Exhibit (17)(d)
Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Fund
A Series of Bridgeway Funds, Inc.
Special Meeting of Shareholders, February 15, 2023
The undersigned shareholder(s) of Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Fund, a series of Bridgeway Funds, Inc., hereby appoints Deborah Hanna, Sharon Lester, and Tammira Philippe, and each of them, as proxies for the undersigned, with full power of substitution in each of them, to attend the Special Meeting of Shareholders of Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Fund to be held at February 15, 2023, at 1:00 p.m., Central time at 20 Greenway Plaza, Suite 450, Houston, Texas 77046, and any postponement or adjournment thereof, to cast on behalf of the undersigned all votes that the undersigned is entitled to cast at such meeting and to otherwise represent the undersigned with all powers possessed by the undersigned if personally present at the meeting. The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the Notice of Special Meeting of Shareholders and accompanying Proxy Statement, the terms of which are incorporated by reference, and revokes any proxy heretofore given with respect to such meeting.
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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for this Special Meeting of Shareholders to Be Held on February 15, 2023. The proxy statement for this meeting is available at:
https://vote.proxyonline.com/bridgeway/docs/botsx2022.pdf
| Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Fund | | PROXY CARD |
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| YOUR SIGNATURE IS REQUIRED FOR YOUR VOTE TO BE COUNTED. The signer(s) acknowledges receipt with this Proxy Statement of the Board of Directors. Your signature(s) on this should be exactly as your name(s) appear on this Proxy (reverse side). If the shares are held jointly, each holder should sign this Proxy. Attorneys-in-fact, executors, administrators, trustees or guardians should indicate the full title and capacity in which they are signing. | | |
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| | SIGNATURE (IF HELD JOINTLY) DATE |
This proxy is solicited on behalf of the Fund’s Board of Directors, and the Proposals have been unanimously approved by the Board of Directors and recommended for approval by shareholders. When properly executed, this proxy will be voted as indicated or “FOR” the proposals if no choice is indicated. The proxy will be voted in accordance with the proxy holders’ best judgment as to any other matters that may arise at the Special Meeting.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FUND UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” THE PROPOSALS.
TO VOTE, MARK CIRCLES BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS FOLLOWS. Example: ●
| | | FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN |
| 1. | To approve an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Plan”) between Bridgeway Funds, on behalf of the Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Fund (the “Target Fund”), and the EA Series Trust (the “ETF Trust”), on behalf of the EA Bridgeway Omni Small-Cap Value ETF (the “Acquiring Fund”), a newly-created series of the ETF Trust, that provides for: (i) the acquisition of the assets and assumption of the liabilities of the Target Fund by the Acquiring Fund in exchange solely for shares of the Acquiring Fund, (ii) the pro rata distribution of such shares to the shareholders of the Target Fund, and (iii) the complete liquidation and dissolution of the Target Fund. | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| 2. | To transact such other business as may properly come before the Meeting | ○ | ○ | ○ |
THANK YOU FOR VOTING
