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The Target Fund, a Delaware limited liability company, offers units of interests and not shares. For ease of reference, the proxy materials refer to unitholders and members as shareholders and to units as shares.
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REASONS FOR THE PROPOSED REORGANIZATION
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INFORMATION FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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APPENDIX A - AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION | A-1 |
Investment Objectives
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The Fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation through the purchase of life insurance policies at a discount to face value. The Fund is expected to have low volatility and low correlation with the U.S. equity markets.
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The Fund seeks a high level of current income.
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The Fund will normally pursue its investment objective by investing substantially all of its assets in life insurance policies and interests related thereto purchased through life settlement transactions (collectively, “Policies”). The Adviser has wide discretion in determining the Policies in which the Fund will invest. Policies may include, without limitation, whole, universal, variable universal, term, variable term, survivorship, group, and other types of life insurance policies. While it is anticipated that the Fund will endeavor to purchase complete ownership interests in each Policy in which it invests, the Fund may also purchase partial ownership interests in any particular Policy when the Adviser believes that such a purchase is appropriate. The Fund may also purchase interests in pools of Policies issued by third parties and/or purchase Policies directly from third parties. |
Under normal conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowing for investment purposes) in fixed income securities. The Fund will invest in both fixed rate and floating rate fixed income securities. The Fund seeks to invest its net assets across a spectrum of income yielding securities and primarily focuses on investments in high yield bonds (commonly known as “junk” bonds) issued by corporate and municipal issuers, in fixed and floating rate loans made to U.S. and foreign borrowers, and in domestic and foreign corporate bonds consisting primarily of asset backed securities and bank loans. The Fund’s foreign investments include those in emerging market countries. For purposes of determining an issuer’s location, the Fund generally looks to the issuer’s country of incorporation or the country where the issuer does a preponderance of its business. |
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For purposes of the Fund’s investment objective, “low volatility” means expected monthly net asset value fluctuations (after consideration for distributions of principal and interest) of Units that are no greater than the annualized monthly ups and downs of 30% of the average annual return of the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index over a three-year rolling period.
A “life settlement” is the transfer of the beneficial interest in a Policy by the underlying insured person to a third party (in this case, the Fund). The Policy owner transfers his or her Policy at a discount to its face value (i.e., the payment amount set forth in the Policy that is payable on the death of the insured or upon maturity of the Policy) in return for an immediate cash settlement. The purchaser of the Policy is then responsible for premiums payable on the Policy and will be entitled to receive the full face value from the insurance company upon maturation (i.e., upon the death of the insured).
The Adviser expects the Fund’s portfolio to include no less than 90% (measured as of the time the Fund’s assets are fully invested in Policies) of its Policies (or fractional interests in Policies, if applicable) where the issuing insurance company is rated B+ or better for financial stability by AMBEST and/or BB+ or better from S&P (or a rating of similar quality or better if rated by a different nationally recognized statistical ratings organization, i.e. investment grade). The Adviser also expects to generally select only Policies within the life settlement marketplace that are issued by U.S. life insurance companies, where the insured is over the age of 65.
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The Fund also invests in other income-producing securities consisting of preferred stocks, high dividend paying stocks, securities issued by other investment companies (including exchange traded funds (“ETFs”) and money market funds), and money market instruments. Up to 100% of the Fund’s assets may be held in instruments that are rated below investment grade by either by S&P Ratings Group (“S&P”) or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or in unrated securities determined by City National Rochdale, LLC (the “Adviser”), the Fund’s investment adviser, or an Fund’s sub-adviser to be of equal quality. The Fund may invest in income producing securities and other instruments without regard to the maturity of any instrument or the average maturity or duration of the Fund as a whole. The Fund may also invest up to 15% of its net assets in life insurance policies and interests related thereto purchased through life settlement transactions. The Fund may invest in life insurance policies and related interests directly or through a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of Ireland (the “Subsidiary”).
In selecting the Fund’s investments, the Adviser or the relevant sub-adviser analyzes an issuer’s financial condition, business product strength, competitive position and management experience. The Fund may continue to own a security as long as the dividend or interest yields satisfy the Fund’s objective, the credit quality meets the Adviser’s or sub-adviser’s fundamental criteria and the Adviser or sub-adviser believes the valuation is attractive and industry trends remain favorable.
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Prior to investing in any Policy, the Adviser will perform a due diligence review of the insured owner of the Policy. Such review will include, but not limited to: confirmation that the Policy is past its contestability period; that the Policy was issued after a full medical evaluation of the insured; that the Fund will be able to obtain unencumbered ownership of the Policy (for example, that the Policy is not pledged as collateral nor are there loans outstanding on the Policy); that the current medical condition of the insured is available; and generally that a family medical history – in particular of the parents of the insured – is available. The Adviser will then have a life expectancy evaluation of the insured performed by one or more independent life evaluation expectancy firms, in addition to the Adviser’s own evaluation.
In addition, the Adviser will take into consideration various economic factors with respect to the purchase of the Policy, including, without limitation, the existence of any cash value in the Policy, the face amount/death benefit of the Policy, estimated future premium payment liability and a discounted present value of the Policy based on an acceptable target internal rate of return.
The life expectancy of the insureds’ covered by the Policies held by the Fund is expected to range from 1 to 10 years. The weighted average life expectancy of the Policies in the Fund are not expected to exceed 8 years.
The Adviser will strive to purchase Policies from multiple insurance companies in an effort to mitigate risk to the Fund due to deterioration in the claims paying ability of any particular insurance company.
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The Fund is non-diversified. The Fund’s investments will be concentrated in the life insurance industry.
The Fund will be required to make ongoing premium payments for Policies in which it invests and will incur operating and other expenses. The Fund may have income from the maturity of the Policies to provide liquidity to help the Fund meet a portion of the estimated future Policy premium payments and the costs associated with the management of the Fund. In order to address the Fund’s future liquidity needs, it is currently expected that the Fund will need to make future offerings of Units, preferred units and/or debt securities in order to meet all or a portion of its estimated future Policy premium payments and/or to make distributions (if any).
The Fund may also set aside a portion of its net asset to be used to make future Policy premium payments. Accordingly, a portion of the Fund’s net assets may be invested in cash, cash equivalent securities or short-term debt securities, repurchase agreements and money market instruments. Depending upon a number of factors, including valuation changes relating to Policies, increased life expectancies requiring increased premium reserves, and potentially other circumstances which may create additional liquidity needs, the Fund may invest, subject to its ability to liquidate its portfolio of Policies, up to 30% of its assets in cash and high quality, short-term debt securities. However, the Fund does not intend to regularly invest a significant portion of its total assets in money market instruments and expects to fund future premium payments through the maturity proceeds of the Policies and/or through additional sales of Units. |
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The investment objective of the Fund is not fundamental and may be changed by the Board without the approval of the Unitholders.
The Fund may also use other strategies and invest in other securities that are described, along with their risks, in the SAI. However, the Fund might not use all of the strategies and techniques or invest in all of the types of securities described in this Offering Memorandum or in the SAI. Consistent with its investment limitations, the Fund may invest in new types of securities and instruments.
The Fund intends to use leverage. The Fund may borrow, issue debt securities or issue preferred shares for leveraging purposes or for other specific purposes up to the amount permitted under the 1940 Act.
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Liquidity of Units; Limitations on Transfer. The Fund does not intend to list its Units for trading on any national securities exchange. There is no secondary trading market for the Units, and none is expected to develop. The Units are, therefore, not readily marketable. Because the Fund is a closed-end investment company with an indefinite term, its Units will not be redeemable at the option of a Member and the Units will not be exchangeable for interests of any other fund. Liquidity may be provided to Members through (i) repurchase offers made from time to time by the Fund and/or (ii) direct sales of a Member’s Units to other clients of the Adviser that are coordinated by the Adviser. There is no assurance that a Member tendering a Unit for repurchase in connection with a repurchase offer made by the Fund will have that Unit repurchased in that repurchase offer or that the Adviser will be able to facilitate a sale of a Member’s Units to its other clients. Subject to the transfer restrictions, Members may be able to sell Units if they are able to find a Qualified Investor willing to purchase the Units, and in conformity with any Board procedures regarding transfer. The transferability of Units will also be subject to certain restrictions contained in the Operating Agreement and imposed under applicable securities laws. The Fund is designed primarily for long-term investors with 5 to 8 year investment horizons. You should not invest in the Fund if you need a liquid investment. |
General Market Risk – The market value of a security may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. These fluctuations may cause a security to be worth less than the price originally paid for it, or less than it was worth at an earlier time. Market risk may affect a single issuer, industry or sector of the economy, or the market as a whole.
Market Risk of Fixed Income Securities – The prices of fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers, including governments. Generally, fixed income securities decrease in value if interest rates rise and increase in value if interest rates fall, with lower rated and longer-maturity securities more volatile than higher rated and shorter-maturity securities. Additionally, especially during periods of declining interest rates, borrowers may pay back principal before the scheduled due date, requiring the Fund to replace a particular loan or bond with another, lower-yield security.
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Portfolio Liquidity. The market for Policies is less liquid than the equity and bond markets, and no active trading market currently exists for the Policies. The Policies are thus not considered liquid. Liquidity relates to the ability of the Fund to sell an investment in a timely manner at a price approximately equal to its value on the Fund’s books. The limited liquidity of the Policies may impair the Fund’s ability to realize the full value of its assets in the event of a voluntary or involuntary liquidation of such assets. Because of the lack of an active trading market, Policies will be priced using fair value procedures adopted by the Fund's Board. The risks of illiquidity are particularly important when the Fund’s operations require cash, and may in certain circumstances require that the Fund raise cash, additional equity, preferred stock or debt to meet the premium payments on the Policies. The substantial portion of the Fund’s assets invested in Policies may restrict the ability of the Fund to dispose of its investments in a timely fashion and at a fair price, and could result in capital losses to the Fund and Unitholders. |
Market Risk of Equity Securities – By investing directly or indirectly in stocks, the Fund may expose you to a sudden decline in the share price of a particular portfolio holding or to an overall decline in the stock market. In addition, the Fund’s principal market segment may underperform other segments or the market as a whole. The value of your investment in the Fund will fluctuate daily and cyclically based on movements in the stock market and the activities of individual companies in the Fund’s portfolio. Common stocks are susceptible to general stock market fluctuations and to volatile increases and decreases in value as market confidence in and perceptions of their issuers change. Preferred stock is subject to the risk that the dividend on the stock may be changed or omitted by the issuer, and that participation in the growth of the issuer may be limited. Preferred stock typically has “preference” over common stock in the payment of distributions and the liquidation of a company’s assets, but is subordinated to bonds and other debt instruments. In addition, preferred stock holders generally do not have voting rights with respect to the issuing company. |
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Performance Compensation. The Adviser will generally be entitled to receive performance-based compensation. This performance based compensation could create an incentive for the Adviser to make investment decisions on behalf of the Fund that are riskier and more speculative than would be the case in the absence of a performance allocation. An investment in the Fund is speculative in nature due to, among other things, the uncertainty associated with estimating life expectancies. In addition, because the Performance Allocation is calculated on a basis that includes unrealized appreciation of the Fund’s assets, the Performance Allocation may be greater than if it were based solely on realized gains.
Concentration of Investments. Because the Fund concentrates its investments in the life insurance industry, a development adversely affecting that industry would have a greater adverse effect on the Fund than it would if the Fund invested in a number of different industries.
Non-Diversification. The Fund has registered as a “non-diversified” investment company. This means it may invest a larger percentage of its assets in one issuer than a diversified fund. If the Fund invests a relatively high percentage of its assets in obligations of a limited number of issuers, the Fund will be more at risk to any single corporate, economic, political or regulatory event that impacts one or more of those issuers.
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Management Risk – The Fund’s performance depends on the portfolio managers’ skill in making appropriate investments. As a result, the Fund may underperform the markets in which it invests or similar funds.
Sub-Adviser Allocation – The Fund’s performance is affected by the Adviser’s decisions concerning how much of the Fund’s portfolio to allocate for management by each of the Fund’s sub-advisers or to retain for management by the Adviser.
Credit Risk – Changes in the credit quality rating of a security or changes in an issuer’s financial condition can affect the Fund. A default on a security held by the Fund could cause the value of your investment in the Fund to decline. Investments in bank loans and lower rated debt securities involve higher credit risks. There is a relatively higher risk that the issuer of such loans or debt securities will fail to make timely payments of interest or principal, or go bankrupt. Credit risk may be high for the Fund because it invests in lower rated investment quality fixed income securities.
Liquidity Risk – Bank loans, high yield bonds, floating rate securities and lower rated securities may experience illiquidity, particularly during certain periods of financial or economic distress, causing the value of the investments to decline. It may be more difficult for the Fund to sell the investments when illiquid or the Fund may receive less than it expects to receive if the security were sold. Additionally, one or more of the instruments in which the Fund invests may be permanently illiquid in nature and market prices for these instruments are unlikely to be readily available at any time. In the absence of readily available market prices or, as is expected to be the case for certain illiquid asset-backed investments, the absence of any pricing service or observable pricing inputs, the valuation process will depend on the evaluation of factors such as prevailing interest rates, creditworthiness of the issuer, the relative value of the cash flows represented by the underlying assets and other factors. The resulting values, although arrived upon through a good faith process, may be inaccurate and may affect the Fund’s net asset value. |
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Inability to Make Premium Payments. Premium payments are required to keep Policies in force. If the Fund is unable to make premium payments on a Policy due to liquidity issues or for any other reason, the Policy will lapse, and the Fund will lose its ownership interest in the Policy. It is currently expected that the Fund will need to make future offerings of Units, preferred units and/or debt securities or borrow capital in order to meet at least a portion of its estimated future Policy premium payments. There is no assurance that these offerings will be successful in raising sufficient assets or that the Fund will be able to borrow capital to meet the Policy’s premium payments.
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Foreign Securities Risk – Foreign investments tend to be more volatile than domestic securities, and are subject to risks that are not typically associated with domestic securities (e.g., changes in currency rates and exchange control regulations, future political and economic developments and the possibility of seizure or nationalization of companies, or the imposition of withholding taxes on income). There may be less government supervision of foreign markets. As a result, foreign issuers may not be subject to the uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting standards and practices applicable to domestic issuers, and there may be less publicly available information about foreign issuers.
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Leverage Risk. Leverage risk is the risk associated with the use of the Fund’s borrowings, outstanding preferred units or debt securities, if issued in the future. There can be no assurance that the Fund’s leveraging strategy will be successful. The Fund intends to use leverage, subject to the limitations of the 1940 Act (or any more restrictive terms imposed by lenders). The Fund may borrow money or issue preferred units or debt securities for any purpose deemed appropriate by the Adviser and approved by the Board; such purposes may include, but are not limited to, the purchase of Policies, making premium payments on Policies, making distributions, meeting repurchase requests pursuant to tender offers, and for operational or portfolio management purposes. Although leverage will increase investment return if the Fund earns a greater return on the investments purchased with borrowed funds than it pays for the use of those funds, the use of leverage will decrease investment return if the Fund fails to earn as much on investments purchased with borrowed funds as it pays for the use of those funds. The use of leverage will therefore magnify the extent of the changes in the value of the Fund. Because acquiring and maintaining Policies or other investments on margin or by the use of other leverage allows the Fund to acquire Policies or other investments worth more than its original capital investment in those investments, the amount that the Fund stands to lose in the event of adverse price movements will be increased in relation to the amount of its capital investment. In the event of a sudden, precipitous drop in value of the Fund’s net assets, the Adviser might not be able to liquidate assets quickly enough to pay off the Fund’s borrowing. Money borrowed for leveraging will be subject to interest costs that may or may not be recovered by return on the securities purchased. In order to maintain required asset coverage levels, the Fund may be required to alter the composition of its investment portfolio or take other actions, such as redeeming preferred shares, if any, or prepaying borrowings with the proceeds from the Fund’s investments, at what might be an inopportune time in the market. Such actions could reduce the net earnings or returns to Unitholders over time. The Fund also may be required to maintain minimum average balances in connection with its borrowings or to pay a commitment or other fee to maintain a line of credit, increasing the expenses of the Fund and reducing any net investment income. |
Emerging Markets Risk – Risks associated with foreign investments may be intensified in the case of investments in emerging market countries, the political, legal and economic systems of which are less developed and less stable than those of more developed nations. Emerging markets may have relatively unstable governments, immature economic structures, national policies restricting investments by foreigners, social instability, and different and/or developing legal systems. In some countries, there is the risk that the government may take over the assets or operations of a company or that the government may impose withholding and other taxes or limits on the removal of the Fund’s assets from that country. In addition, the economies of emerging markets may be predominantly based on only a few industries, may be highly vulnerable to changes in local or global trade conditions, and may suffer from extreme and volatile debt burdens or inflation rates. Such investments are often less liquid and/or more volatile than securities issued by companies located in developed nations, such as the United States, Canada and those included in the MSCI EAFE® Index. Emerging market securities are subject to the risk that the securities may not be sold at the quoted market price within a reasonable period of time.
Financial Industry Risk – The Fund invests in obligations of financial services firms, including those of banks. Changes in economic conditions and government regulations can significantly affect these issuers.
Volatility Risk – Because of the speculative nature of the income securities in which the Fund invests, the Fund may fluctuate in price more than other bond and income funds.
High Yield (“Junk”) Bond Risk – High yield bonds involve greater risks of default, downgrade, or price declines and are more volatile than investment grade securities. Issuers of high yield bonds may be more susceptible than other issuers to economic downturns and are subject to a greater risk that the issuer may not be able to pay interest or dividends and ultimately to repay principal upon maturity. Discontinuation of these payments could have a substantial adverse effect on the market value of the security.
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Valuation Risk. The Adviser and the Board anticipate that market quotations will not be readily available for the Policies in which the Fund invests. Although the Fund will seek to use independent pricing services to assist in pricing Policies, it is therefore expected that a substantial portion of the Fund’s assets will be priced using fair value procedures adopted by the Board. Fair value of an asset is the amount, as determined by the Adviser in good faith, that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive upon a current sale of the asset. Many factors may influence the price at which the Fund could sell any particular Policy. The sales price may well differ - higher or lower - from the Fund’s last valuation, and such differences could be significant. Valuing assets using fair value methodologies involves greater reliance on judgment than valuing assets based on market quotations. The sales price the Fund could receive for any particular Policy may differ from the Fund’s valuation of the Policy. When the Fund employs its fair value methodologies, it may value those assets higher or lower than another fund using its own fair value methodologies to price the same assets. The value given to the Fund’s securities and Policies will be used to calculate the Adviser’s fees and the Performance Allocation. Therefore, a conflict may arise with respect to this responsibility given the Performance Allocation to be earned by the Adviser.
Cash Management and Defensive Investing. The Fund may invest, for defensive purposes or otherwise, a portion of its assets in high quality fixed-income securities, money market instruments, and money market mutual funds, or hold cash or cash equivalents in such amounts as the Adviser deems appropriate under the circumstances. Money market instruments or short-term debt securities held by the Fund for cash management or defensive investing purposes can fluctuate in value. Like other fixed income securities, they are subject to risk, including market, interest rate and credit risk. If the Fund holds cash uninvested, the Fund will not earn income on the cash and the Fund’s yield will go down. If a significant amount of the Fund’s assets are used for cash management or defensive investing purposes, it will be more difficult for the Fund to achieve its objective. |
Bank Loan Risk – Bank loans are not traded on an exchange and purchasers and sellers of bank loans generally rely on market makers, typically the administrative agent under a bank loan, to effect private sales transactions. As a result bank loans may have relatively less liquidity than other types of fixed income assets, and the Fund may be more likely to incur losses on the sale of bank loans than on other, more liquid, investments.
Risk of Investing in Other Investment Companies – As with other investments, investments in other investment companies, including ETFs, are subject to market and management risk. In addition, if the Fund acquires shares of investment companies Fund shareholders bear both their proportionate share of expenses in the Fund (including advisory fees) and, indirectly, the expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.
ETF Risk – ETFs typically trade on securities exchanges and their shares may, at times, trade at a premium or discount to their net asset values. In addition, an ETF may not replicate exactly the performance of the benchmark index or group of indices it seeks to track for a number of reasons, including transaction costs incurred by the ETF, the temporary unavailability of certain index securities in the secondary market or discrepancies between the ETF and the index with respect to the weighting of securities or the number of securities held.
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Other Risk Factors. Relying on life insurance companies to make payments on the Policies involves certain risks. These include the risk that the insurance companies will fail to meet their obligations under the Policies or fail to do so in a timely manner or become insolvent. The Fund’s ability to hedge or otherwise mitigate such risks is limited to its ability to sell the Policies to other investors. Although a market may develop for the Policies in the future, these instruments are generally considered illiquid. Valuation of such instruments requires that a good faith “fair value” be assigned to each instrument after careful examination of a range of tangible and intangible inputs and even when appropriate valuation methodologies are fully carried out, there can be no assurance that such instruments can be sold at the values at which they may be carried.
Tax Risks. The Fund intends to operate as a partnership and not as an association or a publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The Fund should not be subject to U.S. federal income tax, and each Member will be required to report on the Member’s own annual tax return, to the extent required, the Member’s distributive share of the Fund’s tax items of income, gain, deduction and loss. If the Fund were determined to be an association or a publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation, the taxable income of the Fund would be subject to corporate income tax and any distributions of profits from the Fund would be treated as dividends.
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Life Insurance Policy Risk - The Fund may invest in beneficial interests in individual life insurance policies (“Policies”). The Policy owner transfers his or her Policy at a discount to its face value (the amount that is payable upon the death of the insured) in return for an immediate cash settlement. The ultimate purchaser of the Policy (in this case, the Fund) is responsible for premiums payable on the Policy and is entitled to receive the full face value from the insurance company upon the death of the insured. If the Fund is unable to make premium payments on a Policy, the Policy will lapse and the Fund will lose its ownership interest in the Policy. There is currently no established secondary market for Policies, and the Policies are not considered liquid investments by the Fund. If the Fund must sell Policies to meet redemption requests or other cash needs, the Fund may be forced to sell at a loss. In addition, market quotations will not be readily available for the Policies and the Policies will be priced using a fair value methodology adopted by the Trust’s Board. The sales price the Fund could receive for a Policy may differ from the Trust's valuation of the Policy. The longer the insured lives, the lower the Fund’s rate of return on the related Policy will be. An insurance company may be unable or refuse to pay benefits on a Policy. Although the Fund intends to only purchase Policies for which the applicable contestability period has expired, it is possible that a Policy may be subject to contest by the insurance company. A Policy is a liability of the issuing life insurance company, and if the life insurance company goes out of business, sufficient funds may not be available to pay that liability. |
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Applicable Law and Regulatory Developments. The Fund is a closed-end management investment company registered under the 1940 Act. The Fund must comply with various legal requirements, including requirements imposed by the federal securities laws and tax laws. Should any of those laws change over the life of the Fund, the legal requirements to which the Fund may be subject could differ materially from current requirements. It is impossible to predict if future regulatory developments might adversely affect the Fund. Future regulations, if any, could have a material adverse impact on the Fund’s ability to conduct its business as described herein or even to continue doing business at all. If it were determined that Policies are not securities under the 1940 Act, the Fund may not be eligible to register as an investment company under the 1940 Act. If the Fund were required to deregister with the SEC, the Fund would no longer be subject to, and Unitholders would no longer benefit from, the investor protections of the 1940 Act.
Time Risks. The primary risk and determinant of return on investments in Policies is time. The Fund will not receive a cash return on investment until the Policies in which it owns interests have matured (i.e., the insured has died and the life insurance company has paid out the death benefit). The rate of return on a Policy cannot be calculated before the insured dies. Advances in medical sciences may prolong the lives of insureds beyond that estimated. The longer the insured lives, the lower the rate of return on the related Policy will be.
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Tax Risk – To qualify for treatment as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the Fund must meet certain requirements including requirements regarding the composition of its income. Any income the Fund derives from direct investments in Policies may be considered non-qualifying income and must be limited, along with investments in any other non-qualifying sources, to a maximum of 10% of the Fund’s gross income in any fiscal year. In addition, the Fund may invest in Policies through the Subsidiary. While the Fund believes that income from the Subsidiary will be qualifying income for purposes of the Fund’s RIC status, the Fund has not received a private letter ruling from the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) confirming that such income would be qualifying income. As a result either of direct investments in Policies or investments through the Subsidiary, the Fund might generate more non-qualifying income than anticipated, might not be able to generate qualifying income in a particular fiscal year at levels sufficient to limit its non-qualifying income to 10% of the Fund’s gross income, or might not be able to determine the percentage of qualifying income it derives for a taxable year until after year-end. If the Fund fails to meet this 10% requirement, the Fund might not be eligible for treatment as a RIC, in which case it would be subject to federal income tax on its net income at corporate rates. Alternatively, if the Fund fails to meet the 10% requirement, the Fund might be able to pay a tax equal to the amount of the non-qualifying income to the extent it exceeds one-ninth of the Fund’s qualifying income. |
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Inability to Predict the Life Expectancy of an Insured. Any estimate of life expectancy is based upon medical and actuarial data, and no one can predict with certainty when a particular insured will die. Unanticipated delays in the collection of a substantial number of Policies, caused by underestimating an insured’s life expectancy, could have a material adverse effect on the Fund’s financial results, which, in turn, may have a material adverse effect on the Fund’s ability to make distributions to its Members or meet its Policy premium obligations. Policies will mature earlier and/or later than estimated. If maturities occur later than estimated, it can reduce return or create a loss of principal.
Inability to Make Premium Payments. If the Fund is unable to make premium payments on a Policy due to liquidity issues or for any other reason, the Policy will lapse, and the Fund will lose its ownership interest in the Policy. This can reduce return or create a loss of principal.
Privacy Law Risks. Privacy laws may limit the information available to the Adviser about insureds. Incomplete or inaccurate information regarding an insured can cause the Fund to hold a Policy at a different carrying value than would have been the case had the medical information been known to the Adviser.
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Under current IRS guidance, Policy proceeds paid by a U.S. insurance company to a foreign corporation such as the Subsidiary are generally subject to U.S. federal income tax withholding at a 30% rate. The Subsidiary intends to qualify for benefits under the U.S.-Ireland income tax treaty which would include an exemption from such withholding. There is a risk, however, that a U.S. insurance company issuer may not respect the claimed treaty benefits and may withhold the 30% tax on the proceeds paid to the Subsidiary. In such a case, the Subsidiary may be able to obtain a refund from the IRS.
The tax treatment of the Policies and the Fund’s investments in the Subsidiary may be adversely affected by future legislation, Treasury Regulations and/or guidance issued by the IRS that could, among other things, affect the character, timing and/or amount of the Fund’s taxable income or gains and of distributions made by the Fund. Any changes to the U.S.-Ireland tax treaty, U.S. or Ireland law, or the manner in which the treaty and such laws are applied to the Subsidiary or the Fund, may also have an adverse tax effect on the Subsidiary, the Fund and its shareholders.
Defensive Instrument Risk – During unusual economic or market conditions, or for temporary defensive or liquidity purposes, the Fund may invest 100% of its assets in cash or cash equivalents that would not ordinarily be consistent with the Fund’s investment goal.
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Volatility of Policies Market. The Policies market has experienced substantial growth, which may affect the availability of Policies. The market for the purchase of Policies is highly competitive. There are few substantial barriers to prevent new competitors from entering this market. The Adviser expects to face competition from existing competitors and new market entrants in the future. As a result, the Adviser may not be able to acquire Policies on behalf of the Fund on a commercially viable basis.
Although the secondary insurance policy market is regulated, such market is not subject to government oversight, disclosure, accounting, auditing and financial standards that are equivalent to those the applicable to equities markets. Accordingly, there can be no certainty that such markets will always be active; this may result in difficulty purchasing or selling Policies at desired prices and in desired quantities.
Government Regulation. The market for Policies may be subject to new government regulation that may impact the ability to purchase Policies.
Refusal to Pay Benefits on Certain Policies. Although the Fund will perform extensive steps to insure the Fund’s rights to each Policy, insurers may refuse to pay benefits on certain Policies on the basis that there was no “insurable interest” on the part of the purchaser of a Policy at the time such Policy was issued.
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Target Fund
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Acquiring Fund
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Contestability of Policies. Although the Fund will perform extensive steps to insure against the contestability of the Fund’s rights to each Policy, Policies may be subject to contest by the issuing life insurance company. If the insurance company successfully contests a Policy, the Policy will be rescinded and declared void.
Delays in Payment and Non-Payment of the Proceeds of Policies. Any delays in collecting a substantial amount of the proceeds of Policies could have a material adverse effect on the Fund’s returns and, therefore, on its ability to make distributions to Members or meet its Policy premium obligations.
Missing Insureds. The Fund could incur substantial unplanned expenses in locating a missing insured and could experience substantial delays in collecting death benefits, which would affect the value of Policies.
Pricing Risks. The pricing of a Policy is dependent primarily upon the life expectancy of the insured, the net death benefit and the premium rate payable in respect of his or her Policy. While the Fund will seek to acquire Policies on the lives of insureds in respect of whom competent medical diagnoses have been made, such diagnoses will not always prove to have been correct. An error in pricing can reduce return or lead to the loss of principal.
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Target Fund
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Acquiring Fund
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Credit Rating – Policy Providers. Credit ratings of insurance companies are not a guarantee of quality or a warranty, nor are they a recommendation by the rating agency to buy, sell or hold any financial obligations of such companies. A credit rating represents only the applicable rating agency’s opinion regarding financial strength and ability of the insurance company to meet its ongoing insurance policy and contract obligations. In determining a credit rating, rating agencies do not evaluate the risks of fluctuations in market value. As a result, a credit rating may not fully reflect the risks inherent in the relevant insurance company. Rating agencies may fail to make timely changes to credit ratings in response to subsequent events.
Insurance Industry Risk. Because the Policies represent insurance company obligations, Fund investors may be exposed to additional risks. The Fund may be more susceptible to adverse economic, political or regulatory occurrences affecting the insurance industry. For example, health care and insurance-related issuers may become subject to new government or third party payor reimbursement policies and national and state legislation which may affect the financial position of certain insurance companies.
Insolvency Risk. The Fund bears certain risks associated with the potential insolvency of insurance companies. If an insurance company were to seek protection under the federal bankruptcy or state insolvency laws, payments due to the Fund may be delayed or reduced, which would affect the value of the Policies and thus the Fund’s net asset value.
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Target Fund
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Acquiring Fund
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Combined Acquiring Fund
(Pro Forma)
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that are deducted from Fund assets)
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Management Fee
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1.75%
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0.50%
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0.50%
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Performance Allocation
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0.00%(1)
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N/A
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N/A
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Distribution (12b-1) Fee
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N/A
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0.25%
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0.25%
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Other Expenses
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Service Fee/Shareholder Servicing Fee(2)
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0.25%
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0.25%
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0.25%
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Other Fund Expenses
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0.36%
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0.10%
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0.10%
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Total Other Expenses
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0.61%
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0.35%
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0.35%
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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses
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0.04%
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N/A(3)
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N/A(3)
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
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2.40%
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1.10%(4)
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1.10%(4)
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(1)
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With respect to the Target Fund, CNR is generally entitled to a 20% performance allocation on net profits exceeding a 10% hurdle rate and a standard high-water mark. CNR has not taken its performance allocation to date. CNR would withdraw its performance allocation from the Target Fund immediately prior to the Reorganization. For more information about the performance allocation, please see section entitled “The Adviser” below.
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(2)
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In addition to the Management Fee, the Target Fund also pays CNR a Service Fee at an annual aggregate rate equal to 0.25% of the Fund’s month-end net assets for servicing holders of shares. Services provided include, but are not limited to, handling inquiries regarding the Fund ; assisting in the enhancement of relations and communications between shareholders and the Fund; assisting in the establishment and maintenance of shareholder accounts with the Fund; and assisting in the maintenance of Fund records containing shareholder information. With respect to the Acquiring Fund, the Fund pays a Shareholder Servicing Fee to an affiliate of CNR to provide or arrange for the provision of the following shareholder services: responding to shareholder inquiries; processing purchases and redemptions of the Fund’s shares, including reinvestment of dividends; assisting shareholders in changing dividend options, account designations, and addresses; transmitting proxy statements, annual reports, prospectuses, and other correspondence from the Fund to shareholders; and providing such other information and assistance to shareholders as may be reasonably requested by such shareholders. |
(3)
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Acquired fund fees and expenses of the Acquiring Fund do not reflect the expenses borne by the Acquiring Fund as the sole shareholder of the Subsidiary (as defined below). Investments in the Subsidiary did not begin until September 2013 and, therefore, the Acquiring Fund did not bear such expenses as of July 31, 2013. Acquired fund fees and expenses are estimated to be 0.02% for the current fiscal year.
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(4)
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CNR has voluntarily agreed to limit its fees or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to keep total annual Fund operating expenses (excluding taxes, interest, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses) at or below 1.09%. Any fee reductions or reimbursements may be repaid to CNR within three years after they occur if such repayments can be achieved within the Fund’s then current expense limit, if any, for that year and if certain other conditions are satisfied, including ratification by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. CNR may terminate its voluntary agreement to limit its fees at any time although it intends to continue this arrangement at least through June 30, 2014.
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1 Year
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3 Years
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5 Years
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10 Years
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Target Fund:
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$243
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$748
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$1,280
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$2,736
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Acquiring Fund:
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$112
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$350
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$606
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$1,340
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Pro Forma Combined Acquiring Fund:
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$112
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$350
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$606
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$1,340
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Quarterly Return
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Quarter End
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Highest
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28.17%
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06/30/2012
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Lowest
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0.48%
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09/30/2012
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One Year
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Since Inception(1)
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Return Before Taxes
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34.79%
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18.35%
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S&P 500 Index
(Reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
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16.00%
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8.33%
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Barclays Intermediate Aggregate Bond Index + 500 bps
(Reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
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8.56%
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10.02%
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(1)
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The Target Fund commenced operations on January 4, 2011.
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Quarterly Return
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Quarter End
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Highest
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4.96%
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9/30/2010
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Lowest
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(3.94)%
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9/30/2011
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One Year
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Since Inception(2)
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Return Before Taxes
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10.70%
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9.25%
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Return After Taxes on Distributions
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8.36%
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6.92%
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Return After Taxes on Distributions and Distributions of Fund Shares
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6.95%
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6.58%
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Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index (Reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
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4.78%
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6.91%
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Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (Reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
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4.21%
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6.44%
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Barclays U.S. High Yield Bond Index (Reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
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15.81%
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16.22%
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(1)
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On March 29, 2013, the Rochdale Fixed Income Opportunities Portfolio (the “Predecessor Fund”) reorganized into the Fund. The Acquiring Fund has adopted an investment objective and investment strategies and policies identical to those of the Predecessor Fund. The performance results reflect the performance of the Predecessor Fund.
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(2)
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The Predecessor Fund commenced operations on July 1, 2009.
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Sub-Adviser
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Approximate Percentage of Acquiring Fund Managed*
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Seix Investment Advisors LLC
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30%
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Federated Investment Management Company
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28%
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GML Capital LLP
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41%
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*
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As of August 31, 2013, CNR managed 1% of the Acquiring Fund’s assets.
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Target Fund
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Acquiring Fund
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Administrator:
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U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
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SEI Investments Global Funds Services
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Distributor:
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RIM Securities LLC
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SEI Investments Distribution Co.
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Transfer Agent:
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U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
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U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
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Auditor:
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PKF O’Connor Davies, a division of O’Connor Davies, LLP
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KPMG LLP
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Custodian:
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U.S. Bank, N.A.
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U.S. Bank, N.A.
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Servicer (Life Insurance Policies):
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Financial Life Services, LLC
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Financial Life Services, LLC
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Target Fund
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Acquiring Fund
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Fundamental Limitations
The Fund will not make loans, except by the purchase of debt obligations, by entering into repurchase agreements or through the lending of portfolio securities and as otherwise permitted by the 1940 Act and the rules and interpretive positions of the SEC thereunder.
The Fund will not borrow money, except as permitted by the 1940 Act and the rules and interpretive positions of the SEC thereunder.
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Fundamental Limitations
The Fund may not make loans to others, except (a) through the purchase of debt securities in accordance with its investment objectives and policies, (b) through the lending of portfolio securities, or (c) to the extent the entry into a repurchase agreement is deemed to be a loan.
The Fund may not (a) borrow money, except as permitted by the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as each may be amended from time to time except to the extent that a Fund may be permitted to do so by exemptive order, SEC release, no-action letter or similar relief or interpretations; or (b) mortgage, pledge or hypothecate any of its assets except in connection with any such borrowings described in (a).
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The Fund will not invest in real estate, except that the Fund may invest in securities of issuers that invest in real estate or interests therein, securities that are secured by real estate or interests therein, securities of real estate investment funds and mortgage-backed securities.
The Fund will not invest in physical commodities or contracts relating to physical commodities.
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The Fund may not purchase or sell real estate, or commodities or commodity contracts, except that a Fund may purchase or sell currencies (including forward currency exchange contracts), futures contracts, and related options and securities which are secured by real estate and securities of companies which invest or deal in real estate, such as real estate investment trusts (REITs). |
Target Fund
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Acquiring Fund
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The Fund will concentrate its investment in the life insurance industry. For this purpose, the Policies will be deemed to be investments in the life insurance industry.
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The Fund may not invest more than 25% of its net assets in the securities of companies engaged in any particular industry or particular group of industries provided that this restriction does not apply to obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities, repurchase agreements secured by such obligations or securities issued by other investment companies.
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The Fund will not issue senior securities, except as permitted by the 1940 Act and the rules and interpretive positions of the SEC thereunder. | The Fund may not issue senior securities, as defined in the 1940 Act except as permitted by rule, regulation or order of the SEC. |
The Fund will not act as an underwriter, except as it may be deemed to be an underwriter in a sale of securities held in its portfolio. | The Fund may not act as an underwriter of securities of other issuers except as it may be deemed an underwriter in selling a portfolio security. |
The Fund does not have a corresponding fundamental limitation. | The Fund may not, with respect to 75% of its total assets, invest more than 5% of its total assets in securities of a single issuer or hold more than 10% of the voting securities of such issuer, except that this restriction does not apply to investment in the securities of the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities. |
The Fund does not have a corresponding fundamental limitation. | The Fund may not invest in any issuer for purposes of exercising control or management. |
The Fund does not have a corresponding fundamental limitation. | The Fund may not purchase securities on margin, participate on a joint or joint and several basis in any securities trading account, or underwrite securities, except that this restriction does not preclude a Fund from obtaining such short term credit as may be necessary for the clearance of purchases and sales of its portfolio securities. |
Target Fund
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Acquiring Fund
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The Fund will not make short sales of securities, maintain a short position, or purchase securities on margin, provided that this restriction will not preclude the Fund from obtaining such short-term credits as may be necessary for the clearance of purchases and sales of its portfolio securities, and provided further that this restriction will not be applied to limit the use by the Fund of options, futures contracts and similar derivative financial instruments in the manner described in the Fund’s Offering Memorandum.
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The Fund does not have a corresponding fundamental limitation.
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Non-Fundamental Limitations | Non-Fundamental Limitations |
The Fund does not have a corresponding non-fundamental limitation. | The Fund may not invest in securities of other investment companies except as permitted by the 1940 Act. |
The Fund does not have a corresponding non-fundamental limitation. | The Fund may not invest, in the aggregate, more than 15% of its net assets in securities with legal or contractual restrictions on resale, securities which are not readily marketable, and repurchase agreements with more than seven days to maturity. |
The Fund does not have a corresponding non-fundamental limitation. | The Fund may not make any change in its investment policy of investing at least 80% of its net assets in fixed income securities without first providing the Fund’s shareholders with at least 60 days’ prior notice. |
Target Fund
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Acquiring Fund
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The Fund does not anticipate making periodic distributions of its net income or gains, if any, to shareholders. The amount and times of distributions, if any, will be determined in the sole discretion of the Board. Whether or not distributions are made, shareholders will be required each year to pay applicable federal and state income taxes on their allocable share of the Fund’s taxable income, and will have to pay these taxes from sources other than Fund distributions.
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The Fund intends to make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains.
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Target Fund
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Acquiring Fund
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Pursuant to a distribution agreement, RIM Securities LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CNR, acts as the distributor of the Target Fund’s shares on a best-efforts basis, subject to various conditions. The Target Fund may also distribute shares through other brokers or dealers.
RIM Securities LLC, CNR and/or their affiliates may make payments to broker dealers in connection with the sale and distribution of shares or servicing shareholders or to persons who present potential life settlement transactions or provide other services out of their profits and other available sources, including profits from their relationships with the Target Fund. These arrangements are separately negotiated. Payments may be made to compensate persons for, among other things: marketing the Target Fund; access to salespersons; assistance in training and education of personnel; and/or other specified services. Furthermore, subject to applicable law, such payments may also pay for the travel expenses, meals, lodging and entertainment incurred in connection with the services provided. The amount of these payments may be substantial and may be substantial to any given recipient. Payments may be a fixed dollar amount, may be based on the number of transactions referred to the Target Fund or may be calculated on another basis. Furthermore, subject to applicable law, such payments may also pay for the travel expenses, meals, lodging and entertainment incurred in connection with the services provided. These payments are not an expense of the Target Fund, are not reflected in the fee table, and do not change the price paid by shareholders for the purchase of shares or the amount received by shareholders as proceeds from the redemption of shares. |
SEI Investments Distribution Co. (the “Distributor”) serves as the Acquiring Fund’s distributor pursuant to a distribution agreement with the Trust.
The Acquiring Fund has adopted a plan for its Class N Shares under Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act. The plan allow the Acquiring Fund to pay to the Distributor distribution fees of 0.25% of average daily net assets for the sale and distribution of its Class N shares. The Distributor pays some or all of such distribution fees to broker-dealers and other financial intermediaries as compensation for providing distribution-related services. Because the distribution fees are paid out of the Acquiring Fund’s assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges.
The Distributor may, from time to time in its sole discretion, institute one or more promotional incentive programs for dealers, which will be paid for by the Distributor from any distribution fees it receives or from any other source available to it. Under any such program, the Distributor may provide cash or non-cash compensation as recognition for past sales or encouragement for future sales that may include the following: merchandise, travel expenses, prizes, meals, and lodgings, and gifts that do not exceed $100 per year, per individual
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Target Fund
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Acquiring Fund
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The payments made by the RIM Securities LLC, CNR and/or their affiliates may be different for different recipients. The payments may be negotiated based on a range of factors, including but not limited to, ability to locate transactions, target markets, relationships, quality of service and industry reputation. Payment arrangements may include breakpoints in compensation which provide that the percentage rate of compensation varies as the dollar value of the transactions referred to the Target Fund by a recipient increases. The presence of these payments may create an incentive for a particular recipient to highlight, feature or recommend the Target Fund or certain portfolio transactions, at least in part, on the level of compensation paid.
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The Acquiring Fund’s Class N Shares do not impose any front-end or contingent deferred sales loads.
The Acquiring Fund is subject to a shareholder service agreement that allows the Acquiring Fund to pay fees of 0.25% of its average daily net assets for non-distribution services provided to shareholders of Acquiring Fund’s Class N shares. Because these fees are paid out of the Acquiring Fund’s assets, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment.
In addition to payments made by the Acquiring Fund for distribution and shareholder servicing, CNR may pay out of its own assets, and at no cost to the Acquiring Fund, significant amounts to selling or shareholder servicing agents in connection with the sale and distribution of shares of the Acquiring Fund or for services to the Acquiring Fund and its shareholders.
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Target Fund
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Acquiring Fund
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The Target Fund also pays CNR a service fee at an annual aggregate rate equal to 0.25% of the Target Fund’s month-end net assets, before giving effect to any repurchases of shares by the Fund, for servicing holders of shares. Services provided include, but are not limited to, handling inquiries regarding the Target Fund (e.g., responding to questions concerning investments in the Target Fund, and reports and tax information provided by the Target Fund); assisting in the enhancement of relations and communications between shareholders and the Target Fund; assisting in the establishment and maintenance of shareholder accounts with the Target Fund; and assisting in the maintenance of Target Fund records containing shareholder information.
The Fund’s Shares do not impose any front-end or contingent deferred sales loads.
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In return for these payments, the Acquiring Fund may receive certain marketing or servicing advantages including, without limitation, inclusion of the Acquiring Fund on a selling agent’s “preferred list”; providing “shelf space” for the placement of the Acquiring Fund on a list of mutual funds offered as investment options to its clients; granting access to a selling agent’s registered representatives; providing assistance in training and educating the selling agent’s registered representatives and furnishing marketing support and other related services. Additionally, the Acquiring Fund and its shareholders may also receive certain services including, but not limited to, establishing and maintaining accounts and records; answering inquiries regarding purchases, exchanges and redemptions; processing and verifying purchase, redemption and exchange transactions; furnishing account statements and confirmations of transactions; processing and mailing monthly statements, prospectuses, shareholder reports and other SEC-required communications; and providing the types of services that might typically be provided by the Acquiring Fund’s transfer agent (e.g., the maintenance of omnibus or omnibus-like accounts, the use of the National Securities Clearing Corporation for the transmission of transaction information and the transmission of shareholder mailings).
Payments made by CNR for the advantages and services described above, may be fixed dollar amounts, may be based on a percentage of sales and/or assets under management or a combination of the above, and may be up-front or ongoing payments or both. Such payments may be based on the number of customer accounts maintained by the selling or shareholder servicing agent, or based on a percentage of the value of shares sold to, or held by, customers of the selling or shareholder servicing agent, and may differ among selling and shareholder servicing agents.
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Target Fund
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Acquiring Fund
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Investment Minimum
|
Generally, the minimum initial investment is $50,000, subject to waiver by the Distributor.
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The Fund has no investment minimum.
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Purchases
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Shares are issued solely in private placement transactions that do not involve any “public offering” within the meaning of Section 4(2) of the 1933 Act. Investments in the Fund may be made only by persons that are “accredited investors” within the meaning of Regulation D under the 1933 Act, and “qualified clients” within the meaning of Rule 205-3 under the Advisers Act.
To make an investment in the Fund, contact the Distributor: RIM Securities LLC, 570 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10022-6837, 1-800-245-9888. Accounts may be opened only through the selected broker-dealers or through the Distributor. Customers of the Distributor or of broker-dealers that have entered into selling group agreements with the Distributor or its delegate may open an account and buy Units by mailing a completed application, including complete wiring information, to: CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE ALTERNATIVE TOTAL RETURN FUND LLC. Cash, checks, traveler’s checks, third party checks, or money orders will not be accepted. Units are not available in certificated form.
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Shares of the Fund may be purchased on any day that the NYSE is open for business.
Shares of the Fund can be purchased through the Fund’s transfer agent (the “Transfer Agent”) or through Authorized Institutions. Contact the Fund at 1-866-209-1967 or your Authorized Institution for instructions on how you may purchase shares of the Funds. All purchases by check must be in U.S. dollars drawn on a domestic financial institution. The Transfer Agent will not accept payment in cash or money orders. The Fund also does not accept cashier’s checks in amounts less than $10,000. Also, to prevent check fraud, the Transfer Agent will not accept third party checks, Treasury checks, credit card checks, traveler’s checks or starter checks for the purchase of shares. Post dated checks, post dated on-line bill pay checks, or any conditional order or payment will not be accepted. If your payment is returned for any reason, a $25 fee will be assessed against your account.
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Target Fund
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Acquiring Fund
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Redemptions
|
No Member will have the right to require the Fund to redeem its Units. No public market exists for the Units, and none is expected to develop. Consequently, Members will not be able to liquidate their investment. The Board, in its complete and absolute discretion, may cause the Fund to offer to make repurchase offers for outstanding Units at their net asset value, or the Advisor may coordinate direct sales of a Member’s Units to other clients of the Advisor, but the Units are illiquid when compared to Units of funds that trade on a stock exchange, or Units of open-end investment companies. Members may also be able to sell Units only if they are able to find a Qualified Investor willing to purchase the Units, and in conformity with any Board procedures regarding transfer.
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You may sell (redeem) your Fund shares on any day the Fund and the NYSE are open for business. Payment of your redemption proceeds will be made promptly, but not later than seven days after receipt of your written request in proper form. If you request a redemption in writing, your request must have a signature guarantee attached if the amount to be redeemed exceeds $50,000. Other documentation may be required for certain types of accounts.
If you purchased Fund shares through an Authorized Institution, you may sell your shares only through your Authorized Institution. To sell shares of the Fund, you should contact your Authorized Institution and follow its procedures. Your Authorized Institution may charge a fee for its services, in addition to the fees charged by the Fund.
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Target Fund
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Acquiring Fund
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The Board, from time to time and in its complete and absolute discretion, may determine to cause the Fund to offer to repurchase Units from Members, including the Advisor, pursuant to written requests by Members. In determining whether the Fund should offer to repurchase Units from Members pursuant to written requests, the Board will consider, among other things, the recommendation of the Advisor. It is not expected that the Advisor will make such a recommendation. The Board in its complete and absolute discretion determines the repurchase amount, and such repurchase amount may be a portion of the Fund’s outstanding Units.
The repurchase price payable in respect of repurchased Units will be equal to the value of the Member’s capital account or applicable portion thereof based on the estimated net asset value of the Fund’s assets as of the effective date of repurchase, after giving effect to all allocations to be made to the Member’s capital account as of such date. The Fund’s net asset value may change materially between the date a tender offer is mailed and the due date, and it also may change materially shortly after a tender is completed.
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Redemption requests for the Fund must be received by the Fund or your Authorized Institution before 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time or the Authorized Institution’s earlier applicable deadline. As long as the Fund or its agents receive your redemption request in good order before the close of regular trading on the NYSE (usually 4:00 p.m., Eastern time) or the applicable earlier deadline, your shares will be sold at that day’s NAV. A redemption request is in good order if it includes all required information and the Fund has a completed application on file. If the Fund receives your redemption request after the close of regular trading on the NYSE or the applicable earlier deadline, your redemption request will be executed the next business day, and your shares will be sold at the next day’s NAV. |
Target Fund
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Acquiring Fund
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No person will become a substituted Member without the consent of the Board, which consent may be withheld in its sole and absolute discretion. Generally, Units held by Members may be transferred only (i) by operation of law pursuant to the death, divorce, bankruptcy, insolvency, or dissolution of a Member or (ii) under limited circumstances, with the written consent of the Board (which may be withheld in its sole and absolute discretion). The Board generally will not consider consenting to a transfer unless the transfer is (i) one in which the tax basis of the Units in the hands of the transferee is determined, in whole or in part, by reference to its tax basis in the hands of the transferring Member (e.g., certain gifts and contributions to family entities), or (ii) to members of the transferring Member’s immediate family (siblings, spouse, parents, and children).
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Exchanges
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The Fund does not offer exchanges of Fund shares for shares of any other fund.
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You may exchange your Fund shares for shares of any other fund offered in this Prospectus on any day the Fund and the NYSE are open for business. Requests to exchange shares are processed at the NAV next calculated after receipt of your request in proper form and without the application of any sales charge. An exchange is treated as a sale of shares and may result in a gain or loss for income tax purposes. You may exchange your shares by contacting your Authorized Institution. Additionally, you may exchange your shares either by mail or by contacting the Transfer Agent at 1-866-209-1967 from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
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Target Fund
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Acquiring Fund
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Redemption Fees
|
The Fund does not charge a redemption fee.
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The Fund does not charge a redemption fee.
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Small Accounts
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The Fund does not have a policy to redeem shares due to small accounts.
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The Fund may redeem the shares in your account if the value of your account is less than $250 as a result of redemptions or exchanges you have made. This does not apply to retirement plan or Uniform Gifts or Transfers to Minors Act accounts. You will be notified in writing that the value of your account is less than $250 before the Fund makes an involuntary redemption. You will then have 30 days in which to make an additional investment to bring the value of your account to at least $250 before the Fund takes any action.
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In-Kind Redemptions
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The Fund expects to pay redemption proceeds in cash.
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The Fund generally pays sale (redemption) proceeds in cash. However, under conditions where cash redemptions are detrimental to a Fund and its shareholders (e.g., the amount you are redeeming is large enough to affect a Fund’s operation), each Fund reserves the right to make redemptions in readily marketable securities rather than cash. If your shares were ever redeemed in kind, you would probably have to pay transaction costs to sell the securities distributed to you, and you would in all events have to pay any taxes resulting from the redemption. In addition, you would be subject to market exposure on securities received from a Fund until you sold them.
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Target Fund
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Acquiring Fund
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Dividends and Distributions
|
The Fund does not anticipate making periodic distributions of its net income or gains, if any, to the Members. The amount and times of distributions, if any, will be determined in the sole discretion of the Board.
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The Fund declares and distributes investment income, if any, quarterly as a dividend to shareholders.
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Frequent Trading
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The Fund does not have a policy with respect to frequent purchases and redemptions of Fund shares.
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The Fund’s Board of Trustees has adopted policies and procedures with respect to frequent purchases and redemptions of Fund shares. The Fund discourages short-term or other excessive trading (such as market timing) into and out of the Fund because such trading may harm performance by disrupting portfolio management strategies and by increasing expenses. The Fund does not accommodate frequent purchases and redemptions of Fund shares and reserve the right to reject or cancel (generally within one business day of receipt of the purchase order) without any prior notice, any purchase or purchase portion of any exchange order, including transactions representing excessive trading and, as applicable, transactions accepted by any shareholder’s financial intermediary.
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Target Fund
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Acquiring Fund
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The Transfer Agent has procedures in place designed to detect and prevent market timing activity. The Adviser also participates in the enforcement of the Fund’s market timing prevention policy by monitoring transaction activity in the Fund. The Adviser and the Transfer Agent currently monitor for various patterns in trading activity in client accounts, including omnibus accounts, such as a purchase and sale of shares of the Fund (a “round trip”) within 30 days, multiple round trips within several months, and four exchanges per quarter. These parameters are subject to change.
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Shareholders seeking to engage in excessive trading practices may use a variety of strategies to avoid detection and, despite the efforts of the Fund to prevent excessive trading, there is no guarantee that the Fund or its transfer agents will be able to identify such shareholders or curtail their trading practices. The ability of the Fund and its agents to detect and curtail excessive trading practices may also be limited by operational systems and technological limitations. In addition, the Fund receives purchase, exchange and redemption orders through financial intermediaries and cannot always know or reasonably detect excessive trading which may be facilitated by these intermediaries.
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However, the Fund does attempt to review excessive trading at the omnibus level and work with each intermediary in enforcing the Fund’s policies and procedures if suspicious activity is detected. In addition, the Distributor has received assurances from each financial intermediary which sells shares of the Fund that it has procedures in place to monitor for excessive trading. If the Fund or its service providers find what they believe may be market timing activity in an omnibus account with respect to the Fund, they will contact management of the Fund, who will review the activity and determine what action, if any, the Fund will take. Possible actions include contacting the financial intermediary and requesting assistance in identifying shareholders who may be engaging in market timing activity, and restricting or rejecting future purchase or exchange orders with respect to shareholders found to be engaging in such activity. There are no assurances that the Fund or its service providers will successfully identify all omnibus accounts engaged in excessive trading, or that intermediaries will properly administer their excessive trading monitoring policies. If you invest in the Fund through an intermediary, please read that firm’s materials carefully to learn of any other rules or fees that may apply. |
Target Fund
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Acquiring Fund
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Net Asset Value
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The Fund’s net asset value will be computed as of the close of business on the last business day of each month and on such other dates as the Fund’s Board may determine in its discretion. The NAV of the Fund is equal the total value of its securities and other assets, less its liabilities. The NAV per Unit of the Fund is calculated by dividing the NAV of the Fund by the total number of Units outstanding.
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The Fund’s NAV is calculated once each day as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”). The NYSE usually closes at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on weekdays, except for holidays.
NAV for one share of a class of the Fund is the value of that share’s portion of the net assets (i.e., assets less liabilities) attributable to that class of that Fund. The NAV of each class of the Fund is calculated by dividing the total net value of the assets attributable to the class by the number of outstanding shares of that class. The value of the investments of the Fund is based on market values, usually the last price reported for each security before the close of the market that day.
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||
Fair Valuation
|
When there are no readily available market quotations for a security, the Fund’s Pricing Committee will price securities using fair value procedures approved by the Board. Fair value of a security is the amount that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive upon a current sale of the security.
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A market price may not be available for securities that trade infrequently. If market prices are not readily available or considered by the Adviser to be unreliable, fair value prices may be determined by the Fund’s Fair Value Committee. The Fair Value Committee in good faith uses methods approved by and under the ultimate supervision of the Board of Trustees.
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Target Fund
|
Acquiring Fund
|
Market quotations are not readily available for the Policies. The Policies are priced using the fair valuation methodology and related procedures approve by the Board. The fair valuation methodology includes a variety of inputs, including life expectancy estimates prepared by third party life expectancy evaluation firms, future premium payments, the net death benefit, a discount rate and insurance company credit ratings.
Many factors may influence the price at which the Fund could sell any particular portfolio investment. The sales price may well differ—higher or lower—from the Fund’s last valuation, and such differences could be significant. Moreover, valuing securities using fair value methodologies involves greater reliance on judgment than valuing securities based on market quotations. A fund that uses fair value methodologies may value those securities higher or lower than another fund using market quotations or its own fair value methodologies to price the same securities. There can be no assurance that the Fund could obtain the value assigned to a security if it were to sell the security at approximately the time at which the Fund determines its net asset value.
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For instance, if trading in a security has been halted or suspended or a security has been delisted from a national exchange, a security has not been traded for an extended period of time, or a significant event with respect to a security occurs after the close of the market or exchange on which the security principally trades and before the Fund calculates its NAV, the Fair Value Committee will determine the security’s fair value. In determining the fair value of a security, the Fair Value Committee will consider the Adviser’s (or the relevant Sub-adviser’s) valuation recommendation and information supporting the recommendation, including factors such as the type of security, last trade price, fundamental analytical data relating to the security, forces affecting the market in which the security is purchased and sold, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable companies, and other relevant factors. Valuing securities at fair value involves greater reliance on judgment than valuation of securities based on readily available market quotations. The Fund may value those securities higher or lower than another fund using market quotations or fair value to price the same securities. There can be no assurance that the Fund could obtain the fair value assigned to a security if it were to sell the security at approximately the time at which the Fund determines its net asset value. The Board of Trustees reviews all fair value determinations. |
Target Fund
|
Acquiring Fund
|
Market quotations will not be readily available for the life insurance policies in which the Acquiring Fund or the Subsidiary may invest. The Acquiring Fund Board has approved the same fair valuation methodology and procedures as the Target Fund Board for fair valuing life insurance policies. The Subsidiary’s portfolio investments will be priced pursuant to the same valuation procedures used by the Acquiring Fund.
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|
·
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The recommendation of CNR with respect to the Reorganization.
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·
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That CNR prefers that exposure to life settlement investments be offered through a multi-strategy portfolio rather than through a separate pooled investment vehicle dedicated to life settlement investments.
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·
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The size of the Target Fund ($55.9 million as of July 31, 2013).
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|
·
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That CNR has informed the Board that CNR believes that shareholders would benefit from an allocation to life settlement investments as part of a diversified, multi-strategy portfolio rather than obtaining dedicated investment exposure to the asset class through a separate pooled investment vehicle.
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·
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The need to continue to make premium payments on the insurance policies held by the Target Fund.
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·
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That Target Fund shareholders would pay a lower investment advisory fee (0.50% rather than 1.75% plus a performance allocation) and lower total expenses (1.10% rather than 2.40% based on expenses of the Target Fund and combined Acquiring Fund as of July 31, 2013) following consummation of the Reorganization.
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|
·
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The belief that the Reorganization will provide enhanced opportunities for realizing greater economies of scale, including the potential for lower expense ratios, for the Target Fund shareholders.
|
|
·
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That CNR will bear the costs related to the Reorganization.
|
|
·
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That the Reorganization would be a taxable transaction, and that the tax consequences of the Reorganization would be substantially similar to those of a liquidation of the Target Fund.
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·
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That in a liquidation the Target Fund would incur high transaction costs in liquidating its life insurance policy holdings in the public market which would reduce the liquidation proceeds payable to Target Fund shareholders.
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|
·
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In the Reorganization, Target Fund shareholders will become shareholders of the Acquiring Fund, a mutual fund offering daily liquidity. Today, Target Fund shareholders have no redemption rights, and the Target Fund, a closed-end fund that is not exchange-listed, has no current plans to conduct any tender offers to repurchase its shares from shareholders.
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|
·
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After the Reorganization, Target Fund shareholders could exchange their shares for shares of other series of the Trust. These shareholders have no exchange rights today.
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|
|
·
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Target Fund shareholders would lose dedicated exposure to life settlements if the Reorganization is consummated. However, they will be obtaining interests in a diversified fund that may invest up to 15% of its net assets in life insurance policies.
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|
·
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That the Target Fund and Acquiring Fund have different investment objectives.
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·
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That the Target Fund and Acquiring Fund use the same fair valuation methodology and procedures to value life insurance policies.
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|
·
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[That [ ] will [ ] with respect to the life insurance policies that would be conveyed by the Target Fund to the Acquiring Fund in the Reorganization.]
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|
·
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That Garret D’Alessandro, a portfolio manager of the Target Fund and the Acquiring Fund, has extensive experience with investments in life insurance policies.
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|
·
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The alternatives available to the Target Fund, including continuing to run the Fund on a stand-alone basis and the liquidating the Fund.
|
|
·
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First, the Target Fund will transfer all of its assets and liabilities to the Acquiring Fund.
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|
·
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Second, in exchange for the assets transferred to the Acquiring Fund, the Target Fund will receive shares of beneficial interest of the Acquiring Fund having a total value equal to the value of the assets the Target Fund transferred to the Acquiring Fund (net of any liabilities).
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|
·
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Third, the Target Fund will distribute the shares of the Acquiring Fund which it receives to its shareholders and the Target Fund will dissolve.
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|
·
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Fourth, the Acquiring Fund will open an account for each shareholder of the Target Fund and will credit the shareholder with shares of the Acquiring Fund having the same total value as the Target Fund shares that he or she owned on the date of the Reorganization. Share certificates will not be issued.
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Aggregate Net Assets
|
Shares Outstanding
|
Net Asset Value Per Share
|
|
Target Fund
|
$56,300,402
|
37,022.270
|
$1,520.70
|
Acquiring Fund
|
$837,055,262
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30,899,049.894
|
$27.09
|
Combined Pro Forma Acquiring Fund
|
$893,355,664
|
32,977,322.393
|
$27.09
|
Target Fund Shareholder
|
Percentage of Outstanding Shares in Fund
|
Percentage of Outstanding Shares of Combined Fund
|
Rochdale Alternative Total Return Offshore Fund LP
570 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
|
30.02%
|
1.89%
|
Fulton Quien Sabe Investments LP
1601 W Loop 289
Lubbock, TX 79416-5124
|
5.16%
|
0.33%
|
Acquiring Fund Shareholder
|
Percentage of Outstanding Shares in Fund
|
Percentage of Outstanding Shares of Combined Fund
|
Genworth Financial Trust Company
FBO Genworth Financial Wealth Management & Mutual Clients & Other Custodial Clients
3200 N. Central Ave., Floor 7
Los Angeles, California 90060
|
22.71%
|
21.28%
|
City National Bank
Fiduciary for Various Accounts
Attn: Trust Ops/Mutual Funds
PO Box 60520
Phoenix, Arizona 85012
|
7.51%
|
7.04%
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•
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At the Public Reference Facilities maintained by the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549;
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•
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At the SEC's Regional Offices at 233 Broadway, New York, New York, 10279, and 175 W. Jackson Boulevard, Suite 900, Chicago, Illinois 60604;
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•
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By e-mail request to publicinfo@sec.gov (for a duplicating fee); and
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•
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On the SEC’s EDGAR database on the SEC’s Internet Web site at http://www.sec.gov.
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(a)
|
The contribution by the Target Fund of all of its assets to the Acquiring Fund in exchange for the assumption of all of the liabilities of Target Fund and the issuance of Shares pursuant to Section Error! Reference source not found. will be treated as a taxable exchange.
|
|
(b)
|
The distribution by the Target Fund of the Shares pursuant to Section Error! Reference source not found. will be treated as a complete liquidation of the Target Fund, subject to the provisions of Sections 731, 732 and 735 of the Code.
|
|
(a)
|
either party shall have breached any material provision of this Agreement; or
|
|
(b)
|
circumstances develop that, in the opinion of such Board, make proceeding with the Reorganization inadvisable; or
|
|
(c)
|
any governmental body shall have issued an order, decree or ruling having the effect of permanently enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting the consummation of this Agreement.
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CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS, on behalf of its City National Rochdale Fixed Income Opportunities Fund Series
|
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By:
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_______________________________
|
||
Garrett R. D’Alessandro
|
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President
|
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CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE ALTERNATIVE TOTAL RETURN FUND LLC
|
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By:
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_______________________________
|
||
Garrett R. D’Alessandro
|
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President
|
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Solely for purposes of Section 4.4,
|
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CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE, LLC
|
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By:
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_______________________________
|
||
[NAME]
|
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[TITLE]
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1.
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The Acquiring Fund’s Statement of Additional Information, dated April 30, 2013, as supplemented September 10, 2013 (File No. 333-16093), as filed with the SEC on September 10, 2013 (Accession No. 0001398344-13-004356) is incorporated herein by reference.
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2.
|
The Target Fund’s Statement of Additional Information, dated December 13, 2010 (File No. 811-22503), as filed with the SEC on January 10, 2011 (Accession No. 0000929638-11-000009) is incorporated herein by reference.
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3.
|
The Acquiring Fund’s Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2012 (File No. 811-08685), as filed with the SEC on March 8, 2013 (Accession No. 0001193125-13-097925) is incorporated herein by reference.
|
4.
|
The Target Fund’s Annual Report for the year ended September 30, 2012 (File No. 811-08685), as filed with the SEC on December 7, 2012 (Accession No. 0000894189-12-006780) is incorporated herein by reference.
|
5.
|
The Acquiring Fund’s Semi-Annual Report for the fiscal period ended March 31, 2013 (File No. 811-07923), as filed with the SEC on June 10, 2013 (Accession No. 0001398344-13-002827) is incorporated herein by reference.
|
6.
|
The Target Fund’s Semi-Annual Report for the fiscal period ended March 31, 2013 (File No. 811-22503), as filed with the SEC on June 10, 2013 (Accession No. 0000894189-13-003376) is incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 15.
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Indemnification
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Item 16.
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Exhibits
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1)
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Charter Documents:
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a.
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Certificate of Trust dated October 25, 1996 and amendments thereto dated February 11, 1998 and April 2, 1999. (G)
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(i)
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Certificate of Amendment dated August 15, 2013 to the Certificate of Trust dated October 25, 1996, as amended - filed herewith.
|
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b.
|
Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated October 25, 1996. (A)
|
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(i)
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Amendment dated April 26, 1999, to the Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated October 25, 1996. (B)
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(ii)
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Amendment dated December 4, 2012, to the Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated October 25, 1996 as amended April 26, 1999. (H)
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(iii)
|
Amendment dated August 15, 2013, to the Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated October 25, 1996 as amended April 26, 1999 - filed herewith.
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2)
|
By-Laws:
|
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a.
|
By-Laws dated October 25, 1996. (A)
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b.
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Amendment dated April 26, 1999, to the By-Laws dated October 25, 1996. (B)
|
|
c.
|
Amended and Restated By-Laws dated February 26, 2009. (G)
|
|
d.
|
Amendment dated August 29, 2013 to the Amended and Restated By-Laws dated February 26, 2009 - filed herewith.
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3)
|
Not applicable.
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4)
|
Agreement and Plan of Reorganization:
|
|
a.
|
Form of Agreement and Plan of Reorganization. (C)
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5)
|
Not applicable.
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6)
|
Investment Management Agreements:
|
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a.
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Investment Management Agreement dated March 28, 2013 between the Registrant and Rochdale Investment Management LLC (now City National Rochdale, LLC) with respect to the City National Rochdale Fixed Income Opportunities Fund (the “Fixed Income Opportunities Fund”). (H)
|
|
b.
|
Investment Manager Agreement dated March 28, 2013 between Rochdale Investment Management LLC (now City National Rochdale, LLC) and Seix Investment Advisors LLC with respect to the Fixed Income Opportunities Fund. (H)
|
|
c.
|
Investment Manager Agreement dated March 28, 2013 between Rochdale Investment Management LLC (now City National Rochdale, LLC) and Federated Investment Management Company with respect to the Fixed Income Opportunities Fund. (H)
|
|
d.
|
Investment Manager Agreement dated March 28, 2013 between Rochdale Investment Management LLC (now City National Rochdale, LLC) and GML Capital LLP with respect to the Fixed Income Opportunities Fund. (H)
|
7)
|
Distribution Agreements:
|
|
a.
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Distribution Agreement dated April 1, 1999 between the Registrant and SEI Investments Distribution Co. with respect to the Fixed Income Opportunities Fund. (H)
|
|
b.
|
AML Amendment dated March 13/14, 2006, to the Distribution Agreement dated April 1, 1999 between the Registrant and SEI Investments Distribution Co. with respect to the Fixed Income Opportunities Fund. (H)
|
|
c.
|
Form of Sub-Distribution and Servicing Agreement. (F)
|
8)
|
Not applicable.
|
9)
|
Custody Agreements:
|
|
a.
|
Custody Agreement dated August 1, 2011 between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association with respect to the Fixed Income Opportunities Fund. (E)
|
|
b.
|
First Amendment dated January 1, 2012, to the Custody Agreement dated August 1, 2011 between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association with respect to the Fixed Income Opportunities Fund. (H)
|
10)
|
Distribution Plan and 18f-3 Plan:
|
|
a.
|
Rule 12b-1 Distribution Plan dated January 28, 2013 with respect to the Fixed Income Opportunities Fund. (G)
|
|
b.
|
Amended and Restated Multiple Class Plan dated February 19, 2013 with respect to the Fixed Income Opportunities Fund. (H)
|
|
c.
|
Revised Appendix A dated September 17, 2013 to the Amended and Restated Multiple Class Plan dated February 19, 2013 with respect to the Fixed Income Opportunities Fund - filed herewith.
|
11)
|
Opinion of Counsel:
|
|
a.
|
Opinion and consent of counsel as to the legality of the securities being registered - filed herewith.
|
12)
|
Not applicable.
|
13)
|
Other Material Contracts:
|
|
a.
|
Amended and Restated Administration Agreement dated January 1, 2013 between the Registrant and SEI Investments Global Funds Services with respect to the Fixed Income Opportunities Fund. (H)
|
|
b.
|
Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement dated January 1, 2013 between the Registrant and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC with respect to the Fixed Income Opportunities Fund. (H)
|
|
c.
|
Amended and Restated Shareholder Services Agreement dated June 1, 2001 between the Registrant and City National Bank with respect to the Fixed Income Opportunities Fund. (F)
|
|
(i)
|
Amended Exhibit A, dated December 4, 2012, to the Amended and Restated Shareholder Services Agreement dated June 1, 2001 between the Registrant and City National Bank with respect to the Fixed Income Opportunities Fund. (H)
|
|
d.
|
Form of Shareholder Service Provider Agreement between City National Bank and RIM Securities, LLC with respect to the Fixed Income Opportunities Fund. (D)
|
|
e.
|
Form of Investment Management Agreement between City National Rochdale Fixed Income Opportunities (Ireland) Limited and City National Rochdale, LLC - filed herewith.
|
|
f.
|
Servicing Agreement between the Registrant and Financial Life Services, LLC (All Financial Group) - to be filed by amendment.
|
14)
|
Other Opinions:
|
|
a.
|
Consent of Independent Registered Certified Public Accounting Firm, PKF O’Connor Davies, a division of O’Connor Davies, LLP – filed herewith.
|
|
b.
|
Consent of Independent Registered Certified Public Accounting Firm, Tait, Weller & Baker LLP – filed herewith.
|
15)
|
Not applicable.
|
16)
|
Powers of Attorney:
|
|
a.
|
Power of Attorney - filed herewith.
|
17)
|
Additional Exhibits:
|
|
a.
|
Form of Proxy Card - filed herewith.
|
|
b.
|
The Fixed Income Opportunities Fund’s Statement of Additional Information dated April 30, 2013 as supplemented September 10, 2013. (I)
|
|
c.
|
The City National Rochdale Alternative Total Return Fund LLC’s Statement of Additional Information dated December 13, 2010. (J)
|
|
d.
|
The Fixed Income Opportunities Fund’s Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2012. (K)
|
|
e.
|
The City National Rochdale Alternative Total Return Fund LLC’s Annual Report for the year ended September 30, 2012. (L)
|
|
f.
|
The Fixed Income Opportunities Fund’s Semi-Annual Report for the fiscal period ended March 31, 2013. (M)
|
|
g.
|
The City National Rochdale Alternative Total Return Fund LLC’s Semi-Annual Report for the fiscal period ended March 31, 2013. (N)
|
A.
|
Previously filed as an exhibit to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-16093) on November 14, 1996 and incorporated herein by reference.
|
|
B.
|
Previously filed as an exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-16093) on May 3, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference.
|
|
C.
|
Filed as Appendix A to Part A of this Registration Statement on Form N-14.
|
|
D.
|
Previously filed as an exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 54 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-16093) on November 21, 2012, and incorporated herein by reference.
|
E.
|
Previously filed as an exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 44 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-16093) on September 14, 2011, and incorporated herein by reference.
|
|
F.
|
Previously filed as an exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 333-16093) on June 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
|
|
G.
|
Previously filed as an exhibit to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-14 (File No. 333-186096) on January 28, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference.
|
|
H.
|
Previously filed as an exhibit to Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 62 (File No. 333-16093) on April 30, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference.
|
|
I.
|
Previously filed as part of a 497 filing (File No. 333-16093) on September 10, 2013and incorporated herein by reference.
|
|
J.
|
Previously filed as part of the City National Rochdale Alternative Total Return Fund LLC’s Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 811-22503) on January 10, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference.
|
|
K.
|
Previously filed on March 8, 2013 (File No. 811-08685) and incorporated herein by reference.
|
|
L.
|
Previously filed on December 7, 2012 (File No. 811-08685) and incorporated herein by reference.
|
|
M.
|
Previously filed on June 10, 2013 (File No. 811-07923) and incorporated herein by reference.
|
|
N.
|
Previously filed on June 10, 2013 (File No. 811-22503) and incorporated herein by reference.
|
Item 17.
|
Undertakings
|
1.
|
The undersigned registrant agrees that prior to any public reoffering of the securities registered through the use of a prospectus which is a part of the registration statement by any person or party who is deemed to be an underwriter within the meaning of Rule 145(c) of the Securities Act, the reoffering prospectus will contain the information called for by the applicable registration form for reofferings by persons who may be deemed underwriters, in addition to the information called for by the other items of the applicable form.
|
2.
|
The undersigned registrant agrees that every prospectus that is filed under paragraph (1) above will be filed as a part of an amendment to the registration statement and will not be used until the amendment is effective, and that, in determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement for the securities offered therein, and the offering of the securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering of them.
|
3.
|
City National Rochdale Fixed Income Opportunities (Ireland) Limited (the “Subsidiary”) undertakes that the assets of the Subsidiary will be maintained at all times in accordance with the requirements of Section 17(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940” Act”), and the rules thereunder.
|
4.
|
The Subsidiary undertakes that it will maintain duplicate copies of its books and records at an office located within the United States, and the Securities & Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and its staff will have access to the books and records consistent with the requirements of Section 31 of the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder.
|
5.
|
The Subsidiary undertakes that it will designate an agent in the United States for service of process in any suit, action or proceeding before the SEC or any appropriate court.
|
6.
|
The Subsidiary undertakes that it will consent to the jurisdiction of the United States courts and the SEC over it.
|
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS
|
||
By:
|
/s/ Garrett D’Alessandro
|
|
Garrett D’Alessandro | ||
President, Chief Executive Officer |
Signature
|
Title
|
Date
|
||
/s/ Garrett D’Alessandro
|
President & Chief
|
September 30, 2013
|
||
Garrett D’Alessandro
|
Executive Officer
|
|||
/s/ Eric Kleinschmidt
|
Controller & Chief
|
September 30, 2013
|
||
Eric Kleinschmidt
|
Operating Officer
|
|||
Irwin G. Barnet*
|
Trustee
|
September 30, 2013
|
||
Irwin G. Barnet
|
||||
Vernon C. Kozlen*
|
Trustee
|
September 30, 2013
|
||
Vernon C. Kozlen
|
||||
William R. Sweet*
|
Trustee
|
September 30, 2013
|
||
William R. Sweet
|
||||
James R. Wolford*
|
Trustee
|
September 30, 2013
|
||
James R. Wolford
|
||||
Daniel A. Hanwacker*
|
Trustee
|
September 30, 2013
|
||
Daniel A. Hanwacker
|
||||
Jay C. Nadel*
|
Trustee
|
September 30, 2013
|
||
Jay C. Nadel
|
||||
Andrew S. Clare*
|
Trustee
|
September 30, 2013
|
||
Andrew S. Clare
|
||||
Jon C. Hunt*
|
Trustee
|
September 30, 2013
|
||
Jon C. Hunt
|
* By:
|
/s/ Garrett D’Alessandro
|
|
Garrett D’Alessandro
Attorney-in-Fact, pursuant to Power of Attorney
|
Signature
|
Title
|
Date
|
||
/s/ Derek Delaney
|
Director
|
September 30, 2013
|
||
Derek Delaney
|
||||
/s/ Jeremy O’Sullivan
|
Director
|
September 30, 2013
|
||
Jeremy O’Sullivan
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Exhibit Number
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Exhibit
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1.A.I
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Certificate of Amendment dated August 15, 2013 to the Certificate of Trust dated October 25, 1996, as amended.
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1.B.III
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Amendment dated August 15, 2013, to the Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated October 25, 1996 as amended April 26, 1999.
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2.D
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Amendment dated August 29, 2013 to the Amended and Restated By-Laws dated February 26, 2009.
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10.C
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Revised Appendix A dated September 17, 2013 to the Amended and Restated Multiple Class Plan dated February 19, 2013.
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11.A
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Opinion and consent of counsel as to legality of the securities being registered.
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13.E
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Form of Investment Management Agreement between City National Rochdale Fixed Income Opportunities (Ireland) Limited and City National Rochdale, LLC.
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14.A
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Consent of Independent Registered Certified Public Accounting Firm, PKF O’Connor Davies, a division of O’Connor Davies, LLP.
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14.B
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Consent of Independent Registered Certified Public Accounting Firm, Tait, Weller & Baker LLP.
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16.A
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Power of Attorney.
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17.A
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Form of Proxy Card.
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1.
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Name of Statutory Trust: CNI Charter Funds
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2.
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The Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Trust is hereby amended as follows:
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Please change name of Trust from “CNI Charter Funds” to “City National Rochdale Funds”.
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3.
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(Please complete with either upon filing or it may be a future effective date that is within 90 days of the file day). This Certificate of Amendments shall be effective September 10, 2013.
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By:
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/s/ Irwin G. Barnet
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Trustee
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Name:
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Irwin G. Barnet
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Type or Print
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/s/Irwin G. Barnet
Irwin G. Barnet
Trustee
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/s/William R. Sweet
William R. Sweet
Trustee
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/s/Vernon C. Kozlen
Vernon C. Kozlen
Trustee
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/s/James Wolford
James Wolford
Trustee
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/s/Daniel A. Hanwacker
Daniel A. Hanwacker
Trustee
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/s/Jay C. Nadel
Jay C. Nadel
Trustee
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/s/Andrew S. Clare
Andrew S. Clare
Trustee
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/s/Jon C. Hunt
Jon C. Hunt
Trustee
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(a)
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a majority vote of a quorum consisting of Trustees who are not parties to the proceeding and are not interested persons of the Trust (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940); or
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(b)
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a written opinion by an independent legal counsel.
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Very truly yours,
/s/ Bingham McCutchen LLP
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/s/TAIT, WELLER & BAKER LLP |
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Reorganization of City National Rochdale Diversified Equity Fund, a series of the Trust, into City National Rochdale U.S. Core Equity Fund, a series of the Trust
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Reorganization of City National Rochdale Full Maturity Fixed Income Fund, a series of the Trust, into City National Rochdale Intermediate Fixed Income Fund, a series of the Trust
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Reorganization of City National Rochdale Alternative Total Return Fund LLC into City National Rochdale Fixed Income Opportunities Fund, a series of the Trust
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/s/
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Irwin G. Barnet
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/s/
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William R. Sweet
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Irwin G. Barnet
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William R. Sweet
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Trustee
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Trustee
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/s/
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Vernon C. Kozlen
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/s/
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James Wolford
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Vernon C. Kozlen
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James Wolford
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Trustee
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Trustee
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Daniel A. Hanwacker
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/s/
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Jay C. Nadel
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Daniel A. Hanwacker
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Jay C. Nadel
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Trustee
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Trustee
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/s/
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Andrew S. Clare
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/s/
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Jon C. Hunt
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Andrew S. Clare
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Jon C. Hunt
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Trustee
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Trustee
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WITHHOLD
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AGAINST
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Name of Shareholder
(exactly as it appears on your account statement)
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Authorized Signature
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Authorized Signature
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Date:
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Individual Accounts:
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Sign your name exactly as it appears on your account statement.
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All Other Accounts:
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The capacity of the individuals signing the proxy card should be indicated unless it is reflected in the form of
registration.
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Registration
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Valid Signature
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(1) ABC Corp.
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John Doe, Treasurer
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(2) ABC Corp. c/o John Doe, Treasurer
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John Doe
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(3) ABC Corp., Profit Sharing Plan
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John Doe, Fundee
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Voting by Mail
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Read the Prospectus/Proxy Statement
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Mail your completed proxy card in the enclosed envelope
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Scan the completed proxy card, and return the scanned proxy card as an email attachment to __________@__________.com
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