This Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") is not a prospectus and should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus for the Class A and Class I of the Copeland SMID Cap Dividend Growth Fund, Class A, Class C and Class I of the Copeland Dividend Growth Fund and Class A and Class I of the Copeland International Small Cap Fund (each, a "Fund" and collectively, the “Funds”) dated March 30, 2023 (the “Prospectus”). You can obtain copies of the Funds' Prospectus and the Annual Report for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2022 without charge by contacting the Funds' transfer agent, Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, 4221 North 203^rd Street, Suite 100, Elkhorn, NE 68022, or by calling toll-free 1-888-9-COPELAND (1-888-926-7352). The Funds’ audited financial statements and financial highlights appearing in the 2022 Annual Report to Shareholders are incorporated by reference into this SAI. No other part of the Annual Report is incorporated by reference herein. You may also obtain a Prospectus by visiting www.CopelandFunds.com.

The Copeland SMID Cap Dividend Growth Fund, Copeland Dividend Growth Fund and Copeland International Small Cap Fund (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) are each a diversified series of Copeland Trust, a Delaware statutory trust organized on September 10, 2010 (the "Trust"). The Trust is registered as an open-end management investment company. The Trust is governed by its Board of Trustees (the "Board" or "Trustees").

The Funds may issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest. All shares of each Fund have equal rights and privileges. Each share of a Fund is entitled to one vote on all matters as to which such shares are entitled to vote. In addition, each share of a Fund is entitled to participate equally with other shares (i) in dividends and distributions declared by that Fund and (ii) on liquidation to its proportionate share of the assets remaining after satisfaction of outstanding liabilities of that Fund. Shares of each Fund are fully paid, non-assessable and fully transferable when issued and have no pre-emptive, conversion or exchange rights. Fractional shares have proportionately the same rights, including voting rights, as are provided for a full share.

Copeland SMID Cap Dividend Growth Fund currently offers two share classes: Class A shares and Class I shares. Copeland Dividend Growth Fund currently offers three share classes: Class A shares, Class C shares and Class I shares. Copeland International Small Cap fund currently offers two share classes: Class A shares and Class I shares. Each share class represents an interest in the same assets of the respective Fund, has the same rights and is identical in all material respects except that: (i) each class of shares may be subject to different (or no) sales loads; (ii) each class of shares may bear different (or no) distribution fees or shareholder servicing fees; (iii) certain other class specific expenses will be borne solely by the class to which such expenses are attributable, including transfer agent fees attributable to a specific class of shares, printing and postage expenses related to preparing and distributing materials to current shareholders of a specific class, registration fees incurred by a specific class of shares, the expenses of administrative personnel and services required to support the shareholders of a specific class, litigation or other legal expenses relating to a class of shares, Trustees' fees or expenses incurred as a result of issues relating to a specific class of shares and accounting fees and expenses relating to a specific class of shares; (iv) each class will have exclusive voting rights with respect to matters relating to its own distribution arrangements; and (v) certain classes offer different features and services to shareholders and may have different investment minimums. The Board of Trustees may classify and reclassify the shares of a Fund into additional classes of shares at a future date.

Copeland Capital Management, LLC (the "Adviser") is the Funds' investment adviser. The Funds' investment objectives, restrictions and policies are more fully described here and in the applicable Prospectus. The Board may start other series and offer shares of a new fund under the Trust at any time.

Under the Trust's Agreement and Declaration of Trust, each Trustee will continue in office until the termination of the Trust or his/her earlier death, incapacity, resignation or removal. Shareholders can remove a Trustee to the extent provided by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act") and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Vacancies may be filled by a majority of the remaining Trustees, except insofar as the 1940 Act may require the election by shareholders. As a result, normally no annual or regular meetings of shareholders will be held unless matters arise requiring a vote of shareholders under the Agreement and Declaration of Trust or the 1940 Act.

The investment objectives of each Fund and a description of its principal investment strategies are set forth under "Fund Summary" in the applicable Prospectus. Each Fund's investment objectives are not "fundamental" and may be changed without the approval of a majority of its outstanding voting securities, however, shareholders will be given at least 60 days’ notice of such a change.

The following information describes securities in which each Fund (unless otherwise stated) may invest as part of its principal investment strategy and their related risks.

Common stock represents an equity (ownership) interest in a company, and usually possesses voting rights and earns dividends. Dividends on common stock are not fixed but are declared at the discretion of the issuer. Common stock generally represents the riskiest investment in a company. In addition, common stock generally has the greatest appreciation and depreciation potential because increases and decreases in earnings are usually reflected in a company's stock price.

The fundamental risk of investing in common and preferred stock is the risk that the value of the stock might decrease. Stock values fluctuate in response to the activities of an individual company or in response to general market and/or economic conditions. Historically, common stocks have provided greater long-term returns and have entailed greater short-term risks than preferred stocks, fixed-income securities and money market investments. The market value of all securities, including common and preferred stocks, is based upon the market's perception of value and not necessarily the book value of an issuer or other objective measures of a company's worth.

Micro Capitalization Stock Risk. (Copeland SMID Cap Dividend Growth Fund and Copeland Dividend Growth Fund Only). Equity securities of micro capitalization companies are subject to greater price volatility, lower trading volume and less liquidity due to, among other things, such companies’ small size, limited product lines, limited access to financing sources and limited management depth. In addition, the frequency and volume of trading of such securities may be less than is typical of larger companies,

making them subject to wider price fluctuations. In some cases, there could be difficulties in selling securities of micro capitalization companies at the desired time.

The Funds may invest in securities of real estate investment trusts ("REITs"). REITs are publicly traded corporations or trusts that specialize in acquiring, holding and managing residential, commercial or industrial real estate. A REIT is not taxed at the entity level on income distributed to its shareholders or unitholders if it distributes to shareholders or unitholders at least 90% of its taxable income for each taxable year and complies with regulatory requirements relating to its organization, ownership, assets and income.

REITs generally can be classified as "Equity REITs", "Mortgage REITs" and "Hybrid REITs." An Equity REIT invests the majority of its assets directly in real property and derives its income primarily from rents and from capital gains on real estate appreciation, which are realized through property sales. A Mortgage REIT invests the majority of its assets in real estate mortgage loans and services its income primarily from interest payments. A Hybrid REIT combines the characteristics of an Equity REIT and a Mortgage REIT. Although the Funds can invest in all three kinds of REITs, its emphasis is expected to be on investments in Equity REITs.

Investments in the real estate industry involve particular risks. The real estate industry has been subject to substantial fluctuations and declines on a local, regional and national basis in the past and may continue to be in the future. Real property values and income from real property continue to be in the future. Real property values and income from real property may decline due to general and local economic conditions, overbuilding and increased competition, increases in property taxes and operating expenses, changes in zoning laws, casualty or condemnation losses, regulatory limitations on rents, changes in neighborhoods and in demographics, increases in market interest rates, or other factors. Factors such as these may adversely affect companies that own and operate real estate directly, companies that lend to such companies, and companies that service the real estate industry.

Investments in REITs also involve risks. Equity REITs will be affected by changes in the values of and income from the properties they own, while Mortgage REITs may be affected by the credit quality of the mortgage loans they hold. In addition, REITs are dependent on specialized management skills and on their ability to generate cash flow for operating purposes and to make distributions to shareholders or unitholders REITs may have limited diversification and are subject to risks associated with obtaining financing for real property, as well as to the risk of self-liquidation. REITs also can be adversely affected by their failure to qualify for tax-free pass-through treatment of their income under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or their failure to maintain an exemption from registration under the 1940 Act. By investing in REITs indirectly through the Fund, a shareholder bears not only a proportionate share of the expenses of the Fund, but also may indirectly bear similar expenses of some of the REITs in which it invests.

The Funds may invest in master limited partnership interests ("MLPs"). MLPs are limited partnerships the interests in which (known as "units") are traded on public exchanges, just like corporate stock. MLPs are limited partnerships that provide an investor with a direct interest in a group of assets (generally, oil and gas properties). Master limited partnership units typically trade publicly, like stock, and thus may provide the investor more liquidity than ordinary limited partnerships. Master limited partnerships are also called publicly traded partnerships and public limited partnerships. A limited partnership has one or more general partners (they may be individuals, corporations, partnerships or another entity) which manage the partnership, and limited partners, which provide capital to the partnership but have no role in its management. When an investor buys units in an MLP, he or she becomes a limited partner. MLPs are formed in several ways. A non-traded partnership may decide to go public. Several non-traded partnerships may "roll up" into a single MLP. A corporation may spin off a group of assets or part of its business into an MLP of which it is the general partner, either to realize what it believes to be the assets' full value or as an alternative to issuing debt. A corporation may fully convert to an MLP, although the tax consequences make this unappealing; or, a newly formed company may operate as an MLP from its inception.

There are different types of risks to investing in MLPs, including regulatory risks and interest rate risks. Currently most partnerships enjoy pass through taxation of their income to partners, which avoids double taxation of earnings. If the government were to change tax rules relating to MLPs, unitholders would not be able to enjoy the relatively high yields in the sector for long. In addition, MLPs that charge government-regulated fees for transportation of oil and gas products through their pipelines are subject to unfavorable changes in government-approved rates and fees, which would affect an MLP's revenue stream negatively. MLPs also carry some interest rate risks. During increases in interest rates, MLPs may not produce decent returns to shareholders.

Preferred stocks are securities that have characteristics of both common stocks and corporate bonds. Preferred stocks may receive dividends but payment is not guaranteed as with a bond. These securities may be undervalued because of a lack of analyst coverage resulting in a high dividend yield or yield to maturity. The risks of preferred stocks include a lack of voting rights and the Fund's Adviser may incorrectly analyze the security, resulting in a loss to the Fund. Furthermore, preferred stock dividends are not guaranteed and management can elect to forego the preferred dividend, resulting in a loss to the Fund. Preferred stock may also be convertible in the common stock of the issuer. Convertible securities may be exchanged or converted into a predetermined number of shares of the issuer's underlying common stock at the option of the holder during a specified period. Convertible securities are senior to common stocks in an issuer's capital structure, but are usually subordinated to similar non-convertible securities. A convertible security also gives an investor the opportunity, through its conversion feature, to participate in the capital appreciation of the issuing company depending upon a market price advance in the convertible security's underlying common

stock. In general, preferred stocks generally pay a dividend at a specified rate and have preference over common stock in the payment of dividends and in liquidation. The Funds may invest in preferred stock with any or no credit rating. Preferred stock is a class of stock having a preference over common stock as to the payment of dividends and the recovery of investment should a company be liquidated, although preferred stock is usually junior to the debt securities of the issuer. Preferred stock market value may change based on changes in interest rates.

The Copeland International Small Cap Fund will invest in securities of foreign issuers and may invest ETFs and other investment companies that hold a portfolio of foreign securities. Investing in securities of foreign companies and countries involves certain considerations and risks that are not typically associated with investing in U.S. government securities and securities of domestic companies. There may be less publicly available information about a foreign issuer than a domestic one, and foreign companies are not generally subject to uniform accounting, auditing and financial standards and requirements comparable to those applicable to U.S. companies. There may also be less government supervision and regulation of foreign securities exchanges, brokers and listed companies than exists in the United States. Interest and dividends paid by foreign issuers may be subject to withholding and other foreign taxes, which may decrease the net return on such investments as compared to dividends and interest paid to the Fund by domestic companies or the U.S. government. There may be the possibility of expropriations, seizure or nationalization of foreign deposits, confiscatory taxation, political, economic or social instability or diplomatic developments that could affect assets of the Fund held in foreign countries. Finally, the establishment of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws or restrictions could adversely affect the payment of obligations. The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, which regulates auditors of U.S. public companies, is unable to inspect audit work papers in certain foreign countries. Investors in foreign countries often have limited rights and few practical remedies to pursue shareholder claims, including class actions or fraud claims, and the ability of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the U.S. Department of Justice and other authorities to bring and enforce actions against foreign issuers or foreign persons is limited.

European countries can be significantly affected by the tight fiscal and monetary controls that the European Economic and Monetary Union (“EMU”) imposes for membership. Europe’s economies are diverse, its governments are decentralized, and its cultures vary widely. Several European Union (“EU”) countries have faced budget issues, some of which may have negative long-term effects for the economies of those countries and other EU countries. There is continued concern about national-level support for the euro and the accompanying coordination of fiscal and wage policy among EMU member countries. Member countries are required to maintain tight control over inflation, public debt, and budget deficit to qualify for membership in the EMU. These requirements can severely limit the ability of EMU member countries to implement monetary policy to address regional economic conditions.

In 2016, the United Kingdom (“UK”) held a referendum election and voters elected to withdraw from the EU (commonly referred to as “Brexit”). On January 31, 2020, the UK officially withdrew from the EU and the two sides entered a transition phase that ended on December 31, 2020. On December 24, 2020, the UK and EU finalized a new trade deal with no tariffs or quotas on products, regulatory and customs cooperation mechanisms as well as provisions ensuring a level playing field for open and fair competition. In March 2021, the UK and EU put in place a regulatory dialogue on financial systems based on a separate memorandum of understanding. The agreement governs the new relationship between the UK and EU with respect to trading goods and services, but critical aspects of the relationship remain unresolved and subject to further negotiation and agreement. The full scope and nature of the consequences of the exit are not at this time known and are unlikely to be known for a significant period of time. It is also unknown whether the United Kingdom’s exit will increase the likelihood of other countries also departing the EU. Any additional exits from the EU, or the possibility of such exits, may have a significant impact on the United Kingdom, Europe, and global economies, which may result in increased volatility and illiquidity, new legal and regulatory uncertainties and potentially lower economic growth for such economies that could potentially have an adverse effect on the value of the Funds’ investments.

In February 2022, Russia commenced a military attack on Ukraine. The outbreak of hostilities between the two countries and the threat of wider-spread hostilities could have a severe adverse effect on the region and global economies, including significant negative impacts on the markets for certain securities and commodities, such as oil and natural gas. In addition, sanctions imposed on Russia by the United States and other countries, and any sanctions imposed in the future could have a significant adverse impact on the Russian economy and related markets. The price and liquidity of investments may fluctuate widely as a result of the conflict and related events. How long the armed conflict and related events will last cannot be predicted. These tensions and any related events could have a significant impact on Fund performance and the value of Fund investments, even beyond any direct exposure the Fund may have to issuers located in these countries.

Other economic challenges facing Europe include high levels of public debt, significant rates of unemployment, aging populations, mass migrations from the Middle East and Africa, and more recently, the Ukraine, and heavy regulation in certain economic sectors. European governments have taken unprecedented steps to respond to the economic crises and to boost growth in the region, which has increased the risk that regulatory uncertainty could negatively affect the Fund’s investments. The ultimate effects of these events and other socio-political, geopolitical or public health issues are not known but could profoundly affect global economies and markets. The impact of these actions and events, especially if they occur in a disorderly fashion, is not clear, but could be significant and far-reaching.

To the extent the Fund’s currency exchange transactions do not fully protect the Fund against adverse changes in currency exchange rates, decreases in the value of currencies of the foreign countries in which the Fund will invest relative to the U.S. dollar

will result in a corresponding decrease in the U.S. dollar value of the Fund's assets denominated in those currencies (and possibly a corresponding increase in the amount of securities required to be liquidated to meet distribution requirements). Conversely, increases in the value of currencies of the foreign countries in which the Fund invests relative to the U.S. dollar will result in a corresponding increase in the U.S. dollar value of the Fund’s assets (and possibly a corresponding decrease in the amount of securities to be liquidated).

The value in U.S. dollars of the Copeland International Small Cap Fund’s non-dollar-denominated foreign securities may be affected favorably or unfavorably by changes in foreign currency exchange rates and exchange control regulations, and the Fund may incur costs in connection with conversions between various currencies. To seek to minimize the impact of such factors on its net asset value, the Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions in connection with its investments in foreign securities. The Fund will enter into foreign currency transactions only to attempt to “hedge” the currency risk associated with investing in foreign securities. Although such transactions tend to minimize the risk of loss that would result from a decline in the value of the hedged currency, they also may limit any potential gain that might result should the value of such currency increase.

Currency exchange transactions may be conducted either on a spot (i.e., cash) basis at the rate prevailing in the currency exchange market or through forward contracts to purchase or sell foreign currencies. A forward currency contract involves an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency at a future date, which may be any fixed number of days from the date of the contract agreed upon by the parties, at a price set at the time of the contract. These contracts are entered into with large commercial banks or other currency traders who are participants in the interbank market. Currency exchange transactions also may be effected through the use of futures contracts or other derivatives. The Fund may also attempt to hedge its foreign currency exchange rate risk by engaging in currency swap agreements and options. The Fund may hold a portion of its assets in bank deposits denominated in foreign currencies, so as to facilitate investment in foreign securities as well as protect against currency fluctuations and the need to convert such assets into U.S. dollars (thereby also reducing transaction costs). To the extent these assets are converted back into U.S. dollars, the value of the assets so maintained will be affected favorably or unfavorably by changes in foreign currency exchange rates and exchange control regulations.

The forecasting of currency market movement is extremely difficult, and whether any hedging strategy will be successful is highly uncertain. Moreover, it is impossible to forecast with precision the market value of portfolio securities at the expiration of a forward currency contract. Accordingly, the Fund may be required to buy or sell additional currency on the spot market (and bear the expense of such transaction) if the Adviser’s predictions regarding the movement of foreign currency or securities markets prove inaccurate. The Fund will incur additional expenses to hedge its foreign currency

exposure. The Fund’s practice of hedging perceived currency risk in foreign securities tends to make the Fund underperform a similar unhedged portfolio when the dollar is losing value against the local currencies in which the portfolio’s investments are denominated. Conversely, the Fund’s practice of hedging perceived currency risk in foreign securities tends to make the Fund outperform a similar unhedged portfolio when the dollar is gaining in value against the local currencies in which the portfolio’s investments are denominated. Because forward currency contracts are privately negotiated transactions, there can be no assurance that the Fund will have flexibility to roll over a forward currency contract upon its expiration if it desires to do so. Additionally, there can be no assurance that the other party to the contract will meet its financial obligations.

The Copeland International Small Cap Fund will purchase securities of emerging market issuers and may purchase ETFs and other closed end funds that invest in emerging market securities. Emerging markets include all markets that are not considered to be developed markets by the MSCI World Ex USA Index. Investing in emerging market securities imposes risks different from, or greater than, risks of investing in foreign developed countries. These risks include: smaller market capitalization of securities markets, which may suffer periods of relative illiquidity; significant price volatility; restrictions on foreign investment; possible repatriation of investment income and capital. In addition, foreign investors may be required to register the proceeds of sales; future economic or political crises could lead to price controls, forced mergers, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, seizure, nationalization, or creation of government monopolies. The currencies of emerging market countries may experience significant declines against the U.S. dollar, and devaluation may occur subsequent to investments in these currencies by the Fund. Inflation and rapid fluctuations in inflation rates have had, and may continue to have, negative effects on the economies and securities markets of certain emerging market countries.

Additional risks of emerging markets securities may include: greater social, economic and political uncertainty and instability; more substantial governmental involvement in the economy; less governmental supervision and regulation; unavailability of currency hedging techniques; companies that are newly organized and small; differences in auditing and financial reporting standards, which may result in unavailability of material information about issuers; and less developed legal systems. In addition, emerging securities markets may have different clearance and settlement procedures, which may be unable to keep pace with the volume of securities transactions or otherwise make it difficult to engage in such transactions. Settlement problems may cause the Fund to miss attractive investment opportunities, hold a portion of its assets in cash pending investment, or be delayed in disposing of a portfolio security. Such a delay could result in possible liability to a purchaser of the security.

The Copeland International Small Cap Fund may invest in sponsored and unsponsored American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"), which are receipts issued by an American bank or trust company evidencing ownership of underlying securities issued by a foreign issuer. ADRs, in registered form, are designed for use in U.S. securities markets. Unsponsored ADRs may be created without the participation of the foreign issuer. Holders of these ADRs generally bear all the costs of the ADR facility, whereas foreign issuers typically bear certain costs in a sponsored ADR. The bank or trust company depositary of an unsponsored ADR may be under no obligation to distribute shareholder communications received from the foreign issuer or to pass through voting rights. Many of the risks described above regarding foreign securities apply to investments in ADRs.

On a very limited basis, the Fund may invest in derivatives in order to hedge against market movements while liquidating certain position and buying other securities. For example, the Fund may buy put options on certain market indices while settlement is pending for individual securities which have been liquidated. It is the Adviser's strategy to maintain exposure to the markets through the use of puts until proceeds from liquidated holdings are received and can then be reinvested. The information below contains additional information about derivatives generally.

Futures Contracts. A futures contract provides for the future sale by one party and purchase by another party of a specified amount of a specific financial instrument (e.g., units of a stock index) for a specified price, date, time and place designated at the time the contract is made. Brokerage fees are incurred when a futures contract is bought or sold and margin deposits must be maintained. Entering into a contract to buy is commonly referred to as buying or purchasing a contract or holding a long position. Entering into a contract to sell is commonly referred to as selling a contract or holding a short position.

Unlike when the Fund purchases or sells a security, no price would be paid or received by the Fund upon the purchase or sale of a futures contract. Upon entering into a futures contract, and to maintain the Fund's open positions in futures contracts, the Fund would be required to deposit with its custodian or futures broker in a segregated account in the name of the futures broker an amount of cash, U.S. government securities, suitable money market instruments, or other liquid securities, known as "initial margin." The margin required for a particular futures contract is set by the exchange on which the contract is traded, and may be significantly modified from time to time by the exchange during the term of the contract. Futures contracts are customarily purchased and sold on margins that may range upward from less than 5% of the value of the contract being traded.

If the price of an open futures contract changes (by increase in underlying instrument or index in the case of a sale or by decrease in the case of a purchase) so that the loss on the futures contract reaches a point at which the margin on deposit does not satisfy margin requirements, the broker will require an increase in the margin. However, if the

value of a position increases because of favorable price changes in the futures contract so that the margin deposit exceeds the required margin, the broker will pay the excess to the Fund.

These subsequent payments, called "variation margin," to and from the futures broker, are made on a daily basis as the price of the underlying assets fluctuate making the long and short positions in the futures contract more or less valuable, a process known as "marking to the market." The Fund expects to earn interest income on its margin deposits.

Although certain futures contracts, by their terms, require actual future delivery of and payment for the underlying instruments, in practice most futures contracts are usually closed out before the delivery date. Closing out an open futures contract purchase or sale is effected by entering into an offsetting futures contract sale or purchase, respectively, for the same aggregate amount of the identical underlying instrument or index and the same delivery date. If the offsetting purchase price is less than the original sale price, the Fund realizes a gain; if it is more, the Fund realizes a loss. Conversely, if the offsetting sale price is more than the original purchase price, the Fund realizes a gain; if it is less, the Fund realizes a loss. The transaction costs must also be included in these calculations. There can be no assurance, however, that the Fund will be able to enter into an offsetting transaction with respect to a particular futures contract at a particular time. If the Fund is not able to enter into an offsetting transaction, the Fund will continue to be required to maintain the margin deposits on the futures contract.

For example, one contract in the Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Index future is a contract to buy 25 pounds of sterling multiplied by the level of the UK Financial Times 100 Share Index on a given future date. Settlement of a stock index futures contract may or may not be in the underlying instrument or index. If not in the underlying instrument or index, then settlement will be made in cash, equivalent over time to the difference between the contract price and the actual price of the underlying asset at the time the stock index futures contract expires.

Options on Futures Contracts. The Fund may purchase and sell options on the same types of futures in which it may invest. Options on futures are similar to options on underlying instruments except that options on futures give the purchaser the right, in return for the premium paid, to assume a position in a futures contract (a long position if the option is a call and a short position if the option is a put), rather than to purchase or sell the futures contract, at a specified exercise price at any time during the period of the option. Upon exercise of the option, the delivery of the futures position by the writer of the option to the holder of the option will be accompanied by the delivery of the accumulated balance in the writer's futures margin account which represents the amount by which the market price of the futures contract, at exercise, exceeds (in the case of a call) or is less than (in the case of a put) the exercise price of the option on the futures contract. Purchasers of options who fail to exercise their options prior to the exercise date suffer a loss of the premium paid.

Regulation as a Commodity Pool Operator. A notice has been filed with the National Futures Association, claiming an exclusion for each Fund from the definition of the term "commodity pool operator" under the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended, and the rules of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) promulgated thereunder, with respect to the Fund's operations. Accordingly, the Fund is not subject to registration or regulation as a commodity pool operator.

Options On Securities. The Fund may purchase and write (i.e., sell) put and call options. Such options may relate to particular securities or stock indices, and may or may not be listed on a domestic or foreign securities exchange and may or may not be issued by the Options Clearing Corporation. Options trading is a highly specialized activity that entails greater than ordinary investment risk. Options may be more volatile than the underlying instruments, and therefore, on a percentage basis, an investment in options may be subject to greater fluctuation than an investment in the underlying instruments themselves.

A call option for a particular security gives the purchaser of the option the right to buy, and the writer (seller) the obligation to sell, the underlying security at the stated exercise price at any time prior to the expiration of the option, regardless of the market price of the security. The premium paid to the writer is in consideration for undertaking the obligation under the option contract. A put option for a particular security gives the purchaser the right to sell the security at the stated exercise price at any time prior to the expiration date of the option, regardless of the market price of the security.

Stock index options are put options and call options on various stock indices. In most respects, they are identical to listed options on common stocks. The primary difference between stock options and index options occurs when index options are exercised. In the case of stock options, the underlying security, common stock, is delivered. However, upon the exercise of an index option, settlement does not occur by delivery of the securities comprising the index. The option holder who exercises the index option receives an amount of cash if the closing level of the stock index upon which the option is based is greater than, in the case of a call, or less than, in the case of a put, the exercise price of the option. This amount of cash is equal to the difference between the closing price of the stock index and the exercise price of the option expressed in dollars times a specified multiple. A stock index fluctuates with changes in the market value of the stocks included in the index. For example, some stock index options are based on a broad market index, such as the Standard & Poor's 500® Index or the Value Line Composite Index or a narrower market index, such as the Standard & Poor's 100®. Indices may also be based on an industry or market segment, such as the AMEX Oil and Gas Index or the Computer and Business Equipment Index. Options on stock indices are currently traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”), the American Stock Exchange, the Pacific Stock Exchange and the Philadelphia Stock Exchange.

The Fund's obligation to sell an instrument subject to a call option written by it, or to purchase an instrument subject to a put option written by it, may be terminated prior to

the expiration date of the option by the Fund's execution of a closing purchase transaction, which is effected by purchasing on an exchange an option of the same series (i.e., same underlying instrument, exercise price and expiration date) as the option previously written. A closing purchase transaction will ordinarily be effected to realize a profit on an outstanding option, to prevent an underlying instrument from being called, to permit the sale of the underlying instrument or to permit the writing of a new option containing different terms on such underlying instrument. The cost of such a liquidation purchase plus transactions costs may be greater than the premium received upon the original option, in which event the Fund will have incurred a loss in the transaction. There is no assurance that a liquid secondary market will exist for any particular option. An option writer unable to effect a closing purchase transaction will not be able to sell the underlying instrument or liquidate the assets held in a segregated account, as described below, until the option expires or the optioned instrument is delivered upon exercise. In such circumstances, the writer will be subject to the risk of market decline or appreciation in the instrument during such period.

If an option purchased by the Fund expires unexercised, that Fund realizes a loss equal to the premium paid. If the Fund enters into a closing sale transaction on an option purchased by it, the Fund will realize a gain if the premium received by the Fund on the closing transaction is more than the premium paid to purchase the option or a loss if it is less. If an option written by the Fund expires on the stipulated expiration date or if the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, it will realize a gain (or loss if the cost of a closing purchase transaction exceeds the net premium received when the option is sold). If an option written by the Fund is exercised, the proceeds of the sale will be increased by the net premium originally received and the Fund will realize a gain or loss.

Certain Risks Regarding Options. There are several risks associated with transactions in options. For example, there are significant differences between the securities and options markets that could result in an imperfect correlation between these markets, causing a given transaction not to achieve its objectives. In addition, a liquid secondary market for particular options, whether traded over-the-counter or on an exchange, may be absent for reasons which include the following: there may be insufficient trading interest in certain options; restrictions may be imposed by an exchange on opening transactions or closing transactions or both; trading halts, suspensions or other restrictions may be imposed with respect to particular classes or series of options or underlying securities or currencies; unusual or unforeseen circumstances may interrupt normal operations on an exchange; the facilities of an exchange or the Options Clearing Corporation may not at all times be adequate to handle current trading value; or one or more exchanges could, for economic or other reasons, decide or be compelled at some future date to discontinue the trading of options (or a particular class or series of options), in which event the secondary market on that exchange (or in that class or series of options) would cease to exist, although outstanding options that had been issued by the Options Clearing Corporation as a result of trades on that exchange would continue to be exercisable in accordance with their terms.

Successful use by the Fund of options on stock indices will be subject to the ability of the Adviser to correctly predict movements in the directions of the stock market. This requires different skills and techniques than predicting changes in the prices of individual securities. In addition, the Fund's ability to effectively hedge all or a portion of the securities in its portfolio, in anticipation of or during a market decline, through transactions in put options on stock indices, depends on the degree to which price movements in the underlying index correlate with the price movements of the securities held by the Fund. Inasmuch as the Fund's securities will not duplicate the components of an index, the correlation will not be perfect. Consequently, the Fund bears the risk that the prices of its securities being hedged will not move in the same amount as the prices of its put options on the stock indices. It is also possible that there may be a negative correlation between the index and the Fund's securities that would result in a loss on both such securities and the options on stock indices acquired by the Fund.

The hours of trading for options may not conform to the hours during which the underlying securities are traded. To the extent that the options markets close before the markets for the underlying securities, significant price and rate movements can take place in the underlying markets that cannot be reflected in the options markets. The purchase of options is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. The purchase of stock index options involves the risk that the premium and transaction costs paid by the Fund in purchasing an option will be lost as a result of unanticipated movements in prices of the securities comprising the stock index on which the option is based.

There is no assurance that a liquid secondary market on an options exchange will exist for any particular option, or at any particular time, and for some options no secondary market on an exchange or elsewhere may exist. If the Fund is unable to close out a call option on securities that it has written before the option is exercised, the Funds may be required to purchase the optioned securities in order to satisfy its obligation under the option to deliver such securities. If the Fund is unable to effect a closing sale transaction with respect to options on securities that it has purchased, it will have to exercise the option in order to realize any profit and would incur transaction costs upon the purchase and sale of the underlying securities.

Cover for Options Positions. Transactions using options (other than options that the Fund has purchased) expose the Fund to an obligation to another party. The Fund will not enter into any such transactions unless it owns either (i) an offsetting ("covered") position in securities or other options or (ii) cash or liquid securities with a value sufficient at all times to cover its potential obligations not covered as provided in (i) above. The Fund will comply with SEC guidelines regarding cover for these instruments and, if the guidelines so require, set aside cash or liquid securities in a segregated account with the Custodian in the prescribed amount. Under current SEC guidelines, the Fund will segregate assets to cover transactions in which the Fund writes or sells options.

Assets used as cover or held in a segregated account cannot be sold while the position in the corresponding option is open, unless they are replaced with similar assets. As a result, the commitment of a large portion of the Fund's assets to cover or segregated accounts could impede portfolio management or the Fund's ability to meet redemption requests or other current obligations.

Dealer Options. The Fund may engage in transactions involving dealer options as well as exchange-traded options. Certain additional risks are specific to dealer options. While the Fund might look to a clearing corporation to exercise exchange-traded options, if the Fund were to purchase a dealer option it would need to rely on the dealer from which it purchased the option to perform if the option were exercised. Failure by the dealer to do so would result in the loss of the premium paid by the Fund as well as loss of the expected benefit of the transaction.

Exchange-traded options generally have a continuous liquid market while dealer options may not. Consequently, the Funds may generally be able to realize the value of a dealer option it has purchased only by exercising or reselling the option to the dealer who issued it. Similarly, when the Fund writes a dealer option, the Fund may generally be able to close out the option prior to its expiration only by entering into a closing purchase transaction with the dealer to whom the Fund originally wrote the option. While the Fund will seek to enter into dealer options only with dealers who will agree to and which are expected to be capable of entering into closing transactions with the Fund, there can be no assurance that the Fund will at any time be able to liquidate a dealer option at a favorable price at any time prior to expiration. Unless the Fund, as a covered dealer call option writer, is able to effect a closing purchase transaction, it will not be able to liquidate securities (or other assets) used as cover until the option expires or is exercised. In the event of insolvency of the other party, the Fund may be unable to liquidate a dealer option. With respect to options written by the Fund, the inability to enter into a closing transaction may result in material losses to the Fund. For example, because the Fund must maintain a secured position with respect to any call option on a security it writes, the Fund may not sell the assets that it has segregated to secure the position while it is obligated under the option. This requirement may impair the Fund's ability to sell portfolio securities at a time when such sale might be advantageous.

The Staff of the SEC has taken the position that purchased dealer options are illiquid securities. The Fund may treat the cover used for written dealer options as liquid if the dealer agrees that the Fund may repurchase the dealer option it has written for a maximum price to be calculated by a predetermined formula. In such cases, the dealer option would be considered illiquid only to the extent the maximum purchase price under the formula exceeds the intrinsic value of the option. Accordingly, the Fund will treat dealer options as subject to the Fund's limitation on illiquid securities. If the SEC changes its position on the liquidity of dealer options, the Fund will change its treatment of such instruments accordingly.

Spread Transactions. The Fund may purchase covered spread options from securities dealers. These covered spread options are not presently exchange-listed or exchange-traded. The purchase of a spread option gives the Fund the right to put securities that it owns at a fixed dollar spread or fixed yield spread in relationship to another security that the Fund does not own, but which is used as a benchmark. The risk to the Fund, in addition to the risks of dealer options described above, is the cost of the premium paid as well as any transaction costs. The purchase of spread options will be used to protect the Fund against adverse changes in prevailing credit quality spreads, i.e., the yield spread between high quality and lower quality securities. This protection is provided only during the life of the spread options.

Swap Agreements. The Fund may enter into interest rate, index and currency exchange rate swap agreements in an attempt to obtain a particular desired return at a lower cost to the Fund than if it had invested directly in an instrument that yielded that desired return. Swap agreements are two-party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors for periods ranging from a few weeks to more than one year. In a standard "swap" transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of returns) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross returns to be exchanged or "swapped" between the parties are calculated with respect to a "notional amount," i.e., the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested at a particular interest rate, in a particular foreign currency, or in a "basket" of securities representing a particular index. The "notional amount" of the swap agreement is only a fictive basis on which to calculate the obligations the parties to a swap agreement have agreed to exchange. The Fund's obligations (or rights) under a swap agreement will generally be equal only to the amount to be paid or received under the agreement based on the relative values of the positions held by each party to the agreement (the "net amount"). The Fund's obligations under a swap agreement will be accrued daily (offset against any amounts owing to the Fund) and any accrued but unpaid net amounts owed to a swap counterparty will be covered by the maintenance of a segregated account consisting of cash, U.S. government securities, or other liquid securities, to avoid leveraging of the Fund's portfolio.

Whether the Fund's use of swap agreements enhance the Fund's total return will depend on the Adviser's ability to correctly predict whether certain types of investments are likely to produce greater returns than other investments. Because they are two-party contracts and may have terms of greater than seven days, swap agreements may be considered to be illiquid. Moreover, the Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement in the event of the default or bankruptcy of a swap agreement counterparty. The Fund's Adviser will cause the Fund to enter into swap agreements only with counterparties that would be eligible for consideration as repurchase agreement counterparties under the Fund's repurchase agreement guidelines. The swap market has grown substantially in recent years and has become relatively liquid as compared to the markets of other similar instruments that are traded in the over-the-counter markets. The Adviser, under the supervision of the Board, is responsible for determining and monitoring the liquidity of Fund transactions in swap agreements.

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) and related regulatory developments have imposed comprehensive new regulatory requirements on swaps and swap market participants. The regulation of cleared and uncleared swaps, as well as other derivatives, is a rapidly changing area of law and is subject to modification by government and judicial action. It is not possible to predict fully the effects of current or future regulation. New requirements, even if not directly applicable to the Fund, may increase the cost of the Fund’s investments in swaps and cost of doing business.

Certain Investment Techniques and Derivatives Risks. When the Adviser of the Fund uses investment techniques such as margin, leverage and short sales, and forms of financial derivatives, such as options and futures, an investment in the Funds may be more volatile than investments in other mutual funds. Although the intention is to use such investment techniques and derivatives to minimize risk to the Fund, there is the possibility that improper implementation of such techniques and derivative strategies or unusual market conditions could result in significant losses to the Fund. Derivatives are used to limit risk in the Fund or to enhance investment return and have a return tied to a formula based upon an interest rate, index, price of a security, or other measurement. Derivatives involve special risks, including: (1) the risk that interest rates, securities prices and currency markets will not move in the direction that a portfolio manager anticipates; (2) imperfect correlation between the price of derivative instruments and movements in the prices of the securities, interest rates or currencies being hedged; (3) the fact that skills needed to use these strategies are different than those needed to select portfolio securities; (4) the possible absence of a liquid secondary market for any particular instrument and possible exchange imposed price fluctuation limits, either of which may make it difficult or impossible to close out a position when desired; (5) the risk that adverse price movements in an instrument can result in a loss substantially greater than the Fund's initial investment in that instrument (in some cases, the potential loss in unlimited); (6) particularly in the case of privately-negotiated instruments, the risk that the counterparty will not perform its obligations, or that penalties could be incurred for positions held less than the required minimum holding period, which could leave the Fund worse off than if it had not entered into the position; and (7) the inability to close out certain hedged positions to avoid adverse tax consequences. In addition, the use of derivatives for non-hedging purposes (that is, to seek to increase total return) is considered a speculative practice and may present an even greater risk of loss than when used for hedging purposes.

In October 2020, the SEC adopted Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act providing for the regulation of registered investment companies’ use of derivatives and certain related instruments (the “Derivatives Rule”). The Derivatives Rule, among other things, limits derivatives exposure through one of two value-at-risk tests, requires funds to adopt and implement a derivatives risk management program, including the appointment of a derivatives risk manager and the implementation of certain testing requirements, and subjects funds to certain reporting requirements with respect to derivatives. Subject to certain conditions, funds that do not invest heavily in derivatives may be deemed limited derivatives users and would not be subject to the full requirements of the new rule. The SEC also eliminated the asset segregation and cover framework arising from prior SEC

guidance for covering derivatives and certain financial instruments effective when a fund complies with the Derivatives Rule. The Derivatives Rule could impact the effectiveness or raise the costs of the Fund’s derivatives transactions, impede the employment of the Fund’s derivatives strategies, or adversely affect Fund performance and cause the Fund to lose value. Compliance with the Derivatives Rule was required from August 2022.

The Fund may invest in investment companies such as open-end funds (mutual funds), exchange traded funds (“ETFs”) and closed-end funds (also referred to as "Underlying Funds"). The 1940 Act provides that the mutual funds may not: (1) purchase more than 3% of an investment company's outstanding shares; (2) invest more than 5% of its assets in any single such investment company (the "5% Limit"), and (3) invest more than 10% of its assets in investment companies overall (the "10% Limit"), unless: (i) the underlying investment company and/or the Fund has received an order for exemptive relief from such limitations from the SEC and the underlying investment company and the Fund take appropriate steps to comply with any conditions in such order, or (ii) an exception if available.

The SEC recently adopted certain regulatory changes and took other actions related to the ability of an investment company to invest in the securities of another investment company. These changes include, among other things, the rescission of certain SEC exemptive orders permitting investments in excess of the statutory limits and the withdrawal of certain related SEC staff no- action letters and the adoption of Rule 12d1-4 under the 1940 Act, which permits the Funds to invest in other investment companies beyond the statutory limits, subject to certain conditions and subject to the acquiring Fund and acquired fund entering into a fund of funds investment agreement.

In addition, Section 12(d)(1)(F) of the 1940 Act, as amended provides that the above limitations shall not apply to securities purchased or otherwise acquired by the Fund if (i) immediately after such purchase or acquisition not more than 3% of the total outstanding stock of such registered investment company is owned by the Fund and all affiliated persons of the Fund; and (ii) the Fund has not, and is not proposing to offer or sell any security issued by it through a principal underwriter or otherwise at a public or offering price which includes a sales load of more than 1 ½% percent. An investment company that issues shares to the Fund pursuant to paragraph 12(d)(1)(F) shall not be required to redeem its shares in an amount exceeding 1% of such investment company's total outstanding shares in any period of less than thirty days. The Fund (or the Adviser acting on behalf of the Fund) must comply with the following voting restrictions: when the Fund exercises voting rights, by proxy or otherwise, with respect to investment companies owned by the Fund, the Fund will either seek instruction from the Fund's shareholders with regard to the voting of all proxies and vote in accordance with such instructions, or vote the shares held by the Fund in the same proportion as the vote of all other holders of such security.

The Fund and any "affiliated persons," as defined by the 1940 Act, may purchase in the aggregate only up to 3% of the total outstanding securities of any Underlying Fund. Accordingly, when affiliated persons hold shares of any of the Underlying Funds, the Fund's ability to invest fully in shares of those funds is restricted, and the Adviser must then, in some instances, select alternative investments that would not have been its first preference. The 1940 Act also provides that an Underlying Fund whose shares are purchased by the Fund will be obligated to redeem shares held by the Fund only in an amount up to 1% of the Underlying Fund's outstanding securities during any period of less than 30 days. Shares held by the Fund in excess of 1% of an Underlying Fund's outstanding securities therefore, will be considered not readily marketable securities, which, together with other such securities, may not exceed 15% of the Fund's net assets.

Under certain circumstances an Underlying Fund may determine to make payment of a redemption by the Fund wholly or partly by a distribution in kind of securities from its portfolio, in lieu of cash, in conformity with the rules of the SEC. In such cases, the Fund may hold securities distributed by an Underlying Fund until the Adviser determines that it is appropriate to dispose of such securities.

Investment decisions by the investment advisors of the Underlying Funds are made independently of the Fund and its Adviser. Therefore, the investment advisor of one Underlying Fund may be purchasing shares of the same issuer whose shares are being sold by the investment advisor of another such fund. The result would be an indirect expense to the Fund without accomplishing any investment purpose. Because other investment companies employ an investment adviser, such investments by the Fund may cause shareholders to bear duplicate fees.

Closed-End Investment Companies. The Fund may invest its assets in "closed-end" investment companies (or "closed-end funds"), subject to the investment restrictions set forth above. Shares of closed-end funds are typically offered to the public in a one-time initial public offering by a group of underwriters who retain a spread or underwriting commission of between 4% or 6% of the initial public offering price. Such securities are then listed for trading on the NYSE, the American Stock Exchange, the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System (commonly known as "NASDAQ") and, in some cases, may be traded in other over-the-counter markets. Because the shares of closed-end funds cannot be redeemed upon demand to the issuer like the shares of an open-end investment company (such as the Fund), investors seek to buy and sell shares of closed-end funds in the secondary market.

The Fund generally will purchase shares of closed-end funds only in the secondary market. The Fund will incur normal brokerage costs on such purchases similar to the expenses the Fund would incur for the purchase of securities of any other type of issuer in the secondary market. The Fund may, however, also purchase securities of a closed-end fund in an initial public offering when, in the opinion of the Adviser, based on a consideration of the nature of the closed-end fund's proposed investments, the prevailing market conditions and the level of demand for such securities, they represent an attractive opportunity for growth of capital. The initial offering price typically will include a dealer

spread, which may be higher than the applicable brokerage cost if the Fund purchased such securities in the secondary market.

The shares of many closed-end funds, after their initial public offering, frequently trade at a price per share that is less than the net asset value per share, the difference representing the "market discount" of such shares. This market discount may be due in part to the investment objective of long-term appreciation, which is sought by many closed-end funds, as well as to the fact that the shares of closed-end funds are not redeemable by the holder upon demand to the issuer at the next determined net asset value but rather are subject to the principles of supply and demand in the secondary market. A relative lack of secondary market purchasers of closed-end fund shares also may contribute to such shares trading at a discount to their net asset value.

The Fund may invest in shares of closed-end funds that are trading at a discount to net asset value or at a premium to net asset value. There can be no assurance that the market discount on shares of any closed-end fund purchased by the Fund will ever decrease. In fact, it is possible that this market discount may increase and the Funds may suffer realized or unrealized capital losses due to further decline in the market price of the securities of such closed-end funds, thereby adversely affecting the net asset value of the Fund's shares. Similarly, there can be no assurance that any shares of a closed-end fund purchased by the Fund at a premium will continue to trade at a premium or that the premium will not decrease subsequent to a purchase of such shares by the Fund.

Closed-end funds may issue senior securities (including preferred stock and debt obligations) for the purpose of leveraging the closed-end fund's common shares in an attempt to enhance the current return to such closed-end fund's common shareholders. The Fund's investment in the common shares of closed-end funds that are financially leveraged may create an opportunity for greater total return on its investment, but at the same time may be expected to exhibit more volatility in market price and net asset value than an investment in shares of investment companies without a leveraged capital structure.

Exchange Traded Funds. Some ETFs are passive funds that track their related index and have the flexibility of trading like a security. They are managed by professionals and provide the investor with diversification, cost and tax efficiency, liquidity, marginability, are useful for hedging, have the ability to go long and short, and some provide quarterly dividends. Additionally, some ETFs are unit investment trusts (UITs), which are unmanaged portfolios overseen by trustees. ETFs generally have two markets. The primary market is where institutions swap "creation units" in block-multiples of 50,000 shares for in-kind securities and cash in the form of dividends. The secondary market is where individual investors can trade as little as a single share during trading hours on the exchange. This is different from open-ended mutual funds that are traded after hours once the net asset value (NAV) is calculated. ETFs share many similar risks with open-end and closed-end funds.

There is a risk that an ETFs in which the Fund invests may terminate due to extraordinary events that may cause any of the service providers to the ETFs, such as the trustee or sponsor, to close or otherwise fail to perform their obligations to the ETF. Also, because the ETFs in which the Fund intends to principally invest may be granted licenses by agreement to use the indices as a basis for determining their compositions and/or otherwise to use certain trade names, the ETFs may terminate if such license agreements are terminated. In addition, an ETF may terminate if its entire net asset value falls below a certain amount. Although the Fund believes that, in the event of the termination of an underlying ETF, it will be able to invest instead in shares of an alternate ETF tracking the same market index or another market index with the same general market, there is no guarantee that shares of an alternate ETF would be available for investment at that time. To the extent the Fund invests in a sector product, the Fund is subject to the risks associated with that sector.

The following information describes securities in which each Fund (unless otherwise stated) may invest as part of its non-principal investment strategy and their related risks.

The Copeland Dividend Growth Fund may also engage in foreign currency transactions. Those investments are described above under “Foreign Currency Transactions.”

Preferred Stock (Copeland Dividend Growth Fund and Copeland International Small Cap Fund Only)

The Copeland Dividend Growth Fund and Copeland International Small Cap Fund may also invest in preferred stock. Those investments are described above under “Preferred Stock.”

Depository Receipts (Copeland SMID Cap Dividend Growth Fund and Copeland Dividend Growth Fund Only)

The Copeland SMID Cap Dividend Growth Fund and Copeland Dividend Growth Fund may also invest in depository receipts. Those investments are described above under “Depository Receipts.”

Derivatives (Copeland Dividend Growth Fund and Copeland International Small Cap Fund Only)

Copeland Dividend Growth Fund and Copeland International Small Cap Fund may also invest in derivatives. Those investments are described above under “Derivatives.”

Investment Companies (Copeland Dividend Growth Fund and Copeland International Small Cap Fund Only)

Copeland Dividend Growth Fund and Copeland International Small Cap Fund may also invest in investment companies, including ETFs. Those investments are described above under “Investment Companies” and “Exchange Traded Funds, respectively.”

Yields on fixed income securities, which the Funds define to include preferred stock, are dependent on a variety of factors, including the general conditions of the money market and other fixed income securities markets, the size of a particular offering, the maturity of the obligation and the rating of the issue. An investment by the Fund will be subjected to risk even if all fixed income securities in the Fund's portfolio are paid in full at maturity. All fixed income securities, including U.S. Government securities, can change in value when there is a change in interest rates or the issuer's actual or perceived creditworthiness or ability to meet its obligations.

There is normally an inverse relationship between the market value of securities sensitive to prevailing interest rates and actual changes in interest rates. In other words, an increase in interest rates produces a decrease in market value. The longer the remaining maturity (and duration) of a security, the greater will be the effect of interest rate changes on the market value of that security. Changes in the ability of an issuer to make payments of interest and principal and in the markets' perception of an issuer's creditworthiness will also affect the market value of the debt securities of that issuer. Obligations of issuers of fixed income securities (including municipal securities) are subject to the provisions of bankruptcy, insolvency, and other laws affecting the rights and remedies of creditors, such as the Federal Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978. In addition, the obligations of municipal issuers may become subject to laws enacted in the future by Congress, state legislatures, or referenda extending the time for payment of principal and/or interest, or imposing other constraints upon enforcement of such obligations or upon the ability of municipalities to levy taxes. Changes in the ability of an issuer to make payments of interest and principal and in the market's perception of an issuer's creditworthiness will also affect the market value of the debt securities of that issuer. The possibility exists, therefore, that, the ability of any issuer to pay, when due, the principal of and interest on its debt securities may become impaired.

The corporate debt securities in which the Funds may invest include corporate bonds and notes and short-term investments such as commercial paper and variable rate demand notes. Commercial paper (short-term promissory notes) is issued by companies to finance their or their affiliate's current obligations and is frequently unsecured. Variable and floating rate demand notes are unsecured obligations redeemable upon not more than 30 days' notice. These obligations include master demand notes that permit investment of fluctuating amounts at varying rates of interest pursuant to a direct arrangement with the issuer of the instrument. The issuer of these obligations often has the right, after a given period, to prepay the outstanding principal amount of the

obligations upon a specified number of days' notice. These obligations generally are not traded, nor generally is there an established secondary market for these obligations. To the extent a demand note does not have a 7-day or shorter demand feature and there is no readily available market for the obligation, it is treated as an illiquid security.

The Funds may invest in debt securities, including non-investment grade debt securities. The following describes some of the risks associated with fixed income debt securities:

Interest Rate Risk. Debt securities have varying levels of sensitivity to changes in interest rates. In general, the price of a debt security can fall when interest rates rise and can rise when interest rates fall. Securities with longer maturities and mortgage securities can be more sensitive to interest rate changes although they usually offer higher yields to compensate investors for the greater risks. The longer the maturity of the security, the greater the impact a change in interest rates could have on the security's price. In addition, short-term and long-term interest rates do not necessarily move in the same amount or the same direction. Short-term securities tend to react to changes in short-term interest rates and long-term securities tend to react to changes in long-term interest rates.

Credit Risk. Fixed income securities have speculative characteristics and changes in economic conditions or other circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity of those issuers to make principal or interest payments, as compared to issuers of more highly rated securities.

Extension Risk. The Fund is subject to the risk that an issuer will exercise its right to pay principal on an obligation held by the Fund (such as mortgage-backed securities) later than expected. This may happen when there is a rise in interest rates. These events may lengthen the duration (i.e. interest rate sensitivity) and potentially reduce the value of these securities.

Prepayment Risk. Certain types of debt securities, such as mortgage-backed securities, have yield and maturity characteristics corresponding to underlying assets. Unlike traditional debt securities, which may pay a fixed rate of interest until maturity when the entire principal amount comes due, payments on certain mortgage-backed securities may include both interest and a partial payment of principal. Besides the scheduled repayment of principal, payments of principal may result from the voluntary prepayment, refinancing, or foreclosure of the underlying mortgage loans.

Securities subject to prepayment are less effective than other types of securities as a means of "locking in" attractive long-term interest rates. One reason is the need to reinvest prepayments of principal; another is the possibility of significant unscheduled prepayments resulting from declines in interest rates. These prepayments would have to be reinvested at lower rates. As a result, these securities may have less potential for capital appreciation during periods of declining interest rates than other securities of comparable maturities, although they may have a similar risk of decline in market value during periods of rising interest rates. Prepayments may also significantly shorten the effective maturities of these securities, especially during periods of declining interest

rates. Conversely, during periods of rising interest rates, a reduction in prepayments may increase the effective maturities of these securities, subjecting them to a greater risk of decline in market value in response to rising interest rates than traditional debt securities, and, therefore, potentially increasing the volatility of the Fund.

At times, some of the mortgage-backed securities in which the Funds may invest will have higher than market interest rates and therefore will be purchased at a premium above their par value. Prepayments may cause losses in securities purchased at a premium, as unscheduled prepayments, which are made at par, will cause the Fund to experience a loss equal to any unamortized premium.

The Funds may invest in certificates of deposit and bankers' acceptances, which are considered to be short-term money market instruments. Certificates of deposit are receipts issued by a depository institution in exchange for the deposit of funds. The issuer agrees to pay the amount deposited plus interest to the bearer of the receipt on the date specified on the certificate. The certificate usually can be traded in the secondary market prior to maturity. Bankers' acceptances typically arise from short-term credit arrangements designed to enable businesses to obtain funds to finance commercial transactions. Generally, an acceptance is a time draft drawn on a bank by an exporter or an importer to obtain a stated amount of funds to pay for specific merchandise. The draft is then "accepted" by a bank that, in effect, unconditionally guarantees to pay the face value of the instrument on its maturity date. The acceptance may then be held by the accepting bank as an earning asset or it may be sold in the secondary market at the going rate of discount for a specific maturity. Although maturities for acceptances can be as long as 270 days, most acceptances have maturities of six months or less.

The Funds may purchase commercial paper. Commercial paper consists of short-term (usually from 1 to 270 days) unsecured promissory notes issued by corporations in order to finance their current operations. It may secured by letters of credit, a surety bond or other forms of collateral. Commercial paper is usually repaid at maturity by the issuer from the proceeds of the issuance of new commercial paper. As a result, investment in commercial paper is subject to the risk the issuer cannot issue enough new commercial paper to satisfy its outstanding commercial paper, also known as rollover risk. Commercial paper may become illiquid or may suffer from reduced liquidity in certain circumstances. Like all fixed income securities, commercial paper prices are susceptible to fluctuations in interest rates. If interest rates rise, commercial paper prices will decline. The short-term nature of a commercial paper investment makes it less susceptible to interest rate risk than many other fixed income securities because interest rate risk typically increases as maturity lengths increase. Commercial paper tends to yield smaller returns than longer-term corporate debt because securities with shorter maturities typically have lower effective yields than those with longer maturities. As with all fixed income securities, there is a chance that the issuer will default on its commercial paper obligation.

The Funds may invest in fixed time deposits, whether or not subject to withdrawal penalties.

The commercial paper obligations, which the Funds may buy are unsecured and may include variable rate notes. The nature and terms of a variable rate note (i.e., a "Master Note") permit the Fund to invest fluctuating amounts at varying rates of interest pursuant to a direct arrangement between the Fund as Lender, and the issuer, as borrower. It permits daily changes in the amounts borrowed. The Fund has the right at any time to increase, up to the full amount stated in the note agreement, or to decrease the amount outstanding under the note. The issuer may prepay at any time and without penalty any part of or the full amount of the note. The note may or may not be backed by one or more bank letters of credit. Because these notes are direct lending arrangements between the Fund and the issuer, it is not generally contemplated that they will be traded; moreover, there is currently no secondary market for them. Except as specifically provided in each Fund’s Prospectus, there is no limitation on the type of issuer from whom these notes may be purchased; however, in connection with such purchase and on an ongoing basis, the Fund's Adviser will consider the earning power, cash flow and other liquidity ratios of the issuer, and its ability to pay principal and interest on demand, including a situation in which all holders of such notes made demand simultaneously. Variable rate notes are subject to the Fund's investment restriction on illiquid securities unless such notes can be put back to the issuer on demand within seven days.

The Funds may invest in insured bank obligations. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") insures the deposits of federally insured banks and savings and loan associations (collectively referred to as "banks") up to $250,000. The Funds may purchase bank obligations that are fully insured as to principal by the FDIC. Currently, to remain fully insured as to principal, these investments must be limited to $250,000 per bank; if the principal amount and accrued interest together exceed $250,000, the excess principal and accrued interest will not be insured. Insured bank obligations may have limited marketability.

The Funds may invest in high yield securities. High yield, high risk bonds are securities that are generally rated below investment grade by the primary rating agencies (BB+ or lower by S&P and Ba1 or lower by Moody's). Other terms used to describe such securities include "lower rated bonds," "non-investment grade bonds," "below investment grade bonds," and "junk bonds." These securities are considered to be high-risk investments.

Greater Risk of Loss. These securities are regarded as predominately speculative. There is a greater risk that issuers of lower rated securities will default than issuers of higher

rated securities. Issuers of lower rated securities generally are less creditworthy and may be highly indebted, financially distressed, or bankrupt. These issuers are more vulnerable to real or perceived economic changes, political changes or adverse industry developments. In addition, high yield securities are frequently subordinated to the prior payment of senior indebtedness. If an issuer fails to pay principal or interest, the Fund would experience a decrease in income and a decline in the market value of its investments.

Sensitivity to Interest Rate and Economic Changes. The income and market value of lower-rated securities may fluctuate more than higher rated securities. Although non-investment grade securities tend to be less sensitive to interest rate changes than investment grade securities, non-investment grade securities are more sensitive to short-term corporate, economic and market developments. During periods of economic uncertainty and change, the market price of the investments in lower-rated securities may be volatile. The default rate for high yield bonds tends to be cyclical, with defaults rising in periods of economic downturn.

Valuation Difficulties. It is often more difficult to value lower rated securities than higher rated securities. If an issuer's financial condition deteriorates, accurate financial and business information may be limited or unavailable. In addition, the lower rated investments may be thinly traded and there may be no established secondary market. Because of the lack of market pricing and current information for investments in lower rated securities, valuation of such investments is much more dependent on judgment than is the case with higher rated securities.

Liquidity. There may be no established secondary or public market for investments in lower rated securities. Such securities are frequently traded in markets that may be relatively less liquid than the market for higher rated securities. In addition, relatively few institutional purchasers may hold a major portion of an issue of lower-rated securities at times. As a result, the Funds may be required to sell investments at substantial losses or retain them indefinitely when an issuer's financial condition is deteriorating.

Credit Quality. Credit quality of non-investment grade securities can change suddenly and unexpectedly, and even recently-issued credit ratings may not fully reflect the actual risks posed by a particular high-yield security.

New Legislation. Future legislation may have a possible negative impact on the market for high yield, high risk bonds. As an example, in the late 1980's, legislation required federally-insured savings and loan associations to divest their investments in high yield, high risk bonds. New legislation, if enacted, could have a material negative effect on the Funds’ investments in lower rated securities.

Straight fixed-income debt securities. These include bonds and other debt obligations that bear a fixed or variable rate of interest payable at regular intervals and have a fixed or

resettable maturity date. The particular terms of such securities vary and may include features such as call provisions and sinking funds.

Zero-coupon debt securities. These bear no interest obligation but are issued at a discount from their value at maturity. When held to maturity, their entire return equals the difference between their issue price and their maturity value.

Zero-fixed-coupon debt securities. These are zero-coupon debt securities that convert on a specified date to interest-bearing debt securities.

Pay-in-kind bonds. These are bonds which allow the issuer, at its option, to make current interest payments on the bonds either in cash or in additional bonds. These are bonds sold without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), usually to a relatively small number of institutional investors.

Convertible Securities. These are bonds or preferred stock that may be converted to common stock.

Preferred Stock. These are stocks that generally pay a dividend at a specified rate and have preference over common stock in the payment of dividends and in liquidation.

Loan Participations and Assignments. These are participations in, or assignments of all or a portion of loans to corporations or to governments, including governments of less developed countries ("LDCs").

Securities issued in connection with Reorganizations and Corporate Restructurings. In connection with reorganizing or restructuring of an issuer, an issuer may issue common stock or other securities to holders of its debt securities. The Funds may hold such common stock and other securities even if it does not invest in such securities.

In general, municipal obligations are debt obligations issued by or on behalf of states, territories and possessions of the United States (including the District of Columbia) and their political subdivisions, agencies and instrumentalities. Municipal obligations generally include debt obligations issued to obtain funds for various public purposes. Certain types of municipal obligations are issued in whole or in part to obtain funding for privately operated facilities or projects. Municipal obligations include general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, industrial development bonds, notes and municipal lease obligations. Municipal obligations also include additional obligations, the interest on which is exempt from federal income tax, that may become available in the future as long as the Board of the Fund determines that an investment in any such type of obligation is consistent with the Fund's investment objectives. Municipal obligations may be fully or partially backed by local government, the credit of a private issuer, current or anticipated revenues from a specific project or specific assets or domestic or foreign entities providing credit support such as letter of credit, guarantees or insurance.

Bonds and Notes. General obligation bonds are secured by the issuer's pledge of its full faith, credit and taxing power for the payment of interest and principal. Revenue bonds are payable only from the revenues derived from a project or facility or from the proceeds of a specified revenue source. Industrial development bonds are generally revenue bonds secured by payments from and the credit of private users. Municipal notes are issued to meet the short-term funding requirements of state, regional and local governments. Municipal notes include tax anticipation notes, bond anticipation notes, revenue anticipation notes, tax and revenue anticipation notes, construction loan notes, short-term discount notes, tax-exempt commercial paper, demand notes and similar instruments.

Municipal Lease Obligations. Municipal lease obligations may take the form of a lease, an installment purchase or a conditional sales contract. They are issued by state and local governments and authorities to acquire land, equipment and facilities, such as vehicles, telecommunications and computer equipment and other capital assets. The Funds may invest in Underlying Funds that purchase these lease obligations directly, or it may purchase participation interests in such lease obligations (See "Participation Interests" section). States have different requirements for issuing municipal debt and issuing municipal leases. Municipal leases are generally subject to greater risks than general obligation or revenue bonds because they usually contain a "non-appropriation" clause, which provides that the issuer is not obligated to make payments on the obligation in future years unless funds have been appropriated for this purpose each year. Such non-appropriation clauses are required to avoid the municipal lease obligations from being treated as debt for state debt restriction purposes. Accordingly, such obligations are subject to "non-appropriation" risk. Municipal leases may be secured by the underlying capital asset and it may be difficult to dispose of any such asset in the event of non-appropriation or other default.

These consist of various types of marketable securities issued by the United States Treasury, i.e., bills, notes and bonds. Such securities are direct obligations of the United States government and differ mainly in the length of their maturity. Treasury bills, the most frequently issued marketable government security, have a maturity of up to one year and are issued on a discount basis. The Funds may also invest in Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS). TIPS are special types of treasury bonds that were created in order to offer bond investors protection from inflation. The values of the TIPS are automatically adjusted to the inflation rate as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI). If the CPI goes up by half a percent, the value of the bond (the TIPS) would also go up by half a percent. If the CPI falls, the value of the bond does not fall because the government guarantees that the original investment will stay the same. TIPS decline in value when real interest rates rise. However, in certain interest rate environments, such as when real interest rates are rising faster than nominal interest rates, TIPS may experience greater losses than other fixed income securities with similar duration.

These consist of debt securities issued by agencies and instrumentalities of the United States government, including the various types of instruments currently outstanding or which may be offered in the future. Agencies include, among others, the Federal Housing Administration, Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA” also known as “Freddie Mac”), Farmer's Home Administration, Export-Import Bank of the United States, Maritime Administration, and General Services Administration. Instrumentalities include, for example, each of the Federal Home Loan Banks, the National Bank for Cooperatives, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("FHLMC"), the Farm Credit Banks, the Federal National Mortgage Association ("FNMA" also known as “Fannie Mae”), and the United States Postal Service. These securities are either: (i) backed by the full faith and credit of the United States government (e.g., United States Treasury Bills); (ii) guaranteed by the United States Treasury (e.g., GNMA mortgage-backed securities); (iii) supported by the issuing agency's or instrumentality's right to borrow from the United States Treasury (e.g., FNMA Discount Notes); or (iv) supported only by the issuing agency's or instrumentality's own credit (e.g., Tennessee Valley Association).

Government-related guarantors (i.e. not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States Government) include FNMA and FHLMC. FNMA is a government-sponsored corporation owned entirely by private stockholders. It is subject to general regulation by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. FNMA purchases conventional (i.e., not insured or guaranteed by any government agency) residential mortgages from a list of approved seller/servicers which include state and federally chartered savings and loan associations, mutual savings banks, commercial banks and credit unions and mortgage bankers. Pass-through securities issued by FNMA are guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by FNMA but are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States Government.

FHLMC was created by Congress in 1970 for the purpose of increasing the availability of mortgage credit for residential housing. It is a government-sponsored corporation formerly owned by the twelve Federal Home Loan Banks and now owned entirely by private stockholders. FHLMC issues Participation Certificates ("PC's"), which represent interests in conventional mortgages from FHLMC's national portfolio. FHLMC guarantees the timely payment of interest and ultimate collection of principal, but PCs are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States Government. Commercial banks, savings and loan institutions, private mortgage insurance companies, mortgage bankers and other secondary market issuers also create pass-through pools of conventional residential mortgage loans. Such issuers may, in addition, be the originators and/or servicers of the underlying mortgage loans as well as the guarantors of the mortgage-related securities. Pools created by such nongovernmental issuers generally offer a higher rate of interest than government and government-related pools because there are no direct or indirect government or agency guarantees of payments in the former pools. However, timely payment of interest and principal of these pools may be supported by various forms of insurance or guarantees, including individual loan, title, pool and hazard insurance and letters of credit. The insurance and guarantees are issued by governmental entities,

The extreme and unprecedented volatility and disruption that impacted the capital and credit markets during late 2008 and into 2009 have led to increased market concerns about Freddie Mac’s and Fannie Mae’s ability to withstand future credit losses associated with securities held in their investment portfolios, and on which they provide guarantees, without the direct support of the federal government. On September 6, 2008, both Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae were placed under the conservatorship of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”). Under the plan of conservatorship, the FHFA has assumed control of, and generally has the power to direct, the operations of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, and is empowered to exercise all powers collectively held by their respective shareholders, directors and officers, including the power to (1) take over the assets of and operate Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae with all the powers of the shareholders, the directors, and the officers of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae and conduct all business of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae; (2) collect all obligations and money due to Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae; (3) perform all functions of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae which are consistent with the conservator’s appointment; (4) preserve and conserve the assets and property of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae; and (5) contract for assistance in fulfilling any function, activity, action or duty of the conservator. In addition, in connection with the actions taken by the FHFA, the U.S. Treasury Department (the “Treasury”) has entered into certain preferred stock purchase agreements with each of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae which establish the Treasury as the holder of a new class of senior preferred stock in each of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, which stock was issued in connection with financial contributions from the Treasury to Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. The conditions attached to the financial contribution made by the Treasury to Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae and the issuance of this senior preferred stock place significant restrictions on the activities of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae must obtain the consent of the Treasury to, among other things, (i) make any payment to purchase or redeem its capital stock or pay any dividend other than in respect of the senior preferred stock, (ii) issue capital stock of any kind, (iii) terminate the conservatorship of the FHFA except in connection with a receivership, or (iv) increase its debt beyond certain specified levels. In addition, significant restrictions are placed on the maximum size of each of Freddie Mac’s and Fannie Mae’s respective portfolios of mortgages and mortgage-backed securities portfolios, and the purchase agreements entered into by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae provide that the maximum size of their portfolios of these assets must decrease by a specified percentage each year. The future status and role of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae could be impacted by (among other things) the actions taken and restrictions placed on Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae by the FHFA in its role as conservator, the restrictions placed on Freddie Mac’s and Fannie Mae’s operations and activities as a result of the senior preferred stock investment made by the Treasury, market responses to developments at Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, and future legislative and regulatory action that alters the operations, ownership, structure and/or mission of these institutions, each of which may, in turn, impact the value of, and cash flows on any mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.

Interests in pools of mortgage pass-through securities differ from other forms of debt securities (which normally provide periodic payments of interest in fixed amounts and the payment of principal in a lump sum at maturity or on specified call dates). Instead, mortgage pass-through securities provide monthly payments consisting of both interest and principal payments. In effect, these payments are a "pass-through" of the monthly payments made by the individual borrowers on the underlying residential mortgage loans, net of any fees paid to the issuer or guarantor of such securities. Unscheduled payments of principal may be made if the underlying mortgage loans are repaid or refinanced or the underlying properties are foreclosed, thereby shortening the securities' weighted average life. Some mortgage pass-through securities (such as securities guaranteed by GNMA) are described as "modified pass-through securities." These securities entitle the holder to receive all interest and principal payments owed on the mortgage pool, net of certain fees, on the scheduled payment dates regardless of whether the mortgagor actually makes the payment.

The principal governmental guarantor of mortgage pass-through securities is GNMA. GNMA is authorized to guarantee, with the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury, the timely payment of principal and interest on securities issued by lending institutions approved by GNMA (such as savings and loan institutions, commercial banks and mortgage bankers) and backed by pools of mortgage loans. These mortgage loans are either insured by the Federal Housing Administration or guaranteed by the Veterans Administration. A "pool" or group of such mortgage loans is assembled and after being approved by GNMA, is offered to investors through securities dealers.

Government-related guarantors of mortgage pass-through securities (i.e., not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury) include FNMA and FHLMC. FNMA is a government-sponsored corporation owned entirely by private stockholders. It is subject to general regulation by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. FNMA purchases conventional (i.e., not insured or guaranteed by any government agency) residential mortgages from a list of approved sellers/servicers which include state and federally chartered savings and loan associations, mutual savings banks, commercial banks and credit unions and mortgage bankers. Mortgage pass-through securities issued by FNMA are guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by FNMA but are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury.

Commercial banks, savings and loan institutions, private mortgage insurance companies, mortgage bankers and other secondary market issuers also create pass-through pools of conventional residential mortgage loans. Such issuers may, in addition, be the originators and/or servicers of the underlying mortgage loans as well as the guarantors of the mortgage pass-through securities. The Funds do not purchase interests in pools created by such non-governmental issuers.

Resets. The interest rates paid on the Adjustable Rate Mortgage Securities ("ARMs") in which the Funds may invest generally are readjusted or reset at intervals of one year or less to an increment over some predetermined interest rate index. There are two main categories of indices: those based on U.S. Treasury securities and those derived from a calculated measure, such as a cost of funds index or a moving average of mortgage rates. Commonly utilized indices include the one-year and five-year constant maturity Treasury Note rates, the three-month Treasury Bill rate, the 180-day Treasury Bill rate, rates on longer-term Treasury securities, the National Median Cost of Funds, the one-month or three-month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), the prime rate of a specific bank, or commercial paper rates. Some indices, such as the one-year constant maturity Treasury Note rate, closely mirror changes in market interest rate levels. Others tend to lag changes in market rate levels and tend to be somewhat less volatile.

Caps and Floors. The underlying mortgages which collateralize the ARMs in which a Fund invests will frequently have caps and floors which limit the maximum amount by which the loan rate to the residential borrower may change up or down: (1) per reset or adjustment interval, and (2) over the life of the loan. Some residential mortgage loans restrict periodic adjustments by limiting changes in the borrower's monthly principal and interest payments rather than limiting interest rate changes. These payment caps may result in negative amortization. The value of mortgage securities in which the Fund invests may be affected if market interest rates rise or fall faster and farther than the allowable caps or floors on the underlying residential mortgage loans. Additionally, even though the interest rates on the underlying residential mortgages are adjustable, amortization and prepayments may occur, thereby causing the effective maturities of the mortgage securities in which the Fund invests to be shorter than the maturities stated in the underlying mortgages.

The Funds may invest in convertible securities and non-investment grade convertible securities. Convertible securities include fixed income securities that may be exchanged or converted into a predetermined number of shares of the issuer's underlying common stock at the option of the holder during a specified period. Convertible securities may take the form of convertible preferred stock, convertible bonds or debentures, units consisting of "usable" bonds and warrants or a combination of the features of several of these securities. Convertible securities are senior to common stocks in an issuer's capital structure, but are usually subordinated to similar non-convertible securities. While providing a fixed-income stream (generally higher in yield than the income derivable from common stock but lower than that afforded by a similar nonconvertible security), a convertible security also gives an investor the opportunity, through its conversion feature, to participate in the capital appreciation of the issuing company depending upon a market price advance in the convertible security's underlying common stock.

The Funds may invest in warrants. Warrants are options to purchase common stock at a specific price (usually at a premium above the market value of the optioned common stock at issuance) valid for a specific period of time. Warrants may have a life ranging from less

than one year to twenty years, or they may be perpetual. However, most warrants have expiration dates after which they are worthless. In addition, a warrant is worthless if the market price of the common stock does not exceed the warrant's exercise price during the life of the warrant. Warrants have no voting rights, pay no dividends, and have no rights with respect to the assets of the corporation issuing them.

The percentage increase or decrease in the market price of the warrant may tend to be greater than the percentage increase or decrease in the market price of the optioned common stock.

Foreign Securities (Copeland Dividend Growth Fund and Copeland SMID Cap Dividend Growth Fund Only)

The Copeland Dividend Growth Fund and Copeland SMID Cap Dividend Growth Fund may also invest in foreign securities. Those investments are described above under “Foreign Securities.”

Emerging Markets Securities (Copeland Dividend Growth Fund and SMID Cap Dividend Growth Fund Only)

The Copeland Dividend Growth Fund and SMID Cap Dividend Growth Fund may also invest in emerging markets securities. Those investments are described above under “Emerging Markets Securities.”

Each Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities. Illiquid securities include securities subject to contractual or legal restrictions on resale (e.g., because they have not been registered under the Securities Act and securities that are otherwise not readily marketable (e.g., because trading in the security is suspended or because market makers do not exist or will not entertain bids or offers). Securities that have not been registered under the Securities Act are referred to as private placements or restricted securities and are purchased directly from the issuer or in the secondary market. Foreign securities that are freely tradable in their principal markets are not considered to be illiquid.

Restricted and other illiquid securities may be subject to the potential for delays on resale and uncertainty in valuation. The Fund might be unable to dispose of illiquid securities promptly or at reasonable prices and might thereby experience difficulty in satisfying redemption requests from shareholders. The Underlying Fund might have to register restricted securities in order to dispose of them, resulting in additional expense and delay. Adverse market conditions could impede such a public offering of securities.

A large institutional market exists for certain securities that are not registered under the Securities Act, including foreign securities. The fact that there are contractual or legal restrictions on resale to the general public or to certain institutions may not be indicative of the liquidity of such investments. Rule 144A under the Securities Act allows such a

broader institutional trading market for securities otherwise subject to restrictions on resale to the general public. Rule 144A establishes a "safe harbor" from the registration requirements of the Securities Act for resale of certain securities to qualified institutional buyers. Rule 144A has produced enhanced liquidity for many restricted securities, and market liquidity for such securities may continue to expand as a result of this regulation and the consequent existence of the PORTAL system, which is an automated system for the trading, clearance and settlement of unregistered securities of domestic and foreign issuers sponsored by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”).

Under guidelines adopted by the Trust's Board, the Adviser of the Fund may determine that particular Rule 144A securities, and commercial paper issued in reliance on the private placement exemption from registration afforded by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act, are liquid even though they are not registered. A determination of whether such a security is liquid or not is a question of fact. In making this determination, the Adviser will consider, as it deems appropriate under the circumstances and among other factors: (1) the frequency of trades and quotes for the security; (2) the number of dealers willing to purchase or sell the security; (3) the number of other potential purchasers of the security; (4) dealer undertakings to make a market in the security; (5) the nature of the security (e.g., debt or equity, date of maturity, terms of dividend or interest payments, and other material terms) and the nature of the marketplace trades (e.g., the time needed to dispose of the security, the method of soliciting offers, and the mechanics of transfer); and (6) the rating of the security and the financial condition and prospects of the issuer. In the case of commercial paper, the Adviser will also determine that the paper (1) is not traded flat or in default as to principal and interest, and (2) is rated in one of the two highest rating categories by at least two National Statistical Rating Organization ("NRSRO") or, if only one NRSRO rates the security, by that NRSRO, or, if the security is unrated, the Adviser determines that it is of equivalent quality.

Rule 144A securities and Section 4(2) commercial paper that have been deemed liquid as described above will continue to be monitored by the Fund's Adviser to determine if the security is no longer liquid as the result of changed conditions. Investing in Rule 144A securities or Section 4(2) commercial paper could have the effect of increasing the amount of the Fund's assets invested in illiquid securities if institutional buyers are unwilling to purchase such securities.

Each Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. In a repurchase agreement, an investor (such as the Fund) purchases a security (known as the "underlying security") from a securities dealer or bank. Any such dealer or bank must be deemed creditworthy by the Adviser. At that time, the bank or securities dealer agrees to repurchase the underlying security at a mutually agreed upon price on a designated future date. The repurchase price may be higher than the purchase price, the difference being income to the Fund, or the purchase and repurchase prices may be the same, with interest at an agreed upon rate due to the Fund on repurchase. In either case, the income to the Fund generally will be unrelated to the interest rate on the underlying securities. Repurchase agreements must be "fully collateralized," in that the market value of the underlying

securities (including accrued interest) must at all times be equal to or greater than the repurchase price. Therefore, a repurchase agreement can be considered a loan collateralized by the underlying securities.

Repurchase agreements are generally for a short period of time, often less than a week, and will generally be used by the Fund to invest excess cash or as part of a temporary defensive strategy. Repurchase agreements that do not provide for payment within seven days will be treated as illiquid securities. In the event of a bankruptcy or other default by the seller of a repurchase agreement, the Fund could experience both delays in liquidating the underlying security and losses. These losses could result from: (a) possible decline in the value of the underlying security while the Fund is seeking to enforce its rights under the repurchase agreement; (b) possible reduced levels of income or lack of access to income during this period; and (c) expenses of enforcing its rights.

Each Fund may purchase and sell securities on a when-issued, forward commitment or delayed settlement basis. In this event, the Custodian (as defined under the section entitled "Custodian") will segregate liquid assets equal to the amount of the commitment in a separate account. Normally, the Custodian will set aside portfolio securities to satisfy a purchase commitment. In such a case, the Fund may be required subsequently to segregate additional assets in order to assure that the value of the account remains equal to the amount of the Fund's commitment. It may be expected that the Fund's net assets will fluctuate to a greater degree when it sets aside portfolio securities to cover such purchase commitments than when it sets aside cash.

The Funds do not intend to engage in these transactions for speculative purposes but only in furtherance of its investment objectives. Because the Fund will segregate liquid assets to satisfy its purchase commitments in the manner described, the Fund's liquidity and the ability of the Funds’ Adviser to manage them may be affected in the event the Funds’ forward commitments, commitments to purchase when-issued securities and delayed settlements ever exceeded 15% of the value of its net assets.

A Fund will purchase securities on a when-issued, forward commitment or delayed settlement basis only with the intention of completing the transaction. If deemed advisable as a matter of investment strategy, however, the Fund may dispose of or renegotiate a commitment after it is entered into, and may sell securities it has committed to purchase before those securities are delivered to the Fund on the settlement date. In these cases the Fund may realize a taxable capital gain or loss. When the Fund engages in when-issued, forward commitment and delayed settlement transactions, it relies on the other party to consummate the trade. Failure of such party to do so may result in the Fund incurring a loss or missing an opportunity to obtain a price credited to be advantageous.

The market value of the securities underlying a when-issued purchase, forward commitment to purchase securities, or a delayed settlement and any subsequent fluctuations in their market value is taken into account when determining the market value of a Fund starting on the day the Fund agrees to purchase the securities. The Fund does

not earn interest on the securities it has committed to purchase until it has paid for and delivered on the settlement date.

Each Fund may sell securities short. A short sale is a transaction in which the Fund sells a security it does not own or have the right to acquire (or that it owns but does not wish to deliver) in anticipation that the market price of that security will decline.

When a Fund makes a short sale, the broker-dealer through which the short sale is made must borrow the security sold short and deliver it to the party purchasing the security. The Fund is required to make a margin deposit in connection with such short sales; the Fund may have to pay a fee to borrow particular securities and will often be obligated to pay over any dividends and accrued interest on borrowed securities.

If the price of the security sold short increases between the time of the short sale and the time the Fund covers its short position, the Fund will incur a loss; conversely, if the price declines, the Fund will realize a capital gain. Any gain will be decreased, and any loss increased, by the transaction costs described above. The successful use of short selling may be adversely affected by imperfect correlation between movements in the price of the security sold short and the securities being hedged.

To the extent the Fund sells securities short, it will pledge collateral to the broker-dealer and (except in the case of short sales "against the box") will maintain additional asset coverage in the form of cash, U.S. government securities or other liquid securities with its custodian in a segregated account in an amount at least equal to the difference between the current market value of the securities sold short and any amounts required to be pledged as collateral to the selling broker (not including the proceeds of the short sale). The Fund does not intend to enter into short sales (other than short sales "against the box") if immediately after such sales the aggregate of the value of all collateral plus the amount in such segregated account exceeds 5% of the value of the Fund's net assets. This percentage may be varied by action of the Board of Trustees. A short sale is "against the box" to the extent the Fund contemporaneously owns, or has the right to obtain at no added cost, securities identical to those sold short.

Copeland International Small Cap Fund is also subject to micro capitalization stock risk. That risk is described above under “Micro Capitalization Stock Risk.”

Each Fund has adopted the following investment restrictions that may not be changed without approval by a "majority of the outstanding shares" of each Fund which, as used in this SAI, means the vote of the lesser of (a) 67% or more of the shares of the Fund represented at a meeting, if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Fund are present or represented by proxy, or (b) more than 50% of the outstanding

2. Senior Securities. The Funds will not issue senior securities. This limitation is not applicable to activities that may be deemed to involve the issuance or sale of a senior security by each Fund, provided that each Fund's engagement in such activities is consistent with or permitted by the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder or interpretations of the SEC or its staff.

3. Underwriting. The Funds will not act as underwriter of securities issued by other persons. This limitation is not applicable to the extent that, in connection with the disposition of portfolio securities (including restricted securities), each Fund may be deemed an underwriter under certain federal securities laws.

4. Real Estate. The Funds will not purchase or sell real estate. This limitation is not applicable to investments in marketable securities that are secured by or represent interests in real estate. This limitation does not preclude the Funds from investing in mortgage-related securities or investing in companies engaged in the real estate business or that have a significant portion of their assets in real estate (including real estate investment trusts).

5. Commodities. The Funds will not purchase or sell commodities unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other investments. This limitation does not preclude each Fund from purchasing or selling options or futures contracts, from investing in securities or other instruments backed by commodities or from investing in companies which are engaged in a commodities business or have a significant portion of their assets in commodities.

6. Loans. The Funds will not make loans to other persons, except: (a) by loaning portfolio securities; (b) by engaging in repurchase agreements; or (c) by purchasing nonpublicly offered debt securities. For purposes of this limitation, the term "loans" shall not include the purchase of a portion of an issue of publicly distributed bonds, debentures or other securities.

7. Concentration. Each Fund will not invest 25% or more of its total assets, measured at the portfolio’s rebalancing, in a particular industry or group of industries. This limitation is not applicable to investments in obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities.

8. Diversification. With respect to 75% of its total assets, each Fund will not invest more than 5% of its total assets at the time of purchase in securities of any single issuer (other than obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies, enterprises or instrumentalities or securities of other investment companies) and will not

purchase more than 10% of any class of the outstanding voting securities of any issuer.

With respect to investment limitation number 7, to the extent an Underlying Fund has adopted a policy to concentrate in a particular industry or group of industries, the Fund will consider such policy for purposes of determining compliance with its concentration limitation.

THE FOLLOWING ARE ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS OF EACH FUND (UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED). THE FOLLOWING RESTRICTIONS ARE DESIGNATED AS NON-FUNDAMENTAL AND MAY BE CHANGED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TRUST WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF SHAREHOLDERS.

1. Pledging. Each Fund will not mortgage, pledge, hypothecate or in any manner transfer, as security for indebtedness, any assets of the Fund except as may be necessary in connection with borrowings described in limitation (1) above. Margin deposits, security interests, liens and collateral arrangements with respect to transactions involving options, futures contracts and other permitted investments and techniques are not deemed to be a mortgage, pledge or hypothecation of assets for purposes of this limitation. Each Fund will not pledge more than one third of its assets at any one time.

2. Borrowing. Each Fund will not purchase any security while borrowings representing more than 5% of its total assets are outstanding.

3. Margin Purchases. Each Fund will not purchase securities or evidences of interest thereon on "margin." This limitation is not applicable to short-term credit obtained by each Fund for the clearance of purchases and sales or redemption of securities, or to arrangements with respect to transactions involving options, futures contracts and other permitted investment techniques.

4. Illiquid Investments. Each Fund will not hold 15% or more of its net assets in securities for which there are legal or contractual restrictions on resale and other illiquid securities.

5. 80% Dividend Paying Securities Investment Policy (Copeland Dividend Growth Fund Only). The Fund has adopted a policy that under normal conditions, each Fund will invest at least 80% of its assets (defined as net assets plus the amount of borrowing for investment purposes) in securities that have increased their dividend for a minimum of five consecutive years. Shareholders of the Fund will be provided with at least 60 days prior written notice of any change in the Fund's policy.

6. 80% Investment Policy (Copeland SMID Cap Dividend Growth Fund Only). The Copeland SMID Cap Dividend Growth Fund has adopted a policy that under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its assets (defined as net assets plus the amount of borrowing for investment purposes) in securities of small and mid-capitalization companies that pay a dividend and that have increased their dividend in the most recent annual period. Shareholders of the Fund will be provided with at least 60 days prior written notice of any change in the Fund's policy. The Fund’s Adviser considers

“small and mid-capitalization” companies to include companies with market capitalizations, at the time of purchase, within the market capitalization range of any stock in the Russell 2500® Index. This capitalization range fluctuates and the average market cap was $6.217 billion as of February 28, 2023.

7. 80% Small Capitalization Policy (International Small Cap Fund Only). The International Small Cap Fund has adopted a policy that under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (defined as net assets plus the amount of borrowing for investment purposes) in securities of small capitalization companies. The Fund’s adviser considers “small capitalization” companies to include companies with market capitalizations, at the time of purchase, within the market capitalization rage of any stock in the MSCI World Ex USA Small Cap Index. This capitalization range fluctuates and was $40 million to $7.5 billion as of February 28, 2023. Shareholder of the International Small Cap Fund will be provided with at least 60 days’ prior written notice of any change in the International Small Cap Fund’s policy.

8. Foreign Investment Policy (Copeland International Small Cap Fund Only). The Copeland International Small Cap Fund has adopted a policy that under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest in at least three different countries, and at least 40% of its assets outside of the U.S. Shareholders of the Fund will be provided with at least 60 days’ prior notice of any change in the Fund’s policy.

If a restriction on a Fund's investments is adhered to at the time an investment is made, a subsequent change in the percentage of Fund assets invested in certain securities or other instruments, or change in average duration of the Fund's investment portfolio, resulting from changes in the value of the Fund's total assets, will not be considered a violation of the restriction; provided, however, that the asset coverage requirement applicable to borrowings shall be maintained in the manner contemplated by applicable law.

Each Fund is required to include a schedule of portfolio holdings in its annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders, which are sent to shareholders within 60 days of the end of the second and fourth fiscal quarters and which are filed with the SEC on Form N-CSR within 70 days of the end of the second and fourth fiscal quarters. The Funds also are required to file schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC on Form N-PORT within 60 days of the end of the first and third fiscal quarters. The Funds must provide a copy of the complete schedule of portfolio holdings as filed with the SEC to any shareholder of the Funds, upon request, free of charge. This policy is applied uniformly to all shareholders of the Funds without regard to the type of requesting shareholder (i.e., regardless of whether the shareholder is an individual or institutional investor). Within thirty days after the end of each quarter, the Adviser posts on the Funds’ website a profile of the Funds which typically includes each Fund’s top ten holdings. The Funds may choose to make available on their website, no sooner than thirty days after the end of each quarter, a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings as of the last day of the month.

Pursuant to policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees, the Funds have ongoing arrangements to release portfolio holdings information on a daily basis to the Adviser, the Administrator and the Custodian and on an as needed basis to other third parties providing services to the Funds. Additionally, the Funds have an ongoing arrangement with Morningstar, Inc. to release portfolio holdings information on a monthly basis, with a 15-day lag, for the purpose of reviewing the portfolio to allow for the development of ratings for the Funds and for purpose of compiling reports and preparing data for use by the Funds or their Adviser. Furthermore, the Trust, on behalf of the Funds may choose to make portfolio holdings information available to other fund rating agencies and fund database service providers, such as Lipper, Morningstar or Bloomberg L.P., on an earlier and more frequent schedule and on a confidential basis. The Adviser, the Administrator and the Custodian receive portfolio holdings information daily in order to carry out the essential operations of the Funds. The Funds disclose portfolio holdings to their auditors, legal counsel, proxy voting services (if applicable), pricing services, printers, parties to merger and reorganization agreements and their agents, and prospective or newly hired investment advisers or sub-advisers as needed to provide services to the Funds. The lag between the date of the information and the date on which the information is disclosed to these third parties will vary based on the identity of the party to whom the information is disclosed. For instance, the information may be provided to auditors within days of the end of an annual period, while the information may be given to legal counsel at any time.

The Funds, the Adviser, the Administrator and the Custodian are prohibited from entering into any special or ad hoc arrangements with any persons to make available information about the Funds' portfolio holdings without the specific approval of the Board. Any party wishing to release portfolio holdings information on an ad hoc or special basis must submit any proposed arrangement to the Board, which will review such arrangement to determine whether it is (i) in the best interests of Fund shareholders, (ii) whether the information will be kept confidential (based on the factors discussed below) (iii) whether sufficient protections are in place to guard against personal trading based on the information and (iv) whether the disclosure presents a conflict of interest between the interests of Fund shareholders and those of the Adviser, or any affiliated person of the Funds or the Adviser. Additionally, the Adviser and any affiliated persons of the Adviser are prohibited from receiving compensation or other consideration, for themselves or on behalf of the Funds, as a result of disclosing a Fund's portfolio holdings.

Information disclosed to third parties, whether on an ongoing or ad hoc basis, is disclosed under conditions of confidentiality. "Conditions of confidentiality" include (i) confidentiality clauses in written agreements, (ii) confidentiality implied by the nature of the relationship (e.g., attorney-client relationship) or (iii) confidentiality required by fiduciary or regulatory principles (e.g., custody relationships). The agreements with the Funds' Administrator and Custodian contain confidentiality clauses, which the Board and these parties have determined extend to the disclosure of nonpublic information about a Fund's portfolio holding and the duty not to trade on the non-public information. The Adviser has entered into a separate written confidentiality agreement that prohibits the disclosure of nonpublic information about a Fund's portfolio holdings and includes a duty not to trade on the non-

The business of the Trust is managed under the direction of the Board in accordance with the Agreement and Declaration of Trust and the Trust's By-laws, which have been filed with the SEC and are available upon request. The Board consists of 4 individuals, 3 of whom are not "interested persons" (as defined under the 1940 Act) of the Trust and the Adviser ("Independent Trustees"). Pursuant to the governing documents of the Trust, the Board shall elect officers including a President, a Principal Executive Officer, a Secretary, a Treasurer, who is also the Principal Financial Officer, and a Chief Compliance Officer. The Board retains the power to conduct, operate and carry on the business of the Trust and has the power to incur and pay any expenses, which, in the opinion of the Board, are necessary or incidental to carry out any of the Trust's purposes. The Trustees, officers, employees and agents of the Trust, when acting in such capacities, shall not be subject to any personal liability except for his or her own bad faith, willful misfeasance, gross negligence or reckless disregard of his or her duties.

Board Leadership Structure. The Trust is led by Thomas A. Leonard, who has served as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Trust since the Trust's inception. Mr. Leonard also serves as the Chairman of the Audit Committee, and as Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee and is an Independent Trustee. Under the Trust's Declaration of Trust, By-Laws and governance guidelines, the Chairman of the Board is generally responsible for (a) chairing board meetings, (b) setting the agendas for these meetings and (c) providing information to board members in advance of each board meeting and between board meetings. Additionally, the Trust's governance guidelines provide that Independent Trustees will meet in executive session at each regularly scheduled Board meeting and no less than quarterly. The Trust believes that its independent Chairman, together with the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee is an effective and appropriate leadership structure given the nature of the Funds.

Board Risk Oversight. The Board is responsible for overseeing risk management, and the full Board regularly engages in discussions of risk management and receives compliance reports that inform its oversight of risk management from the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer (the “Trust CCO”) at quarterly meetings and on an ad hoc basis, when and if necessary. The Audit Committee considers financial and reporting the risk within its area of responsibilities. Generally, the Board believes that its oversight of material risks is adequately maintained through the compliance-reporting chain where the Trust CCO is the primary recipient and communicator of such risk-related information. The Board and the Independent Trustees also have access to the Trust’s independent registered public accounting firm and independent legal counsel for consultation to assist them in performing their oversight responsibilities.

Trustee Qualifications. Generally, the Trust believes that each Trustee is competent to serve because of their individual overall merits including (i) experience, (ii) qualifications, (iii) attributes and (iv) skills.

Mr. Stephen M. Wynne has more than 30 years of experience in managing and delivering comprehensive services to the investment management industry including asset servicing, distribution support and investment analytics. He served as CEO of two different financial services firms and currently serves on the Board of Trustees of FundVantage Trust, Third Avenue Trust and Third Avenue Variable Series Trust, and formerly served on the Board of Trustees of the Context Capital Funds, each a registered investment company. Mr. Wynne's background with the investment management industry, his leadership skills as a financial executive, and his experience with other investment company’s boards bring practical knowledge to Board discussions regarding the operations of the Funds and the Trust.

Mr. Bruce M. Aronow has more than 20 years of experience in the financial services industry, including serving as a partner at one of the largest accounting firms in the U.S. and as Managing Partner of an investment management firm with approximately $20 billion in assets under management. He currently serves as a Trustee of PFM Multi-Manager Series Trust, and formerly as the Chief Financial Officer of The Managers Funds. Mr. Aronow currently holds an inactive Certified Public Accountant designation. Mr. Aronow's background in investment management and accounting, his leadership skills as a chief financial officer, and his experience with other mutual funds bring context and insight to Board discussions and decision-making regarding the Trust's operations and dialogue with the Funds' auditors.

Mr. Thomas A. Leonard has more than 35 years of experience in the financial services industry as a leader of the financial services practice of one of the largest accounting firms in the U.S. Mr. Leonard also holds a Certified Public Accountant designation. Mr. Leonard's background in the financial services industry and accounting is significantly helpful to the Board, the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee in carrying out their oversight responsibilities of the Adviser and working with the Funds' auditors. Mr. Leonard currently serves on the Board of Lincoln Variable Insurance Products Trust and Lincoln Advisers Trust.

Mr. Edward C. Rorer has more than 40 years of experience in the asset management industry, including serving as Founder and Chief Investment Officer at Rorer Asset Management, LLC and as Chairman of the Adviser. Mr. Rorer's knowledge of the industry and the Adviser is helpful to the Board in understanding the Fund's operations and in carrying out its oversight responsibilities with respect to the Adviser.

The Trust does not believe any one factor is determinative in assessing a Trustee's qualifications, but that collective experience of each Trustee makes them highly qualified.

The names, year of birth, addresses, present position(s) with the Funds, term of office and length of time served, principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other directorships held outside the Fund complex of the Funds' trustees and officers are set forth in the table below. The Board of Trustees is responsible for managing the business affairs of the Funds. Unless otherwise noted, the address of each Trustee, and each Officer is c/o Copeland Capital Management, LLC, 161 Washington Street, Suite 1325,

** Mr. Rorer is an "interested person" of the Funds as defined in the 1940 Act, because of his relationship with Copeland Capital Management, LLC. Mr. Rorer is also the father-in-law of Eric Brown, the Trust’s President.

Audit Committee. The Board has an Audit Committee that consists of all the Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Trust within the meaning of the 1940 Act. The Audit Committee's responsibilities include: (i) recommending to the Board the selection, retention or termination of the Trust's independent auditors; (ii) reviewing with the independent auditors the scope, performance and anticipated cost of their audit; (iii) discussing with the independent auditors certain matters relating to the Trust's financial statements, including any adjustment to such financial statements recommended by such independent auditors, or any other results of any audit; (iv) reviewing on a periodic basis a formal written statement from the independent auditors with respect to their

independence, discussing with the independent auditors any relationships or services disclosed in the statement that may impact the objectivity and independence of the Trust's independent auditors and recommending that the Board take appropriate action in response thereto to satisfy itself of the auditor's independence; and (v) considering the comments of the independent auditors and management's responses thereto with respect to the quality and adequacy of the Trust's accounting and financial reporting policies and practices and internal controls. The Audit Committee operates pursuant to an Audit Committee Charter. For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2022, the Audit Committee met four times.

Nominating and Governance Committee: The Board has a Nominating and Governance Committee that consists of all the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust within the meaning of the 1940 Act. The Nominating and Governance Committee’s responsibilities include, among other things: (i) identifying and recommending to the Board of all persons to be nominated as Trustees of the Trust; (ii) recommending for the Board’s approval, a statement of fund governance principles; (iii) overseeing the self-evaluation of the Board and its committees; (iv) making recommendations to the Board regarding the size, structure and composition of the Board, qualifications for Board membership and compensation and indemnification and insurance for Board members; and (v) recommending to the Board with respect to the responsibilities, retention and compensation of the Trusts CCO. The Nominating and Governance Committee will consider nominees recommended by shareholders. Recommendations should be submitted to the Committee care of the Trust’s Secretary. The Nominating and Governance Committee convened three times during the fiscal year ended November 30, 2022.

Effective February 1, 2021, each Trustee who is not affiliated with the Trust or Adviser will receive (i) a base annual retainer of $22,000, (ii) $12,000 for attendance at four regularly scheduled Board meetings, (iii) $1,500 for attendance at each regularly scheduled Audit Committee meeting, (iv) $750 and $2,500 per each additional special telephonic or in person meeting, respectively, and (v) reimbursement for any reasonable expenses incurred attending the meetings. For carrying out his additional responsibilities, the independent Chairman of the Board will receive an additional $9,000 per year. The foregoing compensation will be paid in quarterly payments.

The "interested persons" who serve as Trustees of the Trust receive no compensation for their services as Trustees. None of the executive officers receives compensation from the Trust for performing the duties of their offices. The Adviser’s Chief Compliance Officer also serves as the Trust CCO. The Trust CCO’s compensation is reviewed and approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees and paid by the Adviser. However, the Funds reimburse the Adviser for their allocable portion of the Trust CCO’s salary. As a result, the Trust CCO fee paid by the Funds is only a portion of the total compensation received by the Trust CCO.

The table below details the amount of compensation the Trustees and the Trust CCO received from the Trust for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2022. The Trust does not have a bonus, profit sharing, pension or retirement plan.

As of December 31, 2022, the Trustees beneficially owned the following amounts in the Funds:

As of March 14, 2023, the Trustees and officers, as a group, owned less than 1% of the outstanding shares of each Fund.

A principal shareholder is any person who owns (either of record or beneficially) 5% or more of the outstanding shares of a Fund. A control person is one who owns, either directly or indirectly, more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund or acknowledges the existence of such control.

As of March 14, 2023, the following shareholders of record owned 5% or more of the outstanding shares of a Fund:

Copeland Capital Management, LLC, 161 Washington Street, Suite 1325, Conshohocken, PA 19428, serves as investment adviser to the Funds. The Adviser was established in 2005, and also advises individuals, pension and profit sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, state or municipal government entities, corporations and other business entities, in addition to the Funds. The Management Committee controls the Adviser. Subject to the supervision and direction of the Trustees, the Adviser manages the Funds' securities and investments in accordance with each Fund's stated investment objectives and policies, makes investment decisions and places orders to purchase and sell securities on behalf of the Funds. The fee paid to the Adviser is governed by an investment management agreement ("Management Agreement") between the Trust, on behalf of the Funds and the Adviser.

Advisory Fees paid by the Copeland SMID Cap Dividend Growth Fund.. For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2020, the Adviser earned fees of $110,259 and reimbursed the Fund $223,713 per the expense limitation agreement described below for a net advisory fee of $0. For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2021, the Adviser earned fees of $234,236 and reimbursed the Fund $288,151 per the expense limitation agreement described below for a net advisory fee of $0. For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2022, the Adviser earned fees of $313,002 and reimbursed the Fund $313,002 per the expense limitation agreement described below for a net advisory fee of $0.

Advisory Fees paid by the Copeland Dividend Growth Fund. For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2020, the Adviser earned fees of $869,705 and reimbursed the Fund $610,939 per the expense limitation agreement described below for a net advisory fee of $258,766. For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2021, the Adviser earned fees of $508,533 and reimbursed the Fund $487,174 per the expense limitation agreement described below for a net advisory fee of $21,359. For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2022, the Adviser earned fees of $417,777 and reimbursed the Fund $417,777 per the expense limitation agreement described below for a net advisory fee of $0.

The International Small Cap Fund commenced operations after November 30, 2021 and did not pay any advisory fees during the fiscal year ended November 30, 2021. For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2022, the Adviser earned fees of $2,353 and reimbursed the Fund $2,353 per the expense limitation agreement described below for a net advisory fee of $0.

Under the Management Agreement, the Adviser, under the supervision of the Board, agrees to invest the assets of the Funds in accordance with applicable law and the investment objectives, policies and restrictions set forth in the respective Funds' current Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, and subject to such further limitations as the Trust may from time to time impose by written notice to the Adviser. The Adviser shall act as the investment adviser to the Funds and, as such shall (i) obtain and evaluate such information relating to the economy, industries, business, securities markets and securities as it may deem necessary or useful in discharging its responsibilities here under, (ii) formulate a continuing program for the investment of the assets of the Funds in a manner consistent with their investment objectives, policies and restrictions, and (iii) determine from time to time securities to be purchased, sold, retained or lent by the Funds, and implement those decisions, including the selection of entities with or through which such purchases, sales or loans are to be effected; provided, that the Adviser will place orders pursuant to its investment determinations either directly with the issuer or with a broker or dealer, and if with a broker or dealer, (a) will attempt to obtain the best price and execution of its orders, and (b) may nevertheless in its discretion purchase and sell portfolio securities from and to brokers who provide the Adviser with research, analysis, advice and similar services and pay such brokers in return a higher commission or spread than may be charged by other brokers. The Adviser also provides the Funds with all necessary office facilities and personnel for servicing the Funds' investments, compensates all officers, Trustees and employees of the Trust who are officers, directors or employees of the Adviser (with the exception of the allocable portion

of the Trust CCO’s salary paid by the Funds), and all personnel of the Funds or the Adviser performing services relating to research, statistical and investment activities. The Management Agreement for the Funds, was renewed by the Board of the Trust, including by a majority of the Independent Trustees, at a meeting held on May 18, 2022.

Pursuant to the Management Agreement, the Adviser receives fees at the annual rate of 0.75%, 0.75% and 0.78% of the average daily net assets, computed daily and payable monthly of Copeland SMID Cap Dividend Growth Fund, Copeland Dividend Growth Fund and, Copeland International Small Cap Fund respectively.

Expenses not expressly assumed by the Adviser under the Management Agreement or an expense limitation agreement described below are paid by each Fund. Under the terms of the Management Agreement, each Fund is responsible for the payment of the following expenses, applicable or allocable to its operations among others: (a) its fees payable to the Adviser; (b) the fees and expenses of Trustees who are not affiliated persons of the Adviser; (c) the fees and certain expenses of the Custodian and Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent (as defined under the section entitled "Transfer Agent"), including the cost of maintaining certain required records of each Fund and of pricing each Fund's shares; (d) the charges and expenses of the Trust CCO, legal counsel and independent accountants for the Funds; (e) brokerage commissions and any issue or transfer taxes chargeable to each Fund in connection with its securities transactions; (f) all taxes and corporate fees payable by each Fund to governmental agencies; (g) the fees of any trade association of which the Funds may be members; (h) the cost of share certificates representing shares of each Fund; (i) the cost of fidelity and liability insurance; (j) the fees and expenses involved in registering and maintaining registration of each Fund and of its shares with the SEC, qualifying its shares under state securities laws, including the preparation and printing of the Funds' registration statements and prospectuses for such purposes; (k) all expenses of shareholders and Trustees' meetings (including travel expenses of Trustees and officers of the Funds who are directors, officers or employees of the Adviser) and of preparing, printing and mailing reports, proxy statements and prospectuses to shareholders in the amount necessary for distribution to the shareholders; and (l) litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Funds' business.

The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to maintain the Copeland SMID Cap Dividend Growth Fund's total annual operating expenses (exclusive of any taxes, leverage interest, borrowing interest, brokerage commissions, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization, dividend expense on securities sold short, acquired fund fees and expenses or extraordinary expenses such as litigation) at 1.10% and 0.95% of the daily average net asset value of Class A and Class I shares, respectively, through March 31, 2024. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to maintain the Copeland Dividend Growth Fund's total annual operating expenses (exclusive of any taxes, leverage interest, borrowing interest, brokerage commissions, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization, dividend expense on securities sold short, acquired fund fees and

expenses or extraordinary expenses such as litigation) at 1.20%, 1.95% and 1.05% of the daily average net asset value of Class A, Class C, and Class I shares, respectively, through March 31, 2024. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to maintain the Copeland International Small Cap Fund's total annual operating expenses (exclusive of any taxes, leverage interest, borrowing interest, brokerage commissions, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization, dividend expense on securities sold short, acquired fund fees and expenses or extraordinary expenses such as litigation) at 1.23% and 0.98% of the daily average net asset value of Class A and Class I shares, respectively, through March 31, 2024. Each waiver or reimbursement by the Adviser is subject to repayment by a Fund within the three fiscal years following the fiscal year in which that particular expense is incurred, if the Fund is able to make the repayment without exceeding the lesser of the expense limitation in effect at the time of the waiver/reimbursement and the expense limitation in effect at the time of the repayment, and the repayment is approved by the Board of Trustees.

The Management Agreement will continue in effect from year to year for a Fund provided such continuance is approved at least annually by (a) a vote of the majority of the Independent Trustees, cast in person at a meeting specifically called for the purpose of voting on such approval and by (b) the majority vote of either all of the Trustees or the vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of that Fund. The Management Agreement may be terminated without penalty on 60 days' written notice by a vote of a majority of the Trustees or by the Adviser, or by holders of a majority of that Fund’s outstanding shares. The Management Agreement shall terminate automatically in the event of its assignment.

The Trust, the Adviser and the Distributor have adopted respective codes of ethics under Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act that govern the personal securities transactions of their board members, officers and employees who may have access to current trading information of the Trust. Under these codes of ethics, the Trustees are permitted to invest in securities that may also be purchased by the Funds.

In addition, the Trust has adopted a separate code of ethics that applies only to the Trust's executive officers to ensure that these officers promote professional conduct in the practice of corporate governance and management. The purpose behind these guidelines is to promote i) honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships; ii) full, fair, accurate, timely, and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that a registrant files with, or submits to, the SEC and in other public communications made by the Funds; iii) compliance with applicable governmental laws, rule and regulations; iv) the prompt internal reporting of violations of this Code to an appropriate person or persons identified in the Code; and v) accountability for adherence to the Code.

The Board has adopted Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures ("Policies") on behalf of the Trust, which delegate the responsibility for voting proxies of securities held by the Funds to the Adviser, subject to the Board's continuing oversight. The Policies require that the Adviser vote proxies received in a manner consistent with the best interests of the Funds and their shareholders. The Policies also require the Adviser to present to the Board, at least annually, the Adviser's Proxy Policies and a record of each proxy voted by the Adviser on behalf of the Funds, including a report on the resolution of all proxies identified by the Adviser as involving a conflict of interest. A copy of the Adviser's Proxy Voting Policies is attached hereto as Appendix A.

More information. Information regarding how a Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities held by the Fund during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 will be available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling the Funds at 1-888-9-COPELAND (1-888-926-7352); and (2) on the U.S. SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov. In addition, a copy of the Funds' proxy voting policies and procedures are also available by calling 1-888-9-COPELAND and will be sent within three business days of receipt of a request.

Northern Lights Distributors, LLC (the "Distributor"), 4221 North 203^rd Street, Suite 100, Elkhorn, NE 68022, serves as the principal underwriter and national distributor for the shares of the Funds pursuant to a written agreement with the Trust (the "Underwriting Agreement"). The Distributor is registered as a broker-dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and each state's securities laws and is a member of FINRA. The offering of each Fund's shares is continuous. The Underwriting Agreement provides that the Distributor, as agent in connection with the distribution of Fund shares, will use reasonable efforts to facilitate the sale of the Funds' shares.

The Underwriting Agreement provides that, unless sooner terminated, it will continue from year to year, subject to annual approval by (a) the Board or a vote of a majority of the outstanding shares, and (b) by a majority of the Trustees who are not interested persons of the Trust or of the Distributor by vote cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.

The Underwriting Agreement may be terminated by a Fund at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by vote of a majority of the entire Board of the Trust or by vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of that Fund on 60 days' written notice to the Distributor, or by the Distributor at any time, without the payment of any penalty, on 60 days' written notice to the that Fund. The Underwriting Agreement will automatically terminate in the event of its assignment.

The Distributor receives the portion of the Class A sales charge on all direct initial investments in the Funds and on all investments in accounts with no designated dealer

of record. The Distributor may enter into selling agreements with broker-dealers, financial intermediaries, and others, including the Adviser, which solicit orders for the sale of shares of the Funds and may allow concessions to dealers that sell shares of the Funds. The Distributor may also enter into shareholder service agreements with such entities that provide or arrange to provide shareholder support or administrative services to the Funds’ shareholders.

Distribution Fees for the Copeland SMID Cap Dividend Growth Fund. For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2020, the Distributor received fees of $132 for Class A shares. For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2021, the Distributor received fees of $0 for Class A shares. For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2022, the Distributor received fees of $1,229 for Class A shares.

Distribution Fees for the Copeland Dividend Growth Fund. For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2020, the Distributor received fees of $4,929 for Class A and Class C shares. For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2021, the Distributor received fees of $4,671 for Class A and Class C shares. For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2022, the Distributor received fees of $2,290 for Class A and Class C shares.

Distribution Fees for the Copeland International Small Cap Fund. The International Small Cap Fund commenced operations after November 30, 2021 and did not pay any distribution fees during the fiscal year ended November 30, 2021.The International Small Cap Fund did not pay any distribution fees during the fiscal year ended November 30, 2022.

The Distributor does not receive compensation from any of the Funds for the distribution of the Funds’ Class I shares; however, the Adviser pays an annual fee to the Distributor as compensation for underwriting services rendered to the Funds pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement. The Adviser may also pay an annual fee to the Distributor to the extent that the sales charges and 12b-1 plan payments for Class A shares and 12b-1 plan payments for Class C shares are insufficient to cover the Distributor’s annual fees.

The Distributor also receives 12b-1 fees from the Funds as described under the following section entitled “Rule12b-1 Plans”.

Each Fund has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act for its Class A shares (the "Class A Plan") and Copeland Dividend Growth Fund has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for its Class C shares (the “Class C Plan”) collectively (the “Plans”). Each Fund has not adopted a Plan for its Class I shares. Each Plan permits a Fund to pay the Distributor for certain distribution and promotion expenses related to marketing shares of that Fund. The amount payable annually under the Class A Plan is 0.25% of its average daily net assets. The amount payable annually by the Class C Plan is 1.00% of the average daily net assets of Class C shares (of which up to 0.75% is a distribution fee and up to 0.25% is a service fee).

Under each Plan, the Trust may engage in any activities related to the distribution of Fund shares, including without limitation the following: (a) payments, including incentive compensation, to securities dealers or other financial intermediaries, financial institutions, investment advisers and others that are engaged in the sale of shares of the Fund, or that may be advising shareholders of the Trust regarding the purchase, sale or retention of shares of the Fund; (b) expenses of maintaining personnel (including personnel of organizations with which the Trust has entered into agreements related to such Plan) who engage in or support distribution of shares of the Fund; (c) costs of preparing, printing and distributing prospectuses and statements of additional information and reports of the Fund for recipients other than existing shareholders of the Fund; (d) costs of formulating and implementing marketing and promotional activities, including, but not limited to, sales seminars, direct mail promotions and television, radio, newspaper, magazine and other mass media advertising; (e) costs of preparing, printing and distributing sales literature; (f) costs of obtaining such information, analyses and reports with respect to marketing and promotional activities as the Trust may, from time to time, deem advisable; and (g) costs of implementing and operating such Plan.

The Class C Plan also authorizes the payment of service fees to the Distributor, investment dealers and other persons in amounts not exceeding 0.25% of the average daily net assets of Class C shares for personal services, and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. The Fund may compensate securities dealers or other financial intermediaries, financial institutions, investment advisers and others that (a) hold Class C shares for shareholders in omnibus accounts or as shareholders of record or provide shareholder support or administrative services to the Fund and its Class C shareholders or (b) render shareholder support services not otherwise provided by the Fund’s transfer agent, including, but not limited to, allocated overhead, office space and equipment, telephone facilities and expenses, answering routine inquiries regarding the Fund, processing shareholder transactions, and providing such other shareholder services as the Trust may reasonably request.

The Trustees expect that the Plans could significantly enhance each Fund's ability to expand distribution of shares of that Fund. It is also anticipated that an increase in the size of a Fund would produce economies of scale that benefit its shareholders, facilitate more efficient portfolio management, and assist the Fund in seeking to achieve its investment objectives.

Each Plan has been approved by the Trust's Board of Trustees, including a majority of the Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Trust and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in a Plan or any related agreement, by a vote cast in person. Continuation of each Plan and the related agreements must be approved by the Trustees annually, in the same manner, and a Plan or any related agreement may be terminated at any time without penalty by a majority of such independent Trustees or by a majority of the outstanding shares of a Fund. Any amendment increasing the maximum percentage payable under the Plans or other material change must be approved by a majority of the outstanding shares of a Fund, and all other material amendments to a Plan or any related agreement must be approved by a majority of the independent Trustees.

During the fiscal year ended November 30, 2022, the Copeland SMID Cap Dividend Growth Fund paid $1,196 pursuant to the Plan for Class A shares, including $508 for compensation to broker-dealers.

During the fiscal year ended November 30, 2022, the Copeland Dividend Growth Fund paid $40,502 and $114,677 pursuant to the Plan for Class A and Class C shares respectively, including $26,962 and $19,794, respectively, for compensation to broker-dealers.

For the year ended November 30, 2022, the Distributor received $15,018 in underwriting commissions for sales of Class A shares of the Dividend Growth Fund and $7,677 in underwriting commissions for sales of Class A shares of the SMID Cap Dividend Growth Fund. The following table sets forth the total underwriting commissions retained by the Distributor from the Funds during the fiscal period ended November 30, 2022:

During the fiscal year ended November 30, 2022, the Copeland International Small Cap Fund did not pay any fees pursuant to the Plan for Class A shares.

For the fiscal year indicated below, the Funds paid the following allocated distribution fees:

Each Fund has adopted a non-Rule 12b-1 shareholder service plan (the “Shareholder Service Plan”) for its Class I shares. Each Shareholder Service Plan permits the Fund to pay for certain expenses related to shareholder support or administrative services for the Class I shareholders. The amount payable annually under each Shareholder Service Plan is 0.10% of the average daily net assets of the Class I shares.

Under each Shareholder Service Plan, the Trust may, directly or indirectly, engage in any activities related to the shareholder support or administrative services for the shareholders of the Class I shares of each Fund, including without limitation, payments to securities dealers or other financial intermediaries, financial institutions, investment advisers and others that (a) hold Class I shares for shareholders in omnibus accounts or as shareholders of record or provide or arrange to provide shareholder support or administrative services to the Fund and its Class I shareholders or (b) render shareholder support services not otherwise provided by the Fund’s transfer agent, including, but not limited to, allocated overhead, office space and equipment, telephone facilities and expenses, answering routine inquiries regarding the Fund, processing shareholder transactions, and providing such other shareholder services as the Trust may reasonably request.

During the fiscal year ended November 30, 2022, the Copeland Dividend Growth Fund paid $6,423 in fees associated with the Shareholder Service Plan. During the fiscal year ended November 30, 2022, the Copeland SMID Cap Dividend Growth Fund paid $7,251 in fees associated with the Shareholder Service Plan. During the fiscal year ended November 30, 2022, the Copeland International Small Cap Fund did not have any fees associated with the Shareholder Service Plan during the fiscal year ended November 30, 2022.

The following tables list the number and types of accounts managed by each Portfolio Manager in addition to those of the Funds and assets under management in those accounts as of November 30, 2022:

The mutual fund portfolio management is shared between Mark Giovanniello, Eric Brown, David McGonigle and Jeffrey Walkenhorst.

Mutual fund portfolio management and some other accounts are shared between Eric Brown and Mark Giovanniello and some accounts are shared with other portfolio managers.

Mutual fund portfolio management and some other accounts are shared between Eric Granade and Kenneth Lee and some accounts are shared with other portfolio managers.

The portfolio managers may manage numerous accounts for multiple clients. These accounts may include registered investment companies, other types of pooled accounts (e.g., collective investment funds), and separate accounts (i.e., accounts managed on behalf of individuals or public or private institutions). The portfolio managers make investment decisions for each account based on the investment objectives and policies and other relevant investment considerations applicable to that portfolio.

When the portfolio managers have responsibility for managing more than one account, potential conflicts of interest may arise. Those conflicts could include preferential treatment of one account over others in terms of allocation of resources or of investment opportunities. For instance, the Adviser may receive fees from certain accounts that are higher than the fee it receives from the Funds, or it may receive a performance-based fee on certain accounts. In those instances, the portfolio managers may have an incentive to favor the higher and/or performance-based fee accounts over the Funds. The Adviser has adopted policies and procedures designed to address these potential material

conflicts. For instance, the Adviser utilizes a system for allocating investment opportunities among portfolios that is designed to provide a fair and equitable allocation.

Portfolio Managers are compensated in three ways: 1) equity ownership of Copeland; 2) base salary; and 3) bonuses related to performance of recommendations within each sector for each sector specific analyst, strategy performance relative to benchmarks for each lead Portfolio Manager and overall firm level performance for each of our strategies. Bonus compensation can vary year-to-year but can represent 100% to 150% of base compensation on the high end. Equity units are issued on a more long-term basis and can vary greatly from year to year. Equity is granted with long-term vesting schedules. The Adviser’s compensation structure is purposefully designed to allow outstanding performance to be rewarded, but also encourages a collaborative approach in that everyone has an interest in not just seeing their sector do well, but also the strategy and the firm as a whole.

The following table shows the dollar range of equity securities beneficially owned by the portfolio managers in the Funds they manage as of November 30, 2022.

Specific decisions to purchase or sell securities for the Funds are made by the portfolio managers, who are employees of the Adviser. The Adviser is authorized by the Trustees to allocate the orders placed on behalf of the Funds to brokers or dealers who may, but need not, provide research or statistical material or other services to the Funds or the Adviser for the Funds' use. Such allocation is to be in such amounts and proportions as the Adviser may determine.

In selecting a broker or dealer to execute each particular transaction, the Adviser will take into consideration execution capability and available liquidity; timing and size of particular orders; commission rates; responsiveness; trading experience; reputation, and integrity and fairness in resolving disputes. "Best execution" means the best overall qualitative execution, not necessarily the lowest possible commission cost. The Adviser will obtain information as to the general level of commission rates being charged by the brokerage community from time to time and will periodically evaluate the overall reasonableness of brokerage commissions paid on client transactions by reference to such data. The Adviser periodically reviews the past performance of the exchange members, brokers or dealers with whom it has been placing orders to execute Fund transactions in light of the factors discussed above.

Brokers or dealers executing a portfolio transaction on behalf of the Funds may receive a commission in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for executing the transaction if the Adviser determines in good faith that such commission is reasonable in relation to the value of brokerage, research and other services provided to the Funds. In allocating portfolio brokerage, the Adviser may select brokers or dealers who also provide brokerage, research and other services to other accounts over which the Adviser exercises investment discretion. Some of the services received as the result of Fund transactions may primarily benefit accounts other than the Funds, while services received as the result of portfolio transactions effected on behalf of those other accounts may primarily benefit the Funds. The aggregate amount of brokerage commissions paid by the Copeland SMID Cap Dividend Growth Fund for the fiscal years ended November 30, 2020, November 30, 2021 and November 30, 2022 were $16,473, $18,388 and $35,004 respectively. The aggregate amount of brokerage commissions paid by the Copeland Dividend Growth Fund for the fiscal years ended November 30, 2020, November 30, 2021 and November 30, 2022 were $122,559, $35,761 and $31,160 respectively. The Copeland International Small Cap Fund commenced operation after November 30, 2021 and did not pay any brokerage commissions during the fiscal year ended November 30, 2021. The aggregate amount of brokerage commissions paid by the Copeland International Small Cap Fund for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2022 was $1,140.

Each Fund's portfolio turnover rate is calculated by dividing the lesser of purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the fiscal year by the monthly average of the value of the portfolio securities owned by the respective Fund during the fiscal year. The calculation excludes from both the numerator and the denominator securities with maturities at the time of acquisition of one year or less. High portfolio turnover involves correspondingly greater brokerage commissions and other transaction costs, which will be borne directly by a Fund. A 100% turnover rate would occur if all of a Fund's portfolio securities were replaced once within a one-year period. During the fiscal years ended November 30, 2021 and November 30, 2022, the Copeland SMID Cap Dividend Growth Fund’s portfolio turnover rates were 35% and 40% respectively, of the average value of its portfolio.

During the fiscal years ended November 30, 2021 and November 30, 2022, the Copeland Dividend Growth Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 34% and 40%, respectively, of the average value of its portfolio. During the fiscal year ended November 30, 2022, the Copeland International Small Cap Fund’s portfolio turnover rates was 82% of the average value of its portfolio. The Copeland International Small Cap Fund commenced operation after November 30, 2021.

The Administrator for the Fund is Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, ("UFS" or the "Administrator"), which has its principal office at 4221 North 203^rd Street, Suite 100, Elkhorn, Nebraska 68022, and is primarily in the business of providing administrative, fund accounting and transfer agent services to retail and institutional mutual funds. Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (“UFS”) is an affiliate of the Distributor.

Effective February 1, 2019, NorthStar Financial Services Group, LLC, the parent company of Gemini Fund Services, LLC and its affiliated companies including Northern Lights Distributors, LLC (“NLD”) and Northern Lights Compliance Services, LLC (“NLCS”)(collectively, the “Gemini Companies”), sold its interest in the Gemini Companies to a third party private equity firm that contemporaneously acquired Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (an independent mutual fund administration firm) and its affiliates (collectively, the “Ultimus Companies”). As a result of these separate transactions, the Gemini Companies and the Ultimus Companies are now indirectly owned through a common parent entity, The Ultimus Group, LLC.

Pursuant to the Fund Services Agreement with the Trust, the Administrator provides administrative services to the Funds, subject to the supervision of the Board. The Administrator may provide persons to serve as officers of the Funds. Such officers may be directors, officers or employees of the Administrator or its affiliates.

The Fund Services Agreement was initially approved by the Board at a meeting held on November 15, 2010, and was most recently amended on February 4, 2020. The Agreement is subject to annual approval of the Board for one-year periods. The Fund Services Agreement is terminable by the Board or the Administrator on 90 days' written notice and may be assigned provided the non-assigning party provides prior written consent. This Agreement provides that in the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Administrator or reckless disregard of its obligations thereunder, the Administrator shall not be liable for any action or failure to act in accordance with its duties thereunder.

Under the Fund Services Agreement, the Administrator provides facilitating administrative services, including: (i) providing services of persons competent to perform such administrative and clerical functions as are necessary to provide effective administration of the Funds; (ii) facilitating the performance of administrative and professional services

to the Funds by others, including the Funds' Custodian; (iii) preparing, but not paying for, the periodic updating of the Funds' Registration Statement, Prospectuses and Statement of Additional Information in conjunction with Fund counsel, including the printing of such documents for the purpose of filings with the SEC and state securities administrators, and preparing reports to the Funds' shareholders and the SEC; (iv) preparing in conjunction with Fund counsel, but not paying for, all filings under the securities or "Blue Sky" laws of such states or countries as are designated by the Distributor, which may be required to register or qualify, or continue the registration or qualification, of the Funds and/or their shares under such laws; (v) preparing notices and agendas for meetings of the Board and minutes of such meetings in all matters required by the 1940 Act to be acted upon by the Board; and (vi) monitoring daily and periodic compliance with respect to all requirements and restrictions of the 1940 Act, the Code and the Prospectuses.

For the administrative services rendered to the Funds by UFS, the Funds pay UFS the greater of an annual minimum fee or an asset based fee, which scales downward based upon the respective Fund’s net assets. The Funds also pays the Administrator for any out-of-pocket expenses. For the fiscal years ended November 30, 2020, November 30, 2021 and November 30, 2022, the Copeland SMID Cap Dividend Growth Fund paid administration fees in the amount of $22,003, $43,175 and $48,436 respectively. For the fiscal years ended November 30, 2020, November 30, 2021 and November 30, 2022, the Copeland Dividend Growth Fund paid administration fees in the amount of $88,051, $84,382 and $68,499, respectively. The Copeland International Small Cap Fund commenced operations after November 30, 2021 and did not pay any administration fees to UFS during the fiscal year ended November 30, 2021. For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2022, the Copeland International Small Cap Fund paid administration fees in the amount of $14,155.

The Administrator, pursuant to the Fund Services Agreement, provides the Funds with accounting services, including: (i) daily computation of net asset value; (ii) maintenance of security ledgers and books and records as required by the 1940 Act; (iii) production of the Funds' listing of portfolio securities and general ledger reports; (iv) reconciliation of accounting records; (v) calculation of yield and total return for the Funds; (vi) maintaining certain books and records described in Rule 31a-1 under the 1940 Act, and reconciling account information and balances among the Funds' custodian or Adviser; and (vii) monitoring and evaluating daily income and expense accruals, and sales and redemptions of shares of the Funds.

For the fund accounting services rendered to the Funds under the Fund Services Agreement, the Funds pay UFS the greater of an annual minimum fee or an asset based fee, which scales downward based upon the respective Fund’s net assets. The Funds also pay the Administrator for any out-of-pocket expenses. For the fiscal years ended November 30, 2020, November 30, 2021 and November 30, 2022, the Copeland SMID Cap Dividend Growth Fund paid fund accounting service fees in the amount of $33,139, $34,452 and 36,066, respectively. For the fiscal years ended November 30, 2020,

November 30, 2021 and November 30, 2022, the Copeland Dividend Growth Fund paid fund accounting service fees in the amount of $51,631, $47,547 and $44,982, respectively. The Copeland International Small Cap Fund commenced operations after November 30, 2021 and did not pay any fund accounting fees to UFS during the fiscal year ended November 30, 2021. For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2022, the Copeland International Small Cap Fund paid fund accounting fees in the amount of $33,000.

UFS, 4221 North 203^rd Street, Suite 100, Elkhorn, NE 68022, acts as transfer, dividend disbursing, and shareholder servicing agent for the Funds pursuant to a written agreement with the Funds. Under the agreement, UFS is responsible for administering and performing transfer agent functions, dividend distribution, shareholder administration, and maintaining necessary records in accordance with applicable rules and regulations. For transfer agency services rendered to the Funds under the Fund Services Agreement, the Funds pay UFS the greater of an annual minimum fee or an asset based fee, which scales downward based upon the respective Fund’s net assets. The Funds also pay UFS for any out-of-pocket expenses. For the fiscal years ended November 30, 2020, November 30, 2021 and November 30, 2022, the Copeland SMID Cap Dividend Growth Fund paid transfer agency service fees in the amount of $24,818, $33,900 and $31,736 respectively. For the fiscal years ended November 30, 2020, November 30, 2021 and November 30, 2022, the Copeland Dividend Growth Fund paid transfer agency service fees in the amount of $41,390, $32,633 and $24,575 respectively. The Copeland International Small Cap Fund commenced operations after November 30, 2021 and did not pay any transfer agency fees to UFS during the fiscal year ended November 30, 2021. For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2022, the Copeland International Small Cap Fund paid transfer agency service fees in the amount of $726.

The Northern Trust Company, located at 50 S. LaSalle Street, Chicago, IL 60603 (the "Custodian") serves as the custodian of the Funds' assets pursuant to a Custody Agreement by and between the Custodian and the Trust on behalf of the Funds. The Custodian's responsibilities include safeguarding and controlling the Funds' cash and securities, handling the receipt and delivery of securities, and collecting interest and dividends on the Funds' investments. Pursuant to the Custody Agreement, the Custodian also maintains original entry documents and books of record and general ledgers; posts cash receipts and disbursements; and records purchases and sales based upon communications from the Adviser.

Each share of beneficial interest of the Trust has one vote in the election of Trustees. Cumulative voting is not authorized for the Trust. This means that the holders of more than 50% of the shares voting for the election of Trustees can elect 100% of the Trustees

if they choose to do so, and, in that event, the holders of the remaining shares will be unable to elect any Trustees.

Shareholders of the Trust and any other future series of the Trust will vote in the aggregate and not by series or class except as otherwise required by law or when the Board determines that the matter to be voted upon affects only the interest of the shareholders of a particular series or class. Matters such as ratification of the independent public accountants and election of Trustees are not subject to separate voting requirements and may be acted upon by shareholders of the Trust voting without regard to series. Each class of shares of a Fund will vote separately on matters related to its Rule 12b-1 Plan and Shareholder Service Plan, as applicable.

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest. Each share has equal dividend, distribution and liquidation rights. There are no conversion or preemptive rights applicable to any shares of the Funds. All shares issued are fully paid and non-assessable.

The Trust has established an Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Program (the "Program") as required by the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 ("USA PATRIOT Act"). To ensure compliance with this law, the Trust's Program provides for the development of internal practices, procedures and controls, designation of anti-money laundering compliance officers, an ongoing training program and an independent audit function to determine the effectiveness of the Program.

Procedures to implement the Program include, but are not limited to, determining that the Funds' Distributor, and Transfer Agent have established proper anti-money laundering procedures, reported suspicious and/or fraudulent activity and a complete and thorough review of all new opening account applications. The Trust will not transact business with any person or entity whose identity cannot be adequately verified under the provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act.

As a result of the Program, the Trust may be required to "freeze" the account of a shareholder if the shareholder appears to be involved in suspicious activity or if certain account information matches information on government lists of known terrorists or other suspicious persons, or the Trust may be required to transfer the account or proceeds of the account to a governmental agency.

Investors may only purchase Fund shares after receipt of a current prospectus and by filling out and submitting an application supplied by the Funds. Both may be obtained,

without charge, by contacting the Funds' transfer agent, Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, 4221 North 203^rd Street, Suite 100, Elkhorn, NE 68022, or by calling toll-free 1-888-9-COPELAND (1-888-926-7352). You may also obtain a Prospectus and an account application by visiting www.CopelandFunds.com.

Copeland SMID Cap Dividend Growth Fund ticker symbols. The ticker symbol for Class A shares of the Fund is CSDGX. The ticker symbol for Class I shares of the Fund is CSMDX.

Copeland Dividend Growth Fund ticker symbols. The ticker symbol for Class A shares of the Fund is CDGRX. The ticker symbol for Class C shares of the Fund is CDCRX. The ticker symbol for Class I shares of the Fund is CDIVX.

Copeland International Small Cap Fund ticker symbols. The ticker symbol for Class A shares of the Fund is CISAX. The ticker symbol for Class I shares of the Fund is CSIIX.

The net asset value (“NAV”) of the shares of each Fund is determined at the close of trading (normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time) on each day the NYSE is open for business. For a description of the methods used to determine the NAV, see "How Shares Are Priced" in the Prospectuses.

Equity securities generally are valued by using market quotations, but may be valued on the basis of prices furnished by a pricing service when the Adviser believes such prices accurately reflect the fair market value of such securities. Securities that are traded on any stock exchange or on the NASDAQ over-the-counter market are generally valued by the pricing service at the last quoted sale price. Lacking a last sale price, an equity security is generally valued by the pricing service at its last bid price. When market quotations are not readily available, when the Adviser determines that the market quotation or the price provided by the pricing service does not accurately reflect the current market value, or when restricted or illiquid securities are being valued, such securities are valued as determined in good faith by the Pricing Committee of the Adviser, in conformity with guidelines adopted by and subject to review of the Board of Trustees of the Trust.

The Trust expects that the holidays upon which the NYSE will be closed are as follows: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day, along with other full and partial days as announced/designated by the NYSE.

Orders for shares received by a Fund in good order prior to the close of business on the NYSE on each day during such periods that the NYSE is open for trading are priced at NAV per share or offering price (NAV plus a sales charge, if applicable) computed as of the close of the regular session of trading on the NYSE. Orders received in good order

after the close of the NYSE, or on a day it is not open for trading, are priced at the close of such NYSE on the next day on which it is open for trading at the next determined NAV or offering price per share.

Whether a sales charge waiver is available for your account, including a retirement plan or charitable account, depends upon the policies and procedures of your intermediary. Financial intermediaries may offer Fund shares subject to variations in or elimination of the Fund sales charges (“variations”), provided such variations are described in the Funds’ Prospectuses. All variations described in Appendix A “Financial Intermediary Sales Charge Variations” to the Funds’ Prospectuses are applied by the identified financial intermediary. Sales charge variations may apply to purchases, sales, exchanges and reinvestments of Fund shares and a shareholder transacting in Fund shares through the financial intermediary identified on Appendix A to the Funds’ Prospectuses should read the terms and conditions of Appendix A carefully. A variation that is specific to the financial intermediary is not applicable to shares held directly with the Funds or through another intermediary. Please consult the financial intermediary with respect to any variations listed on Appendix A to the Funds’ Prospectuses.

Under section 72.1021(a) of the Texas Property Code, initial investors in a Fund who are Texas residents may designate a representative to receive notices of abandoned property in connection with Fund shares. Texas shareholders who wish to appoint a representative should notify the Trust’s Transfer Agent by writing to the address below to obtain a form for providing written notice to the Trust:

A Fund will redeem all or any portion of a shareholder's shares in the Fund when requested in accordance with the procedures set forth in the "Redemptions" section of the Prospectuses. Under the 1940 Act, a shareholder's right to redeem shares and to receive payment therefore may be suspended at times:

(c) when an emergency exists as a result of which disposal by a Fund of securities owned by it is not reasonably practicable or it is not reasonably practicable for a Fund to fairly determine the value of its net assets, provided that applicable rules and regulations of the SEC (or any succeeding governmental authority) will govern as to whether the conditions prescribed in (b) or (c) exist; or

(d) when the SEC by order permits a suspension of the right to redemption or a postponement of the date of payment on redemption.

In case of suspension of the right of redemption, payment of a redemption request will be made based on the NAV next determined after the termination of the suspension.

The redemption price is the NAV next determined after notice is received by the Fund for redemption of its shares, minus the amount of any applicable contingent deferred sales charge or redemption fee. The proceeds received by the shareholder may be more or less than the shareholder’s cost of such shares, depending upon the NAV at the time of redemption and the difference should be treated by the shareholder as a capital gain or loss for federal and state income tax purposes.

Each Fund may purchase shares of Underlying Funds which charge a redemption fee to shareholders (such as a Fund) that redeem shares of the Underlying Fund within a certain period of time (such as one year). The fee is payable to the Underlying Fund. Accordingly, if a Fund were to invest in an Underlying Fund and incur a redemption fee as a result of redeeming shares in such Underlying Fund, the Fund would bear such redemption fee. A Fund will not, however, invest in shares of an Underlying Fund that is sold with a contingent deferred sales load.

Supporting documents in addition to those listed under "Redemptions" in the Prospectuses will be required from executors, administrators, Trustees, or if redemption is requested by someone other than the shareholder of record. Such documents include, but are not restricted to, stock powers, Trust instruments, certificates of death, appointments as executor, certificates of corporate authority and waiver of tax required in some states when settling estates.

Please be advised that abandoned or unclaimed property laws for certain states require financial organizations to transfer (escheat) unclaimed property (including Fund shares) to the state. Each state has its own definition of unclaimed property, and Fund shares could be considered “unclaimed property” due to account inactivity (e.g., no owner-generated activity for a certain period), returned mail (e.g., when mail sent to a shareholder is returned to the Funds’ transfer agent as undeliverable), or a combination of both. If your Fund shares are categorized as unclaimed, your financial advisor or the Funds’ transfer agent will follow the applicable state’s statutory requirements to contact you, but if unsuccessful, laws may require that the shares be escheated to the appropriate state. If this happens, you will have to contact the state to recover your property, which may involve time and expense. For more information on unclaimed property and how to maintain an active account, please contact your financial adviser or the Funds’ transfer agent.

Frequent trading into and out of a Fund can harm all Fund shareholders by disrupting the Fund's investment strategies, increasing Fund expenses, decreasing tax efficiency and diluting the value of shares held by long-term shareholders. The Funds are designed for long-term investors and are not intended for market timing or other disruptive trading activities. Accordingly, the Funds' Board has approved policies that seek to curb these disruptive activities while recognizing that shareholders may have a legitimate need to adjust their Fund investments as their financial needs or circumstances change. The Funds currently use several methods to reduce the risk of market timing. These methods include:

The redemption fee is intended to discourage short-term trading and is paid to the Funds to help offset any cost associated with such short-term trading. The Funds will monitor the assessment of redemption fees against your account. Based on the frequency of redemption fees assessed against your account, the Trust CCO may in her sole discretion determine that your trading activity is detrimental to a Fund as described in the Funds' Market Timing Policy and direct the Trust’s Transfer Agent or Administrator to take one or more of the following actions: issue a warning letter; suspend purchases and/or exchanges for 90 days; permanently block future purchases and/or exchanges; and/or close your account and any other accounts you have with the Trust.

Each Fund reserves the right to reject or restrict purchase or exchange requests for any reason, particularly when the shareholder's trading activity suggests that the shareholder may be engaged in market timing or other disruptive trading activities. Neither a Fund nor the adviser will be liable for any losses resulting from rejected purchase or exchange orders. The adviser may close the account of an investor who has violated these policies (and the investor's financial adviser) and also bar an investor from opening new accounts with a Fund.

Financial intermediaries maintaining omnibus accounts with a Fund have agreed to provide shareholder transaction information to the Fund upon request. If the Trust CCO suspects there is market timing activity in the account, the Trust CCO will seek full cooperation from the financial intermediary maintaining the account to identify the underlying participant. At the request of the Trust CCO, the financial intermediary may take immediate action to stop any further short-term trading by such participants.

Despite the Funds’ efforts to detect and prevent abusive trading activity, some investors use a variety of strategies to hide their identities and their trading practices. There can be no guarantee that the Funds will be able to identify all of those who may engage in abusive trading practices or limit their activities in every instance. In particular, it may be difficult to curtail such activity in certain omnibus accounts traded through intermediaries, despite the arrangements the Funds have entered into with the intermediaries to provide access to account level trading information.

The following summarizes certain additional tax considerations generally affecting the Funds and their shareholders that are not described in the Prospectuses. No attempt is made to present a detailed explanation of the tax treatment of the Funds or their shareholders, and the discussions here and in the Prospectuses are not intended as a substitute for careful tax planning. Potential investors should consult their tax advisers with specific reference to their own tax situations.

The discussions of the federal tax consequences in the Prospectuses and this SAI are based on the Code and the regulations issued under it, and court decisions and administrative interpretations as in effect on the date of this SAI. Future legislative or administrative changes or court decisions may significantly change the statements included herein, and any such changes or decisions may be retroactive.

Each Fund qualified during its last taxable year and intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of Subtitle A, Chapter 1, of the Code. As a regulated investment company, each Fund generally is exempt from federal income tax on its net investment income and realized capital gains that it distributes to shareholders. To qualify for treatment as a regulated investment company, each Fund must meet three important tests each year.

First, each Fund must derive with respect to each taxable year at least 90% of its gross income from dividends, interest, certain payments with respect to securities loans, gains from the sale or other disposition of stock or securities or foreign currencies, other income derived with respect to its business of investing in such stock, securities, or currencies or net income derived from interests in qualified publicly-traded partnerships.

Second, generally, at the close of each quarter its taxable year, at least 50% of the value of each Fund’s assets must consist of cash and cash items, U.S. Government securities, securities of other regulated investment companies and securities of other issuers (as to which the Fund has not invested more than 5% of the value of its total assets in securities of any such issuer and as to which the Fund does not hold more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any such issuer); and no more than 25% of the value of each Fund’s total assets may be invested in the securities of (1) any one issuer (other than U.S. Government securities and securities of other regulated investment companies); (2) two or more issuers that the Fund controls and which are engaged in the same or similar trades or businesses; or (3) one or more qualified publicly-traded partnerships.

Third, each Fund must distribute an amount equal to at least the sum of 90% of its investment company taxable income (net investment income and the excess of net short-term capital gain over net long-term capital loss) and 90% of its tax-exempt income, if any, for the year.

Each Fund intends to comply with these requirements. If a Fund were to fail to make sufficient distributions, it could be liable for corporate income tax and for excise tax in respect of the shortfall or if the shortfall is large enough, the Fund could be disqualified as a regulated investment company. If for any taxable year a Fund were not to qualify as a regulated investment company, all its taxable income would be subject to tax at regular corporate rates without any deduction for distributions to shareholders. In that event, shareholders would recognize dividend income on distributions to the extent of that Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, and corporate shareholders could be eligible for the dividends-received deduction.

The Code imposes a nondeductible 4% excise tax on regulated investment companies that fail to distribute each year an amount equal to specified percentages of their ordinary taxable income and capital gain net income (excess of capital gains over capital losses). Each Fund intends to make sufficient distributions or deemed distributions each year to avoid liability for this excise tax.

Each Fund may be required in certain cases to withhold and remit to the Internal Revenue Service a percentage of taxable dividends or gross proceeds realized upon sale payable to shareholders who have failed to provide a correct tax identification number in the manner required, who are subject to withholding by the Internal Revenue Service for failure to properly include on their return payments of taxable interest or dividends, or who have failed to certify to the Fund when required to do so that they are not subject to backup withholding or that they are "exempt recipients." The current backup withholding rate is 24%.

The tax principles applicable to transactions in financial instruments such as futures contracts and options that may be engaged in by the Funds, and investments in passive foreign investment companies (“PFICs”), are complex and, in some cases, uncertain. Such transactions and investments may cause a Fund to recognize taxable income prior to the receipt of cash, thereby requiring the Fund to liquidate other positions, or to borrow money, so as to make sufficient distributions to shareholders to avoid corporate-level tax. Moreover, some or all of the taxable income recognized may be ordinary income or short-term capital gain, so that the distributions may be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income.

In addition, in the case of any shares of a PFIC in which a Fund invests, the Fund may be liable for corporate-level tax on any ultimate gain or distributions on the shares if the Fund fails to make an election to recognize income annually during the period of its ownership of the shares.

Although each Fund expects to qualify as a “regulated investment company” and to be relieved of all or substantially all federal income taxes, depending upon the extent of its activities in states and localities in which its offices are maintained, in which its agents or independent contractors are located or in which it is otherwise deemed to be conducting business, the Funds may be subject to the tax laws of such states or localities.

Tait, Weller and Baker, LLP, located at 50 South 16^th Street, Suite 2900, Philadelphia, PA 19102 serves as the Funds' independent accountants providing services including
(1) audit of annual financial statements, (2) reviewing the Fund’s tax returns, and (3) assistance in connection with SEC filings.

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, One Logan Square, Suite 2000, Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996, serves as the Trust's legal counsel.

The audited financial statements, financial highlights and notes thereto for the Copeland SMID Cap Dividend Growth Fund, the Copeland Dividend Growth Fund and the Copeland International Small Cap Fund for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2022 (the “Annual Report”) which have been audited by Tait, Weller and Baker, LLP, whose report thereon also appears in the Annual Report. The Annual Report is incorporated by reference into this SAI. No other parts of the Annual Report are incorporated by reference herein. The Trust will provide the Annual Report without charge at written or telephone request.

APPENDIX A

PROXY VOTING GUIDELINES

Copeland Capital Management's Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

Pursuant to Rule 206(4)-6 under the Advisers Act, it is a fraudulent, deceptive, or manipulative act, practice, or course of business within the meaning of Section 206(4) of the Advisers Act for an investment adviser to exercise proxy-voting authority with respect to client securities unless:

Note: The rule applies to all SEC registered investment advisers who exercise proxy voting authority with respect to client securities.

Copeland’s investment advisory agreements and Form ADV Part 2 (disclosure document) shall state whether Copeland has been given the authority to vote proxies solicited by, or with respect to, the issuers of securities in its clients’ accounts. However, Copeland will not vote proxies for the following types of securities:

Copeland will handle proxy voting consistent with the proxy voting authority stated in the Sub-Advisory Master Agreement between Copeland and the Sponsor/Adviser or in the Sponsor’s client agreement.

For these selected accounts, Copeland will vote proxies according to the interests recommended by the AFL-CIO Proxy Voting Guidelines.

In all cases, clients may expressly retain the right to vote proxies or take any action relating to specified securities held in their account provided they provide timely, prior written notice to Copeland, releasing Copeland from any liability or responsibility with respect to the voting of proxies.

The Chief Operating Officer (COO) shall be responsible for serving as or appointing an officer of Copeland to serve as the “Chief Proxy Voting Officer” (CPVO). The Investment Policy Committee (IPC) shall be responsible for general oversight of the Proxy Voting Policy. CCM's CPVO is responsible for monitoring corporate actions for companies held in client and fund portfolios. It shall be the responsibility of the CPVO to review all proxies solicited on behalf of Copeland’s clients, to analyze the questions and propositions being proposed, to make a determination, in consultation with the IPC, how each proposal might affect and impact the financial and economic interests of Copeland’s clients, and to execute the vote in a timely manner, which is deemed to represent the most favorable short and long term economic interests of Copeland’s clients. CCM may also rely on a third-party proxy vendor to perform administrative functions on behalf of CCM, such as tracking and reporting proxy votes.

Copeland maintains proxy vote records and proxy materials, including the proxy voting ballot issues and votes cast. Copeland will also maintain various proxy voting reports, as requested, including reports that indicate the number of shares and votes taken for all applicable proxy votes cast. Copeland may decide to outsource this function to a third-party proxy voting service. While it will allow the third-party proxy voting service to recommend votes, Copeland may override some responses utilizing the voting policies stated above.

The IPC shall give close attention to proposals affecting the value or future value of Copeland’s clients’ investments. The IPC shall be responsible for reviewing all Proxy statements to determine which proposals might be controversial, which proposals are deemed to be in the best interests of Copeland’s clients, and which are not in the best interests of Copeland’s clients. The IPC shall make a determination regarding the proper action to take (vote “in favor” or “against”).

The CPVO will handle the administrative functions associated with the voting of client proxies. Copeland’s IPC retains the ultimate authority on deciding how to vote. As a

general matter, Copeland will vote in favor of proxy proposals that enhance the independence of board membership, improve management accountability and corporate governance, further align management interests with shareholder interests and increase transparency. Furthermore, Copeland will support management initiatives and shareholder resolutions that are socially responsible and reduce a company’s negative impact on the environment. Copeland will also generally oppose an executive compensation proposal if the IPC believes the compensation does not reflect the economic and social circumstances of the company (i.e., at times of layoff, wage freezes, etc.).

CCM's general policy and procedures is to vote proxy proposals in a manner that serves the best interests of its clients, taking into account relevant factors, including but not limited to:

CCM has adopted the following general Proxy Voting Guidelines with respect to voting proxies. CCM may, from time to time, determine that it is in the best interests of clients to depart from such guidelines. The rationale for any such departure will be documented in writing by the assigned portfolio manager and provided to the CCO.

Changes in capitalization authorization for stock splits, stock dividends, and other specified needs;

Capitalization changes that add classes of stock that are blank check in nature or that dilute the voting interest of existing shareholders;

Changes in capitalization authorization where management does not offer an appropriate rationale or that are contrary to the best interest of existing shareholders;

Anti-takeover and related provisions which serve to prevent the majority of shareholders from exercising their rights or effectively deter appropriate tender offers and other offers;

Amendments to bylaws that would require super-majority shareholder votes to pass or repeal certain provisions;

Shareholder rights plans that allow appropriate offers to shareholders to be blocked by the board or trigger provisions which prevent legitimate offers from proceeding;

Excessive compensation or non-salary compensation related proposals, always company specific and considered case-by-case;

Change-in-control provisions in non-salary compensation plans, employment contracts and severance agreements that benefit management and would be costly to shareholders if triggered;

Re-election of director(s) directly responsible for a company’s fraudulent or criminal act;

Shareholder proposals are examined closely for their relationship to the best interest of shareholders, i.e., beneficiaries, and economic impact, taking into consideration additional restrictions that may be applicable under ERISA.

Requiring directors to own large amounts of stock before being eligible to be elected;

Reports which are costly to provide or which would require duplicative efforts or expenditures which are of a non-business nature or would provide no pertinent information from the perspective of ERISA shareholders;

Restrictions related to social, political or special interest issues which impact the ability of the company to do business or be competitive and which have a significant financial or best interest impact, such as specific boycotts or restrictions based on political, special interest or international trade considerations; restrictions on political contributions; and the Valdez principles;

Restrictions banning future stock option grants to executives except in extreme cases.

Submission of extraordinary pension benefits for senior executives under a company’s SERP for shareholder approval;

CCM is committed to the highest standards of business conduct. Accordingly, the CCO regularly monitors the firm's proxy voting process for material conflicts of interest that may arise both at the firm-level and employee-level. In order for CCM to identify actual or potential conflicts of interest at the firm, the CCO maintains a conflicts of interest inventory that helps to identify conflicts on the firm-level. Such inventory may include, but is not limited to, examples of the following conflicts:

These examples are considered or perceived to be conflicts of interest since the failure to vote in favor of management of valued or material company relationships may harm CCM's relationship with the company.

It is not anticipated that material conflicts of interest will impact CCM’s proxy voting process. However, should a material conflict of interest arise, the CCO will promptly notify the CPVO, IPC and/or third-party proxy voting vendor(s) of all identified conflicts before proxy voting takes places. Examples of such conflicts may include, but are not limited to: (i) employee and firm personal or business relationships with executive officers of companies whose securities are recommended to or held in client portfolios; (ii) CCM management of retirement plan assets of a publicly traded company whose securities may be recommended to or held by clients; or (iii) CCM has a material relationship with a company whose securities are also recommended to or held by clients (i.e., service provider/vendor relationships which are critical to CCM’s operations).

CCM has adopted and adheres to the firm's Proxy Voting Guidelines, in which most votes are made based on these guidelines (which are based on overall voting parameters rather than their application to any particular company); thereby eliminating the effect of any potential conflict of interest. However, where a proxy proposal raises a material conflict of interest between CCM’s interests and the interest of any client(s), CCM will resolve such conflict according to the following:

Delegates the voting decision for such proxy proposal to an independent third party;

Delegates the voting decision to an independent committee of representatives of the relevant client(s), as applicable; or

Informs the client(s) of the conflict of interest and obtains majority consent to vote the proxy as recommended by CCM.

CCM regularly monitors the firm's proxy voting process for material conflicts of interest that may arise at the employee-level. Accordingly, all Directors, Officers, and CCM employees are responsible for notifying the CCO of any personal or business relationships with any executive director or officer of a company whose securities are (or may be) recommended to the firm’s clients. In addition, all employees must annually complete an Outside Business Activity form in which they disclose all activities for which an employee "receives" any form of compensation from any outside business activities (i.e., directorships), or for which an employee "makes payments to" any outside third parties (i.e., directors, executives or public companies).

CCM may outsource certain administrative proxy voting functions to a third-party proxy vendor, and may also allow a third party to provide recommendations to CCM on how to vote proxies. During the firm's relationship with such third party(s), the CCO regularly monitors for potential conflicts of interest that may arise at the third-party vendor, or between CCM and the third-party vendor (i.e., a proxy vendor's relationship with a security holder proponent may be significant if it has a "material" interest in the matter that is the

subject of the voting recommendation to the adviser). In any instance where a potential material conflict of interest may arise between CCM and its third-party proxy vendor, CCM will vote in accordance with the best interests of its clients and will promptly disclose the conflict to all clients in writing, including the details of the proxy vote and how the issue was voted. Monitoring measures may include, but are not limited to, the following:

(i) CCM requires the proxy vendor to update the firm of relevant business changes (i.e., the proxy firm's staffing capacity; or competency to provide proxy voting advice);

(ii) CCM requires the proxy vendor to provide the firm with its conflicts of interest policies and procedures;

(iii) CCM requires the proxy firm to disclose any business relationship(s) or material interest(s) with any security holder proponent(s) that are subject of voting recommendations to CCM; or

(iv) CCM requires the proxy vendor to forward all vendor-sponsored surveys directly to the CCO (i.e., CCM may participate in proxy vendor surveys that rank advisers based on their adherence to the proxy vendor's recommendations on certain votes).

CCM retains a third-party proxy vendor to assist the firm with certain proxy voting administrative functions (i.e., recordkeeping, tracking and reporting proxy votes), and may also allow a third-party vendor to assist with making voting recommendations. Accordingly, CCM regularly conducts due diligence of such third-party vendor(s) at least annually to ensure that the third party continues to fulfill its contracted proxy voting duties on behalf of CCM. CCM may review, among other things:

In addition, the CCO may conduct due diligence by utilizing questionnaires, performing annual compliance testing, or attending on-site vendor visits. The CCO may also request the proxy vendor's policies and procedures for the following areas when assessing the vendor's performance: Record Keeping and Retention; Protection of Records and Confidential Information - Privacy and Cybersecurity Measures; Misuse of Non-Public Confidential Information - Code of Ethics and Employee Trading Policies and Procedures; Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity; and Conflicts of Interest.

Rule 206(4)-6 of the Advisers Act requires advisers with proxy voting authority to make the following disclosures to clients:

Rule 204-2(c) (2) of the Advisers Act requires investment advisers to keep and retain the following books and records:

Copeland will comply with the rules established by the SEC pursuant to the 1940 Act, and all fund guidelines set forth in the compliance manual of the fund in handling proxy voting for any funds for which Copeland acts as investment adviser. Generally, the responsibility for overseeing proxy voting policies and decisions lies with the Board of Directors/Trustees for each fund, but the Board may delegate this responsibility to Copeland as the most knowledgeable party to make proxy decisions. In exercising proxy voting rights with regard to companies in any fund’s portfolio, Copeland’s goals are to maximize the value of the fund’s investments, promote accountability of a company’s management and board of directors to its shareholders, to align the interests of management and shareholders, and to increase the transparency of a company’s business and operations.

Generally, the following policies will apply to shares owned by a fund for which Copeland acts as investment adviser. Under Section 12(d)(1) of the 1940 Act, as amended, a fund may only invest up to 5% of its total assets in the securities of any one investment company, but may not own more than 3% of the outstanding voting stock of any one investment company or invest more than 10% of its total assets in the securities of other investment companies. However, Section 12(d)(1)(F) of the 1940 Act provides that the provisions of paragraph 12(d)(1) shall not apply to securities purchased or otherwise acquired by a fund if (i) immediately after the purchase or acquisition of not more than 3% of the total outstanding stock of such registered investment company is owned by the fund and all affiliated persons of the fund; and (ii) the fund is not proposing to offer or sell any security issued by it through a principal underwriter or otherwise at a public or offering price which includes a sales load of more than 1.5%. Therefore, Copeland must comply with the following voting restrictions unless it is determined that the fund is not relying on Section 12(d)(1)(F): when the fund exercises voting rights by proxy or otherwise with respect to any investment company owned by the fund, the fund will either (i) seek instruction from the fund’s shareholders with regard to the voting of all proxies and vote in accordance with such instructions, or (ii) vote the shares held by the fund in the same proportion as the vote of all other holders of such security.

In any situation where Copeland is asked to cast a proxy vote that may present a conflict between a fund’s shareholders and those of Copeland, Copeland will abstain from voting and will forward all proxy voting materials to the Board of Trustees of the fund for a voting decision. Copeland shall make a written recommendation of the voting decision to the Board of Trustees, including an explanation of the conflict of interest, the reasons for its recommendation, and an explanation of why the recommendation is consistent with Copeland’s proxy voting policies.

Copeland will maintain the following records for each fund for whom it acts as investment adviser:

Copeland will work with the fund administrator to file the Form N-PX (and any other required filings and reports) with the SEC regarding the fund’s proxy voting record.

THE FUNDS		1
TYPES OF INVESTMENTS		2
INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS		35
DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS		38
MANAGEMENT		40
CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS		46
INVESTMENT ADVISER		47
DISTRIBUTION OF SHARES		51
PORTFOLIO MANAGERS		56
ALLOCATION OF PORTFOLIO BROKERAGE		59
PORTFOLIO TURNOVER		60
OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS		61
DESCRIPTION OF SHARES		63
ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING PROGRAM		64
PURCHASE, REDEMPTION AND PRICING OF SHARES		64
TAX STATUS		69
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM		71
LEGAL COUNSEL		71
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS		71
APPENDIX A		72

Name, Address and Age	Position/Term of Office	Principal Occupation During the Past Five Years	Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex* Overseen by Trustee	Other Directorships held by Trustee During Past 5 Years
Thomas A. Leonard Year of Birth: 1949	Chairman/Indefinite (since 2010)	Retired (since 2008); Partner and Financial Services Industry Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (accounting firm) (1970–2008).	3	Trustee, Lincoln Variable Insurance Products Trust (102 Portfolios) (2013 to Present)
Bruce M. Aronow Year of Birth: 1965	Trustee/Indefinite (since 2010)	CEO, eLocalUSA LLC (online directory business) (since 2008); Managing Partner, Managers Investment Group LLC (2005–2008).	3	Trustee, PFM Multi-Manager Series Trust (3 Portfolios) (since 2017)
Stephen M. Wynne Year of Birth: 1955	Trustee/Indefinite (since 2010)	CEO, BNY Mellon, U.S. Funds Services (2010); CEO (2008–2010) and President (2005–2008), PNC Global Investment Servicing.	3	Trustee, Third Avenue Trust (4 Portfolios) and Third Avenue Variable Series Trust (1 Portfolio) (2019-Present) Trustee, Context Capital Funds (2 portfolios) (2014-2018) Trustee, FundVantage Trust (35 Portfolios) (2009-Present)

Eric C. Brown Year of Birth: 1969	President /Indefinite (since 2010); Principal Executive Officer (2010–2015)	Chief Executive Officer and Portfolio Manager, Copeland Capital Management, LLC (since 2005).	N/A	N/A
Mark W. Giovanniello Year of Birth: 1974	Vice President, Principal Executive Officer / Indefinite (since 2015); Treasurer, Principal Financial Officer (2010–2015)	Chief Investment Officer, Partner and Portfolio Manager, Copeland Capital Management, LLC (since 2009); Portfolio Manager, Rorer Asset Management, LLC (2006–2009).	N/A	N/A
Steven J. Adams Year of Birth: 1963	Vice-President, Treasurer, Principal Financial Officer / Indefinite (since 2015)	Chief Operating and Financial Officer, Partner, Copeland Capital Management, LLC (since 2015); Chief Financial Officer, AMG Funds (2008–2015).	N/A	N/A
Sofia A Rosala Year of Birth: 1974	Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer, Secretary / Indefinite (since 2016)	General Counsel, Partner and Chief Compliance Officer, Copeland Capital Management, LLC (since 2016); U.S. Counsel and Deputy Funds Chief Compliance Officer, Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. (2012-2016).	N/A	N/A
James Colantino 4221 North 203^rd Street, Suite 100 Elkhorn, NE 68022 Year of Birth: 1969	Assistant Secretary / Indefinite (since 2010)	Senior Vice President – Fund Administration (since 2012) and Vice President (2004-2012), Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC.	N/A	N/A
Ed Kelly 4221 North 203^rd Street, Suite 100 Elkhorn, NE 68022 Year of Birth: 1989	Assistant Secretary / Indefinite (since 2022)	Assistant Vice President – Fund Administration (since 2022); Manager – Fund Administration (2018-2022) and Assistant Manager – Fund Administration (2016-2018), Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC	N/A	N/A

Thomas A. Leonard, Chairman	$27,296.33	$21,540.05	$163.62	$0	$0	$49,000.00
Edward C. Rorer, Trustee	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Sofia A. Rosala, Trust CCO	$113,879	$85,451	$605	$0	$0	$199,935

Copeland Dividend Growth Fund
Name & Address	Class	Percentage of Class	Percentage of Fund
UBS WM USA 1000 Harbor Blvd. 5^th Floor Weehawken, NJ 07086	C	46.42%	7.71%
Charles Schwab & Co Inc. 211 Main Street San Francisco, CA 94105	C	17.88%	2.97%
LPL Financial 4701 Executive Dr San Diego, CA 92121	C	14.04%	2.33%
LPL Financial 4701 Executive Dr San Diego, CA 92121	A	20.22%	2.88%
UBS WM USA 1000 Harbor Blvd. 5^th Floor Weehawken, NJ 07086	A	15.46%	2.20%
Charles Schwab & Co Inc. 211 Main Street San Francisco, CA 94105	A	5.33%	0.75%
UBS WM USA 1000 Harbor Blvd. 5^th Floor Weehawken, NJ 07086	I	69.46%	27.01%
LPL Financial 4701 Executive Dr San Diego, CA 92121	I	10.95%	4.25%

Name of Trustee	Dollar Range of Securities in the Copeland Dividend Growth Fund	Dollar Range of Securities in the Copeland SMID Cap Dividend Growth Fund	Aggregate Compensation From the Copeland International Small Cap Fund	Aggregate Dollar Range of Securities In Trust
Stephen M. Wynne	$50,001-$100,000	$0	$0	$50,001-$100,000
Bruce M. Aronow	$0	$0	$0	$0
Thomas A. Leonard	Over $100,000	$0	$0	Over $100,000
Edward C. Rorer	Over $100,000	Over $100,000	$0	Over $100,000

Raymond James & Assoc. 123 S Adelaide Avenue Highland Park, NJ 08904	A	5.88%	0.18%
Charles Schwab & Co Inc. 211 Main Street San Francisco, CA 94105	I	15.81%	15.31%
National Financial Services 499 Washington Blvd Jersey City, NJ 07310	I	5.86%	5.67%
National Financial Services 499 Washington Blvd Jersey City, NJ 07310	I	5.07%	4.91%

Copeland International Small Cap Fund
Name & Address	Class	Percentage of Class	Percentage of Fund
Charles Barrett 676 Wagner Court North Wales, PA 19454	A	100%	0.00%
Mark Giovanniello 698 Misty Hollow Drive Ambler, PA 19002	I	43%	42.69%
Steven Adams 9214 Landis Lane East Greenville, PA 18041	I	19%	19.09%
Charles Barrett 676 Wagner Court North Wales, PA 19454	I	19%	19.09%
Kenneth Lee 1239 Turnbury Lane North Wales, PA 19454	I	19%	19.09%

Fund	Net Underwriting Discounts and Commissions	Compensation on Redemptions and Repurchases	Brokerage Commissions	Other Compensation
Copeland Dividend Growth Fund Class A	$2,290	$0	$0	*
Copeland Dividend Growth Fund Class C	$0	$0	$0	*
Copeland SMID Cap Dividend Growth Fund Class A	$1,229	$0	$0	*
The Distributor received $31,104 from the Adviser as compensation for its distribution services to the Funds.
The Distributor also receives 12b-1 fees from the Funds as described under the following section entitled “Rule 12b-1 Plans”.

Actual 12b-1 Expenditures Paid by
Copeland Shares
During the Fiscal Period Ended November 30, 2022
	Copeland SMID Cap Dividend Growth Fund – Class A
Advertising/Marketing	None
Printing/Postage	None
Payment to distributor	$41
Payment to dealers	$508
Compensation to sales personnel	None
Other	$647
Total	$1,196

	Number of Accounts by Account Type	Total Assets By Account Type ($ million)	Number of Accounts by Account Type Subject to a Performance Fee	Total Assets By Account Type Subject to a Performance Fee ($ million)
Mark W. Giovanniello
Registered Investment Company Accounts	5 shared	$478	0	$0
Pooled Investment Vehicle Accounts	0	$0	0	$0
Other Accounts	2,093 shared	$3,247	1	$0.02
Eric C. Brown
Registered Investment Company Accounts	5 shared	$478	0	$0
Pooled Investment Vehicle Accounts	0	$0	0	$0
Other Accounts	2,093 shared	$3,247	1	$0.02
David McGonigle
Registered Investment Company Accounts	5 shared	$478	0	$0
Pooled Investment Vehicle Accounts	0	$0	0	$0
Other Accounts	2,093 shared	$3,247	1	$0.02
Jeffrey Walkenhorst
Registered Investment Company Accounts	5 shared	$478	0	$0
Pooled Investment Vehicle Accounts	0	$0	0	$0
Other Accounts	2,093 shared	$3,247	1	$0.02

Name of Portfolio Manager	Dollar Range of Equity Securities in the Copeland SMID Cap Dividend Growth Fund
Mark Giovanniello	$100,001-$500,000
Eric Brown	None
David McGonigle	None
Jeffrey Walkenhorst	None

Name of Portfolio Manager	Dollar Range of Equity Securities in the Copeland International Small Cap Fund
Eric Grande	None
Kenneth Lee	$100,001-$500,000