As filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 1, 2010
Securities Act File No. 333-149507
Investment Company File No. 811-22189
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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Post-Effective Amendment No. One
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT ACT OF 1940
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OOK, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
One Leadership Square, Suite 200
211 North Robinson
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrants Telephone Number, including Area Code:
(405) 235-5753
Keith D. Geary
OOK, Inc.
One Leadership Square, Suite 200
211 North Robinson
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Copy to:
Jerry A. Warren, Esq.
David J. Ketelsleger, Esq.
McAfee & Taft A Professional Corporation
10th Floor, Two Leadership Square
211 North Robinson
Oklahoma City, OK 73102-7103
Telephone: (405) 235-9621
Facsimile: (405) 235-0439
Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: As soon as practicable after the effective date
of the registration statement.
It is proposed that this filing will become effective: (check appropriate box)
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immediately upon filing
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60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
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on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485
If appropriate, check the following box:
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this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment
OOK, INC.
PROSPECTUS
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2010
OOK, INC. (OOK; NYSE Arca)
Neither
the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities
commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed
upon the accuracy or adequacy of this Prospectus. Any representation
to the contrary is a criminal offense.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Investment Products Offered
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not FDIC insured
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May lose value
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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
The Fund seeks investment results
that correspond (before fees and expenses) generally to the price and yield performance of the
equity index called the SPADE
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Oklahoma Index (the Underlying Index).
FEE TABLE
The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold the Funds
shares. Transaction costs incurred by the Fund for buying and selling securities are not reflected
in the table. Operating expenses are expressed as a percentage of average daily net assets and are
based upon estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
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ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES
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(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
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The Fund pays the Advisor a single, unified advisory fee for arranging for certain
non-distribution related services necessary for the Fund to operate. For more information
about the unified advisory fee, see Investment Advisor under Fund Management.
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All other Fund expenses are paid by the Advisor.
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The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with
the cost of investing in other funds. This example assumes you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the
time periods indicated and then sell of all of your shares at the end of such period. This example
assumes you sell, rather than redeem your shares at the end of such periods because the Fund only
redeems shares in Creation Units and, therefore, transaction fees on the purchase or redemption of
Creation Units are not included. The example also assumes that the Fund provides a return of 5%
each year and that the Funds operating expenses remain the same. This example does not include the
brokerage commissions that investors will pay to buy and sell the Funds shares on the secondary
market. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs
would be:
This example should not be considered to represent actual expenses or performance from the
past or for the future.
PORTFOLIO TURNOVER
The
fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and
sells securities (orturns over its portfolio). A higher
portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may
result in higher taxes when the Fund shares are held in a taxable
account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operations
expenses or in the example, affect the Funds performance.
During the most recent fiscal year, the Funds portfolio
turnover rate was [ ]% of the average value of its portfolio.
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INVESTMENTS, RISKS, AND PERFORMANCE
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES OF THE FUND
The
Fund employs a Passive Management investment strategy
designed to track the performance of the SPADE
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Oklahoma Index. As its
primary strategy, the Fund attempts to replicate the Underlying Index
by investing at least 90% of its total assets in stocks that comprise the SPADE
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Oklahoma Index. The 90% investment policy is non-fundamental and
requires 60 days prior written
notice to shareholders before it can be changed.
PRINCIPAL RISKS
The Fund is subject to certain risks, some of which are described below. As a result of these
risks and uncertainties, you may lose some or all of your investment in the Fund. See the
Statement of Additional Information, Additional Investment Strategies and Related Risks
for some of the more specific risk factors associated with
investing in the Fund.
Index
Risk
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The Fund employs a passive management or indexing
investment approach. The Fund attempts to
track the investment performance of the SPADE
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Oklahoma Index. Whenever practicable, the Fund uses
the replication method as its primary strategy, meaning that it holds the same stocks, in
approximately the same proportions, as the stocks in the SPADE
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Oklahoma Index, regardless of
their investment merit. Because the Fund is a passively managed index fund, the Advisor does
not attempt to analyze individual companies or to quantify, manage or control the risks
associated with investing in individual companies or in a portfolio that replicates the SPADE
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Oklahoma Index. Although index funds, by their nature, tend to be tax-efficient investment
vehicles, the Advisor does not consider tax ramifications in the passive management of the Fund
Index Sampling Risk
. From time to time regulatory constraints or other legal considerations
may prevent the Fund from precisely replicating the SPADE
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Oklahoma Index. This may occur for a number of
reasons. For example, the Fund is taxed as a regulated investment company under the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), and the Code imposes certain percentage limitations
applicable to investments by regulated investment companies. To the extent a strict application of
the replication methodology would result in a violation of the Code, the Fund would be prevented
from replicating the SPADE
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Oklahoma Index. Similarly, other regulatory constraints, such as limitations
on the ability of the Fund to invest more than a certain percentage in illiquid securities, may
also prevent the Fund from precisely replicating the SPADE
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Oklahoma Index. In these circumstances, the
Fund will employ a strategy known as sampling whereby the Fund will invest in securities that, in
the aggregate, are deemed by the Advisor to approximate the SPADE
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Oklahoma Index in terms of key
characteristics. The Advisor will not use a sampling strategy in an attempt to manage the portfolio
but will do so only when required by regulatory or legal considerations. To the
extent the Fund employs a sampling strategy, there is a risk that the securities selected by the
Advisor pursuant to this strategy may not, in fact, provide investment performance that closely
tracks the SPADE
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Oklahoma Index.
Stock Market Risk
. The Fund is subject to stock market risk, which is the chance that stock
prices overall will decline. Stock markets tend to be volatile, with periods of rising prices and
periods of falling prices.
Investment Style Risk
. The Fund will invest across large-, mid-, and small-capitalization
companies depending on the composition of the Oklahoma Index.
Generally, however, each company
is expected to have a minimum capitalization of at least $100 million during the 25 days preceding the initial inclusion date. Medium and small capitalization companies often have narrower markets
and more limited managerial and financial resources than larger, more established companies. The
returns from small- and mid-capitalization stocks may trail returns from the overall stock market.
Historically, these stocks have been more volatile in price than the large-capitalization stocks,
which could result in more volatility in the Funds share price.
Non-Correlation Risk
. The Funds return may not match the return of the SPADE
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Oklahoma Index for a number of reasons. For example, the Fund incurs a number of operating expenses not
applicable to the SPADE
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Oklahoma Index, and incurs
costs in buying and selling securities, especially when rebalancing the Funds securities holdings to reflect changes in the
composition of the SPADE
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Oklahoma Index.
The Fund may not be fully invested at all times, either as a result of cash flows into the Fund or reserves of cash held by the
Fund to meet redemptions and expenses. If the Fund utilizes a sampling approach, its return may not
correlate as well with the return on the SPADE
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Oklahoma Index,
as would be the case if it purchased all of the stocks in the SPADE
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Oklahoma Index
with the same weightings as the SPADE
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Oklahoma Index.
Replication Management Risk
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investment companies, the Fund is not actively managed. Therefore, it would not
necessarily sell a stock because the stocks issuer was in financial trouble unless that stock
is removed from the SPADE
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Oklahoma Index.
Geographic Concentration Risk
. Because the Fund will invest substantially all of its assets in
the securities of companies that have their headquarters or principal place of business located in
Oklahoma or that generate a significant portion of their revenues in Oklahoma, the Fund may be impacted by events or conditions affecting Oklahoma to a greater extent
than a fund that did not focus its investments in that manner.
For example, political and economic conditions and
changes in regulatory, tax or economic policy in Oklahoma could significantly affect Oklahomas
market. However, some of the companies that have their headquarters or principal place of business
in Oklahoma may be national or international in nature and may therefore generate a
substantial, or even a
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predominant, amount of its business and revenue from outside Oklahoma. These companies may
be impacted to a lesser degree by events and conditions impacting Oklahoma and its economy and
would be impacted to a much greater degree by events and conditions in those areas where
significant amounts of its business or revenue are generated. Prices for oil and
natural gas dropped drastically in the 1980s and in 2008.
There is no assurance that it could not happen again. Likewise, continued emphasis on
developing alternative fuels could result in lower oil and gas
prices. Recent criticism of the economic and political impacts of
using agricultural crops for ethanol production could result in major
changes to the agricultural industry.
Energy
Concentration Risk.
Initially, a large percentage of the
Funds assets may be invested
in companies in the energy business. The energy business consists of oil and gas drilling
and production companies, pipeline companies, drilling companies and
other business that are dependent on the exploration for and
production of oil and gas. This concentration provides particular risks related to those
companies.
Companies in the energy business may be adversely affected by changes in world wide
energy prices, exploration, production spending and changes in exchange rates.
Companies in the energy business are also affected by changes in government regulation,
world events and adverse economic conditions. In addition, these companies are at risk
for environmental damage claims. Companies in the energy business could be adversely affected by
commodity price volatility, imposition of import or export controls, increased competition,
depletion of natural resources, technological developments, labor relations and international
terrorist intervention.
Market Price Risk
. The market price of the Funds shares, like the price of any
exchange-traded security, includes a bid-asked spread charged by the exchange Market Maker and
other market-makers that cover the particular security. While the Fund cannot predict, and does not
control, whether or when the Funds shares will trade at a premium or a discount to net asset value
(NAV), it is likely that in times of severe market disruption, the bid-asked spread will increase
significantly and the Fund shares would most likely be traded at a discount to the Funds NAV. The
Funds NAV is equal to its total assets, less its liabilities, divided by the number of Fund shares
that are outstanding. In addition, any discount is likely to be greatest when the price of the
Funds shares is falling fastest, and this may be the time that you most want to sell your Fund
shares. The Funds website at www.OOKETF.com will show the prior days closing NAV and closing
market price for the Funds shares. In addition, the Funds website will contain the following
information, on a per share basis, for the Fund: (a) the prior business days NAV and the Bid/Ask
Price and a calculation of the premium or discount of the Bid/Ask Price at the time of calculation
of the NAV against such NAV; and (b) data in chart format displaying the frequency distribution of
discounts and premiums of the daily Bid/Ask Price against the NAV, within appropriate ranges, for
each of the four previous calendar quarters. In addition, the Funds website will contain
information regarding the premiums and discounts at which shares of the Fund have traded.
Secondary Market Risk
. An active secondary market for the Funds shares may not exist.
Although the Funds shares are listed on the NYSE Arca, it is possible that an
active trading market may not develop or be maintained. In addition, trading in the Funds shares
on the NYSE Arca will be halted whenever trading in equity securities generally is halted by the
activation of market-wide circuit breakers, which are tied to large decreases in the Dow Jones
Industrial Average. Trading of the Funds shares also will be halted if (1) the shares are delisted
from the NYSE Arca without first being listed on another exchange, or (2) NYSE Arca officials determine that
such action is appropriate in the interest of a fair and orderly market or to protect investors. If
trading is halted, eligible investors (see below) will still be able to purchase Creation Units of
the Fund directly and redeem such Creation Units with the Fund. If the Funds shares are delisted
from the NYSE Arca, the Fund will consider what appropriate action to take, which may include, among
other things, converting the Fund to a traditional mutual fund, or redeeming the Funds shares at
NAV.
The Funds Shares Are Not Individually Redeemable
. Fund shares can be redeemed with the Fund
directly at NAV only in large lots of 50,000 shares known as Creation Units. You would incur brokerage costs in
purchasing enough shares of the Fund to constitute a Creation Unit.
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
Because the Fund has not completed a full calendar year of
operations, no performance information is
available.
MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT ADVISER
Geary Advisors, LLC is the investment adviser for the Fund.
PORTFOLIO MANAGERS
The
following table lists the persons responsible for day-to-day
management of the Funds portfolio:
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Keith D. Geary
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Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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Gary Pinkston
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VP, Principal Financial and Accounting Officer and Secretary
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PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES
Individual Fund shares may only be purchased and sold on a national securities exchange through a broker-dealer.
You can purchase and sell individual shares of the Fund throughout the trading day like any publicly traded security. The Funds shares are listed on the NYSE Arca. The price of the Funds shares is based on market price, and
because exchange-traded fund shares trade at market prices rather than net asset value (NAV), shares may trade at
a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than NAV (discount). The Fund issues and redeems shares on a
continuous basis, at NAV, only in blocks of 50,000 shares (Creation Units), principally in-kind for securities
included in the Underlying Index.
Except when aggregated in Creation Units, the Funds shares are not
redeemable securities.
TAX INFORMATION
The Fund may make income dividends or capital gain distributions,
which may be subject to Federal income taxes and taxable as ordinary
income or capital gains and may also be subject to state and local taxes.
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT OOK, INC.
WHAT ARE EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS?
An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is an investment company offering shares that are listed
on a national securities exchange. Shares of ETFs can be traded throughout the day on that stock
exchange at market-determined prices.
WHAT IS OOK, INC.?
OOK,
Inc. is a registered investment company offering shares of an
exchange traded fund. The shares are traded, under
the symbol OOK on the NYSE Arca. Fund shares are not individually redeemable
by the Fund
but trade on the NYSE Arca in individual share lots. The Fund invests in a portfolio of
securities that substantially
replicates the SPADE
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Oklahoma Index, a benchmark index consisting of Oklahoma companies
that are
publicly traded and that have their headquarters or principal place of business in Oklahoma.
By tracking the SPADE
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Oklahoma Index,
the Fund provides both institutional and retail investors with the ability to invest in
many of the largest
companies within Oklahoma.
WHAT IS THE SPADE
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OKLAHOMA
INDEX AND HOW IS IT CREATED AND MAINTAINED?
The SPADE
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Oklahoma
Index was created and developed by
ISBC/SPADE
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Indexes LLC (the Index Administrator) and licensed to
OOK, Inc. for use in an exchange traded fund and related ETF options products.
The SPADE
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Oklahoma
Index is a modified market capitalization weighted index comprised of
publicly traded
companies that have their headquarters or principal place of business in Oklahoma.
Only those companies with a market capitalization greater than
$100 million, having a share price greater than $5.00,
maintaining sufficient liquidity (defined as trading a minimum of
50,000 shares per day or $500,000 in trading value on average
over the preceding three months), and that are listed for trading on
the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) or quoted on the
NASDAQ Securities Market Inc. (NASDAQ) are eligible for inclusion. The SPADE
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Oklahoma Index is
weighted based on the market capitalization of each of the component securities modified
to conform to asset diversification requirements which are applied in
conjunction with the scheduled quarterly rebalance and reconstitution of the
Index and are designed to ensure that no company has a weight greater than 10% at
the time of rebalancing. The aggregate amount by which any components
are reduced is redistributed proportionately across the remaining
components. If necessary, the process is repeated until the asset
diversification roles are complied with.
All
Companies that meet inclusion requirements will not necessarily be
included in the index. All decisions on inclusion are made by the Index
administrator, subject to rules of the Index. Companies may be added to or removed from the SPADE
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Oklahoma Index as the Index is
reconstituted and rebalanced on a quarterly basis. Decisions regarding additions to and
removals from the SPADE
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Oklahoma Index are made by the Index Administrator in its sole
discretion. See Information about OOK, Inc. -Information About the SPADE
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Oklahoma Index and Index
Administrator in the Statement of Additional Information. A new company may be added to the
Index without removing another company. Information about the SPADE
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Oklahoma Index is
publicly available on the Funds website at
www.OOKETF.com
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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES, AND DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
The
Fund employs a Passive Management investment strategy
designed to track the performance of the SPADE
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Oklahoma Index. The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its total assets in stocks that comprise the SPADE
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Oklahoma Index. The 90% investment policy is non-fundamental and requires 60 days prior written notice to
shareholders before it can be changed. The Fund, using an indexing investment approach, attempts to replicate,
before fees and expenses, the performance of the SPADE
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Oklahoma Index. Geary Advisors, LLC (the Advisor),
seeks correlation over time of 0.95 or better between the Funds performance and the performance of the SPADE
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Oklahoma Index; a figure of 1.00 would represent perfect correlation. The Fund generally will invest in the stocks
comprising the SPADE
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Oklahoma Index in proportion to their weightings in the SPADE
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Oklahoma Index.
However, under various circumstances, it may not be possible or practicable to purchase all of those stocks in those
weightings. In those circumstances, the Fund may purchase a sample of stocks in the SPADE
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Oklahoma Index as a
whole. There may also be instances in which the Advisor may choose to overweight another stock in the SPADE
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Oklahoma Index, purchase securities not in the SPADE
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Oklahoma Index which the Advisor believes are
appropriate to substitute for certain securities in the SPADE
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Oklahoma Index or utilize various combinations of
other available investment techniques, in seeking to track accurately the SPADE
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Oklahoma Index. The Fund may
sell stocks that are represented in the SPADE
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Oklahoma Index in anticipation of their removal from the SPADE
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Oklahoma Index, or purchase stocks not represented in the SPADE
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Oklahoma Index in anticipation of their
addition to the SPADE
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Oklahoma Index.
The Advisor may also pursue a strategy to manage a portion of the portfolio by holding stocks that, in the aggregate,
are intended to approximate the SPADE
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Oklahoma Index in terms of key characteristics. If the Fund pursues a
sampling strategy, it will continue to invest at least 90% of its assets in the common stocks of companies in the
SPADE
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Oklahoma Index. Other non-principal investment strategies utilized by the Fund are described in detail in
the Funds Statement of Additional Information.
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PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
A description of the Funds policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the
Funds portfolio securities is available in the Funds Statement of Additional Information and on
the Funds website at www.OOKETF.com. The Fund publicly disseminates its
full portfolio holdings each day the Fund is open for business through its internet web site. The
Fund may terminate or modify this policy at any time without further notice to shareholders. In
addition, the In-Kind Creation Basket and In-Kind Redemption Basket, which identify the securities
and share quantities which are delivered in exchange for purchases and redemptions of Creation
Units, are publicly disseminated daily prior to the open of the NYSE Arca via the NSCC.
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FUND MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT ADVISOR
Geary
Advisors, LLC serves as investment advisor to the Company with overall responsibility for the
general management and administration of the Fund, subject to the supervision of the Companys Board
of Directors. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Advisor is responsible for arranging
sub-advisory, transfer agency, custody, fund administration, and all other non-distribution related
services for the Fund to operate. The Advisor will also be responsible for employing any sampling
strategy for the Fund.
For the services it provides to the Fund, the Advisor receives a unified fee equal to .20% of
the Funds average daily net assets. The advisory fee is calculated daily and paid monthly in
arrears. Out of the advisory fee, the Advisor pays all fees and expenses of the transfer agent, the
administrator and accounting agent and the custodian. The Advisor has also agreed to be responsible
for the payment of all other expenses associated with the Funds operation, including but not
limited to, brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, fees and expenses of counsel to the Fund, fees and
expenses of its disinterested directors (including legal counsel fees), fees and expenses of its
chief compliance officer and expenses associated with the Funds
compliance program, litigation expenses, fees and
expenses of the Funds independent auditors, registration fees, expenses associated with
compliance by the Fund with regulatory requirements, including those relating to the development
and distribution of its prospectus and shareholder reports, and extraordinary expenses. Pursuant to
the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Advisor is authorized to engage one or more sub-advisors to
perform any of the services contemplated to be performed by the Advisor under the Investment
Advisory Agreement. The Advisor is responsible for payment of any sub-advisory fee. A discussion
regarding the basis for the Board of Directors approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement will
be available in the Funds annual or semi-annual reports.
The Advisor is located at One Leadership Square, Suite
200, 211 North Robinson, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73102.
The Advisor also serves as an investment advisor to TXF Funds, Inc., a registered
investment Company.
The Advisors parent company is The Geary
Companies, Inc., which also owns Geary Securities, Inc. (formerly
known as Geary Securities, Inc.), a registered broker dealer. The
Advisor has no other prior experience managing exchange-traded funds or registered investment companies.
PORTFOLIO MANAGERS
The Portfolio Managers, Mr. Keith D. Geary and Mr. Gary Pinkston
are employees of the Advisor and are primarily responsible for the day to day management of the Fund. Mr. Keith D.
Geary is a Director, Chairman and Chief Executive officer of the Fund. He has also served as the President, CEO and Chairman of the
Board of Geary Securities, Inc. since 2007. Mr. Keith D. Geary was the Vice President of the Investment Banking Division of
UMB Bank in Kansas City, Missouri from 06/1997 to 04/2007. Mr. Gary Pinkston serves as the Vice President, Principal Financial
and Accounting Officer and Secretary of the Fund. He has also served
as Chief Administrative Officer of Geary Securities,
Inc. since 2007. Mr. Pinkston worked for UMB Bank as Manager, Correspondent Banking in Oklahoma City from
2006 to 2007 and as Manager, Investment Operations in Kansas City from 1999 to 2006.
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ADMINISTRATION, CUSTODIAN AND TRANSFER AGENT
The
Bank of New York Mellon serves as the Administrator, Custodian and Transfer
Agent to the Fund. The Bank of New York Mellons principal
address is 101 Barclay Street, New York, New York, 100072005.
DISTRIBUTOR
ALPS
Distributors, Inc. serves as the distributor of Creation Units for the Fund on an agency
basis. The Distributors principal address is 1290 Broadway, Suite 1100, Denver, Colorado 80203.
The Distributor does not maintain a secondary market in shares of the Fund.
FUND SHARES
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN FUND SHARES AND TRADITIONAL MUTUAL FUND SHARES
Traditional mutual fund shares are issued by, and redeemed from, the mutual fund at any time
for cash at the shares NAV. NAV is typically calculated only once a day and reflects the mutual
funds total assets, less its liabilities, divided by the number of shares it has outstanding. In
determining the value of its assets, a traditional mutual fund typically values its component
securities as of the close of trading on the exchange on which the component securities are listed.
As a result, no matter what time during the day an investor in a traditional mutual fund places an
order to purchase or redeem shares, that investors order will be priced at the mutual funds NAV
determined as of the close of the trading day. Traditional mutual fund shares may be purchased
from the fund directly by the shareholder or through a financial intermediary.
In contrast, the Funds shares cannot be purchased from, or redeemed by, the Fund except by or
through an Authorized Participant (defined below), and then only for an in-kind basket of
securities. An organized secondary market is expected to exist for the Funds shares, unlike
traditional mutual fund shares, because the Funds shares will be listed for trading on the NYSE Arca.
As a result, investors can purchase and sell the Funds shares on the secondary market through a
broker. Secondary-market transactions do not take place at NAV but at market prices that change
throughout the day, based on supply and demand for the Funds shares.
Although the market price of the Funds shares typically approximates its NAV, there may be
times when the market price and the NAV differ, so you may receive more or less than NAV when you
sell your Fund shares on the secondary market.
BUYING AND SELLING SHARES ON THE SECONDARY MARKET
The Funds shares can be bought or sold throughout the trading day like any publicly
traded security. When buying or selling shares through a broker, you will incur customary brokerage
commissions and charges. The price at which you buy or sell the Funds shares (
i.e.
, the market
price) may be more or less than the NAV of the shares. Unless imposed by your broker, there is no
minimum dollar amount you must invest and no minimum number of Fund shares you must buy.
Fund
shares are listed, on the NYSE Arca. The NYSE Arca is generally open Monday
through Friday and is closed for weekends and the following holidays: New Years Day, Martin Luther
King, Jr. Day, Presidents Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day,
Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
FUND SHARES WILL BE HELD IN BOOK ENTRY FORM
Fund shares are held in book entry form, which means that no stock certificates are issued.
DTC, or its nominee, will be the registered owner of all outstanding shares of the Fund. Your
beneficial ownership of shares will be shown on the records of DTC or its participants through
which you hold the shares. Neither the Advisor nor the Distributor will have any record of your
ownership. Therefore, to exercise any right as an owner of shares, you must rely on the procedures
of DTC and its participants. Your account information will be maintained by your broker, which will
provide you with account statements, confirmations of your purchases and sales of the Funds
shares, and tax information. Your broker also will be responsible for distributing income and
capital gains distributions and for ensuring that you receive shareholder reports and other
communications from the Fund. You will receive other services (
e.g.
, dividend reinvestment and
average cost information) only if your broker offers these services.
You should be aware of certain legal risks unique to investors purchasing Creation Units
directly from the Fund. Because new Fund shares may be issued on an ongoing basis, a distribution
of Fund shares could be occurring at any time. Certain activities that you perform as a dealer
could, depending on the circumstances, result in you being deemed a participant in the
distribution, in a manner that could render you a statutory underwriter and subject you to the
prospectus delivery and liability provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 (the Securities Act).
For example, you could be deemed a statutory underwriter if you purchase Creation Units from the
Fund, break them down into the constituent Fund shares, and sell those shares directly to
customers, or if you choose to couple the creation of a supply of new Fund shares with an active
selling effort involving solicitation of secondary-market demand for Fund shares. Whether a person
is an underwriter depends upon all of the facts and circumstances pertaining to that persons
activities, and the examples mentioned here should not be considered a complete description of all
the activities that could cause you to be deemed an underwriter.
Dealers who are not underwriters but are participating in a distribution (as opposed to
engaging in ordinary secondary-market transactions), and thus dealing with the Funds shares as
part of an unsold allotment within the meaning of Section 4(3)(C) of the Securities Act, will be
unable to take advantage of the prospectus delivery exemption provided by Section 4(3) of the
Securities Act.
Section 12(d)(1) of the 1940 Act restricts investments by registered investment companies in
securities of other registered investment companies, including the Fund. The acquisition of the
Funds shares by registered
investment companies is subject to the restrictions of Section 12(d)(1) of the 1940 Act,
except as may at some future time be permitted by an exemptive order that permits registered
investment companies to invest in the Fund beyond the limits of Section 12(d)(1), subject to
certain terms and conditions, including that the registered investment company enter into an
agreement with the Fund regarding the terms of the investment.
EXCHANGES FREQUENT TRADING
Unlike frequent trading of shares of a traditional open-end mutual funds (
i.e.
, not
exchange-traded) shares, frequent trading of shares of the Fund on the secondary market does not
disrupt portfolio management, increase the Funds trading costs, lead to realization of
capitalization gains, or otherwise harm the Funds shareholders because these trades do not involve
the Fund directly. Certain institutional investors are authorized to purchase and redeem the
Funds shares directly with the Fund. Because these trades are effected in-kind (
i.e.
, for
securities, and not for cash), they do not cause any of the harmful effects (noted above) that may
result from frequent cash trades. Moreover, the Fund imposes transaction fees on in-kind purchases
and redemptions of Creation Units to cover the custodial and other costs incurred by the Fund in
effecting in-kind trades. These fees increase if an investor substitutes cash in part or in whole
for Creation Units, reflecting the fact that the Funds trading costs increase in those
circumstances. For these reasons, the Board of Directors has determined that it is not necessary
to adopt policies and procedures to detect and deter frequent trading and market-timing in shares
of the Fund.
FUND DISTRIBUTIONS
The Fund pays out dividends from its net investment income to investors quarterly. The Fund
distributes any net capital gains annually.
DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT SERVICE
Brokers may make available to their customers who own the Funds shares the DTC book-entry
dividend reinvestment service. If this service is available and used, dividend distributions of
both income and capital gains will automatically be reinvested in additional whole Fund shares.
Without this service, investors would receive their distributions in cash. In order to achieve the
maximum total return on their investments, investors are encouraged to use the dividend
reinvestment service. To determine whether the dividend reinvestment service is available and
whether there is a commission or other charge for using this service, consult your broker. Brokers
may require Fund shareholders to adhere to specific procedures and timetables. If this service is
available and used, dividend distributions of both income and realized gains will be automatically
reinvested in additional whole shares of the Fund purchased in the secondary market.
TAXES
Unless your investment in shares is made through a tax-exempt entity or tax-deferred
retirement account, such as an IRA plan, you need to be aware of the possible tax consequences when
the Fund makes distributions and when you sell your shares of the Fund.
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TAXES ON DISTRIBUTIONS
Distributions from the Funds net investment income (other than qualified dividend income),
including distributions out of the Funds net short-term capital gains, if any, and distributions
of income from securities lending, are taxable to you as ordinary income. Distributions by the Fund
of net long-term capital gains in excess of net short-term capital losses (capital gain dividends)
are taxable to you as long-term capital gains, regardless of how long you have held the Funds
shares. Distributions by the Fund that qualify as qualified dividend income are taxable to you at
long-term capital gain rates. In order for a distribution by the Fund to be treated as qualified
dividend income, the Fund must meet holding period and other requirements with respect to its
dividend paying stocks and you must meet holding period requirements and other requirements with
respect to the Funds shares. In general, your distributions are subject to federal income tax for
the year when they are paid. Certain distributions paid in January, however, may be treated as paid
on December 31 of the prior year.
If you are neither a resident nor a citizen of the United States or if you are a foreign
entity, the Funds ordinary income dividends (which include distributions of net short-term capital
gains) will generally be subject to a 30% U.S. withholding tax.
If you are a resident or a citizen of the United States, by law, back-up withholding will
apply to your distributions and proceeds if you have not provided a taxpayer identification number
or social security number and made other required certifications.
TAXES WHEN SHARES ARE SOLD
Currently, any capital gain or loss realized upon a sale of shares is generally treated as a
long-term gain or loss if shares have been held for more than one year. Any capital gain or loss
realized upon a sale of shares held for one year or less is generally treated as a short-term gain
or loss, except that any capital loss on the sale of shares held for six months or less is treated
as long-term capital loss to the extent that capital gain dividends were paid with respect to such
shares.
The foregoing discussion is provided as general information and merely summarizes some of the
consequences under current federal tax law of an investment in the Fund. It is not a substitute for
personal tax advice. You may also be subject to state and local taxation on Fund distributions and
sales of shares. As with any investment, you should consider how your investment in shares of the
Fund will be taxed. Consult your personal tax advisor about the potential tax consequences of an
investment in shares of the Fund under all applicable tax laws.
DAILY PRICING
The NAV of the Funds shares is calculated each business day as of the close of regular
trading on the NYSE Arca, generally 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time. NAV per share is computed by dividing the
value of the Funds net assets by the number of shares outstanding.
If you buy or sell the Funds shares on the secondary market, you will pay or receive the
market price, which may be higher or lower than NAV. Your transaction will be priced at NAV only if
you purchase or redeem the Funds shares in Creation Unit blocks.
The approximate value of shares of the Fund is disseminated every fifteen seconds throughout
the trading day by the NYSE Arca or by other information providers, such as Reuters. This approximate
value should not be viewed as a real-time update of the NAV, because the approximate value may
not be calculated in the same manner as the NAV, which is computed once a day. The approximate
value generally is determined by using both current market quotations and/or price quotations
obtained from broker-dealers that may trade in the portfolio securities held by the Fund. The Fund
is not involved in, or responsible for, the calculation or dissemination of the approximate value
and makes no warranty as to its accuracy.
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When calculating the NAV of the Funds shares, stocks held by the Fund are valued at their
market value when reliable market quotations are readily available. Certain short-term debt
instruments used to manage the Funds cash are valued on the basis of amortized cost.
When reliable market quotations are not readily available, securities are priced at their fair
value, which is the price a securitys owner might reasonably expect to receive upon its sale.
Fair-value pricing may also be used by the Fund to value restricted securities held by the Fund or
certain small-capitalization or mid-capitalization securities with little or no trading activity
for extended periods of time. Although rare, fair-value pricing also may be used if (1) trading in
a security is halted and does not resume before the Funds pricing time or if a security does not
trade in the course of a day, and (2) the Fund holds enough of the security that its price could
affect the Funds NAV.
Fair-value prices are determined by the Advisor according to procedures adopted by the Board
of Directors. When fair-value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used by the Fund to
calculate its NAV may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities.
DELIVERY OF FUND DOCUMENTS HOUSEHOLDING
Householding is an option available to certain investors of the Fund. Householding is a method
of delivery, based on the preference of the individual investor, in which a single copy of certain
shareholder documents can be delivered to investors who share the same address, even if their
accounts are registered under different names. Householding for the Fund is available through
certain broker-dealers. If you are interested in enrolling in householding and receiving a single
copy of the prospectus and other shareholder documents, please contact your broker-dealer. If you
are currently enrolled in householding and wish to change your householding status, please contact
your broker-dealer.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Performance information is not presented for the Fund since it has no operating history.
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OOK, INC.
One Leadership Square, Suite 200
211 North Robinson
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102
ANNUAL/SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS TO SHAREHOLDERS
Additional
information about the Funds investments is available in the Funds annual and
semi-annual reports to shareholders. In the Funds annual reports, you will find a discussion of
the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the Funds performance
during its last fiscal year.
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (SAI)
The SAI provides more detailed information about the Fund. The SAI is incorporated by
reference into, and is thus legally a part of, this prospectus.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
To request a free copy of the latest annual or semi-annual report, when available, the SAI, or
to request additional information about the Fund or to make other inquiries, please contact us as
follows:
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9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Central Time)
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Write:
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OOK, Inc.
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One Leadership Square
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INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
You can review and copy information about the Fund (including the SAI) at the SECs Public
Reference Room in Washington, DC. To find out more about this public service, call the SEC at
1-202-551-8090. Reports and other information about the Fund is also available in the EDGAR
Database on the SECs Internet site at http://www.sec.gov, or you can receive copies of this
information, after paying a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following e-mail address:
publicinfo@sec.gov, or by writing the Public Reference Section, Securities and Exchange Commission,
100 F Street, N.E., Washington, DC 20549-1520.
The
Companys Investment Company Act file
number:
811-22189
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OOK, INC.
Statement of Additional Information
[ ],
2010
OOK,
INC. (OOK; NYSE Arca)
This Statement of Additional Information, which is not a prospectus, contains additional
information about OOK, Inc. (the Company or the Fund). This Statement of Additional Information should be read
in conjunction with the Funds current prospectus, dated [ ],
2010, as it may be revised from
time to time (the Prospectus). Capitalized terms used herein that are not defined have the same
meaning ascribed to them as in the Prospectus.
A copy of the Prospectus may be obtained without charge, by contacting the Funds Distributor,
ALPS Distributors, Inc.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
B-1
I. GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT OOK, INC.
OOK, Inc. was organized as a Maryland corporation on February 25,
2008. The Company is registered with the SEC under the 1940 Act as an open-end,
non-diversified management investment company. The Companys shares
will be listed for secondary trading
on the NYSE Arca under the symbol OOK, subject to notice of issuance. The Fund only issues and redeems
shares in lots of 50,000 shares. These large lots are known as Creation Units. In the event of the
liquidation of the Fund, the Fund may lower the number of shares in a Creation Unit. To purchase or
redeem a Creation Unit, you must be an Authorized Participant or you must do so through a broker
that is an Authorized Participant. An Authorized Participant is either a member of the Continuous
Net Settlement System of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC) or a participant in
the Depository Trust Company (DTC) that has executed a Participant Agreement with the Funds
Distributor.
The
Fund issues Creation Units in kind in exchange for a basket of stocks
that consist of securities that are included in the
Funds
SPADE
®
Oklahoma Index (an In-Kind Creation Basket). The Fund also redeems Creation Units in kind;
an investor who tenders a Creation Unit will receive, as redemption proceeds, a basket of stocks
that are part of the Funds portfolio holdings (an In-Kind Redemption Basket). The In-Kind
Creation Basket and the In-Kind Redemption Basket will usually, but may not necessarily always, be
the same. As part of any creation or redemption transaction, the investor will either pay or
receive some cash in addition to the securities, as described more fully below. The Fund reserves
the right to issue Creation Units for cash, rather than in kind,
although it has no current intention of doing so.
II. INFORMATION ABOUT THE SPADE
®
OKLAHOMA INDEX AND THE INDEX ADMINISTRATOR
The SPADE
®
Oklahoma Index was
developed by ISBC/SPADE
®
Indexes LLC (the Index Administrator)
and licensed to OOK, Inc. for use in an exchange traded fund and
related ETF options products.
The SPADE
®
Oklahoma Index is a
modified market capitalization weighted index comprised of publicly
traded companies that seeks to measure the performance of companies
that have their corporate headquarters or principal place of business
in Oklahoma or that generate significant portion of their revenues in
Oklahoma. Only companies with a market capitalization greater than
$100 million, which maintain sufficient liquidity (defined as trading
a minimum of 50,000 shares per day or $500,000 in trading value on
average over the preceding three months) and that are listed for
trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) or quoted
on the NASDAQ are eligible for inclusion.
Upon meeting the defined rules of the index, companies are added to
the index with the exception of new offerings or those companies
operating at the rules threshold, which may be delayed by the index
manager to ensure index continuity. The SPADE
®
Oklahoma Index is weighted based on the market capitalization of each of the
component securities modified to conform to asset diversification requirements designed to ensure that no company have a weight greater than 10% at
the time of rebalancing which
are applied
in conjunction with the scheduled quarterly rebalance and reconstitution of the Index.
The
component stocks are selected by the Index Administrator and the
Oklahoma Index is compiled, maintained and
calculated without regard to the Advisor, or Distributor. The Index Administrator has
no obligation to take the specific needs of the Advisor, or Distributor into account in
the determination and calculation of the Oklahoma Index.
Investment
Objective
The Fund seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) generally to the
price and yield performance of the equity index called the SPADE
®
Oklahoma Index.
Index Methodology
The SPADE
®
Oklahoma Index is a
modified market capitalization weighted index that seeks to measure the performance of publicly traded companies
that (a) have their corporate headquarters or principal place of business
in Oklahoma or that generate a significant portion of their revenues within the State of
Oklahoma, and (b) have their shares listed on the NYSE or quoted on the
NASDAQ.
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Index Construction
To be included in
the SPADE
®
Oklahoma Index, companies must meet the following
criteria:
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inclusion date.
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Maintain a minimum $5.00 daily sale price during the 25 days preceding the initial inclusion
date.
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Maintain sufficient liquidity, defined as trading a minimum
of 50,000 shares per day or $500,000 in trading value on
average over the preceding three months.
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Upon meeting the defined rules of the index, companies are added to
the index with the exception of new offerings or those companies
operating at the rules threshold, which may be delayed by the index
manager to ensure index continuity.
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stocks will typically be removed from the SPADE Oklahoma Index under
the following conditions at the time of rebalancing:
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The Index Administrator may at any time and from time to time change the number of issues comprising the
SPADE
®
Oklahoma Index by adding or deleting one or more components, or replace one or more issues
contained in the SPADE
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Oklahoma Index with one or more substitute stocks of its choice, if in the
Index Administrators discretion such addition, deletion or substitution is necessary or appropriate to
maintain the quality and/or character of the industry groups to which the SPADE
®
Oklahoma Index
relates.
Calculation Methodology
The SPADE
®
Oklahoma Index is calculated using a modified market capitalization weighting
methodology. The components market capitalization weights are modified to conform to asset
diversification rules designed to ensure that no companys stock
has a weight greater than 10% at the time of balancing, which are applied in conjunction with the scheduled quarterly updates to the
SPADE
®
Oklahoma Index.
Maintenance of the Index
(1) In the event of a merger between two components, the share weight of the surviving entity may
be adjusted to account for any shares issued in the acquisition.
(2) The
Index Administrator may substitute components or change the number of issues included
in the
SPADE
®
Oklahoma Index, based on changing conditions in the market or in the event of
certain types of corporate actions, including mergers, acquisitions, spin-offs and
reorganizations.
(3) In the event of component or share weight changes to the SPADE
®
Oklahoma Index
portfolio, the
payment of
dividends other than ordinary cash dividends, spin-offs, rights offerings, re-capitalizations or
other corporate actions
affecting a component of the SPADE
®
Oklahoma Index, the SPADE
®
Oklahoma Index divisor may be
adjusted to
ensure that there are no changes to the SPADE
®
Oklahoma Index level as a result of nonmarket
forces.
(4) For changes in a components shares outstanding greater than 5% due to a merger, acquisition
or spin-off, an
adjustment will be made effective after the close on the effective date of the corporate action.
Share changes less
than 5% are made during the scheduled quarterly updates to the SPADE
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Oklahoma Index.
Quarterly Updates to the Index
Changes to the SPADE
®
Oklahoma Index composition and/or the component share weights in the
SPADE
®
Oklahoma Index typically take effect after the close of trading on the next to last business
day of each calendar quarter month (Rebalance Date). The components and weights will be determined
and announced at the close of trading two days prior to the Rebalance Date. In conjunction with the
quarterly review, the share weights used in the calculation of the SPADE
®
Oklahoma Index are updated
based upon current shares.
DISCLAIMER
SPADE
®
and the SPADE
®
Oklahoma Index are trademarks of ISBC and have been licensed
for use for certain purposes by OOK, Inc. ISBC/SPADE
®
Indexes
LLCs only relationship to
OOK, Inc. is the ISBCs licensing to OOK, Inc. certain ISBC trademarks, the underlying
index, trade name, and of the data supplied by ISBC/SPADE
®
Indexes which is determined, composed,
and calculated by
ISBC/SPADE
®
Indexes without regard to OOK, Inc., this product, or any investor.
The Fund and its shares are not sponsored, endorsed, sold, or promoted by
ISBC/SPADE
®
Indexes. The ISBC/SPADE
®
Indexes makes no warranty or representation, regarding the
advisability of purchasing, holding or trading this product or investing in securities
generally or in the Fund particularly or the ability of any data supplied by ISBC/SPADE
®
Indexes to track general stock market performance. The ISBC/SPADE
®
Indexes has no obligation
to take the needs of OOK, Inc., the Advisor or the shareholders of the Fund into consideration in
determining, composing or calculating the data supplied by ISBC/SPADE
®
Indexes. The ISBC/SPADE
®
Indexes is not responsible for and has not participated in the determination of the prices of the
common shares of the Fund or the timing of the issuance or sale of such common shares. The
ISBC/SPADE
®
Indexes has no obligation or liability in connection with the administration,
marketing or trading of the Fund or its shares.
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III. ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RELATED RISKS
The Funds investment objective and principal investment strategies and risks are set forth in
the Prospectus. The following information supplements the information contained in the Prospectus. The Fund may hold cash and/or invest a portion of its assets in high-quality money market instruments on an ongoing basis to provide
liquidity. The instruments in which the Fund may invest include: (i) short-term obligations issued by the U.S. Government; (ii) negotiable certificates of deposit (CDs), fixed time deposits and bankers acceptance
of U.S. and foreign banks and similar institutions; (iii) commercial paper rated at the date of purchase Prime-1 by Moodys Investors service, Inc. or A-1+ or A-1 by Standard & Poors
or, if unrated, of comparable quality as determined by the Advisor; and (iv) money market mutual funds. CDs are short-term negotiable obligations of
commercial banks. Time deposits are non-negotiable deposits maintained in banking institutions for specified periods of time at stated interest rates. Bankers acceptance are time drafts drawn
on commercial banks by borrowers, usually in connection with international transactions.
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IV. FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS
The Fund has adopted the following investment limitations as fundamental limitations, which
cannot be changed without the approval of the holders of a majority of the Funds outstanding
shares. For these purposes, a majority of outstanding shares means the vote of the lesser of: (1)
67% or more of the shares of the Fund present at the meeting if the holders of more than 50% of the Funds
outstanding shares are present or represented by proxy; or (2) more than 50% of the outstanding
shares of the Fund. The Fund may not:
1. Borrow
money or issue senior securities, except as permitted under the 1940
Act, as interpreted, modified, or otherwise permitted by regulatory
authority.
2. Make
cash
loans, except as permitted under the 1940 Act, and as interpreted,
modified, or otherwise permitted by regulatory authority.
3. Pledge,
hypothecate, mortgage or otherwise encumber its assets, except to
secure permitted borrowings.
4. Purchase or sell physical commodities unless acquired as a result of ownership of
securities or other instruments.
5. Purchase or sell real estate unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or
other instruments.
6. Act as an underwriter of another issuers securities, except to the extent that the Fund
may be deemed to be an underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with the
purchase and sale of portfolio securities.
The
Fund has also adopted a policy that the Funds portfolio will be
modified to reflect charges in the underlying index. If the
underlying index is not concentrated in a particular industry, the
Fund will not be concentrated in that industry. If the index is
concentrated in a particular industry, since the Fund tracks the index,
the Fund will concentrate in that industry.
B-5
V. MANAGEMENT
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
The business and affairs of the Fund is managed under the direction of its Board of Directors
(the Board). Each Director serves until his termination, retirement, resignation, or death; or as
otherwise specified in the Funds organizational documents. The
Board is currently comprised of three (3)
Directors, of whom two (2) Directors are not interested persons of the Fund or the Advisor, as
defined under the 1940 Act (Disinterested Directors). The mailing address of the Directors and
officers is One Leadership Square, Suite 200, 211 North Robinson, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102.
Certain information about the Funds Directors and its executive officers is set forth below.
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Keith D. Geary
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One Leadership Square
211 N. Robinson, Suite 200
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
(51 years old)
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Geary Securities, Inc.
04/2007 to Present - Chairman, President and CEO
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Geary Securities,
Inc.
TXF Funds, Inc.
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UMB Bank
06/1997 to 04/2007 - Vice President - Investment Banking Division - Kansas City, Missouri
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Ernest
Frank Parrish*
723 Stonepoint Drive
Edmond, OK 73034
(52 years old)
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Corporate Care, Inc.
2003 to present - President/CEO
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TXF Funds, Inc.
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Mike Braun *
2000 S. Country Club Rd.
El Reno, OK 73036
(51 years old)
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The Bank of Union
03/06 - Present: Executive Vice-President/CFO
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HeartLine,
Inc. (nonprofit)
TXF Funds, Inc.
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01/03 - 03/06: Certified Public Accountant, Braun & Company PC
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Keith D. Geary
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Executive
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04/2007 to Present - Chairman, President and CEO
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Geary Securities,
Inc.
TXF Funds, Inc.
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UMB Bank
06/1997 to 04/2007 - Vice President - Investment Banking Division - Kansas City, Missouri
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Gary Pinkston
One Leadership Square
211 N. Robinson, Suite 200
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
(61 years old)
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Financial
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2007 to Present - Chief Administrative Officer
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UMB Bank
2006 to 2007 -
Manager, Correspondent Banking - Oklahoma City, OK
1999 to 2006 - Manager, Investment Operations - Kansas City, Missouri
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Member of the Audit and Nominating Committees.
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Mr. and Mrs. Keith D. Geary each own 50% of The Geary
Companies, Inc., an Oklahoma Corporation. The Geary Companies, Inc.
is the sole member and manager
of the Advsior, and owner of Geary Securities, Inc.
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Michael
Shelley, son of former disinterested Director John Shelley (resigned
from the Fund as of September 30, 2009),
has been employed as
an Investment Executive by Geary Securities, Inc., an
entity under common control with the Company and the Advisor, since
July 2007.
The Geary
Companies borrowed $5 million on August 9, 2007 to fund the
purchase of Affinity Holding Corp, which owned 100% of Geary
Securities, Inc. and has since been dissolved. Three million
dollars was obtained from The
Bank of Union, of which John Shelley is CEO and Chairman of the
Board and Mike Braun is the Executive Vice President and CFO. In October 2008, with the original $5 million
reduced to $2.8 million, that amount was
refinanced at The Bank of Union on a five year amortization with annual principal reductions due
each February 28 and Interest payable monthly. With the 2009 Principal payment already made, the outstanding
amount is now $2.5 million which is not considered by the Bank to be
material based upon the size of the
Banks total assets and total loan portfolios. At December 31, 2008, The Bank of Union
held over $235 million of total assets with over
$177 million in loans. The loan was 1.06% of The Bank of
Unions total assets and 1.41% of its total loan portfolio. The current stockholders equity of
The Geary Companies is
greater than $4 million. Thus, the Board of Directors has
determined that the loan to The Geary Companies for The Bank of Union
would not tend to impair either John Shelleys or Mike
Brauns independence and would not cause either of them to place
his own interest over the interest of the Funds shareholders.
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BOARD
The Board
is ultimately responsible for the management of the Companys business operations in
accordance with its duties under the Maryland General Corporation Law. The Board has appointed the
Companys executive officers and delegated the responsibility for the day-to-day management of the
Companys operations to those officers, subject to the Boards guidance.
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BOARD COMMITTEES
The Board has established the following committees:
Audit
Committee. The Audit Committee is comprised of two (2) members, all of which are
Disinterested Directors. The Audit Committee expects to meet at least twice annually to select,
oversee and set the compensation of the Companys independent registered public accounting firm (the
Accountants). The Audit Committee is responsible for pre-approving all audit and non-audit
services performed by the Accountants for the Fund and for pre-approving certain non-audit services
performed by the Accountants for the Advisor and Sub-Advisor and certain of their control persons.
The Audit Committee also meets with the Accountants to review the Funds financial statements and
to report on its findings to the Board, and to provide the Accountants the opportunity to report on
various other matters. The Audit Committee also acts as the Companys qualified legal compliance
committee.
Nominating
Committee. The Nominating Committee is comprised of two (2) members, all of which
are Disinterested Directors. The Nominating Committee is responsible for the selection and
nomination of Disinterested Directors of the Company. This committee will consider any candidate for
Director recommended by a current shareholder if the Committee is required by law to do so.
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OMPENSATION
Because the Company is recently organized, there is no historical information regarding the
compensation paid to the Companys Directors and executive
officers. There are no plans to pay compensation to the
Funds Directors or officers.
OWNERSHIP OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
As
of April 1, 2010 the Companys Directors or executive
officers own shares of the Fund as follows:
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CODE OF ETHICS
The Fund, the Advisor, and the Distributor have each adopted codes of ethics
pursuant to Rule 17j-1 of the 1940 Act. These codes of ethics restrict the personal securities
transactions of access persons, as defined in the codes, of the Fund in securities that may be
purchased or held by the Fund to ensure that such investments do not disadvantage the Fund. The
codes of ethics for the Fund, the Advisor, and the Distributor are filed as
exhibits to the Funds registration statement.
PROXY VOTING POLICIES
The Board
of Directors has delegated the responsibility to vote proxies for securities held in
the Funds portfolio to the Advisor, subject to the
Boards oversight.
Proxies for the portfolio securities are voted in accordance with the
funds proxy voting policies and procedures, which are set forth
in Appendix A to this SAI.
CONTROL PERSONS
[TO
COME]
VI. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER SERVICES
INVESTMENT ADVISOR
Geary
Advisors, LLC (the Advisor) serves as the investment advisor to the Fund pursuant to an
Investment Advisory Agreement (the Advisory Agreement), which sets forth the terms and conditions
of Advisors engagement as the Funds investment advisor. Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement,
the Advisor is responsible for the general management and administration of the Fund in accordance
with the Funds investment objectives, policies and strategies, subject to the supervision of the
Board. The Advisor is located at One Leadership Square, Suite
200, 211 North Robinson, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102. Currently,
the Advisors only investment
advisory clients are the Fund and TXF Funds, Inc.
The Advisor administers the Funds business affairs, provides office facilities and equipment
and certain clerical, bookkeeping and administrative services, and permits its officers and
employees to serve without compensation as officers, Directors or employees of the Fund. Pursuant
to the Advisory Agreement, the Advisor is authorized to engage one or more sub-advisors for the
performance of any of the services to be provided by the Advisor under the Advisory Agreement.
Under the Advisory Agreement, the Advisor is also responsible for arranging sub-advisory, transfer
agency, custody, fund administration and accounting, and other non-distribution related services
necessary for the Fund to operate. A discussion regarding the basis
for the Board of Directors approval of the Advisory Agreement
will be available in the Funds annual or semi-annual reports.
For the services it provides to the Fund, the Advisor receives a unified advisory fee equal to an
annual rate of .20% of the Funds average daily net assets. The fees are accrued daily and paid
monthly. Out of the advisory fee, the Advisor pays all fees and expenses of the Transfer Agent,
Administrator and Accounting Agent and Custodian. The Advisor has also agreed to be responsible for
the payment of all other expenses associated with the Funds operation, including but not limited
to, brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, fees and expenses of counsel to the Fund, fees and
expenses of the Disinterested Directors (including legal counsel fees), fees and expenses of the
Chief Compliance Officer and expenses associated with the Funds compliance program, litigation
expenses, fees and expenses of the Funds independent auditors, registration fees, expenses
associated with compliance by the Fund with mandatory regulatory mandates, including those relating
to the development and distribution of its prospectus and shareholder reports, and extraordinary
expenses.
The Advisor is owned by The Geary Companies, Inc., which is owned 50% each
by Mr. and Mrs. Keith D. Geary. The Geary Companies, Inc. owns
Geary Securities, Inc., a broker/dealer firm headquarted in
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The officers of the Advisors are Keith D.
Geary, CEO, and Gary Pinkston, Chief Administrative Officer.
The Advisor intends to donate at least 10% of its management fee to Aarons Bridge. Aarons Bridge was founded by Keith and Joni Geary, parents of a son with autism. The mission for Aarons Bridge is to facilitate access to more treatment options in Oklahoma for children with developmental disabilities, including Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Mr. Geary holds the Series 7 (General securities Representative), Series
63 (Uniform Securities Agent State Law), Series 53 (Municipal
securities principal), Series 66 (Investment Advisor) and Series 24 (General securities principal)
licenses.
Mr.
Pinkston also holds the Series 7, 63, 53 and 24 licenses. He also
holds the Series 52 Registered Representative (MSRB) license, Series
65 General Financial Advisor license and Series 27 Financial and
Operations principal license.
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The
Advisory Agreement was initially approved by the Board on
June 6, 2008.
The Advisory Agreement continues in effect for
two years from its effective date and may be continued in effect annually thereafter if such
continuance is approved by (i) the Board, or (ii) a majority (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the
outstanding voting securities of the Fund, provided that in either case the continuance is also
approved by a majority of the Disinterested Directors, by a vote cast in person at a meeting called
for the purpose of voting on such continuance. The Advisory Agreement
is terminable without penalty by the Fund with respect to the Fund on 60 days written notice
when authorized either by majority vote of its outstanding voting shares or by a vote of a majority
of its Board (including a majority of the Disinterested Directors), or by the Advisor or
Sub-Advisor (as applicable) on 60 days written notice, and will automatically terminate in the
event of its assignment. The Advisory Agreement provides that in
the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Advisor,
or of reckless disregard by it of its obligations thereunder, the Advisor
shall not be liable for any action or failure to act in accordance with its duties
thereunder.
DISTRIBUTOR
Distributor
. ALPS Distributors, Inc, with principal offices at 1290 Broadway, Suite
1100, Denver, Colorado 80203, serves as the distributor of Creation Units for the Fund on an agency
basis (the Distributor). The Distributor has entered into a Distribution Agreement with the Fund
pursuant to which it distributes the shares of the Fund. Shares are continuously offered for sale
by the Distributor only in Creation Units. Each Creation Unit is made up 50,000 Fund shares. The
Distributor will not distribute Fund shares in amounts less than a Creation Unit.
Under
the Distribution Agreement, the Distributor, for an annual fee of
$40,000,
as agent for the Fund, will solicit orders for the purchase of the Funds shares, provided that any
subscriptions and orders will not be binding on the Fund until accepted by the Fund. The
Distributor will deliver Prospectuses and, upon request, Statements of Additional Information to
persons purchasing Creation Units and will maintain records of orders placed with it. The
Distributor is a broker-dealer registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange
Act) and a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).
The Distributor may also enter into agreements with securities dealers (Soliciting Dealers)
who will solicit purchases of Creation Units of Fund shares. Such Soliciting Dealers may also be
Authorized Participants (as discussed in Procedures for Creation of Creation Units below) or DTC
participants (as defined below).
The Distribution
Agreement was approved by the Board on July 2, 2009. The
Distribution Agreement continues in effect for two years from its effective date and may be
continued in effect annually thereafter if such continuance is approved by (i) the Board, or (ii) a
majority (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund, provided
that in either case the continuance is also approved by a majority
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of the Disinterested Directors,
by a vote cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such continuance. The
Distribution Agreement is terminable without penalty by the Fund on 60 days written notice when
authorized either by majority vote of its outstanding voting shares or by a vote of a majority of
its Board (including a majority of the Disinterested Directors), or by the Distributor on 60 days
written notice, and will automatically terminate in the event of its assignment. The Distribution
Agreement provides that in the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the
part of the Distributor, or reckless disregard by it of its obligations thereunder, the Distributor
shall not be liable for any action or failure to act in accordance with its duties thereunder.
ADMINISTRATION, CUSTODIAN AND TRANSFER AGENT
The
Bank of New York (BONY) serves as the Administration and Accounting Agent, Custodian and Transfer
Agent to the Fund. The Bank of New Yorks principal
address is 101 Barclay Street, New York, New York, 10007-2550.
Pursuant
to the Custodian Agreement between BONY and the Company, the Fund has
agreed to pay an annual custody fee of 0.0075% of its
first $1 billion in total gross adjusted assets and 0.005% on
the excess over $1 billion, or the minimum annual fee of $3,600, whichever is higher.
Pursuant
to the Transfer Agency Agreement between BONY and the Company, the
Fund has agreed to an annual transfer agency fee of $2,400.
Pursuant
to the Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement between BONY and the Company, the Fund
has agreed to pay an annual fund accounting fee of
0.002% on the first $1 billion of total gross adjusted assets,
0.0015% on the next $1.5 billion and 0.001% on the excess over
$2.5 billion, or the minimum annual fee of $60,000,
and an administration services fee of 0.003% on the first
$1 billion in total gross adjusted assets, 0.0025% or the next
$1.5 billion and 0.002% on the excess over $2.5 billion,
with a minimum of $66,000.
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LEGAL COUNSEL
McAfee & Taft A Professional Corporation, Two Leadership Square, 10
th
Floor, 211
North Robinson, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, serves as legal counsel to the Fund.
INDEPENDENT
REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
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serves as the Funds independent registered public accounting firm. The independent registered
public accounting firm audits the Funds annual financial statements and provides other related
services.
PORTFOLIO MANAGERS
The Portfolio Managers, Mr. Keith D. Geary and Mr. Gary Pinkston, are employees of
the Advisor. For information about the Advisors, Mr. Geary and Mr. Pinkston, see
Investment Advisory and Other Services. Mr. Geary and Mr. Pinkston are primarily
responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund. Information
regarding Mr. Pinkstons and Mr. Gearys past occupations is
included in the chart under Officers and Directors.
The portfolio account for which the Portfolio Managers are responsible seeks to
track the rate of return, risk profile and other characteristics of the SPADE
®
Oklahoma Index by either replicating the same combination of securities that compose
that benchmark or through a representative sampling of the securities that compose
that benchmark based on objective criteria and data. The Portfolio Managers are
required to manage the portfolio or account to meet those objectives.
Portfolio Managers Compensation
The Advisors Portfolio Managers responsible for managing the Fund will not
currently receive any compensation for their services as such.
However, because one of the portfolio managers, Mr. Keith D. Geary is
a beneficial owner of the Advisor, he may be compensated indirectly
through such ownership interest.
Portfolio Manager Ownership of Fund Shares
As
of April 1, 2010, the Portfolio Managers
beneficially own shares of the Fund as follows:
Management of Other Portfolios
The
Portfolio Managers for the Fund also manage the portfolio of TXF
Funds, Inc., a registered investment company managed by the Advisor.
Aside from TXF Funds, Inc., they have no other Advisory or Sub-Advisory accounts.
The Fund is not presently aware of any material conflicts of interest
that may arise in connection with the Portfolio Managers
Management of the Funds investment, on one hand, and the
investments of TXF Funds, Inc., on the other, as such investments
will be concentrated in different geographic areas.
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VIII. PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS DISCLOSURE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
The
Companys Board of Directors has adopted a policy regarding the disclosure of information
about the Funds security holdings. The Funds entire
portfolio holdings are publicly disseminated each day the Fund
is open for business through financial reporting and news services including publicly available
internet web sites. In addition, the composition of the In-Kind Creation Basket and the In-Kind
Redemption Basket, is publicly disseminated daily prior to the opening of the NYSE Arca via the NSCC.
IX. PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS
The policy of the Fund regarding purchases and sales of securities for the Fund is that
primary consideration will be given to obtaining best execution of transactions at commission
rates that are reasonable in relation to the value of brokerage services obtained. Consistent with
this policy, when securities transactions are effected on a stock exchange, the Funds policy is to
pay commissions which are considered fair and reasonable without necessarily determining that the
lowest possible commissions are paid in all circumstances. In seeking to determine the
reasonableness of brokerage commissions paid in any transaction, the
Advisor will rely
upon its experience and knowledge regarding commissions generally charged by various brokers and
on their judgment in evaluating the brokerage services received from the broker effecting the
transaction. Such determinations are necessarily subjective and imprecise, as in most cases, an
exact dollar value for those services is not ascertainable.
The
Advisor owes a fiduciary duty to its clients to obtain best execution on
trades effected. Best execution does not necessarily mean that only brokers offering the lowest
available commission rate will be selected to execute transactions. In determining best
execution, the full range of brokerage services applicable to a particular transaction may be
considered, which may include, but is not limited to: liquidity, price, commission, timing,
aggregated trades, capable floor brokers or traders, competent block trading coverage, ability to
position, capital strength and stability, reliable and accurate communications and settlement
processing, use of automation, knowledge of other buyers or sellers, arbitrage skills,
administrative ability, underwriting and provision of information on a particular security or
market in which the transaction is to occur. The specific criteria will vary depending upon the
nature of the transaction, the market in which it is executed, and the extent to which it is
possible to select from among multiple broker/dealers. The Advisor will also use
Electronic Communications Network when appropriate.
The
Advisor does not presently participate in any soft dollar arrangements.
It
may, however, aggregate trades with clients of any Sub-Advisor, whose commission dollars are used
to generate soft dollar credits. Although the Funds commissions are not used for soft dollars, the
Fund may benefit from the soft dollar products/services received by
any Sub-Advisor, if a Sub-Advisor is utilized.
The Advisor
assumes general supervision over placing orders on behalf of the
Fund for the purchase or sale of portfolio securities. If purchases or sales of portfolio
securities of the Fund and one or more other clients of the Advisor are considered
at or about the same time, transactions in such securities are allocated among the several clients
in a manner deemed equitable and consistent with its fiduciary obligations to all by the Advisor. In some cases, this procedure could have a detrimental effect on the price or
volume of the security so far as the Fund is concerned. However, in other cases, it is possible
that the ability to participate in volume transactions and to negotiate lower brokerage commissions
will be beneficial to the Fund.
Portfolio turnover may vary from year to year, as well as within a year. High turnover rates
are likely to result in comparatively greater brokerage expenses.
However, because the Fund is an index fund, turnover will normally be
less than for a traditional mutual fund. The overall reasonableness of
brokerage commissions is evaluated by the Advisor based upon its knowledge of
available information as to the general level of commission paid by other institutional investors
for comparable services.
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X. INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS SHARES
GENERAL INFORMATION
The
Company is organized as a corporation under Maryland law. The authorized capital stock of
the Company consists of 1,000,000 shares of stock having a par value of ($.001) per share. There are no
conversion or preemptive rights in connection with shares of the Company. Fund shares will only be
issued in large lots of 50,000 shares called Creation Units in exchange for an In-Kind Creation
Basket plus a Cash Component. See Purchase and Issuance of Fund
Shares in Creation Units for a description regarding the Funds
issuance of Creation Units. All Fund shares when issued for the In-Kind Creation Basket and Cash
Component will be fully paid and non-assessable. Fund shares are redeemable only in Creation
Units. More detailed descriptions of the Funds redemption policies can be found in the Prospectus
and under the heading (Procedures for Redemption of Creation
Units below.
The shares of the Fund have non-cumulative voting rights, which means that the holders of more
than 50% of the shares outstanding voting for the election of Directors can elect 100% of the
Directors if the holders choose to do so, and, in that event, the holders of the remaining shares
will not be able to elect any person or persons to the Board. The
Funds Bylaws provide that the presence in person or by proxy of
stockholders entitled to cast a majority of all votes entitled to be
cast at a meeting shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at all meetings.
As a general matter, the Fund will not hold annual or other meetings of the Funds
shareholders. This is because the Bylaws of the Fund provide for annual meetings only as required
by the 1940 Act. Annual and other meetings may be required with respect to such additional matters
relating to the Fund as may be required by the 1940 Act, any registration of the Fund with the SEC
or any state, or as the Directors may consider necessary or desirable. Each Director serves until
the next meeting of shareholders called for the purpose of considering the re-election of such
Director or the election of a successor to such Director.
There are no restrictions on the right of shareholders to retain or dispose of the Funds
shares, other than the possible future termination of the Fund. The Fund or class may be terminated
by reorganization into another mutual fund or class or by liquidation and distribution of the
assets of the Fund or class. Unless terminated by reorganization or liquidation, the Fund will
continue indefinitely.
EXCHANGE LISTING AND TRADING
The
Funds shares
are listed on
the NYSE Arca under the symbol OOK, subject to
notice of issuance, and trade on the NYSE Arca at market prices that may differ from the Funds
NAV. The only relationship that the NYSE Arca has with the Advisor, the Distributor or
the Fund in connection with the Fund is that the NYSE Arca lists the Funds shares pursuant to its
listing agreement with the Fund. Fund shares trade on the NYSE Arca at the market price for the
shares, which may be higher or lower than the NAV for the shares.
There can be no assurance that, in the future, the Funds shares will continue to meet all of
the NYSE Arcas listing requirements. The NYSE Arca may, but is not required to, delist the Funds shares if:
(1) following the initial 12-month period beginning upon the commencement of trading, there are
fewer than 50 beneficial owners of the Funds shares for 30 or
more consecutive trading days; (2) the value of the
Spade
®
Oklahoma Index related to
the Fund is no longer calculated or available; or (3) such other event shall occur or condition
exist that, in the opinion of the NYSE Arca, makes further dealings on the NYSE Arca inadvisable.
As with any stock traded on an exchange, purchases and sales of the Funds shares will be
subject to usual and customary brokerage commissions. The Fund reserves the right to adjust the
price levels of the Funds shares (but not their value) in the future to help maintain convenient
trading ranges for investors. Any adjustments would be accomplished through stock splits or reverse
stock splits, and would have no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
BOOK ENTRY ONLY SYSTEM
DTC acts as securities depositary for the Funds shares. Fund shares
are
registered in the name of the DTC or its nominee, Cede & Co., and deposited with, or on behalf of,
DTC. Except in limited circumstances set forth below, certificates will not be issued for Fund
shares. DTC is a limited-purpose trust company that was created to hold securities of its
participants (the DTC Participants) and to facilitate the clearance and settlement of securities
transactions among the DTC Participants in such securities through electronic book-entry changes in
accounts of the DTC Participants, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of securities
certificates. DTC Participants
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include securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies,
clearing corporations and certain other organizations, some of whom (and/or their representatives)
own DTC. More specifically, DTC is owned by a number of its DTC Participants and by
the NYSE and FINRA. Access to the DTC system is also available to others such as
banks, brokers, dealers, and trust companies that clear through or maintain a custodial
relationship with a DTC Participant, either directly or indirectly (the Indirect Participants).
Beneficial ownership of Fund shares
is limited to DTC Participants, Indirect
Participants, and persons holding interests through DTC Participants and Indirect Participants.
Ownership of beneficial interests in Fund shares (owners of such beneficial interests are referred
to herein as Beneficial Owners) is shown on, and the transfer of ownership is effected only
through, records maintained by DTC (with respect to DTC Participants) and on the records of DTC
Participants (with respect to Indirect Participants and Beneficial Owners that are not DTC
Participants). Beneficial Owners will receive from or through the DTC Participant a written
confirmation relating to their purchase of Fund shares.
The Fund recognizes DTC or its nominee as the record owner of all Fund shares
for
all purposes. Beneficial Owners of the Fund
are not entitled to have Fund shares
registered in their names, and will not receive or be entitled to physical delivery of share
certificates. Each Beneficial Owner must rely on the procedures of DTC and any DTC Participant
and/or Indirect Participant through which such Beneficial Owner holds its interests, to exercise
any rights of a holder of Fund shares.
Conveyance of all notices, statements, and other communications to Beneficial Owners is
effected as follows. DTC will make available to the Fund upon request and for a fee a listing of
the Fund shares held by each DTC Participant. The Fund shall obtain from each such DTC Participant
the number of Beneficial Owners holding Fund shares, directly or indirectly, through such DTC
Participant. The Fund shall provide each such DTC Participant with copies of such notice,
statement, or other communication, in such form, number and at such place as such DTC Participant
may reasonably request, in order that such notice, statement or communication may be transmitted by
such DTC Participant, directly or indirectly, to such Beneficial Owners. In addition, the Fund
shall pay to each such DTC Participant a fair and reasonable amount as reimbursement for the
expenses attendant to such transmittal, all subject to applicable statutory and regulatory
requirements.
Share distributions shall be made to DTC or its nominee as the registered holder of all Fund
shares. DTC or its nominee, upon receipt of any such distributions, shall credit immediately DTC
Participants accounts with payments in amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial
interests in the Fund as shown on the records of DTC or its nominee. Payments by DTC Participants
to Indirect Participants and Beneficial Owners of Fund shares
held through such DTC
Participants will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices, as is now the case
with securities held for the accounts of customers in bearer form or registered in a street name,
and will be the responsibility of such DTC Participants.
The Fund has no responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or
notices to Beneficial Owners, or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests in such
Fund shares, or for maintaining, supervising, or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial
ownership interests, or for any other aspect of the relationship between DTC and the DTC
Participants or the relationship between such DTC Participants and the Indirect Participants and
Beneficial Owners owning through such DTC Participants.
DTC may determine to discontinue providing its service with respect to the Fund at any time by
giving reasonable notice to the Fund and discharging its responsibilities with respect thereto
under applicable law. Under such circumstances, the Fund shall take action either to find a
replacement for DTC to perform its functions at a comparable cost or, if such replacement is
unavailable, to issue and deliver printed certificates representing ownership of Fund shares,
unless the Fund makes other arrangements with respect thereto satisfactory to the NYSE Arca (or such
other exchange on which Fund shares may be listed).
PURCHASE AND ISSUANCE OF FUND SHARES IN CREATION UNITS
The Fund issues and sells Fund shares only in Creation Units on a continuous basis through the
Distributor, without a sales load, at their NAV next determined after receipt, on any Business Day,
of an order in proper form. The NAV of the Funds shares is calculated each business day as of the
close of regular trading on the NYSE Arca,
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generally 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time. The Fund will not issue
fractional Creation Units. A Business Day is any day on which the NYSE Arca is open for business
FUND DEPOSIT
The consideration for purchase of a Creation Unit from the Fund generally consists of the
in-kind deposit of a designated portfolio of equity securities (the In-Kind Creation Basket) per
each Creation Unit constituting a substantial replication of the stocks included in the Oklahoma
Index and an amount of cash (the Cash Component) consisting of a Balancing Amount (described
below) and a Transaction Fee (also described below). Together, the In-Kind Creation Basket and the
Cash Component constitute the Fund Deposit.
The Balancing Amount is an amount equal to the difference between the NAV of a Creation Unit
and the market value of the In-Kind Creation Basket. It ensures that the NAV of the Fund Deposit
(not including the Transaction Fee) is identical to the NAV of the Creation Unit it is used to
purchase. If the Balancing Amount is a positive number (
i.e.
, the NAV per Creation Unit exceeds the
market value of the In-Kind Creation Basket), then that amount will be paid by the purchaser to the
Fund in cash. If the Balancing Amount is a negative number (
i.e.
, the NAV per Creation Unit is less
than the market value of the In-Kind Creation Basket), then that amount will be paid by the Fund to
the purchaser in cash (except as offset by the Transaction Fee, described below).
The Fund, through the NSCC, makes available on each Business Day, immediately prior to the
opening of business on the NYSE Arca (currently 9:30 a.m., Eastern time), a list of the names and the
required number of shares of each security to be included in the current In-Kind Creation Basket
portion of the Fund Deposit (based on information at the end of the previous Business Day). The
Fund Deposit is applicable, subject to any adjustments as described below, in order to effect
purchases of Creation Units of the Fund until such time as the next-announced Fund Deposit
composition is made available. The Fund reserves the right to accept a nonconforming Fund Deposit.
The identity and number of shares of the securities included in the In-Kind Creation Basket
may change to reflect rebalancing adjustments and corporate actions by the Fund, or in response to
adjustments to the weighting or composition of the component stocks of the Oklahoma Index. In
addition, the Fund reserves the right to permit or require the substitution of an amount of
cash
i.e.
, a cash in lieu amountto be added to the Cash Component to replace any security
included in the In-Kind Creation Basket that may not be available in sufficient quantity for
delivery, may not be eligible for transfer through the Clearing Process (discussed below), or may
not be eligible for trading by a Authorized Participant (as defined below) or the investor for
which a Authorized Participant is acting. Brokerage commissions incurred in connection with
acquisition of securities included in the In-Kind Creation Basket not eligible for transfer through
the systems of DTC and hence not eligible for transfer through the Clearing Process will be an
expense of the Fund. However, the Advisor, subject to the approval of the Board of Directors, may
adjust the Transaction Fee (described below) to protect existing shareholders from this expense.
In addition to the list of names and numbers of securities constituting the current securities
included in the In-Kind Creation Basket, the Fund, through the NSCC, also makes available on each
Business Day, the estimated Cash Component, effective through and including the previous Business
Day, per outstanding Creation Unit of the Fund. All questions as to the number of shares of each
security in the In-Kind Creation Basket and the validity, form, eligibility, and acceptance for
deposit of any securities to be delivered shall be determined by the Fund, and the Funds
determination shall be final and binding.
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PROCEDURES FOR PURCHASE OF CREATION UNITS
To be eligible to place orders with the Distributor and to purchase Creation Units from the
Fund, you must be (i) a Authorized Participant,
i.e.
, a broker dealer or other participant in the
clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the NSCC (the Clearing Process),
a clearing agency that is registered with the SEC, or (ii) a DTC Participant, and in each case,
must have executed an agreement with the Distributor governing the purchase and redemption of
Creation Units (the Participant Agreement). Authorized Participants and DTC Participants are
collectively referred to as Authorized Participants. Investors should contact the Distributor for
the names of Authorized Participants that have signed a Participation Agreement. All Fund shares,
however created, will be entered on the records of DTC in the name of Cede & Co. for the account of
a DTC Participant.
All orders to create Creation Units must be received by the Distributor no later than the
closing time of the regular trading session on the NYSE Arca (Closing Time) (ordinarily 4:00 p.m.,
Eastern time) in each case on the date such order is placed in order for creation of Creation Units
to be effected based on the NAV of shares of the Fund as next determined on such date after receipt
of the order in proper form. In the case of custom orders, the order must be received by the
Distributor no later than 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the trade date. A custom order may be placed by
an Authorized Participant in the event that the Fund permits the substitution of an
amount of cash to be added to the Cash Component to replace any securities included in the In-Kind
Creation Basket which may not be available in sufficient quantity for delivery or which may not be
eligible for trading by such Authorized Participant or the investor for which it is acting or other
relevant reason. The date on which an order to create Creation Units (or an order to redeem
Creation Units, as discussed below) is placed is referred to as the Transmittal Date. Orders must
be transmitted by an Authorized Participant by telephone or other transmission method acceptable to
the Distributor pursuant to procedures set forth in the Participant Agreement, as described below
(see the Placement of Creation Orders Using Clearing Process and the Placement of Creation Orders
Outside Clearing Process sections). Severe economic or market disruptions or changes, or telephone
or other communication failure may impede the ability to reach the Distributor or an Authorized
Participant.
All orders from investors who are not Authorized Participants to create Creation Units shall
be placed with an Authorized Participant, as applicable, in the form required by such Authorized
Participant. In addition, the Authorized Participant may request the investor to make certain
representations or enter into agreements with respect to the order,
e.g.
, to provide for payments
of cash, when required. Investors should be aware that their particular broker may not have
executed a Participant Agreement and that, therefore, orders to create Creation Units of the Fund
have to be placed by the investors broker through an Authorized Participant that has executed a
Participant Agreement. In such cases there may be additional charges to such investor. At any given
time, there may be only a limited number of broker-dealers that have executed a Participant
Agreement. Those placing orders for Creation Units through the Clearing Process should afford
sufficient time to permit proper submission of the order to the Distributor prior to the Closing
Time on the Transmittal Date. Orders for Creation Units that are effected outside the Clearing
Process are likely to require transmittal by the DTC Participant earlier on the Transmittal Date
than orders effected using the Clearing Process. Those persons placing orders outside the Clearing
Process should ascertain the deadlines applicable to DTC and the Federal Reserve Bank wire system
by contacting the operations department of the broker or depository institution effectuating such
transfer of the In-Kind Creation Basket and Cash Component.
Placement of Creation Orders Using Clearing Process
. The Clearing Process is the
process of creating or redeeming Creation Units through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the
NSCC. Fund Deposits made through the Clearing Process must be delivered through an Authorized
Participant that has executed a Participant Agreement. The Participant Agreement authorizes the
Distributor to transmit through the Custodian to NSCC, on behalf of the Authorized Participant,
such trade instructions as are necessary to effect the Authorized Participants creation order. Pursuant to such trade instructions to NSCC, the Authorized Participant agrees
to deliver the requisite In-Kind Creation Basket and the Cash Component to the Fund, together with
such additional information as may be required by the Distributor. An order to create Creation
Units through the Clearing Process is deemed received by the Distributor on the Transmittal Date if
(i) such order is received by the Distributor not later than the Closing Time on such Transmittal
Date, and (ii) all other procedures set forth in the Participant Agreement are properly followed.
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Placement of Creation Orders Outside Clearing Process
. Fund Deposits made outside the
Clearing Process must be delivered through a DTC Participant that has executed a Participant
Agreement with the Distributor. A DTC Participant who wishes to place an order creating Creation
Units to be effected outside the Clearing Process must state in such order that the DTC Participant
is not using the Clearing Process and that the creation of Creation Units will instead be effected
through a transfer of securities and cash directly through DTC. The Fund Deposit transfer must be
ordered by the DTC Participant on the Transmittal Date in a timely fashion so as to ensure the
delivery of the requisite number of securities included in the In-Kind Creation Basket through DTC
to the account of the Fund by no later than 11:00 a.m., Eastern time, of the next Business Day
immediately following the Transmittal Date.
All questions as to the number of securities included in the In-Kind Creation Basket to be
delivered, and the validity, form and eligibility (including time of receipt) for the deposit of
any tendered securities, will be determined by the Fund, whose determination shall be final and
binding. The amount of cash equal to the Cash Component must be transferred directly to the
Custodian through the Federal Reserve Bank wire transfer system in a timely manner so as to be
received by the Custodian no later than 2:00 p.m., Eastern time, on the next Business Day
immediately following such Transmittal Date. An order to create Creation Units outside the Clearing
Process is deemed received by the Distributor on the Transmittal Date if (i) such order is received
by the Distributor not later than the Closing Time on such Transmittal Date; and (ii) all other
procedures set forth in the Participant Agreement are properly followed. However, if the Custodian
does not receive both the required securities included in the In-Kind Creation Basket and the Cash
Component by 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., respectively, on the next Business Day immediately following
the Transmittal Date, such order will be canceled. Upon written notice to the Distributor, such
canceled order may be resubmitted the following Business Day using the Fund Deposit as newly
constituted to reflect the then current In-Kind Creation Basket and Cash Component. The delivery of
Creation Units so created will occur no later than the third (3rd) Business Day following the day
on which the purchase order is deemed received by the Distributor.
Additional transaction fees may be imposed with respect to transactions effected outside the
Clearing Process (through a DTC participant) and in the limited circumstances in which any cash can
be used in lieu of In-Kind Creation Basket to create Creation Units. (See Creation Transaction Fee
section below).
Creation Units may be created in advance of receipt by the Fund of all or a portion of the
applicable securities included in the In-Kind Creation Basket as described below. In these
circumstances, the initial deposit will have a value greater than the NAV of the Fund shares on the
date the order is placed in proper form since, in addition to available securities included in the
In-Kind Creation Basket, cash must be deposited in an amount equal to the sum of (i) the Cash
Component, plus (ii) 105% of the market value of the undelivered securities included in the In-Kind
Creation Basket (the Additional Cash Deposit). The order shall be deemed to be received on the
Business Day on which the order is placed provided that the order is placed in proper form prior to
4:00 p.m., Eastern time, on such date, and federal funds in the appropriate amount are deposited
with the Custodian by 11:00 a.m., Eastern time, the following Business Day. If the order is not
placed in proper form by 4:00 p.m. or federal funds in the appropriate amount are not received by
11:00 a.m. the next Business Day, then the order may be deemed to be canceled and the Authorized
Participant shall be liable to the Fund for losses, if any, resulting therefrom. An additional
amount of cash shall be required to be deposited with the Fund, pending delivery of the missing
securities included in the In-Kind Creation Basket to the extent necessary to maintain the
Additional Cash Deposit with the Fund in an amount at least equal to 115% of the daily marked to
market value of the missing securities included in the In-Kind Creation Basket. To the extent that
missing securities included in the In-Kind Creation Basket are not received by 1:00 p.m., Eastern
time, on the third Business Day following the day on which the purchase order is deemed received by
the Distributor or in the event a marked-to-market payment is not made within one Business Day
following notification by the Distributor that such a payment is required, the Fund may use the
cash on deposit to purchase the missing securities included in the In-Kind Creation Basket.
Authorized Participants will be liable to the Fund and Fund for the costs incurred by the Fund in
connection with any such purchases. These costs will be deemed to include the amount by which the actual purchase price
of the securities included in the In-Kind Creation Basket exceeds the market value of such
securities included in the In-Kind Creation Basket on the day the purchase order was deemed
received by the Distributor plus the brokerage and related transaction costs associated with such
purchases. The Fund will return any unused portion of the Additional Cash Deposit once all of the
missing securities included in the In-Kind Creation Basket have been properly received by the
Custodian or purchased by the Fund and deposited into the Fund. In addition, a transaction fee, as
listed
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below, will be charged in all cases. The delivery of Creation Units so created will occur no
later than the third Business Day following the day on which the purchase order is deemed received
by the Distributor.
Acceptance of Orders for Creation Units
. The Fund reserves the absolute right to
reject a creation order transmitted to it by the Distributor in respect of the Fund if: (i) the
order is not in proper form; (ii) the investor(s), upon obtaining the Fund shares ordered, would
own 80% or more of the currently outstanding shares of the Fund; (iii) the securities included in
the In-Kind Creation Basket delivered are not as disseminated for that date by the Custodian, as
described above; (iv) acceptance of the In-Kind Creation Basket would have certain adverse tax
consequences to the Fund; (v) acceptance of the Fund Deposit would, in the opinion of counsel, be
unlawful; (vi) acceptance of the Fund Deposit would otherwise, in the discretion of the Fund or the
Advisor, have an adverse effect on the Fund or the rights of beneficial owners; or (vii) in the
event that circumstances outside the control of the Fund, the Custodian, the Distributor and the
Advisor make it, for all practical purposes, impossible to process creation orders. Examples of
such circumstances include acts of God; public service or utility problems such as fires, floods,
extreme weather conditions and power outages resulting in telephone, telecopy and computer
failures; market conditions or activities causing trading halts; systems failures involving
computer or other information systems affecting the Fund, the Advisor, the Distributor, DTC, NSCC,
the Custodian or any other participant in the creation process, and similar extraordinary events.
The Distributor shall notify a prospective creator of a Creation Units and/or the Authorized
Participant acting on behalf of such prospective creator of its rejection of the order of such
person. The Fund, the Custodian, and the Distributor are under no duty, however, to give
notification of any defects or irregularities in the delivery of Fund Deposits nor shall any of
them incur any liability for the failure to give any such notification.
All questions as to the number of shares of each security in the In-Kind Creation Basket and
the validity, form, eligibility, and acceptance for deposit of any securities to be delivered shall
be determined by the Fund, and the Funds determination shall be final and binding.
Creation Transaction Fee
. To compensate the Fund for transfer and other transaction
costs involved in creation transactions through the Clearing Process, investors will be required to
pay a fixed creation transaction fee, described below, payable to the Fund regardless of the number
of creations made each day. An additional charge of up to five
(5) times the fixed transaction fee may be imposed for (i)
creations effected outside the Clearing Process; and (ii) cash creations (to offset the Funds
brokerage and other transaction costs associated with using cash to purchase the requisite
securities included in the In-Kind Creation Basket). Investors are responsible for the costs of
transferring the securities constituting the In-Kind Creation Basket to the account of the Fund.
The Standard Creation/Redemption Transaction Fee for the Fund will be $500. The Maximum
Creation/Redemption Transaction Fee for the Fund will be $3,000.
PROCEDURES FOR REDEMPTION OF CREATION UNITS
Redemption of Fund Shares in Creation Units
. Fund shares may be redeemed only in
Creation Units at their NAV next determined after receipt of a redemption request in proper form by
the Fund through the Transfer Agent and only on a Business Day. The Fund will not redeem shares in
amounts less than Creation Units. Beneficial owners must accumulate enough shares in the secondary
market to constitute a Creation Unit in order to have such shares redeemed by the Fund. There can
be no assurance, however, that there will be sufficient liquidity in the public trading market at
any time to permit assembly of a Creation Unit. Investors should expect to incur brokerage and
other costs in connection with assembling a sufficient number of Fund shares to constitute a
redeemable Creation Unit.
With respect to the Fund, the Custodian, through the NSCC, makes available prior to the
opening of business on the NYSE Arca (currently 9:30 a.m., Eastern time) on each Business Day, the
identity of the securities included in the In-Kind Redemption Basket that will be applicable
(subject to possible amendment or correction) to redemption requests received in proper form on
that day. The In-Kind Redemption Basket may not be identical to the In-Kind Creation Basket on that
day.
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Unless cash redemptions are available or specified for the Fund, the redemption proceeds for a
Creation Unit generally consist of the In-Kind Redemption Basket, as announced on the Business Day
of the request for redemption received in proper form, plus or minus cash in an amount equal to the
difference between the NAV of the Fund shares being redeemed, as next determined after a receipt of
a request in proper form, and the value of the In-Kind Redemption Basket (the Cash Redemption
Amount), less a redemption transaction fee as listed below. In the event that the In-Kind
Redemption Basket has a value greater than the NAV of the Fund shares, a compensating cash payment
equal to the difference is required to be made by or through an Authorized Participant by the
redeeming shareholder.
The right of redemption may be suspended or the date of payment postponed (i) for any period
during which the NYSE Arca is closed (other than customary weekend and holiday closings); (ii) for any
period during which trading on the NYSE Arca is suspended or restricted; (iii) for any period during
which an emergency exists as a result of which disposal of the shares of the Fund or determination
of the Funds NAV is not reasonably practicable; or (iv) in such other circumstances as is
permitted by the SEC.
Redemption Transaction Fee
. A redemption transaction fee is imposed to offset transfer
and other transaction costs that may be incurred by the Fund. An additional variable charge for
cash redemptions (when cash redemptions are available or specified) for the Fund may be imposed.
Investors will also bear the costs of transferring the securities included in the In-Kind
Redemption Basket from the Fund to their account or on their order. Investors who use the services
of a broker or other such intermediary in addition to an Authorized Participant to effect a
redemption of a Creation Unit may be charged an additional fee for such services. The redemption
transaction fees for the Fund is the same as the creation transaction fees set forth above.
Placement of Redemption Orders Using Clearing Process
. Orders to redeem Creation Units
through the Clearing Process must be delivered through an Authorized Participant that has executed
the Participant Agreement. An order to redeem Creation Units using the Clearing Process is deemed
received by the Fund on the Transmittal Date if (i) such order is received by the Transfer Agent
not later than 4:00 p.m., Eastern time, on such Transmittal Date, and (ii) all other procedures set
forth in the Participant Agreement are properly followed; such order will be effected based on the
NAV of the Fund as next determined. An order to redeem Creation Units using the Clearing Process
made in proper form but received by the Fund after 4:00 p.m., Eastern time, will be deemed received
on the next Business Day immediately following the Transmittal Date and will be effected at the NAV
next determined on such next Business Day. The requisite In-Kind Redemption Basket and the Cash
Redemption Amount, if any, will be transferred by the third Business Day following the date on
which such request for redemption is deemed received.
Placement of Redemption Orders Outside Clearing Process
. Orders to redeem Creation
Units outside the Clearing Process must be delivered through a DTC Participant that has executed
the Participant Agreement. A DTC Participant who wishes to place an order for redemption of
Creation Units to be effected outside the Clearing Process must state in such order that the DTC
Participant is not using the Clearing Process and that redemption of Creation Units will instead be
effected through transfer of Fund shares directly through DTC. An order to redeem Creation Units
outside the Clearing Process is deemed received by the Fund on the Transmittal Date if (i) such
order is received by the Transfer Agent not later than 4:00 p.m., Eastern time on such Transmittal
Date; (ii) such order is accompanied or followed by the requisite number of shares of the Fund,
which delivery must be made through DTC to the Custodian no later than 11:00 a.m., Eastern time
(for the Fund Shares) on the next Business Day immediately following such Transmittal Date (the
DTC Cut-Off-Time) and 2:00 p.m., Eastern Time for the Cash Component, if any, owed to the Fund;
and (iii) all other procedures set forth in the Participant Agreement are properly followed. After
the Fund has deemed an order for redemption outside the Clearing Process received, the Fund will
initiate procedures to transfer the requisite securities comprising the In-Kind Redemption Basket
which are expected to be delivered within three Business Days and the Cash Redemption Amount, if
any, owed to the redeeming Beneficial Owner to the Authorized Participant on behalf of the redeeming Beneficial Owner by the third
Business Day following the Transmittal Date on which such redemption order is deemed received by
the Fund.
The calculation of the value of the In-Kind Redemption Basket and the Cash Redemption Amount
to be delivered/received upon redemption will be made by the Custodian on the Business Day on which
a redemption order is deemed received by the Fund. Therefore, if a redemption order in proper form
is submitted to the Transfer Agent by a DTC Participant not later than Closing Time on the
Transmittal Date, and the requisite number of shares
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of the Fund is delivered to the Custodian
prior to the DTC Cut-Off-Time, then the value of the In-Kind Redemption Basket and the Cash
Redemption Amount to be delivered/received will be determined by the Custodian on such Transmittal
Date. If, however, either (i) the requisite number of shares of the Fund is not delivered by the
DTC Cut-Off-Time, as described above, or (ii) the redemption order is not submitted in proper form,
then the redemption order will not be deemed received as of the Transmittal Date. In such case, the
value of the In-Kind Redemption Basket and the Cash Redemption Amount to be delivered/received will
be computed on the Business Day following the Transmittal Date provided that the Fund shares are
delivered through DTC to the Custodian by 11:00 a.m. the following Business Day pursuant to a
properly submitted redemption order.
If it is not possible to effect deliveries of the securities comprising the In-Kind Redemption
Basket, the Fund may in its discretion exercise its option to redeem such Fund shares in cash, and
the redeeming Beneficial Owner will be required to receive its redemption proceeds in cash. In
addition, an investor may request a redemption in cash that the Fund may, in its sole discretion,
permit. In either case, the investor will receive a cash payment equal to the NAV of its Fund
shares based on the NAV of the Funds shares next determined after the redemption request is
received in proper form (minus a redemption transaction fee and additional charge for requested
cash redemptions specified above, to offset the Funds brokerage and other transaction costs
associated with the disposition of securities comprising the In-Kind Redemption Basket). The Fund
may also, in its sole discretion, upon request of a shareholder, provide such redeemer a portfolio
of securities that differs from the exact composition of the securities comprising the In-Kind
Redemption Basket, or cash in lieu of some securities added to the Cash Component, but in no event
will the total value of the securities delivered and the cash transmitted differ from the NAV.
Redemptions of Fund shares comprising the In-Kind Redemption Basket will be subject to compliance
with applicable federal and state securities laws and the Fund (whether or not it otherwise permits
cash redemptions) reserves the right to redeem Creation Units for cash to the extent that the Fund
could not lawfully deliver the specific securities comprising the In-Kind Redemption Basket upon
redemption or could not do so without first registering the securities comprising the In-Kind
Redemption Basket under such laws. An Authorized Participant or an investor for which it is acting
subject to a legal restriction with respect to a particular stock included in the securities
comprising the In-Kind Redemption Basket applicable to the redemption of a Creation Unit may be
paid an equivalent amount of cash. The Authorized Participant may request the redeeming Beneficial
Owner of the Fund shares to complete an order form or to enter into agreements with respect to such
matters as compensating cash payment, beneficial ownership of shares or delivery instructions.
XI. DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS
General Policies
. Dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid
quarterly by the Fund. Distributions of net realized securities gains, if any, generally are
declared and paid once a year, but the Fund may make distributions on a more frequent basis for the
Fund to improve index tracking or to comply with the distribution requirements of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), in all events in a manner consistent with the
provisions of the 1940 Act.
Dividends and other distributions on shares are distributed, as described below, on a pro rata
basis to Beneficial Owners of such shares. Dividend payments are made through DTC Participants and
Indirect Participants to Beneficial Owners then of record with proceeds received from the Fund.
The Fund makes additional distributions to the extent necessary (i) to distribute the entire
annual taxable income of the Fund, plus any net capital gains and (ii) to avoid imposition of the
excise tax imposed by Section 4982 of the Code. Management of the Fund reserves the right to
declare special dividends if, in its reasonable discretion, such action is necessary or advisable to preserve the status of the Fund as a regulated
investment company (RIC) or to avoid imposition of income or excise taxes on undistributed
income.
Dividend Reinvestment Service
. The Fund will not make the DTC book-entry dividend
reinvestment service available for use by Beneficial Owners for reinvestment of their cash
proceeds, but certain individual broker-dealers may make available the DTC book-entry Dividend
Reinvestment Service for use by Beneficial Owners of the Fund through DTC Participants for
reinvestment of their dividend distributions. Investors should contact their
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brokers to ascertain
the availability and description of these services. Beneficial Owners should be aware that each
broker may require investors to adhere to specific procedures and timetables in order to
participate in the dividend reinvestment service and investors should ascertain from their brokers
such necessary details. If this service is available and used, dividend distributions of both
income and realized gains will be automatically reinvested in additional whole shares issued by the
Fund based on a payable date NAV.
XII. TAXATION
The following supplements the tax information contained in the Prospectus.
For federal income tax purposes, the Fund has elected and intends to continue to qualify as a
regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Code. Such qualification generally relieves
the Fund of liability for federal income taxes to the extent its earnings are distributed in
accordance with applicable requirements. If, for any reason, the Fund does not qualify for a
taxable year for the special federal tax treatment afforded regulated investment companies, the
Fund would be subject to federal tax on all of its taxable income at regular corporate rates,
without any deduction for dividends to shareholders. In such event, dividend distributions would be
taxable as ordinary income to shareholders to the extent of the Funds current and accumulated
earnings and profits and would be eligible for the dividends received deduction available in some
circumstances to corporate shareholders. Moreover, if the Fund were to fail to make sufficient
distributions in a year, the Fund would be subject to corporate income taxes and/or excise taxes in
respect of the shortfall or, if the shortfall is large enough, the Fund could be disqualified as a
regulated investment company.
A 4% non-deductible excise tax is imposed on regulated investment companies that fail to
currently distribute an amount equal to specified percentages of their ordinary taxable income and
capital gain net income (excess of capital gains over capital losses), if any. The Fund intend to
make sufficient distributions or deemed distributions of their ordinary taxable income and any
capital gain net income prior to the end of each calendar year to avoid liability for this excise
tax.
Dividends declared in October, November or December of any year payable to shareholders of
record on a specified date in such months will be deemed to have been received by shareholders and
paid by the Fund on December 31 of such year if such dividends are actually paid during January of
the following year.
The Fund will be required in certain cases to withhold backup withholding on taxable
dividends or gross proceeds realized upon sale paid 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 properly to include on their return payments of taxable
interest or dividends, or who have failed to certify to the Fund when required to do so either that
they are not subject to backup withholding or that they are exempt recipients. Backup withholding
is not an additional tax and any amounts withheld may be credited against a shareholders ultimate
federal income tax liability if proper documentation is provided.
The foregoing discussion is based on federal tax laws and regulations which are in effect on
the date of this Statement of Additional Information. Such laws and regulations may be changed by
legislative or administrative action. Shareholders are advised to consult their tax advisors
concerning their specific situations and the application of state, local and foreign taxes.
XIII. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
[TO COME]
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Appendix A
OOK, Inc.
Proxy Voting
Policies and Procedures
These policies and procedures (and the guidelines that follow) apply to the voting of proxies by
The Fund with respect to all Portfolio Securities held by The Fund.
SECTION 1. PROXY VOTING GUIDELINES
The fundamental precept followed by The Fund in voting proxies is to ensure that the manner in
which shares are voted is in the best interest of The Funds shareholders and the value of the
investment.
Absent special circumstances of the types described in these policies and procedures, The Fund will
generally exercise its proxy voting discretion in accordance with the guidelines set forth below.
SECTION 2. PROXY COMMITTEE
The Funds Proxy Committee has responsibility for the content, interpretation and application of
the Proxy Guidelines. Membership of the Proxy Committee consists of certain investment and
compliance personnel. Meetings of the Proxy Committee may be called by the Chairperson or, in his
or her absence, by any two committee members. Meetings may be conducted in person or
telephonically. Except as otherwise provided in Section 5, a majority of committee members present
(in person or by proxy) will constitute a quorum for the transacting of business at any meeting.
The approval of proxy votes or changes to these policies and procedures or the Proxy Guidelines may
be made by majority vote of those present (in person or by proxy) at a meeting called for that
purpose.
SECTION 3. APPLICATION OF PROXY GUIDELINES
It is intended that the Proxy Guidelines will be applied with a measure of flexibility. In the
exercise of such discretion the Proxy Committee may take into account a wide array of factors
relating to the matter under consideration, the nature of the proposal, and the company involved.
As a result, a proxy may be voted in one manner in the case of one company and in a different
manner in the case of another where, for example, the past history of the company, the character
and integrity of its management, the role of outside directors, and the companys record of
producing performance for investors justifies a high degree of confidence in the company and the
effect of the proposal on the value of the investment. Similarly, poor past performance,
uncertainties about management and future directions, and other factors may lead to a conclusion
that particular proposals present unacceptable investment risks and should not be supported. In
addition, the proposals should be evaluated in context. For example, a particular proposal may be
acceptable standing alone, but objectionable when part of an existing or proposed package, such as
where the effect may be to entrench management.
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SECTION 4. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
The Fund may occasionally be subject to conflicts of interest in the voting of proxies due to
business or personal relationships it maintains with persons having an interest in the outcome of
certain votes.
The Fund may also occasionally have business or personal relationships with other proponents of
proxy proposals, participants in proxy contests, corporate directors or candidates for
directorships.
The Fund seeks to address such conflicts of interest in various ways, including the following:
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The establishment, composition and authority of the Proxy Committee.
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Subject to paragraph III below, if the Proxy Committee determines that a
particular proxy vote involves a potential conflict of interest between
The Fund and a person having an interest in the outcome of that vote, it
will obtain and follow the vote recommendations of an independent
investment advisor, provided pursuant to these Policies and Procedures,
with respect to such proxy issue unless the Proxy Committee determines,
consistent with its duty of loyalty and care, that the interests of The
Funds shareholders would be better served by voting contrary to such
vote recommendations. Any determination by the Proxy Committee under this
paragraph II to vote a proxy issue in a manner contrary to such vote
recommendations must be made by a vote of at least 70% of the then
current members of the Proxy Committee.
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If the Proxy Committee determines that a particular proxy issue involves
a conflict of interest so severe that the Proxy Committee is unable to
exercise independent judgment on the voting of such proxy issue, the
Proxy Committee may resolve the conflict of interest in any of the
following ways:
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Following the vote recommendation
of an independent investment
advisor provided pursuant to
these policies and procedures.
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Following the vote recommendation
of an independent fiduciary
appointed for that purpose.
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Abstaining.
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The method selected by the Proxy Committee may vary, consistent with its duty of
loyalty and care, depending upon the facts and circumstances of each situation and the
requirements of applicable law. Examples of proxy votes referred to in this paragraph
III include, without limitation, voting proxies on securities issued by The Fund or
its affiliates, and proxy votes on matters in which The Fund has a direct financial
interest.
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SECTION 5. PROXY VOTING RECORDS; DISCLOSURES TO THE FUNDS SHAREHOLDERS
The Fund will maintain the following records relating to proxy votes cast under these policies and
procedures:
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A copy of these policies and procedures.
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A copy of each proxy statement The Fund receives regarding Portfolio Securities.
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III.
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A record of each vote cast by The Fund.
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IV.
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A copy of any document created by the Proxy Committee that was material to
making a decision how to vote proxies or that memorialized the basis for that
decision.
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V.
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A copy of each written The Funds shareholders request for information on how
The Fund voted proxies and a copy of any written response by The Fund to any
written or oral request for information on how The Fund voted proxies on behalf
of the requesting The Funds shareholders.
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The foregoing records will be retained for such period of time as is required to comply with
applicable laws and regulations. The Fund may rely on one or more third parties to make and retain
the records referred to in items I and II above. The Proxy Committee will cause copies of the
foregoing records, to be provided to those The Funds shareholders upon request. It is generally
the policy of The Fund not to disclose its proxy voting records to third parties, except as may be
required by applicable laws and regulations.
The Fund
Proxy Voting Guidelines
1. The Board of Directors
A. Voting on Director Nominees in Uncontested Elections
The Fund generally votes for director nominees in uncontested elections absent countervailing
factors such as a lack of director independence (see below) or chronic, unjustified absenteeism.
B. Director Independence
For any situations not already covered by a rule or regulation, The Fund will generally vote for
shareholder proposals requesting that the board of a company be comprised of a majority of
independent directors and will generally vote against shareholder proposals requesting that the
board of a company be comprised of a supermajority of independent directors. The Fund generally
votes against shareholder proposals that would require the appointment of a lead or presiding
director unless the audit, compensation and nominating committees are not composed of independent
persons. The Fund generally votes for shareholder proposals that request that the board audit,
compensation and/or nominating committees include independent directors exclusively and withholds
votes for the election of non-independent directors serving on an audit, compensation or nominating
committee or board. In addition, The Fund generally leaves the choice of chairman to the boards
discretion as The Funds support for proposals that
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principal committees consist exclusively of independent directors and that the board be comprised
of a majority of independent directors provides sufficient checks and balances.
For all situations that involve a, NASDAQ or a NYSE listed company, The Fund will use the
NASDAQs or the NYSEs definition, respectively, of an independent director to determine a
board candidates status. In any other situation, The Fund will consider a board candidate or
member to lack independence if the proposed director:
a) Receives, or one of the proposed directors immediate family members receives, more than
$100,000 per year in direct compensation from the listed company, other than director and committee
fees and pension or other forms of deferred compensation for prior service (provided such
compensation is not contingent in any way on continued service); such person is presumed not to be
independent until three years after he or she ceases to receive more than $100,000 per year in such
compensation.
b) Is affiliated with or employed by, or if one of the proposed directors immediate family members
is affiliated with or employed in a professional capacity by, a present or former auditor of the
company; the proposed director will not be considered independent until three years after the end
of either the affiliation or the auditing relationship.
c) Is employed, or one of the proposed directors immediate family members is employed, as an
executive officer of another company where any of the listed companys present executives serves on
that companys compensation committee; the proposed director will not be considered independent
until three years after the end of such service or the employment relationship.
C. Stock Ownership Requirements
The Fund generally votes against shareholder proposals requiring directors to own a minimum amount
of company stock in order to qualify as a director, or to remain on the board.
D. Term of Office
The Fund generally votes against shareholder proposals to limit the tenure of outside directors.
E. Director and Officer Indemnification and Liability Protection
Proposals concerning director and officer indemnification and liability protection will be
evaluated by The Fund on a case by case basis. The Fund generally votes for proposals providing
indemnification protection to officers and directors, and for proposals limiting the liability of
officers and directors for monetary damages, provided such proposals do not appear to conflict with
applicable law and cover only future actions.
F. Charitable Contributions
The Fund votes against shareholder proposals to eliminate, direct or otherwise restrict charitable
contributions.
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II. Proxy Contests
A. Voting for Director Nominees in Contested Elections
Votes in a contested election of directors will be evaluated by The Fund on a case-by-case basis,
considering the following factors:
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long-term financial performance of the target company relative to its industry;
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managements track record;
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background to the proxy contest;
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qualifications of director nominees (both slates);
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evaluation of what each side is offering shareholders as well as the
likelihood that the proposed objectives and goals can be met; and
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stock ownership positions.
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B. Reimburse Proxy Solicitation Expenses
Decisions to provide full reimbursement for dissidents waging a proxy contest will be made on a
case-by-case basis. The Fund will generally support such proposals in cases where (i) The Fund
votes in favor the dissidents and (ii) the proposal is voted on the same proxy as the dissident
slate and, as such, is specifically related to the contested proxy at issue.
III. Auditors
Ratifying Auditors
The Fund generally votes for proposals to ratify auditors, unless: an auditor has a financial
interest in or association with the company, and is therefore not independent; or there is reason
to believe that the independent auditor has rendered an opinion which is neither accurate nor
indicative of the companys financial position.
The Fund generally votes against shareholder proposals that seek to restrict managements ability
to utilize selected auditors, subject to the qualifications set forth above.
IV. Proxy Contest Defenses
A. Board Structure; Staggered vs. Annual Elections
The Fund generally votes against proposals to classify the board and for proposals to repeal
classified boards and to elect all directors annually.
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B. Shareholder Ability to Remove Directors
The Fund generally votes for proposals that provide that directors may be removed
only
for cause.
C. Cumulative Voting
The Fund generally votes against proposals to eliminate cumulative voting, unless such proposals
are intended to effectuate a majority voting policy.
The Fund generally votes for proposals to institute cumulative voting, unless the company has
previously adopted a majority voting policy, or a majority voting shareholder proposal, consistent
with The Funds majority voting guidelines, is on the ballot at the same time as the cumulative
voting proposal, in which case The Fund generally votes against such cumulative voting proposals.
D. Majority Voting
In analyzing shareholder proposals calling for directors in uncontested elections to be elected by
an affirmative majority of votes cast, The Fund focuses on whether or not the company has adopted a
written majority voting (or majority withhold) policy that provides for a meaningful alternative to
affirmative majority voting.
In cases where companies have not adopted a written majority voting (or majority withhold) policy,
The Fund generally votes for shareholder majority voting proposals.
In cases where companies have adopted a written majority voting (or majority withhold) policy, The
Fund generally votes against shareholder majority voting proposals, provided that the policy is set
forth in the companys annual proxy statement and either:
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requires nominees who receive majority withhold votes to tender their
resignation to the board;
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sets forth a clear and reasonable timetable for decision-making
regarding the nominees status; and
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does not contain any specific infirmities that would render it an
ineffective alternative to an affirmative majority voting standard
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or otherwise provides a meaningful alternative to affirmative majority voting.
In determining the adequacy of a companys majority voting (or majority withhold) policy, The Fund
may also consider, without limitation, any factors set forth in the policy that are to be taken
into account by the board in considering a nominees resignation and the range of actions open to
the board in responding to the resignation (
e.g.
, acceptance of the resignation, maintaining the
director but curing the underling causes of the withheld votes, etc.).
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E. Shareholder Ability to Call Special Meetings
The Fund generally votes for proposals to restrict or prohibit shareholder ability to call special
meetings, but will vote against such proposals and in favor of shareholder proposals to allow
shareholders to call special meetings if the minimum ownership requirement is at least 15% of
outstanding shares.
F. Shareholder Ability to Act by Written Consent
The Fund generally votes against proposals allowing shareholders to take action by written consent.
G. Shareholder Ability to Alter the Size of the Board
The Fund generally votes against proposals limiting managements ability to alter the size of the
board.
V. Tender Offer Defenses
A. Poison Pills
The Fund generally votes against shareholder proposals that ask a company to submit its poison pill
for shareholder ratification.
The Fund will review on a case-by-case basis management proposals to ratify a poison pill.
B. Fair Price Provisions
The Fund will review votes case-by-case on fair price proposals, taking into consideration whether
the shareholder vote requirement embedded in the provision is no more than a majority of
disinterested shares.
The Fund generally votes for shareholder proposals to lower the shareholder vote requirement in
existing fair price provisions.
C. Greenmail
The Fund generally votes for proposals to adopt anti-greenmail charter or bylaw amendments or
otherwise restrict a companys ability to make greenmail payments.
The Fund votes on a case-by-case basis anti-greenmail proposals when they are bundled with other
charter or bylaw amendments.
D. Unequal Voting Rights
The Fund generally votes against dual class exchange offers.
The Fund generally votes against dual class recapitalizations.
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E. Supermajority Shareholder Vote Requirement to Amend the Charter or Bylaws
The Fund generally votes against management proposals to require a supermajority shareholder vote
to approve charter and bylaw amendments.
The Fund generally votes for shareholder proposals to lower supermajority shareholder vote
requirements for charter and bylaw amendments.
F. Supermajority Shareholder Vote Requirement to Approve Mergers
The Fund generally votes against management proposals to require a supermajority shareholder vote
to approve mergers and other significant business combinations.
The Fund generally votes for shareholder proposals to lower supermajority shareholder vote
requirements for mergers and other significant business combinations.
VI. Miscellaneous Governance Provisions
A. Confidential Voting
The Fund generally votes for proposals requiring confidential voting and independent vote
tabulators.
B. Equal Access
The Fund generally votes against shareholder proposals that would allow significant company
shareholders equal access to managements proxy material in order to evaluate and propose voting
recommendations on proxy proposals and director nominees, and in order to nominate their own
candidates to the board.
C. Bundled Proposals
The Fund votes on a case-by-case basis bundled or conditioned proxy proposals. In the case of
items that are conditioned upon each other, we examine the benefits and costs of the packaged
items. In instances when the joint effect of the conditioned items is not in shareholders best
interests, we vote against the proposals. If the combined effect is positive, we support such
proposals.
D. Shareholder Advisory Committees
The Fund votes on a case-by-case basis, proposals to establish a shareholder advisory committee.
VII. Capital Structure
A. Common Stock Authorization
The Fund votes on a case-by-case basis, proposals to increase the number of shares of common stock
authorized for issue.
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B. Stock Distributions: Splits and Dividends
The Fund generally votes for management proposals to increase common share authorization for a
stock split, provided that the split does not result in an increase of authorized but unissued
shares of more than 100% after giving effect to the shares needed for the split.
C. Reverse Stock Splits
The Fund generally votes for management proposals to implement a reverse stock split, provided that
the reverse split does not result in an increase of authorized but unissued shares of more than
100% after giving effect to the shares needed for the reverse split.
D. Blank Check Preferred Authorization
Absent special circumstances (
e.g.
, actions taken in the context of a hostile takeover attempt)
indicating an abusive purpose, The Fund generally votes against proposals that would authorize the
creation of new classes of preferred stock with unspecified voting, conversion, dividend and
distribution, and other rights, stock unless the voting, conversion, dividend and distribution, and
other rights are specified and the voting rights are limited to one vote per share.
E. Shareholder Proposals Regarding Blank Check Preferred Stock
The Fund generally votes for shareholder proposals requiring blank check preferred stock placements
to be submitted for shareholder ratification unless the shares are to be issued for the purpose of
raising capital or making acquisitions.
F. Adjust Par Value of Common Stock
The Fund generally votes for management proposals to reduce the par value of common stock.
G. Preemptive Rights
The Fund reviews on a case-by-case basis, proposals to create or abolish preemptive rights. In
evaluating proposals on preemptive rights, The Fund looks at the size of a company and the
characteristics of its shareholder base. The Fund generally opposes preemptive rights for
publicly-held companies with a broad stockholder base.
H. Debt Restructurings
The Fund reviews on a case-by-case basis, proposals to increase common and/or preferred shares and
to issue shares as part of a debt restructuring plan. The Fund considers the following issues:
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Dilution How much will ownership interest of existing shareholders be reduced, and
how extreme will dilution to any future earnings be?
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Change in Control Will the transaction result in a change in control of the company?
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Bankruptcy Is the threat of bankruptcy, which would result in severe losses in
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shareholder value, the main factor driving the debt restructuring?
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Generally, we approve proposals that facilitate debt restructurings unless there are clear signs of
self-dealing or other abuses.
l. Share Repurchase Programs
The Fund generally votes for management proposals to institute open-market share repurchase plans
in which all shareholders may participate on equal terms.
VIII. Executive and Director Compensation
The Fund votes on a case-by-case basis on executive and director compensation plans. The Fund
generally votes against compensation plans if
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The exercise price is less than 100% of fair market value at the time of grant; or
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b.
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The company has repriced underwater stock options during the past three years; or
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A. OBRA-Related Compensation Proposals
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Amendments that Place a Cap on Annual Grant or Amend Administrative Features
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The Fund generally votes for plans that simply amend shareholder-approved plans to include
administrative features or place a cap on the annual grants any one participant may receive to
comply with the provisions of Section 162(m) of OBRA.
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Amendments to Added Performance-Based Goals
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The Fund generally votes for amendments to add performance goals to existing compensation plans to
comply with the provisions of Section 162(m) of OBRA.
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Amendments to Increase Shares and Retain Tax Deductions Under OBRA
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Votes on amendments to existing plans that would both increase shares reserved AND qualify the
plan-for favorable tax treatment under the provisions of Section 162(m) will be evaluated by The
Fund on a case-by-case basis.
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Approval of Cash or Cash-and-Stock Bonus Plans
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The Fund generally votes for cash or cash-and-stock bonus plans to exempt the compensation from
taxes under the provisions of Section 162(m) of OBRA.
B. Shareholder Proposals to Limit Executive and Director Pay
The Fund generally votes against shareholder proposals that seek additional disclosure of executive
and director pay information.
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The Fund votes on a case-by-case basis all other shareholder proposals that seek to limit executive
and director pay.
C. Golden and Tin Parachutes
The Fund generally votes against shareholder proposals to have golden and tin parachutes submitted
for shareholder ratification.
D. Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) and Other Broad-Based Employee Stock Plans
The Fund generally votes for proposals to approve an ESOP or other broad-based employee stock
purchase or ownership plan, or to increase authorized shares for such existing plans, except in
cases when the number of shares allocated to such plans is excessive (
i.e.
, generally greater
than ten percent (10%) of outstanding shares).
E. 401(k) Employee Benefit Plans
The Fund generally votes for proposals to implement a 401 (k) savings plan for employees.
F. Director Retirement Benefits
The Fund generally votes for shareholder proposals requesting companies cease to pay retirement
benefits to directors.
IX. State of Incorporation
A. Voting on Reincorporation Proposals
Proposals to change a companys state of incorporation will be examined by The Fund on a
case-by-case basis.
X. Mergers and Corporate Restructurings
A. Mergers and Acquisitions
Votes on mergers and acquisitions will considered by The Fund on a case-by-case basis, taking into
account at least the following:
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anticipated financial and operating benefits;
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offer price (cost vs. premium);
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prospects of the combined companies;
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how the deal was negotiated; and
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changes in corporate governance and their impact on shareholder rights.
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B. Corporate Restructuring
Votes on corporate restructuring proposals, including minority squeezeouts, leveraged buyouts,
spin-offs, liquidations, and asset sales will be considered by The Fund on a case-by-case basis.
C. Spin-offs
Votes on spin-offs will be considered by The Fund on a case-by-case basis depending on the tax and
regulatory advantages, planned use of sale proceeds, market focus, and managerial incentives.
D. Asset Sales
Votes on asset sales will be made by The Fund on a case-by-case basis after considering the impact
on the balance sheet/working capital, value received for the asset, and potential elimination of
diseconomies.
E. Liquidations
Votes on liquidations will be made by The Fund on a case-by-case basis after reviewing managements
efforts to pursue other alternatives, appraisal value of assets, and the compensation plan for
executives managing the liquidation.
F. Appraisal Rights
The Fund generally votes for proposals to restore, or provide shareholders with, rights of
appraisal.
G. Changing Corporate Name
The Fund generally votes for changing the corporate name.
H. Adjourn Meeting
The Fund generally votes against proposals giving management discretion to adjourn a meeting of
shareholders in order to solicit additional votes.
XI. Social and Environmental Issues
The Fund generally supports the position of a companys board of directors when voting on
shareholder initiated social and environmental proposals. Although The Fund acknowledges that the
economic and social considerations underlying such proposals are often closely intertwined, we
believe that in most cases the management group and elected directors are best positioned to make
corporate decisions on these proposals.
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OTHER INFORMATION
Item 28. Exhibits.
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(a)
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Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation: Previously Filed.
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(b)
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Bylaws: Previously Filed.
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(c)
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Instruments Defining Rights of Security Holders: Portions of
the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Registrant
define the rights of holder of shares of the Registrant.
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(d)
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Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Geary Advisors, LLC:
Previously Filed.
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(e)
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(1)
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Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and ALPS
Distributors, Inc.:
Previously Filed.
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(2) Form
of Authorized Participant Agreement: Previously Filed.
(f)
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Bonus or Profit Sharing Contracts: Not applicable.
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(g)
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Amended and Restated Custody Agreement between the Registrant and The Bank of New
York Mellon: Previously Filed.
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(h)
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(1)
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Amended and Restated Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement between the Registrant and The
Bank of New York Mellon: Previously Filed.
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(2) Amended
and Restated Transfer Agency and Service Agreement between the Registrant and The Bank of
New York Mellon: Previously Filed.
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(i)
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Opinion and Consent of Mcafee & Taft A
Professional Corporation: Previously Filed.
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(j)
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Consent of
[ ]:
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(k)
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Not applicable.
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(1)
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Form of Letter of Representations between the Registrant and The Depository Trust
Company: Previously Filed.
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(m)
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Not applicable.
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(n)
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Not applicable.
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(o)
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Not applicable.
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(p)
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(1) Registrants Code of Ethics: Previously Filed.
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(2) Geary Advisors, LLCs Code of Ethics: Previously Filed.
(3) Distributors
Code of Ethics: Previously Filed .
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Powers of Attorney: Previously Filed.
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(2) Secretary
Certification of Board of Directors Action: Previously Filed.
Item 29. Persons controlled by or Under Common Control with the Fund.
None.
Item 30. Indemnification.
Reference is made to the provisions of Article 10 of the Registrants Articles of Incorporation
incorporated by reference to this Registration Statement (as noted in Item 23 above) and Article
XII of Registrants ByLaws incorporated by reference to this Registration Statement (as
noted in Item 23 above).
Item 31.
Business and Other Connections of Investment Advisor.
Reference is made to the sections entitled Fund Management in the Prospectus and
Management in the Statement of Additional Information for information regarding the business of
the Advisor. The Advisor is an Oklahoma limited liability company
owned by the Geary Companies, Inc. and is member managed. The officers
are Keith D. Geary and Gary Pinkston. See Management in
the Statement of Additional Information.
Mr.
Geary holds the Series 7 (General securities Representative), Series
63 (Uniform Securities Agent State Law), Series 53 (Municipal
securities principal), Series 66 (Investment Advisor) and Series 24 (General securities principal)
licenses.
Mr.
Pinkston also holds the Series 7, 63, 53 and 24 licenses. He also
holds the Series 52 Registered Representative (MSRB) license, Series
65 General Financial Advisor license and Series 27 Financial and
Operations principal license.
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Item 32. Principal Underwriters.
(a) ALPS Distributors, Inc. acts as the distributor for the Registrant and the following
investment companies: AARP Funds, ALPS ETF Trust, ALPS Variable Insurance Trust, Ameristock Mutual
Fund, Inc., AQR Funds, BBH Trust, BLDRS Index Fund Trust, Caldwell & Orkin Funds, Inc., Campbell
Multi-Strategy Trust, Cook & Bynum Funds Trust, CornerCap Group of Funds, Cullen Funds, DIAMONDS
Trust, EGA Global Shares Trust , Financial Investors Trust, Financial Investors Variable Insurance
Trust, Firsthand Funds, Forward Funds, Grail Advisors ETF Trust, Heartland Group, Inc., Henssler
Funds, Inc., Holland Balanced Fund, IndexIQ Trust, Index IQ ETF Trust, Laudus Trust, Milestone
Funds, MTB Group of Funds, Pax World Funds, PowerShares QQQ 100 Trust Series 1, SPDR Trust, MidCap
SPDR Trust, Select Sector SPDR Trust, Stonebridge Funds, Inc., Stone Harbor Investment Funds, TDX
Independence Funds, Inc., TXF Funds, Inc., Wasatch Funds, WesMark Funds, Westcore Trust, Williams
Capital Liquid Assets Fund, and WisdomTree Trust.
(b) To the best of Registrants knowledge, the directors and executive officers of ALPS
Distributors, Inc., are as follows:
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Position with Underwriter
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Positions with Fund
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Edmund J. Burke
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Director
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Spencer Hoffman
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Director
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Thomas A. Carter
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President, Director
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Jeremy O. May
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Executive Vice President, Director
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John C. Donaldson
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Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
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Richard Hetzer
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Executive Vice President
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Diana M. Adams
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Senior Vice President, Controller, Treasurer
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Kevin J. Ireland
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Senior Vice President,
Director of Institutional
Sales
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Mark R. Kiniry
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Senior Vice President, National
Sales Director-Investments
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Bradley J. Swenson
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Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer
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Robert J. Szydlowski
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Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer
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Tané T. Tyler
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Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel
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Erin Douglas
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Vice President, Senior Associate Counsel
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JoEllen Legg
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Vice President, Associate Counsel
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Steven Price
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Vice President, Deputy Chief Compliance Officer
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James Stegall
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Vice President, Institutional Sales Manager
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* The principal business address for each of the above directors and executive officers is 1290
Broadway, Suite 1100, Denver, Colorado 80203.
Item 33. Location of Accounts and Records.
(a) The Registrant
maintains accounts, books and other documents required by Section 31 (a) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 and the rules thereunder (collectively, Records) at its
offices at One Leadership Square, Suite 200, 211 North Robinson,
Oklahoma City, 73102.
(b) Geary Advisors, LLC maintains all Records relating to its services
as investment adviser to the Registrant at One Leadership Square, Suite 200, 211 North Robinson,
Oklahoma City, 73102.
(c) ALPS Distributors, Inc. maintains all Records relating to its services as
Distributor
of the Registrant at 1290 Broadway, Suite 1100, Denver, Colorado 80203.
(d) The Bank of New York maintains all Records relating to its services as
administrator at 101 Barclay Street, New York, New York 10007 and relating to its services as transfer agent and custodian of the Registrant at 2 Hanson Place, Brooklyn, New York 11217-1431.
Item 34. Management Services
There are
no management related contracts not discussed in Part A or Part B.
Item 35. Undertakings.
None.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of
1940, the Registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment
No. One to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Oklahoma City,
State of Oklahoma, on the
26
th
day of February, 2010.
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OOK, Inc.
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By:
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/s/ Keith D. Geary
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Name:
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Title:
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Chief Executive Officer
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Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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SIGNATURE
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TITLE
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DATE
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/s/ Keith D. Geary
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Director and Chief Executive Officer
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February 26, 2010
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/s/ Gary Pinkston
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Chief Financial and Accounting Officer
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February 26, 2010
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/s/ Ernest Frank Parrish
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Director
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February 26, 2010
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/s/ Mike Braun
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Director
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February 26, 2010
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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(a)
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Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation: Previously Filed.
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(b)
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Bylaws: Previously Filed.
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(c)
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Instruments Defining Rights of Security Holders: Portions of
the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Registrant
define the rights of holder of shares of the Registrant.
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(d)
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Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and OOK Advisors, LLC:
Previously Filed.
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(e)
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(1)
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Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and ALPS
Distributors, Inc.: Previously Filed.
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(2) Form
of Authorized Participant Agreement: Previously Filed.
(f)
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Bonus or Profit Sharing Contracts: Not applicable.
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(g)
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Amended and Restated Custody Agreement between the Registrant and The Bank of New York Mellon: Previously filed.
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(h)
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(1)
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Amended and Restated Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement between the Registrant and The
Bank of New York Mellon: Previously filed.
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(2) Amended and Restated Transfer Agency and Service Agreement between the Registrant and The Bank of
New York Mellon: Previously filed.
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(i)
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Opinion and Consent of Mcafee & Taft A
Professional Corporation: Previously filed.
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(j)
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Consent of [ ]:
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(k)
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Not applicable.
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(1)
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Form of Letter of Representations between the Registrant and The Depository Trust
Company: Previously Filed.
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(m)
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Not applicable.
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(n)
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Not applicable.
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(o)
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Not applicable.
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(p)
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(1) Registrants Code of Ethics: Previously Filed.
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(2) Geary Advisors, LLCs Code of Ethics: Previously Filed.
(3) Distributors Code of Ethics: Previously Filed.
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(q)
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(1)
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Powers of Attorney: Previously Filed.
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(2) Secretary
Certification of Board of Directors Action: Previously Filed.
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