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IMPORTANT NOTICE Global Strategic Income Fund |
November 21, 2017
Dear Valued Shareholder,
We are proposing changes to the Global Strategic Income Fund (“Fund”) that aim to: | |||
• | Reduce expenses 30-45% from the current levels, | ||
• | Mitigate the large losses that markets can sometimes experience, | ||
• | Capture most of the upside when markets are on the rise | ||
• | Increase the breadth of global diversification to better align with the Fund’s mandate. |
Please help us by casting your important proxy vote today.
The details of the special meeting are described in the proxy statement that has been sent to all shareholders. That document can be found at proxyonline.com/docs/globalstrategicincome.pdf. If you have any proxy related questions, please call 1-800-622-1569 for assistance. Representatives are available between the hours of 9 a.m. and 10 p.m. Eastern Time.
Your vote is important no matter how many shares you own. Voting your shares soon will help us to avoid additional costly follow-up efforts. Please cast your vote using one of the methods below.
1. | Vote by Touch-tone Phone. You may cast your vote by telephone using an automated system by calling the toll-free number found on the enclosed proxy card. | ||
2. | Vote via the Internet. You may cast your vote using the Internet by logging onto the Internet address located on the enclosed proxy card and following the instructions on the website. | ||
3. | Vote by Mail. You may cast your vote by signing, dating and mailing the enclosed proxy card(s) in the postage-prepaid return envelope provided. |
Thank you for your time and your support of your Global Strategic Income Fund. Please help us by taking a moment to cast a vote for your shares today.
Sincerely,
Michael A. Young
President & Chief Operating Officer
IMPORTANT NOTICE Global Strategic Income Fund |
November 21, 2017
Dear Valued Shareholder,
• | Reduce expenses 30-45% from the current levels, | ||
• | Mitigate the large losses that markets can sometimes experience, | ||
• | Capture most of the upside when markets are on the rise | ||
• | Increase the breadth of global diversification to better align with the Fund’s mandate. |
Please help us by casting your important proxy vote today.
The details of the special meeting are described in the proxy statement that has been sent to all shareholders. That document can be found at proxyonline.com/docs/globalstrategicincome.pdf. If you have any proxy related questions, or would like to cast your proxy vote by phone, please call 1-800-622-1569 for assistance. Representatives are available between the hours of 9 a.m. and 10 p.m. Eastern Time.
Your vote is important no matter how many shares you own. Voting your shares soon will help us to avoid additional costly follow-up efforts. Please cast your vote using one of the methods below.
1. | Vote by Phone. Call one of our proxy specialists toll-free at 1-800-622-1569, Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Eastern Time. You will need the control number, which can be found on your proxy card(s) enclosed with this letter. | ||
2. | Vote by Touch-tone Phone. You may cast your vote by telephone using an automated system by calling the toll-free number found on the enclosed proxy card. | ||
3. | Vote via the Internet. You may cast your vote using the Internet by logging onto the Internet address located on the enclosed proxy card and following the instructions on the website. | ||
4. | Vote by Mail. You may cast your vote by signing, dating and mailing the enclosed proxy card(s) in the postage-prepaid return envelope provided. |
Thank you for your time and your support of your Global Strategic Income Fund. Please help us by taking a moment to cast a vote for your shares today.
Sincerely,
Michael A. Young
President & Chief Operating Officer
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YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT NO MATTER HOW MANY SHARES YOU OWN. PLEASE CAST YOUR PROXY VOTE TODAY! |
Global Strategic Income Fund |
WORLD FUNDS TRUST
PROXY FOR A SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON DECEMBER 7, 2017
The undersigned, revoking all Proxies heretofore given, hereby appoints Karen Shupe as Proxy of the undersigned, with full power of substitution to each, to vote on behalf of the undersigned all shares of Global Strategic Income Fund, a portfolio series of the World Funds Trust (the “Trust”), that the undersigned is entitled to vote at the meeting of shareholders, and at any adjournment(s) thereof, to be held at 10:00 a.m., Eastern time, on December 7, 2017, at the offices of the Trust, 8730 Stony Point Parkway, Suite 205, Richmond, Virginia 23235, as fully as the undersigned would be entitled to vote if personally present.
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for this Special Meeting of Shareholders to Be Held on December 7, 2017. The proxy statement for this meeting is available at:
proxyonline.com/docs/globalstrategicincome.pdf
[PROXY ID NUMBER HERE] | [BAR CODE HERE] | [CUSIP HERE] |
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YOUR SIGNATURE IS REQUIRED FOR YOUR VOTE TO BE COUNTED. The signer(s) acknowledges receipt with this Proxy Statement of the Board of Trustees. Your signature(s) on this should be exactly as your name(s) appear on this Proxy (reverse side). If the shares are held jointly, each holder should sign this Proxy. Attorneys-in-fact, executors, administrators, trustees or guardians should indicate the full title and capacity in which they are signing. | ||||
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SIGNATURE (IF HELD JOINTLY) | DATE |
This proxy is solicited on behalf of the Fund’s Board of Trustees, and the Proposals have been unanimously approved by the Board of Trustees and recommended for approval by shareholders. When properly executed, this proxy will be voted as indicated or “FOR” the proposals if no choice is indicated. The proxy will be voted in accordance with the proxy holders’ best judgment as to any other matters that may arise at the Special Meeting.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TRUST UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” THE PROPOSALS.
TO VOTE, MARK CIRCLES BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS FOLLOWS. Example:
FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | |||||||
1. | To approve a new investment advisory agreement between the Trust and Mission Institutional Advisors, LLC d/b/a Mission Fund Advisors on behalf of the Fund; | ||||||||
2. | To approve a new investment sub-advisory agreement between Mission Institutional Advisors, LLC d/b/a Mission Fund Advisors and Auour Investments, LLC on behalf of the Fund; | ||||||||
3. | To approve a revision to the investment objective of the Fund and to make the investment objective non-fundamental; and | ||||||||
4. | To transact such other business as may properly come before the Special Meeting and any postponement or adjournment thereof. |
THANK YOU FOR VOTING
[PROXY ID NUMBER HERE] | [BAR CODE HERE] | [CUSIP HERE] |