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Solicitation Agreement & Disclosure

This Agreement is entered into by CIC Advisers, LLC (“Advisers”), the Solicitor, and the Client. The named parties agree to and the Client acknowledges the following:

1. The Solicitor has referred Client to Advisers for portfolio management services pursuant to terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement. On occasion, the Solicitor may refer other clients to the Adviser for portfolio management services. For introducing the client to Advisers, Advisers has agreed to pay the Solicitor for the length of time the referred Client’s Account is managed by Advisers or the representative remains registered with an affiliated broker/dealer of Capital Investment Companies, whichever is shorter. The agreement will not result in fees charged to the Client above those Advisers normally charges its non-referred clients or those stated in its publicized fee schedule. Referral clients represent business Advisers would otherwise not have received.

2. The Solicitor represents it is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, an

investment adviser employed by Advisers or another investment adviser, meets appropriate qualifications, and/or is registered under the appropriate laws of the corresponding federal and state jurisdictions. Solicitor further represents that Solicitor will not solicit referral clients on behalf of Advisers in any other jurisdiction without first notifying Advisers, obtaining Advisers prior written approval, and taking such steps as may be necessary to ensure that Solicitor may lawfully solicit clients on behalf of Advisers and under the laws of such jurisdiction. Solicitor represents neither it nor any of its agents is a person: (a) subject to an order of the SEC under Section 203(f) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940; (b) who has been convicted within the previous ten years of any felony or misdemeanor involving conduct specified in Section 2039 (e) (2) (A) – (D) of the Act; or (c) who has been found by the SEC to have engaged, or has been convicted of engaging, in any of the conduct specified in paragraphs (1), (4) or (5) of section 203(e) of the Act; or (d) is subject to an order, judgment or decree described in Section 203(e) (3) of the Act.

3. Solicitor agrees they are responsible for administering the relationship with the Client. In this capacity, the Solicitor is

responsible for: 1) Performing duties under this Agreement in a manner consistent with the instructions of Advisers, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, and the rules under that Act; 2) Obtain Client information deemed necessary in offering portfolio management services and complying with legal statutes, firm policy, and regulatory acts; and 3) Address all initial and subsequent communications with the Client.

4. Solicitor is permitted to advise Client about other financial services and products, if permitted under law, outside of this

Agreement or Investment Advisory Agreement entered into by Client with Advisers. If a dispute arises between Client and Solicitor concerning products and services outside the scope of this Agreement or the Investment Advisory Agreement, Client and Solicitor agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Adviser, its agent, or any of its employees for such events.

5. By executing the Agreement, the Solicitor agrees it has provided and Client agrees they have received a current copy

of the Part ll and accompanying documents of Advisers Form ADV, the Client agrees they have received a copy of this Agreement. More so, Solicitor agrees and Client acknowledges the Solicitor has disclosed any affiliations between the Solicitor, their broker/dealer (if applicable), and Advisers. Frequently, the Solicitor is registered with a broker/dealer affiliated with Advisers (Capital Investment Group, Inc. or Capital Investment Brokerage, Inc.) through common ownership.

6. I, the undersigned, understand and agree to the above information.

/ / Client Signature Client Name (Print) Date

/ / 2nd/Joint Client Signature (if applicable) Client Name (Print) Date

/ / Solicitor Signature Solicitor Name Date

/ / Advisers Authorized Signatory (Print) Signatory Signature Date