Channing Capital Management, LLC: investment adviser

Channing specializes in value investing and offers the institutional marketplace small-cap value, small-mid cap value, large-cap value, and all-cap value U.S. domestic equity investment portfolio strategies. Channing participates in wrap fee programs and provides continuous portfolio management and advisory services to model-based unified managed account platforms and programs. Such advisory services are described in investment management agreements ("IMA") negotiated with clients prior to provision of advisory services. All information contained in this brochure is based on the advisory services that Channing offers. No disclosure or other statement contained in this brochure serves as a substitute or shall supersede any of the terms and conditions in the IMAs. To the extent any of the statements herein conflict with the IMAs, such IMAs shall govern, and Channing and its clients will be bound by the terms, fees, conditions, risks and other relevant information contained in the IMAs. Assets Under Management As of 1/31/2026, Firm total assets under management or AUM is approximately $4.248 Billion. Total AUM consists of discretionary AUM of $4.219 Billion and non-discretionary AUM of $28.8 Million (also reflecting assets under advisement or AUA).

Under certain circumstances, fees may be negotiated on a basis different from Channing’s stated fee schedules. In such cases, Channing reserves the right to waive or reduce the fees charged to a particular client in its sole and absolute discretion. Fees paid by private funds where applicable are described to investors, in detail, in the private fund’s governing documents. As applicable, private fund fees may vary depending on the nature of the services provided and the investment strategies utilized but generally include management fees based on a percentage of assets under management.

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Fees for Channing’s services are generally based upon a percentage of assets under management, and our general annual fee schedules are as follows: Small-Cap Value: Fees are generally as set forth below, subject to negotiation and related factors as noted below. FEE SCHEDULE $0 to $25M Next $25M Over $50M to $100M Above $100M

SMALL-CAP VALUE 100 bps 90 bps 85 bps 80 bps

SMID-Cap Value: Fees are generally as set forth below, subject to negotiation and related factors as noted below. FEE SMID-CAP SCHEDULE VALUE $0 to $10M 95 bps Above $10M 85 bps to $25M Above $25M 80 bps to $50M Above $50M 75 bps to $100M Above $100M 70 bps Large-Cap Value: Fees are generally as set forth below, subject to negotiation and related factors as noted below. FEE LARGE-CAP SCHEDULE VALUE $0 to $25M 60 bps Above $25M 55 bps to $50M Above $50M 50 bps to $100M Above 45 bps $100M

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All-Cap Value: Fees are generally as set forth below, subject to negotiation and related factors as noted below. FEE SCHEDULE $0 to $10M Above $10M $25M Above $25M $50M Above $50M $100M Above $100M

ALL-CAP VALUE 70 bps 65 bps 60 bps 55 bps 50 bps

Private Fund Fees As applicable, any private fund charges the management fees and expenses as set forth in the governing PPM (private placement memorandum) for such private fund. Any such private fund is not subject to performance fees, and the fund investment manager will not charge a performance-based profit or incentive allocation/fee. The fund investment manager is entitled to a management fee equal to a percentage of the assets under management, payable quarterly in arrears, but does not charge a performance-based profit or incentive fee. Any private fund may also enter into side letter agreements from time to time with certain institutional investors as described in the fund’s PPM. For the 3(c)(7) institutional long-only private fund, Channing Series A SMID-Cap Intrinsic Value Fund, such private fund has been wound-down for closure, was liquidated by mid-year 2025 as of the end of the 2nd Quarter, and will no longer be offered. Collective Investment Trust (“CIT”) Fees Channing’s fee for serving as investment manager to the Channing SMID-Cap Intrinsic Value Equity CIT will generally range from approximately 50 bps – 100 bps annually based on the share class, as disclosed in the offering documents for CIT-Fund. Wrap & UMA Program Fees For Wrap and UMA program services, the client will pay the manager for its services and for the services of Channing on a quarterly or monthly basis in advance or arrears according to a negotiated fee schedule. Our fees for such asset management services are generally negotiated with the wrap managers or UMA sponsors, and such advisory fees are not negotiable by the account owner or endclient. Generally, the minimum account size for such programs is not disclosed to Channing, and account minimums along with billing arrangements may vary and are generally determined by the wrap manager or UMA sponsor. General Information Wrap/UMA Program Additional Fees: Wrap and/or UMA program accounts may be charged various program fees in addition to the advisory fee received by our firm. Such fees may include the investment advisory fees of the independent advisers, which may be charged as part of a wrap fee or UMA arrangement. In a wrap fee or UMA arrangement, accounts generally pay a single fee for advisory, brokerage and custodial services. Portfolio transactions may be executed without a commission charge in a wrap fee or UMA arrangement. In evaluating such an arrangement, one should also consider that, depending upon the level of the wrap or UMA fee charged by the broker-dealer, the amount of portfolio activity in the account, and other factors, the wrap or UMA fee may or may not exceed the aggregate cost of such

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services if they were to be provided separately. Those end-clients evaluating whether to participate in such arrangements should carefully consider these items. Additional Fees and Expenses: In addition to our advisory fees, clients (other than clients in certain wrap fee or UMA programs) are also responsible for the fees and expenses charged by custodians and imposed by broker-dealers, including, but not limited to, any transaction charges imposed by a broker-dealer with which an independent investment manager effects transactions for the institutional client’s account(s). Please refer to the “Brokerage Practices” section (Item 12) of this ADV Part 2 Brochure for additional information. Grandfathering of Minimum Account Requirements: Pre-existing advisory clients are subject to Channing’s minimum account requirements and advisory fees in effect at the time the client entered into the advisory relationship. Therefore, our firm’s minimum account requirements will differ among institutional clients. Advisory Fees in General: Clients should note that similar advisory services may (or may not) be available from other registered (or unregistered) investment advisers for similar or lower fees. However, in certain circumstances, our investment management fees may be negotiable based upon funding mandate size and/or the ability to expand the relationship over time. Also the above-described fees are applicable only to long-only institutional or pension client separate accounts, and not hedge accounts or hedge funds which Channing does not manage. Generally, fees are payable quarterly on assets under management at the end of each calendar quarter. Fees are billed immediately following the close of each calendar quarter and are due upon receipt. Fees are pro-rated for asset additions or withdrawals prior to the end of the calendar quarter based on the number of days under management during the period. Fees are collected in arrears and not billed in advance; accordingly, Channing does not contemplate a situation where it will be necessary to issue a refund of advanced fees to a client. However, in the unlikely event a client is entitled to a refund of fees billed, the request for refund should be made in writing and directed to: Rodney B. Herenton c/o Channing Accountant Channing Capital Management, LLC 10 S. LaSalle Street, Suite 2401 Chicago, IL 60603 Attn: Request for Refund Clients with fixed term agreements may generally terminate their investment advisory agreement in accordance with the specific terms outlined in their agreement. Client agreements that are not for a fixed term generally may be terminated at any time by either party by giving to the other at least 30-60 days prior written notice of such intent of termination.

Such performance or incentive based fee arrangements may also create an incentive to favor higherfee paying accounts over other accounts in the allocation of investment opportunities. However, Channing views such potential risks as limited or non-existent since each institutional long-only strategy is managed in a substantially similar manner subject to each institutional client’s investment guidelines and restrictions. Also, Channing has implemented procedures reasonably designed to ensure that all clients are treated fairly and equally, and to prevent this potential conflict from influencing the allocation of investment opportunities among its institutional clients.

Channing relies primarily on stock selection to seek to earn above-average returns as opposed to forecasts which emphasize sector weightings relative to a portfolio benchmark. However, sector and industry diversification is also employed as a risk management tool.

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As part of Channing's research process, the investment team compiles information from multiple industry sources for insights including:

Management quality Product and/or service quality Business cycle(s) for the company's key products or services New product or service offerings in the pipeline that could enhance future growth Industry characteristics.

Channing also uses proprietary in-house research developed by reviewing financial statements and records, interviewing company senior management, interviewing company customers, and monitoring consumer attitudes about company products or services. Such research may also in certain instances include company visits and/or third-party investment research and reports. In limited isolated instances when deemed necessary, Channing may use Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) to facilitate the transition of client funding requirements regarding inflows and outflows. The ETFs are not intended to be a permanent holding in the investment portfolio but are used to allow for the orderly construction and maintenance of client portfolios. Strategic use of ETFs also allows Channing to manage investment portfolios in the best interest of our clients. Risk of Loss Investing in or holding securities involves risk of loss that all clients should be prepared to bear and past performance is not a guarantee of future investment results. Investment portfolios may be adversely affected by changes in the economy and market conditions such as fluctuations in interest rates, inflation rates, regulatory changes, or shifts in the domestic or geopolitical environment. These factors may affect the level and volatility of security pricing and the liquidity of an investment. Trading in the portfolios may affect investment performance, particularly through increased brokerage and other transaction costs and taxes.

A separate written compliance policy/procedure (as per SEC standards governing investment portfolio and trading compliance) required Channing to follow the requirements and restrictions set forth in each client’s investment management agreement, including client trading-brokerage guidelines and restrictions or limitations placed on trading commissions or commission rates. Two of Channing’s then 35-45 institutional clients placed restriction limitations or caps on the amount they were willing to pay in commission rates for execution of their brokerage trades. In adhering to such clients' restrictions, Channing routinely conveyed those 2 clients’ commission cap restrictions to executing brokers and requested that such brokers also observe lower commission rates of a half-cent to 1 cent per share for those 2 clients while permitting them to participate in certain block trades with Channing’s other institutional clients. This practice resulted in 2 clients with a total of 4 client accounts participating in a certain portion of the same block trades while paying differential commission rates of a half-cent to 1 cent per share.

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This block trading practice was voluntarily ended and ceased as of mid-January 2018 (approximately 2 years ago), as Channing voluntarily changed its internal block trading practices to avoid and eliminate block trades being executed with differential commission rates. In reaching this settlement resolution, the SEC also took into account this voluntary corrective action along with the Firm's other voluntary remedial steps promptly undertaken regarding this matter and the voluntary cooperation afforded to the SEC staff by the Firm. The key terms of the voluntary settlement resolution required the Firm to pay a civil penalty fine of $50,000 and to cease from committing or causing any future violations. The Firm paid the agreed upon fine promptly after the settlement was approved and finalized by the SEC Commission in Washington, D.C.

Clients or prospective clients may obtain a copy of our Code of Ethics by contacting our Firm’s Client Service team at 312.223.0211 or clientservice@Channingcapital.com. Participation or Interest in Client Transactions Neither our Firm nor any persons associated with our Firm has any material financial interest in client transactions beyond the provision of investment advisory services as disclosed in this brochure.

Research (if any) provided by the broker-dealer; Promptness and accuracy of oral, hard copy or electronic reports of execution; The broker-dealer's facilities; The market where the security trades; Any expertise the broker-dealer may have in executing trades for the particular type of security; Size of the transaction; Reliability of the broker-dealer The desired timing of the trade; The activity existing and expected in the market for the particular security; Confidentiality; and The execution, clearance and settlement capabilities of the broker/dealer selected.

Recognizing the value of these factors, the Adviser may pay a brokerage commission in excess of that which another broker might have charged for effecting the same transaction. The Head Trader along with Compliance periodically reviews these governing policies and Compliance makes amendments or updates as necessary. A list of approved broker/dealers which, in the Adviser's judgment, are generally able to provide best price and execution is updated on a periodic annual basis. The Trading Dept. is allowed to use only broker/dealers on the approved list. Principal Trades Channing does not engage in or permit principal trading. Cross Trades Channing may effect “cross” trades between client accounts through an unaffiliated broker/dealer at the prevailing market price. We effect such transactions only when it deems the transaction to be in the best interests of both client accounts. The manner of calculating the cross price is documented within policies and procedures adopted by Channing, as amended from time to time. The custodian may charge a service fee for crossing the trade. Channing does not receive any transactional compensation in regard to cross trades. In addition, Channing executes buys and sells in the same security in different client accounts based on liquidity needs. Risks associated with cross trades. Cross trades advantage one client over another. Cross trades are done at a price other than the current market price but generally at the closing price. Cross trades are not in compliance with DOL regulations for ERISA accounts. Channing engages in a series of trades through a broker that creates a cross trade. Research & Other Soft Dollar Benefits Channing will not always place brokerage transactions on the basis of the lowest commission rate available for a particular transaction. That is, Channing uses certain brokers who give Channing products and services that are useful to Channing’s research process and causes clients to pay commissions higher than those charged by other brokers in return for those products and services. Channing makes a good faith determination that the commissions paid are reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and other services provided. The payment of such services with brokerage commissions is commonly referred to as “soft dollar arrangements.” Channing only enters into soft dollar arrangements that are covered by the safe harbor provided under Section 28(e) of the Exchange Act.

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Brokers furnish, for example, proprietary or third-party research reports, supplemental performance reports, statistical analyses, software, and computer programs used for research and portfolio analysis, and other valuable research information to Channing. Channing generally seeks, at the beginning of the year, to direct client transactions to brokers that provide proprietary and third-party research in order to ensure payment of its budgeted research commissions and soft dollars. Channing uses soft dollar benefits to service all of its clients’ accounts, not only those that paid for soft dollar services through their brokerage commissions. The brokerage commission rates paid to brokers for proprietary and third-party research are typically higher than commissions paid to obtain execution only. However, clients prohibiting Channing from generating soft dollar credits generally do not receive better brokerage commission rates than clients that do generate soft dollar credits for Channing. Channing does not seek to allocate soft dollar benefits to clients’ accounts proportionately to the soft dollar credits the accounts generate. As a result of client-directed brokerage arrangements, some soft dollar services benefit clients who do not execute transactions through soft dollar brokers. Further, Channing uses some soft dollar services for certain clients that are paid for by clients who do not require such services. Additionally, Channing receives certain research reports from brokers that are not used in investment decision making. However, Channing receives other services from brokers that are used in the investment decision making process, such as access to management and invitations to analyst conferences. Channing receives certain brokerage and research products and services that provide both research and non-research (“mixed-use”) benefits. In these instances, Channing uses client brokerage commissions to pay for the research portion and pays the non-research portion out of its own resources. Although the allocations between research and non-research portions will be made in accordance with Channing’s overall fiduciary responsibilities, clients should be aware of the potential conflicts of interest created by the use and allocations of soft dollar arrangements. By entering into soft dollar arrangements, Channing receives a benefit because it is relieved from producing or paying for research products or services. In addition, soft dollar arrangements give Channing an incentive to select a broker, trade frequently, or trade actively in certain accounts to obtain research used primarily by other, less frequently traded accounts. That is, Channing would have an incentive to select a broker based on its interests in receiving research rather than in its clients’ interests in receiving most favorable execution. This is not Channing’s practice, however, and Channing’s disciplined investment strategy, utilized for all its clients, and its long-term holding approach, mitigate these potential conflicts. Channing also attempts to address these potential conflicts through firm governance oversight of soft dollar usage by Trading-Operations and by requiring initial approval and periodic review of all soft-dollar products and services by Channing Compliance. Directed Brokerage and Other Brokerage Constraints Certain clients direct Channing to use particular brokers for executing transactions in their accounts. For example, certain institutional clients direct Channing to place all or a portion of their brokerage with minority-owned and/or local brokers, or brokers who provide the client with certain services, such as performance monitoring and commission recapture. Channing does not use brokerage from another client account to pay for a product or service purchased under these client-directed brokerage arrangements. Also, though not a directed brokerage arrangement, some client accounts have trading constraints that may cause Channing to use a single broker to execute trades for such clients. Channing’s trading department will at times place orders for such clients behind orders for clients that do not direct brokerage and have no other trading constraints. Directing brokerage may cost clients more money. For example, clients who direct Channing (through affirmative direction or other constraint) to use particular brokers may pay higher commissions, obtain greater spreads, or obtain less favorable net prices than might be the case for those clients who do not

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because Channing will be unable to negotiate commissions, aggregate client orders and seek the most favorable execution of transactions as efficiently as possible and at the best price. To the extent that Channing cannot obtain soft dollars in directed brokerage arrangements, clients who give Channing brokerage discretion will pay for a disproportionate share of Channing’s soft dollar arrangements. Trade Aggregation & Trade Sequencing Channing may follow the practice of aggregating or the blocking of orders of various clients for execution to get the benefit of lower prices or commission rates. However, from time to time, portfolio transactions for client accounts are also completed independently from the “blocked” trade, in order to accommodate additions to, or a withdrawal from, a client account or to re-balance a portfolio to bring it in line with the correlated strategy’s representative client account. In certain cases where the aggregate order may be executed in a series of transactions at various prices, the transactions are allocated on a pro-rata basis, so that each receives generally, to the extent practicable, the average price of such transactions. To minimize execution conflict/competition within the marketplace, Channing has established the following practice of sequencing trades between full-trade discretion (i.e., non-directed), limiteddiscretion, and directed-brokerage accounts. Generally, as matter of practice, when the Lead ProductPM submits a trade order to the Trading Dept., client accounts that has provided Channing with full investment and trading discretion will be blocked (bunched), placed with selected broker-dealer for execution and completion, first. This represents the vast majority of accounts that Channing manages. Instances when non-directed/institutional client has imposed limited trading discretion, MWBE brokerage requirements, or soft-dollar restrictions, the Trading Dept. may be required to remove the client account(s) from the block trade and place the trade, once the full-trade discretion/institutional client accounts have been executed. Next, client accounts that have provided Channing with full investment discretion but has directed Channing to utilize a specific broker (generally wrap-fee accounts) will be placed with the directed-broker(s) and executed. Channing provides non-discretionary investment advisory services through model portfolio delivery (i.e., UMA) sponsored programs. The UMA sponsor, and not Channing, is responsible for trading or the implementation recommended model changes. Upon completion of trades in discretionary and directed-brokerage accounts, the Trading Dept. will typically disseminate model portfolio changes on a periodic basis, up to and including weekly, to the UMA sponsors. Performance returns for limited-discretion, directed-brokerage, and model delivery accounts can differ from the composite portfolio performance results delivered by Channing due to an array of reasons, including but not limited to, quality of execution, trade dates, average account size, and the difference in fee structure. Instances where Channing’s proprietary and/or personal related investment accounts are included in the trade order, those accounts will be always submitted with the designated broker-dealer once the non-directed and directed client accounts trade(s) have been completed.

Channing Staff are generally permitted to invest in these mutual funds that Channing sub-advises as well as other mutual funds not sub-advised by Channing. Where Channing’s Staff invest in or engage in any trading of any Channing sub-advised fund, such Channing staff are required under our Code of Ethics to report such investments or trading as part of their periodic personal trading and pre-clearance reports. Such investing or trading activity will be reviewed as part of the periodic firm reviews of personal trading activity. Also, Channing does not solicit or sell such sub-advised mutual funds in the normal course of its business. From time to time, Channing Staff may be asked by prospects, clients, business associates, friends and family for information on how to purchase the mutual funds. Those inquiries are responded to in very general terms by providing the ticker symbol of the mutual funds and recommending to the person making the inquiry that they contact a registered representative of one of the many publicly recognized brokerage firms for professional advice as to the suitability of any of the funds as an investment. With respect to the funds, Channing as well as its employees, do not make investment referrals and do not receive any referral or marketing fees. Channing Staff are prohibited by company and compliance policy, including Channing’s Code of Ethics and Insider Trading Policies, from sharing non-public information about the funds' investments or acting in a manner that might have any appearance of self-dealing with a client. Third-Party Referral Arrangements To the extent Channing may enter into third-party referral or promoter/solicitor arrangements from time to time, such arrangements will adhere to the SEC’s Marketing-Advertising Rule (SEC Rule 206(4)-1).

Regardless of material conflict (if any), Channing through its reliance on independent third-party ISS will, at all times, vote in the best interest of its client. ISS will generally analyze the voting issues and make a proxy vote recommendation. Channing customarily follows such recommendation, subject to certain limited exceptions (requiring a documented rationale), and the proxy is voted in accordance with ISS’s guidelines, which are periodically reviewed by Channing’s Proxy Review Team. Proxy issues receive consideration based on all relevant facts and circumstances. Some accounts for which Channing is investment manager may wish to retain responsibility for proxy voting or to assign that responsibility to a different investment manager. Such accounts must either provide Channing with a plan document that expressly precludes Channing from voting proxies or include in the investment manager contract that Channing will not vote their proxies. In the absence of such documentation, Channing undertakes the obligation to vote on behalf of the accounts it manages, and will do so supported by ISS’s services. It is also Channing’s policy to fully comply with ERISA requirements regarding proxy voting. Copies of Channing’s proxy voting policy and procedures and information regarding proxy votes are available to clients upon request. To obtain a copy, please direct any written or electronic client requests as follows: Channing Capital Management, LLC c/o Channing Client Service Team 10 South LaSalle St., Suite 2401 Chicago IL 60603 Attn: Proxy Administrator clientservice@Channingcapital.com

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