EX-99.28.P.12 7 fp0031333_ex9928p12.htm

Marshfield Associates

Bushido Capital Partners LLC

Yogi LLC

 

CODE OF ETHICS AND INSIDER TRADING

As of June 2017

 

I. BACKGROUND:

 

The entities listed above (separately the “Adviser,” together the “Advisers”) are investment advisers registered under the Investment Adviser Act of 1940, as amended. In such capacity, the Advisers act in a fiduciary capacity to their clients, offering services related to the management of assets. To assist us in the delivery of these services, the Advisers employ certain procedures, systems and established practices such as those outlined below. Employees must demonstrate honesty and fairness in all dealings and must not take inappropriate advantage of the position that is provided as an employee of an Adviser or inappropriate actions that are contrary to Federal Securities Law.

 

This Code of Ethics (the “Code”) has been adopted by the Advisers pursuant to Section 204A of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and Rule 204A-1 thereunder, and Section 17(j) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and Rule 17j-1 thereunder, (1) to set forth standards of conduct (including compliance with the federal securities laws); (2) to require reporting of personal securities transactions, including transactions in mutual funds advised by the Adviser; and (3) to require prompt reporting of violations of this Code as of the date listed above, and applies to all principals, officers, members, shareholders, employees and consultants who are Access Persons of the Advisers and any affiliated company. The Code covers personal securities transactions by principals, officers, members, shareholders, employees consultants who are deemed Access Persons and members of their Immediate Family who share in the same household.. Each person subject to this Code will be expected to come into compliance with it within thirty (30) days of their signature of acknowledgement on Appendix A (Code of Ethics, Initial Acknowledgement and Certification).

 

These procedures are intended to provide specific rules of behavior regarding the manner by which employees of the Advisers may engage in trading of securities. The objective is to insure that all investment opportunities are directed to our clients and not appropriated (whether intentionally or inadvertently) by employees of the Advisers. This Code will also be made part of each Adviser’s form ADV Part II, which, on an annual basis or as requested, will be made available to clients of each Adviser.

 

II. POLICY:

 

A.Definitions:

 

1)Affiliated Company: The Adviser and any additional entities tied to the Adviser through ownership, contract, operating agreement or other form of defined business relationship.

 

2)Access Person: An Access Person includes all (a) officers, principals, members and shareholders of the Adviser, and (b) employees or consultants of the Adviser who have access to non-public information regarding portfolio holdings of clients or regarding clients’ purchases or sales of securities; are involved in making securities recommendations to clients or have access to such recommendations that are non-public, or have access to non-public information regarding the portfolio holdings of affiliated mutual funds. Thus all employees are considered Access Persons.

 

 

3)Beneficial Ownership: Beneficial Ownership is interpreted in this Code in the same manner as it would be in determining whether a person is subject to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), except that the determination of such ownership applies to all securities. You should generally consider yourself the “beneficial owner” of any securities in which you have a direct or indirect pecuniary interest.

 

The term pecuniary interest under the Exchange Act is generally understood to mean having the opportunity to share, directly or indirectly, in any profit or loss on a transaction in securities. The following are examples of a pecuniary interest in securities:

 

a.Securities held by any member of your immediate family sharing the same household; however this presumption may be rebutted by convincing evidence that profits derived from transactions in these securities will not provide you with any financial benefit.

 

b.Your interest as a general partner in securities held by a general or limited partnership

 

c.Your interest as a manager-member in the securities held by a limited liability company.

 

You do NOT have a pecuniary interest in securities held by a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or any other entity in which you hold an equity interest unless you are a controlling shareholder or you have or share investment control over the securities held by the entity.

 

The following circumstances constitute a beneficial ownership in a trust:

 

a.Your ownership of securities as a trustee where either you or members of your immediate family sharing the same household have a vested interest in the principal or income of the trust.

 

b.Your ownership of a vested interest in a trust.

 

c.Your status as a settler of a trust, unless the consent of all the beneficiaries is required for you to revoke the trust.

 

4)Client Security: A security that is held in an Adviser’s managed client portfolios.

 

5)Chief Compliance Officer (CCO): An employee designated by the Adviser to monitor and enforce compliance with these procedures and all applicable laws.

 

6)Employees: An ‘Employee’ or ‘employee’ includes all employees of the Adviser, except those who are hired on a temporary basis with restricted access.

 

 

7)Immediate Family: Any child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, step-parent, grandparent, spouse, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter- in-law, brother-in-law or sister-in-law and includes step and adoptive relationships.

 

8)Investment Decision: The deliberation and subsequent execution of a purchase or sale of a security by an investment professional on behalf of clients of the Adviser.

 

9)Key Employee: A Key Employee includes (a) officers, principals, members or shareholders of the Advisers and (b) employees of the Advisers who play a significant role in research or marketing, are involved in making securities recommendations to clients, or recommend the Adviser or the Advisers’ products to potential clients or Financial Advisors. Key Employees are subject to special trading restrictions under Section D(7) of this Policy. Refer to Appendix G for a complete list of Key Employees for each Adviser.

 

10)Marshfield Core Product: The Marshfield Core Product is its value equity management offered through separate custodial client accounts.

 

11)The Product: Affiliated Funds managed by Bushido Capital Partners and Yogi Advisors

 

12)Personal Account:

 

a)An Access Persons own portfolio or security holdings;
b)A portfolio in which an Access Person has a beneficial ownership and can influence investment decisions (see definition of beneficial ownership, above);
c)A portfolio or security holding of an Immediate Family member of an Access Person’s household; or an account over which an Access Person exercises investment discretion in a capacity other than as an Employee.

 

13)Pre-Clearance Committee: Means those Employee(s) designated by management to pre-clear personal securities transactions.

 

14)Reportable Securities: Are all securities, with the EXCEPTION of the following transaction and holdings (“exempt securities") :

 

a)Direct obligations of the Government of the United States, its states and/or municipalities
b)Money Market Instruments – bankers’ acceptance, bank certificates of deposit, commercial paper, repurchase agreements and other high quality short-term debt instruments.
c)Shares of Money Market Funds
d)Shares of other types of mutual funds or variable annuities, unless the Adviser or an affiliated company acts as the investment adviser or principal underwriter for the fund.
e)Actions pursuant to an automatic investment plan
f)Securities held in accounts over which the supervised person has no direct or indirect influence or control

 

 

B:Compliance with Laws and Regulations:

 

It is unlawful for any affiliated person of or principal underwriter for a Mutual Fund, or any affiliated person of an investment adviser of or principal underwriter for a Mutual Fund, in connection with the purchase or sale, directly or indirectly, by the person of a security held or to be acquired by the Mutual Fund:

 

1.To employ any device, scheme or artifice to defraud the Mutual Fund;

 

2.To make any untrue statement of a material fact to the Mutual Fund or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made to the Mutual Fund, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading;

 

3.To engage in any act, practice or course of business that operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit on the Mutual Fund; or

 

4.To engage in any manipulative practice with respect to the Mutual Fund.

 

C:Reporting Requirements of Persons Subject to the Code:

 

1)It is the responsibility of each person subject to the Code to ensure that a particular securities transaction being considered for his/her Personal Account is not subject to a restriction contained in this Code or otherwise prohibited by any applicable laws. Personal securities transactions may be effected only in accordance with the provisions of this Code. Every person subject to the Code must give priority to the interest of the Advisers’ clients over his or her own interest in making a personal investment.

 

2)No person subject to the Code may knowingly buy, sell or dispose in any manner, including by gift, a personal securities investment that would cause, or appear to cause, a conflict with the interest of the Advisers’ client.

 

3)No person subject to the Code will use the influence of his or her position to obtain a personal trading advantage.

 

4)No person subject to the Code may knowingly execute a transaction involving a Client Security without complying with the “Pre-Clearance of Investments” provision in the Procedures Section of the Code.

 

5)In order to enable the Adviser to determine compliance with the Code, every Key Employee is required to maintain their security holdings at a firm designated custodian where Marshfield maintain client’s separately managed accounts. Fidelity and RBC are currently the required custodians. All accounts held at Marshfield custodian(s) of choice, will undergo periodic spot-check, quarterly, and annual monitor by the CCO. Key Employee who refuses to maintain accounts with the Advisers’ custodian(s) of choice will be considered to be in violation of the Advisers’ policy, unless prior approval has been obtained from the CCO. Exceptions will be granted for accounts that hold exempt securities or the Key Employee does not have trading discretion.

 

6)The following reports of Personal Accounts will be required of all Access Persons:

 

 

a.Duplicate Copies of Broker’s Confirmations and Account Statements. All Access Persons are required to direct their brokers or custodians or any persons managing the Access Person’s Personal Account to supply the CCO with (i)duplicate copies of one of the following: (1) trade confirmation, (2) monthly transaction report or (3) monthly account statement within 30 days after the end of the close of the calendar quarter and (ii) the Access Person must submit annual account statements within 45 days of year end. An Access Person shall not be required to submit trade confirmations, monthly transaction reports or monthly account statements, or an annual holdings report for any Personal Account that meets the criteria for Exempt Security. The transactions and holdings reported will be reviewed and compared against client transactions. All Access Person are allowed to maintain security holdings at the Advisers’ custodian(s) of choice upon written notification to CCO. Once the account is maintained with the Advisers’ custodian(s) of choice, the CCO will continue to monitor the accounts as previously mentioned. Access Person who maintains accounts at the Advisers’ custodian(s) of choice must file an Annual Holdings Reports. Each Access Person has an affirmative obligation to notify the CCO promptly if the Access Person opens any new account with a broker or custodian or moves an existing account to a different broker or custodian.

 

b.Disclosure of Securities Holdings and Business Activities.
1.Initial Holdings Report. Each Access Person must provide an initial holdings report which includes the following information within ten (10) days of becoming an Access Person which information must be current as of a date no more than 45 days of becoming an Access Person:
The title, type of security, the exchange ticker symbol or CUSIP number (as applicable), number of shares and principal amount of each Covered Security in which the Access Person had any direct or indirect beneficial ownership;
The name of any broker, dealer or bank with whom the Access Person maintains an account in which any securities are held for the direct or indirect benefit of the Access Person; and
oThe date that the report is submitted by the Access Person.

 

2.Quarterly Transaction Reports. An Access Person need not make a quarterly transaction report if the report would duplicate information contained in broker trade confirmations or account statements so long as the confirmations or account statements are received by the Compliance Officer no later than thirty (30) days after the end of the applicable quarter. No later than 30 days after the end of a calendar quarter, the following information must be provided:

 

A.With respect to any transaction during the quarter in a Covered Security in which the Access Person had any direct or indirect beneficial ownership:

 

The date of the transaction, the title, the interest rate and maturity date (if applicable), the number of shares and the principal amount of each Covered Security involved;

 

 

The nature of the transaction (i.e., purchase, sale or any other type of acquisition or disposition);
The price of the Covered Security at which the transaction was effected;
The name of the broker, dealer or bank with or through which the transaction was effected; and
The date that the report is submitted by the Access Person.

 

B.With respect to any account established by the Access Person in which any securities were held during the quarter for the direct or indirect benefit of the Access Person:
The name of the broker, dealer or bank where the account is held;
The date the account was established; and
The date that the report is submitted by the Access Person.

 

C.Annual Holdings Reports. Each Access Person shall submit the information required above in Section 6 (b) (1) within 45 days of year end. The information must be current as of a date no more than 45 days before the report is submitted.

 

c.Preferential Treatment, Gifts and Entertainment: No employee shall seek or accept favors, preferential treatment or any other personal benefit because of his or her association with the Advisers, except those usual and normal benefits directly provided by the Adviser. No employee shall accept or offer any entertainment, gift or other personal benefit that may create or appears to create a conflict between the interests of such person and the Advisers. Employees are prohibited from receiving any gift or other personal benefit of more than de minimis value from any person or entity that does business with or on behalf of the Advisers. In addition, Employees are prohibited from giving or offering any gift or other personal benefit of more than a de minimis value to any person or entity who is an existing or prospective client or any person that does business with or on behalf of the Adviser and shall be absolutely prohibited from giving or offering any gift or other personal benefit to any client or prospective client that is a governmental entity or official thereof or official of any governmental entity investment, retirement or pension fund. For purposes of this Code, de minimis is defined as reasonable and customary business entertainment, such as an occasional dinner, a ticket to a sporting event or the theater, or comparable entertainment which is neither so frequent nor so extensive as to raise any question of propriety. Any questions regarding the receipt of any gift or other personal benefit should be directed to the Chief Compliance Officer. A gift log will be kept by the Advisers.

 

d.Section 17(e)(1) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 prohibits a registered investment company and its affiliated persons, including the personnel of the mutual fund’s investment adviser, from accepting any compensation for the purchase or sale of property to or for the fund unless the compensation is: (1) regular salary from the fund; or (2) compensation for serving as an underwriter or broker to the fund. To help avoid any potential conflicts of interest, employees of the Adviser are prohibited from accepting, or giving, any gifts in excess of $100, per year, to/from brokers who trade for the Marshfield mutual fund or brokers who are seeking to trade for the Marshfield mutual fund.

 

 

D.Procedures

 

1.Pre-Clearance Requirements:

 

All persons subject to the Code are LIMITED to the purchase and sale of the securities in Marshfield Core Product in accounts managed by the Advisors and held at a firm designated custodian. Persons subject to the code must obtain the prior written approval of the Pre-Clearance Committee before engaging in any transaction in Reportable Securities, including gifting securities, in his or her Personal Accounts, except for those transactions exempt under subsection 3, below. A member of the Pre-Clearance Committee (who may have no personal interest in the subject transaction) may approve the transaction if the Pre-Clearance Committee concludes that the transaction would comply with the provisions of this Code and is not likely to have any adverse economic impact on a client. The Pre- Clearance Committee may consult with the CCO on any pre-clearance request. A request for Pre-Clearance must be made by emailing the Pre-Clearance Committee in advance of the contemplated transaction. Any request for Pre-Clearance made by a member of the Pre-Clearance Committee regarding his/her Personal Accounts will be made to a non-interested member of the Pre-Clearance Committee and/or the CCO.

 

Initial Public Offerings, Private Placements and Investment Opportunities of Limited Availability. Are allowed under Rule 204A-1, but Pre-Clearance of these transactions must be obtained.

 

2.Prohibited Transactions:

 

The following transactions are prohibited by Access Persons (please note that Key Employees are subject to separate trading restrictions outlined in subsection 7, below):

 

(a)Trading after completion of client’s transaction: No Access Person may execute a personal securities transaction until the following trading day after the “buy” or “sell” order that is the result of a new investment decision being made for a blocked client trade. For purposes of this policy, trades in new accounts, trades in terminating accounts, or trades made to rebalance an existing account as a result of a new inflow of funds do not count as an order that is the result of a “new investment decision,” and as such are exempt from this prohibition except to the extent that any such trade might be expected to affect the market. In addition, in certain limited circumstances, a personal trade may be aggregated with client trades at the initiative of the Trading Team in accordance with the Aggregation and Allocation Policy.
(b)Short Sales. No Access Person shall engage in any short sales of a security if, at the time of the transaction, any client account has a long position in such security. Short sales against-the-box in securities held by a client are permitted except not until the next trading day after a client account trades in the same security.

 

 

3.Exceptions to Pre-Clearance requirements:

 

The following securities transactions are exempt from the provisions of the Pre- Clearance requirements.

 

(a)Transactions in securities which are not eligible for purchase or sale by any client of the Advisers, and the value of which is not based upon, related to or determined by reference to any security which is eligible for purchase or sale by any client of the Advisers;
(b)Purchases or sales of securities with respect to which an Access Person has (or by reason of such transaction would have) no beneficial ownership;
(c)Purchases or sales that are non-volitional on the part of the Access Person such as purchases that are made pursuant to a dividend reinvestment plan;
(d)Purchases effected upon the exercise of rights issued by an issuer pro rata to all holders of a class of the issuer’s securities, to the extent such rights were acquired from such issuer, and sales of such rights so acquired;
(e)Transactions in, and holdings of, exempt securities; and
(f)Transactions effected in, and the holdings of, any account over which the Access Person has no direct or indirect influence or control (i.e., blind trust, discretionary account or trust managed by a third party).
(g)Non-discretionary trades of the securities in Marshfield Core Product or affiliated products in accounts managed by the Advisors and held at a firm designated custodian pursuant to investment in or sale of such product.

 

4.Pre-Clearance Procedures:

 

The following steps should be taken for any transaction requiring Pre-Clearance:

 

(a)Send a notification email to the “Preclearance” email group, listing the security you wish to purchase/sell.
(b)You will receive a notification from the Pre-Clearance Committee stating whether or not your transaction has been approved, and the terms of any such approval. The Pre-Clearance Committee will endeavor to approve or deny transactions within 48 hours of any pre-clearance request, but factors (such as research, etc.) may prevent such timing in certain circumstances. Any questions at this time may be addressed to Compliance.
(c)If the transaction is for a Marshfield Account, notification will be sent from the Pre-Clearance Committee to the Trading Team that the transaction has been approved, and Trading may commence with the transaction, subject to any blackouts.
(d)Please note that approval from the Pre-Clearance group may still be subject to the next trading day blackout from the Trading Team, depending on the status of client trades. Any such blackout will be communicated to the Access Person requesting pre-clearance, to allow them to re-evaluate their investment decision.

 

 

5.Evaluation of request for Pre-Clearance:

 

The Pre-Clearance Committee will evaluate a request for Pre-Clearance, with the assistance of the CCO and Trading where necessary, and consider whether the transaction would have an adverse economic impact on advisers’ clients, or violate any provisions of the Code. It is expected that in making such determination, the Pre-Clearance Committee and CCO may consider the following information:

 

(a)Previously submitted requests for Pre-Clearance of personal trades;
(b)Information from the portfolio managers regarding Client Securities under consideration for purchase or sale by an Adviser’s clients;
(c)Information regarding the average trading volume of the Client Security and the potential impact of the request; and
(d)Other appropriate sources.

 

Trades may be approved or denied by the Pre-Clearance Committee in their complete discretion.

 

6.Time for which a transaction is approved:

 

Authorized trades may be executed within 48 hours from which the approval for that transaction is given. If the transaction is not completed within the 48 hours, the Access Person must again obtain Pre-Clearance for the transaction on each day that the Access Person would like to effect the transaction.

 

7.Special Policy for Key Employees

 

(a)The Key Employees of Marshfield shall buy for themselves what they buy for their clients, subject to the same price constraints as apply to client accounts.
(b)Key Employee of Bushido and Yogi shall become shareholders or limited partners of the Product, subject to the constraints outlined in the prospectus or the offering documents.
(c)All Key Employee will hold a meaningful position in each Client Security, and/or Product.
(d)Direct investment in non-Marshfield Core Product publicly traded stocks is not permitted, except where investments are made in privately-held vehicles or in the Products that might themselves invest in such securities as part of their strategy.

 

Exceptions are made in extremely limited circumstances which are subject to approval by a majority of principals (e.g. inheritance, ownership of a private investment that might itself own publicly traded securities)

 

It is the policy of the Advisers that the Key Employees of each Adviser will invest in-concert with the Advisers’ clients and hold a meaningful position in securities bought or sold for Marshfield clients or products offered by the Advisers. As such, at no time shall Key Employee hold publicly traded equity securities in their personal accounts that are NOT held by the clients of Marshfield. All purchases and sales of equity securities in a Key Employee’s personal account shall take place the following trading day after transactions for Marshfield clients are completed, if the order is the result of a new investment decision being made for a blocked client trade. Otherwise, Key Employee trades will be executed the same day after client transactions are completed or aggregated with client transactions as the situation warrants.

 

 

Exceptions. Exceptions to this policy may be made under certain limited circumstances. Any exceptions must be reviewed and approved by a majority of the other Shareholders of the Advisers who are subject to this policy. After approving an exception, such approval should be communicated to the CCO.

 

Halt in Trading. In certain limited circumstances, a Key Employee may halt trading in the Advisers’ products for a pre-determined period of time. Requests for a halt in trading must be made, in writing, to the CCO of the Advisers. A request must include a discussion of the circumstances warranting a halt, the date upon which such halt is requested to begin, and the time period for which such halt will apply. Such requests will be reviewed and approved or disapproved by the CCO, in consultation with Chris Niemczewski, within 24 hours of the request. Approval shall be based on a factual determination of need. Examples of circumstances where such approval may be granted include, but are not limited to, serious illness or death of a Key Employee or member of their immediate family, purchase of a home or other large asset, payment of college or school tuition, or other such need for a Key Employee to defer a large amount of assets. Once a halt has been approved, the CCO will communicate such circumstance, and the details of the exception, to the Pre-Clearance Committee.

 

8.Confidentiality.

 

All information submitted to the Advisers’ Compliance Department pursuant to this Code of Ethics will be treated as confidential information. It may, however, be made available to governmental and securities industry self-regulatory agencies with regulatory authority over the Advisers as well as to the Advisers’ auditors and legal advisors, if appropriate.

 

9.Other Restrictions.

 

Service on boards. Employees are prohibited from serving on any board of directors of any publicly traded company without prior written authorization from Christopher Niemczewski. Authorization will be based upon a determination that the board service would not be inconsistent with the interest of any client. Employees are prohibited from serving on the board of a company that is a portfolio holding of the affiliates. Non-employee Access Persons must disclose if they serve on the board of directors of any publicly traded company.

 

Outside Business Activities. Employees are prohibited from conducting an outside business activity without prior approval from the CCO and Christopher Niemczewski.

 

The restrictions listed above do not apply to services with any not-for-profit corporation or organization.

 

 

III. OVERSIGHT OF CODE OF ETHICS

 

Acknowledgment and Certifications.

 

1.All Access Persons will be provided with a copy of the Code and must initially certify in writing to the CCO on one or more forms that they have: a) received a copy of the Code; b) read and understand all provisions of the Code; c) agreed to abide by the Code, and d) reported all account holdings as required by the Code.

 

2.All Access Persons shall receive any amendments to the Code and must certify to the CCO in writing that they have: a) received a copy of the amendment; b) read and understood the amendment, and c) agreed to abide by the Code as amended.

 

3.3.All Access Persons must annually certify in writing to the CCO on one or more forms that they have: a) read and understood all provisions of the Code; b) complied with all requirements of the Code, and c) submitted all holdings and transaction reports required by the Code and d) reviewed the Code and its requirements with all Immediate Family members who share in the same household and are subject to the Code.

 

In addition, any situation which may involve a conflict of interest or other possible violation of this Code of Ethics must be promptly reported to the CCO who must report to Christopher Niemczewski.

 

B.Review of Transactions. Each Access Persons’ transactions in his/her Personal Account will be reviewed by the CCO (the CCO’s transactions will be reviewed by Kim Vinick) on a regular basis and compared to transactions entered into by the Advisers for clients. Any transactions that are believed to be a violation of this Code of Ethics will be reported promptly to the CCO who must report to Christopher Niemczewski. Any transactions in the CCO’s personal account that are in violation of this Code of Ethics will be reported promptly to Christopher Niemczewski.

 

C.Sanctions. Christopher Niemczewski, with advice of legal counsel, at his discretion, shall consider reports made to him and upon determining that a violation of this Code of Ethics has occurred, may impose such sanctions or remedial action as he deems appropriate or to the extent required by law. These sanctions may include, among other things, disgorgement of profits, suspension or termination of employment with the Adviser(s), or criminal or civil penalties.

 

D.Authority to Exempt Transactions. The CCO has the authority to exempt any Access Person or any personal securities transaction of an Access Person from any or all of the provisions of this Code of Ethics if the CCO determines that such exemption would not be against the interests of any client. The CCO shall prepare and file a written memorandum of any exemption granted, describing the circumstances and reasons for the exemption.

 

E.Annual Report. On an annual basis, the Advisers’ Chief Compliance Officer shall prepare a written report describing any issues arising under the Code of Ethics, including information about any material violations of the Code of Ethics or its underlying procedures and any sanctions imposed due to such violations and submit the information to each registered fund client’s Chief Compliance Officer for review by the registered fund client’s Board of Trustees.

 

 

On an annual basis, the Advisers’ Chief Compliance Officer shall certify to the Board of Trustees of each registered fund client that the Advisers has adopted procedures reasonably necessary to prevent its access persons from violating the Code of Ethics.

 

F.Reporting Obligations. All persons subject to the Code have an obligation to promptly notify the CCO or such other person as indicated in the Code in the event he or she knows or has reason to believe that he or she or any other persons subject to the Code have violated any provision of this Code. If an individual knows or has reason to believe that the CCO has violated any provision of the Code that person must promptly notify Chris Niemczewski and is not required to notify the CCO.

 

The Adviser encourages self-reporting, but also allows for confidential, anonymous reporting of known or suspected violations of the Code. In the case of a confidential, anonymous report, persons subject to the Code should set forth their concerns in writing to the CCO and mail a letter to the CCO’s attention or place a letter in the CCO’s mailbox.

 

G.No Retaliation. There will be no reprisal, retaliation or adverse action taken against any person who, in good faith, reports or assists in the investigation of a known or suspected violation or who makes an inquiry about the appropriateness of an anticipated or actual course of action. Retaliation against a person for the foregoing will not be tolerated and constitutes a violation of this Code. Individuals found to be retaliating will be subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination.

 

IV.RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS

 

The Advisers shall maintain records, at its principal place of business, of the following: a copy of each Code in effect during the past five years; a record of any violation of the Code and any action taken as a result of the violation for at least five years after the end of the fiscal year in which the violation occurs; a record of all written acknowledgments of receipt of the Code, and all amendments thereto, for each person who currently is, or within the past five years was, an employee; a copy of each report made by Access Persons as required in this Code, including any information provided in place of the reports for at least five years after the end of the fiscal year in which the report is made or the information is provided; a record of all persons required to make reports currently and during the past five years; a record of all who are or were responsible for reviewing these reports during the past five years; for at least five years after the fiscal year in which the report is made, the report required under Section III (E) above; for at least five years after the end of the fiscal year in which approval is granted, a record of any decision and the reasons supporting that decision, to approve an Access Person’s purchase of securities in an Initial Public Offering or a Limited Offering; and a copy of reports provided to the management committee of the Adviser regarding the Code.

 

 

Marshfield Associates

Bushido Capital Partners LLC

Yogi LLC

 

Insider Trading Policy

 

INSIDER TRADING POLICY: (updated 12/11/2014)

I.Introduction

 

The Adviser seeks to foster a reputation for integrity and professionalism. That reputation is a vital business asset. The confidence and trust placed in us by investors in accounts managed by the Adviser is something we should value and endeavor to protect. To further this goal, the Adviser has established the following policy and procedures designed to detect and prevent the misuse of material, nonpublic information in securities transactions.

 

Trading securities on the basis of material, nonpublic information or improperly communicating that information to others may expose Access Persons, and the Adviser to stringent penalties. Criminal sanctions for individuals may include a fine of up to

 

$5,000,000 and/or up to twenty years imprisonment. The Securities and Exchange Commission can recover the profits gained or losses avoided through violative trading, obtain a penalty of up to three times the illicit gain or avoided losses and issue an order permanently barring persons from the securities industry. Finally, Access Persons and the Adviser may be sued by investors seeking to recover damages for insider trading violations.

 

Regardless of whether a government inquiry occurs, the Adviser views seriously any violation of this policy. Such violations constitute grounds for disciplinary sanctions, including but not limited to, suspension without pay, loss of pay or bonus, loss of severance benefits, demotion or other sanctions whether or not the violation of the policy or procedure constituted a violation of the law. Violations also may result in the referral to government authorities for possible civil or criminal prosecution.

 

A.Scope of the Policy

 

This policy is drafted broadly; it will be applied and interpreted in a similar manner. This policy applies to securities trading and information handling by all Access Persons of the Adviser, including their Immediate Family members sharing in the same household as them and extends to activities within and outside their duties at the Adviser.

 

The law of insider trading is unsettled; an individual legitimately may be uncertain about the application of this policy in a particular circumstance. Often, a single question can forestall disciplinary action or complex legal problems. Any questions relating to this policy should be directed to the CCO or, in his or her absence, the Director of Operations (with subsequent reporting to the CCO). Access Persons also must notify the CCO immediately or, in his or her absence, the Director of Operations (with subsequent reporting to the CCO) if they have any reason to believe that a violation of the policy has occurred or is about to occur.

 

B.Policy Statement on Insider Trading

 

The Adviser forbids any Access Person from (1) trading securities, either personally or on behalf of others, including for accounts in which they have a beneficial interest or accounts managed by the Adviser, on the basis material nonpublic information or (2) communicating material nonpublic information to others in violation of the law. This conduct is frequently referred to as "insider trading." Every Access Person must read, agree to abide by, and retain this policy (See Appendices XX and XY). Any questions regarding the Adviser's policies and procedures should be referred to the CCO or, in his or her absence, the Director of Operations (with subsequent reporting to the CCO).

 

 

The term "insider trading" is not defined in the federal securities laws, but generally is used to refer to the use of material nonpublic information to trade in securities (whether or not one is an "insider") or to communications of material nonpublic information to others.

 

While the law concerning insider trading is not static, it is generally understood that the law prohibits:

 

1.Trading by an insider on the basis of material nonpublic information, or
2.Trading by a non-insider on the basis of material nonpublic information, where the information either was disclosed to the non-insider in violation of an insider's duty to keep it confidential or was misappropriated, or
3.Communicating material nonpublic information to others.

 

C.Who is an Insider?

 

The concept of "insider" is broad. It includes officers, directors and employees of a company. In addition, a person can be a "temporary insider" if he or she enters into a special confidential relationship in the conduct of a company's affairs and as a result is given access to information solely for the company's purposes. A temporary insider can include, among others, a company's attorneys, accountants, consultants, bank lending officers, and the employees of such organizations. In addition, the Adviser may become a temporary insider of a company it advises or for which it performs other services.

 

According to the Supreme Court, the company must expect the outsider to keep the disclosed nonpublic information confidential and the relationship must at least imply such a duty before the outsider will be considered an insider.

 

D.What is Material Information?

 

Trading on insider information is not a basis for liability unless the information is material. Information is "material" when there is a substantial likelihood that a reasonable investor would consider it important in making his or her investment decisions.

 

Generally, this is information whose disclosure is reasonably certain to have a substantial effect on the price of a company's securities. No simple "bright line" test exists to determine whether information is material; assessments of materiality involve a highly fact-specific inquiry. For this reason, Access Persons should direct any questions about whether information is material to the CCO or, in his or her absence, the Director of Operations (with subsequent reporting to the CCO).

 

By way of example, material information often relates to a company’s results and operations, dividend changes, earnings results, earnings estimates or changes in previously released earnings estimates, significant increases or declines in revenue, significant merger or acquisition proposals or agreements, including tender offers, significant expansion or curtailment of operations, significant new products or discoveries, extraordinary borrowing, purchases or sales of substantial assets, major litigation, liquidation problems, severe financial liquidity problems and extraordinary management developments.

 

Material information does not have to relate to a company’s business but may also relate to the market for a company's securities. Information about a significant order to purchase or sell securities, in some contexts, may be deemed material. Similarly, prepublication information regarding reports in the financial press also may be deemed material. For example, in Carpenter v. U.S., 108 U.S. 316 (1987), the Supreme Court considered as material certain information about the contents of a forthcoming newspaper column that was expected to affect the market price of a security. In that case, a Wall Street Journal reporter was found criminally liable for disclosing to others the dates that reports on various companies would appear in the Journal and whether those reports would be favorable or not.

 

 

E.Contacts with Public Companies.

 

For the Adviser, contacts with public companies represent a part of our research efforts. The Adviser may make investment decisions on the basis of its conclusions formed through such contacts and analysis of publicly available information. Difficult legal issues arise, however, when, in the course of these contacts, an Adviser Employee or other person subject to this policy statement becomes aware of material, nonpublic information. This could happen, for example, if a company’s Chief Financial Officer prematurely discloses quarterly results or an investor relations representative makes a selective disclosure of adverse news to a handful of investors. In such situations, the Adviser must make a judgment as to its further conduct. To protect yourself, your clients and the firm, Access Persons should immediately contact the CCO and, in his or her absence, the Director of Operations (with subsequent reporting to the CCO), if they believe that they may have received material, nonpublic information.

 

F.Tender Offers.

 

Tender offers represent a particular concern in the law of insider trading for two reasons. First, tender offer activity often produces extraordinary gyrations in the price of the target company's securities. Trading during this time period is more likely to attract regulatory attention (and produces a disproportionate percentage of insider trading cases). Second, the SEC has adopted a rule which expressly forbids trading and "tipping" while in possession of material, nonpublic information regarding a tender offer received from the tender offeror, the target company or anyone acting on behalf of either. The Adviser's Employees and others subject to this policy statement should exercise particular caution any time they become aware of nonpublic information relating to a tender offer.

 

G.What is Nonpublic Information?

 

Information is nonpublic until it has been disseminated broadly to investors in the marketplace. One must be able to point to some fact to show that the information is generally public. For example, information is public after it has become available to the general public through a public report or filing made with the SEC or some other government agency, has appeared in a Dow Jones, Bloomberg, Reuters, or Wall Street Journal publication or newswire service or other publication of general circulation and after sufficient time has passed so that the information has been disseminated widely. The fact that information can be obtained from an insider, is known by a handful of persons or is available to those who know where to look, does not by itself make information public.

 

 

H.Bases for Liability

 

1.Fiduciary Duty Theory

 

In 1980, the Supreme Court found that there is no general duty to disclose before trading on material nonpublic information, but that such a duty arises only where there is a fiduciary relationship. That is, there must be a relationship between the parties to the transaction such that one party has a right to expect that the other party will disclose any material nonpublic information or refrain from trading.

 

Chiarella v. U.S., 445 U.S. 22 (1980)

 

In Dirks v. SEC, 463 U.S. 646 (1983), the Supreme Court stated alternate theories under which non-insiders can acquire the fiduciary duties of insiders: they can become “temporary insiders” by entering into a confidential relationship with the company through which they gain information (e.g., attorneys, advisers, accountants), or they can acquire a fiduciary duty to the company's shareholders as "tippees" if they are aware or should have been aware that they have been given confidential information by an insider who has breached his fiduciary duty to the company's shareholders.

 

However, in the "tippee" situation, a breach of duty occurs only if the insider personally benefits, directly or indirectly, from the disclosure. The benefit does not have to be pecuniary, but can be a gift, a reputational benefit that will translate into futures earnings, or even evidence of a relationship that suggests a quid pro quo.

 

2.Misappropriation Theory

 

Another basis for insider trading liability is the “misappropriation theory” which the Supreme Court recognized in United States v. O’Hagan, 521 U.S. (1997).

 

Under this theory, liability is established when trading occurs based on material nonpublic information that was stolen or misappropriated from any other person in breach of a duty of trust or confidence owed to the source of the information. The misappropriation theory premises liability on a trader’s deception of the person who entrusted him or her with access to confidential information. It should be noted that the misappropriation theory can be used to reach a variety of individuals not previously thought to be encompassed under the fiduciary duty theory.

 

J.Penalties for Insider Trading

 

The penalties for trading on or communicating material nonpublic information are severe, both for individuals involved in such unlawful conduct and their employers. A person can be subject to some or all of the penalties below even if he or she does not personally benefit from the violation. The penalties include:

 

1.Jail sentences
2.Criminal fines
3.Civil injunctions
4.Disgorgement of profits
5.Civil penalties for the person who committed the violation of up to three times the profit gained or loss avoided, whether or not the person actually benefited, and
6.Civil penalties for the employer or other controlling person of up to the greater of $1,425,000 or three times the amount of the profit gained or loss avoided as a result of the insider trader’s violation.

 

In addition, as stated above, any violation of this policy statement can be expected to result in serious sanctions by the Adviser, including dismissal of the persons involved.

 

 

II.Procedures to Implement the Policy Statement on Insider Trading

 

The following procedures have been established to aid all Access Persons of the Adviser in avoiding insider trading and to aid the Adviser and its supervisory personnel in surveilling for, and otherwise in preventing, detecting and imposing sanctions against insider trading. Every Access Person of the Adviser must follow these procedures or risk serious sanctions, including dismissal, substantial personal liability and criminal penalties. If Access Persons have any questions about these procedures they must consult the CCO or, in his or her absence, the Director of Operations (with subsequent reporting to the CCO).

 

A.Identifying Inside Information

 

Before trading for yourself or others, including accounts managed by the Adviser, in the securities of a company about which you may have potential inside information, all Access Persons must ask the following questions:

 

1.Is the information material? As explained more fully above, is this information that a reasonable investor would consider important in making his or her investment decision? Is this information that would substantially affect the market price of the securities if generally disclosed?
2.Is the information nonpublic? As explained more fully above, consider to whom this information has been provided. To what extent, for how long, and by what means has the information been disseminated? Has the information been disseminated broadly to investors in the marketplace?

 

If, after consideration of the above, you believe that the information is material and nonpublic, or if you have questions as to whether the information is material and nonpublic, you must take the following steps. Failure to disclose such information as provided below in a timely manner may result in discipline, up to and including termination.

 

1.Report the information and the proposed trade immediately to the CCO or, in his or her absence, the Director of Operations.
2.Do not purchase or sell the securities on behalf of yourself or others, including accounts managed by the Adviser.
3.Do not communicate the information inside or outside the Adviser, other than to the CCO or, in his or her absence, the Director of Operations.
4.After the CCO has reviewed the issue, the Adviser will determine whether the information is material and nonpublic and, if so, what actions(s) the Adviser should take.

 

B.Personal Securities Trading.

 

All personal securities trading by Access Persons is subject to the Adviser's Code of Ethics which includes this policy and procedures. All Access Persons must review the Code of Ethics carefully and direct any questions about it to the CCO or, in his or her absence, the Director of Operations (with subsequent reporting to the CCO).

 

 

C.Restricting Access to Material Nonpublic Information

 

Information in your possession that you identify as material and nonpublic may not be communicated to anyone, including persons within the Adviser, except as provided in paragraph A of Section II above. In addition, care should be taken so that such information is secure. For example: (1) access to files containing material nonpublic information and computer files containing material nonpublic information should be restricted and/or locked; (2) conversations containing such information, if appropriate at all, should be conducted in private; (3) confidentiality agreements should be used with third parties when appropriate; (4) management should be informed if unauthorized persons enter the premises; (5) refrain from leaving confidential information on message devices or desks; (6) maintain control of sensitive documents, including handouts and copies, intended for internal use; (7) ensure that faxes and email messages containing confidential information are properly sent, and (8) do not allow passwords to be given to unauthorized personnel.

 

III.Supervisory Procedures

 

The role of the CCO is critical to the implementation, maintenance, and enforcement of the Adviser's policies and procedures against insider trading. The supervisory procedures set forth below are designed to prevent insider trading and to detect such trading if it occurs.

 

A.Prevention of Insider Trading

 

To prevent insider trading, the CCO will:

 

1.Distribute the Adviser's policies and procedures, which include this policy, to new Employees and consultants who are Access Persons, review such policies and procedures with the Employee and consultants who are Access Persons, and insure that each new Employee and consultant who are Access Persons sign the acknowledgement form for both the policies and procedures and, specifically, for the Insider Trading Policy;
2.On an annual basis the CCO will provide training to all Access Persons with respect to the Adviser’s policies and procedures, which include this policy, and insure that, annually, each of them has signed the acknowledgment form for both the policies and procedures and the Insider Trading Policy;
3.Enforce the applicable Personal Securities Trading Restrictions and reporting requirements provided for in the Advisor’s Code of Ethics;
4.Answer questions regarding the Adviser's policies and procedures;
5.Resolve issues of whether information received by an Access Person of an Adviser is material and nonpublic;
6.Review on an annual basis, and update as necessary, the Adviser's policies and procedures, which include this policy, to determine they are effective in preventing insider trading;
7.When it has been determined that an Access Person of the Adviser has material nonpublic information
a.Implement measures to prevent dissemination of such information other than to appropriate persons on a “need to know” basis, and
b.If necessary, restrict Access Persons from trading the securities;
8.Promptly review and either approve or disapprove, in writing, each request of an Access Person for clearance to trade in specified securities.

 

 

B.Detection of Insider Trading

 

To detect insider trading, the CCO will:

 

1.Monitor trading activities of the Adviser's account, if any, on a monthly basis in addition to review of trade confirmations and monthly customer statements provided by any FINRA Member broker-dealer with whom the firm may establish an account. Transactions taking place in an Adviser's accounts may only be affected by authorized personnel.
2.Monitor trading activities of the Adviser's Access Persons through review of duplicates of confirmations and customer statements provided by any FINRA Member broker- dealer with whom the Access Person has an account.

3.Coordinate the review of such reports and information with appropriate Access Persons of the Adviser.
4.Should the CCO learn, through regular review of personal trading documents, or from any other source, that a violation of this policy is suspected, the CCO shall promptly alert Christopher Niemczewski. Together these parties will determine who should conduct further investigation and what investigation is necessary.

 

C.Special Reports to Management

 

Promptly, after learning of a potential violation of the Adviser's Insider Trading Policy, the CCO shall prepare a written report to the principals of Marshfield Associates and/or the members of Bushido Capital Partners LLC and Yogi LLC providing full details which may include any or all of the following:

 

1.The name of particular securities involved, if any.
2.The date(s) the CCO learned of the potential violation and began an investigation.
3.The accounts and individuals involved.
4.Any actions taken as a result of an investigation.
5.Recommendations for further action.

 

D.General Reports to Management

 

If not otherwise required by a Special Report, on an annual basis, the Adviser may find it useful for the CCO to prepare a written report to the principals of Marshfield Associates and/or the members of Bushido Capital Partners LLC and Yogi LLC setting forth some or all of the following:

 

1.A summary of existing procedures to detect and prevent insider trading;
2.A summary of changes in procedures made in the last year;
3.Full details of any investigation since the last report (whether internal or by a regulatory agency) of any suspected insider trading, the results of the investigation and a description of any changes in procedures prompted by any such investigation; and
4.An evaluation of the current procedures and a description of anticipated changes in procedures.

 

 

Marshfield Associates

Bushido Capital Partners

Yogi LLC

 

Code of Ethics

 

APPENDIX A

 

INITIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CERTIFICATION

 

In accordance with Rule 204A-1 of the Investment Adviser Act of 1940, as amended, I hereby acknowledge receipt of the attached Advisers’ Code of Ethics (“Code”). I certify that I have read and understand the Code and I agree to abide by it.

 

To the extent I had questions regarding the Code I received satisfactory answers to my questions from appropriate Adviser personnel.

 

I have been advised that if I have any further questions or concerns relating to the Code I must raise them to the Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) or such other designated person and that I have an obligation to report to the CCO or such other designated person any known or suspected violations of the Code.

 

I hereby represent that all my personal securities transactions will be effected in compliance with the Code.

 

I hereby confirm that I have reviewed the Code and its requirements with all Immediate Family members who share in the same household and are subject to the Code.

 

I also confirm that I have instructed all brokerage firms where I maintain any Personal Account to supply duplicate copies of my trade confirmations, monthly account transaction summary or monthly account statement, as well an annual brokerage account statement to the CCO of the Adviser (when applicable).

 

I hereby certify that I have never been found civilly liable for nor criminally guilty of insider trading and that no legal proceedings alleging that I have violated the law on insider trading are now pending or, to my knowledge, threatened by any person or authority.

 

I understand that any violation of the Code may lead to sanctions or other significant remedial action.

 

Year:        
      (Signature)  
         
         
      (Print Name)  

 

The failure to read and/or sign this acknowledgment and certification in no way relieves you of your obligations to comply with the Code of Ethics.

 

 

Marshfield Associates

Bushido Capital Partners

Yogi LLC

 

APPENDIX B

 

INITIAL HOLDINGS REPORT

 

Name of Reporting Person:  

Date Person Became Subject to the

Code’s Reporting Requirements:

   
Information in Report Dated As Of:  
[Note: Date information is reported as of must be no more than 45 days before date person became subject to the Code’s reporting requirements.]    
Date Report Due:    
Date Report Submitted:    
Account Number(s):    

 

Securities Holdings If you have no securities holdings to report, please check here. [   ]

 

If all securities holdings are set forth in the brokerage statement(s) attached to this report, please check here. [   ]

 

If any holdings are not set forth on such brokerage statement(s) (or if the information in those statements is no longer correct or is incomplete), please complete the table below to the extent of such missing or incorrect information.

 

Name of Issuer and Title and Type of Security Ticker Symbol/ CUSIP

No. of Shares

(if applicable)

Principal Amount, Maturity Date and Interest Rate

(if applicable)

       
       
       
       

 

 

Securities Accounts If you have no securities accounts to report, please check here. [   ]

 

Name of Broker, Dealer or Bank Name(s) on and Type of Account
   
   
   
   

 

I certify that I have included in this report (or in the brokerage statement(s) attached to this report) all securities holdings and accounts required to be reported pursuant to the Code of Ethics. I further certify that to the best of my knowledge no securities holdings reported herein violate any provision of the Code of Ethics or any other applicable federal securities law or regulation.

       

 

     
Signature   Date  

 

 

Marshfield Associates

Bushido Capital Partners

Yogi LLC

 

APPENDIX C

 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF AMENDMENTS

 

In accordance with Rule 204A-1 of the Investment Adviser Act of 1940, as amended, I hereby acknowledge receipt of the attached Advisers’ Code of Ethics as amended (“Code”). I certify that I have read and understand the amendments and agree to abide by the Code as amended.

 

To the extent I had questions regarding the amendment to the Code I received satisfactory answers to my questions from appropriate Adviser personnel.

 

Year:        
      (Signature)  
         
     

 

 
      (Print Name)  

 

The failure to read and/or sign this acknowledgment and certification in no way relieves you of your obligations to comply with the Code of Ethics.

 

 

Marshfield Associates

Bushido Capital Partners

Yogi LLC

 

APPENDIX D

 

QUARTERLY HOLDINGS REPORT

 

Name of Reporting Person:  

 

Securities Holdings: Have you conducted any securities transaction in accounts outside the management of Marshfield, Bushido or Yogi (individually the “Advisor,” together the “Advisors”) during the quarter ending /     /20   , [   ] Yes [   ] No

 

If No, please sign and date the document, submit to the CCO; OR

 

If Yes, attach statements from the accounts outside the management of the Advisors in which securities transactions occurred during the quarter or complete the table below. Provide attachments if needed.

 

Is the CCO of the Advisors set up to receive confirms and statements for all your accounts outside the management of the Advisors [   ] Yes [   ] No

 

Name of Broker,

Dealer or Bank and

Account Number

Name(s) on and

Type of Account

Name of Issuer

and Title and

Type of Security

Purchase, Sale

or any other type

of acquisition or disposition

No. of Shares

(if applicable)

Principal Amount, Maturity Date and Interest Rate (if applicable)
           
           
           

 

I certify that I have included in this report (or in the brokerage statement(s) attached to this report) all securities holdings and accounts required to be reported pursuant to the Code of Ethics. I further certify that to the best of my knowledge no securities holdings reported herein violate any provision of the Code of Ethics or any other applicable federal securities law or regulation.

 

       
Signature   Date  

 

 

Marshfield Associates

Bushido Capital Partners

Yogi LLC

 

APPENDIX E

 

ANNUAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CERTIFICATION

 

In accordance with Rule 204A-1 of the Investment Adviser Act of 1940, as amended, I hereby acknowledge receipt of the attached Advisers’ Code of Ethics (“Code”). I certify that I have read and understand the Code, that I have, to date, complied with the Code, and that I will continue to abide by it.

 

To the extent I had questions regarding the Code I received satisfactory answers to my questions from appropriate Adviser personnel.

 

I hereby represent that all my personal securities transactions have been effected in compliance with the Code.

 

I hereby confirm that I have reviewed the Code and its requirements with all Immediate Family members who share in the same household and are subject to the Code.

 

I also confirm that all brokerage firms where I maintain any Personal Account have supplied duplicate copies of my trade confirmations, monthly account transaction summary or monthly account statement, as well an annual brokerage account statement to the Chief Compliance Officer of the Adviser (when applicable).

 

I hereby certify that I have never been found civilly liable for nor criminally guilty of insider trading and that no legal proceedings alleging that I have violated the law on insider trading are now pending or, to my knowledge, threatened by any person or authority.

 

I understand that any violation of the Code may lead to sanctions or other significant remedial action.

 

Year:        
      (Signature)  
         
     

 

 
      (Print Name)  

 

The failure to read and/or sign this acknowledgment and certification in no way relieves you of your obligations to comply with the Code of Ethics.

 

 

Marshfield Associates

BUSHIDO CAPITAL PARTNERS

YOGI ADVISORS LLC

 

APPENDIX F

 

ANNUAL HOLDINGS REPORT

 

Name of Reporting Person:    
Account Number(s):  
Information in Report Dated As Of:    
[Note: Information contained in this report must be December 31, 20       

current as of December 31 of the prior year.]

   

 

Securities Holdings If you have no securities holdings to report, please check here. [   ]

 

If all securities holdings are set forth in the brokerage statement(s) and/or appraisal report(s) attached to this report, please check here. [   ]

 

If any holdings are not set forth on such brokerage statement(s) and/or appraisal report(s) (or if the information in those statements is no longer correct or is incomplete), please complete the table below to the extent of such missing or incorrect information.

 

Name of Issuer and

Title and Type of Security

Ticker Symbol/ CUSIP

No. of Shares

(if applicable)

Principal Amount, Maturity Date and

Interest Rate (if applicable)

       
       
       
       
       

 

Securities Accounts If you have no securities accounts to report, please check here. [   ]

 

Name of Broker, Dealer or Bank Date Account was Established Name(s) on and Type of Account
     
     
     
     

 

 

I certify that I have included in this report (or in the brokerage statement(s) or appraisal report(s) attached to this report) all securities holdings and accounts required to be reported pursuant to the Code of Ethics. I further certify that to the best of my knowledge no securities holdings reported herein violate any provision of the Code of Ethics or any other applicable federal securities law or regulation.

 

 

     
Signature   For the year ending  

 

 

Marshfield Associates

Bushido Capital Partners

Yogi LLC

 

Key Employees

Last updated December 2016

 

Appendix G

 

Marshfield Associates

Bushido Capital Partners

Yogi LLC

Christopher Niemczewski

Christopher Niemczewski

Christopher Niemczewski

Bill Stott

Bill Stott

Bill Stott

Elise Hoffmann

Elise Hoffmann

Elise Hoffmann

John Beatson

John Beatson

John Beatson

Carolyn Miller

Carolyn Miller

Carolyn Miller

Melissa Vinick

Melissa Vinick

Melissa Vinick

Chad Goldberg

Chad Goldberg

 

Kim Vinick

Kim Vinick

 

Cole Kendall

Cole Kendall

 

Virginia Callison

   
Carmen Colt Carmen Colt  

 

 

Marshfield Associates

Bushido Capital Partners

Yogi LLC

 

INSIDER TRADING POLICY

 

APPENDIX H

 

INITIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CERTIFICATION

 

I hereby acknowledge receipt of the attached Advisers’ Insider Trading Policy (“Policy”).

I certify that I have read and understand the Policy and I agree to abide by it.

 

To the extent I had questions regarding the Policy I received satisfactory answers to my questions from appropriate Adviser personnel.

 

I understand that any violation of the Policy may lead to sanctions or other significant remedial action.

 

Year:      
      (Signature)  
         
     

 
      (Print Name)  

 

The failure to read and/or sign this acknowledgment and certification in no way relieves you of your obligations to comply with the Insider Trading Policy.

 

 

Marshfield Associates

Bushido Capital Partners

Yogi LLC

 

INSIDER TRADING POLICY

 

APPENDIX I

 

ANNUAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CERTIFICATION

 

I hereby acknowledge receipt of the attached Advisers’ Insider Trading Policy (“Policy”). I certify that I have read and understand the Policy, that I have, to date, complied with the Policy, and that I will continue to abide by it.

 

To the extent I had questions regarding the Policy I received satisfactory answers to my questions from appropriate Adviser personnel.

 

I understand that any violation of the Policy may lead to sanctions or other significant remedial action.

 

Year:      
      (Signature)  
         
     

 

 
      (Print Name)  

 

The failure to read and/or sign this acknowledgment and certification in no way relieves you of your obligations to comply the Insider Trading Policy.