Arrowpoint Asset Management, LLC (“Arrowpoint”) Meridian Funds, Inc (“Meridian”) Code of Ethics
Arrowpoint Asset Management, LLC
(“Arrowpoint”)
&
Meridian Funds, Inc
(“Meridian”)
October 2015
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................................................. 3
DEFINITIONS .................................................................................................................................................................. 4
GENERAL STANDARDS ........................................................................................................................................ 6
RISKS ........................................................................................................................................................................... 6
GUIDING PRINCIPLES & STANDARDS OF CONDUCT ................................................................................................................ 7
INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS OF MERIDIAN FUND, INC. ............................................................................................................. 7
NON-SUPERVISED INDIVIDUALS ......................................................................................................................................... 7
PERSONAL SECURITY TRANSACTION POLICY ....................................................................................................... 8
SCHWAB COMPLIANCE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (“SCHWABCT”) ................................................................................................. 8
PRE-CLEARANCE PROCEDURES .......................................................................................................................................... 8
REPORTABLE AND EXEMPT SECURITIES ............................................................................................................................... 8
TRADING RESTRICTIONS ................................................................................................................................................... 9
BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP .................................................................................................................................................. 9
REPORTING ................................................................................................................................................................. 10
EXCEPTIONS FROM REPORTING REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................................................. 11
TRADING AND REVIEW .................................................................................................................................................. 12
REPORTING VIOLATIONS AND REMEDIAL ACTIONS .............................................................................................................. 12
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ POLICY .................................................................................................................................. 13
WHOM DOES THE POLICY COVER? .................................................................................................................................. 13
WHAT INFORMATION IS MATERIAL? ................................................................................................................................ 13
WHAT INFORMATION IS NON-PUBLIC? ............................................................................................................................ 14
SELECTIVE DISCLOSURE .................................................................................................................................................. 14
RELATIONSHIPS WITH CLIENTS/INVESTORS ........................................................................................................................ 14
“VALUE-ADDED” INVESTORS .......................................................................................................................................... 15
PAID RESEARCH PROVIDERS ........................................................................................................................................... 15
PENALTIES FOR TRADING ON INSIDER INFORMATION ........................................................................................................... 15
PROCEDURES TO FOLLOW IF AN EMPLOYEE BELIEVES THAT HE/SHE POSSESSES MATERIAL, NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION ................... 15
SERVING AS OFFICERS, TRUSTEES AND/OR DIRECTORS OF OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS ..................... 16
DIVERSION OF FIRM BUSINESS OR INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY ........................................................................ 17
DEALINGS WITH GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY REGULATORS........................................................................... 17
POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND PUBLIC OFFICE ............................................................................................... 17
IMPROPER USE OF ARROWPOINT PROPERTY .................................................................................................... 18
PROTECTION OF ARROWPOINT’S NAME ............................................................................................................ 18
EMPLOYEE INVOLVEMENT IN LITIGATION OR PROCEEDINGS ................................................................ 18
GIFTS AND ENTERTAINMENT ............................................................................................................................. 18
FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICE ACT POLICY ......................................................................................................................... 19
Foreign Official Gifts and Entertainment ............................................................................................................ 19
TRAVEL EXPENSES ............................................................................................................................................. 19
DISCLOSURE ...................................................................................................................................................... 20
RECORDKEEPING ............................................................................................................................................... 20
RESPONSIBILITY ................................................................................................................................................ 21
EMPLOYEE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ...................................................................................................................... 21
INTRODUCTION
The policy of Arrowpoint is to avoid any conflict of interest, or the appearance of any conflict of interest,
between the interests of its clients and the interests of Arrowpoint, its officers, directors and employees.
This Code of Ethics (the “Code”) is based on the principle that Arrowpoint owes a fiduciary duty to any
person or institution it serves as an adviser or sponsor to ensure that the personal securities transactions of
the firms and their employees do not interfere with, or take unfair advantage of, their relationship with
clients.
Rule 204A-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Advisers Act”) and Section l7(j) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) and Rule l7j-1 thereunder are intended to address the
potential conflicts arising from the personal investment activities of advisory and investment company
personnel. This Code has been adopted by Arrowpoint and Meridian to meet those concerns and legal
requirements.
The Code also addresses procedures designed to prevent the misuse of inside information by Arrowpoint
and persons subject to this Code. The business of Arrowpoint depends on investor confidence in the fairness
and integrity of the securities markets. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ poses a significant threat to that confidence. Trading
securities on the basis of inside information or improperly communicating that information to others may
expose Arrowpoint or its employees to stringent penalties.
The Code is drafted broadly; it will be applied and interpreted in a similar manner. You may legitimately
be uncertain about the application of the Code in a particular circumstance. Arrowpoint encourages each
of you to raise questions regarding compliance. Often, a single question can forestall disciplinary action or
complex legal problems.
The Code applies to all Arrowpoint employees, directors and officers unless otherwise noted in particular
sections. Each person subject to the Code (other than Independent Trustees) must acknowledge that he or
she has received, read and agrees to be bound by the Code. Any questions with respect to this Code of
Ethics should be directed to Arrowpoint’s CCO, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇. As discussed in greater detail below,
Employees must promptly report any violations of the Code of Ethics to the CCO. All reported Code of
Ethics violations will be treated as being made on an anonymous basis.
Definitions
The following defined terms are used throughout this Code of Ethics:
1. 34 Act – Securities Exchange Act of 1934
2. 33 Act – Securities Act of 1933
3. Access Person – An Access Person is an Employee/Supervised Person who has access to nonpublic
information regarding any Client’s trading or any Reportable Fund’s holdings, who is
involved in making securities recommendations to Clients, or who has access to non-public
securities recommendations.
4. Advisers Act – Investment Advisers Act of 1940
5. Automatic Investment Plan - A program in which regular periodic purchases (or withdrawals)
are made automatically in (or from) investment accounts in accordance with a predetermined
schedule and allocation. An automatic investment plan includes a dividend reinvestment plan.
6. Beneficial Ownership - As set forth under Rule 16a-1(a)(2), determines whether a person is subject
to the provision of Section 16 of the 34 Act, and the rules and regulations thereunder, which
generally encompasses those situations in which the beneficial owner has the right to enjoy some
direct or indirect “pecuniary interest” (i.e., some economic benefit) from the ownership of a
security. This may also include securities held by members of an Employee’s immediate family
sharing the same household; provided however, this presumption may be rebutted. The term
immediate family means any child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse,
sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law
and includes adoptive relationships. Any report of beneficial ownership required thereunder shall
not be construed as an admission that the person making the report has any direct or indirect
beneficial ownership in the securities to which the report relates.
7. CCO – ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, Chief Compliance Officer
8. Client - Arrowpoint’s separate accounts, unregistered investment funds and registered investment
companies.
9. Schwab Compliance Technologies, Inc. (“SchwabCT”) – On-line compliance management
application used to manage employee disclosures, employee personal trading and certain reporting
requirements. SchwabCT can be accessed at ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇.
10. Employees – Officers, directors and employees of Arrowpoint.
11. Executive Management – ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇.
12. Federal Securities Laws – Means the 33 Act, 34 Act, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Act of 2002, IC Act,
Advisers Act, Title V of the ▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇ Act, any rules adopted by the Commission under
any of these statutes, the Bank Secrecy Act as it applies to funds and investment advisers, and any
rules adopted thereunder by the Commission or the Department of the Treasury.
13. Front-Running – A practice generally understood to be investment advisory personnel personally
trading ahead of a pending trade for client accounts.
14. Investors – Limited partners and/or shareholders in Arrowpoint funds.
15. IC Act – Investment Company Act of 1940
16. IPO – An “Initial public offering” is an offering of securities registered under the 33 Act, the issuer
of which, immediately before the registration, was not subject to the reporting requirements of
section 13 or 15(d) of the 34 Act.
17. Independent Trustee. A trustee of an open-end or closed-end fund which is an Investment
Company Client who is not an “interested person” of the open-end or closed-end fund within the
meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act.
18. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ – Although not defined in securities laws, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ is generally thought to
be described as trading either personally or on behalf of others on the basis of material non-public
information or communicating material non-public information to others in violation of the law.
19. Limited Offering – An offering that is exempt from registration under the 33 Act pursuant to
section 4(2) or section 4(6) or pursuant to Rules 504, 505, or 506 of Regulation D.
20. Material Information – Information for which there is a substantial likelihood that an investor
would consider it important in making his or her investment decisions, or information that is
reasonably certain to have a substantial effect on the price of a company’s securities.
21. Mutual Funds – Meridian Growth Fund, Meridian Contrarian Fund, Meridian Equity Income Fund
and Meridian Small Cap Fund.
22. Non-Public Information – Information that has not been available to the investing public.
23. Non-Public Personal Information – Personally identifiable financial information, including any
information a client provides to obtain a financial product or service; any information about a client
resulting from any transaction involving a financial product or service; or any information
otherwise obtained about a client in connection with providing a financial product or service to that
client; and any list, description, or other grouping of clients (and publicly available information
pertaining to them) that is derived using any personally identifiable financial information that is
not publicly available information. Examples of Non-public Personal Information include: name,
address, phone number (if unlisted), social security and tax identification numbers, financial
circumstances and income, and account balances.
24. Private Funds – Unregistered privately offered funds sponsored or managed by Arrowpoint.
25. Reportable Security – Any Security (including ETFs), with five (5) exceptions: 1) Transactions
and holdings in direct obligations of the Government of the United States; 2) Money market
instruments — bankers' acceptances, bank certificates of deposit, commercial paper, repurchase
agreements and other high quality short-term debt instruments; 3) Shares of money market funds;
4) Transactions and holdings in shares of other types of mutual funds, unless the adviser or a control
affiliate acts as the investment adviser or principal underwriter for the fund; and 5) transactions in
units of a unit investment trust if the unit investment trust is invested exclusively in unaffiliated
mutual funds.
26. RIC – An investment company registered under the IC Act
27. Scalping – A practice generally understood to be investment advisory personnel personally
benefiting from small gains in short-term personal trades in securities being traded in advisory
accounts.
28. Security – Means any note, stock, treasury stock, security future, bond, debenture, evidence of
indebtedness, certificate of interest or participation in any profit-sharing agreement, collateral-trust
certificate, preorganization certificate or subscription, transferable share, investment contract,
voting-trust certificate, certificate of deposit for a security, fractional undivided interest in oil, gas,
or other mineral rights, any put, call, straddle, option, or privilege on any security (including a
certificate of deposit) or on any group or index of securities (including any interest therein or based
on the value thereof), or any put, call, straddle, option, or privilege entered into on a national
securities exchange relating to foreign currency, or, in general, any interest or instrument
commonly known as a "security", or any certificate of interest or participation in, temporary or
interim certificate for, receipt for, guaranty of, or warrant or right to subscribe to or purchase any
of the foregoing.
29. Supervised Person – Any partner, officer, director (or other person occupying a similar status or
performing similar functions), or employee of Arrowpoint, or other person who provides
investment advice on behalf of Arrowpoint and is subject to Arrowpoint’s supervision and control.
GENERAL STANDARDS
The Code is predicated on the principle that Arrowpoint owes a fiduciary duty to its clients.1 Accordingly,
Employees must avoid activities, interests and relationships that run contrary (or appear to run contrary) to
the best interests of clients. At all times, Arrowpoint will:
·Place client interests ahead of Arrowpoint’s – As a fiduciary, Arrowpoint will serve in its clients’
best interests. In other words, Employees may not benefit at the expense of advisory clients. This
concept is particularly relevant when Employees are making personal investments in securities
traded by advisory clients.
·Engage in personal investing that is in full compliance with Arrowpoint’s Code of Ethics –
Employees must review and abide by Arrowpoint’s Personal Securities Transaction and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Policies.
·Avoid taking advantage of your position – Employees must not accept investment opportunities,
gifts or other gratuities from individuals seeking to conduct business with Arrowpoint, or on behalf
of an advisory client, unless in compliance with the Gift Policy below.
·Maintain full compliance with the Federal Securities Laws – Employees must abide by the
standards set forth in Rule 204A-1 under the Advisers Act and Rule 17j-1 under the IC Act. In
addition, Arrowpoint's employees who are Officers of a RIC must also abide by the Fund’s Officer
Code of Conduct that is established by the investment company.
Risks
In developing this policy and procedures, Arrowpoint considered the below material risks associated with
administering the Code.
·Access person engages in various personal trading practices that wrongly make use of non-public
information resulting in harm to clients or unjust enrichment to access person. (These practices
include trading ahead of clients and passing non-public information on to spouses and other persons
over whose accounts the access person has control.)
·Access persons are able to cherry pick clients' trades and systematically move profitable trades to
a personal account and let less profitable trades remain in clients’ accounts.
·One or more Employees engage in an excessive volume of personal trading (as determined by the
CCO) that detracts from their ability to perform services for clients.
·Employees take advantage of their position by accepting excessive gifts or other gratuities
(including access to IPO investments or early stage investments) from individuals seeking to do
business with Arrowpoint.
·The personal trading of Employees does not comply with certain provisions of Rule 204A-1 under
the Advisers Act (and Rule 17j-1 of the IC Act).
·Access persons are not aware of what constitutes insider information.
·Employees serve as trustees and/or directors of outside organizations. (This could present a conflict
in a number of ways; for example, if Arrowpoint wants to recommend the organization for
investment or if the organization is one of its service providers.)
The following guidelines have been established to effectuate and monitor this Code of Ethics.
1 S.E.C. v. Capital Gains Research, Inc., 375 U.S. at 191-192 (1963).
Guiding Principles & Standards of Conduct
All Employees will act with competence, dignity and integrity, in an ethical manner, when dealing with
clients, the public, prospects, third-party service providers and fellow Employees. The following set of
principles frame the professional and ethical conduct that Arrowpoint expects from its Employees:
·Act with integrity, competence, diligence, respect, and in an ethical manner with the public, clients,
prospective clients, employers, Employees, colleagues in the investment profession, and other
participants in the global capital markets;
·Place the integrity of the investment profession, the interests of clients, and the interests of
Arrowpoint above one’s own personal interests;
·Adhere to the fundamental standard that you should not take inappropriate advantage of your
position;
·Avoid and disclose any actual or potential conflict of interest;
·Conduct all personal securities transactions in a manner consistent with this policy;
·Use reasonable care and exercise independent professional judgment when conducting investment
analysis, making investment recommendations, taking investment actions, and engaging in other
professional activities;
·Practice and encourage others to practice in a professional and ethical manner that will reflect
favorably on you and the profession;
·Promote the integrity of, and uphold the rules governing, capital markets;
·Maintain and improve your professional competence and strive to maintain and improve the
competence of other investment professionals; and
·Comply with applicable provisions of the federal securities laws.
Independent Directors of Meridian Fund, Inc.
Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, Independent Directors of Meridian are not subject to the
trading restriction or reporting requirements. However, an Independent Director would be subject to the
trading restrictions and reporting requirements if the Independent Director knew or, in the ordinary course
of fulfilling his or her official duties as a trustee, should have known that during the 15-day period
immediately preceding or after the date of the director's transaction in a security that such security was or
was to be purchased or sold by a Mutual Fund or such purchase or sale was considered by the Mutual
Fund.
Non-supervised individuals
On occasion, Arrowpoint will share office space with individuals that are not employed by Arrowpoint.
Such individuals will not have access to the file servers or secure file rooms. In such circumstances, the
individual will enter into a non-disclosure agreement with Arrowpoint and provide quarterly
representations certifying that they have not violated the spirit of the code of ethics among other things.
Temporary employees performing administrative services will not be subject to the trading restrictions
and reporting requirements under the Code of Ethics.
PERSONAL SECURITY TRANSACTION POLICY
Employees may not purchase or sell any security in which the Employee has a beneficial ownership unless
the transaction occurs in an exempted security or the Employee has complied with the Personal Security
Transaction Policy set forth below.
Schwab Compliance Technologies, Inc. (“SchwabCT”)
Arrowpoint utilizes SchwabCT to manage employee disclosures, employee personal trading and other
reporting requirements. SchwabCT is an automated, cloud-based technology solutions for a full range of
employee-monitoring tasks—including personal trade monitoring; management of affirmations,
disclosures, and compliance activities; a case management tool to help keep compliance projects on track;
and gifts, entertainment, and contributions tracking. Proactive trade-blocking capabilities block prohibited
trades before they’re placed and alert compliance staff when they’re attempted. Employee-monitoring
technology which automates pre-clearance and transaction review, gift and contribution logs, and email
alerts for employees.
All related reporting and approval forms are located on the SchwabCT portal. Access the portal by clicking
on the below link.
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Pre-Clearance Procedures
Employees must have clearance for all personal securities transactions before completing the transactions.
Arrowpoint reserves the right to disapprove any proposed transaction that may have the appearance of
improper conduct.
Employees must receive approval for personal trades from the CCO or his designee by submitting a trading
request in SchwabCT under the "Pre-clearance Approval" section. Once pre-clearance is granted to an
Employee, such pre-clearance will remain valid for two (2) business days following the date of the
approval.2 If the Employee wishes to transact in that security after the lapse of the two (2) day window, he
or she must again obtain pre-clearance from the CCO or his designee. Unless otherwise noted, no preclearance
is required for transactions taking place in the exempted securities noted below.
Employees must request approval for all personal trades in Meridian Funds, ETFs, IPOs and private
placements. Open-end funds for which Arrowpoint is not the investment adviser or sub-adviser are
considered exempt securities.
Reportable and Exempt Securities
Employees are required to provide periodic reports (See Reporting section below) regarding transactions
and holdings in any security (i.e. a Reportable Security), except for the following:
·Direct obligations of the Government of the United States;
·Bankers’ acceptances, bank certificates of deposit, commercial paper and high quality short-term
debt instruments, including repurchase agreements;
2 Employees may preclear a reportable transaction at a specified price (i.e. a limit order) and the outstanding
order may be good until canceled by the Employee. In such instances, the transaction may occur on a day other than
the two day trading window in which the preclearance is granted. If the Employee alters any aspect of the order (most
notably the limit price), the Employee must again seek pre-clearance for the transaction. These types of transactions
must be reported on a quarterly basis similar to all of the Employee’s other reportable transactions.
·Shares issued by money market funds;
·Interests in 529 college savings plans other than those managed by Arrowpoint or including the
Meridian Mutual Funds;
·Shares issued by open-end funds other than mutual funds advised or sub-advised by Arrowpoint;
and
·Shares issued by unit investment trusts that are invested exclusively in one or more open-end
funds, none of which are Meridian Mutual Funds.
Commodities, futures and options traded on a commodities exchange, including currency futures are not
considered securities. However, futures and options on any group or index of securities shall be considered
securities.
Employees may have a beneficial interest in accounts managed by Arrowpoint under an investment
management agreement. Such accounts must comply with the reporting requirements of the Code but are
exempt from the below trading restriction.
Trading Restrictions
No Employee shall engage in a personal securities transaction in a security which the person knows or has
reason to believe (i) is currently being purchased or sold (i.e., a pending “buy” or “sell” order), (ii) has been
purchased or sold for a client within the last seven (7) calendar days, or (iii) is being considered for
imminent purchase or sale by a client, until that client’s transactions have been completed or consideration
of such transactions has been abandoned. A security will be treated as “under consideration” for a client,
if the portfolio manager or investment team responsible for the management of the account of that client
intends to purchase or sell the security in the next seven (7) calendar days. Employee-Related Accounts,
accounts managed for principals, employees and their families are not subject to the 7 day restriction
provided they trade in-line with other similarly managed accounts.
Beneficial Ownership
Employees are considered to have beneficial ownership of securities if they have or share a direct or indirect
pecuniary interest in the securities. Employees have a pecuniary interest in securities if they have the ability
to directly or indirectly profit from a securities transaction.
The following are examples of indirect pecuniary interests in securities:
·Securities held by members of Employees’ immediate family sharing the same household.
Immediate family means any child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse,
sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law or sister-in-law.
Adoptive relationships are included;
·Employees’ interests as a general partner in securities held by a general or limited partnership; and
·Employees’ interests as a manager/member in the securities held by a limited liability company.
Employees do not have an indirect pecuniary interest in securities held by entities in which they hold an
equity interest unless they are a controlling equity holder or they share investment control over the securities
held by the entity.
The following circumstances constitute beneficial ownership by Employees of securities held by a trust:
·Ownership of securities as a trustee where either the Employee or members of the Employees’
immediate family have a vested interest in the principal or income of the trust;
·Ownership of a vested beneficial interest in a trust; and
·An Employee’s status as a settlor/grantor of a trust, unless the consent of all of the beneficiaries is
required in order for the Employee to revoke the trust.
Reporting
In order to provide Arrowpoint with information to enable it to determine with reasonable assurance any
indications of Scalping, Front-Running or the appearance of a conflict of interest with the trading by
Arrowpoint clients, each Employee shall submit the following reports in the forms attached hereto (or
equivalent reports) to the CCO showing all transactions in securities in which the person has, or by reason
of such transaction acquires, any direct or indirect Beneficial Ownership except for exempt transactions
listed in the section below entitled “Exceptions from Reporting Requirements”.
EMPLOYEES ARE REMINDED THAT THEY MUST ALSO REPORT
TRANSACTIONS BY MEMBERS OF THE EMPLOYEE’S IMMEDIATE FAMILY
INCLUDING SPOUSE, CHILDREN AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE
HOUSEHOLD IN ACCOUNTS OVER WHICH THE EMPLOYEE HAS DIRECT
OR INDIRECT INFLUENCE OR CONTROL.
Initial and Annual Holdings Reports
New Employees are required to report all of their personal securities holdings not later than 10 days after
the commencement of their employment. All brokerage accounts must be entered into SchwabCT and
appropriately authenticated. Duplicate brokerage statements or data feeds into SchwabCT may serve this
purpose unless determined otherwise by the CCO. The initial holdings report must be current as of a date
not more than 45 days prior to the date the person becomes subject to this Code.
Existing Employees are required to provide a complete list of securities holdings on an annual basis.
Duplicate brokerage statements or data feeds into SchwabCT may serve this purpose unless determined
otherwise by the CCO.
Each holdings report (both the initial and annual) must contain, at a minimum: (a) the title and type of
security, and as applicable the exchange ticker symbol or CUSIP number, number of shares, and principal
amount of each Reportable Security in which the Employee has any direct or indirect beneficial ownership;
(b) the name of any broker, dealer or bank with which the Employee maintains an account in which any
securities are held for the Employee's direct or indirect benefit; and (c) the date the Employee submits the
report. In the event that Employee submits brokerage or custodial statements or data feeds into SchwabCT
to satisfy the initial and/or annual holdings report requirement, Employee must be certain that such
statements include the information listed above.
AS NOTED ABOVE, EMPLOYEES MUST REPORT THE NAME OF ANY
BROKER, DEALER OR BANK WITH WHICH THE EMPLOYEE
MAINTAINS AN ACCOUNT IN WHICH ANY SECURITIES ARE HELD
FOR THE EMPLOYEE’S DIRECT OR INDIRECT BENEFIT. PLEASE
NOTE THAT THIS REQUIREMENT DOES NOT PROVIDE FOR ANY
EXEMPTIONS TO THE DEFINITION OF A SECURITY. THUS, IF
EMPLOYEES HAVE A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A NONREPORTABLE
SECURITY IN AN ACCOUNT THAT HAS NOT
PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPORTED, THE NAME OF THE BROKER,
DEALER OR BANK WHERE THESE ACCOUNTS ARE MAINTAINED
MUST BE REPORTED.
Duplicate Copies
In order to help ensure trading activity is received, Employees will be required to provide direct links to
brokerage accounts within SchwabCT. This may require entering your user name and password for such
account. Duplicate brokerage confirmations may also be requested via an Arrowpoint request letter to each
bank, broker or dealer maintaining an account on behalf of the Employee.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY SET FORTH HEREIN,
EMPLOYEES MAY CHOOSE TO INSTRUCT THEIR BROKER-DEALER TO
PROVIDE DIRECTELY TO ARROWPOINT (1) DUPLICATE BROKERAGE
STATEMENTS AND/OR (2) DUPLICATE TRADING CONFIRMATIONS FOR
ALL TRADES (OF ANY AND ALL TYPES WHATSOEVER) BE SUBMITTED AS
THEY ARE PROCESSED, IN FULFILLMENT OF THE QUARTERLY
TRANSACTION REPORTING OBLIGATIONS SET FORTH IN THIS POLICY,
PROVIDED HOWEVER THAT TRADING IN ANY SECURITIES THAT ARE NOT
REFLECTED IN THE STATEMENTS AND/OR CONFIRMATIONS SET FORTH
ABOVE MUST BE PROVIDED IN THE FORMAT, TIME AND MANNER SET
FORTH BELOW.
Quarterly Transaction Reports
Employees shall be required to provide a direct data link within SchwabCT. Employees may also be
required to instruct their broker-dealers to send to Arrowpoint duplicate broker trade confirmations and/or
account statements. If an Employee’s trades do not occur through a broker-dealer Employees shall be
required to instruct their broker-dealers to send to Arrowpoint duplicate broker trade confirmations and/or
account statements of the Employee. If an Employee’s trades do not occur through a broker-dealer (i.e.,
purchase of a private investment fund), such transactions shall be reported separately on the quarterly
personal securities transaction report found in SchwabCT. The quarterly transaction reports shall contain
at least the following information for each transaction in a Reportable Security in which the Employee had,
or as a result of the transaction acquired, any direct or indirect beneficial ownership3: (a) the date of the
transaction, the title, and as applicable the exchange ticker symbol or CUSIP number, the interest rate and
maturity date (if applicable), the number of shares and the principal amount of each Reportable Security
involved; (b) the nature of the transaction (i.e., purchase, sale or any other type of acquisition or
disposition); (c) the price of the Reportable Security at which the transaction was effected; (d) the name of
the broker, dealer or bank with or through which the transaction was effected; and (e) the date that the report
is submitted.
Employees shall also report on a quarterly basis, not later than 30 days after the end of the calendar quarter,
the name of any account established by the Employee during the quarter in which any securities were held
during the quarter for the direct or indirect benefit of the Employee, the date the account was established,
and the date the report was submitted.
Exceptions from Reporting Requirements
An Employee is not required to submit: 1) a transaction or initial and annual holdings report with respect
to securities held in accounts over which the Employee had no direct or indirect influence or control (i.e.,
any transactions occurring in an account that is managed on a fully-discretionary basis by an unaffiliated
money manager and over which such employee has no direct or indirect influence or control), and 2) a
transaction report with respect to transactions effected pursuant to an Automatic Investment Plan. The
CCO will determine on a case-by-case basis whether an account qualifies for either of these exceptions.
In addition, from time to time, the CCO may exempt certain transactions on a fully documented trade-by-
3 Any report of beneficial ownership required thereunder shall not be construed as an admission that the person
making the report has any direct or indirect beneficial ownership in the Reportable Securities to which the report
relates.
trade basis. All accounts for which an Employee does not have any direct or indirect influence or control
over must be reported on appropriate disclosure form found in SchwabCT.
Trading and Review
Arrowpoint strictly forbids Front-Running client accounts, which is a practice generally understood to be
Employees personally trading ahead of a pending client transactions. The CCO will monitor Employees’
investment patterns to detect these abuses. ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ or ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ will monitor the CCO’s personal
securities transactions for compliance with the Personal Security Transaction Policy.
Employee trading activity will be reviewed against the firms’ trading activity to identify and abuses. In
addition, Arrowpoint may question, though does not prohibit, trading activity reported by Employees’
within the most recent 15 days in which a security or option, not limited to the same direction of trade, is
or has been held for by a RIC.
The reason for the post transaction review process is to ensure that Arrowpoint has developed procedures
to supervise the activities of its associated persons. The comparison of Employee trades to those of advisory
clients will identify potential conflicts of interest or the appearance of a potential conflict.
If it’s discovered that an Employee is personally trading contrary to the policies set forth above, the
Employee shall meet with the CCO or Executive Management to review the facts surrounding the
transactions. This meeting shall help determine the appropriate course of action.
Reporting Violations and Remedial Actions
Arrowpoint takes the potential for conflicts of interest caused by personal investing very seriously. As
such, all Employees are required to promptly report any violations of the Code of Ethics to the CCO. You
may also report any concerns anonymously via the Confidential Reporting Form located on the SchwabCT
site. Arrowpoint’s management is aware of the potential matters that may arise as a result of this
requirement, and shall take action against any Employee that seeks retaliation against another for reporting
violations of the Code of Ethics.
If any violation of our Personal Security Transaction Policy is determined to have occurred, the CCO may
impose sanctions and take such other actions as he deems appropriate, including, without limitation,
requiring that the trades in question be reversed, requiring the disgorgement of profits or gifts, disgorgement
of profits in excess of the execution price received by the Client, issuing a letter of caution or warning,
issuing a suspension of personal trading rights or suspension of employment (with or without
compensation), imposing a fine, making a civil referral to the SEC, making a criminal referral, and/or
terminating employment for cause or any combination of the foregoing. All sanctions and other actions
taken shall be in accordance with applicable employment laws and regulations. Any profits or gifts forfeited
shall be paid to the applicable client(s), if any, or given to a charity, as the CCO shall determine is
appropriate.
The following consequences may be enforced for violations of Arrowpoint’s personal trading policy.
1) First Violation – The initial violation of Arrowpoint’s personal trading policy may result in a
re-training with the CCO.
2) Second Violation – The second violation of Arrowpoint’s personal trading policy may result
in a formal disciplinary letter to the employee’s file and a two-week suspension of personal
trading privileges.
3) Third Violation – The third violation of Arrowpoint’s personal trading policy may result in a
disciplinary meeting with the Partners and a four-week suspension of personal trading
privileges.
No person shall participate in a determination of whether he or she has committed a violation of this Policy
or in the imposition of any sanction against himself or herself.
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ POLICY
Section 204A of the Advisers Act requires every investment adviser to establish, maintain, and enforce
written policies and procedures reasonably designed, taking into consideration the nature of such
investment adviser's business, to prevent the misuse of material, non-public information by such investment
adviser or any person associated with such investment adviser. In accordance with Section 204A,
Arrowpoint has instituted procedures to prevent the misuse of non-public information.
In the past, securities laws have been interpreted to prohibit the following activities:
·Trading by an insider while in possession of material non-public information; or
·Trading by a non-insider while in possession of material non-public information, where the
information was disclosed to the non-insider in violation of an insider’s duty to keep it confidential;
or
·Communicating material non-public information to others in breach of a fiduciary duty.
Whom Does the Policy Cover?
This policy covers all Employees as well as any transactions in any securities participated in by family
members, trusts or corporations directly or indirectly controlled by such persons. In addition, the policy
applies to transactions engaged in by corporations in which the Employee is an officer, director or 10% or
greater stockholder and a partnership of which the Employee is a partner unless the Employee has no direct
or indirect control over the partnership.
What Information is Material?
Individuals may not be held liable for trading on inside information unless the information is material.
Advance knowledge of the following types of information is generally regarded as Material:
·Dividend or earnings announcements
·Write-downs or write-offs of assets
·Additions to reserves for bad debts or contingent liabilities
·Expansion or curtailment of company or major division operations
·Merger, joint venture announcements
·New product/service announcements
·Discovery or research developments
·Criminal, civil and government investigations and indictments
·Pending labor disputes
·Debt service or liquidity problems
·Bankruptcy or insolvency problems
·Tender offers, stock repurchase plans, etc.
·Recapitalization
Information provided by a company could be material because of its expected effect on a particular class
of a company’s securities, all of the company’s securities, the securities of another company, or the
securities of several companies. The misuse of material non-public information applies to all types of
securities, including equity, debt, commercial paper, government securities and options.
Material information does not have to relate to a company’s business. For example, material information
about the contents of an upcoming newspaper column may affect the price of a security, and therefore be
considered material.
What Information is Non-Public?
In order for issues concerning ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ to arise, information must not only be material, but also Non-
Public.
Once material, non-public information has been effectively distributed to the investing public, it is no longer
classified as material, non-public information. However, the distribution of non-public information must
occur through commonly recognized channels for the classification to change. In addition, the information
must not only be publicly disclosed, there must be adequate time for the public to receive and digest the
information. Lastly, non-public information does not change to public information solely by selective
dissemination.
Employees must be aware that even where there is no expectation of confidentiality, a person may become
an insider upon receiving material, non-public information. Whether the “tip” made to the Employee makes
him/her a “tippee” depends on whether the corporate insider expects to benefit personally, either directly
or indirectly, from the disclosure.
The “benefit” is not limited to a present or future monetary gain; it could be a reputational benefit or an
expectation of a quid pro quo from the recipient by a gift of the information. Employees may also become
insiders or tippees if they obtain material, non-public information by happenstance, at social gatherings, by
overhearing conversations, etc.
Selective Disclosure
Employees must never disclose proposed/pending trades to any client or other individual/entity outside of
Arrowpoint. Additionally, Employees must be careful when disclosing the composition of Clients’
portfolios without obtaining consent from the CCO. Federal Securities Laws may specifically prohibit the
dissemination of such information and doing so may be construed as a violation of Arrowpoint’s fiduciary
duty to clients. Selectively disclosing the portfolio holdings of a client’s portfolio to certain
Investors/outside parties may also be viewed as Arrowpoint engaging in a practice of favoritism. Including
information regarding clients’ portfolio holdings in marketing materials and our website is subject to the
CCO’s approval in accordance with our Marketing policy and procedures. All inquiries that are received
by Employees to disclose portfolio holdings must be immediately reported to the CCO. In determining
whether or not to approve the dissemination of holdings information, the CCO will consider, among other
things, how current the holdings information is and the Fund's disclosure policy.
Relationships with Clients/Investors
Given Arrowpoint’s standing in the investment community, it has retained executives of public companies
and other well connected individuals as advisory clients/investors. While Employees may occasionally
converse with these individuals as part of the normal course of its research/due diligence process, Portfolio
Managers and Analysts must be aware that the relationship could incentivize those individuals to divulge
additional information (including material non-public information) to Arrowpoint. Accordingly,
Employees need to be cognizant of this potential conflict and take extra precautions when discussing
investment matters with such clients/investors or industry contacts.
“Value-Added” Investors
Certain of Arrowpoint’s Investors may be deemed to be “value-added” investors; an investor who may
provide some benefit to Arrowpoint (such as industry expertise or access to individuals in the investor’s
network) beyond just the value of their investment. Examples of such investors generally include executivelevel
officers or directors of a company, or personnel that are affiliated with other investment advisers
and/or private funds. Due to the nature of their position, such investors may possess material non-public
information. As such, Employees should refrain from discussing potentially sensitive topics (e.g., specific
information about the investor’s employer) with a known value-added investor. If there is any question as
to whether information received from an Investor could be material non-public information, you are
expected to notify the CCO immediately and act in accordance with the procedures described above.
Arrowpoint will maintain a list of Investors it perceives to be “value-added”.
Paid Research Providers
Arrowpoint may compensate third-parties and/or individuals for research specific to certain industries,
issuers and world markets. Portfolio Managers and Analysts must pay particular attention to the type of
information conveyed by such sources. In the event that Portfolio Managers and Analysts suspect their
receipt of non-public information, they must inform the CCO of the information to determine the
appropriate course of action.
Penalties for Trading on Insider Information
Severe penalties exist for firms and individuals that engage in the act of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, including civil
injunctions, treble damages, disgorgement of profits and jail sentences. Further, fines for individuals and
firms found guilty of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ are levied in amounts up to three times the profit gained or loss avoided,
and up to the greater of $1,000,000 or three times the profit gained or loss avoided, respectively.
Procedures to follow if an Employee Believes that he/she Possesses Material, Non-
Public Information
If an Employee has questions as to whether they are in possession of material, non-public information, they
must inform the CCO and Executive Management as soon as possible. From this point, the Employee, CCO
and Executive Management will conduct research to determine if the information is likely to be considered
important to investors in making investment decisions, and whether the information has been publicly
disseminated.
Given the severe penalties imposed on individuals and firms engaging in ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Employees:
·Shall not trade the securities of any company in which they are deemed insiders who may possess
material, non-public information about the company.4
·Shall not engage in securities transactions of any company, except in accordance with Arrowpoint’s
Personal Security Transaction Policy and the securities laws.
·Shall submit personal security trading reports in accordance with the Personal Security Transaction
Policy.
·Shall not discuss any potentially material, non-public information with colleagues, except as
specifically required by their position.
4 Please refer to the Trading Policy for a discussion of instances in which trades are conducted in reliance on
“Big Boy Letters”.
·▇▇▇▇▇ immediately report the potential receipt of non-public information to the CCO and Executive
Management.
·Shall not proceed with any research, trading, etc. until the CCO and Executive Management inform
the Employee of the appropriate course of action.
Employees may access private side information from an issuer, creditor, bank, or other third party related
to a proposed lending transaction. Typically such information is provided after a confidentiality agreement
has been signed, which sometimes occurs electronically when investment staff access information via a
web portal. Generally speaking, the CCO shall review, sign or otherwise approve (in the case of electronic
access) confidentiality agreements. Employees should ensure that they notify the CCO of any
confidentiality agreements signed that may relate to issuers of publicly traded securities. In all cases,
regardless of the source, Employees should immediately inform the CCO if they have or believe they have
received material non-public information regarding an issuer, especially if the issuer is known to have
publicly traded securities.
Information received privately through a confidentiality agreement, shall only be used and discussed by
members of Arrowpoint’s direct lending team based in the New York Office. No private information may
be shared with employees conducted trading of public securities. Only the CCO may be privy to the nature
of the information gained by the New York personnel.
If the CCO determines that the information is material and non-public, or in the case of a non-disclosure
agreement, the CCO will identify the security in the restricted log and update the pre-trade compliance
rules in the order management system.
Trading in affected securities may resume, and other responses may be adjusted or eliminated, when the
CCO determines that the information has become public and/or immaterial. At such time, the CCO will
amend the restricted log to indicate the date that trading was allowed to resume and the reason for the
resumption.
SERVING AS OFFICERS, TRUSTEES AND/OR DIRECTORS OF OUTSIDE
ORGANIZATIONS
Employees may, under certain circumstances, be granted permission to serve as directors, trustees or
officers of outside organizations by completing an outside employment form. These organizations can
include public or private corporations, partnerships, charitable foundations and other not-for-profit
institutions. Employees may also receive compensation for such activities.
At certain times, Arrowpoint may determine that it is in its clients’ best interests for an Employee(s) to
serve as an officer or on the board of directors of an outside organization. For example, a company held in
clients’ portfolios may be undergoing a reorganization that may affect the value of the company’s
outstanding securities and the future direction of the company. Service with organizations outside of
Arrowpoint can, however, raise serious regulatory issues and concerns, including conflicts of interests and
access to material non-public information.
As an outside board member or officer, an Employee may come into possession of material non-public
information about the outside company, or other public companies. It is critical that a proper information
barrier be in place between Arrowpoint and the outside organization, and that the Employee does not
communicate such information to other Employees in violation of the information barrier.
Similarly, Arrowpoint may have a business relationship with the outside organization or may seek a
relationship in the future. In those circumstances, the Employee must not be involved in the decision to
retain or hire the outside organization.
Employees are prohibited from engaging in such outside activities without the prior written approval from
the CCO. Approval will be granted on a case by case basis, subject to proper resolution of potential conflicts
of interest. Outside activities will be approved only if any conflict of interest issues can be satisfactorily
resolved and all of the necessary disclosures are made on Part II of Form ADV.
DIVERSION OF FIRM BUSINESS OR INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY
No Employee may acquire, or receive personal gain or profit from, any business opportunity that comes to
his or her attention as a result of his or her association with Arrowpoint and in which he or she knows
Arrowpoint might be expected to participate or have an interest, without disclosing in writing all necessary
facts to the CCO, offering the particular opportunity to Arrowpoint, and obtaining written authorization to
participate from the CCO.
Any personal or family interest of an Employee in any Arrowpoint business activity or transaction must be
immediately disclosed to the CCO. For example, if an Employee becomes aware that a transaction being
considered or undertaken by Arrowpoint may benefit, either directly or indirectly, an Employee or a family
member thereof, the Employee must immediately disclose this possibility to the CCO.
DEALINGS WITH GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY REGULATORS
Arrowpoint’s policy forbids payments of any kind by it, its Employees or any agent or other intermediary
to any government official, self-regulatory official, corporation or other similar person or entity, within the
United States or abroad, for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business, or for the purpose of influencing
favorable consideration of any application for a business activity or other matter. This policy covers all
types of payments, even to minor government officials and industry regulators, regardless of whether the
payment would be considered legal under the circumstances. This policy encourages Employees to avoid
even the appearance of impropriety in their dealings with industry and government regulators and officials.
It is expected and required that all Employees fulfill their personal obligations to governmental and
regulatory bodies. Those obligations include the filing of appropriate federal, state and local tax returns, as
well as the filing of any applicable forms or reports required by regulatory bodies.
All Employees are required to cooperate fully with management in connection with any internal or
independent investigation and any claims, actions, arbitrations, litigations, investigations or inquiries
brought by or against Arrowpoint. Employees are expected, if requested, to provide Arrowpoint with
reasonable assistance, including, but not limited to, meeting or consulting with Arrowpoint and its
representatives, reviewing documents, analyzing facts and appearing or testifying as witnesses or
interviewees or otherwise.
POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND PUBLIC OFFICE
The following outlines Arrowpoint’s policies with respect to political contributions and public office:
·Political contributions, gifts, subscription, loans, advance, or deposit of money or anything of value
are not to exceed $350.00 per candidate whom you are entitled to vote, per election;
·Political contributions, gifts, subscription, loans, advance, or deposit of money or anything of value
are not to exceed $150.00 per candidate whom you are not entitled to vote, per election;
·Contributions by Arrowpoint and/or Employees to politically connected individuals/entities who
may have the ability, in some way, to influence clients to Arrowpoint are strictly prohibited;
·An Employee is permitted to make a contribution to a candidate only if the Employee is entitled to
vote for him/her at the time of the contribution (though contributions to Presidential candidates are
excluded from this requirement);
·No Employee is permitted to make any soft dollar contributions; and
·No Employee can hold a public office if it in any way conflicts with Arrowpoint’s business.
Employees must report their intent to make a contribution submitting a “political contribution”
entry in SchwabCT.
IMPROPER USE OF ARROWPOINT PROPERTY
No Employee may utilize property of Arrowpoint or utilize the services of Arrowpoint, its principals or
employees, for his or her personal benefit or the benefit of another person or entity, without approval of the
CCO. For this purpose, “property” means both tangible and intangible property, including Arrowpoint and
Employee funds, premises, equipment, supplies, information, business plans, business opportunities,
confidential research, intellectual property or proprietary processes, and ideas for new research or services.
PROTECTION OF ARROWPOINT’S NAME
Employees should at all times be aware that Arrowpoint’s name, reputation and credibility are valuable
assets and must be safeguarded from any potential misuse. Care should be exercised to avoid the
unauthorized use of Arrowpoint’s name in any manner that could be misinterpreted to indicate a relationship
between Arrowpoint and any other entity or activity.
EMPLOYEE INVOLVEMENT IN LITIGATION OR PROCEEDINGS
Employees must advise the CCO immediately if they become involved in or threatened with litigation or
an administrative investigation or proceeding of any kind, are subject to any judgment, order or arrest, or
are contacted by any regulatory authority.
GIFTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
Employees’ Receipt of Business Meals, Sporting Events and Other Entertainment - Employees may attend
business meals, sporting events and other entertainment events at the expense of a giver, as long as the
expense is reasonable, not lavish or extravagant in nature and the Employee is accompanied by the giver.
In the event that the estimated cost of the meal, event, etc. is greater than $100.00, the Employee must
report his/her attendance at the meal, event, etc. to the CCO. If the event is highly publicized such that the
tickets may be selling in excess of their face value, the Employee must consider the mark-up for the
reporting requirements.
Employees’ Receipt of Gifts - Employees must report their intent to accept gifts over $100.00 (either one
single gift, or in aggregate on an annual basis) to the CCO by submitting a gift receipt in SchwabCT.
Reasonable gifts received on behalf of the Company shall not require reporting. Examples of reasonable
gifts include holiday gift baskets and lunches brought to the offices by service providers.
Arrowpoint’s Gift Giving Policy – Arrowpoint and its Employees are prohibited from giving gifts that may
be deemed as excessive, and must obtain approval to give all gifts in excess of $100.00 to any client,
prospective client or any individual or entity that Arrowpoint is seeking to do business with.
Gifts Given to ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Funds - Employees are reminded that notwithstanding this policy, since
Arrowpoint may manages ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ funds, any gratuity provided by Arrowpoint to labor unions or union
representatives that have an “interest” in the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ fund (including the members covered by the ▇▇▇▇-
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ fund) in excess of $25 are required to be reported to CCO and Department Labor Form LM-10.
Accordingly, Arrowpoint will monitor all gratuities as discussed and make the appropriate filings on DOL
Form LM-10.
The CCO shall track all reportable entertainment and gifts via SchwabCT gifts portal.
Foreign Corrupt Practice Act Policy
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) prohibits the direct or indirect giving of, or a promise to give,
“things of value” in order to corruptly obtain a business benefit from an officer, employee, or other
“instrumentality” of a foreign government (collectively, “Foreign Officials”). Companies that are owned,
even partly, by a foreign government may be considered an “instrumentality” of that government. In
particular, government investments in foreign financial institutions may make the FCPA applicable to those
institutions. Individuals acting in an official capacity on behalf of a foreign government or a foreign political
party may also be “instrumentalities” of a foreign government.
The FCPA includes provisions that may permit the giving of gifts and entertainment under certain
circumstances, including certain gifts and entertainment that are lawful under the written laws and
regulations of the recipient’s country, as well as bona-fide travel costs for certain legitimate business
purposes. However, the availability of these exceptions is limited and is dependent on the relevant facts and
circumstances. The FCPA does permit certain small “facilitating” or “expediting” payments to Foreign
Officials to ensure that they perform routine, non-discretionary governmental duties (e.g., obtaining
permits, licenses, or other official documents; processing governmental papers, such as visas and work
orders; providing police protection, mail pickup and delivery; providing phone service, power and water
supply, loading and unloading cargo, or protecting perishable products; and scheduling inspections
associated with contract performance or transit of goods across country).
The FCPA prohibits payments to third parties, such as a placement agent, with knowledge, whether actual
or inferred, that all or a portion of the payment will be passed on to Foreign Officials.
Risks
In developing these policies and procedures, Arrowpoint considered the risk that Employees would try to
use gifts or entertainment, directly or indirectly through placement agents, to exert improper influence on
Foreign Officials. Arrowpoint established the following guidelines to mitigate these risks.
Foreign Official Gifts and Entertainment
Arrowpoint and its Employees must comply with the spirit and the letter of the FCPA at all times.
Employees must obtain written pre-clearance from the CCO prior to giving anything of value that might be
subject to the FCPA except food and beverages that are provided during a legitimate business meeting and
that are clearly not lavish or excessive.
Employees must complete the Gifts and Entertainment Report in SchwabCT to disclose all gifts and
entertainment that may be subject to the FCPA, irrespective of value and including food and beverages
provided during a legitimate business meeting.
Employees must consult with the CCO if there is any question as to whether gifts or entertainment need to
be pre-cleared and/or reported in connection with this policy.
TRAVEL EXPENSES
Employees may charge normal and reasonable travel and travel-related expenses incurred for an
Arrowpoint business purpose. Such expenses may include meals and incidentals, travel costs (air, train,
etc.), lodging expenses, business phone calls and other miscellaneous travel related expenses. When
incurring such expenses, Employees must use reasonable judgment and generally be aware of escalating
travel costs. While Arrowpoint has not prescribed limits on such expenses, Arrowpoint may reiterate its
policy with Employees as necessary.
Arrowpoint will pay for all travel expenses (airline, hotel, meals and incidentals) related to Employees’
attendance at conferences, company visits, etc. In the event that any such expenses are included as part of
the event, Employees shall report the approximate value of such expense to the CCO. The CCO will
evaluate such covered expenses to determine whether reasonable and appropriate. Arrowpoint has adopted
this policy in order to monitor any potential conflicts of interest associated with our relationships with
outside service providers.
DISCLOSURE
Arrowpoint shall describe its Code of Ethics in Part II of Form ADV and, upon request, furnish clients with
a copy of the Code of Ethics. All client requests for Arrowpoint’s Code of Ethics shall be directed to the
CCO.
If the CCO determines that a material violation of this Code has occurred, he or she shall promptly report
the violation, and any enforcement action taken, to Arrowpoint’s senior management. If Arrowpoint’s
senior management determines that such material violation appears to involve a fraudulent, deceptive or
manipulative act, Arrowpoint will report its findings to the Fund’s Board of Directors or Trustees pursuant
to Rule 17j-1. No less frequently than annually, the board must be furnished a written report that (i)
describes any issues arising under the code or procedures since the last report to the board, including, but
not limited to, information about material violations of the code or procedures and sanctions imposed in
response to the material violations; and (ii) certifies that the fund and adviser has adopted procedures
reasonably necessary to prevent access persons from violating the code.
RECORDKEEPING
Arrowpoint shall maintain records in the manner and to the extent set forth below, which records shall be
available for appropriate examination by representatives of regulatory authorities or Arrowpoint’s
management.
·A copy of this Code of Ethics and any other code which is, or at any time within the past five years
has been, in effect shall be preserved in an easily accessible place;
A record of any violation of this Code of Ethics and of any action taken as a result of such violation
shall be preserved in an easily accessible place for a period of not less than five years following the
end of the fiscal year in which the violation occurs;
·A record of all written acknowledgements (annual certifications) for each person who is currently,
or with the past five years was, an Employee of Arrowpoint.
·A copy of each report made pursuant to this Code of Ethics by an Employee, including any
information provided in lieu of reports, shall be preserved by the Company for at least five years
after the end of the fiscal year in which the report is made or the information is provided, the first
two years in an easily accessible place;
·A list of all persons who are, or within the past five years have been, required to make reports
pursuant to this Code of Ethics, or who are or were responsible for reviewing these reports, shall
be maintained in an easily accessible place;
·The Company shall preserve a record of any decision, and the reasons supporting the decision, to
approve the acquisition of any limited offering or IPO by Employees for at least five years after the
end of the fiscal year in which the approval is granted, the first two years in an easily accessible
place.
· A copy of each finding presented to the Board of a Fund shall be preserved by Arrowpoint for at
least five years after the end of the fiscal year in which the record is made, the first two years in an
easily accessible place.
RESPONSIBILIT
The CCO will be responsible for administering the Code of Ethics. All questions regarding the policy
should be directed to the CCO. All Employees must acknowledge their receipt and understanding of the
Code of Ethics upon commencement of their employment.
In the event a material change is made to the Personal Trading Policy of the Code of Ethics, the CCO shall
ensure that such material change is approved by the Fund's Board no later than six months after adoption
of the material change.
EMPLOYEE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
You are required to complete the Code of Ethics Acknowledgement, both initially upon the commencement
of your employment with Arrowpoint and annually thereafter, to acknowledge and certify that you have
received, reviewed, understand and shall comply, or have complied with, the policies and procedures as set
forth in the Code of Ethics. In addition, all Employees must be aware of and comply with the following
undertakings:
·be thoroughly familiar with the policies and procedures set forth in this Code of Ethics;
·upon the request of the CCO, provide initial and annual written certification that you have
read and understand, and will comply with, the policies and procedures set forth in this
Code of Ethics and any other compliance materials distributed to you by the CCO;
·notify the CCO promptly in the event you have any reason to believe that you may have
failed to comply with (or become aware of another person’s failure to comply with) the
policies and procedures set forth in this Code of Ethics;
·notify the CCO promptly if you become aware of any practice that arguably involves
Arrowpoint in a conflict of interest with any of its advisory accounts including unregistered
investment funds;
cooperate to the fullest extent reasonably requested by the CCO so as to enable: (i) the
CCO to discharge his respective duties under the Code of Ethics and (ii) Arrowpoint to
comply with the securities laws to which it is subject; and
·h notify the CCO promptly if you become aware of any part of any disclosure document that
you believe may be inaccurate, incomplete or out of date in any respect.