December 1, 2011 HighMark The smarter approach to investing. money market RETAIL SHARES CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C 100% U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund HMRXX -- -- California Tax-Free Money Market Fund HMAXX -- -- Diversified Money Market Fund HMVXX -- -- Treasury Plus Money Market Fund HMPXX -- -- U.S. Government Money Market Fund HMUXX HGBXX HGTXX The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. As with other investments, you could lose money on your investment in a mutual fund. Your investment in the Funds is not a deposit or an obligation of Union Bank, N.A., its affiliates or any bank. It is not insured by the FDIC or any other government agency.
Individual HighMark Fund Profiles 100% U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund... 2 CaliforniaTax-FreeMoneyMarketFund... 4 DiversifiedMoneyMarketFund... 7 TreasuryPlusMoneyMarketFund... 9 U.S. Government Money Market Fund... 11 Shareowner Guide How to Invest in HighMark Funds ChoosingaShareClass... 14 HowSalesChargesAreCalculated... 14 SalesChargeReductionsandWaivers... 15 FeesforDistributionofShares... 15 Payments to Financial Firms... 15 OpeninganAccount... 17 BuyingShares... 18 Selling Shares... 18 ExchangingShares... 20 Transaction Policies... 20 Distributions... 21 Taxes... 22 InvestorServices... 23 More About HighMark Funds Investment Management... 23 Financial Highlights... 25 Instruments, Investment Techniques and Risks... 27 Glossary of Investment Risks... 30 1
HIGHMARK MONEY MARKET FUNDS 100% U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND GOAL To seek current income with liquidity and stability of principal. FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares ( Shares ) of the Fund. Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) Class A Shares Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) 0.00% Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of net asset value) 0.00% Redemption Fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed) 0.00% Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) Class A Shares Management Fees 0.30% Distribution (12b-1) Fees 0.25% Other Expenses 0.46% Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 1.01% Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement 0.21% Net Expenses 0.80% HighMark Capital Management, Inc. (the Adviser ), the investment adviser of the Fund, has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses to the extent total operating expenses of Class A Shares of the Fund (excluding portfolio brokerage and transaction costs, taxes relating to transacting in foreign securities, if any, extraordinary expenses and any expenses indirectly incurred by the Fund through investments in pooled investment vehicles (collectively, the Excluded Costs )) exceed 0.80% of the average daily net assets of the Fund attributable to Class A Shares for the period from December 1, 2011 to November 30, 2012, at which time the Adviser will determine whether or not to renew or revise the agreement. In addition to the current expense limitations described above, during the same time period, the Adviser may also voluntarily waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in excess of its current fee waiver or reimbursement commitment to the extent necessary to maintain a certain minimum net yield for the Fund and/or one or more classes of Shares of the Fund as determined by the Adviser, in its sole discretion (the Minimum Yield ). The Adviser may recoup from the Fund any of the fees and expenses it has waived and/or reimbursed pursuant to any of the foregoing until the end of the third fiscal year after the end of the fiscal year in which such waiver and/or reimbursement occurs, subject to certain limitations. The Fund will make such payment with respect to Class A Shares only if (i) the operating expenses of Class A Shares (exclusive of the Excluded Costs), without regard to such payment, are at an annual rate (as a percentage of the average daily net assets of the Fund attributable to Class A Shares) of less than 0.80% and (ii) the sum of the amount of such payment and the operating expenses of Class A Shares do not cause the Fund s or Class A Shares net yield to fall below the Fund s or Class A Shares, as the case may be, then-current Minimum Yield (which Minimum Yield shall in no case be less than zero). Any such recoupment would reduce the Fund s future yield. Example This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund s operating expenses (net for year one and total thereafter) remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be: 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years Class A Shares $82 $301 $537 $1,217 PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES The Fund invests in U.S. Treasury securities and separately traded components of those securities called STRIPs. The Fund may, for temporary defensive purposes, in order to meet shareholder redemptions and/or to otherwise facilitate portfolio operations, retain such portion of its assets as the Fund s portfolio managers deem appropriate in cash in a deposit account held at the Fund s custodian. Cash of the Fund held in a deposit account at the Fund s custodian is subject to the credit risk of the custodian. The Fund s portfolio managers will maintain a dollar-weighted average maturity of the portfolio of 60 days or less, and a dollarweighted average life to maturity of the portfolio of 120 days or less. In addition, each individual security in the portfolio, at the time of purchase, will have an effective maturity of no more than 397 days. As a money market fund, the Fund is subject to the maturity, liquidity, quality and diversification requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, which are designed to help money market funds maintain a stable share price. These requirements include daily and weekly liquidity obligations and restrictions on investing in securities not rated in the highest credit-quality category for short-term securities. Please see the section Additional Information on Portfolio Investments in the Fund s statement of additional information for further information. In choosing investments for the Fund, the portfolio managers consider such factors as: The outlook for interest rates. Buying and selling activity in the Treasury market as a whole and/or demand for individual Treasury securities. Imbalances in the supply of Treasury securities relative to demand. The appropriateness of particular securities to the Fund s objectives. 2
For more information on the instruments, investment techniques and risks of the Fund and the definitions of certain terms used in the Fund s prospectus, see the Instruments, Investment Techniques and Risks section of the Fund s prospectus. PRINCIPAL RISKS The Fund may not achieve its investment objective, and it is not intended to be a complete investment program. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of any bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value your investment at $1.00 per Share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. Interest Rate Risk: The possibility that the value of the Fund s investments will decline due to an increase in interest rates or that the Fund s yield will decrease due to a decline in interest rates. Generally, the longer the average maturity of the Fund s investments, the greater its interest rate risk. In addition, a low interest rate environment may result in the Fund being unable to pay expenses out of its assets and may impact the Fund s ability to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per Share. Market Risk: The possibility that the Fund s security holdings will decline in value because of a general decline in the market. Securities markets generally move in cycles, with periods of rising prices followed by periods of falling prices. The value of the Fund s security holdings will tend to increase or decrease in response to these movements. PERFORMANCE INFORMATION The information below provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of the Fund s Class A Shares from year to year. The Fund s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available at www.highmarkfunds.com or by calling 1-800-433-6884. YEAR-BY-YEAR RETURNS 8 6 4 3.45% 2 0 1.08% 0.34% 0.49% 2.21% 3.99%3.85% 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 0.82% 0.03%0.01% 2008 2009 2010 AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (For periods ended December 31, 2010) 1Year 5Years 10 Years 100% U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund Class A Shares 0.01% 1.72% 1.62% MANAGEMENT HighMark Capital Management, Inc. serves as the investment adviser to the Fund. PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES Purchase minimums for Class A Shares of the Fund generally are $1,000 for initial purchases and $100 for additional purchases (minimums may be reduced or waived for certain types of investors or in HighMark Funds sole discretion). In general, you may purchase or redeem Shares on any day that both the Federal Reserve Wire System and the New York Stock Exchange are open for business by contacting your financial professional; writing to HighMark Funds, c/o Boston Financial Data Services, P.O. Box 8416, Boston, MA 02266-8416; or by calling 1-800-433-6884. TAX INFORMATION The Fund s distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account. PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund Shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary s Web site for more information. Highest Quarter 03/31/01 1.22% Lowest Quarter 12/31/09 0.00% Year-to-date total return as of 9/30/2011 0.00% 3
HIGHMARK MONEY MARKET FUNDS California Tax-Free Money Market Fund INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND GOAL To seek current income exempt from federal and California personal income taxes with liquidity and stability of principal. FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares ( Shares ) of the Fund. Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) Class A Shares Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) 0.00% Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of net asset value) 0.00% Redemption Fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed) 0.00% Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) Class A Shares Management Fees 0.30% Distribution (12b-1) Fees 0.25% Other Expenses 0.46% Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 1.01% Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement 0.21% Net Expenses 0.80% HighMark Capital Management, Inc. (the Adviser ), the investment adviser of the Fund, has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses to the extent total operating expenses of Class A Shares of the Fund (excluding portfolio brokerage and transaction costs, taxes relating to transacting in foreign securities, if any, extraordinary expenses and any expenses indirectly incurred by the Fund through investments in pooled investment vehicles (collectively, the Excluded Costs )) exceed 0.80% of the average daily net assets of the Fund attributable to Class A Shares for the period from December 1, 2011 to November 30, 2012, at which time the Adviser will determine whether or not to renew or revise the agreement. In addition to the current expense limitations described above, during the same time period, the Adviser may also voluntarily waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in excess of its current fee waiver or reimbursement commitment to the extent necessary to maintain a certain minimum net yield for the Fund and/or one or more classes of Shares of the Fund as determined by the Adviser, in its sole discretion (the Minimum Yield ). The Adviser may recoup from the Fund any of the fees and expenses it has waived and/or reimbursed pursuant to any of the foregoing until the end of the third fiscal year after the end of the fiscal year in which such waiver and/or reimbursement occurs, subject to certain limitations. The Fund will make such payment with respect to Class A Shares only if (i) the operating expenses of Class A Shares (exclusive of the Excluded Costs), without regard to such payment, are at an annual rate (as a percentage of the average daily net assets of the Fund attributable to Class A Shares) of less than 0.80% and (ii) the sum of the amount of such payment and the operating expenses of Class A Shares do not cause the Fund s or Class A Shares net yield to fall below the Fund s or Class A Shares, as the case may be, then-current Minimum Yield (which Minimum Yield shall in no case be less than zero). Any such recoupment would reduce the Fund s future yield. Example This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund s operating expenses (net for year one and total thereafter) remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be: 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years Class A Shares $82 $301 $537 $1,217 PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES The Fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in short-term, high quality California municipal securities. High quality securities are those that at least two nationally recognized rating agencies have judged financially strong enough to be included in their highest credit-quality category for short-term securities (or, if only one nationally recognized rating agency has rated such debt, then by that agency). It may also invest in non-rated securities that the portfolio managers judge to be of comparably high quality. At times, the Fund may also invest up to 10% of its total assets in other mutual funds with similar objectives. The Fund may, in addition, invest up to 20% of its total assets in short-term obligations that pay interest which is not exempt from California personal income taxes, federal income taxes and/or the alternative minimum tax. The Fund s portfolio managers will maintain a dollar-weighted average maturity of the portfolio of 60 days or less, and a dollarweighted average life to maturity of the portfolio of 120 days or less. In addition, each individual security in the portfolio, at the time of purchase, will have an effective maturity of no more than 397 days. As a money market fund, the Fund is subject to the maturity, liquidity, quality and diversification requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, which are designed to help money market funds maintain a stable share price. These requirements include daily and weekly liquidity obligations and restrictions on investing in securities not rated in the highest credit-quality category for short-term securities. Please see the section Additional Information on Portfolio Investments in the Fund s statement of additional information for further information. In choosing investments for the Fund, the portfolio managers consider such factors as: The outlook for interest rates. Buying and selling activity in the California municipal securities market as a whole and/or for individual securities. 4
Imbalances in the supply of securities relative to demand. The appropriateness of particular securities to the Fund s objectives. In an effort to preserve the value of your investment under volatile market conditions, the portfolio managers may temporarily invest a significant amount of the Fund s assets in very short-term taxable debt obligations. They may also do so when there is not a sufficient supply of California municipal securities that meet their investment criteria. For more information on the instruments, investment techniques and risks of the Fund and the definitions of certain terms used in the Fund s prospectus, see the Instruments, Investment Techniques and Risks section of the Fund s prospectus. PRINCIPAL RISKS The Fund may not achieve its investment objective, and it is not intended to be a complete investment program. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of any bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per Share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. California State Specific Risk: By concentrating its investments in California, the Fund may be more susceptible to factors adversely affecting issuers of California municipal securities than a comparable fund that does not concentrate in a single state. For example, the Fund may be affected significantly by economic, regulatory, or political developments affecting the ability of California municipal issuers to pay interest or repay principal. Future California political and economic developments, constitutional amendments, legislative measures, executive orders, administrative regulation, litigation and voter initiatives could have an adverse effect on the debt obligations of California municipal issuers. By concentrating its investments in securities issued in California, the Fund s credit risk is dependent on the ability of the state and its cities and municipalities to make timely payments on their obligations. Interest Rate Risk: The possibility that the value of the Fund s investments will decline due to an increase in interest rates or that the Fund s yield will decrease due to a decline in interest rates. Generally, the longer the average maturity of the Fund s investments, the greater its interest rate risk. In addition, a low interest rate environment may result in the Fund being unable to pay expenses out of its assets and may impact the Fund s ability to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per Share. Market Risk: The possibility that the Fund s security holdings will decline in value because of a general decline in the market. Securities markets generally move in cycles, with periods of rising prices followed by periods of falling prices. The value of the Fund s security holdings will tend to increase or decrease in response to these movements. Credit Risk: The risk that the issuer of a security, or the counterparty to a contract, will default or otherwise become unable to honor a financial obligation. Generally speaking, the lower a security s credit rating, the higher its credit risk. Liquidity Risk: The risk that a security may be difficult or impossible to sell at the time and price the seller wishes. The seller may have to accept a lower price for the security, sell other securities instead or forego a more attractive investment opportunity. Any or all of these limitations could hamper the management or performance of a Fund. PERFORMANCE INFORMATION The information below provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of the Fund s Class A Shares from year to year. The Fund s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available at www.highmarkfunds.com or by calling 1-800-433-6884. YEAR-BY-YEAR RETURNS 8 6 4 1.90% 2 1.67%2.68% 2.87% 1.92% 0.78% 0.38% 0.55% 0.15%0.03% 0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Highest Quarter 09/30/07 0.75% Lowest Quarter 09/30/09 0.01% Year-to-date total return as of 9/30/2011 0.01% AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (For periods ended December 31, 2010) 1Year 5Years 10 Years California Tax-Free Money Market Fund Class A Shares 0.03% 1.52% 1.29% MANAGEMENT HighMark Capital Management, Inc. serves as the investment adviser to the Fund. PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES Purchase minimums for Class A Shares of the Fund generally are $1,000 for initial purchases and $100 for additional purchases 5
HIGHMARK MONEY MARKET FUNDS California Tax-Free Money Market Fund (minimums may be reduced or waived for certain types of investors or in HighMark Funds sole discretion). In general, you may purchase or redeem Shares on any day that both the Federal Reserve Wire System and the New York Stock Exchange are open for business by contacting your financial professional; writing to HighMark Funds, c/o Boston Financial Data Services, P.O. Box 8416, Boston, MA 02266-8416; or by calling 1-800-433-6884. TAX INFORMATION The Fund normally intends to make distributions that consist of exempt-interest dividends which are generally not taxable to you for federal income tax and California personal income tax purposes, but a portion of its distributions may be subject to federal and state alternative minimum tax. A portion of the Fund s distributions may not qualify as exempt-interest dividends; such distributions will generally be taxable to you as ordinary income or capital gains. PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund Shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary s Web site for more information. 6
HIGHMARK MONEY MARKET FUNDS Diversified Money Market Fund INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND GOAL To seek current income with liquidity and stability of principal. FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares ( Shares ) of the Fund. Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) Class A Shares Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) 0.00% Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of net asset value) 0.00% Redemption Fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed) 0.00% Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) Class A Shares Management Fees 0.30% Distribution (12b-1) Fees 0.25% Other Expenses 0.45% Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 1.00% Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement 0.18% Net Expenses 0.82% HighMark Capital Management, Inc. (the Adviser ), the investment adviser of the Fund, has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses to the extent total operating expenses of Class A Shares of the Fund (excluding portfolio brokerage and transaction costs, taxes relating to transacting in foreign securities, if any, extraordinary expenses and any expenses indirectly incurred by the Fund through investments in pooled investment vehicles (collectively, the Excluded Costs )) exceed 0.82% of the average daily net assets of the Fund attributable to Class A Shares for the period from December 1, 2011 to November 30, 2012, at which time the Adviser will determine whether or not to renew or revise the agreement. In addition to the current expense limitations described above, during the same time period, the Adviser may also voluntarily waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in excess of its current fee waiver or reimbursement commitment to the extent necessary to maintain a certain minimum net yield for the Fund and/or one or more classes of Shares of the Fund as determined by the Adviser, in its sole discretion (the Minimum Yield ). The Adviser may recoup from the Fund any of the fees and expenses it has waived and/or reimbursed pursuant to any of the foregoing until the end of the third fiscal year after the end of the fiscal year in which such waiver and/or reimbursement occurs, subject to certain limitations. The Fund will make such payment with respect to Class A Shares only if (i) the operating expenses of Class A Shares (exclusive of the Excluded Costs), without regard to such payment, are at an annual rate (as a percentage of the average daily net assets of the Fund attributable to Class A Shares) of less than 0.80% and (ii) the sum of the amount of such payment and the operating expenses of Class A Shares do not cause the Fund s or Class A Shares net yield to fall below the Fund s or Class A Shares, as the case may be, then-current Minimum Yield (which Minimum Yield shall in no case be less than zero). Any such recoupment would reduce the Fund s future yield. Example This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund s operating expenses (net for year one and total thereafter) remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be: 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years Class A Shares $84 $300 $535 $1,208 PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES The Fund invests primarily in high quality, short-term debt securities. High quality securities are those that at least two nationally recognized rating agencies have judged financially strong enough to be included in their highest credit-quality category for short-term securities (or, if only one nationally recognized rating agency has rated such debt, then by that agency). The Fund may also invest in nonrated securities if the portfolio managers believe they are of comparably high quality. The Fund s portfolio managers will maintain a dollar-weighted average maturity of the portfolio of 60 days or less, and a dollarweighted average life to maturity of the portfolio of 120 days or less. In addition, each individual security in the portfolio, at the time of purchase, will have an effective maturity of no more than 397 days. As a money market fund, the Fund is subject to the maturity, liquidity, quality and diversification requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, which are designed to help money market funds maintain a stable share price. These requirements include daily and weekly liquidity obligations and restrictions on investing in securities not rated in the highest credit-quality category for short-term securities. Please see the section Additional Information on Portfolio Investments in the Fund s statement of additional information for further information. In choosing investments for the Fund, the portfolio managers consider such factors as: The outlook for interest rates. Buying and selling activity in the high quality, short-term securities market as a whole and/or for individual securities. Current imbalances in the supply of high quality, short-term securities relative to demand. The appropriateness of particular securities to the Fund s objectives. Although the portfolio managers strive to ensure that the Fund is diversified, from time to time they may concentrate the Fund s 7
HIGHMARK MONEY MARKET FUNDS Diversified Money Market Fund assets in certain securities issued by U.S. banks, U.S. branches of foreign banks and foreign branches of U.S. banks, to the extent permitted under applicable Securities and Exchange Commission guidelines, if they believe it is in the best interest of the Fund s shareholders. For more information on the instruments, investment techniques and risks of the Fund and the definitions of certain terms used in the Fund s prospectus, see the Instruments, Investment Techniques and Risks section of the Fund s prospectus. PRINCIPAL RISKS The Fund may not achieve its investment objective, and it is not intended to be a complete investment program. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of any bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per Share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. Interest Rate Risk: The possibility that the value of the Fund s investments will decline due to an increase in interest rates or that the Fund s yield will decrease due to a decline in interest rates. Generally, the longer the average maturity of the Fund s investments, the greater its interest rate risk. In addition, a low interest rate environment may result in the Fund being unable to pay expenses out of its assets and may impact the Fund s ability to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per Share. Market Risk: The possibility that the Fund s security holdings will decline in value because of a general decline in the market. Securities markets generally move in cycles, with periods of rising prices followed by periods of falling prices. The value of the Fund s security holdings will tend to increase or decrease in response to these movements. Credit Risk: The risk that the issuer of a security, or the counterparty to a contract, will default or otherwise become unable to honor a financial obligation. Generally speaking, the lower a security s credit rating, the higher its credit risk. Liquidity Risk: The risk that a security may be difficult or impossible to sell at the time and price the seller wishes. The seller may have to accept a lower price for the security, sell other securities instead or forego a more attractive investment opportunity. Any or all of these limitations could hamper the management or performance of a Fund. PERFORMANCE INFORMATION The information below provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of the Fund s Class A Shares from year to year. The Fund s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available at www.highmarkfunds.com or by calling 1-800-433-6884. YEAR-BY-YEAR RETURNS 8 6 3.66% 4 2 0 1.21% 0.48% 0.69% 2.56% 4.42% 4.72% 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2.49% 0.44% 0.07% 2008 2009 2010 Highest Quarter 03/31/01 1.29% Lowest Quarter 12/31/10 0.02% Year-to-date total return as of 9/30/2011 0.02% AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (For periods ended December 31, 2010) 1Year 5Years 10 Years Diversified Money Market Fund Class A Shares 0.07% 2.41% 2.06% MANAGEMENT HighMark Capital Management, Inc. serves as the investment adviser to the Fund. PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES Purchase minimums for Class A Shares of the Fund generally are $1,000 for initial purchases and $100 for additional purchases (minimums may be reduced or waived for certain types of investors or in HighMark Funds sole discretion). In general, you may purchase or redeem Shares on any day that both the Federal Reserve Wire System and the New York Stock Exchange are open for business by contacting your financial professional; writing to HighMark Funds, c/o Boston Financial Data Services, P.O. Box 8416, Boston, MA 02266-8416; or by calling 1-800-433-6884. TAX INFORMATION The Fund s distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account. PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund Shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary s Web site for more information. 8
HIGHMARK MONEY MARKET FUNDS Treasury Plus Money Market Fund INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND GOAL To seek current income with liquidity and stability of principal. FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares ( Shares ) of the Fund. Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) Class A Shares Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) 0.00% Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of net asset value) 0.00% Redemption Fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed) 0.00% Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) Class A Shares Management Fees 0.30% Distribution (12b-1) Fees 0.25% Other Expenses 0.49% Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 1.04% Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement 0.24% Net Expenses 0.80% HighMark Capital Management, Inc. (the Adviser ), the investment adviser of the Fund, has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses to the extent total operating expenses of Class A Shares of the Fund (excluding portfolio brokerage and transaction costs, taxes relating to transacting in foreign securities, if any, extraordinary expenses and any expenses indirectly incurred by the Fund through investments in pooled investment vehicles (collectively, the Excluded Costs )) exceed 0.80% of the average daily net assets of the Fund attributable to Class A Shares for the period from December 1, 2011 to November 30, 2012, at which time the Adviser will determine whether or not to renew or revise the agreement. In addition to the current expense limitations described above, during the same time period, the Adviser may also voluntarily waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in excess of its current fee waiver or reimbursement commitment to the extent necessary to maintain a certain minimum net yield for the Fund and/or one or more classes of Shares of the Fund as determined by the Adviser, in its sole discretion (the Minimum Yield ). The Adviser may recoup from the Fund any of the fees and expenses it has waived and/or reimbursed pursuant to any of the foregoing until the end of the third fiscal year after the end of the fiscal year in which such waiver and/or reimbursement occurs, subject to certain limitations. The Fund will make such payment with respect to Class A Shares only if (i) the operating expenses of Class A Shares (exclusive of the Excluded Costs), without regard to such payment, are at an annual rate (as a percentage of the average daily net assets of the Fund attributable to Class A Shares) of less than 0.80% and (ii) the sum of the amount of such payment and the operating expenses of Class A Shares do not cause the Fund s or Class A Shares net yield to fall below the Fund s or Class A Shares, as the case may be, then-current Minimum Yield (which Minimum Yield shall in no case be less than zero). Any such recoupment would reduce the Fund s future yield. Example This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund s operating expenses (net for year one and total thereafter) remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be: 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years Class A Shares $82 $307 $551 $1,249 PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in U.S. Treasury bills, notes and other obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and repurchase agreements collateralized by such obligations. The Fund may also engage in reverse repurchase agreements as a method for creating leverage and for other purposes. The Fund s portfolio managers will maintain a dollar-weighted average maturity of the portfolio of 60 days or less, and a dollarweighted average life to maturity of the portfolio of 120 days or less. In addition, each individual security in the portfolio, at the time of purchase, will have an effective maturity of no more than 397 days. As a money market fund, the Fund is subject to the maturity, liquidity, quality and diversification requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, which are designed to help money market funds maintain a stable share price. These requirements include daily and weekly liquidity obligations and restrictions on investing in securities not rated in the highest credit-quality category for short-term securities. Please see the section Additional Information on Portfolio Investments in the Fund s statement of additional information for further information. In choosing investments for the Fund, the portfolio managers consider such factors as: The outlook for interest rates. Buying and selling activity in the Treasury market as a whole and/or demand for individual Treasury securities. Imbalances in the supply of Treasuries relative to demand. Liquidity, market risk and yield of various investment options, and/or The appropriateness of particular securities to the Fund s objectives. For more information on the instruments, investment techniques and risks of the Fund and the definitions of certain terms used in the Fund s prospectus, see the Instruments, Investment Techniques and Risks section of the Fund s prospectus. 9
HIGHMARK MONEY MARKET FUNDS Treasury Plus Money Market Fund PRINCIPAL RISKS The Fund may not achieve its investment objective, and it is not intended to be a complete investment program. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of any bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per Share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. Interest Rate Risk: The possibility that the value of the Fund s investments will decline due to an increase in interest rates or that the Fund s yield will decrease due to a decline in interest rates. Generally, the longer the average maturity of the Fund s investments, the greater its interest rate risk. In addition, a low interest rate environment may result in the Fund being unable to pay expenses out of its assets and may impact the Fund s ability to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per Share. Market Risk: The possibility that the Fund s security holdings will decline in value because of a general decline in the market. Securities markets generally move in cycles, with periods of rising prices followed by periods of falling prices. The value of the Fund s security holdings will tend to increase or decrease in response to these movements. Leverage Risk: The risk associated with securities or investment practices that magnify small index or market movements into large changes in value. Leverage is often created by investing in derivatives, but it may be inherent in other types of securities as well. Credit Risk: The risk that the issuer of a security, or the counterparty to a contract, will default or otherwise become unable to honor a financial obligation. Generally speaking, the lower a security s credit rating, the higher its credit risk. Counterparty Risk: The risk that the counterparty to a repurchase agreement or reverse repurchase agreement may not fulfill its obligation under the repurchase agreement or reverse repurchase agreement. The Fund s income and the value of the Fund s investments could decline as a result. Liquidity Risk: The risk that a security may be difficult or impossible to sell at the time and price the seller wishes. The seller may have to accept a lower price for the security, sell other securities instead or forego a more attractive investment opportunity. Any or all of these limitations could hamper the management or performance of a Fund. PERFORMANCE INFORMATION The information below provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of the Fund s Class A Shares from year to year. The Fund s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available at www.highmarkfunds.com or by calling 1-800-433-6884. YEAR-BY-YEAR RETURNS 0.20 0.15 0.10 0.05 0.00 0.06% 0.03% 2009 2010 Highest Quarter 03/31/09 0.02% Lowest Quarter 06/30/09 0.01% Year-to-date total return as of 9/30/2011 0.00% AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (For periods ended December 31, 2010) Since Inception 1Year 8/14/08 Treasury Plus Money Market Fund Class A Shares 0.03% 0.06% MANAGEMENT HighMark Capital Management, Inc. serves as the investment adviser to the Fund. PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES Purchase minimums for Class A Shares of the Fund generally are $1,000 for initial purchases and $100 for additional purchases (minimums may be reduced or waived for certain types of investors or in HighMark Funds sole discretion). In general, you may purchase or redeem Shares on any day that both the Federal Reserve Wire System and the New York Stock Exchange are open for business by contacting your financial professional; writing to HighMark Funds, c/o Boston Financial Data Services, P.O. Box 8416, Boston, MA 02266-8416; or by calling 1-800-433-6884. TAX INFORMATION The Fund s distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account. PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund Shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary s Web site for more information. 10
HIGHMARK MONEY MARKET FUNDS U.S. Government Money Market Fund INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND GOAL To seek current income with liquidity and stability of principal. FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares ( Shares ) of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts. Information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in How Sales Charges Are Calculated and Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers on page 14 and page 15, respectively, of the Fund s prospectus and Additional Purchase and Redemption Information on page 65 of the Fund s statement of additional information. Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of net asset value) 0.00% 5.00% 1.00% Redemption Fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed) 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Management Fees 0.30% 0.30% 0.30% Distribution (12b-1) Fees 0.25% 0.75% 0.75% Other Expenses 0.46% 0.46% 0.21% Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 1.01% 1.51% 1.26% Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursement 0.19% 0.00% 0.00% Net Expenses 0.82% 1.51% 1.26% HighMark Capital Management, Inc. (the Adviser ), the investment adviser of the Fund, has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses to the extent total operating expenses of Class A, Class B and Class C Shares of the Fund (excluding portfolio brokerage and transaction costs, taxes relating to transacting in foreign securities, if any, extraordinary expenses and any expenses indirectly incurred by the Fund through investments in pooled investment vehicles (collectively, the Excluded Costs )) exceed 0.82%, 1.52% and 1.27%, respectively, of the average daily net assets of the Fund attributable to Class A, Class B and Class C Shares, respectively, for the period from December 1, 2011 to November 30, 2012, at which time the Adviser will determine whether or not to renew or revise the agreement. In addition to the current expense limitations described above, during the same time period, the Adviser may also voluntarily waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in excess of its current fee waiver or reimbursement commitment to the extent necessary to maintain a certain minimum net yield for the Fund and/or one or more classes of Shares of the Fund as determined by the Adviser, in its sole discretion (the Minimum Yield ). The Adviser may recoup from the Fund any of the fees and expenses it has waived and/or reimbursed pursuant to any of the foregoing until the end of the third fiscal year after the end of the fiscal year in which such waiver and/or reimbursement occurs, subject to certain limitations. The Fund will make such payment with respect to a class of Shares of the Fund only if (i) the operating expenses of such class of Shares (exclusive of the Excluded Costs), without regard to such payment, are at an annual rate (as a percentage of the average daily net assets of the Fund attributable to such class of Shares) of less than 0.80% with respect to Class A Shares, 1.50% with respect to Class B Shares and 1.25% with respect to Class C Shares and (ii) the sum of the amount of such payment and the operating expenses of such class of Shares do not cause the Fund s or such class of Shares net yield to fall below the Fund s or such class of Shares,as the case may be,then-current Minimum Yield (which Minimum Yield shall in no case be less than zero). Any such recoupment would reduce the Fund s future yield. Example This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your Shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund s operating expenses (for Class A shares, net for year one and total thereafter) remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be: 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years Class A Shares $ 84 $303 $ 539 $1,219 Class B Shares $654 $777 $1,024 $1,667 Class C Shares $228 $400 $ 692 $1,523 You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your Shares: 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years Class B Shares $154 $477 $ 824 $1,667 Class C Shares $128 $400 $ 692 $1,523 PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests exclusively in shortterm debt obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies, authorities, enterprises or instrumentalities (collectively, government-sponsored entities ), such as the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. ( Freddie Mac ) and the Federal National Mortgage Assn. ( Fannie Mae ). Some of these debt obligations may be subject to repurchase agreements. In certain cases, securities issued by government-sponsored entities may not be guaranteed or insured by the U.S. Government. The Fund s portfolio managers will maintain a dollar-weighted average maturity of the portfolio of 60 days or less, and a dollarweighted average life to maturity of the portfolio of 120 days or less. In addition, each individual security in the portfolio, at the time of purchase, will have an effective maturity of no more than 397 days. 11
HIGHMARK MONEY MARKET FUNDS U.S. Government Money Market Fund As a money market fund, the Fund is subject to the maturity, liquidity, quality and diversification requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, which are designed to help money market funds maintain a stable share price. These requirements include daily and weekly liquidity obligations and restrictions on investing in securities not rated in the highest credit-quality category for short-term securities. Please see the section Additional Information on Portfolio Investments in the Fund s statement of additional information for further information. In choosing investments for the Fund, the portfolio managers consider such factors as: The outlook for interest rates. Buying and selling activity in the U.S. Government securities market as a whole and/or for individual securities. Imbalances in the supply of U.S. Government securities relative to demand. The appropriateness of particular securities to the Fund s objectives. For more information on the instruments, investment techniques and risks of the Fund and the definitions of certain terms used in the Fund s prospectus, see the Instruments, Investment Techniques and Risks section of the Fund s prospectus. PRINCIPAL RISKS The Fund may not achieve its investment objective, and it is not intended to be a complete investment program. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of any bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per Share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. Interest Rate Risk: The possibility that the value of the Fund s investments will decline due to an increase in interest rates or that the Fund s yield will decrease due to a decline in interest rates. Generally, the longer the average maturity of the Fund s investments, the greater its interest rate risk. In addition, a low interest rate environment may result in the Fund being unable to pay expenses out of its assets and may impact the Fund s ability to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per Share. Market Risk: The possibility that the Fund s security holdings will decline in value because of a general decline in the market. Securities markets generally move in cycles, with periods of rising prices followed by periods of falling prices. The value of the Fund s security holdings will tend to increase or decrease in response to these movements. Credit Risk: The risk that the issuer of a security, or the counterparty to a contract, will default or otherwise become unable to honor a financial obligation. Generally speaking, the lower a security s credit rating, the higher its credit risk. Government-Sponsored Entities Risk: The securities in which the Fund invests that are issued by government-sponsored entities may not be guaranteed or insured by the U.S. Government and may only be supported by the credit of the issuing entity. Liquidity Risk: The risk that a security may be difficult or impossible to sell at the time and price the seller wishes. The seller may have to accept a lower price for the security, sell other securities instead or forego a more attractive investment opportunity. Any or all of these limitations could hamper the management or performance of a Fund. PERFORMANCE INFORMATION The information below provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of the Fund s Class A Shares from year to year. The Fund s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available at www.highmarkfunds.com or by calling 1-800-433-6884. YEAR-BY-YEAR RETURNS 8 6 3.40% 4 2 0 1.13% 0.42% 0.60% 2.49% 4.32% 4.45% 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 1.93% 0.14%0.05% 2008 2009 2010 Highest Quarter 03/31/01 1.23% Lowest Quarter 12/31/10 0.01% Year-to-date total return as of 9/30/2011 0.01% AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (For periods ended December 31, 2010) 1Year 5Years 10 Years U.S. Government Money Market Fund Class A Shares 0.05% 2.16% 1.88% Class B Shares -4.95% 1.35% 1.36% Since Inception 1Year 5Years 12/1/05 Class C Shares -0.95% 1.88% 1.91% MANAGEMENT HighMark Capital Management, Inc. serves as the investment adviser to the Fund. 12