Class M Shares. Shares of the Company’s $0.01 par value common stock that have been designated as Class M.
Class M Shares. Investors purchasing through third party intermediaries will be eligible to purchase Class M Shares. Class Characteristics Class I, Class II, Class III, Class IV, Class V, Class VI, Class VII and Class VIII Shares: The sole difference among the various classes of shares is the level of shareholder service fee ("Shareholder Service Fee") borne by the class for client and shareholder service, reporting and other support provided to such class by GMO. The multiple class structure reflects the fact that, as the size of the client relationship increases, the cost to service that relationship is expected to decrease as a percentage of the account. Thus, the Shareholder Service Fee is lower for classes for which eligibility criteria generally require greater assets under GMO's management. Class M: Class M Shares are subject to a Rule 12b-1 fee not to exceed 1.00%, and an administration fee. Up to 0.25% of the Rule 12b-1 fee may be paid by the Fund's distributor to third parties in connection with services primarily intended to result in the sale of Class M Shares and/or certain other services to Class M Shares. A portion of the administration fee may be paid by GMO to third parties for providing record keeping and other services to the Class M Shares. Allocations to Each Class Expense Allocations Shareholder Service Fees payable by the Trust to the shareholder servicer of the Trust's shares (the "Shareholder Servicer") shall be allocated, to the extent practicable, on a class-by-class basis, excluding Class M Shares, which pay no Shareholder Service Fees. In addition, all Rule 12b-1 fees and administration fees payable by the Trust in respect of its Class M Shares shall be allocated exclusively to Class M Shares. Subject to the approval of the Trust's Board of Trustees, including a majority of the independent Trustees, the following "Class Expenses" may (if such expense is properly assessable at the class level) in the future be allocated on a class-by-class basis: (a) transfer agency costs attributable to each class, (b) printing and postage expenses related to preparing and distributing materials such as shareholder reports, prospectuses and proxy statements to current shareholders of a specific Class, (c) SEC registration fees incurred with respect to a specific class, (d) blue sky and foreign registration fees and expenses incurred with respect to a specific class, (e) the expenses of personnel and services required to support shareholders of a specific class...
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