AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATIONAgreement and Plan of Reorganization • December 29th, 2023 • Hotchkis & Wiley Funds /De/
Contract Type FiledDecember 29th, 2023 CompanyTHIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION (the “Agreement”) is made as of this 9th day of November, 2023 by and between Hotchkis and Wiley Funds, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Successor Trust”), on behalf of itself and HW Opportunities MP Fund, a series of the Successor Trust (the “Successor Fund”), Series Portfolios Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Predecessor Trust”), on behalf of itself and HW Opportunities MP Fund, a series of the Predecessor Trust (the “Predecessor Fund” and together with the Successor Fund, each, a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”), and Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management, LLC (for purposes of Sections 1.10 and 9.1 of the Agreement only), the investment adviser to each Fund (the “Adviser”). References herein to a “party” or the “parties” to this Agreement mean the Successor Trust and/or the Predecessor Trust. The Successor Trust has its principal place of business at 601 South Figueroa Street, 39th Floor Los Angeles, California 90017. The Predecessor Tr