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Barrons, October 2008
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Performance data quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results.  Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.  Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. As stated in the current prospectus, the Fund’s annual operating expense ratio (gross) is .92%.

TOTAL RETURN*
as of:   10/31/2008

Time  Period

Sound Shore

Morningstar
Large-Cap Value Average

1 Month

-18.83%

-17.11%

3 Month

-26.73%

-22.99%

6 Month

-27.18%

-29.97%

Year-to-date

-30.48%

-33.54%

1 Year

-34.01%

-37.27%

3 Years

-5.21%

-6.14%

5 Years

2.16%

0.64%

10 Years

3.62%

2.08%

TOTAL RETURN*
as of:   9/30/2008

Time  Period

Sound Shore

Morningstar
Large-Cap Value Average

1 Month

-11.08%

-8.33%

3 Month

-7.11%

-7.94%

6 Month

-6.47%

-11.65%

Year-to-date

-14.36%

-19.90%

1 Year

-17.94%

-23.87%

3 Years

0.79%

-0.84%

5 Years

7.37%

5.56%

10 Years

6.90%

4.67%

MORNINGSTAR OVERALL RATING TM :

The Overall Morningstar Rating for a fund is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its three-, five-, and ten-year Morningstar Rating metrics.

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* Market volatility can significantly impact short-term performance. Total return figures reflect reinvestment of all dividend and capital gain distributions. Returns over 1 year are annualized. During the period, some of the Fund's fees and expenses were waived; had these fees and expenses not been waived, the Fund's performance would be lower.

For each fund with at least a three-year history, Morningstar calculates a Morningstar Rating TM based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a fund's monthly performance (including the effects of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees), placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The top 10% of funds in each category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. (Each share class is counted as a fraction of one fund within this scale and rated separately, which may cause slight variations in the distribution percentages.) The Overall Morningstar Rating for a fund is derived from a weighted-average of the performance figures associated with its three-, five- and ten-year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating metrics.  Sound Shore was rated against the following numbers of U.S.-domiciled Large Value funds over the following time periods: 1189 funds in the last three years, 971 funds in the last five years, and 439 funds in the last ten years. With respect to these Large Value funds, Sound Shore received a Morningstar Rating of 3, 4, 4 stars for the three-, five- and ten-year periods, respectively. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

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Historical Returns

Year

Return

Value

5/17/1985

 

$10,000

1985

15.50%

$11,550

1986

20.59%

$13,928

1987

-3.86%

$13,391

1988

21.13%

$16,221

1989

22.42%

$19,858

1990

-10.65%

$17,744

1991

32.25%

$23,466

1992

21.17%

$28,433

1993

11.96%

$31,835

1994

0.30%

$31,929

1995

29.87%

$41,467

1996

33.27%

$55,264

1997

36.40%

$75,381

1998

4.41%

$78,702

1999

0.05%

$78,741

2000

20.18%

$94,632

2001

-0.81%

$93,867

2002

-15.43%

$79,379

2003

31.74%

$104,575

2004

15.34%

$120,616

2005

6.81%

$128,822

2006

16.56%

$150,153

2007

2.58%

$154,021

09/08

-14.36%

$131,907

This chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment
made in the Fund on May 17, 1985 (the Fund's inception) through
September 30, 2008. Figures include reinvestment of capital gains and dividends.
This chart is not intended to imply future performance of the Fund.

DISTRIBUTIONS PER SHARE
as of   6/30/2008

Time Period

Dividends

Capital Gains

2008

$0.14

None

2007

$0.21

$4.33

2006

$0.21

$3.30

2005

$0.07

$2.51

2004

$0.10

$1.85

2003

$0.05

$0.44

2002

$0.05

None

2001

$0.04

$2.76

2000

$0.14

$1.56

1999

$0.17

None

1998

$0.21

 None

1997

$0.12

 $0.89

1996

$0.13

$2.35

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Dividends and Capital Gains for the Fund have been rounded to the nearest one hundredth of a percent. For more information please consult the Annual Report or contact the Fund at: 1-(800)-551-1980 or by E-mail: click here


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