Hillman Capital Management Funds
Notes to Financial Statements
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies
The Hillman Advantage Equity Fund and The Hillman Focused Advantage Fund, (collectively the “Funds” and individually a “Fund”) are series funds. The Funds are part of the Hillman Capital Management Investment Trust (the “Trust”), which was organized as a Delaware Business Statutory Trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, (the “1940 Act”), as amended, as an open-ended management investment company.
The Hillman Advantage Equity Fund (“Advantage Equity Fund”) commenced operations on December 29, 2000. The investment objective of the Fund is to seek maximum total return through a combination of long-term capital appreciation and current income.
The Hillman Focused Advantage Fund (“Focused Advantage Fund”) commenced operations on December 29, 2000. The investment objective of the Fund is to seek long-term capital appreciation.
The Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”) approved, on February 14, 2006, a plan to authorize three new classes of shares for each of the Funds designated as Class A Shares, Class B Shares, and Class C Shares. On July 18, 2006, the Class A Shares, Class B Shares, and Class C Shares became effective. On June 15, 2009, the Class B Shares of both Funds were converted into Class C Shares. The Funds currently have an unlimited number of authorized shares, which are divided into three classes – No Load Shares, Class A Shares, and Class C Shares.
Each class of shares has equal rights as to assets of its corresponding Fund, and the classes are identical except for differences in their sales charge structures and ongoing distribution and service fees. Income, expenses (other than distribution and service fees), and realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based upon its relative net assets. All classes have equal voting privileges, except where otherwise required by law or when the Trustees determine that the matter to be voted on affects only the interests of the shareholders of a particular class. The Funds’ Class C shares are sold without an initial sales charge; however, they are subject to a contingent de ferred sales charge. Class C shares are charged at a rate of 1% if redeemed in the first year, which is payable to the Distributor of the Trust. Class A shares are sold with an initial sales charge of up to 5.75% of the amount invested. The No Load, Class A, and Class C shares are subject to distribution plan fees as described in Note 3. Class C shares are automatically converted into the No Load shares after ten years.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).
Investment Valuation
The Funds’ investments in securities are carried at value. Securities listed on an exchange or quoted on a national market system are valued at the last sales price as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Securities traded in the NASDAQ over-the-counter market are generally valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Other securities traded in the over-the-counter market and listed securities for which no sale was reported on that date are valued at the most recent bid price. Securities and assets for which representative market quotations are not readily available or which cannot be accurately valued using the Funds’ normal pricing procedures are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under policies approved by the Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used, f or example, in situations where (i) a security is so thinly traded that there have been no transactions for that security over an extended period of time; (ii) the exchange on which the security is principally traded closes early; or (iii) trading of the security is halted during the day and does not resume prior to the Funds’ net asset value calculation. A security’s “fair value” price may differ from the price next available for that security using the Funds’ normal pricing procedures. Instruments with maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
Fair Value Measurement
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Funds’ investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1: quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
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Level 2: other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, credit risk, etc.)
Level 3: significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining fair value of investments)
The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.
The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety, is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following tables summarize the inputs as of September 30, 2010 for the Funds’ assets and liabilities measured at fair value:
Advantage Equity Fund | | |
Investments in Securities | | Total | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 |
Assets | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | $ | 11,222,676 | $ | 11,222,676 | $ | - | $ | - |
Investment Company | | 171,522 | | - - | | 171,522 | | - |
Total Assets | $ | 11,394,198 | $ | 11,222,676 | $ | 171,522 | $ | - |
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Focused Advantage Fund | | |
Investments in Securities | | Total | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 |
Assets | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | $ | 14,373,534 | $ | 14,373,534 | $ | - | $ | - |
Investment Company | | 123,618 | | - | | 123,618 | | - |
Total Assets | $ | 14,497,152 | $ | 14,373,534 | $ | 123,618 | $ | - |
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Investment Transactions, Investment Income and Expenses
Investment transactions are accounted for as of the date purchased or sold (trade date). Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain dividends from foreign securities will be recorded as soon as the Trust is informed of the dividend if such information is obtained subsequent to the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes amortization of discounts and premiums. Gains and losses are determined on the identified cost basis, which is the same basis used for federal income tax purposes. The Funds bear expenses incurred specifically on their behalf as well as a portion of general Trust expenses, which are allocated according to methods reviewed annually by the Trustees. Expenses, which are not readil y identifiable to a specific Fund, are allocated in such a manner as deemed equitable, taking into consideration the nature and type of expense and the relative sizes of the Funds. Each Fund’s income, expenses (other than class specific distribution fees) and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated proportionally each day between the classes based upon the relative net assets of each class.
Dividend Distributions
The Funds may declare and distribute dividends from net investment income (if any) at the end of each calendar quarter. Distributions from capital gains (if any) are generally declared and distributed annually. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on ex-date.
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Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in the net assets from operations during the reported period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Federal Income Taxes
No provision for income taxes is included in the accompanying financial statements, as the Funds intend to distribute to shareholders all taxable investment income and realized gains and otherwise comply with Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies.
2. Transactions with Affiliates
Advisor
The Funds pay monthly advisory fees to Hillman Capital Management, Inc. (the “Advisor”) based upon the average daily net assets of each Fund and calculated at an annual rate. For the period from October 1, 2009 through April 30, 2010, the Advisor waived or reduced its fees and assumed other expenses of each Fund, in order to limit total operating expenses to not more than 1.24% (exclusive of interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, other expenditures which are capitalized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, and amounts, if any, payable under a Rule 12b-1 distribution plan).
Fund | Advisor Fees Rate | Advisor Fees Waived | Expenses Reimbursed |
Advantage Equity | 1.00% | $ 70,317 | $63,837 |
Focused Advantage | 1.00% | $ 120,992 | $22,754 |
Administrator
Each Fund pays a monthly administration fee to The Nottingham Company (the “Administrator”) based upon the average daily net assets of each Fund and calculated at the annual rates as shown in the schedule below which is subject to a minimum of $2,000 per month per Fund. The Administrator also receives a fee to procure and pay the custodian for each Fund, additional compensation for fund accounting and recordkeeping services, and additional compensation for certain costs involved with the daily valuation of securities and as reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses. A breakdown of these fees is provided in the following schedule.
Administration Fees (1) | | Custody Fees (2) | Fund Accounting Fees (monthly) | Fund Accounting Asset Based | Blue Sky Administration Fees (annual) |
Average Net Assets | Annual Rate | Average Net Assets | Annual Rate | Average Net Assets | Annual Rate |
First $50 million | 0.125% | First $100 million | 0.020% | $2,250 | All Assets | 0.01% | $150 per state |
Next $50 million | 0.100% | Over $100 million | 0.009% | $750 (3) | | per class |
Over $100 million | 0.075% | | | | | |
(1) Subject to a minimum fee of $2,000 per month (2) Subject to a minimum fee of $400 per month (3) For each additional class.
Compliance Services
Nottingham Compliance Services, LLC, a fully owned affiliate of The Nottingham Company, provides services which assist the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer in monitoring and testing the policies and procedures of the Trust in conjunction with requirements under Rule 38a-1 of the Securities and Exchange Commission. It receives compensation for this service at an annual rate of $7,750 per Fund.
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Transfer Agent
Nottingham Shareholder Services, LLC (“Transfer Agent”) serves as transfer, dividend paying, and shareholder servicing agent for the Funds. It receives compensation for its services based upon $15 per shareholder per year, subject to a minimum fee of $1,750 per month per Fund, plus $500 per month for each additional class of shares.
Distributor
Capital Investment Group, Inc. (the “Distributor”) serves as the Fund’s principal underwriter and distributor. The Distributor receives any sales charges imposed on purchases of shares and re-allocates a portion of such charges to dealers through whom the sale was made, if any. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010, there were no sales charges for the Advantage Equity Fund and sales charges of $3,446 for the Focused Advantage Fund.
Certain Trustees and officers of the Trust are also officers of the Advisor, the Distributor or the Administrator.
3. Distribution and Service Fees
The Trustees, including a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act), of the Trust adopted distribution and service plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act (the “Plans”) applicable to the No Load Shares, Class A Shares, and Class C Shares. The 1940 Act regulates the manner in which a regulated investment company may assume costs of distributing and promoting the sales of its shares and servicing of its shareholder accounts. The Plans provide that the Fund may incur certain costs, which may not exceed 0.25% per annum of the average daily net assets of the No Load Shares and Class A Shares or 1.00% per annum of the average daily net assets of the Class C Shares for each year elapsed subsequent to adoption of the Plans, for payment to the Distributor and others for items such as advertising expenses, selling expenses, commissions, travel, or other expenses reasonably intended to result in sales of No Load Shares, Class A Shares, and Class C Shares in the Funds or support servicing of those classes’ shareholder accounts. See the table below for a breakout of the 12b-1 fees incurred and waived for the Advantage Equity Fund and the Focused Advantage Fund for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010.
| Advantage Equity | Focused Advantage |
Class | Incurred | Waived | Incurred | Waived |
No Load Shares | $29,599 | $2,464 | $41,149 | $3,713 |
Class A Shares | 53 | 15 | 1,044 | 14 |
Class C Shares | 227 | 115 | 3,753 | 99 |
4. Purchases and Sales of Investment Securities
For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010, the aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities (excluding short-term securities) were as follows:
Fund | Purchases of Securities | Proceeds from Sales of Securities |
Advantage Equity | $2,034,713 | $2,553,071 |
Focused Advantage | $2,309,809 | $6,969,783 |
There were no purchases of long-term U.S. Government Obligations for either Fund during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010.
5. Federal Income Tax
Distributions are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles, and, therefore, may differ significantly in amount or character from net investment income and realized gains for financial reporting purposes. Financial reporting records are adjusted for permanent book/tax differences to reflect tax character but are not adjusted for temporary differences.
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Management reviewed the tax positions in the open tax years of 2007, 2008, and 2009 and determined that the implementation of ASC Topic 740 “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” had no impact on the Funds’ net assets or results of operations. As of and during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010, the Funds do not have a liability for uncertain tax positions. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the statement of operations. During the period, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.
Reclassifications to paid-in capital relate primarily to differing book/tax treatment of ordinary net investment losses. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010, the following reclassifications, which had no impact on results of operations or net assets, were recorded to reflect tax character:
| Advantage Equity Fund | Focused Advantage Fund |
Paid-in Capital | $ (69,633) | $ - |
Undistributed Net Investment Income (Loss) | 69,633 | - |
Distributions during the fiscal years and period ended were characterized for tax purposes as follows:
| | Distributions from |
Fund | Fiscal year ended | Ordinary Income | Long-Term Capital Gains |
Advantage Equity | 09/30/2010 | $39,015 | $ - |
| 09/30/2009 | 106,409 | 60,355 |
Focused Advantage | 09/30/2010 | 188,027 | - |
| 09/30/2009 | 126,866 | 88,886 |
At September 30, 2010, the tax-basis cost of investments and components of distributable earnings were as follows:
| | Advantage Equity | | | Focused Advantage |
Cost of Investments | $ | 10,069,390 | | $ | 15,884,991 |
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Unrealized Appreciation | $ | 1,844,101 | | $ | 1,159,970 |
Unrealized Depreciation | | (519,293) | | | (2,547,809) |
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | 1,324,808 | | | (1,387,839) |
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Undistributed Ordinary Income | | - | | | 35,629 |
Accumulated Capital Losses | | (2,511,901) | | | (28,173,340) |
Other Book/Tax Differences | | - | | | - |
Distributable Earnings | $ | (1,187,093) | | $ | (29,525,550) |
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable to the deferral of losses from wash sales. Accumulated capital losses noted below represent net capital loss carry-forwards, as of September 30, 2010, that may be available to offset future realized capital gains and thereby reduce future taxable gains distributions. The following table shows the expiration dates of the carryovers.
Expiration Dates | Advantage Equity Fund | Focused Advantage Fund |
September 30, 2017 | $ 150,250 | $ 21,309,002 |
September 30, 2018 | 2,361,651 | 6,864,338 |
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6. | Capital Share Transactions |
For the fiscal year ended | Advantage Equity Fund |
No Load Shares | Class A Shares |
September 30, 2010 | September 30, 2009 | September 30, 2010 | September 30, 2009 |
Transactions in Capital Shares | | | 3,846 | 1,194 |
| Shares sold | 60,737 | 75,493 |
| Reinvested distributions | 3,400 | 21,227 | 10 | 16 |
| Shares repurchased | (140,531) | (435,182) | (3,854) | (6,271) |
Net (Decrease) Increase in Capital Shares | (76,394) | (338,462) | 2 | (5,061) |
Shares Outstanding, Beginning of Year | 1,120,865 | 1,459,327 | 941 | 6,002 |
Shares Outstanding, End of Year | 1,044,471 | 1,120,865 | 943 | 941 |
For the fiscal year ended | Advantage Equity Fund |
Class B Shares | Class C Shares |
September 30, 2010 | September 30, 2009 | September 30, 2010 | September 30, 2009 |
Transactions in Capital Shares | | | - | 936 |
| Shares sold | - | - |
| Reinvested distributions | - | 14 | 5 | 23 |
| Shares repurchased | - | (938) | - | - |
Net (Decrease) Increase in Capital Shares | - | (924) | 5 | 959 |
Shares Outstanding, Beginning of Year | - | 924 | 2,094 | 1,135 |
Shares Outstanding, End of Year | - | - | 2,099 | 2,094 |
For the fiscal year ended | Focused Advantage Fund |
No Load Shares | Class A Shares |
September 30, 2010 | September 30, 2009 | September 30, 2010 | September 30, 2009 |
Transactions in Capital Shares | | | 47,467 | 26,863 |
| Shares sold | 65,005 | 213,341 |
| Reinvested distributions | 16,239 | 26,256 | 387 | 367 |
| Shares repurchased | (568,489) | (1,479,090) | (38,398) | (27,426) |
Net (Decrease) Increase in Capital Shares | (487,245) | (1,239,493) | 9,456 | (196) |
Shares Outstanding, Beginning of Year | 1,802,059 | 3,041,552 | 29,895 | 30,091 |
Shares Outstanding, End of Year | 1,314,814 | 1,802,059 | 39,351 | 29,895 |
For the fiscal year ended | Focused Advantage Fund |
Class B Shares | Class C Shares |
September 30, 2010 | September 30, 2009 | September 30, 2010 | September 30, 2009 |
Transactions in Capital Shares | | | 5,353 | 23,272 |
| Shares sold | - | 3,738 |
| Reinvested distributions | - | 107 | 340 | 191 |
| Shares repurchased | - | (16,706) | (10,935) | (17,464) |
Net (Decrease) Increase in Capital Shares | - | (12,861) | (5,242) | 5,999 |
Shares Outstanding, Beginning of Year | - | 12,861 | 37,084 | 31,085 |
Shares Outstanding, End of Year | - | - | 31,842 | 37,084 |
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7. Commitments and Contingencies
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds. The Funds expect that risk of loss to be remote.
8. Subsequent Events
The Trust has evaluated the need for disclosures and/or adjustments resulting from subsequent events through the date of issuance of these financial statements. This evaluation did not result in any subsequent events that necessitated disclosures and/or adjustments in addition to the disclosure below.
The Trust has entered into a new Fund Accounting and Administration Agreement with the Administrator. The agreement was approved by the Board of Trustees on April 30, 2010 and became effective on October 1, 2010. Under the agreement, the Administrator will (i) provide the Funds with certain administrative, fund accounting, and compliance services and (ii) coordinate and pay for the services of each vendor and the regular operating expenses of the Funds. The Administrator receives compensation based on each Fund’s average daily net assets. The annual rate is 0.249% if the average daily net assets are under $170 million and gradually decreases to an annual rate of 0.050% if the average daily net assets are $1.48 billion or more. The Administrator and Adviso r have entered into an Operating Plan that facilitates the Administrator’s assumption of the Funds’ regular operating expenses. Under the Operating Plan, the Advisor will make two kinds of payments to the Administrator: (i) when a Fund’s assets are below $160 million, the Advisor pays the Administrator a fee based on the daily average net assets of the Fund; and (ii) when the consolidated fee collected by the Administrator is less than a designated minimum operating cost, then the Advisor pays the Administrator a fee that makes up the difference. The Operating Plan insures that the consolidated fee arrangement is sustainable for the Administrator.
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Trustees of Hillman Capital Management Investment Trust
and the Shareholders of The Hillman Advantage Equity Fund
and The Hillman Focused Advantage Fund
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of The Hillman Advantage Equity Fund and The Hillman Focused Advantage Fund, each a series of shares of Hillman Capital Management Investment Trust, including the schedules of investments, as of September 30, 2010, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds' management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2010 by correspondence with the custodian. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of The Hillman Advantage Equity Fund and The Hillman Focused Advantage Fund as of September 30, 2010, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and their financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
BBD, LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
November 19, 2010
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1. | Proxy Voting Policies and Voting Record |
A copy of the Trust’s Proxy Voting and Disclosure Policy and the Advisor’s Proxy Voting and Disclosure Policy are included in Appendix B to the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information and are available, (1) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-773-3863 and (2) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling the Funds at the number above and (2) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov .
2. | Quarterly Portfolio Holdings |
The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. You may review and make copies at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You may also obtain copies after paying a duplicating fee by writing the SEC’s Public Reference Section, Washington, D.C. 20549-0102 or by electronic request to publicinfo@sec.gov, or is available without charge, upon request, by calling the Funds at 1-800-773-3863. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330.
We are required to advise you within 60 days of the Funds’ fiscal year-end regarding the federal tax status of certain distributions received by shareholders during each fiscal year. The following information is provided for the Funds’ fiscal year ending September 30, 2010.
During the fiscal year, the Hillman Advantage Equity Fund and the Hillman Focused Advantage Fund did not pay any long-term capital gains.
Individual shareholders are eligible for reduced tax rates on qualified dividend income. For the purposes of computing the dividends eligible for reduced tax rates, all of the dividends paid by the Funds from ordinary income earned during the fiscal year are considered qualified dividend income.
Corporate shareholders may exclude up to 70% of qualifying dividends. For the purposes of computing this exclusion, all of the dividends paid by the fund from ordinary income earned during the fiscal year represent qualifying dividends.
Dividends and distributions received by retirement plans such as IRAs, Keogh-type plans and 403(b) plans need not be reported as taxable income. However, many retirement plans may need this information for their annual information reporting.
4. Information about Trustees and Officers
The business and affairs of the Funds and the Trust are managed under the direction of the Trustees. Information concerning the Trustees and officers of the Trust and Funds is set forth below. Generally, each Trustee and officer serves an indefinite term or until certain circumstances such as their resignation, death, or otherwise as specified in the Trust’s organizational documents. Any Trustee may be removed at a meeting of shareholders by a vote meeting the requirements of the Trust’s organizational documents. The Statement of Additional Information of the Funds includes additional information about the Trustees and officers and is available, without charge, upon request by calling the Funds toll-free at 1-800-773-3863. The address of each Trustee and officer, unless otherwise indicated below, is 116 South Franklin Street, Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27804. The Independent Trustees received aggregate compensation of $3,700 during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010 from each Fund for their services to the Funds and Trust. The Interested Trustee and officers did not receive compensation from the Funds for their services to the Funds and Trust.
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Name, Age, and Address | Position(s) held with Fund/Trust | Length of Time Served | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | Other Directorships Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years |
Independent Trustees |
Jack E. Brinson, 78 | Trustee | Since 12/2000 | Retired since January 2000; Previously, President, Brinson Investment Co. (personal investments) and President, Brinson Chevrolet, Inc. (auto dealership). | 2 | Independent Trustee of DGHM Investment Trust for its two series, Gardner Lewis Investment Trust for its two series, New Providence Investment Trust, Nottingham Investment Trust II for its four series, Starboard Investment Trust for its nine series, and Tilson Investment Trust for its two series (all registered investment companies); previously, Independent Trustee of de Leon Funds Trust for its one series from 2000 to 2005, MurphyMorris Investment Trust for its one series from 2003 to 2006, and Piedmont Investment Trust for its one series from 2005 to 2006 (all registered investment companies). |
James H. Speed, Jr., 57 | Trustee | Since 3/2009 | President and CEO of NC Mutual Insurance Company (insurance company) since May 2003; President of Speed Financial Group, Inc. (consulting/private investments) from March 2000 to April 2003. | 4 | Independent Trustee of New Providence Investment Trust, Nottingham Investment Trust II for its four series, Starboard Investment Trust for its nine series, and Tilson Investment Trust for its two series (all registered investment companies); Member of Board of Directors of NC Mutual Life Insurance Company; Member of Board of Directors of M&F Bancorp. |
Interested Trustee* |
Mark A. Hillman, 48 7501 Wisconsin Avenue Suite 1100 E Bethesda, MD 20814 | Trustee and President (Principal Executive Officer) | Trustee and President since 12/2000 | President, Hillman Capital Management, Inc. (investment advisor to the Funds); previously, Chief Investment Officer, Menocal Capital Management, Inc. (investment advisor). | 2 | None |
* Basis of Interestedness. Mr. Hillman is an Interested Trustee because he is an officer of Hillman Capital Management, Inc., the investment advisor to the Funds. |
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Other Officers |
John D. Marriott, Jr., 49 107 Glenwood Avenue Raleigh, NC 27603 | Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer) | Since 8/2007 | Manager, Fairview Investment Services, LLC (investment services) since February, 2007; Registered Principal, Capital Investment Group, Inc. (distributor to the Funds) since 1997; previously, Managing Director of North Carolina Shareholders, LLC (transfer agent to the funds). | n/a | n/a |
C. Frank Watson III, 40 107 Glenwood Avenue Raleigh, NC 27603 | Chief Compliance Officer | Since 5/2006 | President, Fairview Investment Services, LLC since 2005; previously, President and Chief Operating Officer, The Nottingham Company (administrator to the funds). | n/a | n/a |
Angela D. Mincher, 44 | Assistant Secretary | Since 8/2008 | Systems Analyst, The Nottingham Company since 2005; previously Fund Accountant since 2001. | n/a | n/a |
A. Vason Hamrick, 33 | Secretary and Assistant Treasurer | Since 3/2007 | Corporate Counsel, The Nottingham Company since 2004. | n/a | n/a |