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Other Information
 
Change in Investment Objective .   Each Fund's investment objective may be changed by the Board of Directors without shareholder approval.  However, the Board has no present plans to change any Fund's objective.
 
The policy of the MidCap Fund is to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets in common stocks of medium-sized companies that fall within the 12-month average of the capitalization ranges of stocks in the Russell Midcap Index, the Fund’s benchmark. This policy may be further changed by the Board upon at least 60 days' prior written notice to the shareholders, which notice will comply with the requirements of Rule 35d-1 under the 1940 Act.
 
The policy of the Bond Fund is   to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets in bonds.  This policy may be changed by the Board upon at least 60 days' prior written notice to the shareholders, which notice will comply with the requirements of Rule 35d-1 under the 1940 Act.
 
Temporary Defensive Positions .   Each Fund may from time to time invest, without limitation, in short-term instruments for defensive purposes in response to adverse market, economic and other conditions that could expose the Fund to a decline in value.  Short-term in­struments include commercial paper, certificates of deposit, U.S. Treasury bills, vari­able-rate demand notes, repurchase agreements and money market funds.  These temporary defensive positions are inconsistent with each Fund’s principal investment strategies and make it harder for a Fund that takes such a temporary defensive position to achieve its investment objective.
 
Fund Holdings Information
 
The Funds understand that portfolio holdings information is material, non-public information and that selective disclosure of such information may be prohibited.  Accordingly, the Funds have adopted a policy regarding the disclosure of portfolio holdings information, which is described in the Statement of Additional Information and is available on the Funds' website at www.thompsonplumb.com.
 
Complete schedules of the Funds’ portfolio holdings as of the end of each calendar quarter are made available on the Funds’ website at www.thompsonplumb.com.  These schedules are generally posted on the website within thirty (30) days of the end of each quarter.
 
MANAGEMENT
 
Investment Advisor
 
Thompson Investment Management, Inc. ("TIM" or the "Advisor"), 918 Deming Way, Madison, Wisconsin 53717, serves as investment advisor for the Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc. (the "Funds").  TIM also pro­vides investment advice to individuals and institutional clients.  As of January 1, 2010, TIM had approximately   $606 million   of assets under management.  TIM also acts as administrator to the Funds.  In such capacity, TIM pro­vides the Funds with administrative and accounting services.  TIM is controlled by John W. Thompson.
 

 
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During the fiscal year ended November 30, 2009, the Growth Fund paid management fees to TIM of 0.94%   of the Fund's average daily net assets during that year. During the fiscal year ended November 30, 2009, the MidCap Fund paid management fees to TIM of 1.00% of the Fund’s average daily net assets; during that time, TIM waived and/or reimbursed operating fees of 2.91% so that the net annual operating expenses of the MidCap Fund equaled 1.30%.  During the fiscal year ended November 30, 2009, the Bond Fund paid management fees to TIM of 0.64%   of the Fund's average daily net assets during that year; however, TIM waived and/or reimbursed operating fees of 0.75% during the period from December 1, 2008 through March 31, 2009 so that the net annual operating expenses of the Bond Fund during that period equaled 0.59%, and waived and/or reimbursed operating fees of 0.36% during the period from April 1, 2009 through November 30, 2009 so that the net annual operating expenses of the Bond Fund during that period equaled 0.80%.
 
A discussion regarding the basis for the Board of Directors approving the investment advisory contract of the Funds is available in Thompson Plumb Funds’ Annual Report to Shareholders for the period ended November 30, 2009 and will be available in Thompson Plumb Funds’ Annual Report to Shareholders for the period ended November 30, 2010.
 
Portfolio Managers
 
The Portfolio Managers for each of the Funds are identified below.  The Co-Portfolio Managers of each Fund work together. Portfolio management at TIM is a collaborative process.

With respect to each of the Funds, each of the three Co-Portfolio Managers shares equal responsibility for day-to-day management of the Fund, and they generally work together in developing investment strategies and selecting securities. In certain cases, a Co-Portfolio Manager may act independently in selecting securities, but may do so only with prior approval from the other Co-Portfolio Managers. The Co-Portfolio Managers are assisted by other employees of TIM.

Growth Fund .  John W. Thompson, James T. Evans and Jason L. Stephens serve as Co-Portfolio Managers for the Growth Fund.  John W. Thompson has managed or co-managed the Growth Fund since its inception.  Mr. Thompson is the President and Chief Executive Of­ficer and a Director of Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc., and is the President of TIM.  Until January 2004, Mr. Thompson was President and Treasurer of Thompson, Plumb & Associates, Inc.  Mr. Thompson has a B.S. degree from the University of Wisconsin and a M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.  He is a CFA charterholder.
 
James T. Evans has been actively involved in the management of the MidCap Fund since its March 31, 2008 inception and in the management of the Growth Fund and the Bond Fund since February 2, 2009. Mr. Evans, a Vice President of Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc., is a Portfolio Manager at TIM.  Previously, he was a Research Analyst at TIM from March 2005 to June 2008. Prior to joining TIM, he was a Managing Director for Nakoma Capital Management in Madison, Wisconsin, which he joined in July 2000. Mr. Evans graduated summa cum laude from Macalester College in 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Computer Science. He also earned a M.B.A. in Finance and Accounting and a M.S. in Finance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1999 and 2000, respectively. Mr. Evans completed the Applied Security Analysis Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Business School.  He is a CFA charterholder and is also a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Madison.

 
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Jason L. Stephens, like Mr. Evans, has been actively involved in the management of the MidCap Fund since its inception and in the management of the Growth Fund and the Bond Fund since February 2, 2009. Mr. Stephens is a Vice President and the Secretary of Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc. and a Portfolio Manager at TIM. Previously, he served as Chief Compliance Officer for Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc., and has worked in various capacities for TIM and Thompson, Plumb & Associates, Inc. since 2002. Mr. Stephens received a B.S. in English and Communication Arts, a M.A. in Arts Administration and a M.S. in Finance, each from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is a CFA charterholder and is also a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Madison.
 
MidCap Fund .  John W. Thompson, James T. Evans and Jason L. Stephens serve as Co-Portfolio Managers for the MidCap Fund.  Mr. Thompson has managed or co-managed, and Messrs. Evans and Stephens have been actively involved with, the MidCap Fund since its inception.  Information about Messrs. Thompson, Evans and Stephens is set forth under "Growth Fund" above.

  Bond Fund .  John W. Thompson , James T. Evans and Jason L. Stephens serve as Co-Portfolio Managers for the Bond Fund.  Mr. Thompson has managed or co-managed the Bond Fund since its inception and Messrs. Evans and Stephens have been actively involved in the management of the Bond Fund since February of 2009.  Information about Messrs. Thompson, Evans and Stephens is set forth under "Growth Fund" above.
 
Additional Information About Portfolio Managers
 
The Statement of Additional Information for the Funds provides additional in­formation about the portfolio managers' compensation, other accounts managed by the portfolio managers, and the portfolio managers' ownership of shares of the Funds.
 
HOW TO BUY SHARES
 
General
 
You may buy shares of any of the Funds without a sales charge.  The price you pay for the shares will be based on the net asset value per share next determined after your purchase order is received by the Funds through U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, the Funds' transfer agent ("Transfer Agent") or a clearing agency registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (e.g., NSCC's Fund/SERV system), or re­ceived by Quasar Distributors, LLC, the principal underwriter and distributor of shares of the Funds ("Distributor"), or other broker-dealer or designated intermediary authorized by the Funds.  That determination is made as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) every day on which the Exchange is open.  You need to complete the Account Application and submit it to the Funds in order to purchase Fund shares.  The Funds reserve the right to reject any purchase or­der for any reason.  Shares generally may not be purchased by persons residing outside the United States.  The Funds generally do not sell shares to investors residing outside the United States, even if they are United States citizens or lawful permanent residents, except to investors with United States military APO or FPO addresses.  Please note that your application will be returned if any information is missing.  The Funds do not issue share certificates.
 

 
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Please call us at 1-800-999-0887 or visit our website at www.thompsonplumb.com if you have any questions about purchasing shares of the Funds or require additional assistance in completing your Account Application.
 
The initial and subsequent investment minimums for purchases of shares of a Fund are as follows:
 
To open an account:
$2,500 per Fund ($2,000 per IRA account)
   
To add to an account:
$100 ($50 for Automatic Investment Plan and Automatic Exchange Plan)
 
The initial and subsequent investment minimums are not imposed on retirement plan accounts (such as 401(k), SIMPLE and SEP plans).  In addition, we may waive the initial and subsequent investment minimum in other appropriate circumstances.
 
The Funds have established an Anti-Money Laundering Program as required by the USA PATRIOT Act and an identity-theft prevention program.  In order to ensure compliance with this law and these programs, the Funds are required to obtain the following information for all registered owners and all authorized indi­viduals:
 
 
Full Name
 
Date of Birth
 
Social Security Number
 
Permanent Street Address (P.O. box is not acceptable)
 
Corporate accounts require additional documentation
 
The Funds will use such information to verify your identity and will not transact business with any person or entity whose identity cannot be adequately verified under the provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act.  The Funds also reserve the right to close an account within five business days if identifying information or documentation is not received.
 
The Funds have not adopted a "Rule 12b-1" distribution plan and, thus, do not make any payments out of their assets for activities that are primarily intended to result in the sale of Fund shares.  All sales, marketing and other distribution-related costs are borne by the Advisor, including the costs of advertising and sales literature, the fees and expenses of the Distributor, the costs of printing and mailing prospectuses, and compensation to broker-dealers and other intermediaries.  In addition, the Advisor may offer additional non-cash compensation or sales incentives to certain broker-dealers and other intermediaries.
 
The Advisor may also make payments from its own resources to selected broker-dealers or financial institutions that perform various shareholder servicing, recordkeeping or other services with respect to the Funds. The payments that the Advisor may make to these broker-dealers are usually, but need not be, based on the aggregate value of accounts in the Funds for which these broker-dealers are responsible, or may include a flat fee, and the amounts can vary from firm to firm. The minimum aggregate size required for eligibility for such payments, as well as the factors in selecting the broker-dealer firms and institutions to which they will be made, are determined by the Advisor from time to time.
 

 
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Purchase Procedures
 
You may buy shares of any Fund in the following ways:
 
To Open a New Account By Mail:
 
·             Complete the Account Application.
 
·             Make your check payable to "Thompson Plumb Funds" (note: your purchase must meet the applicable minimum).  All purchases by check must be made in U.S. dollars, drawn on a domestic financial institution.  No third-party checks, credit cards, credit card checks, cashier's checks in amounts less than $10,000, Treas­ury Checks, traveler's checks, starter checks, cash or money orders will be accepted.  The Funds are unable to accept post-dated on-line bill pay checks, or any conditional order or payment.  The Funds may refuse to accept other forms of payment at their discretion.
 
·             Send the completed Account Applica­tion and check to the applicable ad­dress listed below (note: $25 charge for returned checks).
 
Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc.
c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
P.O. Box 701
Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701
 
To Add to an Existing Account By Personal Delivery/Express Mail:
 
 
 
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·              Complete the Additional Investment form included with your account statement (or write a note with your account number).
 
·              Make your check payable to "Thompson Plumb Funds."  All purchases by check must be made in U.S. dollars, drawn on a domestic financial institution.  No third-party checks, credit cards, credit card checks, cashier's checks in amounts less than $10,000, Treas­ury Checks, traveler's checks, starter checks, cash or money orders will be accepted.  The Funds are unable to accept post-dated on-line bill pay checks, or any conditional order or payment.  The Funds may refuse to accept other forms of payment at their discretion.  The Funds do not consider the U.S. Postal Service or other independent delivery services to be its agents.  Therefore, deposit in the mail or with such services, or receipt at U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC’s post office box, of purchase applications or redemption requests does not constitute receipt by the Transfer Agent.
 
·              Send the Additional Investment form (or note) and check to the applicable address listed below (note: $25 charge for returned checks).
 
Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc.
c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202

 
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To Open a New Account By Wire or Electronic Funds Transfer:
 
·             Before you wire funds, we must have your com­pleted Account Application.  Complete and return the Account Ap­plication form to us at the applicable address set forth above.
 
·             Upon receipt of your completed Ac­count Application, we will establish an account for you.  The account number assigned will be required as part of the instruction that should be given to your bank to send the wire.  Your bank must include both the name of the Fund you are purchasing and your name so that monies can be correctly applied.  Your bank should transmit funds by wire using the in­structions below.
 
Wire To:                U.S. Bank, N.A.
ABA 075000022
 
Credit:                    c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
Account 112-952-137
 
Further Credit:      (Name of Thompson Plumb Fund)
(Your Name)
(Account Number)
 
Note: Amounts sent by wire must be received before 3:00 p.m. Cen­tral Time in order to buy shares that day.  Neither the Funds nor U.S. Bank, N.A. is responsible for the consequences of delays resulting from the banking or Federal Reserve wire system, or from incomplete wiring instructions.   Also, you are responsible for any charges that your bank may impose for effecting the wire or elec­tronic funds transfer.
 
To Add to an Existing Account By Wire or Electronic Funds Transfer
 
·             Before sending your wire, please con­tact us at 1-800-999-0887 to advise us of your intent to wire funds.  This will ensure prompt and accurate credit upon receipt of your wire.
 
You must have banking information es­tablished on your account prior to making a purchase.  Investors may purchase additional shares on demand, by calling 1-800-999-0887.  If elected on your Account Application, tele­phone orders will be accepted via electronic funds transfer from your bank account through the Automated Clearing House (ACH) network, provided that your bank is a mem­ber.  Your shares will be purchased at the net asset value calculated on the day of your purchase order. A $25 charge will be assessed for any such transfer that cannot be completed.
 
To Open an Account By Internet:
 
Not Applicable.
 
To Add to an Existing Account By Internet:
 
After your account is established, you may set up a PIN number by logging onto www.thompsonplumb.com .  This will enable you to purchase shares by having the purchase amount deducted from your bank account by electronic funds transfer via the Automated Clearing House (ACH) network.  Please make sure that your account is set up with bank instructions and that your bank is an ACH member.   You must provide a voided check with which to establish your bank account instructions in order to complete internet transactions.
 
To have your Fund shares purchased at the net asset value determined at the close of regular trading on a given date, the Transfer Agent must receive your purchase order before the close of regular trading on that date.   You may not use Internet transactions for your initial purchase of Fund shares.
 
The Fund may alter, modify or terminate the Internet purchase option at any time .  The minimum purchase amount by Internet is $100.
 

 
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By accepting the Internet op­tion, you authorize us to act upon the in­struction of any person by Internet to purchase additional shares for your account, and you assume some risk for unauthorized transac­tions.  We have procedures designated to reasonably assure that the Internet instruc­tions are genuine, including requesting personal information and requesting your Personal Identification Number, which can be established on the website, and we will be liable to you if you suffer a loss from our failure to abide by these procedures.
 
To Open an Account By Automatic Investment Plan:
 
Not Applicable.
 
(Note: This plan may be suspended, modified or terminated at any time.)
 
To Add to an Existing Account By Automatic Investment Plan:
 
·             Call us at 1-800-999-0887 or visit our website at www.thompsonplumb.com to obtain a regular Account Applica­tion.
 
·             Complete the Automatic Investment Plan section on the Regular Account Application to authorize the transfer of funds from your bank account, in­clude a voided check with the appli­cation and indicate how often (monthly, bimonthly, quarterly or yearly) you wish to make automatic investments.
 
·             Indicate the amount of the automatic investments (must be at least $50 per investment).
 
·             Your bank will deduct the automatic investment amount you have selected from your checking account on the business day of your choosing, and apply that amount to the purchase of fund shares.  (Note: you will be charged $25 for any automatic in­vestments that do not clear.)
 
To Change or Stop an Automatic Investment Plan:
 
You may change or terminate your participation in an automatic investment plan at any time; however, a request to change or terminate must be made to the Transfer Agent at least five days prior to the effective date of the next transaction.  To make such a request:
 
·             Call us at 1-800-999-0887.  We will take your request and give you a con­firmation number; or
 
·             Write a letter requesting your change to:
 
Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc.
c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
P.O. Box 701
Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701
 
Shareholder Statements and Reports
 
To keep you informed about your investments, the Funds send you various account statements and reports, including:
 
·               Confirmation statements that verify your purchases or sales of Fund shares (except in the case of automatic purchases from bank accounts and systematic withdrawals)
 
·               Quarterly and annual shareholder account statements
 
·               Shareholder tax forms
 

 
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To Open an Account or To Add to an Existing Account Through Broker-Dealers and Other Service Providers:
 
You may purchase shares of any Fund through a broker-dealer, institution or other service provider, who may charge a commission or other transaction fee.  Certain account features of a Fund may not be available or may be modi­fied in connection with the program offered by your service provider.  The service pro­vider, rather than you, may be the share­holder of record of Fund shares and may be responsible for delivering Fund reports and other communications about the Fund to you.
 
Exchange of Fund Shares
 
You may exchange shares of a Fund for shares of another Fund without a fee or sales charge.  The exchange of shares can be made by mailing a letter of instruction to the Funds or by telephone unless you have declined this option on your Account Ap­plication.  If your account has multiple owners such as a joint account, only one owner or joint tenant's authorization is required for a telephone exchange.  In making telephone exchanges, you assume the risk for unauthorized transactions.  However, we have procedures designed to reasonably as­sure that the telephone instructions are genuine and will be liable to you if you suffer a loss from our failure to abide by these procedures.  The exchange privilege may be modified or terminated at any time.
 
The basic rules for exchanges are as follows:
 
 
Shares being exchanged must have a net asset value of at least $1,000 (ex­cept for the Automatic Exchange Plan).
 
 
Immediately following the exchange, the value of your account in the Fund for which shares are exchanged must be at least $2,500 (or $2,000 for IRAs).
 
 
We reserve the right to limit the number of times you may exchange Fund shares.
 
Automatic Exchange Plan .  You may also make regular monthly exchanges from one Fund to another through our Automatic Exchange Plan.  You may participate by completing the Automatic Exchange Plan section of the account application, which may be obtained from the Funds.  You must establish an account for each Fund with at least $2,500 (or $2,000 for IRAs) before you can make automatic exchanges.  You must determine the amount that will be automatically exchanged (must be at least $50) and the day of each month the exchange will be made.
 
Tax Treatment for Exchanges .  An exchange of shares from one Fund to another Fund is treated as a sale of the shares being exchanged and any gain on the transaction may be subject to income tax.
 
Availability of Money Market Fund
 
You may withdraw some or all of your investment in a Thompson Plumb Fund and reinvest the proceeds the same day in an available money market fund, provided that you have an existing account with this money market fund or you submit a completed money market application to the Transfer Agent .  You may also move that investment back into any of the Thompson Plumb Funds.  There is no charge for this privilege. Although the money market fund is not affiliated with the Advisor or the Funds, this exchange privilege is a convenient way for you to purchase shares in a money market fund in order to respond to changes in your investment goals or market conditions. Your use of this privilege is subject to the exchange minimums and other requirements applicable to the money market fund.  Before exchanging into the money market fund, you should read its prospectus.  To obtain an application for the money market fund or for additional information on the money market fund, including a prospectus, please call 1-800-999-0887 or visit www.thompsonplumb.com.
 

 
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Please note that when exchanging from a Thompson Plumb Fund to the money market fund, you will begin accruing income from the money market fund the day following the exchange.  When exchanging less than all of the balance from the money market fund to your Thompson Plumb Fund, your exchange proceeds will ex­clude accrued and unpaid income from the money market fund through the date of exchange.  An exchange is considered to be a sale of shares for federal income tax purposes on which you may realize a taxable gain or loss.
 
The Thompson Plumb Funds receive a fee from the money market fund for certain shareholder support services at the annual rate of 0.20% of the average daily net asset value of the money market fund shares that are issued as a result of exchanges of Thompson Plumb Fund shares.  This privilege may be modified or terminated at any time.
 
This exchange privilege does not constitute an offering or recommendation on the part of the Thompson Plumb Funds or the Advisor of an investment in the money market fund.
 
HOW TO SELL SHARES
 
  General
 
You may redeem (sell back to the Fund) all or some shares of any Fund at any time by sending a written request to the Funds.  A Redemption Request Form is available from the Funds.  The price you receive for the shares will be based on the net asset value per share next determined after the redemption request is re­ceived in "good order" by the Funds (through the Transfer Agent), by a clearing agency registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (e.g., NSCC's Fund/SERV system), or by the Distributor or other broker-dealer or designated intermediary authorized by the Funds.  The net asset value per share is determined as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) on each day in which the Exchange is open.  Please call us at 1-800-999-0887 if you have any questions about redeeming shares of the Funds.
 
A redemption request will be deemed in "good order" if it includes:
 
 
·
The shareholder’s name;
 
 
·
The name of the Fund;
 
 
·
The account number;
 
 
·
The share or dollar amount to be redeemed; and
 

 
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·
Signatures of all shareholders on the account (for written redemption requests, with signature(s) guaranteed if applicable).
 
Redemption Procedures
 
You may redeem Fund shares in the following ways:

By Mail or Personal Delivery/Express Mail:
 
·          A written request for redemption (or the Redemption Request form) must be signed exactly as the account is registered and include the account number and the amount to be re­deemed.
 
·          Send the written redemption request for the shares be­ing redeemed to the applicable ad­dress listed below.
 
·          Signatures may need to be guaran­teed.  See "Signature Guarantees."
 
 By Mail:
 
 Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc.
 c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
 P.O. Box 701
 Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701
 
 By Personal Delivery/Express Mail:
 
 Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc.
 c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
 615 East Michigan Street
 Milwaukee, WI 53202
 
Systematic Withdrawal Plans:
 
You can elect to participate in our Systematic Withdrawal Plan by completing the System­atic Withdrawal Plan section on the Regular Account Application.  This plan allows you to arrange for automatic withdrawals from your Fund account.  Payments may be sent via check to your address of record or to a pre-authorized bank account through the Automatic Clearing House (ACH) network, if your bank is a member.  You select the schedule for systematic withdrawals, which may be on a monthly basis or in certain des­ignated months.  You also select the amount of each systematic withdrawal, subject to a $25 minimum.  To begin systematic with­drawals, you must have a Fund account val­ued at $10,000 or more.  The Systematic Withdrawal Plan may be terminated or modi­fied at any time by writing or by telephone at least 5 days prior to the effective date.
 
Shareholder Statements and Reports
 
To keep you informed about your investments, the Funds send you various account statements and reports, including:
·       Confirmation statements that verify your purchases or sales of Fund shares (except in the case of automatic purchases from bank accounts and systematic withdrawals)
·       Quarterly and annual shareholder account statements
·       Shareholder tax forms
 

 
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By Telephone:
 
We will accept telephone redemptions unless you indicate otherwise on your ac­count application.
 
·         Call us at 1-800-999-0887.
 
·         Provide your account number and the amount to be redeemed.
 
·         We will send the proceeds from a telephone redemption via check to the shareholder’s address of record, wire the proceeds to the share­holder’s bank of record, or send the proceeds via electronic funds transfer through the Automated Clearing House (ACH) network to a pre-determined account.  In order to ar­range for automated wire or electronic funds transfer, you must have elected the option on the ac­count application and have provided a voided check.  There is a $15 charge for a wire transfer.  There is no charge for a transfer through the Automated Clearing House (ACH) system, but your bank must be a member in order for you to use the system.  Electronic funds transfers are generally completed within 2 to 3 days.
 
By accepting the telephone redemption op­tion, you authorize us to act upon the in­struction of any person by telephone to redeem shares from your account, and you assume some risk for unauthorized transac­tions.  We have procedures designated to reasonably assure that the telephone instruc­tions are genuine, including recording tele­phone conversations, requesting personal information and providing written confirma­tion of transactions, and we will be liable to you if you suffer a loss from our failure to abide by these procedures.  Once a telephone transaction has been placed, it cannot be cancelled or modified.
 
Through Broker-Dealers, Institutions and Other Service Providers:
 
You may redeem Fund shares through bro­ker-dealers, institutions and other service providers, who may charge a commission or other transaction fee for processing the re­demption for you.
 
 
Receiving Redemption Proceeds
 
You may request to receive your redemption proceeds by mail or by wire or elec­tronic funds transfer.  No redemption will be effective until all necessary documents have been received in proper form by the Funds (through the Transfer Agent).  Redemption proceeds will be sent within seven days after we receive the redemption request; however, we will delay sending redemption proceeds for 12 days from their purchase date or until all payments for the shares being redeemed have cleared, which­ever occurs first.
 
By Mail:
 
We mail checks for redemption proceeds after we receive the request and all necessary documents.  The check will be mailed to the address on your account (unless you request that it be sent to a different address, which requires a signature guarantee).  There is no charge for mailing out redemption checks.  Your redemption checks will be mailed unless you expressly request that it be sent by wire or electronic fund transfer.
 
By Wire/Electronic Funds Transfer:
 
At your written request, we will send you your redemption proceeds by wire or electronic funds transfer to your designated bank account.  If you do not have predetermined bank account information on your account, a signature guarantee on your redemption request will be required.  You will be charged a fee (currently $15) for each wire transfer.  There is no charge for electronic fund transfers.  You will be respon­sible for any charges that your bank may impose for receiving wire or electronic fund transfers.  If you do not have automated bank instructions on your account, or if proceeds are sent to other than a pre-determined bank or address, a signa­ture guarantee will be required.

 

 
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Other Redemption Information
 
Signature Guarantees .  For your protection, your signature on a redemption re­quest must be guaranteed by an institution eligible to provide them under federal or state law (such as a bank, savings and loan, or securities broker-dealer) under any of the following circumstances:
 
 
If ownership is changed on your account;
 
 
When redemption proceeds are payable or sent to any person, address or bank account not on record;
 
 
If a change of address was received by the Transfer Agent within the last 15 days;
 
 
For all redemptions in excess of $100,000 from any shareholder account.
 
In addition to the situations described above, the Funds and/or the Transfer Agent may require a signature guarantee in other instances based on the circumstances relative to the particular situation.
 
Small Accounts .  Because of the disproportionately high cost of servicing ac­counts with low balances, we reserve the right to terminate your account in any Fund if, as a result of any transfer, exchange or redemption of shares in the account, the aggregate net asset value per share of the remaining shares in the account falls below $2,000.  We will notify you at least 30 days in advance of our intention to terminate the ac­count to allow you an opportunity to restore the account balance to at least $2,000.  Upon any such termination, we will send you a check for the proceeds of redemption.
 
Suspension of Redemptions .  Your right to redeem shares in any Fund and the date of payment by the Fund may be suspended when: (1) the New York Stock Exchange is closed or the Securities and Exchange Commission determines that trading on the Exchange is restricted; (2) an emergency makes it impracticable for the Fund to sell its portfolio securities or to determine the fair value of its net assets; or (3) the Securities and Exchange Commission orders or permits the suspension for your protec­tion.
 
OTHER INFORMATION
 
  Determination of Net Asset Value
 
Each Fund calculates its share price, also called net asset value, for both pur­chases and sales of shares, as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally, 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time), every day the Exchange is open.  We determine a Fund's net asset value per share by adding up the total value of the Fund's investments and other assets and subtracting its liabilities, and then dividing that amount by the number of outstanding shares of the Fund.  We value each Fund's investments at their market prices (generally the last reported sales price on the exchange where the securi­ties are primarily traded or, for Nasdaq-listed securities, at their Nasdaq Official Clos­ing Prices) or, where market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable, at fair value as determined in good faith pursuant to procedures established by the Funds' Board of Directors.  Market quotations for the common stocks in which the Funds in­vest are nearly always readily available; however, market quotations for debt securities are often not readily available.  Fair values of debt securities are typically based on valuations published by an independent pricing service, which uses various valuation methodologies such as matrix pricing and other analytical pricing models as well as market transactions and dealer quotations.  We generally value debt se­curities held by a Fund with remaining maturities of 60 days or less on an amortized cost basis.
 

 
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When a security is "fair valued," consideration is given to the facts and circum­stances relevant to the particular situation, including a review of various factors set forth in the Pricing Policies and Procedures adopted by the Funds’ Board, which includes factors such as fundamental analytical data relating to the investment, nature and duration of any restrictions on disposition of the security and an evaluation of forces that influence the market in which the securities are purchased or sold.  Fair value pricing is an inherently subjective process, and different funds could reasonably arrive at different values for the same security.

  Excessive Account Activity
 
An excessive number of purchases and redemp­tions by a shareholder (market timing) in and out of a Fund may be disadvantageous to the Fund and its shareholders.  Frequent transactions present risks to Fund share­holders such as dilution in the value of Fund shares held by long-term holders, interference with the efficient management of the Fund's portfolio, increased brokerage and admin­istrative costs, adverse tax consequences and negative impact on Fund performance. The Funds' Board of Directors has adopted policies to discourage frequent purchases and redemptions of Fund shares. The Funds monitor and enforce these policies through:

 
·
Providing regular reports to the Funds’ Board of Directors by the Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer regarding any instances of suspected market timing;
 
·
Periodic monitoring of trade activity for evidence of market timing or other disruptive activity based on the size of the transactions, the frequency of the activity and other relevant factors;
 
·
Prohibiting any shareholder from making more than three exchanges from one Fund to another Fund in any 12-month period; and
 
·
Restricting and prohibiting purchases and/or exchanges by persons believed to engage in frequent trading activity.

 
In addition, if market timing or disruptive activity is detected in an omnibus account held by a financial intermediary, the Funds may request that the intermediary restrict or prohibit further purchases or exchanges of Fund shares by any shareholder that has been identified as having violated the Funds' policies. The Funds may also request that the intermediary provide additional information regarding the shareholder and/or his or her transactions in the Funds in order to review any unusual patterns of trading activity discovered in the omnibus account. 

 
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While the Funds seek to take action that will detect and deter market timing and other disruptive activity, the risks of such activity cannot be completely eliminated. For example, when purchases and sales are made through omnibus ac­counts maintained by broker-dealers and other intermediaries, we may not be able to ef­fectively identify and restrict persons who engage in such activity.  More specifically, unless the financial intermediaries have the ability to detect and deter market timing transactions themselves, the Funds may not be able to determine whether the purchase or sale is connected with a market timing transaction. Additionally, there can be no assurance that the systems and procedures of the Funds and its service providers will be able to monitor all trading activity in a manner that would detect market timing or disruptive activity. However, the Funds, the Advisor, the Distributor and the Transfer Agent will attempt to detect and deter market timing and disruptive activity in transactions by all shareholders, whether the transactions are made directly through the Transfer Agent or are made through financial intermediaries.

If market timing or other disruptive activity is detected, among other things, the Funds reserve the right to revise or terminate the ex­change privilege, limit the amount of an exchange or a purchase order, or reject a pur­chase or an exchange, at any time, for any reason, without notice; and reserve the right to refuse to open a new account or reserve the right to close an existing account of a person who has a known history of market timing and other disruptive transaction activity without notice. In determining what action to take with respect to suspected market timing or other disruptive activity, the Funds will act in a manner that is consistent with the best interests of the Funds and its shareholders by making independent assessments of instances or patterns of potentially improper conduct in a manner consistent with the Funds' policies. The methods used by the Funds to deter and detect market timing and other disruptive activity involve judgments that are inherently subjective and the Funds' response to potentially disruptive trading activity may not be uniform.

These prohibitions regarding market timing do not apply to shareholders who have automatic investment or exchange plans or systematic withdrawal plans.

Authorized Broker-Dealers
 
The Funds have authorized one or more broker-dealers to receive purchase and redemption orders on behalf of the Funds.  These broker-dealers may designate other intermediaries to receive such orders.  These authorized broker-dealers may charge customers a fee for their services and may receive compensation from the Advisor for providing these services.  The Funds will be deemed to have received a cus­tomer order when an authorized broker-dealer or its designated intermediary receives the order.  Such customer orders will be priced at the relevant Fund's net asset value per share next determined after the orders are received by an authorized broker-dealer or its designated intermediary.
 

 
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  Dividends and Distributions
 
The Growth Fund and MidCap Fund annually (generally within 60 days fol­lowing their November 30 fiscal year-end) distribute substantially all of their net in­vestment income and any net realized capital gains.  The Bond Fund distributes its net investment income quarterly (generally within 60 days following the end of each fiscal quarter) and net realized capital gains annually (generally within 60 days following its November 30 fiscal year-end).  All income, dividends and capital gains distributions are automatically reinvested in shares of the relevant Fund at net asset value, without a sales charge, on the payment date, unless you request payment in cash.
 
If you elect to receive distributions and dividends by check and the post office cannot deliver the check, or if the check remains uncashed for six months, we reserve the right to reinvest the distribution check in your account at the relevant Fund's then current net asset value per share and to reinvest all subsequent distributions in shares of the Fund until an updated address is received.
 
  Taxes
 
Each of the Funds intends to make distributions that may be taxable as ordinary income, qualifying dividends or capital gains (which may be taxable at different rates depending on the length of time the Fund holds its assets).  Distributions of income and capital gains are generally taxable when they are paid, whether they are reinvested in additional Fund shares or received in cash, unless you are exempt from taxation or entitled to tax deferral.  As a result of recent legislation, the maximum federal rate on certain long-term capital gains and qualifying dividends received by individuals, estates and trusts is reduced to 15% through 2010.  Long-term capital gains distributions that do not qualify for the reduced rate will generally be taxed at a federal rate of 20%, and short-term capital gains distributions will be taxed as ordinary income.  Qualifying dividends include dividends received from domestic corporations (including mutual funds) on shares of stock that have been held for more than 60 days during the 121-day period beginning 60 days before the ex-dividend date.  Additional requirements and limitations are imposed for purposes of determining the amount of dividends received from mutual funds that may qualify for the reduced tax rate.  Non-qualifying dividends, including dividends of income on debt securities, will be taxed at ordinary income rates (with a maximum rate of 35% through 2010).  You will receive information annually on the federal tax status of the Fund's dividends and capital gains distributions.
 
We expect that most of the Growth Fund's and MidCap Fund's distributions will be capital gains, and most of the Bond Fund's distributions will be ordinary income, in light of their respective in­vestment objectives and policies.
 
Redemptions of shares of a Fund, including sales and exchanges to another Fund, may also give rise to capital gains or losses. The amount of any capital gain or loss will be equal to the difference, if any, between the adjusted cost basis of your shares and the price you receive when you sell or exchange them.
 
In the Account Application, you are asked to certify that your taxpayer identifi­cation or social security number is correct and that you are not subject to backup with­holding.  If you fail to do so, the Funds are required to withhold 28% of your taxable distributions and redemption proceeds.
 

 
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The foregoing tax discussion is general.  You should consult your own tax advi­sor for more information and specific advice.
 
  Retirement Accounts and Plans
 
Individual Retirement Accounts .  The Funds sponsor Individual Retirement Ac­counts (IRAs) through which you may invest annual IRA contributions and roll-over IRA contributions in shares of any of the Funds.  The IRAs available through the Funds include Traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs and Coverdell Education Savings Accounts.  U.S. Bank, N.A. will serve as custodian for all these types of IRA accounts sponsored by the Funds.  U.S. Bank will charge a $15 annual maintenance fee for each Traditional IRA, Roth IRA or Coverdell Education Savings Account.  Shareholders with two or more IRAs using the same tax ID number will be charged a total of $30 annually.  Please refer to the IRA Disclosure Statement for a detailed listing of other fees.  The Individual Retirement Account Custodial Agreement, the IRA Disclosure Statement and the Custodial Account Application are available from the Funds.
 
Purchases and redemptions of shares of any Fund by IRAs and retirement plans are treated in the same manner as they would be with any other account.  IRAs must meet a minimum ini­tial investment requirement of $2,000 and a minimum subsequent investment re­quirement of $100.  Shareholders who hold their shares through an IRA or other retirement plan must indicate on their redemption request whether or not to withhold federal income tax.  Shareholders who fail to make an election on their redemption request will generally be subject to 10% withholding.
 
Retirement Plan Accounts .  Purchases may also be made by SEP plans (Simpli­fied Employee Benefit Plan), SIMPLE plans (Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employ­ees of Small Employers), 401(k) plans and other retirement plans.  Applications for investment in the Funds for SEP and SIMPLE plans are available from the Funds.  The initial and subse­quent investment minimums are not imposed on retirement plan accounts.
 
Because a retirement program involves commitments covering future years, it is important that the investment objectives of the Funds be consistent with the partici­pant's retirement objectives.  Premature withdrawals from a retirement plan may result in adverse tax consequences.  Please consult with your own tax or financial advisor.
 
Privacy Notice to Our Customers

 Thompson Investment Management, Inc. and Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc. strongly believe in protecting the confidentiality and security of information we collect about you. This notice describes our privacy policy and how we treat the information we receive about you.

We do not sell your information to anyone.

Why We Collect and How We Use Information
When we evaluate your request for our services, provide investment advice to you and process transactions for your account, or when you receive other services from Thompson Investment Management, Inc. or Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc., you typically provide us with certain personal information necessary for us to provide advice and process transactions. We may also use that information to offer you other services we provide which may meet your needs.

 
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What Information We Collect
The personal information we collect may include: name and address, social security or taxpayer identification number, driver’s license copy, assets, income, account balance, investment objectives and activity, accounts at other institutions, and email address.

We collect personal information on our website only when you voluntarily provide it to us.

How We Use and Protect Personal Non-Public Information
We treat information about current and former shareholders and their accounts in a confidential manner. Our employees may access information and provide it to third parties only when completing a transaction at your request or providing our services to you. We may share information with companies that perform services on our behalf, such as the companies that print and distribute our mailings or companies that we hire to perform transaction clearance, marketing or administrative services. We may disclose, with your consent, information to attorneys, accountants, lawyers, securities professionals and others to assist us, or them, in providing services to you. We may make additional disclosures as required or permitted by law. Companies we may hire to provide support services are not allowed to use your personal information for their own purposes.
 
We maintain policies and procedures to safeguard your non-public personal information.  Access is restricted to employees who we determine need the information in order to perform their job duties.  To guard your non-public personal information we maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards.
 
If you own shares of the Thompson Plumb Funds through a financial intermediary including, but not limited to, your broker-dealer, bank or trust company, you should review each financial intermediary’s privacy policy to learn about its policies on selling or sharing your non-public information with non-affiliated third parties.

Access to and Correction of Information
Generally, upon your written request, we will make information available for your review. Information collected in connection with, or in anticipation of, any claim or legal proceeding will not be made available. If your personal information with us becomes inaccurate, or if you need to make a change to that information, please contact us at 1-800-999-0887 s o we can update our records.

Delivery of Documents to Shareholders
 
To control mailing and printing costs, we will deliver a single prospectus, an­nual or semi-annual report or other shareholder information ("shareholder documents") to persons who have a common address and who have effectively consented to such delivery.  This form of delivery is referred to as "householding."
 
In order to consent to householding of shareholder documents you must check the appropriate box on the Account Application (included with the Prospectus) indicating that you consent, or send a note to that effect to Thompson Plumb Funds, c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, 615 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin  53202.  You may revoke your consent to householding at any time by calling Thompson Plumb Funds at 1-800-999-0887 or by writing to us at the address provided above.  If you choose to revoke your consent, the Funds will begin to send separate copies to you within 30 days after we receive your revocation. If your shares are held through a financial institution please contact that institution directly.
 

 
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  Website
 
Visit us online at www.thompsonplumb.com to access the Funds' performance and portfolio characteristics.
 
In addition to general information about investing in our Funds, our website of­fers:
 
 
Daily performance
 
 
Access to account balances
 
 
Portfolio manager commentaries
 
 
Prospectus and applications
 
 
Statement of Additional Information
 
 
Annual and Semi-Annual Reports
 
 
Quarterly lists of the Fund's portfolio holdings
 
 
Proxy voting record
 
 
Various policies and procedures


 
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
The financial highlights tables are intended to help you understand the Funds' financial performance for the past five fiscal years (which end on November 30).  Certain information reflects financial results for a single Fund share.  The total returns in the tables represent the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Funds (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions).  This information has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, whose report, along with the Funds' financial statements, are included in the Annual Report to Shareholders, which is available upon request.
 

 
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Year Ended November 30,
 
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
   
2006
   
2005
 
GROWTH FUND
                             
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period
  $ 19.75     $ 45.86     $ 49.95     $ 45.85     $ 46.03  
Income from Investment Operations
                                       
Net investment income
    0.07       0.29       0.36       0.35       0.27  
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments
    7.51       (19.59 )     (2.49 )     5.14       0.54  
Total from Investment Operations
    7.58       (19.30 )     (2.13 )     5.49       0.81  
Less Distributions
                                       
Distributions from net investment income
    (0.29 )     (0.41 )     (0.34 )     (0.27 )     (0.44 )
Distributions from net realized gains
    --       (6.40 )     (1.62 )     (1.12 )     (0.55 )
Total Distributions
    (0.29 )     (6.81 )     (1.96 )     (1.39 )     (0.99 )
 
Net Asset Value, End of Period
  $ 27.04     $ 19.75     $ 45.86     $ 49.95     $ 45.85  
 
Total Return
    38.88 %     (49.29 %)     (4.52 %)     12.32 %     1.76 %
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                                       
Net assets, end of period (millions)
  $ 144.1     $ 133.9     $ 533.9     $ 759.0     $ 1,030.7  
Ratios to average net assets:
                                       
Ratio of expenses
    1.54 %     1.27 %     1.13 %     1.12 %     1.08 %
Ratio of expenses without reimbursement*
    1.54 %     1.27 %     1.13 %     1.12 %     1.09 %
Ratio of net investment income
    0.32 %     0.56 %     0.62 %     0.63 %     0.50 %
Ratio of net investment income without reimbursement*
    0.32 %     0.56 %     0.62 %     0.63 %     0.49 %
Portfolio turnover rate
    63 %     43 %     29 %     17 %     20 %
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* Before directed brokerage credits.
 

 
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Year Ended
November 30, 2009
   
March 31, 2008
(inception)
through
November 30, 2008
 
MIDCAP FUND
           
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period
  $ 6.18     $ 10.00  
Income from Investment Operations
               
Net investment income
    0.01       0.04  
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments
    3.25       (3.86 )
Total from Investment Operations
    3.26       (3.82 )
Less Distributions
               
Distributions from net investment income
    (0.05 )     -  
Distributions from net realized gains
    --       -  
Total Distributions
    (0.05 )     -  
 
Net Asset Value, End of Period
  $ 9.39     $ 6.18  
 
Total Return
    53.04 %     (38.20 %) (1)
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
               
Net assets, end of period (millions)
  $ 9.6     $ 2.3  
Ratios to average net assets:
               
Ratio of expenses
    1.30 %     1.30 % (2)
Ratio of expenses without reimbursement
    4.21 %     8.40 % (2)
Ratio of net investment income
    0.12 %     0.79 % (2)
Ratio of net investment loss without reimbursement
    (2.79 %)     (6.30 %) (2)
Portfolio turnover rate
    61 %     50 % (1)

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(1) Calculated on a non-annualized basis.
(2) Calculated on an annualized basis.

 
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Year Ended November 30,
 
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
   
2006
   
2005
 
BOND FUND
                             
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period
  $ 9.24     $ 10.34     $ 10.26     $ 10.21     $ 10.68  
Income from Investment Operations
                                       
Net investment income
    0.63       0.62       0.48       0.44       0.39  
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments
    2.01       (1.17 )     0.08       0.11       (0.36 )
Total from Investment Operations
    2.64       (0.55 )     0.56       0.55       0.03  
Less Distributions
                                       
Distributions from net investment income
    (0.72 )     (0.55 )     (0.48 )     (0.41 )     (0.42 )
Distributions from net realized gains
    --       --       --       (0.09 )     (0.08 )
Total Distributions
    (0.72 )     (0.55 )     (0.48 )     (0.50 )     (0.50 )
 
Net Asset Value, End of Period
  $ 11.16     $ 9.24     $ 10.34     $ 10.26     $ 10.21  
 
Total Return
    30.05 %     (5.63 %)     5.64 %     5.64 %     0.29 %
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                                       
Net assets, end of period (millions)
  $ 134.2     $ 44.0     $ 44.5     $ 32.5     $ 30. 6  
Ratios to average net assets:
                                       
Ratio of expenses
    0.75 %     0.59 %     0.59 %     0.72 %     0.80 %
Ratio of expenses without reimbursement
    1.20 %     1.18 %     1.24 %     1.30 %     1.28 %
Ratio of net investment income
    6.40 %     6.38 %     4.92 %     4.42 %     3.80 %
Ratio of net investment income without reimbursement
    5.95 %     5.78 %     4.26 %     3.84 %     3.31 %
Portfolio turnover rate
    85 %     110 %     86 %     51 %     26 %

 
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THOMPSON PLUMB FUNDS, INC.
1-800-999-0887
 
DIRECTORS OF THE FUNDS
 
Donald A. Nichols, Chairman
 
John W. Feldt
 
Patricia Lipton
 
John W. Thompson, CFA, President
Thompson Investment Management, Inc.
 
OFFICERS OF THE FUNDS
John W. Thompson, CFA
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
Jason L. Stephens, CFA
Vice President
 
James T. Evans, CFA
Vice President
 
Penny M. Hubbard
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
 
Nedra S. Pierce
Chief Compliance Officer
 
Lesley T. Bailey
Secretary
 
 
INVESTMENT ADVISOR
Thompson Investment Management, Inc.
918 Deming Way
Madison, Wisconsin 53717
 
DISTRIBUTOR
Quasar Distributors, LLC
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin  53202
 
CUSTODIAN
U.S. Bank, N.A.
1555 North RiverCenter Drive
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212
 
TRANSFER AGENT AND
DIVIDEND DISBURSING AGENT
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
 
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
One North Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois  60606
 
LEGAL COUNSEL
Quarles & Brady LLP
411 East Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
 
ADDITIONAL FUND INFORMATION
 
The Statement of Additional Information (SAI) contains additional information about the Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc.  The SAI is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and is legally part of this Prospectus.  Additional information about the Funds' investments is available in the Funds' annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders.  The Funds' annual report contains a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the Funds' performance dur­ing its last fiscal year.
 
To obtain a free copy of the SAI or the Funds' annual and semi-annual reports, or to request other information or ask questions about the Funds, you can contact Thompson Plumb Funds at the telephone number or address shown above.  These documents are also available free of charge on the Funds' website at www.thompsonplumb.com.  You can also view these documents at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. or on the EDGAR database on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.  Information on the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-202-551-8090.  Copies of such information and reports may be obtained, after paying a duplicating fee, by sending an e-mail request to publicinfo@sec.gov or by writing to the SEC's Public Reference Section, Washington, D.C. 20549-1520.
 
SEC File No. 811-4946


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STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
March 31, 2010
 
THOMPSON PLUMB FUNDS, INC.
918 Deming Way
Madison, Wisconsin 53717
Telephone:  1-800-999-0887
 
THOMPSON PLUMB GROWTH FUND    
(THPGX)
 
|
THOMPSON PLUMB MIDCAP FUND
(THPMX)
THOMPSON PLUMB BOND FUND
(THOPX)
 
This Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") contains detailed information about the Thompson Plumb Growth Fund (the "Growth Fund"), Thompson Plumb MidCap Fund (the "MidCap Fund") and Thompson Plumb Bond Fund (the "Bond Fund").  Collectively, the Growth Fund, MidCap Fund and Bond Fund are referred to herein as the "Funds" and individually as a "Fund."  This SAI is not a prospectus and should be read in conjunction with the Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc. Prospectus (the "Prospectus") dated   March 31, 2010.  The audited financial statements of the Funds as of, and for the year ended, November 30, 2009 and the report of the independent registered public accounting firm thereon, are incorporated by reference into this SAI from the Thompson Plumb Funds An­nual Report to Shareholders.  The Prospectus and Annual Report are available, without charge, upon request by contacting Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc. at the address or tele­phone number listed above, or on the Funds' website at www.thompsonplumb.com.
 
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
FUND HISTORY
2
DESCRIPTION OF CERTAIN INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RISKS
2
INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS
11
DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND PRICING CONSIDERATIONS
13
MANAGEMENT
14
ADVISORY, ADMINISTRATIVE AND OTHER SERVICES
20
DISTRIBUTION
24
PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS AND BROKERAGE
26
TAXES
29
CAPITAL STOCK AND OTHER SECURITIES
30
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31
EXHIBIT A - PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
A-1
EXHIBIT B - SELECTIVE DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
B-1


 
 

 


 
FUND HISTORY
 
Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc. (the "Investment Company") is a Wisconsin corpora­tion incorporated in 1986 and registered as an open-end, diversified management invest­ment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act").  The Growth Fund, MidCap Fund and Bond Fund are separate series of the Investment Company.  The Growth Fund and Bond Fund each commenced operations on February 10, 1992. The MidCap Fund commended operations on March 31, 2008. The investment advi­sor and administrator of the Funds is Thompson Investment Management, Inc. ("TIM" or "Advisor"). The princi­pal underwriter and distributor of shares of the Funds is Quasar Distributors, LLC (the "Distributor").
 
DESCRIPTION OF CERTAIN INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RISKS
 
Lending Portfolio Securities
 
Each Fund may lend its portfolio securities to broker-dealers and financial institu­tions such as banks and trust companies, up to a maximum of one-third of its net assets, as a means of enhancing its return.  The Advisor will monitor the creditworthiness of firms to which the Fund lends its securities.  Any such loan must be continuously secured by col­lateral in cash or cash equivalents maintained on a current basis in an amount at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned by the Fund.  The Fund would continue to re­ceive the equivalent of the interest or dividends paid by the issuer on the securities loaned, and would also receive an additional return on the collateral.  The Fund would have the right to call the loan and obtain the securities loaned at any time.  The Fund would not have the right to vote the securities during the existence of the loan, but would call the loan to permit voting of securities during the existence of the loan if, in the Advisor's judgment, a material event requiring a shareholder vote would otherwise occur before the loan was repaid.  In the event of bankruptcy or other default of the borrower, the Fund could experience both delays in liquidating the loan collateral or recovering the loaned se­curities and losses including (a) possible decline in the value of the collateral or in the value of the securities loaned during the period while the Fund seeks to enforce its rights thereto, (b) possible subnormal levels of income and lack of access to income during this period and (c) expenses associated with enforcing its rights.
 
Repurchase Agreements
 
Each Fund may from time to time enter into repurchase agreements.  Repurchase agreements involve the sale of securities to a Fund with the concurrent agreement of the seller (a bank or securities dealer) to repurchase the securities at the same price plus an amount equal to an agreed-upon interest rate within a specified time, usually less than one week, but on occasion for a longer period.  The Funds may enter into repurchase agree­ments with broker-dealers who are recognized by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as primary dealers in U.S. Government securities, and with banks.  When a Fund enters into a repurchase agreement, the value of the underlying security, including accrued interest, will be equal to or will exceed the value of the repurchase agreement and, in the case of repurchase agreements exceeding one day, the seller will agree that the value of the underlying secu­rity, including accrued interest, will at all times be equal to or will exceed the value of the re­purchase agreement.  If the seller of the repurchase agreement enters a bankruptcy or in­solvency proceeding, or if the seller fails to repurchase the underlying security as agreed, a Fund could experience losses that include (a) possible decline in the value of the under­lying security during the period that the Fund seeks to enforce its rights with respect thereto, and possible delay in the enforcement of such rights, (b) possible loss of all or a part of the income or proceeds of the repurchase, (c) additional expenses to the Fund in connection with enforcing those rights, and (d) possible delay in the disposition of the under­lying security pending court action or possible loss of rights in such securities.  The Advisor intends to cause the Funds to invest in repurchase agreements only when the Advi­sor determines that the Funds should invest in short-term money market instruments and that the rates available on repurchase agreements are favorable as compared to the rates avail­able on other short-term money market instruments or money market mutual funds, cir­cumstances that the Advisor does not anticipate will occur in the near future.  The Advisor does not currently intend to invest the assets of any Fund in repurchase agreements if, after doing so, more than 5% of the Fund's net assets would be invested in repurchase agree­ments.
 

 
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Variable and Floating-Rate Securities
 
The Bond Fund may invest in variable and floating-rate securities.   Variable-rate securities provide for a periodic adjustment to the interest rate paid on the obligations.    These interest-rate adjustments are based upon an adjustment index that is provided for in the respective obligations. Adjustment intervals may occur at regularly scheduled intervals, ranging from daily to annually, or may be based upon the occurrence of events such as a change in the prime rate.

The interest rate on a floating-rate security is a variable rate that is tied to another interest rate—for example, a money-market index or U.S. Treasury bill rate. The interest rate on a floating-rate security resets periodically, typically every six months. Its floating or variable rate may be determined by reference to a known lending rate, such as a bank’s prime rate or to the London InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR).

During periods where interest rates are rising, changes in the interest rate of a floating or variable-rate security may lag changes in market rates.

When-Issued and Delayed-Delivery Transactions
 
Each Fund may purchase or sell portfolio securities in when-issued and delayed-delivery transactions.  In such transactions, instruments are bought or sold with payment and delivery taking place in the future in order to secure what is considered to be an advantageous yield or price to the Fund at the time of entering into the transactions.  In such transactions, the payment obligations and the interest rate are fixed at the time the buyer enters into the commitment, although no interest accrues to the buyer prior to settlement of the transaction.
 
Consis­tent with the requirements of the 1940 Act, securities purchased on a when-issued and delayed-delivery basis are recorded as an asset (with the purchase price being recorded as a liability) and are subject to changes in value based upon changes in the general level of interest rates.
 
At the time of delivery of the security, the value may be more or less than the transaction price.  To the extent a Fund remains substantially fully invested at the same time that it has entered into such transactions, which the Fund would normally expect to do, there will be greater fluc­tuations in the market value of the Fund's assets than if the Fund set aside cash to satisfy the purchase commitment.  However, each Fund will maintain designated liquid assets with a market value, determined daily, that are at least equal to the amount of commitments for when-issued and delayed-delivery securities, and such assets will be earmarked specifically for the settlement of such com­mitments.
 

 
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Each Fund will only make commitments to purchase portfolio securities on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis with the intention of actually acquiring the securities, and not for the purpose of investment leverage, but the Funds reserve the right to sell the securities before the settlement date if doing so is deemed advisable.  The Funds do not currently intend to pur­chase securities in when-issued or delayed-delivery transactions if, after such purchase, more than 20% of their respective net assets would consist of when-issued and delayed-delivery securities.
 
Illiquid Securities
 
No Fund will invest more than 15% of the value of its net assets in securities which are illiquid, including restricted securities, securities for which there are no readily avail­able market quotations and repurchase agreements providing for settlement later than seven days after notice.  For the purposes of this restriction, the Funds do not consider vari­able-rate demand notes to be restricted securities.  See "Variable-Rate Demand Notes" be­low.
 
Variable-Rate Demand Notes
 
Each Fund may purchase variable-rate master demand notes, which are unsecured instruments that permit the indebtedness thereunder to vary and provide for periodic ad­justments in the interest rate.  Although the notes are not normally traded and there may be no secondary market in the notes, the notes allow the Funds to demand payment of principal and ac­crued interest at any time.  The investment policy of each Fund is to purchase variable-rate demand notes only if, at the time of purchase, the issuer has unsecured debt securities out­standing that are rated within the two highest rating categories by either Standard & Poor's or Moody's Investors Service, Inc.
 
Mortgage-Backed Securities
 
The Bond Fund may invest in mortgage-related securities, which include securities that represent interests in pools of mortgage loans made by lenders such as savings and loan institutions, mortgage bankers, commercial banks and others, as well as dollar roll transactions.
 
Pools of mortgage loans are com­bined for sale to investors (such as the Bond Fund) by various governmental and govern­ment-related entities, as well as by commercial banks, savings and loan institutions, private mortgage insurance companies, mortgage bankers and other private issuers. These pools generally provide for a "pass-through" of monthly payments made by in­dividual borrowers on their residential mortgage loans, net of any fees paid to the issuer or guarantor of the securities.
 
The Government National Mortgage Association ("GNMA") is the principal gov­ernment guarantor of mortgage-related securities.  GNMA is authorized to guarantee, with the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government, timely payment of principal and interest on securities it approves that are backed by pools of FHA-insured or VA-guaranteed mort­gages.  GNMA securities are described as "modified pass-through" in that they provide a monthly payment of interest and principal payments owed on the mortgage pool, net of certain fees, regardless of whether the mortgagor actually makes the payment.  Other gov­ernment-related guarantors of these securities include the Federal National Mortgage Association ("FNMA") and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("FHLMC").  FNMA and FHLMC securities are guaranteed as to payment of principal and interest by those agencies, but are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government.  With respect to private mortgage-backed securities, timely payment of principal and inter­est of these pools is supported by various forms of insurance or guarantees, including indi­vidual loan, title, pool and hazard insurance.  There can be no assurance that private insurers or guarantors can meet their obligations under such policies.
 

 
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Certain mortgage-backed securities purchased by the Bond Fund provide for a pre­payment privilege and for amortized payments of both interest and principal over the term of the security.  The yield on the original investment in such securities applies only to the unpaid principal balance, as the Fund must reinvest the periodic payments of principal at prevailing market interest rates which may be higher or lower then the rate on the original security.  In addition, the prepayment privilege may require the Fund to reinvest at lower yields than were received from the original investment.  If these instruments are purchased at a premium in the market, and if prepayment occurs, such prepayments will be at par or stated value, which will result in reduced return on such transactions.
 
During periods of declining interest rates, prepayment of mortgages from underlying mortgage-backed securities can be expected to accelerate.  Accordingly, the Bond Fund's ability to maintain positions in high-yielding mortgage-backed securities will be affected by reductions in the principal amount of such securities resulting from such prepayments, and its ability to reinvest the returns of principal at comparable yields will depend on prevailing interest rates at that time.
 
In a mortgage dollar roll transaction, the Bond Fund sells mortgage securities and simultaneously agrees to repurchase substantially similar securities—securities that, among other characteristics, are collateralized by the same types of underlying mortgages, have identical net coupon rates and have similar original stated maturities—at a later date and at an agreed-upon price. The Bond Fund may enter into dollar roll transactions with respect to securities issued or to be issued by GNMA, FNMA and FHLMC. During the period between the sale and repurchase, the Fund forgoes principal and interest paid on the mortgage securities sold. The Fund is compensated by the interest earned on the cash proceeds of the initial sale and from negotiated fees paid by brokers offered as an inducement to the Fund to “roll over” its purchase commitments.
 
Dollar roll transactions may result in higher transaction costs or higher taxes for the Bond Fund. Dollar rolls will not be used for the purpose of leveraging the Bond Fund’s assets or to change its risk profile.
 
Real Estate Investment Trusts
 
Each Fund may invest up to 10% of its net assets in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”).  Equity REITs invest directly in real property, while mortgage REITs invest in mort­gages on real property.  REITs may be subject to certain risks associated with the direct ownership of real estate, including declines in the value of real estate, risks related to gen­eral and local economic conditions, overbuilding and increased competition, increases in property taxes and operating expenses, fluctuations in interest rates and variations in rental income.  In addition, the failure of a REIT to qualify as such for tax purposes would have an adverse impact on the value of a Fund's investment in that REIT.  To qualify as a REIT, a company is, among other things, required to pay at least 90% of its taxable income to its shareholders every year.  Some REITs have relatively small market capitalizations, which could increase their market volatility.  REITs tend to be dependent on specialized manage­ment skills and may have limited diversification, causing them to be subject to risks inher­ent in operating and financing a limited number of properties.
 

 
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Zero-Coupon Bonds
 
The Bond Fund may invest in debt securities such as zero-coupon bonds that do not make regular cash interest payments, but that are instead issued at a discount to their principal or maturity value.  While these securities do not pay current cash income, federal income tax law requires the holders of zero-coupon securities to include the portion of the original issue discount and other non-cash income on such securities accrued during that year in income each year. The Bond Fund intends to pass along such interest as a component of the Fund’s distributions of net investment income.
 
Depository Receipts
 
Depository receipts are securities that evidence ownership interests in a security or a pool of securities that have been deposited with a “depository.”  The Growth Fund and MidCap Fund may invest in American Depository Receipts ("ADRs"), for which the depository is typically a U.S. financial institution and the underlying securities are issued by foreign issuers.  ADRs may be listed on a national securities exchange or may trade on an over-the-counter market.  ADR prices are denomi­nated in United States dollars, although the underlying security may be denominated in a foreign currency.  Although generally tempered to some extent, ADRs do not eliminate all of the risks associated with directly investing in the securities of foreign issuers, including the risk of changes in currency exchange rates, expropriation or nationalization of assets, and the impact of political, diplomatic, or social events.
 
High-Yield Debt Securities
 
The Growth Fund and MidCap Fund may invest up to 5% of their net assets in debt securities (including convertible securities) that are rated below investment grade, i.e., rated below "BBB" by S&P or "Baa" by Moody's, and the Bond Fund may invest up to 10% of its net assets in debt securities rated below investment grade.  Such securities are commonly referred to as "junk bonds" or "high-yield/high-risk" securities.  Non-investment-grade securities are considered to be speculative with regard to the issuer's capacity to pay interest and repay prin­cipal.  Such securities involve the risk of issuer default or bankruptcy and are more sensitive to economic conditions than higher-rated securities.  In addition, the secondary market for such securities may not be as liquid as the market for higher-rated securities.  From time to time, each Fund's assets represented by debt securities below investment grade may exceed the limits noted above due to changes in the value of those securities and/or the Fund as a whole and downgrades that occur after such securities were acquired.  No Fund will acquire any debt securities rated below investment grade while its net assets that are represented by such securities exceed these limits.
 
Inflation-Linked Bonds
 
The Bond Fund may invest in fixed-income securities whose returns are intended to track the rate of inflation, as that rate is reflected by the Consumer Price Index (“CPI”).  The Fund may invest in U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (“TIPS”), as well as in other inflation-indexed bonds that are issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or its agencies or instrumentalities or that are issued by corporations.  The periodic adjustment of TIPS bonds is tied to the CPI, an index that is calculated monthly by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and that measures changes in the cost of living based on components such as food, housing, transportation, and energy.


 
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Like conventional bonds, inflation-indexed bonds generally pay interest at fixed intervals and return the principal at maturity; however, unlike conventional bonds, the principal or interest on an inflation-indexed bond is adjusted periodically to reflect changes in a specified inflation index. Inflation-indexed bonds are designed to preserve purchasing power over the life of the bond while paying a return over and above the rate of inflation. These bonds typically are issued at a fixed interest rate that is lower than that of conventional bonds of comparable maturity and quality, but the bonds generally retain their value against inflation over time. Interest on a TIPS bond is paid twice a year.  While the interest rate is fixed, the amount of each interest payment varies because the principal is adjusted for inflation.

The current market value of inflation-indexed securities is not guaranteed and will fluctuate.   If the CPI falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed securities (including TIPS bonds) will be adjusted downward, and because of this downward adjustment, the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount) will be reduced.  However, with respect to TIPS instruments, the U.S. Treasury guarantees repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity (as adjusted for inflation), even during a period of deflation.

Inflation-indexed securities are subject to interest-rate risk. As a result, the total return on these securities may not actually track the return on the inflation indices to which the inflation-indexed bonds held by the Fund are linked during every year. Market values of inflation-indexed bonds can be affected by changes in the market’s expectations with respect to inflation and by changes in real rates of interest. Furthermore, the CPI may not accurately reflect the true rate of inflation. If the market believes that the inflation indices to which the inflation-indexed bonds are linked do not accurately reflect the actual rate of inflation, the market value of those bonds could be adversely affected.

Inflation-indexed securities other than TIPS instruments may or may not provide a similar principal-protection guarantee that TIPS instruments do. If a guarantee of repayment of principal is not provided, the adjusted principal value of the bond repaid at maturity may be less than the original principal.

While inflation-indexed securities are expected to be protected from long-term inflationary trends, short-term increases in inflation may lead to a decline in value. If interest rates rise due to reasons other than inflation—for example, due to changes in currency exchange rates— investors in these securities may not be protected to the extent that the bond’s measure of inflation does not reflect these increases.

Convertible Securities
 
The Growth Fund and MidCap Fund may invest in convertible securities, including any bonds, debentures, notes, preferred stocks or other securities which may be converted into or exchanged for a specified amount of common stock of the same or a different issuer within a particular period of time at a specified price or formula.  The only convertible securities in which the Bond Fund may invest are convertible debt securities.  Convertible securities are hybrid securities that have characteristics of both bonds and stocks.  Like bonds, converti­ble securities pay interest.  Convertible securities also offer an investor the right to benefit from the capital appreciation potential of the underlying common stock upon exercise of the conversion feature.
 

 
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The value of a convertible security is a function of its "investment value," which is determined by its yield in comparison with the yields of other securities of comparable quality and maturity that do not have the conversion privilege, and its "conversion value," which is the security's worth if converted into the underlying common stock.  Investment value is typically influenced by interest rates and the credit standing of the issuer.  If inter­est rates go up, the investment value of the convertible security will generally go down, and vice versa.  Conversion value is determined by the market price of the underlying common stock and generally decreases as the convertible security approaches maturity.  As the market price of the underlying common stock goes down, the conversion value will tend to go down as well since the convertible security presents less opportunity for capital appreciation upon conversion.
 
Convertible securities are generally more secure than common stock but less secure than non-convertible debt securities such as bonds.  Convertible securities are usually sub­ordinate to bonds in terms of payment priority.
 
The Growth Fund and the MidCap Fund will only invest in preferred stock that is investment grade (that is, rated in one of the four highest rating categories by S&P or Moody’s).
 
Short Sales
 
Each Fund may effect short sales of securities.  To effect a short sale, a Fund sells a security it does not own and simultaneously borrows the security, usually from a brokerage firm, to make delivery to the buyer.  The Fund then is obligated to replace the borrowed security by purchasing it at the market price at some future date.  Until the security is re­placed, the Fund is required to pay the lender any accrued interest or dividends and may be required to pay a premium.  Each Fund may also make short sales "against the box", i.e., short sales made when the Fund owns securities identical to those sold short.
 
A Fund will realize a gain if the security declines in price between the date of the short sale and the date on which the Fund replaces the borrowed security.  A Fund will in­cur a loss if the price of the security increases between those dates.  The amount of any gain will be decreased, and the amount of any loss increased, by the amount of any pre­mium or interest the Fund may be required to pay in connection with a short sale.  A short position may be adversely affected by imperfect correlation between movements in the price of the security sold short and the securities being hedged.
 
No Fund will effect a short sale if, as a result, the aggregate value of all of the Fund's open short positions will exceed 5% of the value of the Fund's net assets.  To secure a Fund's obligation to replace any borrowed security, the Fund either will place in a segre­gated account, or U.S. Bank, N.A., the custodian for the Funds (the "Custodian"), will segregate on its books and records, an amount of cash or liquid securities at such a level that (i) the amount so segregated plus the amount depos­ited with the broker as collateral will equal the current value of the security sold short, and (ii) the amount so segregated plus the amount deposited with the broker as collateral will not be less than the market value of the security at the time it was sold short; or otherwise cover its short position in accordance with positions taken by the SEC.
 
Each Fund may only engage in short-sale transactions in securities listed on one or more national securities exchange or on the Nasdaq Stock Market.
 
A Fund will use short sales to limit its exposure to possible declines in the market value of its portfolio securities and to attempt to realize a gain.
 

 
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Options and Futures
 
Each Fund may engage in transactions in options and futures contracts.  Some op­tions and futures strategies, including selling futures, buying put options and writing (selling) call options, tend to hedge a Fund's investments against price fluctuations.  Other strategies, including buying futures, writing (selling) puts and buying calls, tend to increase market exposure.  No Fund will invest in an option or futures contract if, as a result, the sum of the initial margin deposits and premiums paid to establish the Fund's aggregate options and futures positions would exceed 5% of the Fund's net assets.
 
Each Fund may purchase or write (sell) listed call options on stocks and stock indi­ces.  A call option on a stock gives the purchaser of the option the right to buy, and the writer of the option the obligation to sell, the underlying stock at a stated price if the option is exercised before a specific date.  The premium paid to the writer is the consideration for undertaking the obligations under the option contract.  A call option written (sold) by a Fund exposes the Fund during the term of the option to possible loss of an opportunity to realize appreciation in the market price of the underlying stock, or to possible continued holding of a stock which might otherwise have been sold to protect against depreciation in the market price of the stock.
 
Each Fund may purchase or write (sell) listed put options on stocks and stock indices.  A put option on a stock gives the purchaser of the option the right to sell, and the writer of the option the obligation to buy, the underlying stock at a stated price if the option is exer­cised before a specific date.
 
An option on an index functions in the same way as a stock option, except that the option is only settled in cash.
 
Whenever a Fund does not own securities underlying an open option position in an amount suffi­cient to cover the position, or whenever a Fund has written (sold) a put, the Fund will maintain cash or cash equivalents in a segregated account with its Custodian sufficient to cover the exercise price or, with respect to index options, the market value, of the open po­sition.  The Fund may ultimately sell the option in a closing sale transaction, exercise it or permit it to expire.
 
Each Fund may purchase and sell exchange-traded futures contracts on stock indi­ces.  A futures contract on an index is an agreement by which one party agrees to accept delivery of, and the other party agrees to make delivery of, an amount of cash equal to the difference between the value of the underlying index at the close of the last trading day of the futures contract and the price at which the contract originally was written.  Although the value of an index might be a function of the value of certain specified securities, no physical delivery of those securities is made.
 
When a purchase or sale of a futures contract is made by a Fund, the Fund is re­quired to deposit with its Custodian (or broker, if legally permitted) a specified amount of cash or U.S. Government securities (an "initial margin").  The margin required for a futures contract is set by the exchange on which the contract is traded and may be modified during the term of the contract.  The initial margin is akin to a performance bond or good-faith deposit on the futures contract and is returned to the Fund upon termination of the contract, assuming all contractual obligations have been satisfied.  Each Fund expects to earn interest income on its initial margin deposits.  A futures contract held by a Fund is valued daily at the official settlement price of the exchange on which it is traded.  Each day a Fund pays or receives cash, called "variation margin," equal to the daily change in value of the futures contract.  This process is known as "marking to market."  Variation margin does not represent a borrowing or loan by a Fund, but is instead a settlement between the Fund and the broker of the amount one of the parties would owe the other if the futures contract had expired.  In computing daily net asset value, each of the Funds will mark to market all of its open futures positions.
 

 
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While a Fund maintains an open futures position, the Fund must maintain with its Custodian, in a segregated account, assets with a market value sufficient to cover the Fund's exposure on the position (less the amount of the margin deposit associated with the posi­tion).  A Fund's exposure on a futures contract is equal to the amount paid for the contract by the Fund.
 
Index futures contracts in which a Fund may invest are closed out prior to delivery by offsetting purchases or sales of matching futures contracts (contracts that are made on the same exchange and that have the same underlying index and delivery month), or in cash.  If an offsetting purchase price is less than the origi­nal sale price, the Fund would realize a capital gain, or if it is greater, a Fund would realize a capital loss.  Conversely, if an offsetting sale price is greater than the original purchase price, the Fund would realize a capital gain, or if it is less, the Fund would realize a capital loss.  The transaction costs must also be included in these calculations in order to determine whether the Fund would realize such a capital gain or loss.
 
Options and futures contracts can be highly volatile investments.  Successful options and futures strategies require the ability to predict future movements in securities prices, interest rates and other economic factors.  There may be an imperfect correlation between movements in prices of options and futures contracts and movements in the value of the stock or index that the investment is designed to simulate.  Options and futures contracts also involve a high degree of leverage, and a relatively small price movement in an option or futures contract can result in immediate and substantial gain or loss to a Fund.  There can be no assurance that a liquid securities market will exist for an option or futures contract at any particular time.  On volatile trading days where a price fluctuation limit is reached or a trading halt or suspension is imposed, it may be very difficult for a Fund to close out posi­tions or enter into new positions and to value the option or futures contract.  If the secon­dary market is not liquid, it could prevent prompt liquidation of unfavorable positions and potentially require a Fund to continue to hold the position until delivery or expiration.
 
Investments in Exchange-Traded Funds and Exchange-Traded Limited Partnerships
 
The Growth Fund and MidCap Fund may invest in securities of exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and exchange-traded limited partnerships (“ETLPs”).  ETFs and ETLPs are similar to traditional mutual funds and limited partnerships, respectively, except that their securities trade throughout the trading day in the secondary brokerage market, much like stocks of public companies.
 
ETFs have their own operating expenses that are deducted from their assets and thus are borne by the shareholders of the ETF.  Accordingly, a Fund will bear its share of the operat­ing expenses of any ETFs in which it invests.  As a result, shareholders of the Fund will bear two layers of operating expenses to the extent the Fund invests in ETFs.  An investment in an ETF generally presents the same primary risks as an investment in a traditional mutual fund, such as the risk that the prices of the securities owned by the ETF will decline.
 
An investment in an ETLP generally presents the same primary risks as an investment in a limited partnership, such as the risk that the value of the partnership’s securities will decline.
 
In addition to the risks described above, an investment in an ETF or ETLP is also subject to the following risks that do not apply to an investment in a traditional mutual fund or limited partnership: (1)  the market price of securities may trade at a discount to their net asset value; (2) an active trading market for an ETF’s or ETLP’s securities may not develop or be maintained; and (3) trading of an ETF’s or ETLP’s securities may be halted if the listing exchange’s officials deem such action appropriate, the shares or interests are de-listed from the exchange, or the activation of market-wide “circuit breakers” (which are tied to large decreases in stock prices) halt trading in general.
 

 
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Each Fund's investments in an ETF or ETLP are subject to the investment restrictions of the Fund.  In particular, because most ETFs are investment companies, the Fund’s purchase of ETF shares are subject to the limitations on the Fund’s investment in other investment companies.  See "Investment Restrictions” in this Statement of Additional Information.
 
Investments in Other Investment Companies
 
An investment by a Fund in another investment company may cause the Fund to incur higher administration and distribution expenses.  See "Investment Restrictions" in this Statement of Additional Information.
 
Temporary Defensive Positions
 
Each Fund may invest, without limitation, in short-term investments for temporary defensive purposes in response to adverse market, economic, political or other conditions.  Short-term investments include U.S. Treasury bills, certificates of deposit, money market funds, commercial paper, variable-rate demand notes and repurchase agreements.
 
Portfolio Turnover
 
The portfolio turnover rates for the fiscal years ended November 30, 2009 and 2008 were as follows: (1)
 
 
2009
2008
Thompson Plumb Growth Fund
63%
43%
Thompson Plumb MidCap Fund
61%
     50% (1)
Thompson Plumb Bond Fund
85%
110%
________________________________
 
(1)
The MidCap Fund commenced operations on March 31, 2008.  The portfolio turnover rate for the MidCap Fund for 2008 covers the period from commencement of the Fund’s operations through November 30, 2008 and is not annualized.
 
 
INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS
 
Each Fund has adopted the following investment restrictions, none of which (except as otherwise noted) may be changed without the approval of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund.  A Fund may not:
 
(1)           Purchase the securities of issuers conducting their principal business ac­tivity in the same industry if immediately after such purchase the value of the Fund's in­vestments in such industry would exceed 25% of the value of its total assets, provided that there is no limitation with respect to or arising out of investments in obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities.
 
(2)           Purchase a security if, as a result, with respect to 75% of the value of the Fund's total assets, more than 5% of its total assets would be invested in the securities of any one issuer, other than obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities.
 

 
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(3)           Make loans, except through the purchase of debt obligations in accor­dance with the Fund's investment objective and policies and through repurchase agree­ments with banks, brokers, dealers and other financial institutions, and except for securities lending activity as permitted by the 1940 Act.
 
(4)           Issue senior securities in violation of the 1940 Act or borrow money, ex­cept (a) as a temporary measure, and then only in amounts not exceeding 5% of the value of the Fund's total assets or (b) from banks, provided that immediately after any such borrowing all borrowings of the Fund do not exceed one-third of the Fund's net assets.  The exceptions to this restriction are not for investment leverage purposes but are solely for ex­traordinary or emergency purposes and to facilitate management of each Fund's portfolio by enabling the Fund to meet redemption requests when the liquidation of portfolio in­struments is deemed to be disadvantageous or not possible.  While a Fund has borrowings in excess of 5% of the value of the Fund's total assets outstanding, it will not make any purchases of portfolio instruments.  If due to market fluctuations or other reasons the net assets of a Fund fall below 300% of its borrowings, the Fund will promptly reduce its bor­rowings in accordance with the 1940 Act.  To do this, the Fund may have to sell a portion of its investments at a time when it may be disadvantageous to do so.
 
(5)           Mortgage or pledge any assets except to secure permitted borrowings, and then only in an amount up to 15% of the value of the Fund's net assets, taken at cost at the time of such borrowings.
 
(6)           Purchase or sell real estate or commodities, except that a Fund may pur­chase and sell (a) securities issued by real estate investment trusts or other companies which invest in or own real estate, and (b) securities secured by interests in real estate, pro­vided in each case that such securities are marketable.
 
(7)           Purchase securities of other investment companies, except to the ex­tent permitted by the 1940 Act.  Subject to certain exceptions, the 1940 Act currently pro­hibits a Fund from investing more than 5% of its total assets in securities of another investment company, investing more than 10% of its total assets in securities of such in­vestment company and all other investment companies, or purchasing more than 3% of the total outstanding voting stock of another investment company.
 
(8)           Purchase more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any one issuer or invest in companies for the purpose of exercising control or management.
 
(9)           Act as an underwriter of securities issued by others, except in in­stances where the Fund has acquired portfolio securities which it may not be free to sell publicly without registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (if the Fund sells such securi­ties, it may technically be deemed an "underwriter" for purposes of such Act).
 
In addition to the foregoing restrictions, the Investment Company's Board of Direc­tors has adopted the following restrictions, which may be changed without shareholder ap­proval.  A Fund may not:
 
(a)           Purchase securities on margin, but a Fund may obtain such short-term credits as may be necessary for the clearance of purchase and sales of securities.
 
(b)           Participate on a joint or joint-and-several basis in any securities trad­ing account.
 

 
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(c)           Invest more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities.
 
(d)           Effect any short sale of securities that the Fund does not own if, as a re­sult thereof, the aggregate value of all of the Fund's open short positions would exceed 5% of the Fund's net assets.
 
(e)           Purchase an option or futures contract if, as a result, the aggregate ini­tial margin and premiums required to establish such positions would exceed 5% of the Fund's net assets.
 
The restrictions described above that involve a maximum percentage gener­ally apply when an investment is made and will not be violated as a result of subsequent changes in the values of securities held by the Fund.
 
DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND PRICING CONSIDERATIONS
 
Fund shares are offered and sold without a sales charge at the net asset value per share next determined after the purchase order has been received by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, the Fund's transfer agent (the "Transfer Agent").  The net asset value per share of each Fund is calculated as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4:00 P.M. Eastern Time).  Net asset value per share is calculated by adding the total fair market value of all securities and other assets of the particular Fund, subtracting the liabilities of the Fund, and dividing the remainder by the number of outstanding shares of the Fund.
 
Each Fund’s net asset value is determined only on the days on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading.  The Exchange is regularly closed on Saturdays and Sundays and on New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.  If one of those holidays falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the Exchange will be closed on the preceding Friday or the following Monday, respectively.
 
Portfolio securities which are traded on an exchange are valued at the last sale price reported by the exchange on which the securities are primarily traded on the day of valua­tion.  If there are no sales on a given day for securities traded on an exchange, the latest bid quotation will be used.  If there is no Nasdaq Official Closing Price for a Nasdaq-listed se­curity or sales price available for an over-the-counter security, the mean of the latest bid and asked quotations from Nasdaq will be used.  Debt securities for which market quota­tions are not readily available may be valued based on information supplied by independ­ent pricing services, including services using matrix pricing formulas and/or independent broker bid quotations.  Debt securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less may be valued on an amortized cost basis, which involves valuing an instrument at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium, re­gardless of the impact of fluctuating rates on the market value of the instrument.  Any secu­rities or other assets for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Advisor pursuant to procedures established under the general supervision and responsibility of the Board of Directors of the Investment Company.  Expenses and fees, including advisory fees, are accrued daily and taken into ac­count for the purpose of determining net asset value per share.
 
Reliable market quotations are not considered to be readily available for many long-term corporate bonds and notes and certain preferred stocks in which the Funds may in­vest.  As authorized by the Board of Directors, these investments are stated at fair market value on the basis of valuations furnished by independent broker bid quotations and/or in­dependent pricing services.  Independent pricing services approved by the Board of Direc­tors determine valuations for normal, institutional-sized trading units of such securities using methods based on market transactions for comparable securities and various relation­ships between securities which are generally recognized by institutional traders.
 

 
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The Funds intend to pay all redemptions in cash.  Redemption proceeds ordinarily will be sent within seven days after receipt of the redemption request and all necessary documents.  Each Fund reserves the right to suspend or postpone redemptions during any period when:  (a) trading on the New York Stock Exchange is restricted, as determined by the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Exchange is closed for other than custom­ary weekend and holiday closing; (b) the Securities and Exchange Commission has by or­der permitted such suspension; or (c) an emergency, as determined by the Securities and Exchange Commission, exists, making disposal of portfolio securities or valuation of net assets of the Funds not reasonably practicable.
 
MANAGEMENT
 
Under applicable law, all corporate powers are exercised by or under the authority of, and the business and affairs of all of the Investment Company are managed under the direction of, the Board of Directors of the Investment Company.  The Advisor is delegated responsibility for the Funds’ investment management, and the officers of the Investment Company are delegated responsibility for the Funds’ operations.  The Board of Directors meets regularly to review the Funds' performance and expenses and other operational mat­ters.  The Board elects the officers of the Investment Company and hires the Funds' service providers.  The Board annually reviews and considers approval of the continuation of the investment advisory agreement with the Advisor and the distribution agreement with the Distributor.  The Board also establishes and reviews numerous policies and procedures governing the conduct of the Investment Company's business.  The policy of the Invest­ment Company is that at least a majority of the directors, or such higher percentage as required by the 1940 Act, must not be "interested persons" of the Invest­ment Company (within the meaning of the 1940 Act).
 
Information pertaining to the directors and officers of the Investment Company is set forth below.
 
Name,
Address and Age
Position(s) Held with
Thompson
Plumb
   Funds, Inc. (1)
Principal Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
Number of
Thompson
Plumb Funds
Overseen
by Director
Other
Directorships
Held
by Director
Independent Directors:
Donald A. Nichols
918 Deming Way
Madison, WI 53726
Birth date: 12/20/40
Chairman since 2009
 
Director since 1987
 
·     Currently retired
 
·     Director of the Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin from 2002 to 2006
 
·     Professor of Economics at the University of Wisconsin from 1966 to 2006
 
·     Chairman, Department of Economics from 1983 to 1986 and from 1988 to 1990
 
·     Economic Consultant
 
3
None

 
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Name,
Address and Age
Position(s) Held with
Thompson
Plumb
   Funds, Inc. (1)
Principal Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
Number of
Thompson
Plumb Funds
Overseen
by Director
Other
Directorships
Held
by Director

John W. Feldt
918 Deming Way
Madison, WI 53717
Birth date: 5/2/42
Director since 1987
·      Currently retired
 
·      Senior Vice President of Finance of the University of Wisconsin Foundation from 1984 to 2006
 
·      Former Vice President of Finance for the University of Wisconsin Foundation
3
Baird Funds, Inc.
(8 funds)
Nakoma
Mutual Funds
(1 fund)
 
Patricia Lipton
918 Deming Way
Madison, WI 53717
Birth date: 12/9/42
Director since 2007
·      Currently retired
 
·      Executive Director, State of Wisconsin Investment Board (“SWIB”) from 1989 to 2004
 
·      Assistant Executive Director, SWIB from 1982 to 1989
 
·      Former Director, State Tax Policy Bureau of the Wisconsin Department of Revenue
3
None
Interested Directors and Officers:
John W. Thompson (2)
918 Deming Way
Madison, WI 53717
Birth date: 7/26/43
Director since 1987
 
Chairman from 1987 to 2009
 
Chief Executive Officer since 2005
 
President since 2009
·      President of Thompson In­vestment Management, Inc. ("TIM") since January 2004
 
·      President of Thompson Plumb & Associates, Inc. ("TPA") (investment advisor) from June 1984 to December 2003
 
·      Treasurer of TPA from October 1993 to December 2003
 
·      A Char­tered Financial Analyst
3
None
Jason L. Stephens
918 Deming Way
Madison, WI 53717
Birth date: 10/15/74
Vice President since March 2009
 
Secretary from 2005 to 2010
 
Chief Compliance Officer from 2004 to 2006
 
·      Chief Operating Officer of TIM since June 2009
 
·      Corporate Secretary of TIM since January 2004
 
·      Portfolio Manager of TIM since July 2007
 
·      Research Analyst of TIM from January 2004 to June 2007
 
·      Chief Compliance Officer of TIM from January 2004 to May 2006
 
·      Research Analyst of TPA from June 2003 to December 2003
 
·      A Chartered Financial Analyst
N/A
N/A
James T. Evans
918 Deming Way
Madison, WI 53717
Birth date: 6/6/75
Vice President since March 2009
 
·      Vice President of TIM since June 2009
 
·      Portfolio Manager of TIM since June 2008
 
·      Research Analyst of TIM from March 2005 to June 2008
 
·      Managing Director of Nakoma Capital Management from  2000 to 2005
 
·      A Chartered Financial Analyst
N/A
N/A

 
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Name,
Address and Age
Position(s) Held with
Thompson
Plumb
   Funds, Inc. (1)
Principal Occupation(s)
During Past
Five Years
Number of
Thompson
Plumb Funds
Overseen
by Director
Other
Directorships
Held
by Director
 
Penny M. Hubbard
918 Deming Way
Madison, WI 53717
Birth date: 6/2/61
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since 2005
·      Vice President - Administrative Services of TIM since January 2004
 
·      Assistant Vice President  - Client Ser­vices of TPA and various other capacities 1984-2004
N/A
N/A
Nedra S. Pierce
918 Deming Way
Madison, WI 53717
Birth date: 10/2/61
Chief Compliance Officer since 2006
 
·      Chief Compliance Officer of TIM since May 2006
 
·      Director of Business Development of TIM from January 2004 to May 2006
 
·      Director of Business Development of TPA from January 1998 to December 2003
N/A
N/A
Lesley T. Bailey
918 Deming Way
Madison, WI 53717
Birth date: 9/30/78
Secretary since 2010
·      Fund Accounting and Administration at TIM since 2004
 
·      Fund Accounting and Administration at TPA from 2001-2004
N/A
N/A
________________________________
 
(1)
Officers of the Investment Company serve one-year terms, subject to annual reappointment by the Board of Direc­tors.  Directors of the Investment Company serve a term of indefinite length until their resignation or re­moval, and stand for re-election by shareholders as and when required under the 1940 Act.
 
(2)
John W. Thompson is an "interested person" of the Investment Company by virtue of his position with the Invest­ment Company and TIM.
 
Board Committees
 
The Board of Directors of the Investment Company has an audit committee and a nominating committee.  The audit committee selects and consults with the independent auditors for the Investment Company on matters pertaining to their audits of the Investment Company's annual financial statements, and approves all audit and non-audit services to be provided by the independent auditors.  The audit committee has adopted a written charter, which is available upon request and on the Investment Company’s website at www.thompsonplumb.com.  The audit committee consists of John W. Feldt (chair), Donald A. Nichols and Patricia Lipton, none of whom is an "interested person" of the Investment Company.  Mr. Feldt has been determined by the Board to be an "audit committee financial expert."  The audit committee met   four times during the fiscal year ended November 30, 2009.
 
The nominating committee considers and recommends nominees for directors to the Board to fill vacancies and for election and re-election as and when required.  All nomina­tions of directors who are not "interested persons" of the Investment Company must be made and approved by the nominating committee.  The nominating committee has not es­tablished any specific minimum qualifications or standards for director nominees.  The nominating committee will generally not consider any director candidates recommended by shareholders.  The nominating committee has adopted a written charter, which is avail­able upon request and on the Investment Company’s website at www.thompsonplumb.com.  The nominating committee consists of Donald A. Nichols (chair), John W. Feldt and Patricia Lipton.  The nominating committee met four times during the fiscal year ended November 30, 2009.
 

 
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Director Compensation
 
Directors and officers of the Investment Company who are officers, directors, em­ployees or shareholders of the Advisor do not receive any remuneration from the Funds for serving as directors or officers.  During the fiscal year ended November 30, 2009, those directors who are not so affiliated with the Advisor received the compensation as set forth in the table below.
 
Director
Aggregate
Compensation
From Each Fund
Pension or Retirement Benefits
Estimated
Annual
Benefits Upon
Retirement
Total Compensation
From Investment
Company Complex
John W. Feldt
$15,234 (Growth)
$3,606 (MidCap)
$7,160 (Bond)
None
None
$26,000
Patricia Lipton
$15,234 (Growth)
$3,606 (MidCap)
$7,160 (Bond)
None
None
$26,000
Donald A. Nichols
$20,732 (Growth)
$4,978 (MidCap)
$10,040 (Bond)
None
None
$35,750

Director Ownership of Fund Shares
 
The table below states the dollar range of shares of the Investment Company beneficially owned by each director of the Investment Company as of December 31, 2009:
 
Director
Dollar Range of Equity
Securities in Each Fund
Aggregate Dollar Range of
Equity Securities in all
Funds Overseen by Director in
Family of Investment Companies
John W. Feldt
None (Growth Fund)
Over $100,000 (MidCap Fund)
None (Bond Fund)
Over $100,000
Patricia Lipton
$10,001-$50,000 (Growth Fund)
None (MidCap Fund)
$10,001-$50,000 (Bond Fund)
$10,001-$50,000
Donald A. Nichols
Over $100,000 (Growth Fund)
None (MidCap Fund)
$10,001-$50,000 (Bond Fund)
Over $100,000
John W. Thompson
Over $100,000 (Growth Fund)
Over $100,000 (MidCap Fund)
None (Bond Fund)
Over $100,000
 
Material Transactions with Independent Directors
 
No director who is not an interested person of the Investment Company, or his or her immediate family members, owned beneficially or of record, as of December 31, 2009, any securities of the Advisor, the Distributor or any person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Advisor or the Distributor.
 

 
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No director who is not an interested person of the Investment Company, or an im­mediate family member of such director, has had, during the two most recently completed calendar years, a direct or indirect interest in the Advisor or the Distributor or in any person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Advisor or the Distributor, which exceeds $120,000.  In addition, no director who is not an interested person of the Investment Company, or any immediate family member of such director, has had, during the two most recently completed calendar years, a direct or indirect material interest in any transaction or series of similar transactions in which the amount involved exceeds $120,000 and to which one of the parties was the Investment Company; an officer of the Investment Company; an investment company (or an entity that would be an invest­ment company but for the exclusions provided by Section 3(c)(1) or 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act) having the same investment adviser or principal underwriter as the Investment Company or having an investment adviser or principal underwriter that directly or indirectly controls, is con­trolled by, or is under common control with the Advisor or the Distributor; an officer of an investment company (or an entity that would be an investment com­pany but for the exclusions provided by Section 3(c)(1) or 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act) having the same investment adviser or principal underwriter as the Investment Company or having an investment adviser or principal underwriter that directly or indirectly controls, is con­trolled by, or is under common control with the Advisor or the Distributor; the Advisor or the Distributor; an officer of the Advisor or the Distributor; or a person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Advisor or the Distributor or an officer of any such "control" person.  No director who is not an interested person of the Investment Company, or immediate family member of such a director, has had, in the two most recently completed calendar years, a direct or indirect relationship, in which the amount involved exceeds $120,000, with any of the persons described above in this para­graph and which include payments for property or services to or from any of those persons; provision of legal services to any person specified above in this paragraph; provision of in­vestment banking services to any person specified above in this paragraph, other than as a participating underwriter in a syndicate; or any consulting or other relationship that is sub­stantially similar in nature and scope to the relationships detailed herein.
 
Code of Ethics for Personal Trading
 
The Investment Company and the Advisor have adopted codes of ethics under Rule 17j-1 of the 1940 Act designed to ensure, among other things, that the interests of Fund shareholders take precedence over personal interests of their respective directors, offi­cers and employees.  Under the code of ethics, personal investment activities are subject to limitations designed to avoid both actual and perceived conflicts of interest with the in­vestment activities of the Funds.  The code permits personnel of the Investment Company and the Advisor to invest in securities, including securities that may be purchased or held by the Funds, subject to certain exceptions and pre-clearance procedures.
 
The Investment Company’s principal underwriter and distributor, Quasar Distributors, LLC, has also adopted a similar code of ethics under Rule 17j-1 of the 1940 Act.
 
Code of Ethics for Principal Executive, Financial and Accounting Officers
 
The Investment Company has established a separate code of ethics that applies to its principal executive, financial and accounting officers.  This written code sets forth stan­dards that are reasonably designed to deter wrongdoing and to promote honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of conflicts of interest; full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in reports and documents the Investment Company files with the SEC and in other shareholder communications; compliance with applicable gov­ernmental laws, rules or registrations; the prompt internal reporting of violations of the code to an appropriate person; and accountability for adherence to the code.
 

 
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Proxy Voting Policies
 
Proxy voting policies adopted by the Investment Company are attached to this Statement of Additional Information as Exhibit A .  These proxy voting policies describe the procedures used by the Investment Company to determine how to vote proxies.  Infor­mation regarding how the Investment Company voted proxies relating to portfolio securi­ties held by the Funds during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 are made available annually within sixty (60) days of June 30 (1) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-999-0887, and on the Investment Com­pany's website at www.thompsonplumb.com, and (2) on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
 
Policy Regarding Disclosure of Fund Holdings
 
The Investment Company believes that portfolio holdings information constitutes material, non-public information.  Accordingly, the Investment Company has adopted a policy limiting disclosure of its portfolio holdings.  A complete list of each Fund's portfolio holdings as of the end of each calendar quarter will be posted on the Investment Company's website within thirty (30) days of the end of such quarter.  Lists of each Fund's portfolio holdings is also disclosed to the extent required by law or to ratings agencies such as Morningstar or Lipper.  Information about a Fund's portfolio holdings may also be disclosed, without lag and when necessary, to the Investment Company's Advisor, Distributor, Transfer Agent, Custodian, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, as defined below, and other service providers (subject to their duty to maintain the confidentiality of such information) to the extent necessary to en­able such providers to carry out their responsibilities to the Investment Company.  Portfolio holdings infor­mation may be disclosed in other instances if the recipient of such information is bound by the duty of confidentiality and the Board of Directors of the Investment Company (includ­ing a majority of the independent directors) determines that such disclosure is appropriate and is in the best interests of a Fund’s shareholders.  This policy does not prohibit disclosure to the media and others of particular stocks, industries or mar­ket segments that a Fund owns, likes or dislikes, so long as details that would constitute material, non-public information are not selectively disclosed.  The Board of Directors re­ceives quarterly reports on compliance with this policy. A copy of the Investment Com­pany's policy regarding selective disclosure of portfolio holdings is attached hereto as Exhibit B .
 
The Investment Company files with the SEC a complete schedule of each Fund's portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q and for the second and fourth quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-CSR.  These forms are gener­ally filed within 60 days following the end of the fiscal quarter.  These forms are available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-999-0887, or on the Investment Company's website at www.thompsonplumb.com.  These forms are also available on the SEC's web­site at www.sec.gov or may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C.  Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-732-0330.
 

 
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In accordance with the Investment Company's selective disclosure of portfolio holdings policy described above, the Investment Company has entered into ongoing arrangements to make directly available to certain third-party entities, public information about each Fund's portfolio holdings. The Investment Company currently may disclose portfolio holdings information based on ongoing arrangements to the following pre-authorized parties:
 
 
Name
 
Information Disclosed
 
Frequency*
 
Lag Time
Bloomberg
Full portfolio holdings
Quarterly basis
Approximately 5 days after calendar quarter end
Capital-Bridge
Full portfolio holdings
Quarterly basis
Approximately 5 days after calendar quarter end
Lipper Analytics
Full portfolio holdings
Quarterly basis
Approximately 5 days after calendar quarter end
Morningstar
Full portfolio holdings
Quarterly basis
Approximately 5 days after calendar quarter end
Standard & Poors
Full portfolio holdings
Quarterly basis
Approximately 5 days after calendar quarter end
Thomson Financial
Full portfolio holdings
Quarterly basis
Approximately 5 days after calendar quarter end
Vickers
Full portfolio holdings
Quarterly basis
Approximately 5 days after calendar quarter end
*
Dissemination of portfolio holdings information to the entities listed may occur less frequently than indicated (or not at all). In all cases, such information is disclosed only after the information is posted on the Investment Company's website.
 
ADVISORY, ADMINISTRATIVE AND OTHER SERVICES
 
Investment Advisor
 
Thompson Investment Management, Inc. ("TIM") acts as the investment advisor for the Growth Fund, MidCap Fund and Bond Fund pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement.  John W. Thompson controls TIM by virtue of owning a majority of its outstanding voting securities.  Subject to the general supervision of the Board of Directors of the Investment Company, TIM manages the investment operations of each of the Funds and the composition of their respective assets.  In this regard, TIM provides supervision of the assets of each of the Funds, furnishes a continuous investment program for such Funds, and determines from time to time what investments or securities will be pur­chased, retained or sold by such Funds and what portion of the assets will be invested or held uninvested in cash.
 
The Investment Advisory Agreement pursuant to which TIM is retained by the Growth Fund, MidCap Fund and Bond Fund provides for compensation to TIM (computed daily and paid monthly) at the following annual rates: for the Growth Fund and MidCap Fund - 1.00% of the first $50 million of average daily net assets, and 0.90% of average daily net assets in excess of $50 million; and for the Bond Fund - 0.65% of the first $50 million of average daily net assets, and 0.60% of average daily net assets in excess of $50 million.
 
The following table sets forth the aggregate fees paid to TIM under the Investment Advisory Agreement for the past three fiscal years:
 

 
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Fees for Investment Advisory Services
 
For the years ended November 30,
 
2009
2008
2007
Thompson Plumb Growth Fund
$1,211,825
$2,728,303
$6,162,121
Thompson Plumb MidCap Fund (1)
$57,139
$17,031
N/A
Thompson Plumb Bond Fund
$402,063
$321,730
$240,487
________________________________
 
(1)
The MidCap Fund commenced operations on   March 31, 2008.
 
The current Investment Advisory Agreement provides that the Advisor may render similar services to others so long as its services under the Agreement are not impaired thereby.  The Investment Advisory Agreement with the Funds may enable the Advisor to receive re­search and related services and equipment from certain broker-dealers in exchange for al­locating the Funds' securities transactions to them.  The Investment Advisory Agreement also provides that a Fund will indemnify the Advisor against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the federal securities laws, or, in lieu thereof, contribute to resulting losses.  The Investment Advisory Agreement further provides that, subject to Section 36 of the 1940 Act, the Advisor will not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by a Fund in connection with the matters to which the Agreement relates, except liability to a Fund or its shareholders to which the Advisor would otherwise be sub­ject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence, in the performance of its duties, or by reason of its reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under the Agreement.
 
Information About Portfolio Managers
 
John W. Thompson, Jason L. Stephens and James T. Evans are co-portfolio managers for each of the Funds.
 
As of November 30, 2009, John W. Thompson received a fixed salary for managing the Funds.  He also owned a majority of the outstanding equity interests in the Advi­sor and received distributions from the Advisor from time to time.
 
As of November 30, 2009, Jason L. Stephens and James T. Evans each received a fixed salary for managing the Funds.
 
The following table sets forth the portfolio managers' ownership of Fund shares as of November 30, 2009:
 
Portfolio Manager
Dollar Range of
Equity Securities in Each Fund
Aggregate Dollar Range of
Equity Securities in all Funds
John W. Thompson
Over $1,000,000 (Growth Fund)
$500,001 - $1,000,000 (MidCap Fund)
None (Bond Fund)
Over $1,000,000
Jason L. Stephens
$1 - $10,000 (Growth Fund)
$100,001-$500,000  (MidCap Fund)
None (Bond Fund)
$100,001-$500,000
James T. Evans
$1 - $10,000 (Growth Fund)
$100,001-$500,000  (MidCap Fund)
None (Bond Fund)
$100,001-$500,000

 

 
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John W. Thompson, Jason L. Stephens and James T. Evans each also manage other accounts for individuals and institutional clients.  They each receive a fixed salary for managing each of these accounts.
 
As of November 30, 2009, John W. Thompson managed a total of   207 other accounts (none of which was a registered investment company or other pooled investment vehicle), in addition to the Growth Fund, MidCap Fund and Bond Fund, having total aggregate assets of $239 million.  None of these accounts was charged a fee based on performance.
 
As of November 30, 2009, Jason L. Stephens managed a total of 183 other accounts (none of which was a registered investment company or other pooled investment vehicle), in addition to the Growth Fund, MidCap Fund and Bond Fund, having total aggregate assets of $146 million. None of these accounts was charged a fee based on performance.
 
As of November 30, 2009, James T. Evans managed a total of 83 other accounts (none of which was a registered investment company or other pooled investment vehicle), in addition to the Growth Fund, MidCap Fund and Bond Fund, having total aggregate assets of $90 million. None of these accounts was charged a fee based on performance.
 
Many, but not all, of the accounts managed by John W. Thompson, James T. Evans and Jason L. Stephens have investment strategies similar to those employed for the Funds.  Possible material conflicts of interest arising from these portfolio managers' management of the in­vestments of the Funds, on the one hand, and the investments of other accounts, on the other hand, include the portfolio managers' allocation of sufficient time, energy and re­sources to managing the investments of the Funds in light of their responsibilities with re­spect to numerous other accounts, particularly accounts that have different strategies from those of the Funds; the fact that the fees payable to TIM for managing the certain Funds may be less than the fees payable to TIM for managing other accounts, potentially motivating the portfolio managers to spend more time on managing the other accounts; the proper allocation of investment opportunities that are suitable for the Funds and other ac­counts; and the proper allocation of aggregated purchase and sale orders for the Funds and other accounts.
 
Administrator
 
Under an Administrative and Accounting Services Agreement with the Funds, TIM also provides administrative and accounting services to the Funds.  The administrative obligations include:  (a) providing supervision of all aspects of each Fund's non-investment operations, such as custody of the Fund's assets, shareholder servicing and legal and audit services (the parties giving due recognition to the fact that cer­tain of such operations are performed by others pursuant to the Funds' agreements with their Custodian and shareholder servicing agent), (b) providing each Fund, to the extent not provided pursuant to such agreements or the agreement with the Funds' accounting ser­vices agent, with personnel to perform such executive, administrative and clerical services as are reasonably necessary to provide effective administration of the Fund, (c) arranging, to the extent not provided pursuant to such agreements, for the preparation of each Fund's tax returns, reports to shareholders, periodic updating of the Prospectus and this Statement of Additional Information, and reports filed with the SEC and other regulatory authorities, all at the expense of the Fund, (d) providing each Fund, to the extent not provided pursuant to such agreements, with adequate office space and certain related office equipment and ser­vices in Madison, Wisconsin, and (e) maintaining all of the records of each Fund other than those maintained pursuant to such agreements.  The accounting service obligations include maintaining and keeping current certain accounts and financial records of each Fund, pre­paring the financial statements of each Fund as required by the 1940 Act and calculating the net asset value per share of each Fund on a daily basis.
 

 
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The annual fees to be paid by each of the Funds to TIM under the Administrative and Accounting Services Agreement are calculated as follows:  0.15% of the first $30 million of the Fund's average daily net assets; 0.10% of the next $70 million of average daily net assets; and 0.025% of average daily net assets in excess of $100 million.  The annual fee is subject to a $30,000 minimum per Fund.
 
The following table sets forth the aggregate fees paid to TIM for the past three fiscal years for administrative and accounting services provided to the Funds:
 
Fees for Administrative and Accounting Services
 
For the years ended November 30,
 
2009
2008
2007
Thompson Plumb Growth Fund
$122,143
$164,397
$259,781
Thompson Plumb MidCap Fund (1)
$29,999
$20,054
N/A
Thompson Plumb Bond Fund
$76,562
$64,616
$51,998
________________________________
 
(1)
The MidCap Fund commenced operations on March 31, 2008.
 
Expenses
 
The Funds are responsible for the payment of their own expenses.  Such expenses include, without limitation:  the fees payable to the Advisor and Administrator; the fees and expenses of the Funds' Custodian and Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent; association membership dues; any portfolio losses; filing fees for the reg­istration or qualification of Fund shares under federal or state securities laws; expenses of the organization of the Funds; taxes; interest; costs of liability insurance, fidelity bonds, in­demnification or contribution; any costs, expenses or losses arising out of any liability of, or claim for damages or other relief asserted against, the Funds for violation of any law; legal and auditing fees and expenses; expenses of preparing and setting in type prospectuses, statements of additional information, proxy material, reports and notices and the printing and distributing of the same to the Funds' existing shareholders and regulatory authorities; compensation and expenses of the Funds' Directors; and extraordinary expenses incurred by the Funds.  The Advisor will bear the expense of printing and distributing prospectuses to prospective shareholders.
 
TIM has contractually agreed to waive management fees and/or reimburse expenses incurred by the Growth Fund through March 31, 2011, so that the annual oper­ating expenses of that Fund do not exceed 1.40% of its average daily net assets. TIM has contractually agreed to waive management fees and/or reimburse expenses incurred by the MidCap Fund from April 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011, so that the annual oper­ating expenses of that Fund do not exceed 1.30% of its average daily net assets. TIM has contractually agreed to waive management fees and/or reimburse expenses incurred by the Bond Fund from   April 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011, so that the annual operating expenses of that Fund do not exceed 0.80%  of its average daily net assets.
 

 
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The following table sets forth the total expenses TIM reimbursed with respect to the Funds for the past three fiscal years:
 
Reimbursed Expenses
 
For the years ended November 30,
 
2009
2008
2007
Thompson Plumb Growth Fund
$0
$0
$0
Thompson Plumb MidCap Fund (1)
$167,103
$120,840
N/A
Thompson Plumb Bond Fund
$286,006
$294,210
$241,302
________________________________
 
(1)
The MidCap Fund commenced operations on March 31, 2008.
 
Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent
 
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, 615 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202, is the transfer and dividend disbursing agent for the Funds.
 
Custodian
 
U.S. Bank, N.A., 1555 North RiverCenter Drive, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212, is the custodian of the Funds' portfolio securities and cash.
 
Counsel and Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
Quarles & Brady LLP, 411 East Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202, serves as general counsel to the Funds.
 
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, One North Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606, audits the annual financial statements of the Funds.
 
DISTRIBUTION
 
Quasar Distributors, LLC (the "Distributor"), 615 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202, is principal underwriter and distributor of shares of the Funds.  Shares of the Funds are offered to the public on a continuous basis.  The Distributor sells the shares on a best efforts basis pursuant to a Distribution Agreement among the In­vestment Company, the Advisor and the Distributor.  The Distribution Agreement was ap­proved by the Board of Directors of the Investment Company, including a majority of directors who are not "interested persons" (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Investment Company, the Advisor or the Distributor.
 
Under the Distribution Agreement, the Distributor is available to receive orders, make the Funds' shares available for sale and redemption through the NSCC's Fund/SERV system and to cooperate with the Investment Company on the development of advertise­ments and sales literature relating to the Funds.  The Distributor, at its sole discretion, may repurchase shares offered for sale by Fund shareholders and enter into agreements with qualified broker-dealers who are interested in selling shares of the Funds.  The Investment Company has agreed to indemnify the Distributor for claims, liabilities, losses, damages and expenses arising out of or based upon an untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Funds' registration statement, prospectus (including the statement of additional in­formation), annual or interim report, advertisement or sales literature or an omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the state­ments therein not misleading, or arising out of or based upon the Investment Company's failure to comply with the Distribution Agreement or applicable law.  The Distributor has agreed to indemnify the Investment Company for claims, liabilities, losses, damages and expenses arising out of or based upon the Distributor's failure to comply with the terms of the Distribution Agreement or applicable law or the Distributor's willful or negligent acts or omissions.
 

 
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Because the Investment Company has not adopted a distribution plan for the Funds, it cannot compensate the Distributor for the services its provides under the Distribution Agreement.  Instead, the Advisor is responsible for paying the Distributor's fees under the Distribution Agreement.  Such fees are payable monthly at an annual rate equal to 0.01% of the net asset value of the Funds from $250 million to $500 million and 0.005% of the net asset value of the Funds over $500 million, subject to a minimum annual fee of $35,000, as well as certain other fixed fees for compliance review services.
 
The Distribution Agreement continues for a period of two years from its effective date and thereafter will continue for successive one-year periods so long as such continu­ance is approved at least annually by the Investment Company Board of Directors, includ­ing a majority of directors who are not "interested persons" of the Investment Company, the Advisor or the Distributor.  The Distribution Agreement may be terminated, upon at least 60 days written notice, by either the Investment Company or the Distributor, and will automatically terminate in the event of its assignment.
 
The Advisor pays, out of its own resources, amounts to broker-dealers and other in­termediaries for various shareholder, account maintenance, networking and other services they provide to the Funds.  Such services usually include maintaining aggregated or omnibus accounts through which the clients, plan participants and beneficial holders of such broker-dealers and intermediaries invest in the Funds; expedited processing of purchase, redemption or exchange transactions for clients, plan participants and beneficial holders of such broker-dealers and intermediaries; forwarding copies of Fund prospectuses, reports, proxy materials and other communications to their clients, plan participants and other beneficial holders; and/or responding to questions about Fund purchases, redemptions, ex­changes and the like.  The payments made by the Advisor under the shareholder servic­ing arrangements are generally expressed as a percentage of the aggregate net assets of the accounts in the Funds for which such broker-dealers and intermediaries are responsible, and payments made by the Advisor under the networking arrangements are generally expressed in a per account, per period fee for accounts in the Funds for which such broker-dealer and intermediaries are responsible.  The Funds reimburse the Advisor for a portion of the amounts paid by the Advisor under these arrangements.  The amount reimbursed by the Funds is equal to (1) for those accounts maintained through a shareholder servicing arrangement, an annual rate of no more than 0.10% of the average daily net assets of the omnibus accounts in the Funds for which all broker-dealers and other intermediaries, in the aggregate, are responsible, and (2) for those accounts maintained through a networking arrangement, no more than $6 per year per account in the Funds for which the broker-dealers and other intermediaries are responsible; provided however, in all cases only one of these fees shall be applicable to the assets in an account.  This amount has been deter­mined by the Board of Directors of the Investment Company to approximate the transfer agency fees that would otherwise have been payable by the Funds if such broker-dealers and intermediaries did not maintain these accounts.  For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2009, the amounts reimbursed by the Funds to the Advisor were $46,103.
 

 
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PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS AND BROKERAGE
 
The Advisor is responsible for decisions to buy and sell securities for the Funds, the selection of brokers and dealers to effect the transactions and the negotiation of brokerage commissions, where applicable.  Purchases and sales of securities on a national securities exchange are effected through brokers who charge a negotiated commission for their ser­vices.  In the over-the-counter market, securities are generally traded on a "net" basis with dealers acting as principal for their own accounts without a stated commission, although the price of the security usually includes a profit to the dealer.  In underwritten offerings, securities are purchased at a fixed price which includes an amount of compensation to the underwriter, generally referred to as the underwriter's concession or discount.  On occa­sion, certain money market instruments may be purchased directly from an issuer, in which case no commissions or discounts are paid.
 
In placing purchase and sale orders for portfolio securities for the Funds, it is the policy of the Advisor to seek the best net price and the most favorable execution in light of the overall quality of brokerage and research services provided.  In selecting brokers to ef­fect portfolio transactions, the determination of what is expected to result in best net price and the most favorable execution involves a number of largely judgmental considerations.  Among these are the Advisor's evaluation of the broker's efficiency in executing and clear­ing transactions and the broker's financial strength and stability.  The best net price takes into account the brokerage commission or dealer spread involved in purchasing the securi­ties.  Transactions in the securities of small companies may involve specialized services on the part of the broker and thereby entail higher commissions or spreads than would be paid in transactions involving more widely traded securities.
 
In selecting brokers to effect portfolio transactions for the Funds, the Advisor also takes into consideration the research, analytical, statistical and other information and ser­vices provided by the broker, such as general economic reports and information, reports or analyses of particular companies or industry groups, market timing and technical informa­tion, access to computerized databases and the software for analyzing such databases in order to obtain information regarding performance of securities and the advisability of investing, and the availability of the brokerage firm's analysts for consultation.  Where computer software serves functions other than assisting the Advisor in the investment decision-making process (e.g., recordkeeping), the Advisor makes a reasonable allocation of the cost of the software to such other functions and bear all costs related to such other functions itself.  While the Advisor believes such information and services have substantial value, the Advisor considers them supplemental to its own efforts in the performance of their duties under the Investment Advisory Agreement.  Other clients of the Advisor may benefit from the availability of these services to the Advisor, and the Funds may benefit from services avail­able to the Advisor as a result of transactions for other clients.  The Investment Advisory Agreement provides that the Advisor, in placing orders for portfolio securities, is entitled to rely upon Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  This Section generally permits the Advisor to cause the Funds to pay a broker or dealer who provides brokerage and research services to the Advisor an amount of commission for effecting a securities transaction that is in excess of the amount another broker or dealer would have charged for effect­ing the transaction, provided that in order to rely upon Section 28(e), the Advisor must determine in good faith that such amount of commission is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services pro­vided by the executing broker or dealer viewed in terms of either the particular transaction or the Advisor's overall responsibilities with respect to the Funds and the other accounts as to which the Advisor exercises investment discretion.
 

 
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The Advisor does not compensate broker-dealers for, or otherwise take into consid­eration, the efforts of a broker-dealer in marketing, offering or selling Fund shares in allo­cating brokerage, although pursuant to procedures adopted by the Funds, the Advisor may effect portfolio transactions through such broker-dealers.
 
The Advisor may direct portfolio transactions for the Funds to Fidelity Capital Markets, BNY Brokerage Services, Trade Manage Capital, Inc. and other broker-dealers under agree­ments in which a portion of the commissions paid to such broker-dealers by a Fund are returned to that Fund and used to pay that Fund's expenses.  There are no minimum levels of brokerage commissions that must be earned under these directed brokerage arrange­ments.  The allocation of transactions to such broker-dealers will be made only if it is con­sistent with "best execution."
 
On occasions when the Advisor deems the purchase or sale of a security to be in the best interest of a Fund as well as the Advisor's other customers (including any other fund or other investment company or advisory account for which the Advisor acts as in­vestment advisor), the Investment Advisory Agreement provides that the Advisor, to the ex­tent permitted by applicable laws and regulations, may aggregate the securities to be sold or purchased for the Fund with those to be sold or purchased for such other customers in order to obtain the best net price and most favorable execution.  In such event, allocation of the securities so purchased or sold, as well as the expenses incurred in the transaction, will be made by the Advisor in the manner it considers to be most equitable and consistent with its fiduciary obligations to the Fund and such other customers.  In some instances, this procedure may adversely affect the size of the position obtainable for a Fund.
 
The following table sets forth the aggregate brokerage commissions paid by each Fund for the past three fiscal years:
 
Brokerage Commissions Paid by the Funds
 
For the years ended November 30,
 
2009     
2008     
2007     
Thompson Plumb Growth Fund
 $323,372
 $926,512
 $684,664
Thompson Plumb MidCap Fund (1)
 $27,680
 $16,163
 N/A
Thompson Plumb Bond Fund
 $460
 $80
 $664
________________________________
 
(1)
The MidCap Fund commenced operations on March 31, 2008.
 
The following table sets forth the aggregate brokerage commissions paid by each Fund to U.S. Bank, an affiliate of the Fund’s Distributor, for the past three fiscal years:
 
Brokerage Commissions Paid to U.S. Bank by the Funds
 
For the years ended November 30,
 
2009
2008
2007
Thompson Plumb Growth Fund
 $57
 $64
 $33
Thompson Plumb MidCap Fund (1)
 $1
 --
 N/A
Thompson Plumb Bond Fund
 $352
 $80
 $664

 

 
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(1)
The MidCap Fund commenced operations on March 31, 2008.
 
The percentage of the Growth Fund’s aggregate brokerage commissions paid to U.S. Bank during the fiscal year ended November 30, 2009 was 0.018%, and the percentage of the Fund’s aggregate dollar amount of transactions involving the payment of commissions effected through U.S. Bank during the fiscal year ended November 30, 2009 was 0.0004%.
 
The percentage of the MidCap Fund’s aggregate brokerage commissions paid to U.S. Bank during the fiscal year ended November 30, 2009 was 0.002%, and the percentage of the Fund’s aggregate dollar amount of transactions involving the payment of commissions effected through U.S. Bank during the fiscal year ended November 30, 2009 was 0.0004%.
 
The percentage of the Bond Fund’s aggregate brokerage commissions paid to U.S. Bank during the fiscal year ended November 30, 2009 was 76.587%, and the percentage of the Fund’s aggregate dollar amount of transactions involving the payment of commissions effected through U.S. Bank during the fiscal year ended November 30, 2009 was 0.0006%.
 
The Funds did not pay any other brokerage commissions to any affiliated person of the Funds, the Advisor or the Distributor, or to any affiliates of such affiliated persons during the past three fiscal years.
 
The following table sets forth, for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2009, the ag­gregate dollar amount of portfolio securities transactions executed for the Funds by broker-dealers who provided research services to the Funds or with which the Funds had directed broker­age arrangements, and the commissions paid to such broker-dealers.
 
 
Aggregate Directed Portfolio Transactions
Brokerage Commissions
Growth Fund
$91,894,175                                                          
$204,621                        
MidCap Fund
$6,661,072                                                          
$18,455                        
Bond Fund
$50,529                                                          
$108                        
 
As of November 30, 2009, no Fund owned any securities of its "regular broker-dealer" (as defined in Rule 10b-1 under the 1940 Act) or of their parents, except as set forth in the table below. (1)
 
 
Issuer
(Regular Broker-Dealer)
Security
Value at
November 30, 2009
Growth Fund
BNY Brokerage
JPMorgan Chase
Morgan Stanley
Common Stock
Common Stock
Common Stock
$748,584
$2,050,142
$2,043,226
MidCap Fund
None
None
None
Bond Fund
JPMorgan Chase
Merrill Lynch
Morgan Stanley
Bonds
Bonds
Bonds
$344,944
$1,749,579
$3,552,409

 
 
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TAXES
 
Each Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code"), and to take all other action required so that no federal income tax will be payable by the Fund itself.  In order to qualify as a regulated investment company, each Fund must satisfy a number of requirements.  If a Fund were to fail to qual­ify as a regulated investment company under the Code, it would be treated as a regular corporation whose net taxable income (including taxable dividends and net capital gains) would be subject to income tax at the corporate level, and distributions to shareholders would be subject to a second tax at the shareholder level.
 
The dividends received deduction available to a corporate shareholder with respect to certain ordinary income distributions from a Fund may be reduced below 70% if the shareholder has incurred any indebtedness directly attributable to its investment in Fund shares.
 
Any ordinary income or capital gain distribution will reduce the net asset value of Fund shares by the amount of the distribution.  Although such a distribution thus resembles a return of capital if received shortly after the purchase of shares, it generally will be tax­able to shareholders.
 
All or part of any loss that a shareholder realizes on a redemption of shares will be disallowed if the shareholder purchases other shares of the same Fund (including by the automatic reinvestment of Fund distributions in additional Fund shares) within 30 days be­fore or after the redemption.
 
Each Fund will be subject to a nondeductible 4% excise tax if it fails to meet certain requirements with respect to distributions of net ordinary income and capital gain net in­come.  It is anticipated that this provision will not materially affect the Funds or their shareholders.  Dividends declared in October, November or December to shareholders on a date in any such month and paid during January of the following year will be treated as received by the shareholders on December 31 of the year declared.
 
Dividends and other distributions paid to individuals and other non-exempt persons are subject to a 28% backup federal withholding tax if the Transfer Agent is not provided with the shareholder's correct taxpayer identification number or certification that the shareholder is not subject to such backup withholding or if a Fund is notified that the shareholder has under-reported income in the past.  In addition, such backup withholding tax will apply to the proceeds of redemption or repurchase of shares from a shareholder account for which the correct taxpayer identification number has not been furnished.  For most individual taxpayers, the taxpayer identification number is the social security number.  A shareholder may furnish the Transfer Agent with such number and the required certifica­tions by completing and sending the Transfer Agent either the account application form ac­companying the Prospectus or an IRS Form W-9.
 
For federal income tax purposes, the Growth Fund has capital losses in the amount of $78,936,169 and $47,755,284 which expire on November 30, 2016 and November 30, 2017, respectively. Accordingly, no capital gains distributions are expected to be paid to shareholders of the Growth Fund until net gains have been realized in excess of such carryforward.
 
The foregoing discussion of tax consequences is based on federal tax laws and regu­lations in effect on the date of this Statement of Additional Information, which are subject to change by legislative or administrative action.
 

 
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CAPITAL STOCK AND OTHER SECURITIES
 
General
 
The authorized capital stock of the Investment Company consists of an indefinite number of shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share.  The shares of Common Stock are presently divided into three series, each of which has an indefinite number of au­thorized shares: the Growth Fund, the MidCap Fund and the Bond Fund.  The Board of Directors may author­ize the issuance of additional series of Common Stock (funds).   Each share of a series represents an equal proportionate interest in the assets and liabilities belonging to that series with each other share of that series, and is entitled to such dividends and distributions out of income belonging to the series as are declared by the Board of Directors.
 
Each share of Common Stock has one vote and, when issued and paid for in accor­dance with the terms of the Prospectus, will be fully paid and nonassessable.  The Funds currently have no employees and do not intend to have employees in the future.  Shares of Common Stock are redeemable at net asset value, at the option of the shareholder.  Shares of Common Stock have no preemptive, subscription, conversion or accumulative voting rights and are freely transferable.  Shares of Common Stock can be is­sued as full shares or fractions of shares.
 
Shareholders have the right to vote on the election of the directors of the Investment Company at each meeting of shareholders at which directors are to be elected, and on other matters as provided by law or by the Investment Company's Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws.  Shareholders of each Fund vote together to elect a single Board of Directors of the Investment Company and on other matters affecting the entire Investment Company, with each share entitled to a single vote.  On matters affecting only one Fund, only the shareholders of that Fund are en­titled to vote.  On matters relating to all Funds, but affecting individual Funds differently (such as a new investment advisory agreement), separate votes by shareholders of each Fund are required.  The Investment Company's Articles of Incorporation do not require the holding of annual meetings of shareholders.  However, special meetings of shareholders may be called (and, at the request of shareholders holding 10% or more of the Funds' out­standing shares, must be called) for purposes such as electing or removing directors, chang­ing fundamental policies or approving investment advisory contracts.
 
Control Persons and Principal Holders of Fund Shares
 
The following table sets forth the names, addresses and percentage ownership of each person who owns of record, or is known to management to own, beneficially 5% or more of a Fund's outstanding shares as of March 1, 2010.  Other than those named be­low, no person controls any Fund.
 
RECORD OR BENEFICIAL OWNER
PERCENTAGE OWNERSHIP
GROWTH FUND:
 
[To be updated]
[__]%
All officers and directors of the
Investment Company as a group ([_] persons)
[__]%

 
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RECORD OR BENEFICIAL OWNER
PERCENTAGE OWNERSHIP

MIDCAP FUND:
 
[To be updated]
[__]%
All officers and directors of the
Investment Company as a group ([_] persons)
[__]%
BOND FUND:
 
[To be updated]
[__]%
All officers and directors of the
Investment Company as a group ([_] persons)
[__]%
 
 
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
The financial statements and related report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, inde­pendent registered public accounting firm, contained in the Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2009 are incorporated herein by reference.  The Annual Report to Shareholders may be obtained without charge by writing to Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc., P.O. Box 701, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 or by calling 1-800-999-0887.

 
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EXHIBIT A
 
 
THOMPSON PLUMB FUNDS, INC.
PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
 
Introduction
 
Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc. (the "Funds") has adopted these Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures pursuant Investment Company Act Release IC-25922 ("Disclosure of Proxy Vot­ing Policies and Proxy Voting Records by Registered Management Investment Compa­nies").  The Release, among other things, amended Items 13 and 22 of Form N-1A.  New Item 13(f) requires each mutual fund to describe or include in its statement of additional information the policies and procedures that the fund uses to determine how to vote prox­ies relating to portfolio securities, including procedures that the fund uses when a vote pre­sents a conflict between the interests of fund shareholders and those of the fund's invest­ment adviser, principal underwriter or an affiliated person of the adviser or underwriter.
 
General Policies and Procedures
 
The Funds are managed with one goal in mind: to maximize shareholder value con­sistent with the Funds' investment objectives and policies.  The Funds buy, hold and sell securities in pursuit of this goal.  The Funds also exercise their rights as shareholders, in­cluding their voting rights, in the companies in which they invest in furtherance of this goal.  The Funds take their voting rights seriously as they believe such rights are significant assets of the Funds.  How the Funds vote on matters submitted to them in their capacity as shareholders of companies in their portfolio can have an impact on shareholder value.
 
The Funds typically invest in companies due, in part, to the strength, experience, quality and depth of their management.  Management is entrusted with the day-to-day op­erations of a company, and a company's board of directors is responsible for long-range and other strategic planning decisions and corporate oversight.  The Funds do not and can­not micromanage the companies in which they invest.  While the Funds remain confident in the capabilities and motivations of a company's management (including its board of di­rectors), the Funds will give considerable deference to the view of management with regard to matters submitted to a vote of shareholders.  As a result, the Funds will frequently vote in a manner consistent with management's recommendations.
 
The Funds believe sound corporate governance adds value to shareholders of com­panies.  The Funds will generally support matters which promote the corporate governance objectives: accountability of a company's management and board of directors to its share­holders; close alignment of the interests of management with those of shareholders; protec­tion of shareholder rights, including voting rights; and accurate, understandable and timely disclosure of material information about a company's operations and financial perform­ance.
 
Specific Matters
 
Specific matters of concern to the Funds include election of directors, equity-based compensation, corporate structure and shareholder rights, takeover deterrents and defense mechanisms, and social policy issues and shareholder proposals.  Although the Funds do not have a policy of voting for or against any specific type of matter, the Funds will gener­ally disfavor any matter that in its view is not in the best interests of a company's share­holders, particular their interest in the creation of value for their shares.  The Funds will also not generally approve any matter that weakens the accountability of a company's management to shareholders, potentially skews the alignment of the interests of manage­ment with those of shareholders, abridges shareholder rights, deters legitimate change of control transactions or has the potential adverse economic effect on a company.  The Funds will also vote against management's nominees for election as directors and other management recommendations if the Funds believe that management, including the board of directors, are failing to serve the best interests of their companies' stockholders.
 

 
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Election of Directors .  The Funds support a board of directors consisting of a major­ity of independent directors. The Funds also support the annual election of the entire board of directors.  The Funds will generally resist efforts to create a staggered or classified board.  The Funds will consider supporting attempts to de-classify existing Boards.  The Funds also generally favor cumulative voting in the election of directors because it increases the shareholders' rights to effect change in the management of a company.  However, other protections, such as a nominating committee comprised entirely of independent directors and a board consisting of a majority of independent directors, may make cumulative voting less important.  The Funds also support the ability of shareholders to remove directors with or without cause and to fill vacancies on the board.  In voting to elect or withhold support for a nominee to a company's board, the Funds will consider the experience and likely contribution of the nominee to the board and any committees of the board and his or her knowledge of the company and its industry.
 
Ratification of Independent Accountants .  In considering whether to ratify the selec­tion of independent accountants, the Funds will take into account the reputation of the ac­counting firm and the services it has or can provide to the company, and any other rela­tionships it may have with the company, the company's board or its audit committee.
 
Equity-Based Compensation .  The Funds believe that properly designed equity-based compensation plans, including restricted stock, option and purchase plans, effectively align the interests of shareholders with those of management and key employees.  The Funds believe that equity-based compensation should be specifically tailored to achieve identifiable per­formance objectives.  The Funds prefer restricted stock versus stock options because restricted stock better aligns shareholder interests with employee interests.  The Funds are generally opposed to plans that substantially dilute their ownership interest in companies, provide participants with excessive awards or have other objectionable fea­tures and terms (such as de minimis exercise prices, automatic re-pricing features or the ab­sence of vesting or holding period requirements).
 
The Funds also believe that management, particularly a company's executive offi­cers, should be fairly compensated and provided appropriate incentives to create value for shareholders.  However, the Funds will generally not support, without a valid justification, compensation or severance pay which is considered to be excessive, or bonuses and other incentives that are not tied to the creation of shareholder value.
 
Corporate Structure and Shareholder Rights .  The Funds believe that shareholders generally should have voting power equal to their equity interest in a company and should be able to approve or reject matters by a simple majority vote.  The Funds will generally support proposals to eliminate supermajority vote requirements and will generally vote against proposals to impose supermajority vote requirements.  The Funds will also gener­ally not support proposals for the creation of a separate class of common stock with greater or lesser voting rights.  The Funds generally oppose proposals that eliminate or restrict the right of shareholders to call meetings or to take action by written consent in lieu of a meet­ing.
 

 
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Takeover Deterrents .  The Funds believe that the shareholders of a company should have the right to determine whether a change in control transaction is in their best interests.  Although the Funds believe that in many change in control transactions a company's man­agement plays an important role in increasing shareholder value, the Funds are skeptical of shareholder rights plans (i.e., poison pills) that would require management's involvement in the process.  Some poison pills are subject to shareholder vote, mandatory periodic re­view by independent directors, short-term sunset provisions and qualified/permitted offer provisions, and may be acceptable to the Funds.
 
Proposals to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock or to create "blank check" preferred stock can also be used to deter takeover attempts that are not fa­vored by management.  However, additional authorized shares and blank check preferred stock are useful for legitimate financing needs.  The Funds will therefore consider the likely uses and number of the additional authorized shares in determining how to vote on such proposals.
 
Social Policy Issues and Shareholder Proposals .  The Funds generally will not sup­port shareholder proposals on social policy issues or on a company's business practices, unless the Funds believe such proposals may have a beneficial effect on the company's stock price.  Shareholder proposals typically relate to ordinary business matters which are more properly the responsibility of the company's management and its board of directors.
 
Delegation of Proxy Voting; Conflicts of Interest
 
The Funds delegate their proxy voting decisions to Thompson Investment Management, Inc., their investment adviser (the “Adviser”).  The portfolio manager(s) of the Funds (who are employees of the Adviser) decide on how votes should be cast by the Funds, given their knowledge of the companies in which the Funds are invested and practices com­mon in the companies' relevant industries.  The Adviser and portfolio manager(s) are re­quired to cast votes on behalf of the Funds strictly in accordance with these Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures.
 
Proxies of the Funds may be solicited by a company at times in which the Adviser or one of its affiliates has, or is seeking, a business relationships with such company or in which some other conflict of interest may be present.  For example, the Adviser or an affili­ate of the Adviser may manage the assets of an executive officer or a pension plan of the subject company, administer the subject company's employee benefit plan, or provide brokerage, investment, trust, consulting or other services to the subject company.  Personal relationships may also exist between a representative of the Adviser and a representative of the company.  By the same token a conflict of interest may be present between the Adviser or one of its affiliates and other persons, whether or not associated with the subject com­pany, who may have a stake in the outcome of the vote.  Under these circumstances the Adviser may be inclined to vote in a certain way  to avoid possible damage to the Adviser's (or affiliate's) relationship or potential relationship, which could be inconsistent with the Adviser's responsibility to the Funds and their share­holders.
 
The Adviser will maintain a list of companies that present a potential conflict of interest with regard to the voting of proxies for the Funds managed by the Adviser.  The portfolio manager(s) of the Funds with authority to vote proxies for the Funds will refer to the list before voting proxies.  If a proxy relates to a company on the list, the matter shall be forwarded to the Adviser’s Proxy Review Committee and, when necessary, the President of the Adviser for further consideration.  When the Adviser’s Proxy Review Committee or the Adviser’s President believes that a particular vote to be cast by the Adviser on behalf of the Funds presents a material conflict of interest, the Advisor should inform legal counsel to the Funds and explain the conflict.  The Adviser will also be required to inform the Funds' Board of Directors of the conflict and seek guid­ance from the Board as to how the vote should be cast.  The guidance provided by the Board of Directors, including a majority of the directors who are not "interested persons" of the Adviser, will be binding on the Adviser.  Notwithstanding the above, the Board of Di­rectors may establish a proxy voting committee, a majority of the members of which may not be "interested persons" of the Adviser, that will be authorized and directed to provide guidance to the Adviser on how to cast votes on behalf of the Fund if a material conflict of interest is present.
 

 
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The Adviser has formed an internal Proxy Review Committee to identify non-routine matters and proposals with potential to create conflicts of interest, and to otherwise imple­ment these Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures.  The Proxy Review Committee will con­sist of officers and/or employees of the Adviser and will always include its Chief Compli­ance Officer.
 
Miscellaneous
 
These Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures are guidelines to be followed by the Adviser who is delegated the responsibility for voting proxies on behalf of the Funds.  They are not hard and fast rules.  Each matter on which the Funds are entitled to vote will be con­sidered on a case-by-case basis and votes will be cast in a manner believed in good faith to be in the best interest of the Funds and its shareholders.
 
These Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures may be amended at any time by the Board of Directors of the Funds, including a majority of the directors who are not "inter­ested persons" of the Adviser.

 
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EXHIBIT B
 

THOMPSON PLUMB FUNDS, INC.
SELECTIVE DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
 
The Board of Directors of Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc. (the "Company") has adopted this Policy regarding the disclosure of information related to the portfolio holdings of the various mutual fund series (the "Funds") of the Company.
 
General Policy
 
Information about the portfolio holdings of the Funds is generally considered to be relevant and significant to persons in deciding to buy or sell shares of the Funds.  Such in­formation should be safeguarded as material, non-public information until publicly dis­closed.  This means, at a minimum, that information about the portfolio holdings of any Fund should not be selectively disclosed to investors or potential investors (or their advis­ers, consultants or intermediaries) or to any other persons unless there are legitimate Com­pany business purposes for doing so and such persons are subject to a duty of confidentiality and trading restrictions.
 
Specific Authorized Public Disclosures
 
The Company shall post on its website a complete schedule of the securities and investments owned by each Fund (the "Holdings Schedule") as of the end of each calendar quarter.  This posting shall be made within thirty (30) days of the end of such quarter.  The Holdings Schedule of each Fund shall at least identify each security or investment and its market value at the end of the quarter.  In addition, the Company shall disclose the invest­ments of the Funds as required by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder (the "Investment Company Act").  Currently, the Investment Company Act requires the Funds to file with the SEC a complete schedule of their portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q and for the second and fourth quarters of each fiscal year with their annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders on Form N-CSR.  These forms are required to be filed with the SEC approximately 60 days following the end of the relevant fiscal quarter.  Portfolio holdings of the Funds shall also be disclosed to the extent required by applicable law, including without limitation the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 such as in filings on Schedule 13D or 13G or Form 13F.
 
The Company may refer persons who seek information on portfolio holdings to the Holdings Schedule posted on the website or the Company may deliver a copy of a Hold­ings Schedule to them but not until after the Holdings Schedule has been posted on the website.

 
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Prohibition Against Selective Disclosure
 
Other than the postings of Holdings Schedules as described above, as described un­der "Permissible Disclosure" below, or as required by law, no person associated with the Company or Thompson Investment Management, Inc. (the "Advisor") or any other service provider to the Funds shall disclose to any person any information regarding the portfolio holdings of any Fund.  This prohibition includes a partial or complete list of the securities and other in­vestments of any Fund, as well as information about a particular security or investment purchased, sold or held (or proposed to be purchased or sold) by a Fund.  The Company shall advise its service providers (including without limitation, its Advisor distributor, Quasar Distributors, LLC (the "Distributor"); transfer agent, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (the "Transfer Agent"); administrator and accounting agent, Thompson Investment Management, Inc. (the "Administrator and Accounting Agent"); custodian, U.S. Bank, National Association (the "Custodian"); counsel, Quarles & Brady LLP (the "Counsel"); and independent registered public accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (the "Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm") of this Policy and determine the ability of such service providers to comply with it.
 
Permissible Disclosure
 
Notwithstanding the prohibitions above, the President or Vice President of the Com­pany may disclose a Fund's portfolio holdings (including a more current list of holdings than the quarterly Holdings Schedule) to a recognized rating agency such as Morningstar or Lipper for its use in developing a rating for the Fund or in evaluating the category in which the Fund should be placed.  In addition, (i) the President or Vice President of the Company (and the portfolio manager(s) of a Fund, after consultation with the Company's President) may disclose to a newspaper, magazine or television, cable or radio program that a Fund owns a particular security or securities within a particular industry, sector or market capi­talization, and (ii) representatives of the Fund's Advisor or Distributor may discuss with share­holders and prospective investors, the Company's assessment and interest in a particular company whose securities are held in the Fund's portfolio, provided said security has been identified as a holding of the Fund in its most recently published list of securities holdings and provided the President of the Company has authorized and approved the dis­closure.  No disclosure permitted by either clause (i) or clause (ii) of the foregoing shall in­clude disclosure of the number of shares or principal amount of the subject securities held by the relevant Fund or the percentage that any such position represents in the Fund or in the issuer of such securities and shall not include disclosure regarding whether the Fund is considering the purchase or sale of any of the subject securities.
 
Information about a Fund's portfolio holdings may be disclosed, without lag and when necessary, to the Fund's Advi­sor, Distributor, Administrator and Accounting Agent, Transfer Agent, Custodian, Counsel, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm and other service providers only to the extent required by law or, subject to imposing appropriate conditions on the confidentiality and safekeeping of such information, only to the extent necessary to enable such service providers to carry out their spe­cific duties, responsibilities and obligations to the Fund. The Fund's Advi­sor, Distributor, Administrator and Accounting Agent, Transfer Agent and Custodian generally have access to information about a Fund's portfolio holdings on a daily basis. The Fund's Counsel and Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm are generally provided with information about a Fund's portfolio holdings on a semi-annual basis.
 

 
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Information about a Fund's portfolio holdings may also be disclosed if, in advance of such disclosure, it is established to the satisfaction of the Board of Directors, including a majority of Directors who are not "interested persons" of the Company, upon the advice of legal counsel, that such disclosure does not violate applicable securities laws and is in the best interests of shareholders of that Fund and that the recipient of such information has agreed to maintain the confidentiality of such information and will not trade on such in­formation.
 
Reports to Board
 
The Company shall report to the Board of Directors on a quarterly basis the parties' compliance with this Policy.
 
Oversight of Policy
 
The Company's Chief Compliance Officer shall be responsible for overseeing this Pol­icy and for ensuring that all appropriate parties acknowledge their understanding of this Policy.  The Chief Compliance Officer shall periodically evaluate the effectiveness of this Policy and recommend to the Board of Directors modifications to this Policy.
 
Disclosure of Policy
 
The Prospectus for the Funds shall state that a description of this Policy is set forth in the Funds' Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") and the SAI shall describe this Pol­icy.
 
 
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PART C
Other Information
_________________
 
Item 28.  Exhibits.
 
See Exhibit Index following the signature page to this Registration Statement, which Exhibit Index is incorporated herein by this reference.
 
Item 29.  Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with Registrant.
 
None.
 
Item 30.  Indemnification.
 
Article V, Section 4 of the Registrant’s Bylaws provides for indemnification under certain circumstances of any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he is or was a director or officer of the Registrant.  However, no person shall be indemnified by the Registrant against any liability to any of the Funds or its shareholders to which such 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 person’s office.
 
Item 31.  Business and Other Connections of Investment Advisor.
 
Thompson Investment Management, Inc. is the investment advisor to the Growth Fund, MidCap Fund and Bond Fund of the Registrant.  The principal business address of the Registrant is 918 Deming Way, 3rd Floor, Madison, Wisconsin 53717.  Set forth below is a list of the directors and officers of Thompson Investment Management, Inc., together with information as to any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature of those directors and officers during the past two fiscal years.

Name
Position with Thompson
Investment Management, Inc.
Other Affiliations
John W. Thompson
President and Director
Director of the Registrant since 1987; Chairman of the Registrant from 1987 to January 2009; Chief Executive Officer of the Registrant since 2005; President of the Registrant since January 2009; Director of Emageon Inc. until April 2009. (1)
Jason L. Stephens
Chief Operating Officer and Secretary
Secretary of the Registrant from 2005 to 2010; Vice President of the Registrant since 2009.

 
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Name
Position with Thompson
Investment Management, Inc.
Other Affiliations

Penny M. Hubbard
Vice President - Administrative Services
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Registrant since 2005.
James T. Evans
Vice President
Vice President of the Registrant since 2009.
Nedra S. Pierce
Chief Compliance Officer
Chief Compliance Officer of the Registrant since 2006.
Colleen Curliss
Chief Financial Officer
None.

(1) The principal business address of Emageon Inc. was 1200 Corporate Drive, Suite 200, Birmingham, Alabama 35242.
 
Item 32.  Principal Underwriters.
 
Quasar Distributors, LLC serves as the principal underwriter and distributor of shares of the Registrant’s mutual fund series.
 
(a)           Set forth below is the name of each investment company (other than the Registrant) for which Quasar Distributors, LLC acts as a principal underwriter, depositor or investment adviser:
 
Academy Fund Trust
ActivePassive Funds
Akre Funds
AIP Alternative Strategies Funds
Akros Absolute Return Fund
Al Frank Funds
Allied Asset Advisors Funds
Alpine Equity Trust
Alpine Income Trust
Alpine Series Trust
American Trust
Appleton Group
Artio Global Funds
Ascentia Funds
Brandes Investment Trust
Brandywine Blue Funds, Inc.
Brazos Mutual Funds
Bridges Investment Fund, Inc.
Buffalo Funds
CAN SLIM Select Growth Fund
Capital Advisors Funds
Chase Funds

 
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Congress Fund
Cookson Peirce
Counterpoint Select Fund
Country Funds
Davidson Funds
DSM Capital Funds
Edgar Lomax Value Fund
Empiric Funds, Inc.
FIMCO Funds
First American Funds, Inc.
First Amer Investment Funds, Inc.
First Amer Strategy Funds, Inc.
Fort Pitt Capital Group, Inc.
Fund X Funds
Fusion Funds, LLC
Geneva Advisors All Cap Growth Fund
Gerstein Fisher Funds
Glenmede Fund, Inc.
Glenmede Portfolios
Greenspring Fund
Grubb & Ellis
Guinness Atkinson Funds
Harding Loevner Funds
Hennessy Funds, Inc 
Hennessy Mutual Funds, Inc.
Hodges Funds
Hotchkis and Wiley Funds
Huber Funds
Intrepid Capital Management
Jacob Internet Fund Inc.
Jensen Portfolio
Keystone Mutual Funds
Kiewit Investment Fund L.L.L.P.
Kirr Marbach Partners Funds, Inc
LKCM Funds
Marketfield Fund
Masters' Select Fund Trust
Matrix Asset Advisors, Inc.
McCarthy Fund
Monetta Fund, Inc.
Monetta Trust
MP63 Fund
Muhlenkamp (Wexford Trust)
USA Mutuals Funds
Newgate
Nicholas Funds
Osterweis Funds
Perkins Capital Management

 
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Permanent Portfolio Funds
Perritt Opportunities Funds 
Phocas Financial Funds
PIA Funds
Portfolio 21
Primecap Odyssey Funds
Prospector Funds
Purisima Funds
Quaker Investment Trust
Rainier Funds
Rigel Capital, LLC
Rockland Small Cap Growth Fund
Schooner Investment Group
Smead Value Fund
Snow Fund
Stephens Management Co.
Structured Investment Fund
Teberg Fund
Thunderstorm Mutual Funds
TIFF Investment Program, Inc.
Tygh Capital Management
Villere Fund
Windowpane Advisors, LLC
Wisconsin Capital Funds, Inc.
Winslow Green Mutual Funds
WY Funds
 
 (b)           Set forth below is a list of each manager, officer, director and member of Quasar Distributors, LLC and their positions and officers with Quasar Distributors, LLC and the Registrant.
 
Name and Principal
Business Address
Positions and
Offices with Underwriter
Positions and
Offices with Registrant
James R. Schoenike
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI  53202
President, General Securities Principal, FINRA Executive Officer and Board Member
None
Joe Bree
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI  53202
Financial Operations Principal
None
Andrew M. Strnad
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI  53202
Secretary
None
Teresa Cowan
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI  53202
Chief Compliance Officer, General Securities Principal and Assistant Secretary
None

 
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Name and Principal
Business Address
Positions and
Offices with Underwriter
Positions and
Offices with Registrant

Susan LaFond
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI  53202
Treasurer
None
John Kinsella
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI  53202
Assistant Treasurer
None
Eric W. Falkeis
777 E. Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI  53202
Board Member
None
Joe Redwine
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI  53202
Board Member
None
Robert Kern
777 E. Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI  53202
Board Member
None
 
(c)           Quasar Distributors, LLC does not receive any commissions or other compensation from the Registrant.  Thompson Investment Management, Inc., the investment advisor to the Registrant’s Growth, MidCap and Bond Funds, pays the compensation of Quasar Distributors, LLC with respect to the distribution of shares of those funds.
 
Item 33.  Location of Accounts and Records.
 
The Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws and minute book of the Registrant are in the physical possession of Quarles & Brady LLP, 411 East Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202.  Accounts, books, records and other documents required to be maintained under Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Rules promulgated thereunder relating to the number of shares of the Registrant’s common stock held by each shareholder of record are in the physical possession of U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, 615 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202.  All other accounts, books and other documents required to be maintained under Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Rules promulgated thereunder are in the physical possession of Thompson Investment Management, Inc., 918 Deming Way, 3rd Floor, Madison, Wisconsin 53717.
 
Item 34.  Management Services.
 
Not applicable.
 
Item 35.  Undertakings.
 
Not applicable.

 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act and the Investment Company Act, the Registrant has duly caused this Amendment to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Madison, and State of Wisconsin, on the 29th day of January, 2010.
 
THOMPSON PLUMB FUNDS, INC.
 
By             /s/  John W. Thompson                              
John W. Thompson
Director, Chief Executive Officer and President
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below on this 29th day of January, 2010 by the following persons in the capacities indicated.
 
 
 
/s/  John W. Thompson                                                                   
John W. Thompson
Director, Chief Executive Officer
and President
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
 
/s/  John W. Feldt*                                                                    
John W. Feldt
Director
 
 
/s/  Penny Hubbard                                                                   
Penny Hubbard
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
 
 
/s/  Patricia Lipton *                                                                    
Patricia Lipton
Director
 
/s/  Donald A. Nichols*                                                                   
Donald A. Nichols
Chairman
 
 

 
*By: /s/  John W. Thompson                              
John W. Thompson
 
*           Pursuant to Power of Attorney


 
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THOMPSON PLUMB FUNDS, INC.
_____________________________________________
 
EXHIBIT INDEX
 
TO
 
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM N-1A
 
_____________________________________________

 
Exhibit
Number
Description
Incorporated
Herein By Reference To
Filed
Herewith
(A)
Registrant’s Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation
 
X
(B)
Registrant’s Amended and Restated Bylaws
Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 to the Registration Statement
 
(C)
None
   
(D)(1)
Investment Advisory Agreement between Registrant and Thompson Investment Management LLC for the Growth and Bond Funds
Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 to the Registration Statement
 
(D)(2)
First Amendment to the Investment Advisory Agreement
Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 to the Registration Statement
 
(D)(3)
Second Amendment to the Investment Advisory Agreement
Post-Effective Amendment No. 26 to the Registration Statement
 
(E)(1)
Distribution Agreement among Registrant, Thompson Investment Management LLC and Quasar Distributors, LLC
Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 to the Registration Statement
 
(E)(2)
First Amendment to Distribution Agreement
Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 to the Registration Statement
 
(E)(3)
Amendment to Distribution Agreement
Post-Effective Amendment No. 26 to the Registration Statement
 
(E)(4)
Form of Dealer Agreement for use by Quasar Distributors, LLC with selected dealers
Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 to the Registration Statement
 
(E)(5)
Amendment to the Distribution Agreement
 
X

 
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Exhibit
Number
Description
Incorporated
Herein By Reference To
Filed
Herewith

(F)
Not applicable
   
(G)(1)
Custody Agreement with U.S. Bank National Association
Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 to the Registration Statement
 
(G)(2)
Amendment to Custody Agreement
 
X
(G)(3)
Amendment to Custody Agreement
 
X
(H)(1)
Administrative and Accounting Services Agreement between Registrant and TIM Holdings, Inc.
Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 to the Registration Statement
 
(H)(2)
First Amendment to Administrative and Accounting Services Agreement
Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 to the Registration Statement
 
(H)(3)
Second Amendment to Administrative and Accounting Services Agreement
Post-Effective Amendment No. 26 to the Registration Statement
 
(H)(4)
Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement
Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 to the Registration Statement
 
(H)(5)
Amendment to Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement
Post-Effective Amendment No. 26 to the Registration Statement
 
(H)(6)
Amendment to Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement
 
X
(H)(7)
Form of Shareholder Services Agreement used by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC with certain service providers
Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 to the Registration Statement
 
(H)(8)
Service Agreement between U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC and Thompson Investment Management, Inc.
Post-Effective Amendment No. 26 to the Registration Statement
 
(H)(9)
Amended and Restated Service Agreement between U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC and Thompson Investment Management, Inc.
Post-Effective Amendment No. 27 to the Registration Statement
 
(H)(10)
Loan Agreement dated as of October 1, 2004 between Registrant (regarding its various series) and U.S. Bank, N.A.
Post Effective Amendment No. 23 to the Registration Statement
 

 
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Exhibit
Number
Description
Incorporated
Herein By Reference To
Filed
Herewith

(H)(11)
Loan Agreement dated as of April 28, 2008 between Registrant (regarding the Thompson Plumb MidCap Fund) and U.S. Bank, N.A.
Post-Effective Amendment No. 28 to the Registration Statement
 
(H)(12)
Amendment and Extension of Loan Agreement, effective November 15, 2009, for the benefit of the Thompson Plumb Growth Fund
 
X
(H)(13)
Amendment and Extension of Loan Agreement, effective November 15, 2009, for the benefit of the Thompson Plumb Bond Fund
 
X
(H)(14)
Amendment and Extension of Loan Agreement, effective November 15, 2009, for the benefit of the Thompson Plumb MidCap Fund
 
X
(H)(15)
Second Amended and Restated Reimbursement Agreement between Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc. and Thompson Investment Management, Inc.
Post-Effective Amendment No. 27 to the Registration Statement
 
(H)(16)
Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement Commitment Letter from Thompson Investment Management, Inc. regarding expense ratio for the Growth Fund
 
X
(H)(17)
Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement Commitment Letter from Thompson Investment Management, Inc. regarding expense ratio for the Bond Fund
 
X
(H)(18)
Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement Commitment Letter from Thompson Investment Management, Inc. regarding expense ratio for the MidCap Fund
 
X
(H)(19)
Power of Attorney for the Board of Directors
Post-Effective Amendment No. 26 to the Registration Statement
 
(H)(20)
Loan Agreement dated April 25, 2007 among U.S. Bank National Association ND, Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc., and U.S. Bank, N.A.
Post-Effective Amendment No. 28 to the Registration Statement
 

 
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Exhibit
Number
Description
Incorporated
Herein By Reference To
Filed
Herewith

(H)(21)
Amendment  Number 1 to Loan Agreement among U.S. Bank National Association ND, Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc., and U.S. Bank, N.A.
Post-Effective Amendment No. 28 to the Registration Statement
 
(H)(22)
Services Agreement dated November 18, 2008 between Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc. and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
Post-Effective Amendment No. 28 to the Registration Statement
 
(H)(23)
Amendment to Services Agreement
 
X
(I)
Opinion of Counsel
Post-Effective Amendment No. 28 to the Registration Statement
 
(J)(1)
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
*
(J)(2)
Consent of Counsel
 
*
(K)
Not applicable
   
(L)
Subscription Agreement between Registrant and Thompson, Unger & Plumb, Inc. (f/k/a FMI Capital Management, Inc.)
Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 to the Registration Statement
 
(M)
Not applicable
   
(P)
Code of Ethics
Post-Effective Amendment No. 28 to the Registration Statement
 
______________________________
*To be filed by amendment.

 


 
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SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
THOMPSON PLUMB FUNDS, INC.

The following Second Amended and Restated Articled of Incorporation duly adopted pursuant to the authority and provisions of the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law, Chapter 180 of the Wisconsin Statutes supersede and take the place of the existing Articles of Incorporation and any amendments thereto:

ARTICLE 1

The name of the corporation (which is hereinafter called the "Corporation") is Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc.

ARTICLE 2

The period of corporate existence is perpetual.

ARTICLE 3

The purpose for which the Corporation is organized is to engage in any lawful activity within the purposes for which corporations may be organized under the Wisconsin Business Corporation law.  The Corporation is registered as a management investment company under 15 U.S.C. 80a-1 to 80a-64.

ARTICLE 4

A.  The Corporation shall have the authority to issue an indefinite number of shares, consisting of one class only, designated as "Common Stock," having par value of $.001 per share.  The Corporation's Board of Directors may divide the Common Stock into series, determine the number of shares of the series, the distinguishing designation and the preferences, limitations and relative rights, in whole or in part, of any such series.  The following series have been designated, subject to the authority of the Board of Directors to create additional series, with each series having an indefinite number of shares:

Thompson Plumb Growth Fund
Thompson Plumb MidCap Fund
Thompson Plumb Bond Fund

The Board of Directors may issue shares of Common Stock in such additional or other series as it may determine, each comprised of an indefinite number of shares of Common Stock and having such preferences, rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends, qualifications and terms and conditions of redemption as shall be fixed and determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.  In addition, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized to increase or decrease the number of shares of Common Stock of any series, but the number of such shares of any series shall not be decreased by the Board of Directors below the number of shares thereof then outstanding.

 
 

 



Unless otherwise provided by the Board of Directors with respect to any future series of shares of Common Stock which may be created, each series shall have the following relative preferences, rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends, qualifications and terms and conditions of redemption, in addition to those provided in other subsections of this Article 4:

1.  Assets Belonging to Series.  All consideration received by the Corporation for the issue or sale of shares to a particular series, together with all assets in which such consideration is invested or reinvested, all income, earnings, profits, and proceeds thereof, including any proceeds derived from the sale, exchange or liquidation of such assets, and any funds or payments derived from any reinvestment of such proceeds in whatever form the same may be, shall irrevocably belong to that series for all purposes, subject only to the rights of creditors, and shall be so recorded upon the books and accounts of the Corporation.  Such consideration, assets, income, earnings, profits, and proceeds thereof, including any proceeds derived from the sale, exchange or liquidation of such assets, and any funds or payments derived from any reinvestment of such proceeds in whatever form the same may be, together with any General Items allocated to that series as provided in the following sentence, are hereby referred to as "assets belonging to" that series.  In the event that there are any assets, income, earnings, profits, and proceeds thereof, funds, or payments which are not readily identifiable as belonging to any particular series ("General Items"), such General Items shall be allocated by or under the supervision of the Board of Directors to and among any one or more of the series established and designated from time to time in such manner and on such basis as the Board of Directors in its sole discretion, deems fair and equitable, and any General Items so allocated to a particular series shall belong to that series.  Each such allocation by the Board of Directors shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes.

2.  Liabilities Belonging to Series.  The assets belonging to each particular series shall be charged with the liabilities of the Corporation with respect of that series and all expenses, costs, charges and reserves attributable to that series, and any general liabilities, expenses, costs, charges or reserves of the Corporation which are not readily identifiable as belonging to any particular series shall be allocated and charged by or under the supervision of the Board of Directors to and among any one or more of the series established and designated from time to time in such manner and on such basis as the Board of Directors in its sole discretion, deems fair and equitable. The liabilities, expenses, costs, charges and reserves allocated and so charged to a series are referred to as "liabilities belonging to" that series.  Each allocation of liabilities, expenses, costs, charges and reserves by the Board of Directors shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes.

3.  Income Belonging to Series.  The Board of Directors shall have full discretion, to the extent not inconsistent with the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law and the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act"), to determine which items shall be treated as income and which items as capital; and each such determination and allocation shall be conclusive and binding. "Income belonging to" a series includes all income, earnings and profits derived from assets belonging to that series, less any expenses, costs, charges or reserves belonging to that series, for the relevant time period.

 
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4. Dividends.  Dividends and distributions on shares of Common Stock of a particular series may be declared and paid with such frequency, in such form and in such amount as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.  Dividends may be declared daily or otherwise pursuant to a standing resolution or resolutions adopted only once or with such frequency as the Board of Directors may determine, after providing for actual and accrued liabilities belonging to that series.

All dividends on shares of a particular series shall be paid only out of the income belonging to that series and capital gains distributions on shares of a particular series shall be paid only out of the capital gains belonging to that series.  All dividends and distributions on shares of a particular series shall be distributed pro rata to the holders of that series in proportion to the number of shares of that series held by such holders at the date and time of record established for the payment of such dividends or distributions.

The Board of Directors shall have the power, in its sole discretion, to distribute in any fiscal year as dividends, including dividends designated in whole or in part as capital gains distributions, amounts sufficient, in the opinion of the Board of Directors to enable the Corporation to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any amended version thereof or any successor or comparable statute thereto, and regulations promulgated thereunder, and to avoid liability of the Corporation for federal income tax in respect of that year.  However, nothing in the foregoing shall limit the authority of the Board of Directors to make distributions greater than or less than the amount necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to avoid liability of the Corporation for such tax period.

Dividends and distributions may be paid in cash, property or shares of Common Stock of a series, or a combination thereof, as determined by the Board of Directors or pursuant to any program that the Board of Directors may have in effect at the time.  Any such dividend or distribution paid in shares of a series will be paid at the current net asset value thereof as defined in Section 4.B.

5.  Liquidation.  In the event of the liquidation of the Corporation or of a particular series, the shareholders of each series that has been established and designated and is being liquidated shall be entitled to receive, as a series, when and as described by the Board of Directors, the excess of the assets belonging to that series over the liabilities belonging to that series. The holders of shares of any series shall not be entitled thereby to any distribution upon liquidation of any other series.  The assets distributable to the shareholders of any particular series shall be distributed among such shareholders in proportion to the number of shares of that series held by them and recorded on the books of the Corporation.  The liquidation of any particular series in which there are shares then outstanding may be authorized by vote of a majority of the Board of Directors then in office, subject to the approval of a majority of the outstanding shares of that series, as defined in the 1940 Act.

 
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6.  Voting.  On each matter submitted to a vote of the shareholders, each holder of a share of Common Stock shall be entitled to one vote for each share outstanding in his name on the books of the Corporation, irrespective of the series thereof, and all shares of all series shall vote as a single series ("Single Series Voting"); provided, however, that (a) as to any matter with respect to which a separate vote of any series is required by the 1940 Act or by the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law, such requirement as to a separate vote by that series shall apply in lieu of Single Class Voting; (b) in the event that the separate vote requirements of subsection (a) apply with respect to one or more series, then, subject to (c), the shares of all other series shall vote as a single series; and (c) as to any matter which does not affect the interest of a particular series, only the holders of shares of one or more affected series shall be entitled to vote.

7.  Equality.  All shares of Common Stock of each particular series shall represent an equal proportionate interest in the assets belonging to that series (subject to the liabilities belonging to that series), and each share of any particular series shall be equal to each other share of that series.

B.  The Corporation may issue and sell shares of any series of its Common Stock as its Board of Directors may determine; provided, however, that the consideration per share to be received by the Corporation upon the sale of any shares of its Common Stock shall not be less than the net asset value per share of the series of such Common Stock determined in accordance with the requirements of the 1940 Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (or any succeeding governmental authority) and in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. Subject to the suspension of such right  of redemption or postponement of the date of payment or satisfaction upon redemption in accordance with the 1940 Act, each holder of a series of the Common Stock of the Corporation, upon request and after complying with the redemption procedures established by the Board of Directors, shall be entitled to require the Corporation to redeem out of stated capital, capital surplus, earned surplus or other legally available funds of that series all or any part of the shares of Common Stock of that series standing in the name of such holder on the books of the Corporation at the net asset value of such shares. Such net asset value shall be determined in accordance with the requirements of the 1940 Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (or any succeeding governmental authority) and in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.  Any shares of its Common Stock redeemed by the Corporation shall be deemed to be cancelled and restored to the status of authorized but unissued shares of the particular series.

C.  Each share of a series of Common Stock of the Corporation is subject to redemption by the Corporation out of any of the sources referred to in clause B above as to that particular series, at the price which would be applicable if such share was then being redeemed by the holder thereof pursuant to the other provisions of these Articles of Incorporation, at any time if the Board of Directors determines in its sole discretion that failure to so redeem may have materially adverse consequences to the holders of shares of the series of Common Stock of the Corporation.  In addition, the Corporation may redeem out of any of such sources and at such price per share all of the shares of a series of the Common Stock of the Corporation held by any holder if the value of such shares held by such holder is less than the minimum amount established from time to time by the By-laws.

 
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D.  The Board of Directors of the Corporation may, upon reasonable notice to holders of shares of the Common Stock of the Corporation, impose a fee for the redemption of shares, such fee to be not in excess of one percent (1.0%) of the proceeds (before giving effect to such fee) thereof and to apply in the case of such redemptions and under such terms and conditions as the Board shall determine.  The Board shall have authority to rescind the imposition of any such fee in its discretion and to re-impose the fee from time to time upon reasonable notice.

E.  Holders of shares of Common Stock shall not be entitled to any preemptive right to acquire unissued shares or securities convertible into such shares or carrying a right to subscribe to or acquire shares nor shall such holders have any other preemptive rights.

F.  Holders of shares of Common Stock shall not be entitled to exercise any
right to cumulative voting.

ARTICLE 5

The number of directors shall be such number as is fixed by or in the manner provided in the By-laws.

ARTICLE 6

The Corporation, as to any or all series, may enter into, from time to time, investment advisory and other agreements providing for the management and supervision of the investments of the Corporation and the furnishing of clerical and administrative services to the Corporation.  The Corporation also may enter into, from time to time, agreements providing for distribution, custodial, transfer agency, registrar and/or disbursing agency services to the Corporation, as to any or all series.  Such agreements shall contain such terms, provisions and conditions as the Board of Directors of the Corporation may deem advisable.

ARTICLE 7

The address of the registered office of the Corporation is 918 Deming Way, 3 rd Floor, Madison, WI 53717, and the name of its agent at such address is John W. Thompson.  The registered office is located in Dane County.

ARTICLE 8

These Articles may be amended in the manner authorized by the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law at the time of amendment and all rights at any time conferred upon the shareholders of the Corporation by these Articles are granted subject to the provision of this Article 8.

 
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ARTICLE 9

The undersigned officer of Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc. hereby certifies that the foregoing amendment and restatement of the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation was duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation on December 31, 2009, in accordance with Section 180.1002 of the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law.

Executed on behalf of the Corporation this 31st day of December, 2009.



     /s/ John W. Thompson
Name: John W. Thompson
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer


This document was drafted by:

Matthew C. Vogel
Quarles & Brady LLP
411 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 2040
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202-4497


 
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THOMPSON PLUMB FUNDS, INC.
AMENDMENT TO THE DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDMENT dated as of the 30 th day of July, 2009, to the Distribution Agreement, dated as of the 26th day of January, 2006, as amended March 21, 2007, January 24, 2008 and July 31, 2008 (the "Distribution Agreement"), is entered into by and among Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc.  Inc. , a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"), Quasar Distributors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Distributor") and Thompson Investment Management, Inc., the investment advisor to the Corporation (the “Advisor”) is a party hereto with respect to Sections 5, 11 (B) and Exhibit B only.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the parties have entered into a Distribution Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the Corporation, the Advisor and the Distributor desire to amend the fees of the Distribution Agreement; and

WHEREAS, Section 11 (B) of the Distribution Agreement allows for its amendment by a written instrument executed by the parties.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

Effective September 1, 2009, Amended Exhibit B of the Distribution Agreement will be replaced in its entirety by Amended Exhibit B.

Except to the extent amended hereby, the Distribution Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by a duly authorized officer on one or more counterparts as of the date and year first written above.

THOMPSON PLUMB FUNDS, INC.
QUASAR DISTRIBUTORS, LLC
   
By: /s/ John W. Thompson      
By: /s/ James R. Schoenike      
   
Name: John W. Thompson
Name:  James R. Schoenike
   
Title:  President & Chief Executive Officer
Title:  President
   
THOMPSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.
   
By: /s/ John W. Thompson      
 
   
Name: John W. Thompson
 
   
Title:  President
 

 
 

 


Amended Exhibit B to the Distribution Agreement – Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc.

Fee Schedule for the period   9/1/09 through 9/1/201 0
Quasar Distibutors
REGULATORY DISTRIBUTION SERVICES
 
Basic Distribution Services *
·      Minimum
annual fee – $
35 ,000, payable monthly in arrears
·      Market Value Fee at the annual rate listed below   on average daily net assets, payable monthly in arrears
-One basis point on assts from $250 million to $500 million
-One half basis point on assets over $500 million
·      CCO support services- $ 1 , 2 00 per year
 
Advertising Compliance Review/FINRA Filings
·      $175 per job for the first 10 pages (minutes if tape or video); $20 per page (minute if tape or video) thereafter
·      Non-FINRA filed materials, (e.g. Broker Use Only Materials, Institutional, Correspondence)
$ 75 per job for the first 10 pages (minutes if tape or video); $10 per page (minutes if tape or video) thereafter.
·      FINRA Expedited Service for 3 Day Turnaround
$1,000 for the first 10 pages (minutes if audio or video); $25 per page (minute if audio or video) thereafter.  (Comments are faxed.  FINRA may not accept expedited requests.)
·      Quasar Expedited Review Service for 24 Hour Turnaround
         $ 5 00 for the first 10 pages (minutes if audio or video); $25 per page (minute if audio or video) thereafter.  
 
Fund Fact Sheets
 Design- $1,000 per fact sheet, includes first production
 Production- $500   per fact sheet per production period
 All printing costs are out of pocket expenses, and in addition to the deign fee and production fee
 
FINRA Licensing of Investment Advisor’s Staff (if desired) as broker-dealer representatives
·      $2,500 per year per registered representative
·      Quasar is limited to these licenses for sponsorship:  Series, 6, 7, 24, 26, 27, 63, 66
·      Plus all associated FINRA and State fees for registered representative s, including license and renewal fees.
 
FINRA Branch Office Expense (if applicable)
$3,000 annual branch office fee, if required by FINRA regulation.
 
Out-of-Pocket Expenses (if applicable) *
Reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Distributor in connection with activities primarily intended to result in the sale of Shares, including, without limitation:
·      Typesetting, printing and distribution of Prospectuses and shareholder reports
·      Production, printing, distribution and placement of advertising and sales literature and materials
·      Engagement of designers, free-lance writers and public relations firms
·      Long-distance telephone lines, services and charges
·      Postage
·      Overnight delivery charges
·      FINRA registration and filing fees [To include late U5 charge (if applicable)]
(FINRA advertising filing fees are included in Advertising Compliance Review section above)
·      Travel, lodging and meals
 
Fees are billed monthly.
*Subject to CPI Increase, Milwaukee MSA

7/2009

 
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THOMPSON PLUMB FUNDS, INC.
AMENDMENT TO THE CUSTODY AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDMENT dated as of  the 24th day of January, 2008, to the Custody Agreement, dated as of  July 31, 2005, as amended August 2, 2006 (the "Agreement"), is entered by and between Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation (the "Corporation") and U.S. Bank, N.A. , a national banking association (the "Custodian").

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the parties have entered into a Custody Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the Corporation and the Custodian desire to amend said Agreement; and

WHEREAS, Article XIV, Section 14.2 of the Agreement allows for its amendment by a written instrument executed by both parties.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

Exhibit C of the Agreement, the series of funds, is hereby superseded and replaced with Exhibit C attached hereto.

Exhibit D of the Agreement, the fee schedule, is hereby superseded and replaced with Exhibit D attached hereto.

Article XIII, Sections 13.1 and 13.2 are hereby superseded and replaced with the following:
 
 
13.1
Effective Period .  This Agreement shall become effective as of January 24, 2008 and will continue in effect for a period of three (3) years ending September 1, 2009.
 
 
13.2
Termination .  Subsequent to the initial three-year term, this Agreement may be terminated by either party upon giving 90 days prior written notice to the other party or such shorter period as is mutually agreed upon by the parties.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be terminated by any party upon the breach of the other party of any material term of this Agreement if such breach is not cured within 15 days of notice of such breach to the breaching party.  In addition, the Trust may, at any time, immediately terminate this Agreement in the event of the appointment of a conservator or receiver for the Custodian by regulatory authorities or upon the happening of a like event at the direction of an appropriate regulatory agency or court of competent jurisdiction.
 

Except to the extent amended hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by a duly authorized officer on one or more counterparts as of the date and year first written above.



THOMPSON PLUMB FUNDS, INC.
U.S. BANK, N.A.
   
   
By:    /s/ John W. Thompson
By:    /s/ Michael R. McVoy
   
Name: John W. Thompson
Name: Michael R. McVoy
   
Title:  Chief Executive Officer
Title: Vice President

 
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Exhibit C

to the Custody Agreement – Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc.


Separate Series of Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc.

Name of Series
Date Added
Thompson Plumb Growth Fund
2/10/92
Thompson Plumb Bond Fund
2/10/92
Thompson Plumb MidCap Fund
3/31/08


 
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Exhibit D
to the Custody Agreement – Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc.

Fee Schedule


DOMESTIC CUSTODY SERVICES – Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc.
FEE SCHEDULE from 3/31/08 to 9/1/09
 
Annual Fee Based Upon Market Value Per Fund
2 basis points
1 basis point on fund assets when fund complex reaches 1 billion
 
Portfolio Transaction Fees
$  4.00 per book entry DTC transaction
$  4.00 per principal paydown
$  6.00 per short sale
$  7.00 per US Bank repurchase agreement transaction
$  8.00 per option/future contract written, exercised or expired
$10.00 per book entry Federal Reserve transaction
$15.00 per mutual fund trade
$25.00 per physical security transaction
$  8 .00 per Cedel/Euroclear transaction
$  5.00 per disbursement (waived if U.S. Bancorp is Administrator)
$  6.00 per Fed Wire
$15.00 per margin variation Fed wire
$150.00 per segregated account per year
 
 
·      A transaction is a purchase/sale of a security, free receipt/free delivery, maturity, tender or exchange.
·      Overdrafts – charged to the account at prime interest rate plus 2.
·      Plus out-of-pocket expenses, and extraordinary expenses based upon complexity, including items such as shipping fees or transfer fees.
 
Fees are billed monthly.
 


 
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Exhibit D (continued)

to the Custody Agreement – Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc.

Fee Schedule

CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER
SUPPORT SERVICES
FEE SCHEDULE from 3/31/08 through 9/1/09
 
Chief Compliance Officer Support Services
U.S, Bancorp provides support to the Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) of each fund serviced either by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC or Quasar Distributors, LLC.  Indicated below are samples of functions performed by USBFS in this CCO support role:
•      Business Line Functions Supported
       Fund Administration and Compliance
       Transfer Agent and Shareholder Services
       Fund Accounting
       Custody Services
       Securities Lending Services
       Distribution Services
•      Daily Resource to Fund CCO, Fund Board, Advisor
•      Provide USBFS/USB Critical Procedures & Compliance Controls
•      Daily and Periodic Reporting
•      Periodic CCO Conference Calls
•      Dissemination of Industry/Regulatory Information
•      Client & Business Line CCO Education & Training
•      Due Diligence Review of USBFS Service Facilities
•      Quarterly USBFS Certification
•      Board Meeting Presentation and Board Support
•      Testing, Documentation, Reporting
 
 
Annual Fee Schedule *
·       $1,200 per service per year
 
Fees are billed monthly.
*Subject to annual CPI increase, Milwaukee MSA.




 
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THOMPSON PLUMB FUNDS, INC.
AMENDMENT TO THE CUSTODY AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDMENT dated as of  the 30 th   day of July, 2009, to the Custody Agreement, dated as of  July 31, 2005, as amended August 2, 2006 and January 24, 2008 (the "Agreement"), is entered into by and between Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation (the "Corporation") and U.S. Bank, N.A. , a national banking association (the "Custodian").

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the parties have entered into an Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the Corporation and the Custodian desire to amend the fees of the Agreement; and

WHEREAS, Article XIV, Section 14.2 of the Agreement allows for its amendment by a written instrument executed by both parties.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

Effective September 1, 2009, Exhibit D of the Agreement is hereby superseded and replaced in its entirety with Exhibit D attached hereto.

Article XIII, Section 13.1 is hereby superseded and replaced with the following:

13.1   Effective Period .  This Agreement shall become effective as of the date first written above and the initial term of this Agreement shall end on September 1, 2009.

Except to the extent amended hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by a duly authorized officer on one or more counterparts as of the date and year first written above.



THOMPSON PLUMB FUNDS, INC.
U.S. BANK, N.A.
   
   
By: /s/ John W. Thompson      
By: /s/ Michael R. McVoy      
   
Name:  John W. Thompson
Name: Michael R. McVoy
   
Title:  President & Chief Executive Officer
Title: Vice President

 
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Exhibit D
to the Custody Agreement – Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc.


Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc.
Fee Schedule for the period
9/1/09 through 9/1/201 0
 
DOMESTIC CUSTODY SERVICES
 
Annual Fee Based Upon Market Value Per Fund
1 basis point on fund assets for entire fund complex
 
Portfolio Transaction Fees
$  4.00 per book entry DTC transaction
$  4.00 per principal paydown
$  6.00 per short sale
$  7.00 per US Bank repurchase agreement transaction
$  8.00 per option/future contract written, exercised or expired
$10.00 per book entry Federal Reserve transaction
$15.00 per mutual fund trade
$25.00 per physical security transaction
$  8 .00 per Cedel/Euroclear transaction
$  5.00 per disbursement (waived if U.S. Bancorp is Administrator)
$15 .00 per Fed Wire
$15.00 per margin variation Fed wire
$150.00 per segregated account per year
 
 
·       A transaction is a purchase/sale of a security, free receipt/free delivery, maturity, tender or exchange.
·       Overdrafts – charged to the account at prime interest rate plus 2.
·       No charge for the initial conversion free receipt.
 
 
Chief Compliance Officer Support Fee*
$1,200 annually
 
 
Plus out-of-pocket expenses
Including, but not limited to, expensed incurred in the safekeeping, delivery and receipt of securities, shipping, transfer fees, extraordinary expenses based upon complexity and all other out-of-pocket expenses.
 


 
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THOMPSON PLUMB FUNDS, INC.
AMENDMENT TO THE
TRANSFER AGENT SERVICING AGREEMENT


THIS AMENDMENT dated as of the 17th day of November, 2009, to the Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement, dated as of the 30 th day of November, 2003, as amended March 27, 2006, August 8, 2006, January 24, 2008 and July 30, 2009 (the "Agreement"), is entered into by and between Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc. , a Wisconsin corporation (the "Corporation") and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC , a Wisconsin limited liability company ("USBFS").

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the parties have entered into an Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the Corporation and USBFS desire to amend the fees of the Agreement; and

WHEREAS, Paragraph 7 of the Agreement allows for its amendment by a written instrument executed by both parties.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

Effective December 1, 2009, Exhibit A of the Agreement, which lists the series of funds and the fee schedules, is hereby superseded and replaced in its entirety with Exhibit A attached hereto.

Except to the extent amended hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by a duly authorized officer on one or more counterparts as of the date and year first written above.


THOMPSON PLUMB FUNDS, INC.
U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC
   
   
By: ______________________________
By: ________________________________
   
Name: ____________________________
Name: Michael R. McVoy
   
Title:  ____________________________
Title: Executive Vice President

 
11/2009
 
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Exhibit A
to the
Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement – Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc.

Separate Series of Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc.

Name of Series
Date Added
Thompson Plumb Growth Fund
2/10/92
Thompson Plumb Bond Fund
2/10/92
Thompson Plumb MidCap Fund
3/31/08



[Fee schedules on the following page]





 
11/2009
 
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Exhibit A (continued) to the
Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement – Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc.
Fee Schedule -   effective 9/1/09 through 9/1/2012
TRANSFER AGENT & SHAREHOLDER SERVICES
 
Service Charges to the Fund *
Shareholder Account Fee (Subject to Minimum)
¨ No-Load  - $15.00 /account
¨ Load Fund - $16.00 /account
¨ Daily Accrual Fund - $21.00 /account
¨ Matrix Level 3 Accounts - $11.00/account
Annual Minimum
¨   $24,000 per no-load fund
¨   $28,000 per load or daily accrual fund
¨   $15,000 each additional class
Activity Charges
¨ Telephone Calls - $1. 50 / call
¨ E-mail Services
$2.50 /e-mail received
¨ Draft Check Processing - $1.00 /draft
¨ Daily Valuation Trades - $10.00 /trade
¨ Omnibus Account Transactions
¨     $3.00 each – first 100 transactions per month
¨     $2.00 each – next 400 transactions per month
¨     $1.00 each – next 1,500 transactions per month
¨     $.50 each – next 3,000 transactions per month
¨     $.25 each – balance of transactions per month
¨ Lost Shareholder Search - $5.00 /search
¨        AML Base Service (excl Level 3 accounts)
0-999 accounts - $500.00/year
1,000-4,999 accounts - $1,000/year
5,000-9,999 accounts - $2,500/year
10,000+ accounts - $5,000/year
¨ AML New Account Service - $1.00/new domestic accounts and $2.00/new foreign account
¨     Shareholder Verifications $0. 2 5/item
¨     ACH/EFT Shareholder Services:
$125.00 /month/fund group
$  .50 /ACH item, setup, change
$5.00 /correction, reversal
¨     Disaster recovery $0.20 per open account
Chief Compliance Officer Support Services*
$ 1 , 2 00 annually
Fees are billed monthly.
* Subject to CPI increase , Milwaukee MSA .
 
Service Charges to Investors
Qualified Plan Fees ( Charged to Investors)
¨        $15.00 /qualified plan acct (Cap at $30.00/SSN)
¨        $15.00 /Coverdell ESA acct (Cap at $30.00/SSN)
¨        $25.00 /transfer to successor trustee
¨        $25.00 /participant distribution (Excluding SWPs)
¨        $25.00 /refund of excess contribution
Additional Shareholder Fees ( Charged to Investors)
¨        $15.00 /outgoing wire transfer
¨        $15.00 /overnight delivery
¨        $  5.00 /telephone exchange
¨        $25.00 /return check or ACH
¨        $25.00 /stop payment                                                                 
¨        $  5.00 /research request per account (Cap at $25.00/request) (For requested items of the second calendar year [or previous] to the request)
 
Technology Charges
1.   Fund Group Setup (first cusip) - $2,000 /fund group
2. Fund Setup - $1,500 /cusip (beyond first cusip)
3.   NSCC Service Interface – All NSCC Services
¨     Setup - $1,500 /fund group
¨     Annual - $1,400 /cusip/year
4.   Telecommunications and Voice Services
¨     Service Setup - $1,650 ATT transfer connect
¨     VRU Setup - $500 /fund group
¨     VRU Maintenance - $100 /cusip/month
¨     $. 35 /voice response call
6. Average Cost - $.36 /account/year
7. Development/Programming - $150 /hour
8. File Transmissions – subject to requirements
9. Select Reports - $300 per S elect
10. Extraordinary services – charged as incurred
¨ Conversion of Records (if necessary) – Estimate to be provided.
¨ Custom processing, re-processing
 
Out-of-pocket Costs - Including but not limited to:
t elephone toll-free lines, call transfers, mailing, sorting and postage, stationery, envelopes, insurance, record retention, microfilm, microfiche, proxies, proxy services, lost shareholder search, disaster recovery charges, ACH fees, Fed wire charges, travel, training and all other out-of-pocket expenses.

 
11/2009
 
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Exhibit A (continued) to the Transfer Agent Agreement – Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc.
TRANSFER AGENT & SHAREHOLDER SERVICES
SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES - E-COMMERCE SERVICES
FEE SCHEDULE
Full Service Literature Fulfillment Services (Inbound Teleservicing and Kit Assembly and Mailing) 
TIER 1 (0-50 orders per month)
Account Management  $300/month
First 50 orders No charge
 
 
TIER 3 (251-500 orders per month)
Account Management $1,000/month
First 250 orders             No charge
Per order over 250         $3.50/order
TIER 2 (51-250 orders per month)
Account Management $300/month
First 50 orders No charge
Per order over 50 $4.00/order
 
TIER 4 (over 500 orders per month)
Account Management $2,000/month
First 500 orders No charge
Per order over 500 $3.00/order
Service includes account management, lead reporting, call servicing, database management, kit assembly and mailing (excluding postage and materials).
CLIENT DATA ACCESS USBFS client on-line access to fund and investor data through USBFS technology applications and data delivery and security software.
·       MFS Systems (includes COLD and On Line Report view applications)
·        Setup - $1,500 (includes 2 workstations)
·        Service - $125 /month
·        Report Source
·        No Setup Charge
·        $125 /month per reporting category
               Transfer Agent and Fund Accounting Utilized
Compliance Reporting
         $375/month
·        T/A Imaging
·        Setup - $1,500 (includes 2 workstations)
·        $325 /month
FAN WEB   Shareholder internet access to account information and transaction capabilities.  Internet service is connected directly to the fund group’s web site through a transparent hyperlink.  Shareholders can access account information, portfolio listing within a fund family, view transaction history, purchase additional shares through ACH, etc.
 
Annual Base Fee - $ 12,000 (effective at 12/1/09)
Activity (Session) Fees:
·        Inquiry - $.10 per event
·        Account Maintenance - $.25 per event
 
VISION MUTUAL FUND GATEWAY – Permits broker/dealers, financial planners, and RIAs to us a web-based system to perform order and account inquiry, execute trades, print applications, review prospectuses, and establish new accounts.
·      Inquiry Only
·        Inquiry - $.05 per event
·        Per broker ID - $5.00 per month per ID
·      Transaction Processing
·        Implementation - $5,000 per management company
·        Transaction – purchase, redeem, exchange, literature order - $.50 per event
·        New Account Set-up – may contain multiple fund/accounts - $3.00 per event
·        Monthly Minimum Charge - $500.00 per month
Excessive Trader   Software application that monitors the number of trades (exchanges, redemptions) that meet fund family criteria for excessive trading and automatically prevents t rades in excess of the fund family parameters.
·        $500 setup/fund group of 1-5 funds, $1,500 setup/fund group of over 5 funds
·        $.01 /account/year


 
11/2009
 
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October 5, 2009


Mr. John W. Thompson
Chief Executive Officer
Thompson Plumb Funds
1200 John Q. Hammons Drive, 5 th Floor
Madison, Wisconsin 53717

Re:
The LOAN AGREEMENT, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified hereby and from time to time in the future (the "Agreement"), originally dated as of October 1, 2004, by and between Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc. , for the benefit of the Thompson Plumb Growth Fund (the "Borrower"), and U.S. BANK, N.A. (the “Bank”).
 

 
 
Dear Mr. Thompson:
 
This letter (the “Sixth Amendment”) when duly and validly executed by the Borrower shall amend the above referenced Agreement, effective as of November 15, 2009, such that:
 
 
1.
The Maturity Date in Section 1 shall be defined as November 15, 2010.
 
 
2.
The definition of “Available Facility” in Section 1 shall be amended and restated to read:
 
"Available Facility" shall mean at any time, the lesser of (i) $10,000,000, (ii) 5% of the Net Assets of the Fund, (iii) 5% of the market value of the assets of the Fund which are recorded on the Borrower's books and records as belonging to the Fund, which are held by the Custodian and (iv) 33.33% of the sum of the market value of the following assets of the Fund:  (A) NYSE Securities, (B) AMEX Securities (C) NASDAQ Securities with a market value greater than or equal to $5.00 a share, (D) debt issues of the United States government or any of its agencies, (E) debt issues with a Moody's Investors Service, Inc. rating of no less than BBB, (F) preferred stocks with a Standard & Poor's Rating Service or Moody's Investors Service, Inc. rating of A or higher, in each case which are recorded on the Borrower's books and records as belonging to the Fund, which are held by the Custodian (G) shares of open-end or closed-end regulated investment companies (i.e., mutual funds) and (H) other assets of the Fund which are expressly approved in writing by the Bank in its sole discretion.
 
As a condition to the effectiveness of the Sixth Amendment, the Borrower shall deliver to the Bank a duly and validly executed revolving promissory note (the “Amended Note”) substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto.  The Amended Note shall replace and restate the Note referenced in the Agreement.
 
Except as modified above, all other representations, warranties, covenants, terms, and conditions set forth in the Loan Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.  Capitalized terms used herein shall have the same meanings as defined in the Loan Agreement.  By signing below, you hereby certify ad confirm that no Default or Event of Default (as defined in the Loan Agreement) has occurred and is continuing, nor will the execution of this Sixth Amendment cause such a Default or Event of Default to occur.

 
 

 

If the above terms represent our understanding, please indicate your agreement by signing below and returning one copy of the Sixth Amendment along with the promissory note to me.
 
Sincerely,
 
 
Shelly L. Allen
Assistant Vice President
 
Accepted effective as of this 15th day of November, 2009.
 
Borrower: Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc.
 
By:     /s/ John W. Thompson
 
Name:  John W. Thompson          Title:  Chief Executive Officer
 

 
 

 


EXHIBIT A
 
AMENDED PROMISSORY NOTE
 


$10,000,000
Cincinnati, Ohio
 
November 15, 2009

Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation (the "Borrower"), for value received, hereby promises to pay to the order of U.S. BANK N.A. (the "Bank"), or its successors or assigns, on or before November 15, 2010 or such earlier date specified in the Loan Agreement as the Maturity Date (the "Maturity Date"), the principal sum of Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000.00), or such portion thereof as may be outstanding from time to time as a Loan under the hereinafter-described Loan Agreement, together with interest thereon as hereinafter provided.
 
This Amended Note is the "Note" to which reference is made in the Loan Agreement originally dated as of October 1, 2004 with respect to the Thompson Plumb Growth Fund (the "Fund") between the Borrower and the Bank (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified as of even date herewith and from time to time in the future, the "Loan Agreement") and is subject to the terms and conditions thereof, including without limitation the terms thereof providing for acceleration of maturity of the loans made by the Bank to the Borrower under the Loan Agreement and evidenced by this Note (the "Loans").
 
This Note shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to Prime, which interest shall be payable to the Bank (i) monthly, in arrears, commencing on December 1, 2009 and on the first day of each month thereafter, (ii) whenever all or any part of the Loans are due and payable, whether on the Maturity Date, by virtue of a mandatory prepayment, or by reason of demand, acceleration or otherwise (on the amount so due and payable) and (iii) whenever the Borrower repays all of the Loans as a voluntary prepayment.  Interest on this Note shall be computed on the basis of a year consisting of three hundred sixty (360) days but applied to the actual number of days elapsed.
 
As used herein, the term "Prime Rate" shall mean the rate which the Bank announces as its prime lending rate, as in effect from time to time.  The Prime Rate is determined solely by the Bank pursuant to market factors and its own operating needs and does not necessarily represent the lowest or best rate actually charged to any customer.  The Bank may make commercial or other loans at rates of interest at, above or below the Prime Rate.
 
The principal of this Note is subject to mandatory prepayments, as follows:  (i) if the aggregate principal amount of the Loans outstanding exceeds the Available Facility at any time, such excess shall be immediately due and payable and (ii) the principal of this Note shall be due and payable in full on the Maturity Date and, if earlier, the date on which the Loans become due, whether by virtue of demand, acceleration or otherwise.  This Note may be voluntarily prepaid in whole or in part at any time, without premium or penalty; provided, however that each prepayment of principal shall be in an amount equal to, or greater than, $1,000.00 or, if less, the outstanding balance of this Note.

 
If any payment is not made within ten (10) days after the date due, the Borrower shall pay the Bank an amount equal to five percent (5%) of such payment or $50.00, whichever is greater.
 
An "Event of Default" as described in the Loan Agreement shall constitute an Event of Default hereunder.  Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Bank shall have all rights and remedies provided herein, in the Loan Agreement and otherwise available at law or in equity.  At the option of the Bank, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, this Note shall bear interest (computed and adjusted in the same manner, and with the same effect, as interest prior to the occurrence of such Event of Default) payable on demand at a rate equal to three percent (3%) per annum in excess of the otherwise applicable rate.
 
All payments of principal and interest hereunder shall be made in immediately available funds to the Bank at 425 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202, M.L. CN-OH-W6TC, or at such other place as may be designated by the holder hereof to the Borrower in writing.  The Borrower authorizes the Bank to charge any account, in the name of the Fund, or charge or increase any loan balance of the Borrower at the Bank for the amount of any interest or principal payments due to the Bank hereunder.  The Bank is further authorized by the Borrower to enter from time to time the balance of this Note and all payments thereon on the reverse of this Note or in the Bank's regularly maintained data processing records, and the aggregate unpaid amount set forth thereon or therein shall be presumptive evidence of the amount owing to the Bank and unpaid on this Note, absent manifest error.
 
If any term or condition of this Note conflicts with the express terms or conditions of the Loan Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement shall control.  Terms used but not defined herein shall have the same meanings herein as in the Loan Agreement.
 
IMPORTANT:  This Note shall be deemed made in Ohio and shall in all respects be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio, including all matters of construction, validity and performance.
 
Without limitation on the ability of the Bank to initiate and prosecute any action or proceeding in any applicable jurisdiction related to loan repayment, the Borrower and the Bank agree that any action or proceeding commenced by or on behalf of the parties arising out of or relating to this Note shall be commenced and maintained exclusively in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, or any other court of applicable jurisdiction located in Cincinnati, Ohio.  The Borrower and the Bank also agree that a summons and complaint commencing an action or proceeding in any such Ohio courts by or on behalf of such parties shall be properly served and shall confer personal jurisdiction on a party to which said party consents, if (i) served personally or by registered or certified mail to the other party at any of its addresses noted herein, or (ii) as otherwise provided under the laws of the State of Ohio.  The Borrower and the Bank hereby waive all rights to trial by jury in any proceeding arising out of or related to this Note.  The interest rate and all other terms of this Note negotiated with the Borrower are, in part, related to the aforesaid provisions on jurisdiction, which the Bank deems a vital part of this loan arrangement.

 
Presentment for payment, notice of dishonor, protest, demand, notice of protest and all other notices are hereby waived.
 
Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes and empowers any attorney-at-law to appear for Borrower in any action upon or in connection with this Agreement at any time after the Loans and/or other obligations of Borrower evidenced hereby become due, as herein provided, in any court in or of the State of Ohio or elsewhere, and waives the issuance and service of process with respect thereto, and irrevocably authorizes and empowers any such attorney-at-law to confess judgment in favor of Bank against Borrower in the amount due thereon or hereon, plus interest as herein provided, and all costs of collection, and waives and releases all errors in any said proceedings and judgments and all rights of appeal from the judgment rendered.  The Borrower agrees and consents that the attorney confessing judgment on behalf of the Borrower hereunder may also be counsel to the Bank and/or the Bank’s affiliates, and the Borrower hereby further waives any conflict of interest which might otherwise arise and consents to the Bank paying such confessing attorney a legal fee or allowing such attorneys’ fees to be paid from proceeds of collection of this Agreement and/or any and all collateral and security for the Loans and obligations.
 
WARNING--BY SIGNING THIS PAPER YOU GIVE UP YOUR RIGHT TO NOTICE AND COURT TRIAL.  IF YOU DO NOT PAY ON TIME A COURT JUDGMENT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU WITHOUT YOUR PRIOR KNOWLEDGE AND THE POWERS OF A COURT CAN BE USED TO COLLECT FROM YOU REGARDLESS OF ANY CLAIMS YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST THE BANK.
 

Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc.
 

By: /s/ John W. Thompson

Name:  John W. Thompson

Title:  Chief Executive Officer




 
 

 


October 5, 2009


Mr. John W. Thompson
Chief Executive Officer
Thompson Plumb Funds
1200 John Q. Hammons Drive, 5 th Floor
Madison, Wisconsin 53717


Re:
The LOAN AGREEMENT, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified hereby and from time to time in the future (the "Agreement"), originally dated as of October 1, 2004, by and between Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc. , for the benefit of the Thompson Plumb Bond Fund (the "Borrower"), and U.S. BANK, N.A. (the “Bank”).
 
Dear Mr. Thompson:
 
This letter (the “Sixth Amendment”) when duly and validly executed by the Borrower shall amend the above referenced Agreement, effective as of November 15, 2009, such that:
 
 
1.
The Maturity Date in Section 1 shall be defined as November 15, 2010.
 
 
2.
The definition of  “Available Facility” in Section 1 shall be amended and restated to read:
 
"Available Facility" shall mean at any time, the lesser of (i) $4,000,000, (ii) 5% of the Net Assets of the Fund, (iii) 5% of the market value of the assets of the Fund which are recorded on the Borrower's books and records as belonging to the Fund, which are held by the Custodian and (iv) 33.33 % of the sum of the market value of the following assets of the Fund:  (A) NYSE Securities, (B) AMEX Securities (C) NASDAQ Securities with a market value greater than or equal to $5.00 a share , (D) debt issues of the United States government or any of its agencies, (E) debt issues with a Moody's Investors Service, Inc. rating of no less than BBB, (F) preferred stocks with a Standard & Poor's Rating Service or Moody's Investors Service, Inc. rating of A or higher, in each case which are recorded on the Borrower's books and records as belonging to the Fund, which are held by the Custodian (G) shares of open-end or closed-end regulated investment companies (i.e., mutual funds) and (H) other assets of the Fund which are expressly approved in writing by the Bank in its sole discretion.
 
As a condition to the effectiveness of the Sixth Amendment, the Borrower shall deliver to the Bank a duly and validly executed revolving promissory note (the “Amended Note”) substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto.  The Amended Note shall replace and restate the Note referenced in the Agreement.
 
Except as modified above, all other representations, warranties, covenants, terms, and conditions set forth in the Loan Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.  Capitalized terms used herein shall have the same meanings as defined in the Loan Agreement. By signing below, you hereby certify ad confirm that no Default or Event of Default (as defined in the Loan Agreement) has occurred and is continuing, nor will the execution of this Sixth Amendment cause such a Default or Event of Default to occur .

 
 

 

If the above terms represent our understanding, please indicate your agreement by signing below and returning one copy of the Sixth Amendment along with the promissory note to me.
 
Sincerely,
 
 
Shelly L. Allen
Assistant Vice President
 
Accepted effective as of this 15th day of November, 2010.
 

Borrower: Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc.
 
 
By:     /s/ John W. Thompson

Name:  John W. Thompson          Title:  Chief Executive Officer

 
 

 
 
EXHIBIT A
 
AMENDED PROMISSORY NOTE
 


$4,000,000
Cincinnati, Ohio
 
November 15, 2009

Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation (the "Borrower"), for value received, hereby promises to pay to the order of U.S. BANK N.A. (the "Bank"), or its successors or assigns, on or before November 15, 2010 or such earlier date specified in the Loan Agreement as the Maturity Date (the "Maturity Date"), the principal sum of Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000.00), or such portion thereof as may be outstanding from time to time as a Loan under the hereinafter-described Loan Agreement, together with interest thereon as hereinafter provided.
 
This Amended Note is the "Note" to which reference is made in the Loan Agreement originally dated as of October 1, 2004 with respect to the Thompson Plumb Bond Fund (the "Fund") between the Borrower and the Bank (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified as of even date herewith and from time to time in the future, the "Loan Agreement") and is subject to the terms and conditions thereof, including without limitation the terms thereof providing for acceleration of maturity of the loans made by the Bank to the Borrower under the Loan Agreement and evidenced by this Note (the "Loans").
 
This Note shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to Prime, which interest shall be payable to the Bank (i) monthly, in arrears, commencing on December 1, 2009 and on the first day of each month thereafter, (ii) whenever all or any part of the Loans are due and payable, whether on the Maturity Date, by virtue of a mandatory prepayment, or by reason of demand, acceleration or otherwise (on the amount so due and payable) and (iii) whenever the Borrower repays all of the Loans as a voluntary prepayment.  Interest on this Note shall be computed on the basis of a year consisting of three hundred sixty (360) days but applied to the actual number of days elapsed.
 
As used herein, the term "Prime Rate" shall mean the rate which the Bank announces as its prime lending rate, as in effect from time to time.  The Prime Rate is determined solely by the Bank pursuant to market factors and its own operating needs and does not necessarily represent the lowest or best rate actually charged to any customer.  The Bank may make commercial or other loans at rates of interest at, above or below the Prime Rate.
 
The principal of this Note is subject to mandatory prepayments, as follows:  (i) if the aggregate principal amount of the Loans outstanding exceeds the Available Facility at any time, such excess shall be immediately due and payable and (ii) the principal of this Note shall be due and payable in full on the Maturity Date and, if earlier, the date on which the Loans become due, whether by virtue of demand, acceleration or otherwise.  This Note may be voluntarily prepaid in whole or in part at any time, without premium or penalty; provided, however that each prepayment of principal shall be in an amount equal to, or greater than, $1,000.00 or, if less, the outstanding balance of this Note.

 
If any payment is not made within ten (10) days after the date due, the Borrower shall pay the Bank an amount equal to five percent (5%) of such payment or $50.00, whichever is greater.
 
An "Event of Default" as described in the Loan Agreement shall constitute an Event of Default hereunder.  Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Bank shall have all rights and remedies provided herein, in the Loan Agreement and otherwise available at law or in equity.  At the option of the Bank, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, this Note shall bear interest (computed and adjusted in the same manner, and with the same effect, as interest prior to the occurrence of such Event of Default) payable on demand at a rate equal to three percent (3%) per annum in excess of the otherwise applicable rate.
 
All payments of principal and interest hereunder shall be made in immediately available funds to the Bank at 425 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202, M.L. CN-OH-W6TC, or at such other place as may be designated by the holder hereof to the Borrower in writing.  The Borrower authorizes the Bank to charge any account, in the name of the Fund, or charge or increase any loan balance of the Borrower at the Bank for the amount of any interest or principal payments due to the Bank hereunder.  The Bank is further authorized by the Borrower to enter from time to time the balance of this Note and all payments thereon on the reverse of this Note or in the Bank's regularly maintained data processing records, and the aggregate unpaid amount set forth thereon or therein shall be presumptive evidence of the amount owing to the Bank and unpaid on this Note, absent manifest error.
 
If any term or condition of this Note conflicts with the express terms or conditions of the Loan Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement shall control.  Terms used but not defined herein shall have the same meanings herein as in the Loan Agreement.
 
IMPORTANT:  This Note shall be deemed made in Ohio and shall in all respects be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio, including all matters of construction, validity and performance.
 
Without limitation on the ability of the Bank to initiate and prosecute any action or proceeding in any applicable jurisdiction related to loan repayment, the Borrower and the Bank agree that any action or proceeding commenced by or on behalf of the parties arising out of or relating to this Note shall be commenced and maintained exclusively in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, or any other court of applicable jurisdiction located in Cincinnati, Ohio.  The Borrower and the Bank also agree that a summons and complaint commencing an action or proceeding in any such Ohio courts by or on behalf of such parties shall be properly served and shall confer personal jurisdiction on a party to which said party consents, if (i) served personally or by registered or certified mail to the other party at any of its addresses noted herein, or (ii) as otherwise provided under the laws of the State of Ohio.  The Borrower and the Bank hereby waive all rights to trial by jury in any proceeding arising out of or related to this Note.  The interest rate and all other terms of this Note negotiated with the Borrower are, in part, related to the aforesaid provisions on jurisdiction, which the Bank deems a vital part of this loan arrangement.

 
Presentment for payment, notice of dishonor, protest, demand, notice of protest and all other notices are hereby waived.
 
Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes and empowers any attorney-at-law to appear for Borrower in any action upon or in connection with this Agreement at any time after the Loans and/or other obligations of Borrower evidenced hereby become due, as herein provided, in any court in or of the State of Ohio or elsewhere, and waives the issuance and service of process with respect thereto, and irrevocably authorizes and empowers any such attorney-at-law to confess judgment in favor of Bank against Borrower in the amount due thereon or hereon, plus interest as herein provided, and all costs of collection, and waives and releases all errors in any said proceedings and judgments and all rights of appeal from the judgment rendered.  The Borrower agrees and consents that the attorney confessing judgment on behalf of the Borrower hereunder may also be counsel to the Bank and/or the Bank’s affiliates, and the Borrower hereby further waives any conflict of interest which might otherwise arise and consents to the Bank paying such confessing attorney a legal fee or allowing such attorneys’ fees to be paid from proceeds of collection of this Agreement and/or any and all collateral and security for the Loans and obligations.
 
WARNING--BY SIGNING THIS PAPER YOU GIVE UP YOUR RIGHT TO NOTICE AND COURT TRIAL.  IF YOU DO NOT PAY ON TIME A COURT JUDGMENT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU WITHOUT YOUR PRIOR KNOWLEDGE AND THE POWERS OF A COURT CAN BE USED TO COLLECT FROM YOU REGARDLESS OF ANY CLAIMS YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST THE BANK.
 

Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc.


By: /s/ John W. Thompson

Name:  John W. Thompson

Title:  Chief Executive Officer

 
 

 


October 5, 2009


Mr. John W. Thompson
Chief Executive Officer
Thompson Plumb Funds
1200 John Q. Hammons Drive, 5 th Floor
Madison, Wisconsin 53717


Re:
The LOAN AGREEMENT, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified hereby and from time to time in the future (the "Agreement"), originally dated as of April 25, 2008, by and between Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc. , for the benefit of the Thompson Plumb MidCap Fund (the "Borrower"), and U.S. BANK, N.A. (the “Bank”).
 
Dear Mr. Thompson:
 
This letter (the “Second Amendment”) when duly and validly executed by the Borrower shall amend the above referenced Agreement, effective as of November 15, 2009, such that:
 
 
1.
The Maturity Date in Section 1 shall be defined as November 15, 2010.
 
 
2.
The definition of “Available Facility” in Section 1 shall be amended and restated to read:
 
"Available Facility" shall mean at any time, the lesser of (i) $500,000, (ii) 5% of the Net Assets of the Fund, (iii) 5% of the market value of the assets of the Fund which are recorded on the Borrower's books and records as belonging to the Fund, which are held by the Custodian and (iv) 33.33% of the sum of the market value of the following assets of the Fund:  (A) NYSE Securities, (B) AMEX Securities (C) NASDAQ Securities with a market value greater than or equal to $5.00 a share, (D) debt issues of the United States government or any of its agencies, (E) debt issues with a Moody's Investors Service, Inc. rating of no less than BBB, (F) preferred stocks with a Standard & Poor's Rating Service or Moody's Investors Service, Inc. rating of A or higher, in each case which are recorded on the Borrower's books and records as belonging to the Fund, which are held by the Custodian (G) shares of open-end or closed-end regulated investment companies (i.e., mutual funds) and (H) other assets of the Fund which are expressly approved in writing by the Bank in its sole discretion.
 
As a condition to the effectiveness of the Second Amendment, the Borrower shall deliver to the Bank a duly and validly executed revolving promissory note (the “Amended Note”) substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto.  The Amended Note shall replace and restate the Note referenced in the Agreement.
 
Except as modified above, all other representations, warranties, covenants, terms, and conditions set forth in the Loan Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.  Capitalized terms used herein shall have the same meanings as defined in the Loan Agreement. By signing below, you hereby certify ad confirm that no Default or Event of Default (as defined in the Loan Agreement) has occurred and is continuing, nor will the execution of this Second Amendment cause such a Default or Event of Default to occur.
 

 
 

 

If the above terms represent our understanding, please indicate your agreement by signing below and returning one copy of the Second Amendment along with the promissory note to me.
 
Sincerely,
 
 
 
Shelly L. Allen
Assistant Vice President
 
Accepted effective as of this 15th day of November, 2009.
 
 
Borrower: Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc.
 
 
By:     /s/ John W. Thompson
 
Name:  John W. Thompson         Title:  Chief Executive Officer
 


 
 

 


EXHIBIT A
 
AMENDED PROMISSORY NOTE
 


$500,000
Cincinnati, Ohio
 
November 15, 2009

Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation (the "Borrower"), for value received, hereby promises to pay to the order of U.S. BANK N.A. (the "Bank"), or its successors or assigns, on or before November 15, 2010 or such earlier date specified in the Loan Agreement as the Maturity Date (the "Maturity Date"), the principal sum of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00), or such portion thereof as may be outstanding from time to time as a Loan under the hereinafter-described Loan Agreement, together with interest thereon as hereinafter provided.
 
This Amended Note is the "Note" to which reference is made in the Loan Agreement originally dated as of April 25, 2008 with respect to the Thompson Plumb MidCap Fund (the "Fund") between the Borrower and the Bank (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified as of even date herewith and from time to time in the future, the "Loan Agreement") and is subject to the terms and conditions thereof, including without limitation the terms thereof providing for acceleration of maturity of the loans made by the Bank to the Borrower under the Loan Agreement and evidenced by this Note (the "Loans").
 
This Note shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to Prime, which interest shall be payable to the Bank (i) monthly, in arrears, commencing on December 1, 2009 and on the first day of each month thereafter, (ii) whenever all or any part of the Loans are due and payable, whether on the Maturity Date, by virtue of a mandatory prepayment, or by reason of demand, acceleration or otherwise (on the amount so due and payable) and (iii) whenever the Borrower repays all of the Loans as a voluntary prepayment.  Interest on this Note shall be computed on the basis of a year consisting of three hundred sixty (360) days but applied to the actual number of days elapsed.
 
As used herein, the term "Prime Rate" shall mean the rate which the Bank announces as its prime lending rate, as in effect from time to time.  The Prime Rate is determined solely by the Bank pursuant to market factors and its own operating needs and does not necessarily represent the lowest or best rate actually charged to any customer.  The Bank may make commercial or other loans at rates of interest at, above or below the Prime Rate.
 
The principal of this Note is subject to mandatory prepayments, as follows:  (i) if the aggregate principal amount of the Loans outstanding exceeds the Available Facility at any time, such excess shall be immediately due and payable and (ii) the principal of this Note shall be due and payable in full on the Maturity Date and, if earlier, the date on which the Loans become due, whether by virtue of demand, acceleration or otherwise.  This Note may be voluntarily prepaid in whole or in part at any time, without premium or penalty; provided, however that each prepayment of principal shall be in an amount equal to, or greater than, $1,000.00 or, if less, the outstanding balance of this Note.

 
If any payment is not made within ten (10) days after the date due, the Borrower shall pay the Bank an amount equal to five percent (5%) of such payment or $50.00, whichever is greater.
 
An "Event of Default" as described in the Loan Agreement shall constitute an Event of Default hereunder.  Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Bank shall have all rights and remedies provided herein, in the Loan Agreement and otherwise available at law or in equity.  At the option of the Bank, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, this Note shall bear interest (computed and adjusted in the same manner, and with the same effect, as interest prior to the occurrence of such Event of Default) payable on demand at a rate equal to three percent (3%) per annum in excess of the otherwise applicable rate.
 
All payments of principal and interest hereunder shall be made in immediately available funds to the Bank at 425 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202, M.L. CN-OH-W6TC, or at such other place as may be designated by the holder hereof to the Borrower in writing.  The Borrower authorizes the Bank to charge any account, in the name of the Fund, or charge or increase any loan balance of the Borrower at the Bank for the amount of any interest or principal payments due to the Bank hereunder.  The Bank is further authorized by the Borrower to enter from time to time the balance of this Note and all payments thereon on the reverse of this Note or in the Bank's regularly maintained data processing records, and the aggregate unpaid amount set forth thereon or therein shall be presumptive evidence of the amount owing to the Bank and unpaid on this Note, absent manifest error.
 
If any term or condition of this Note conflicts with the express terms or conditions of the Loan Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement shall control.  Terms used but not defined herein shall have the same meanings herein as in the Loan Agreement.
 
IMPORTANT:  This Note shall be deemed made in Ohio and shall in all respects be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio, including all matters of construction, validity and performance.
 
Without limitation on the ability of the Bank to initiate and prosecute any action or proceeding in any applicable jurisdiction related to loan repayment, the Borrower and the Bank agree that any action or proceeding commenced by or on behalf of the parties arising out of or relating to this Note shall be commenced and maintained exclusively in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, or any other court of applicable jurisdiction located in Cincinnati, Ohio.  The Borrower and the Bank also agree that a summons and complaint commencing an action or proceeding in any such Ohio courts by or on behalf of such parties shall be properly served and shall confer personal jurisdiction on a party to which said party consents, if (i) served personally or by registered or certified mail to the other party at any of its addresses noted herein, or (ii) as otherwise provided under the laws of the State of Ohio.  The Borrower and the Bank hereby waive all rights to trial by jury in any proceeding arising out of or related to this Note.  The interest rate and all other terms of this Note negotiated with the Borrower are, in part, related to the aforesaid provisions on jurisdiction, which the Bank deems a vital part of this loan arrangement.

 
Presentment for payment, notice of dishonor, protest, demand, notice of protest and all other notices are hereby waived.
 
Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes and empowers any attorney-at-law to appear for Borrower in any action upon or in connection with this Agreement at any time after the Loans and/or other obligations of Borrower evidenced hereby become due, as herein provided, in any court in or of the State of Ohio or elsewhere, and waives the issuance and service of process with respect thereto, and irrevocably authorizes and empowers any such attorney-at-law to confess judgment in favor of Bank against Borrower in the amount due thereon or hereon, plus interest as herein provided, and all costs of collection, and waives and releases all errors in any said proceedings and judgments and all rights of appeal from the judgment rendered.  The Borrower agrees and consents that the attorney confessing judgment on behalf of the Borrower hereunder may also be counsel to the Bank and/or the Bank’s affiliates, and the Borrower hereby further waives any conflict of interest which might otherwise arise and consents to the Bank paying such confessing attorney a legal fee or allowing such attorneys’ fees to be paid from proceeds of collection of this Agreement and/or any and all collateral and security for the Loans and obligations.
 
WARNING--BY SIGNING THIS PAPER YOU GIVE UP YOUR RIGHT TO NOTICE AND COURT TRIAL.  IF YOU DO NOT PAY ON TIME A COURT JUDGMENT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU WITHOUT YOUR PRIOR KNOWLEDGE AND THE POWERS OF A COURT CAN BE USED TO COLLECT FROM YOU REGARDLESS OF ANY CLAIMS YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST THE BANK.
 

Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc.


By: /s/ John W. Thompson

Name:  John W. Thompson

Title:  Chief Executive Officer

 
 

 



Thompson Investment Management, Inc.
1200 John Q. Hammons Drive
Madison, Wisconsin 53717
 
November 10, 2009
 
Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc.
1200 John Q. Hammons Drive
Madison, Wisconsin 53717
Attn:  Board of Directors

Re:       Expense Reimbursement and Fee Waiver Commitment

Ladies and Gentlemen:
 
This is to confirm the commitment of Thompson Investment Management , Inc. , as investment adviser to the Thompson Plumb Growth Fund, to waive fees a nd/or reimburse ex­penses from December 1, 2009 through March 31, 20 11 so that the annual operating expenses of the Growth Fund do not exceed 1 . 4 0% of average daily net assets.
 

 
Very truly yours,

Thompson Investment Management, Inc.


By:   /s/ John W. Thompson

Title:   President            
 
 

 





Thompson Investment Management, Inc.
1200 John Q. Hammons Drive
Madison, Wisconsin 53717
 
October 27, 2009
 
Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc.
1200 John Q. Hammons Drive
Madison, Wisconsin 53717
Attn:  Board of Directors

Re:    Expense Reimbursement and Fee Waiver Commitment
 
Ladies and Gentlemen:
 
This is to confirm the commitment of Thompson Investment Management , Inc. , as investment adviser to the Thompson Plumb Bond Fund, to waive fees a nd/or reimburse ex­penses from April 1, 2010 through March 31, 20 11 so that the annual operating expenses of the Bond Fund do not exceed 0.80 % of average daily net assets.
 
 
 
Very truly yours,

Thompson Investment Management, Inc.


By:   /s/ John W. Thompson

Title:   President                        
 
 

 



 
Thompson Investment Management, Inc.
1200 John Q. Hammons Drive
Madison, Wisconsin 53717
 
October 27, 2009
 
Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc.
1200 John Q. Hammons Drive
Madison, Wisconsin 53717
Attn:  Board of Directors

            Re:         Expense Reimbursement and Fee Waiver Commitment
 
Ladies and Gentlemen:
 
This is to confirm the commitment of Thompson Investment Management , Inc. , as investment adviser to the Thompson Plumb MidCap Fund, to waive fees a nd/or reimburse ex­penses from April 1, 2010 through March 31, 20 11 so that the annual operating expenses of the MidCap Fund do not exceed 1 . 3 0% of average daily net assets.
 
 
 
Very truly yours,

Thompson Investment Management, Inc.


By:     /s/ John W. Thompson

Title:   President                              
 
 

 



THOMPSON PLUMB FUNDS, INC.
FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE
SERVICES AGREEMENT


THIS FIRST AMENDMENT dated as of the 30 th day of July, 2009, to the Services Agreement dated as of November 18, 2008 (the "Agreement"), is entered into by and between Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc. , a Wisconsin corporation (the "Corporation") and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC , a Wisconsin limited liability company ("USBFS").

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the parties have entered into an Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the Corporation and USBFS desire to amend the fees of the Agreement; and

WHEREAS, Section 11 of the Agreement allows for its amendment by a written instrument executed by both parties.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

Exhibit B is hereby superseded and replaced in its entirety with Exhibit B attached hereto.

Except to the extent amended hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have caused this First Amendment to be executed by a duly authorized officer on one or more counterparts as of the date and year first written above.


THOMPSON FUNDS, INC.
U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC
   
   
By: /s/ John W. Thompson      
By: /s/ Michael R. McVoy      
   
Name: John W. Thompson
Name:  Michael R. McVoy
   
Title: President & Chief Executive Officer
Title:    Executive Vice President

 
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Exhibit B to the Services
Agreement - Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc.

Fee Schedule at July, 2009
 

 
 
FIN 48 Services
 
 
·
$45,000 for the initial report created for the period ending November 30, 2008
 
·
$7,500 annually, billed each November 30 th , beginning in 2009

 
 
 
 
 
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