Administration

Registration
Acacia Blue Asset Management LLC is registered with the State of California.

Independent Custody of Assets
Client assets are held in safekeeping at Shareholder Services Group. In no circumstance is client money held directly by Acacia Blue.

Shareholders Services Group
Shareholders Service Group is a member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC), which protects securities customers of its members. Customers are afforded the benefits under the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970. SIPC provides protection up to a $500,000 limit, of which $100,000 may be for cash balances. More information is available at www.sipc.org.

Supplemental Lloyd’s of London Account Protection
In addition, SSG has supplemental account protection through Lloyd’s of London, which provides excess account protection for assets held up to an aggregate limit of $1 billion, of which $1.9 million may cover cash awaiting reinvestment at the individual account level. This amount in excess account protection offers the highest level of coverage that will be available in the industry. For more information about Lloyd’s of London, please visit their site at www.lloyds.com.

Clearing Services Provided by Pershing
SSG uses the clearing services of Pershing, which provides clearing services to firms collectively totaling more than $450 billion in client assets. Pershing is owned by The Bank of New York Mellon.