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The Davenport Funds
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The Government Street Funds
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Davenport Core Fund
Davenport Value & Income Fund
Davenport Equity Opportunities Fund
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The Government Street Equity Fund
The Government Street Mid-Cap Fund
The Alabama Tax Free Bond Fund
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The Flippin, Bruce & Porter Funds
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The Jamestown Funds
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FBP Equity & Dividend Plus Fund
FBP Appreciation & Income Opportunities Fund
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The Jamestown Balanced Fund
The Jamestown Equity Fund
The Jamestown Tax Exempt Virginia Fund
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Notice of Special Meeting of Shareholders
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Important Information to Help You Understand the Proposals
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Proxy Statement
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Proposal 1:
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Election of Trustees
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Proposal 2:
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To Change the Classification of the Davenport Equity Opportunities Fund to a Non-Diversified Fund
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Proposal 3:
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To Replace the Fundamental Investment Limitations of the Davenport Funds, Government Street Funds and Jamestown Funds with New Updated Fundamental Limitations and to Eliminate Certain Fundamental Limitations that are not Required
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To amend the fundamental investment limitation with respect to borrowing money and issuing senior securities
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To amend the fundamental investment limitation with respect to borrowing money
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To amend the fundamental investment limitation with respect to issuing senior securities
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To amend the fundamental investment limitation with respect to purchasing and selling commodities and put and call options
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To amend the fundamental investment limitation with respect to concentrating investments in a particular industry or group of industries
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To amend the fundamental investment limitation with respect to investing in real estate and oil, gas or other mineral exploration or development programs
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To amend the fundamental investment limitation with respect to underwriting securities
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To amend the fundamental investment limitation with respect to loans
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To eliminate the fundamental investment limitation with respect to purchasing shares of other investment companies
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To eliminate the fundamental investment limitation with respect to amounts invested in one issuer
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To eliminate the fundamental investment limitation with respect to acquiring foreign securities
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To eliminate outdated fundamental investment limitations not required by law
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To Transact Any Other Business that may Properly Come Before the Meeting or any Adjournment Thereof in the Discretion of the Proxies or their Substitutes
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Additional Information on Proxy Voting and Shareholder Meetings
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Williamsburg Fund Information
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Additional Information on the Operation of the Trust
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Exhibit A:
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Text of Current Fundamental Limitations Proposed to be Standardized
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PROPOSAL 1.
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To elect seven nominees to serve on the Board of Trustees of the Trust
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PROPOSAL 2.
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To approve the reclassification of the Davenport Equity Opportunities Fund from a “diversified” to a “non-diversified” fund
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PROPOSAL 3.
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To replace the fundamental investment limitations of the Davenport Funds, The Government Street Funds and The Jamestown Funds with new updated fundamental investment limitations and to eliminate certain fundamental limitations that are not required
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PROPOSAL 4.
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To transact any other business, not currently contemplated, that may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournment thereof in the discretion of the proxies or their substitutes
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TO VOTE BY TELEPHONE:
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TO VOTE BY INTERNET:
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Read the Proxy Statement and have the enclosed proxy card at hand
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Read the Proxy Statement and have the enclosed proxy card at hand
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Call the toll-free number that appears on the enclosed proxy card and follow the simple instructions
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Go to the website that appears on the enclosed proxy card and follow the simple instructions
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Sincerely,
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Tina H. Bloom
Secretary
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To elect seven nominees to serve on the Board of Trustees of the Trust (Applies to all Williamsburg Funds)
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To approve the reclassification of the Davenport Equity Opportunities Fund (the “Davenport Opportunities Fund”) from a diversified fund to a non-diversified fund (Applies to Davenport Equity Opportunities Fund)
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To replace the fundamental investment limitations of the Davenport Funds, The Government Street Funds and The Jamestown Funds with new updated fundamental investment limitations and to eliminate certain fundamental limitations that are not required (Applies to the Davenport Funds, The Government Street Funds and The Jamestown Funds)
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To transact any other business, not currently contemplated, that may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournment thereof in the discretion of the proxies or their substitutes.
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By order of the Board of Trustees,
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December 5, 2013
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Tina H. Bloom
Secretary
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IMPORTANT
Please vote by telephone or through the internet by following the instructions on your proxy card, thus avoiding unnecessary expense and delay. You may also execute the enclosed proxy and return it promptly in the enclosed envelope. No postage is required if mailed in the United States. The proxy is revocable and will not affect your right to vote in person if you attend the Meeting.
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Q:
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What is happening? Why did I get this package of materials?
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A special meeting of shareholders of the Williamsburg Investment Trust (the “Trust”) is scheduled to be held at 10:00 a.m., Eastern time, on February 11, 2014. The Trust is soliciting proxies on behalf of each of the eleven series of the Trust (individually, a “Williamsburg Fund,” collectively, the “Williamsburg Funds”). According to our records, you are a shareholder of record of one or more Williamsburg Fund as of November 19, 2013, the record date for this meeting and you are receiving one or more proxy cards asking you to vote on the proposals concerning your investment(s) in the Williamsburg Funds. Each proposal does not apply to each Williamsburg Fund.
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WILLIAMSBURG FUNDS
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The Davenport Funds
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The Government Street Funds
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Davenport Core Fund
Davenport Value & Income Fund
Davenport Equity Opportunities Fund
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The Government Street Equity Fund
The Government Street Mid-Cap Fund
The Alabama Tax Free Bond Fund
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The Flippin, Bruce & Porter Funds
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The Jamestown Funds
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FBP Equity & Dividend Plus Fund
FBP Appreciation & Income Opportunities Fund
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The Jamestown Balanced Fund
The Jamestown Equity Fund
The Jamestown Tax Exempt Virginia Fund
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Q:
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Why are shareholders being asked to elect Trustees?
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The Board of Trustees has adopted a retirement policy whereby each member of the Board has agreed, at the request of the Board, to resign as a Trustee no later than June 30 of the year next succeeding his or her reaching age 75. Under the retirement policy, Dr. Richard L. Morrill is expected to retire from the Board on June 30, 2014 and Dr. J. Finley Lee, Jr. is expected to retire from the Board on June 30, 2015. The Board of Trustees has nominated Ms. Elizabeth W. Robertson to fill the vacancy on the Board created by the retirement of Dr. Morrill; however, Ms. Robertson is required to be elected by the Williamsburg Funds’ shareholders. The Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) provides that vacancies on the Board of Trustees may not be filled by Trustees unless thereafter at least two-thirds of the Trustees have been elected by shareholders and that would not be the case were the Trustees to elect Ms. Robertson to the Board. To facilitate future compliance
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with the 1940 Act, shareholders are being asked at the Meeting to elect one new independent trustee nominee, Ms. Robertson, as well as the six incumbent Trustees, to serve on the Board. Information regarding the qualifications of each nominee is set forth below under Proposal 1.
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Why are shareholders of the Davenport Equity Opportunities Fund being asked to vote on changing the Fund’s classification from a diversified to a non-diversified Fund?
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Davenport & Company, LLC (“Davenport”) is proposing that the Davenport Equity Opportunities Fund (the “Davenport Opportunities Fund”) change its classification to a non-diversified fund in order to enable the Fund to invest larger percentages of its assets in the securities of a single issuer. The proposed change would provide increased flexibility to take advantage of future investment opportunities by allowing Davenport to add meaningfully to certain positions if it has a strong conviction about their potential for capital appreciation or to take larger positions initially. Davenport believes this increased flexibility may provide opportunities to enhance the Davenport Opportunities Fund’s performance; however, investing a larger percentage of assets in any one issuer could increase the risk and volatility of the Fund.
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Why am I being asked to vote on changes to the fundamental investment limitations for the Davenport Funds, The Government Street Funds and The Jamestown Funds?
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Management of the Trust is proposing to update and simplify the fundamental investment limitations for the Davenport Funds, The Government Street Funds and The Jamestown Funds and to eliminate certain fundamental limitations that are not required. For purposes of this proposal, each series of the Davenport Funds, The Government Street Funds and The Jamestown Funds is referred to individually as a “Fund,” and collectively, as the “Funds.” Shareholders of the Flippin, Bruce & Porter Funds previously voted to update and simplify the fundamental investment limitations for those funds at a meeting held December 1, 2011. The proposal to update and simplify the fundamental limitations is intended to provide the Funds with more investment flexibility, to make the Funds more responsive to changing regulatory and market environments, and to save money by reducing the need for future shareholder approvals. The proposed revisions to the fundamental investment limitations are intended to more closely reflect the requirements of the 1940 Act and the SEC. Since the time many of the Funds’ current limitations were adopted, there have been many changes to federal or state regulatory oversight and the operation of the capital markets. The proposed revisions are intended to modernize outdated policies and achieve uniformity across all of the Williamsburg Funds.
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How will the Funds’ new fundamental limitations differ from their existing limitations?
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The proposed changes will have the effect of eliminating certain limitations that are outdated and no longer required by law and updating and simplifying certain other limitations. The 1940 Act requires mutual funds to adopt fundamental limitations with respect to certain activities and provides that such policies may not be changed except by a majority vote of shareholders. These activities are:
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Borrowing money
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Issuing senior securities
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Purchasing and selling commodities
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Underwriting securities
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Making loans
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The Funds in the past have adopted many fundamental limitations covering activities that no longer require adoption of a fundamental limitation. This has had the effect of unnecessarily restricting the Funds’ ability to respond to changing circumstances and market opportunities. A comparison of the Funds’ existing and proposed fundamental limitations appears in Exhibit A of this Proxy Statement.
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Why might I receive more than one Proxy Card?
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If you own shares that are registered in different accounts, you may receive a separate proxy card for the shares held in each named account and should vote each proxy card received.
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How does the Board of Trustees recommend that I vote?
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After careful consideration of the proposals, the Board of Trustees unanimously recommends that you vote FOR each of the proposals. The various factors that the Board of Trustees considered in making these determinations are described in the Proxy Statement.
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What will happen if there are not enough votes to hold the Meeting?
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It is important that shareholders vote by telephone or internet or complete and return signed proxy cards promptly, but no later than February 11, 2014 to ensure there is a quorum for the Meeting. You may be contacted by a representative of the Trust or a proxy solicitor if we do not hear from you. If we have not received sufficient votes to have a quorum at the Meeting or have not received enough votes to approve the Proposals, we may adjourn the Meeting to a later date so we can continue to seek more votes.
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Whom should I call for additional information about the Proxy Statement?
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If you have any questions regarding the Proxy Statement or completing and returning your proxy card, you can call 1-888-229-9448.
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WILLIAMSBURG FUNDS
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The Davenport Funds
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The Government Street Funds
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Davenport Core Fund
Davenport Value & Income Fund
Davenport Equity Opportunities Fund
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The Government Street Equity Fund
The Government Street Mid-Cap Fund
The Alabama Tax Free Bond Fund
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The Flippin, Bruce & Porter Funds
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The Jamestown Funds
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FBP Equity & Dividend Plus Fund
FBP Appreciation & Income Opportunities Fund
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The Jamestown Balanced Fund
The Jamestown Equity Fund
The Jamestown Tax Exempt Virginia Fund
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Proposal
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Applicable Funds
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Page
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1.
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To elect seven nominees to serve on the Board of Trustees of the Trust
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All Williamsburg Funds
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To approve the reclassification of the Davenport Equity Opportunities Fund from a “diversified” to a “non-diversified” fund
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Davenport Equity
Opportunities Fund
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To replace the fundamental investment limitations of the Davenport Funds, The Government Street Funds and The Jamestown Funds with new updated fundamental investment limitations and to eliminate certain fundamental limitations that are not required
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The Davenport Funds
The Government Street Funds
The Jamestown Funds
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To transact any other business, not currently contemplated, that may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournment thereof in the discretion of the proxies or their substitutes
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All Williamsburg Funds
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Interested Trustee Nominees
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John P. Ackerly, IV
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Mr. Ackerly is Senior Vice President of Davenport & Company (“Davenport”), the investment adviser to the Davenport Funds. Prior to joining Davenport in 1994, he worked as a portfolio manager for Central Fidelity Bank. Mr. Ackerly is a member of the Executive Committee for Davenport and also serves on its Board of Directors. He is President of the Davenport Funds and past president of the Richmond Society of Financial Analysts. Mr. Ackerly earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia and earned an M.B.A degree from Virginia Commonwealth University. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and has over 25 years of experience in the investment management profession. He has served as a Trustee since 2012. The Board has concluded that Mr. Ackerly is suitable to serve as a Trustee because of his past service and experience as a Trustee, his professional investment and business experience and his academic background.
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John T. Bruce
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Mr. Bruce is a founding partner and the President of Flippin, Bruce & Porter, Inc., the investment adviser to the Flippin, Bruce & Porter Funds. From 1979 until 1985 he served as a Vice President and Portfolio Manager at Capitoline Investment Services, Inc. Mr. Bruce holds a B.S. degree in Finance from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and is a former trustee of the Virginia Tech Foundation. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a Chartered Investment Counselor and has 35 years of experience in the investment management profession. He has served as a Trustee since 1988. The Board has concluded that Mr. Bruce is suitable to serve as a Trustee because of his past service and experience as a Trustee of the Trust, his professional investment and business experience, and his academic background.
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Independent Trustee Nominees
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Robert S. Harris, Ph.D
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Dr. Harris is the C. Stewart Sheppard Professor of Business at The Darden Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Virginia where from 2001 until 2005, he served as Dean. Dr. Harris teaches courses in financial management and policies and valuation in financial markets. His research has focused on corporate finance, financial market analysis and mergers and acquisitions. He has been widely published in leading academic and practitioner journals and has authored financial textbooks. Dr. Harris has been an active consultant and advisor to corporations and government agencies and has held a range of offices in professional societies. He previously served as Chief Learning Officer and Vice President of United Technologies Corporation. Dr. Harris earned a B.A. degree (summa cum laude) from Davidson College and a doctorate in economics from Princeton University. He has served as a Trustee of the Trust since 2007. The Board has concluded that Dr. Harris is suitable to serve as a Trustee because of his past service and experience as a Trustee of the Trust, his distinguished academic background and positions of leadership, and his business experience.
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J. Finley Lee, Jr., Ph.D
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Dr. Lee has been a financial consultant for many years and was previously the Julian Price Professor at the Kenan-Flagler Business School at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Lee earned an undergraduate degree from Davidson College and an M.A. degree from the University of Florida, and earned his Ph.D. as a Huebner Fellow at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He has served as a Trustee of the Trust since 1988. The Board has concluded that Dr. Lee is suitable to serve as a Trustee because of his past service and experience as a Trustee of the Trust, his distinguished academic background, and his business experience.
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Richard L. Morrill, Ph.D
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Dr. Morrill serves as Chancellor at the University of Richmond. He was president of the University of Richmond from 1988 to 1998 and previously was president of Salem College and Centre College. Dr. Morrill has written four books on issues of values, ethics and decision-making in higher education and has published many articles and made numerous presentations on strategic planning and leadership for colleges and universities. He has served as a board member and audit committee member of Central Fidelity Banks, Inc. and as Treasurer of The Association of American Colleges and Universities. He was President of the Teagle Foundation (charitable foundation) from 2010 to 2013. Dr. Morrill currently is a member of the board of the Richmond Symphony Foundation and the Teagle Foundation. He was a director of the Tredegar Corporation (manufacturing firm) until May 2013 and the Albemarle Corporation (manufacturer of specialty chemicals) until May 2012. Dr. Morrill received his B.A. degree in History from Brown University, his B.D. in Religious Thought from Yale University in 1964, and his Ph.D. in Religion from Duke University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. He has served as a Trustee of the Trust since 1993. The Board has concluded that Dr. Morrill is suitable to serve as a Trustee because of his past service and experience as a Trustee of the Trust, his distinguished academic background and expertise in the subjects of ethics and strategic planning, and his service and leadership roles on other boards.
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Harris V. Morrissette
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Mr. Morrissette has served as president and chief executive officer of several privately held businesses. He serves as a director of International Shipholding Corporation (cargo transportation) and Trustmark National Bank (a bank holding company), and as a board member of White-Spunner Construction, Inc. He previously served as a director of EnergySouth, Inc. until its merger with Sempra Energy in 2008 and chairman of Azalea Aviation, Inc. (airplane fueling) until 2012. He is a board member of a number of not-for-profit organizations, among them the Business Council of Alabama and the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama. Mr. Morrissette holds a B.S. degree from The University of Alabama. He has served as a Trustee of the Trust since 1993. The Board has concluded that Mr. Morrissette is suitable to serve as a Trustee because of his past service and experience as a Trustee of the Trust, his extensive business experience, and his service on other boards.
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Elizabeth W. Robertson
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Ms. Robertson serves as Chief Financial Officer of Monument Restaurants LLC (a restaurant franchisee) and has been employed by Monument Restaurants since 2011. She previously served as Chief Financial Officer for Virginia Resources Authority (municipal bond authority) and a Senior Manager at KPMG (public accounting firm) where she specialized in audit and SEC reporting services for financial institutions. Ms. Robertson is a director of Franklin Financial Corporation and Franklin Federal Savings Bank. She previously performed accounting and tax services for small businesses and individuals on a part-time basis and is a board member of a number of not-for-profit organizations, among them, the Richmond Ballet and the St. Andrew’s School Foundation. She holds a B.S. degree from the University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce and earned her Certified Public Accountant designation in 1975. The Board has concluded that Ms. Robertson is suitable to serve as a Trustee because of her business experience and expertise in accounting matters and her leadership positions and service on other boards.
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Name, Address and Age
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Length
of Time
Served
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Position(s)
Held with
Trust
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Principal
Occupation(s) and
Other Directorships
of Various Companies
During Past Five Years
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Number of
Portfolios
in Trust
Overseen
by Trustee
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Interested Trustee Nominees:
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John P. Ackerly, IV
One James Center,
901 E. Cary Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Year of Birth: 1963
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Since
July
2012
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Trustee;
President
of The
Davenport
Funds
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Senior Vice President of Davenport & Company LLC, Richmond Virginia
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John T. Bruce
800 Main Street
Lynchburg, Virginia 24504
Year of Birth: 1953
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Since
September
1988
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Trustee;
President of
the Flippin,
Bruce &
Porter
Funds
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President, Director and member of Executive Committee of Flippin, Bruce & Porter, Inc., Lynchburg, Virginia
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Name, Address and Age
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Length
of Time
Served
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Position(s)
Held with
Trust
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Principal
Occupation(s) and
Other Directorships
of Various Companies
During Past Five Years
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Number of
Portfolios
in Trust
Overseen
by Trustee
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Independent Trustee Nominees:
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Robert S. Harris, Ph. D.
100 Darden Boulevard
Charlottesville, Virginia 22903
Year of Birth: 1949
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Since
January
2007
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Trustee
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C. Stewart Sheppard Professor of Business Administration at The Darden Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Virginia; consultant to corporations and government agencies
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J. Finley Lee, Jr., Ph.D.
448 Pond Apple Drive
North Naples, Florida 34119
Year of Birth: 1939
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Since
September
1988
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Trustee
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Retired Julian Price Professor Emeritus, University of North Carolina
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Richard L. Morrill, Ph.D.
28 Westhampton Way
Richmond, Virginia 23173
Year of Birth: 1939
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Since
March
1993
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Trustee
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Chancellor of the University of Richmond; Director of Tredegar Corporation (plastics manufacturer) until May 2013. President of the Teagle Foundation (charitable foundation) until July 2013 and a director of Albemarle Corporation (polymers and chemicals manufacturer) until May 2012
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11
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Name, Address and Age
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Length
of Time
Served
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Position(s)
Held with
Trust
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Principal
Occupation(s) and
Other Directorships
of Various Companies
During Past Five Years
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Number of
Portfolios
in Trust
Overseen
by Trustee
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Independent Trustee Nominees:
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Harris V. Morrissette
100 Jacintoport Boulevard
Saraland, Alabama 36571
Year of Birth: 1959
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Since
March
1993
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Trustee
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President of China Doll Rice and Beans, Inc and Dixie Lily Foods; Director of International Shipholding Corporation (cargo transportation); Director of Trustmark National Bank (bank holding company); Chairman of Azalea Aviation, Inc. (airplane fueling) until January 2012
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Elizabeth W. Robertson
8908 Norwick Road
Richmond, Virginia 23229
Year of Birth: 1953
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Nominee
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Nominee
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Chief Financial Officer for Monument Restaurants LLC (a restaurant franchisee) since 2011. Director of Franklin Financial Corporation and Franklin Federal Savings Bank since 1996. Practicing CPA at KPMG from 1975 until 1985.
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Reflects the number of Williamsburg Funds that would be overseen by Nominee if elected by shareholders.
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Name, Address and Age
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Length
of Time
Served
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Position(s)
Held with
Trust
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Principal Occupation(s)
and Directorships of
Various Companies
During Past Five Years
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Executive Officers:
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Tina H. Bloom
225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450
Cincinnati, Ohio 45246
Year of Birth: 1968
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Since
August
2006
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Chief
Compliance
Officer and
Secretary
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Director of Fund Administration of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (the Trust’s administrator); Vice President of Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC (the Trust’s principal underwriter)
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Robert G. Dorsey
225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450
Cincinnati, Ohio 45246
Year of Birth: 1957
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Since
November
2000
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Vice President
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Managing Director of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC and Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC
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Mark J. Seger
225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450
Cincinnati, Ohio 45246
Year of Birth: 1962
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Since
November
2000
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Treasurer
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Managing Director of Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC and Ultimus Fund Distributors, LLC
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Audit
Committee
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The Audit Committee (i) oversees the Trust’s accounting and financial reporting policies and practices, its internal controls and, as appropriate in its judgment, the internal controls of certain service providers; (ii) oversees the quality and objectivity of the financial statements of each of the Williamsburg Funds and the independent audits thereof; (iii) acts as liaison between the Trust’s independent registered public accounting firm and the full Board; (iv) pre-approves the scope and cost of the audit and non-audit services provided by the Trust’s independent registered public accounting firm; and (v) resolves any issues arising under the Trust’s Code of Ethics for Principal Executive and Senior Financial Officers. The Audit Committee met three times during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013.
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Governance
Committee
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The Governance Committee is responsible for (i) selecting and nominating persons to serve as Independent Trustees; (ii) determining the level of compensation for the Independent Trustees; (iii) reviewing information relating to the investment advisory, underwriting and other contracts with third party service providers and making recommendations to the Board; (iv) monitoring the activities of the CCO and making recommendations to the Board with respect to the compliance policies and procedures of the Trust and its service providers; (v) reviewing the responsibilities of the committees of the Board and evaluating whether there is a need for additional or combined committees; and (vi) evaluating the performance of the Board of Trustees. The Governance Committee will review shareholder recommendations for nominations to fill vacancies on the Board if such recommendations are submitted in writing, addressed to the Committee at the Trust’s offices and meet any minimum qualifications that may be adopted by the Committee. The Governance Committee met three times during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013.
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Qualified Legal Compliance
Committee
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The Qualified Legal Compliance Committee is responsible for receiving and investigating reports from attorneys representing the Trust of material violations of securities laws, a material breach of fiduciary duty or a similar material violation. The Qualified Legal Compliance Committee did not meet during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013 because no such reports were made during that period.
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Nominees
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Dollar Range of Williamsburg
Fund Shares Owned by Trustee
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Aggregate Dollar Range of All Williamsburg
Fund Shares
Owned by
Trustee
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Interested Trustees:
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John P. Ackerly, IV
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Davenport Core Fund – $50,001-$100,000
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$50,001-$100,000
|
John T. Bruce
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FBP Equity & Dividend Plus Fund – Over $100,000
FBP Appreciation & Income Opportunities Fund – Over $100,000
|
Over $100,000
|
Independent Trustees:
|
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Robert S. Harris
|
The Government Street Equity Fund – $1-$10,000
|
$1–$10,000
|
J. Finley Lee, Jr.
|
None
|
None
|
Richard L. Morrill
|
FBP Equity & Dividend Plus Fund – $50,001-$100,000
The Jamestown Balanced Fund – Over $100,000
The Jamestown Equity Fund – $50,001-$100,000
|
Over $100,000
|
Harris V. Morrissette
|
Davenport Core Fund – $50,001–$100,000
Davenport Value & Income Fund – $10,001-$50,000
Davenport Opportunities Fund – $10,001-$50,000
FBP Equity & Dividend Plus Fund – $10,001-$50,000
FBP Appreciation & Income Opportunities Fund – $10,001-$50,000
The Government Street Equity Fund – Over $100,000
The Government Street Mid-Cap Fund – $10,001-$50,000
The Alabama Tax Free Bond Fund – Over $100,000
The Jamestown Balanced Fund – $10,001-$50,000
The Jamestown Equity Fund – $10,001-$50,000
|
Over $100,000
|
Elizabeth W. Robertson
|
Davenport Core Fund – $10,001-$50,000
Davenport Value & Income Fund – Over $100,000
Davenport Opportunities Fund – $10,001-$50,000
|
Over $100,000
|
Independent Trustee
|
Aggregate
Compensation
From Each
Williamsburg
Fund
|
Pension or
Retirement
Benefits
Accrued As
Part of Fund
Expenses
|
Estimated
Annual
Benefits
Upon
Retirement
|
Total
Compensation
From all
Williamsburg
Funds Within
the Trust
|
Robert S. Harris
|
$2,000
|
None
|
None
|
$22,000
|
J. Finley Lee, Jr.
|
$1,864
|
None
|
None
|
$20,500
|
Richard L. Morrill
|
$1,955
|
None
|
None
|
$21,500
|
Harris V. Morrissette
|
$1,818
|
None
|
None
|
$20,000
|
Elizabeth W. Robertson*
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
*
|
Nominee did not serve as Trustee during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013.
|
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Flexibility and Opportunity – The Davenport Opportunities Fund’s investments may be limited to a smaller number of investment opportunities, allowing Davenport to potentially avoid overvalued securities and to overweight a position if it has a strong conviction about its potential for capital appreciation.
|
|
Enhanced Performance – Non-diversification allows Davenport to invest a greater percentage of the assets of the Davenport Opportunities Fund in individual securities believed to have the potential for strong growth, which may have a meaningful impact on the performance of the Davenport Opportunities Fund.
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TO REPLACE THE FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS OF THE DAVENPORT FUNDS, THE GOVERNMENT STREET FUNDS AND THE JAMESTOWN FUNDS WITH NEW UPDATED FUNDAMENTAL LIMITATIONS AND TO ELIMINATE CERTAIN FUNDAMENTAL LIMITATIONS THAT ARE NOT REQUIRED
|
We are proposing to adopt a revised policy on borrowing that would read as follows:
|
Borrowing. Each Fund may not engage in borrowing except as permitted by the 1940 Act, any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder or interpretations of the SEC or its staff.
|
Purpose of Proposal
|
Effect of Proposal
|
The purpose of this Proposal is to make each Fund’s fundamental investment limitation on borrowing consistent with applicable limitations under the 1940 Act. The 1940 Act generally permits a mutual fund to borrow money in an amount equal to or less than 33⅓% of its total assets (including the amount borrowed) from banks, or an amount equal to or less than 5% of its total assets for temporary purposes from any unaffiliated lender. The proposed change would expand the Funds’ flexibility to borrow to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act and simplify the current limitation by omitting unnecessary exceptions and explanations.
|
The proposed amendment would provide the Funds with greater flexibility with respect to borrowing to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act. Each Fund would be permitted to borrow for any purpose permitted under the 1940 Act, including for leveraging purposes, which means that each Fund would be able to use borrowed money to increase its investments in securities. The Funds have no present intention of changing their current borrowing activities. Any change to the Funds’ borrowing activities would be subject to review by the Board and would be reflected in the Funds’ disclosures to shareholders, including any material risks, as appropriate.
|
The potential risks of adopting the revised policy are described below:
|
Borrowing Risks. The proposed policy would permit the Funds to borrow money to a greater extent than they could under their existing policies. If a Fund did borrow more, it would be subject to a greater degree of risk, including the possibility of lower performance if the return on the borrowed money is less than the interest cost on the borrowing. To the extent that borrowing involves leveraging, a Fund’s share price may be subject to increased volatility because borrowing may magnify the effect of an increase or decrease in a Fund’s holdings. In addition, any money borrowed would be subject to interest and other costs.
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We are proposing to adopt a revised policy on senior securities that would read as follows:
|
Senior Securities. Each Fund will not issue senior securities. This limitation is not applicable to activities that may be deemed to involve the issuance or sale of a senior security by a Fund, provided that the Fund’s engagement in such activities is consistent with or permitted by the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder or interpretations of the SEC or its staff.
|
Purpose of Proposal
|
Effect of Proposal
|
The purpose of this Proposal is to make each Fund’s fundamental investment limitation on issuing senior securities consistent with applicable limitations under the 1940 Act. The proposed change would expand the Funds’ flexibility to issue senior securities to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act and clarify the Funds’ ability to engage in permissible types of transactions which have been interpreted as not constituting the issuance of senior securities.
|
The proposed amendment would clarify the Funds' ability to engage in the permissible types of transactions discussed above, which, while appearing to raise senior security concerns, have been interpreted as not constituting the issuance of senior securities under the federal securities laws. The Funds have no present intention of changing their approach to issuing senior securities. Any change to the Funds’ approach to issuing senior securities would be subject to review by the Board and would be reflected in the Funds’ disclosures to shareholders, including any material risks, as appropriate.
|
The potential risks of adopting the revised policy are described below:
|
Senior Securities Risks. The proposed policy would enhance the Funds’ authority to use senior securities. The principal risk created by the use of senior securities is leverage risk, i.e., that it is possible that a Fund's loss on the transaction may exceed the amount invested. In addition, a Fund may incur additional expenses, such as interest expense.
|
We are proposing to adopt a revised policy on commodities that would read as follows:
|
Commodities. Each Fund will not purchase or sell commodities unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other investments to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act and the regulations of any other agency with authority over the Funds. This limitation does not preclude a Fund from purchasing or selling options or futures contracts, from investing in securities or other instruments backed by commodities or from investing in companies that are engaged in a commodities business or have a significant portion of their assets in commodities.
|
Purpose of Proposal
|
Effect of Proposal
|
The proposed amendments would simplify the current restriction with respect to commodities by omitting unnecessary discussions of exceptions and explanations and clarify that financial derivative or commodity contracts are not limited by this restriction. Approval of this Proposal would eliminate a fundamental investment limitation with respect to puts and calls for certain Funds and expand those Funds’ flexibility to purchase and sell put and call options. The removal of this limitation would also enable the Funds to change any strategies now governed by this policy without having to incur the expense or delay of obtaining shareholder approval.
|
The proposed amendments would provide the Funds with greater flexibility with respect to investing in options and commodities to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act. The Funds have no present intention of changing their investment strategies with respect to commodities. Any use of commodities or financial derivative or commodities contracts, or put or call options implemented by the Funds would be subject to review by the Board and would be reflected in the Funds’ disclosures to shareholders, including any material risks, as appropriate.
|
The potential risks of adopting the revised policy are described below:
|
Commodities Risks. The risks of the use of commodities or financial derivative or commodities contracts or put or call options by the Funds may include the risk that options and futures contracts may be more volatile or less liquid than traditional investments and that their use may result in a capital loss if the price of the underlying security rises or falls dramatically.
|
We are proposing to adopt a revised policy on concentration that would read as follows:
|
Concentration: Each Fund will not invest more than 25% of its total assets in a particular industry or group of industries. This limitation is not applicable to investments in obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies and instrumentalities or repurchase agreements with respect thereto, or investments in other investment companies.
|
Purpose of Proposal
|
Effect of Proposal
|
The purpose of this Proposal is to make each Fund’s fundamental policy on concentrating investments consistent with the provisions of the 1940 Act and positions of the staff of the SEC in interpreting the 1940 Act. The proposed amendments would clarify that investments in obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies and instrumentalities or repurchase agreements with respect thereto, or investments in other investment companies are not subject to the Funds’ industry concentration policy. The proposed amendments would further clarify that each Fund will not invest “more than 25%” rather than “25% or more” of its total assets in a particular industry or group of industries.
|
There is no material difference between the proposed policy and the existing policy. The proposed amendments are not expected to change the way the Funds are managed or to affect their operations.
|
We are proposing to adopt a revised policy on investing in real estate that would read as follows:
|
Real Estate. Each Fund will not purchase or sell real estate directly. This limitation is not applicable to investments in marketable securities which are secured by or represent interests in real estate. This limitation does not preclude a Fund from holding or selling real estate acquired as a result of the Fund’s ownership of securities or other instruments, investing in mortgage-related securities or investing in companies engaged in the real estate business or that have a significant portion of their assets in real estate (including real estate investment trusts).
|
Purpose of Proposal
|
Effect of Proposal
|
The purpose of this Proposal is to eliminate a fundamental investment limitation adopted by certain Funds on investing in oil, gas or other mineral development programs that is not required by law. With respect to real estate, the proposed policy would permit the Funds to hold or sell real estate acquired as a result of the Fund’s ownership of securities or other instruments. The Funds would remain prohibited from investing directly in real estate.
|
The proposed change is not expected to change the way the Funds are managed or to affect their operations.
|
The potential risks of adopting the revised policy, which are similar to the existing risks, are described below:
|
Real Estate Risks. If the Funds were to invest in companies engaged in the real estate business, they would be subject to certain risks. These include declines in the value of real estate, lack of available mortgage funds, overbuilding and extended vacancies, increased property taxes and operating expenses, zoning and environmental problems and changes in interest rates.
|
We are proposing to adopt a revised policy on underwriting that would read as follows:
|
Underwriting. Each Fund will not act as underwriter of securities issued by other persons. This limitation is not applicable to the extent that, in connection with the disposition of portfolio securities (including restricted securities), the Fund may be deemed an underwriter under certain federal securities laws or in connection with investments in other investment companies.
|
Purpose of Proposal
|
Effect of Proposal
|
The purpose of this Proposal is to clarify that the Funds are permitted to invest in other investment companies even if, as a result of the investment, a Fund could be deemed an underwriter under federal securities laws.
|
The proposed change is not expected to change the way the Funds are managed or to affect their operations.
|
•
|
A Fund may not loan securities equal in value to no more than ⅓ of its total assets.
|
•
|
A Fund must receive 100% collateral in the form of cash or U.S. Government securities. This collateral must be valued daily and, should the market value of the loaned securities increase, the borrower must furnish additional collateral to the Fund.
|
•
|
During the time portfolio securities are on loan, the borrower must pay the Fund a reasonable return on the loaned securities.
|
•
|
The loans must be subject to termination by a Fund or the borrower at any time.
|
We are proposing to adopt a revised limitation on lending that would read as follows:
|
Loans. Each Fund will not make loans to other persons, except (a) by loaning portfolio securities, (b) by engaging in repurchase agreements, (c) by purchasing nonpublicly offered debt securities, (d) by purchasing commercial paper, or (e) by entering into any other lending arrangement permitted by the 1940 Act, any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder or interpretation of the SEC or its staff. For purposes of this limitation, the term "loans” shall not include the purchase of a portion of an issue of publicly distributed bonds, debentures or other debt securities.
|
Purpose of Proposal
|
Effect of Proposal
|
The purpose of this Proposal is to make each Fund’s fundamental investment limitation with respect to loans consistent with applicable limitations under the 1940 Act. The proposed amendments would expand the Funds’ ability to enter into lending arrangements to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act and clarify certain types of arrangements that are specifically permitted.
|
The proposed amendments are not expected to change the way the Funds are managed or to affect their operations. The Funds currently do not intend to change their investment strategies with respect to loans. If a Fund were to avail itself of the ability to engage in lending practices to a greater extent than is currently permitted, such practices would be subject to review by the Board and would be reflected in such Fund’s disclosures to shareholders, including any material risks, as appropriate.
|
The potential risks of adopting the revised policy are described below:
|
Lending Risks. If the Funds were to engage in lending practices to a greater extent than is currently permitted, they would be subject to certain risks. The risks of engaging in lending practices include a delay in the recovery of the loaned securities or a loss of rights in the collateral received, if the borrower fails financially.
|
Purpose of Proposal
|
Effect of Proposal
|
The purpose of this Proposal is to eliminate a fundamental investment limitation not required by law. The removal of this limitation would enable the Funds to invest a larger percentage of their assets in other investment companies, including money market funds, ETFs and index-based mutual funds to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act. The removal of this limitation would also enable each Fund to change any strategies now governed by this policy without having to incur the expense or delay of obtaining shareholder approval.
|
If the Proposal is approved, the Funds may take advantage of their ability to invest to a greater extent in shares of other investment companies, including money market funds, ETFs and index-based mutual funds, in order to pursue their investment strategies. It is possible that some of the Funds will exercise this increased authority. Any change to the use of investing in other investment companies implemented by the Funds would be subject to review by the Board and would be reflected in the Funds’ disclosures to shareholders, including any material risks, as appropriate.
|
The potential risks of eliminating the policy are described below:
|
Investment Company Risks. To the extent the Funds invest a larger percentage of their assets in other investment companies, they will be subject to the risks associated with the investment strategies of the other investment companies. In addition, each Fund must bear the management and other fees of the investment companies, in addition to its own expenses. Furthermore, ETFs are subject to certain risks that do not apply to conventional open-end mutual funds, including the risk that the market price of an ETF’s shares may trade at a discount to its net asset value, or that an active trading market for an ETF’s shares may not be developed or maintained.
|
Purpose of Proposal
|
Effect of Proposal
|
The purpose of this Proposal is to eliminate a fundamental investment limitation not required by law. The removal of this limitation would enable the Funds to have greater flexibility with respect to the composition of their portfolios.
|
If the Proposal is approved, the Diversified Funds would each continue to be classified as diversified investment companies under the 1940 Act but would have greater flexibility with respect to the composition of their portfolios. The removal of the existing limitation would permit certain Funds to take larger positions (both as a percentage of the Fund’s assets and as a percentage of the issuer’s voting securities) in certain securities than is currently the case. It is possible that some of the Funds will exercise this increased authority.
|
The potential risks of adopting the revised policy are described below:
|
Risks of Investing in a Single Issuer. To the extent a Fund takes a larger position in a security, it would be subject to a greater degree to the risks associated with investing in a single issuer.
|
Purpose of Proposal
|
Effect of Proposal
|
The purpose of this Proposal is to eliminate a fundamental investment limitation not required by law. The removal of this limitation would expand the Funds’ flexibility to invest in foreign securities. It would permit the Funds to (i) directly acquire securities of foreign issuers that trade on domestic or foreign securities exchanges, (ii) acquire shares of ETFs and similar investment vehicles that are listed on a foreign securities exchange, or (iii) acquire foreign debt securities. The removal of this limitation would also enable the Funds to change any strategies now governed by this policy without having to incur the expense or delay of obtaining shareholder approval.
|
If the Proposal is approved, each Fund may take advantage of its ability to directly acquire foreign securities or ETFs that invest in foreign securities. Any use of foreign securities implemented by the Funds would be subject to review by the Board and would be reflected in the Funds’ disclosures to shareholders, including any material risks, as appropriate.
|
The potential risks of eliminating the policy on foreign securities are described below:
|
Foreign Securities Risks. If the Funds were to invest in foreign securities to a greater extent than is currently permitted, they would be subject to certain risks. The risks of investing in foreign securities may include the risk that foreign securities may not be subject to uniform audit and disclosure standards and subject to the risk of changes in currency exchange rates, political, economic and social events, less liquidity and less publicly available information than domestic securities.
|
Current Fundamental Limitations
|
Restricted Securities. This limitation generally prohibits the Funds from investing in restricted securities and/or limits the amount of investment in other illiquid securities, including repurchase agreements maturing in over seven days, and other securities for which there is no established market or for which market quotations are not readily available.
Ownership by Affiliates of the Trust. This limitation prohibits the Funds from investing in the securities of any issuer if any of the officers or Trustees of the Trust or any of the Investment Advisers who own beneficially more than ½ of 1% of the outstanding securities of such issuer together own more than 5% of the outstanding securities of such issuer.
Exercising Control. This limitation prohibits the Funds from investing for the purpose of exercising control or management of another issuer.
Margin Purchases. This limitation prohibits the Funds from purchasing securities on margin (but the Funds may obtain such short-term credits as may be necessary for the clearance of transactions).
Short Sales. This limitation prohibits the Funds from making short sales of securities or maintaining a short position, except short sales “against the box” (A short sale is made by selling a security the Fund does not own. A short sale is “against the box” to the extent that the Fund contemporaneously owns or has the right to obtain at no added cost securities identical to those sold short).
Participation on Joint or Several Basis. This limitation prohibits the Funds from participating on a joint or joint and several basis in any trading account in securities.
Issuers with Less than Three Years of Operations. This limitation generally prohibits the Funds from investing in securities of issuers which have a record of less than three years’ continuous operation (including predecessors and, in the case of bonds, guarantors). Certain Funds are prohibited from investing more than 5% of their total assets in such securities.
|
Purpose of Proposal
|
Effect of Proposal
|
The purpose of this Proposal is to eliminate existing fundamental investment policies that are no longer required by law. The removal of these limitations would enable the Funds to change any strategies now governed by these policies without having to incur the expense or delay of obtaining shareholder approval.
|
The removal of these limitations is not expected to change the way the Funds are managed or to affect their operations. The Funds currently do not intend to invest in the securities of an issuer that is an affiliate of the Trust, invest for the purpose of exercising control, purchase securities on margin or participate in a joint or joint and several basis in any trading account in securities. If the Proposal is approved, it is possible that some of the Funds may exercise their increased authority, for example with respect to their ability to make short sales, invest in restricted securities or invest in issuers with less than three years’ continuous operation. Any material use of this increased authority by the Funds would be subject to review by the Board and would be reflected in the Funds’ disclosures to shareholders, including any material risks, as appropriate.
|
The potential risks of eliminating the outdated policies are described below:
|
Restricted Securities Risks. If the Funds were to invest in restricted securities to a greater extent than is currently permitted, they would be subject to certain risks. Restricted securities may have contractual or legal restrictions on resale to the general public which may impact the Fund’s ability to sell these securities at an advantageous time or price. Restricted securities may be subject to erratic price movements and may be more difficult to price than other securities.
Short Sales Risks. If the Funds were to make short sales of securities to a greater extent than is currently permitted, they would be subject to certain risks. A short sale involves the sale of shares that the Fund does not own in anticipation of purchasing those shares in the future at a lower price and is considered a speculative practice. If the price of the shares sold short increases, the Fund will realize a loss. The amount of this loss in theory is unlimited because there is no limit on the possible increase in price of the securities sold short.
Issuers with Less than Three Years of Operations Risks. If the Funds were to invest in securities of issuers with less than three years of operations to a greater extent than is currently permitted, they would be subject to certain risks. These securities may lack the management experience, financial resources, product diversification and competitive strengths of more seasoned companies and may experience higher failure rates. In many instances, these securities are traded only over the counter or on a regional securities exchange and the frequency and volume of their trading is substantially less than is typical of more established companies.
|
TO TRANSACT ANY OTHER BUSINESS THAT MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENT THEREOF IN THE DISCRETION OF THE PROXIES OR THEIR SUBSTITUTES
|
www.investdavenport.com
|
www.leavellinvestments.com
|
www.fbpfunds.com
|
www.jamestownfunds.com
|
The Davenport Funds
Advised by Davenport & Company LLC
One James Center
901 East Cary Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
|
||
Shares Outstanding
|
Davenport Core Fund
|
13,518,684.927
|
Davenport Equity Opportunities Fund
|
9,419,748.033
|
|
Davenport Value & Income Fund
|
18,488,959.544
|
|
Shareholders with 5% or more record ownership of shares: None
|
The Flippin, Bruce & Porter Funds
Advised by Flippin, Bruce & Porter
800 Main Street, Second Floor
Lynchburg, Virginia 24505
|
||
Shares Outstanding
|
FBP Equity & Dividend Plus Fund
|
1,119,592.779
|
FBP Appreciation & Income Opportunities Fund
|
2,117,100.058
|
|
Shareholders with 5% or more record ownership of shares.
|
||
Fund
|
Name and Address of Shareholder
|
% Owned
|
FBP Equity &
Dividend Plus Fund
|
Flippin, Bruce and Porter, Inc.
Profit Sharing Plan and Trust
800 Main Street, Second Floor
Lynchburg, Virginia 24505
|
6.06%
|
FBP Appreciation &
Income Opportunities
Fund
|
Flippin, Bruce and Porter, Inc.
Profit Sharing Plan and Trust
800 Main Street, Second Floor
Lynchburg, Virginia 24505
|
12.04%
|
FBP Appreciation &
Income Opportunities
Fund
|
Flippin, Bruce and Porter, Inc.
Employee Stock Ownership and Savings Plan
800 Main Street, Second Floor
Lynchburg, Virginia 24505
|
6.43%
|
FBP Appreciation &
Income Opportunities
Fund
|
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
211 Main Street
San Francisco, California 94105
|
7.47%
|
FBP Appreciation &
Income Opportunities
Fund
|
MG Trust Company Custodian
FBO Lynchburg Pulmonary Associates Inc.
717 17th Street, Suite 1300
Denver, Colorado 80202
|
5.99%
|
The Government Street Funds
Advised by Leavell Investment Management, Inc.
210 St. Joseph Street
Mobile, Alabama 36602
|
||
Shares Outstanding
|
The Government Street Equity Fund
|
1,499,438.888
|
The Government Street Mid-Cap Fund
|
2,534,693.648
|
|
The Alabama Tax Free Bond Fund
|
3,124,674.728
|
|
Shareholders with 5% or more record ownership of shares. Accounts with an asterisk may be deemed to control a Fund by virtue of owning more than 25% of the outstanding shares.
|
||
Fund
|
Name and Address of Shareholder
|
% Owned
|
The Government
Street Equity Fund
|
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
211 Main Street
San Francisco, California 94105
|
78.35%*
|
The Government
Street Equity Fund
|
National Financial Services LLC
248 East Capitol Street
Jackson, Mississippi 39201
|
5.43%
|
The Government
Street Mid-Cap Fund
|
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
211 Main Street
San Francisco, California 94105
|
81.36%*
|
The Government
Street Mid-Cap Fund
|
National Financial Services LLC
248 East Capitol Street
Jackson, Mississippi 39201
|
9.24%
|
The Alabama Tax Free
Bond Fund
|
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
211 Main Street
San Francisco, California 94105
|
74.47%*
|
The Alabama Tax Free
Bond Fund
|
National Financial Services LLC
248 East Capitol Street
Jackson, Mississippi 39201
|
5.30%
|
The Jamestown Funds
Advised by Lowe, Brockenbrough & Company, Inc.
1802 Bayberry Court, Suite 400
Richmond, Virginia 23226
|
||
Shares Outstanding
|
The Jamestown Equity Fund
|
1,403,474.239
|
The Jamestown Balanced Fund
|
1,279,999.328
|
|
The Jamestown Tax Exempt Virginia Fund
|
2,553,552.581
|
|
Shareholders with 5% or more record ownership of shares. Accounts with an asterisk may be deemed to control a Fund by virtue of owning more than 25% of the outstanding shares:
|
||
Fund
|
Name and Address of Shareholder
|
% Owned
|
The Jamestown
Equity Fund
|
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
211 Main Street
San Francisco, California 94105
|
51.71%*
|
The Jamestown
Balanced Fund
|
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
211 Main Street
San Francisco, California 94105
|
35.84%*
|
The Jamestown
Balanced Fund
|
Jesse D. Bowles
2307 Crescent Ave
Charlotte, North Carolina 28207
|
7.72%
|
The Jamestown
Balanced Fund
|
Lawrence B. Schwartz
1 Welwyn Place
Richmond, Virginia 23229
|
10.54%
|
The Jamestown Tax
Exempt Virginia Fund
|
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
211 Main Street
San Francisco, California 94105
|
78.66%*
|
The Jamestown Tax
Exempt Virginia Fund
|
John M. Street
315 Cheswick Lane
Richmond, Virginia 23229
|
5.06%
|
Fees Billed by Ernst & Young LLP to the Trust During the Previous Two Fiscal Years
|
|
Audit Fees
|
The aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by Ernst & Young LLP for the audit of the annual financial statements of the Trust or for services that are normally provided by Ernst & Young LLP in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements were $155,800 with respect to the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013 and $152,745 with respect to the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012.
|
Audit-Related Fees
|
No fees were billed in either of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by Ernst & Young LLP that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Trust’s financial statements and are not reported as “Audit Fees” in the preceding paragraph.
|
Tax Fees
|
No fees were billed in either of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by Ernst & Young LLP for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.
|
All Other Fees
|
No fees were billed in either of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by Ernst & Young LLP other than the services reported above.
|
Aggregate
Non-Audit Fees
|
No fees were billed in either of the last two fiscal years for non-audit services by Ernst & Young LLP rendered to the Trust and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Trust that provides ongoing services to the Trust.
|
By order of the Board of Trustees,
|
|
|
|
Tina H. Bloom
Secretary
|
Proposal 3a(i): Borrowing Money
|
|
Proposed New Fundamental Limitation: Each Fund may not engage in borrowing except as permitted by the 1940 Act, any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder or interpretations of the SEC or its staff.
|
|
Current Fundamental Limitation
|
Applicable Funds
|
The Fund may not borrow (money) or pledge its assets, except that it may borrow from banks as a temporary measure (a) for extraordinary or emergency purposes, in amounts not exceeding 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or (b) in order to meet redemption requests which might otherwise require untimely disposition of portfolio securities if, immediately after such borrowing, the value of the Fund’s assets, including all borrowings then outstanding, less its liabilities (excluding all borrowings), is equal to at least 300% of the aggregate amount of borrowings then outstanding, and may pledge its assets to secure all such borrowings.
|
The Government Street Equity Fund
The Government Street Mid-Cap Fund
The Jamestown Balanced Fund
The Jamestown Equity Fund
Davenport Core Fund
Davenport Equity Opportunities Fund
Davenport Value & Income Fund
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The Fund may not borrow money or pledge its assets, except that it may borrow from banks as a temporary measure (a) for extraordinary or emergency purposes, in amounts not exceeding 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or (b) in order to meet redemption requests which might otherwise require untimely disposition of portfolio securities, in amounts not exceeding 15% of its total assets, and may pledge its assets to secure all such borrowings.
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The Alabama Tax Free Bond Fund
The Jamestown Tax Exempt Virginia Fund
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Proposal No. 3a(ii): Issuing Senior Securities
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Proposed New Fundamental Limitation: Each Fund will not issue senior securities. This limitation is not applicable to activities that may be deemed to involve the issuance or sale of a senior security by a Fund, provided that the Fund’s engagement in such activities is consistent with or permitted by the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder or interpretations of the SEC or its staff.
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Current Fundamental Limitation
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Applicable Funds
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The Fund may not issue any senior security as defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940 except insofar as any borrowing that the Fund may engage in may be deemed to be an issuance of a senior security
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Davenport Core Fund
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The Fund may not issue (any) senior security(ies).
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The Jamestown Balanced Fund
The Jamestown Equity Fund
The Jamestown Tax Exempt Virginia Fund
The Government Street Equity Fund
The Government Street Mid-Cap Fund
The Alabama Tax Free Bond Fund
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Proposal No. 3b: Purchasing and Selling Commodities and Put and Call Options
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Proposed New Fundamental Limitation: Each Fund will not purchase or sell commodities unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other investments to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act and the regulations of any other agency with authority over the Funds. This limitation does not preclude a Fund from purchasing or selling options or futures contracts, from investing in securities or other instruments backed by commodities or from investing in companies that are engaged in a commodities business or have a significant portion of their assets in commodities.
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Current Fundamental Limitation
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Applicable Funds
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The Fund may not write, purchase or sell commodities, commodities contracts, commodities futures contracts, warrants on commodities or related options.
The Fund may not write, acquire or sell puts, calls or combinations thereof, or purchase or sell commodities, commodities contracts, futures contracts or related options.
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Davenport Core Fund
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The Fund may not purchase or sell commodities or commodities contracts, except that the Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts and options thereon.
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Davenport Value & Income Fund
Davenport Equity Opportunities Fund
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The Fund may not write, acquire or sell puts, calls or combinations thereof, or purchase or sell commodities, commodities contracts, futures contracts or related options, except that the Fund may write (sell) covered call options against its portfolio securities, and purchase corresponding call options in a closing purchase transaction.
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The Government Street Equity Fund
The Government Street Mid Cap Fund
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The Fund may not write, acquire or sell commodities, commodities contracts, futures contracts or related options.
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The Alabama Tax Free Bond Fund
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The Fund may not write, acquire or sell puts, calls or combinations thereof, or purchase or sell commodities, commodities contracts, futures contracts, warrants on commodities or related options.
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The Jamestown Balanced Fund
The Jamestown Equity Fund
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The Fund may not write, purchase or sell commodities, commodities contracts, futures contracts or related options.
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The Jamestown Tax Exempt Virginia Fund
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Proposal No. 3c: Concentrating Investments in a Particular Industry or Group of Industries
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Proposed New Fundamental Limitation: Each Fund will not invest more than 25% of its total assets in a particular industry or group of industries. This limitation is not applicable to investments in obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities or repurchase agreements with respect thereto, or investments in other investment companies.
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Current Fundamental Limitation
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Applicable Funds
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The Fund may not invest 25% or more of the value of its total assets in any one industry or group of industries (except that securities of the U.S. Government, its agencies and instrumentalities are not subject to these limitations).
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The Government Street Equity Fund
The Government Street Mid-Cap Fund
The Jamestown Balanced Fund
The Jamestown Equity Fund
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The Fund may not invest 25% or more of the value of its total assets in any one industry (except that securities of the U.S. Government, its agencies and instrumentalities are not subject to these limitations).
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Davenport Core Fund
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The Fund may not purchase securities which would cause 25% or more of the value of its total assets at the time of purchase to be invested in the securities of one or more issuers conducting their principal business activities in the same industry (except that such limitation does not apply to securities of the U.S. Government, its agencies and instrumentalities).
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Davenport Value & Income Fund
Davenport Equity Opportunities Fund
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Proposal No. 3d: Investing in Real Estate and Oil, Gas or Other Mineral Exploration or Development Programs
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Proposed New Fundamental Limitation: Each Fund will not purchase or sell real estate directly. This limitation is not applicable to investments in marketable securities which are secured by or represent interests in real estate. This limitation does not preclude a Fund from holding or selling real estate acquired as a result of the Fund’s ownership of securities or other instruments, investing in mortgage-related securities or investing in companies engaged in the real estate business or that have a significant portion of their assets in real estate (including real estate investment trusts).
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Current Fundamental Limitation
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Applicable Funds
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The Fund may not invest in interests in real estate, real estate mortgage loans, oil, gas or other mineral exploration or development programs, except that the Fund may invest in the securities of companies (other than those which are not readily marketable) which own or deal in such things, and the Fund may invest in mortgage-backed securities (as described in the Prospectus).
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Davenport Core Fund
The Jamestown Balanced Fund
The Jamestown Equity Fund
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The Fund may not purchase or sell real estate except that the Fund may invest in securities of companies that invest in real estate or interests therein and in securities that are secured by real estate or interests therein.
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Davenport Value & Income Fund
Davenport Equity Opportunities Fund
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The Fund may not invest in interests in real estate, real estate mortgage loans, oil, gas or other mineral exploration or development programs, except that the Fund may invest in the securities of companies (other than those which are not readily marketable) which own or deal in such things.
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The Government Street Equity Fund
The Government Street Mid-Cap Fund
The Alabama Tax Free Bond Fund
The Jamestown Tax Exempt Virginia Fund
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Proposal 3e: Underwriting Securities
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Proposed New Fundamental Limitation: Each Fund will not act as underwriter of securities issued by other persons. This limitation is not applicable to the extent that, in connection with the disposition of portfolio securities (including restricted securities), the Fund may be deemed an underwriter under certain federal securities laws or in connection with investments in other investment companies.
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Current Fundamental Limitation
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Applicable Funds
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The Fund may not underwrite securities issued by others, except to the extent the Fund may be deemed to be an underwriter under (the) federal securities laws in connection with the disposition of portfolio securities.
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The Jamestown Balanced Fund
The Jamestown Equity Fund
The Jamestown Tax Exempt Virginia Fund
The Government Street Equity Fund
The Government Street Mid-Cap Fund
The Alabama Tax Free Bond Fund
Davenport Core Fund
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The Fund may not underwrite securities of other issuers, except to the extent that the disposition of portfolio securities, either directly from an issuer or from an underwriter of an issuer, may be deemed to be an underwriting under the federal securities laws.
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Davenport Value & Income Fund
Davenport Equity Opportunities Fund
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Proposal No. 3f: Loans
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Proposed New Fundamental Limitation: Each Fund will not make loans to other persons, except (a) by loaning portfolio securities, (b) by engaging in repurchase agreements, (c) by purchasing nonpublicly offered debt securities, (d) by purchasing commercial paper, or (e) by entering into any other lending arrangement permitted by the 1940 Act, any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder or interpretation of the SEC or its staff. For purposes of this limitation, the term "loans” shall not include the purchase of a portion of an issue of publicly distributed bonds, debentures or other debt securities.
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Current Fundamental Limitation
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Applicable Funds
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The Fund may not make loans of money or securities, except that the Fund may invest in repurchase agreements (but repurchase agreements having a maturity of longer than seven days, together with other securities which are not readily marketable, are limited to 10% of the Fund’s net assets).
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The Government Street Equity Fund
The Government Street Mid-Cap Fund
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The Fund may not make loans of money or securities, except that the Fund may invest in repurchase agreements.
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Davenport Core Fund
The Jamestown Equity Fund
The Jamestown Balanced Fund
The Jamestown Tax Exempt Virginia Fund
The Alabama Tax Free Bond Fund
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The Fund may not make loans to other persons except (i) by the purchase of a portion of an issue of bonds, debentures or other debt securities; (ii) by lending portfolio securities in an amount not to exceed 33⅓% of the value of its total assets; and (iii) by entering into repurchase agreements.
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Davenport Value & Income Fund
Davenport Equity Opportunities Fund
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Proposal No. 3g: Eliminate Policy With Respect to Purchasing Shares of Other Investment Companies
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Current Fundamental Limitation
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Applicable Funds
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The Fund will not purchase securities of other investment companies, except through purchases in the open market involving only customary brokerage commissions and as a result of which not more than 5% of the Fund’s total assets would be invested in such securities, or except as part of a merger, consolidation or other acquisition.
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Davenport Core Fund
The Jamestown Balanced Fund
The Jamestown Equity Fund
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Proposal No. 3h: Eliminate Policy With Respect to Amounts Invested in One Issuer
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Current Fundamental Limitation
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Applicable Funds
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The Fund may not invest more than 5% of the value of its total assets in the securities of any one (corporate) issuer or purchase more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities or of any class of securities of any one (corporate) issuer.
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Davenport Core Fund
The Jamestown Balanced Fund
The Jamestown Equity Fund
The Government Street Equity Fund
The Government Street Mid-Cap Fund
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The Fund may not invest, with respect to at least 50% of its total assets, more than 5% in the securities of any one issuer (other than the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities) or acquire more than 25% of the outstanding voting securities of any issuer.
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The Alabama Tax Free Bond Fund
The Jamestown Tax Exempt Virginia Fund
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With respect to 75% of its total assets, the Fund may not invest more than 5% of the value of its total assets in the securities of any one issuer or purchase more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any one issuer (except that such limitation does not apply to securities of the U.S. Government, its agencies and instrumentalities and securities of other investment companies).
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Davenport Value & Income Fund
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Proposal No. 3i: Eliminate Policy With Respect to Acquiring Foreign Securities
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Current Fundamental Limitation
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Applicable Funds
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The Fund may not acquire foreign securities, except that the Fund may acquire foreign securities sold as American Depositary Receipts without limit.
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The Government Street Equity Fund
The Government Street Mid-Cap Fund
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The Fund may not acquire foreign securities, except that the Fund may acquire foreign securities sold as American Depositary Receipts in amounts not in excess of 5% of the Fund’s assets.
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The Jamestown Balanced Fund
The Jamestown Equity Fund
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Proposal No. 3j: Eliminate Outdated Fundamental Limitations Not Required by Law
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Restricted Securities
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Applicable Funds
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The Fund may not invest in restricted securities, or invest more than 15% of the Fund’s net assets in other illiquid securities, including repurchase agreements maturing in over seven days, and other securities for which there is no established market or for which market quotations are not readily available.
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Davenport Core Fund
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The Fund may not invest in restricted securities, or invest more than 10% of the Fund’s assets in other illiquid securities, including repurchase agreements maturing in over seven days, and other securities for which there is no established market or for which market quotations are not readily available.
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The Jamestown Balanced Fund
The Jamestown Equity Fund
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The Fund may not invest in restricted securities.
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The Government Street Equity Fund
The Government Street Mid-Cap Fund
The Jamestown Tax Exempt Virginia Fund
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The Fund may not invest more than 15% of its net assets in securities subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale or for which there are no readily available market quotations or in other illiquid securities.
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The Alabama Tax Free Bond Fund
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Ownership by Affiliates of the Trust
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Applicable Funds
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The Fund may not invest in the securities of any issuer if any of the officers or trustees of the Trust or its Adviser who own beneficially more than ½ of 1% of the outstanding securities of such issuer together own more than 5% of the outstanding securities of such issuer.
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The Government Street Equity Fund
The Government Street Mid-Cap Fund
The Jamestown Balanced Fund
The Jamestown Equity Fund
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Exercising Control
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Applicable Funds
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The Fund may not invest for the purpose of exercising control or management of another issuer.
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Davenport Core Fund
The Government Street Equity Fund
The Government Street Mid-Cap Fund
The Alabama Tax Free Bond Fund
The Jamestown Balanced Fund
The Jamestown Equity Fund
The Jamestown Tax Exempt Virginia Fund
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The Fund may not purchase securities of companies for the purpose of exercising control.
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Davenport Value & Income Fund
Davenport Equity Opportunities Fund
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Margin Purchases
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Applicable Funds
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The Fund may not purchase securities on margin (but the Fund may obtain such short-term credits as may be necessary for the clearance of transactions).
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Davenport Core Fund
The Jamestown Balanced Fund
The Jamestown Equity Fund
The Jamestown Tax Exempt Virginia Fund
The Government Street Equity Fund
The Government Street Mid-Cap Fund
The Alabama Tax Free Bond Fund
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Short Sales
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Applicable Funds
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The Fund will not make short sales of securities or maintain a short position, except short sales “against the box” (A short sale is made by selling a security the Fund does not own. A short sale is “against the box” to the extent that the Fund contemporaneously owns or has the right to obtain at no added cost securities identical to those sold short).
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The Jamestown Tax Exempt Virginia Fund
Davenport Core Fund
The Government Street Equity Fund
The Government Street Mid-Cap Fund
The Alabama Tax Free Bond Fund
The Jamestown Balanced Fund
The Jamestown Equity Fund
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Participation on Joint or Several Basis
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Applicable Funds
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The Fund may not participate on a joint (or joint) and several basis in any trading account in securities.
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The Jamestown Balanced Fund
The Jamestown Equity Fund
The Jamestown Tax Exempt Virginia Fund
The Government Street Equity Fund
The Government Street Mid-Cap Fund
The Alabama Tax Free Bond Fund
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Issuers with Less than Three Years of Operations
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Applicable Funds
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The Fund may not invest in securities of issuers which have a record of less than three years’ continuous operation (including predecessors and, in the case of bonds, guarantors).
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The Jamestown Balanced Fund
The Jamestown Equity Fund
The Jamestown Tax Exempt Virginia Fund
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The Fund may not invest in securities of issuers which have a record of less than three years’ continuous operation (including predecessors and, in the case of bonds, guarantors), if more than 5% of its total assets would be invested in such securities.
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The Government Street Equity Fund
The Government Street Mid-Cap Fund
The Alabama Tax Free Bond Fund
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