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1 Page 1 of 9 Morningstar Category Category Index Total Assets 6, Mil GBP Current Yield % Inception Date 07/03/08 Domicile/ Currency GBR/GBP Morningstar Rating QQQQ Equity Style Map Giant Large Mid Small K 20K 15K 10K Performance 31/07/18 Growth of 10,000 Annualized Value GBP Ret % Fund 22, Category 19, Index 19, Full Manager Change Partial Manager Change Deep Value People Value Blend Growth High Growth Micro Adrian Frost 01/02 Nick Shenton 07/14 Total Named Managers 2 Morningstar Pillars Process p. 2-3 Performance p. 4 People p. 5 Parent p. 6 Price p. 7 & ( ( & * * * ( * & & 5K Morningstar Rating QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ QQQQQQQQ QQ Quartile Rank in Category Percentile Rank in Category % Total Return GBP /- Category /- Index Process Equity Style Box Asset Allocation Stock Bond Cash Other Equity Supersectors m Cyclical w Sensitive x Defensive Price TER/OGC Analyst View Peter Brunt, Senior Analyst Despite losing a key team member in 2016, we continue to have a positive opinion on this fund. 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For detailed information about the Morningstar Analyst Rating for Funds, please visit 25 Jun, 2018 For investors seeking core exposure to UK equities with an above-market dividend yield and growing income stream, we still find this a solid product. The fund benefits from a highly experienced management team that, despite some recent turnover, has consistently applied a sensible, tried-and-tested approach. The experienced Adrian Frost took the reins of the fund in 2002 and was joined by comanager Adrian Gosden in While Frost has always been the lead manager (maintaining veto power), over time Gosden gained more influence on the portfolio; together they formed a strong partnership. This was enhanced by Nick Shenton's arrival; he joined as a third comanager in Gosden left the group at the end of June 2016, since when Frost and Shenton have operated well as a duo, with Shenton maturing into the role of co-fund manager nicely. He continues to take on more responsibility and is clearly having a greater influence on the portfolio. After a long search, the pair hired Andy Marsh as a third comanager in February Marsh joined from Polar Capital, where he worked on a pan- European long/short equities strategy for over a decade. He brings with him considerable experience, although much of this is in European equities--it will take time for him to adapt to UK equity income investing. The fund is managed as a core mandate and, with its considerable size, does not have the flexibility to invest significantly down the cap scale, unlike many peers. This has proved somewhat of a headwind in peer-relative performance terms. After a prolonged period of lacklustre returns, it is pleasing to see peer-relative returns improve through 2017 and 2018 to the end of May. Outperformance has been driven by strong stock selection, which we believe in part reflects improved team dynamics. Overall, performance has remained robust against the FTSE All Share benchmark, while volatility is also lower than both the category average and the benchmark over most time periods. While it will be key to see how Marsh fits in to the team and the new dynamic with three comanagers, we believe that progress made with regards to succession planning (Frost seems committed for the next few years, but has made clear his intention to step back in due course) is promising. This, combined with a competitive price tag, sees the fund retain a of Bronze.

2 Page 2 of 9 Process: Approach Morningstar Category Category Index Index Proxy SPDR FTSE UK All Share ETF Acc The managers target stocks with strong free cash flow yields and shareholderfocused executives. Process Pillar 25 Jun, 2018 The fund aims to outperform the FTSE All-Share benchmark over the long term, while providing a growing income and a dividend yield at a premium to that of the index. Free cash flow is the cornerstone of the managers' process. The managers primarily hunt for companies with attractive cash flow yields, with the goal Equity Style 30/06/18 Holdings-Based Style Map Deep Value Value Blend Growth High Growth Equity Style Box Factors Giant Large Mid Small Micro Fund Centroid: Weighted average of equity holdings Zone: 75% of fund equity holdings Category Average Index Proxy Market Cap Fund 3-Yr Avg Category Proxy Giant/Large Mid Small/Micro Avg Market Cap Bil GBP Value Measures Fund 3-Yr Avg Category Proxy Price/Prospect. Earnings Price/Book Price/Sales Price/Cash Flow Dividend Yield Growth Measures Fund 3-Yr Avg Category Proxy Long-Term Earnings % Historical Earnings % Sales % Cash Flow % Book-Value % of constructing a portfolio that generates cash flow in excess of the market. Cash flow and dividend screens are applied to their equity universe; the managers also make use of Smart- GARP, Artemis' proprietary stock-screening model, which looks at a multitude of data based on a series of bottom-up and top-down factors. This narrows the universe to around 200 stocks for further qualitative evaluation. The managers spend a significant amount of time appraising company management and believe that management's ability to allocate capital efficiently is as crucial Asset Allocation 30/06/18 Current Allocation 3-Year Average Net Assets % Fund 3-Yr Avg Category Proxy Equity Fixed Income Cash Other Regional Exposure 30/06/18 Market Type Equity % Fund 3-Yr Avg Category Proxy Developed Emerging Top 5 Countries Equity % Fund 3-Yr Avg Category Proxy United Kingdom Germany Netherlands Sweden United States Key Ratios 30/06/18 Fund 3-Yr Avg Category Proxy Net Margin % ROA % Debt/Total Capital % ROE % as the accessibility to attractive cash flow yields. They also assess the sustainability and volatility of this cash. The managers invest predominantly in FTSE 350 names but will also invest in overseas stocks if there are attractive alternatives; the currency exposure of the overseas allocation is always hedged back to sterling. Furthermore, the managers may also invest in preference shares, convertibles, and fixed-interest securities but only at the periphery of the portfolio. Sectors 30/06/18 Sector Delta Defensive Sensitive Cyclical Fund Index Larger sector concentrations versus the index move the investment to the corner of the triangle corresponding to that equity Super Sector. Equity Sectors Fund 3-Yr Avg Category Proxy xdefensive sconsumer Defensive dhealthcare futilities wsensitive icommunication Serv oenergy pindustrials atechnology mcyclical rbasic Materials tconsumer Cyclical yfinancial Services ureal Estate Economic Moat 30/06/18 Fund 3-Yr Avg Category Proxy Wide Moat Narrow Moat No Moat Coverage Ratio

3 Page 3 of 9 Process: Portfolio Morningstar Category Category Index Index Proxy SPDR FTSE UK All Share ETF Acc A diversified portfolio with a current bias further up the cap scale than the category average. Process Pillar 25 Jun, 2018 The managers take a core-like approach to portfolio construction, aiming to maintain a good level of diversification with regards to dividend streams. They invest in names, keeping an eye on the benchmark (although they are not constrained by it). While the managers are not targeting a set level, they have been actively Similarity to Index Proxy 30/04/18 trying to raise the fund's active share over the last few years. Investors should not expect it to stray too far from 61%, where it stood at end-february Individual positions are limited to 5%, and industry sectors are limited to a maximum of 15%. The fund can hold up to 10% in bonds and up to 20% in overseas equities. The managers have made the most use of the latter, holding between 10% and 15% in overseas names (primarily European and US) throughout the life of the fund. Style Research and StatPro systems are used to monitor portfolio risk. As at end-may 2018, the largest benchmark-relative overweight position was to financials, driven largely by a sizable allocation to insurance names and the private equity company 3i (the second largest holding at end-may 2018). The largest underweight positions included energy and consumer staples. In general, the managers had been adding to more cyclical names at the expense of defensive names over the past few years, although they had started to add back to BAT and Imperial Brands as value plays. Index Proxy Overlap Proxy Fund Circle size represents number of holdings. Number of Equity Holdings Fund 54 Index Proxy 408 Fund Overlap With Index Proxy Holdings Overlap 47 Asset Overlap 36.3% Largest Common Holdings Fund % Proxy % BP PLC i Ord Royal Dutch Shell PLC B GlaxoSmithKline PLC Aviva PLC Largest Distinct Holdings Fund % Secure Income REIT Ord 2.27 Wolters Kluwer NV 1.92 Artemis Global Income I Acc 1.85 Bayer AG 1.49 Nordea Bank AB 1.16 Portfolio Holdings 30/04/18 Previous Portfolio Date Equity Holdings Bond Holdings Other Holdings Assets in Top 10 Holdings Turnover Ratio (Reported) 31/03/ % Top 10 Equity Holdings Country Assets % Assets % Proxy % 30/04/18 31/03/18 30/04/18 First Bought Days Trading Economic Moat Sector 1-Yr Total Change since previous portfolio: T Increase Y Decrease R New New Holdings Largest Purchases % Assets Sector Eliminated Holdings Largest Sales % Assets Sector Largest Position Changes Current % Prior %

4 Page 4 of 9 Morningstar Category Category Index Performance An improvement in relative returns through 2017 and 2018 to end-may has restored this fund's long-term track record. Performance Pillar 25 Jun, 2018 This fund has provided investors with good relative returns over the long term. It is ahead of both the FTSE All-Share and Morningstar Category average under Adrian Frost's management from 2002 to the end of May After a prolonged period of lacklustre returns relative to peers (in part explained by the higher exposure to large-caps), it is pleasing to see peer-relative returns improve through 2017 and 2018 to the end of May. Outperformance was driven by strong stock selection across most sectors. As a result, the fund's five-year return (to the end of May 2018) is now ahead of both the benchmark and the category average. Volatility has also been lower than both measures over most time periods, giving the fund attractive riskadjusted returns. Returns were held back in 2012 primarily due to the overweighting in energy, underweighting in financials, and weak stock selection among both sectors. Poor stock selection within consumer cyclicals and financials detracted in Good stock selection in consumer defensives, industrials, and financials was countered by difficulties within utilities in Returns in 2015 were held back by weak stock selection within financials, utilities and consumer cyclicals proved more fruitful relative to peers, helped by strong outperformance of large-caps, but also thanks to stock selection within healthcare and consumer cyclicals. Morningstar Rating and Risk 31/07/18 Period Morningstar Ret vs Cat Morningstar Risk vs Cat Morningstar Rating 3 Years Above Avg Below Avg QQQQ 5 Years Above Avg Below Avg QQQQ 10 Years Above Avg Below Avg QQQQ Overall Rating Risk Analysis 31/07/18 3-Year Return and Risk Analysis Total Return % QQQQ Fund Category Index & ( ( & * * * ( * & & History 31/07/18 12-Month Rolling Return % Fund Full Manager Change Partial Manager Change Quartile Rank in Cat Percentile Rank in Cat % Total Return GBP /- Category /- Index Income Return Standard Deviation 3-Year Risk Measures Fund Category Index Standard Deviation Sharpe Ratio R-Squared Beta Alpha Maximum Drawdown Fund Category Index Max Drawdown (%) Peak Date 01/08 01/08 01/08 Valley Date 03/09 03/09 02/09 Max Drawdown (Months) Upside/Downside Fund Category Index Upside Capture Ratio Downside Capture Ratio Returns 31/07/18 Trailing Returns Total Investor Rank in Cat Cat Index 1 Year Years Years Years Tenure 01/ Inception 03/ Rolling-Returns Summary 13% Month Rolling Periods 89 Observations, 7 Years The shading and percentages correspond to how often the fund returns landed in each category quartile. Income and Capital Returns Return % Income Return Capital Return Year /18 Income Income % Rank in Cat Capital Capital % Rank in Cat /

5 Page 5 of 9 Morningstar Category Category Index People The team's evolution seems positive, but we continue to monitor the new team dynamics. People Pillar Management Team 25 Jun, 2018 Adrian Frost took over the management of this fund in January 2002, having joined Artemis in December He started out at Morgan Grenfell Asset Management (which became Deutsche AM) in 1983 and in 1996 was made head of UK equities. He was joined by Adrian Gosden in 2003, who comanaged the fund together with Frost up until June 2016 when he announced his departure from Artemis. Nick Shenton joined the team in mid-2012, initially providing analytical support before becoming a named comanager on the fund in July He spent four years as an analyst and assistant fund manager on the UK and pan-european equities desks at F&C Asset Management before moving to Polar Capital in May 2007 as an analyst and fund manager on the UK long-short equity hedge fund. Since Gosden's departure, Frost and Shenton have operated well as a duo with Shenton maturing into the role of co-fund manager nicely. He continues to take on more responsibility and is clearly having a greater influence on the portfolio. The pair hired Andy Marsh as a third comanager in February Marsh joined from Polar Capital, where he was working on a pan-european long/short equities strategy for over a decade. He brings with him considerable experience, although much of this is in European equities--it will take time for him to adapt to UK equity income investing. In time, research will be split evenly between the three. Experience and Asset Load Number of Managers Longest Tenure Years Manager Retention Rate 5-Year % Average Manager Tenure Years Advisor Subadvisor Artemis Investment Management LLP

6 Page 6 of 9 Morningstar Category Category Index Parent A solid steward. Parent Pillar 04 Apr, 2018 Artemis benefits from a solid investment culture, supported by a stable ownership structure. Since 2010, it has been jointly owned by active employees, including several portfolio managers, and the US-based Affiliated Managers Group. Despite being majority-owned by AMG, Artemis has maintained its cultural and Assets By Region, By Domicile Bil GBP investment autonomy. Its manager ranks are deep, with significant levels of investment experience, and they are all invested in their funds, some heavily. The firm offers investors a strong range of funds across equity, fixed income, and multi-asset. While the bulk of the assets under management continue to sit in equity, we are pleased to see a greater diversification within this segment than historically, with a number of prominent franchises. As a result, the group is no longer at the mercy of the UK Income strategy, which had dominated for several years. It is also Fund Family Details Europe (*) Breakdown broadening its client base to include European investors through a series of Luxembourg SICAV launches for a handful of existing UK products where there is client demand. Lately, Artemis has made the process to launch new strategies more rigorous and has taken steps to put in place manager transition plans for key offerings--both positive changes in our view. Its approach to capacity is generally sensible and funds are competitively priced overall, though there is still room for improvement. In all, the firm earns a Positive Parent rating. Morningstar Rating Breakdown Americas 0.0 Europe & Africa 23.6 Asia & Australia 0.0 Rating Assets % Œ ˇ Ø Not Rated 24.0 Rating Assets % QQQQQ 21.1 QQQQ 57.1 QQQ 8.7 QQ 6.2 Q 1.0 Not Rated 5.9 Asset Class Breakdown Europe (ex Money Mkt) Assets Bil GBP Asset Class Assets Bil GBP Assets % Equity Fixed Income Allocation Convertibles Property Alternative Commodities Fund Family Details Europe Top Performing Funds Category Name Fund Size Mil GBP Return % 3-Year Rank in Cat 3-Year Artemis US Extended Alpha Fund I Acc GBP US Large-Cap Blend Equity 1, Artemis Monthly Distribution Fund I Acc GBP Moderate Allocation Artemis Strategic Bond Fund R Quarterly Acc Global Flexible Bond - GBP Hedged 1, Largest Funds Category Name Fund Size Mil GBP Return % 3-Year Rank in Cat 3-Year Artemis Income Fund R Inc 6, Artemis Global Income Fund I Acc Global Equity Income 4, Artemis US Extended Alpha Fund I Acc GBP US Large-Cap Blend Equity 1, Recent Fund Launches Category Name Fund Size Mil GBP Return % Inception Inception Date Artemis Global Equity Income Fund I Acc GBP Global Equity Income /06/15 Artemis Global Emerging Markets Fund I Acc Global Emerging Markets Equity /04/15 GBP Artemis US Absolute Return Fund I Acc USD Alt - Long/Short Equity - US /10/14 (*) All data is based on Branding name and refers to funds domiciled in Europe.

7 Page 7 of 9 Morningstar Category Category Index Price We consider the ongoing charge of the clean share class competitively priced TER/OGC Expense History TER/OGC Price Pillar 25 Jun, 2018 The ongoing charge for the 'I Inc' clean share class sits within the second cheapest quintile of ongoing charges for clean share classes of UK equity funds. We therefore consider the fund competitively priced TER/OGC Net Assets Bil GBP Net Flows Bil GBP Expense Breakdown Ongoing charge Ongoing charge 19/01/ Fee Level Fee Level Peer Group Selected Components Max Management Fee 0.75 Performance Fee Fee Level Breakpoints High >0.00 Above Average Average Below Average Low <0.00 Fund 0.79 Peer Median Share Class Information Share Class Identifier Morningstar Category TER/OGC Max Mgmt Fee Performance Fee Maximum Inital Charge Artemis Income I Inc , Minimum Initial Inv Assets Bil GBP

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