TOP 10 REASONS TO INVEST IN MICRO-CAPS

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TOP 10 REASONS TO INVEST IN MICRO-CAPS

REASON #1 MICRO-CAPS USE DISCLOSURES DISCLOSURE The Fund s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses must be considered carefully before investing. The Summary Prospectus and Statutory Prospectus contain this and other important information about the investment company, and it may be obtained by calling (800) 331-8936 or by visiting perrittcap.com. Read it carefully before investing. Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. The Funds invest in smaller companies, which involve additional risks, such as limited liquidity and greater volatility. The Funds invest in micro-cap companies which tend to perform poorly during times of economic stress. The Ultra MicroCap Fund and Low Priced Stock Fund may invest in early stage companies which tend to be more volatile and somewhat more speculative than investments in more established companies. Low Priced stocks are generally more volatile than higher priced securities. Index performance is not indicative of fund s performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Current performance can be obtained by calling 800-331-8936. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. 2 perrittcap com

REASON #2 MICRO-CAPS PROVIDE HIGHER HIGHS AND HIGHER LOWS 30.00% 20-Year Rolling Return Periods 12/31/1925-12/31/2017 25.00% 24.09% 20.00% 19.66% 18.14% 17.87% 15.00% 10.00% 5.00% 6.05% 5.39% 4.14% 3.11% 13.76% 13.10% 12.34% 11.01% 0.00% Maximum Value Minimum Value Average Annual 20-yr. Avg. Annualized Rolling Return 20-yr. Avg. Annualized Rolling Return 20-yr. Rolling Return Micro-cap Small-Cap Mid-cap Large-Cap Source: Ibbotson Classic Yearbook, 2015 and FRP and Factset, 2017. Micro-cap stocks defined as the bottom two deciles of securities ranked by Market capitalization from 1926-2017. Small-cap defined as deciles 6-8. Large company stocks are represented by the S&P 500 index. Rolling return is the annualized average return for a period ending with the listed year. For example, the twenty-year rolling return for 1995 covers Jan 1, 1976 through Dec 31, 1995. The twenty-year rolling return for 1996 is the average annual return for Jan. 1, 1977 through Dec. 31, 1996, etc. 3 perrittcap com

REASON #3 MICRO-CAPS ARE UNDER-COVERED IN OUR VIEW AVERAGE ANALYST COVERAGE, BY MARKET CAP GROUP 35 Average number of Analyst Covering 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 15.9% 6.0% 3.2% Micro-cap Small-cap Mid-Cap 22.1% Large-cap Source: Furey Research Partners, 12/31/17. 4 perrittcap com

REASON #4 WE BELIEVE MICRO-CAPS REMAIN THE LAST INEFFICIENT MARKET CAP CLASS PERCENT OF STOCKS WITH NO ANALYST COVERAGE, BY MARKET CAP GROUP % of Companies With No Analyst Coverage 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 20.8% Micro-cap 8.9% Small-cap 2.1% Mid-Cap 0.0% Large-cap Market Capitalization Source: Furey Research Partners, 12/31/17. 5 perrittcap com

REASON #5 MICRO-CAPS HAVE HISTORICALLY HAD A HIGH DEGREE OF INSIDER OWNERSHIP, WHICH ALIGN MANAGEMENT AND INVESTOR INTERESTS AVERAGE INSIDER OWNERSHIP, BY MARKET CAP GROUP 35 Average Percent Held by Insiders 30 25 20 15 10 5 21.9% 17.5% 8.3% 4.6% Micro-cap Small-cap Mid-Cap Large-cap Source: Furey Research Partners, 12/31/17. 6 perrittcap com

REASON #6 SINCE 1992, 68% OF ALL PUBLIC M&A TRANSACTIONS OCURRED AT THE MICRO-CAP LEVEL PERCENT OF U.S. PUBLIC M&A DEALS, BY MARKET CAP GROUP (1992-2017) 70 68.0% Percent of U.S. M&A Deals by Size 60 50 40 30 20 10 55.5% 4.6% Small- & Micro-cap Small-cap Large-Cap Source: Furey Research Partners, 12/31/17. 7 perrittcap com

REASON #7 MICRO-CAPS HAVE HISTORICALLY POSTED STRONG LONG-TERM RETURNS $1.00 INVESTED FROM 12/31/1925 to 12/31/2017 $35,000 $36,929 $30,000 $25,000 $23,522 $20,000 $17,358 $15,000 $10,000 $7,338 Micro-cap and small capitalization companies typically have relatively lower revenues, limited product lines, lack of management depth, higher risk of insolvency and a smaller share of the market for their products or services than larger capitalization companies. Generally, the share prices of stocks of micro-cap and small capitalization companies are more volatile than those of larger capitalization companies. Also, the returns of micro-cap and small capitalization company stocks may vary, sometimes significantly, from the returns of the overall market. In addition, micro-cap and small capitalization company stocks tend to perform poorly during times of economic stress. Relative to large capitalization company stocks, the stocks of micro-cap and small capitalization companies are thinly traded, and purchases and sales may result in higher transactions costs. A micro-cap company may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than stocks of larger companies. This chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $1 investment made on December 31, 1925. It assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, but does not reflect the effect of any applicable sales charges or redemption fees. The chart does not imply any future performance. Microcap stocks defined as the bottom two deciles of securities ranked by market capitalization from 1926-2017. Small-cap stocks defined as deciles 6-8. Mid-cap stocks defined as deciles 3-5. Large company stocks are represented by the S&P 500 index. Source: Ibbotson and FRP and Factset. 8 perrittcap com $5,000 Micro-cap Small-cap Mid-Cap Large-cap

REASON #8 MICRO-CAPS HAVE HISTORICALLY DONE WELL IN LOW-GROWTH ENVIRONMENTS ANNUALIZED CHANGE (%) Decade Large-cap Small-Cap Micro-cap Real GDP 1930 s -0.05% 3.57% 7.17% 0.97% 2000 s -0.95% 4.88% 8.19% 1.80% 2010 s 13.92% 14.38% 13.94% 2.15% 1980 s 17.55% 6.16% 12.39% 3.11% 1970 s 5.86% 10.44% 8.96% 3.21% 1990 s 18.20% 15.88% 14.47% 3.22% 1950 s 19.35% 18.17% 18.89% 4.20% 1960 s 7.81% 11.74% 13.64% 4.51% 1940 s 9.17% 14.79% 20.50% 5.61% Microcap stocks defined as the bottom two deciles of securities ranked by market capitalization from 1926-2016. Small-cap stocks defined as deciles 6-8. Large company stocks are represented by the S&P 500 index. Source: FRP, Ibbotson SBBI, CRSP, as of 12/31/17. GDP is Gross Domestic Product Past performance does not guarantee future results. 9 perrittcap com

REASON #9 MICRO-CAPS CAN LOWER CORRELATION CORRELATIONS OF ANNUAL RETURNS 1926-2017 Category Large Company Small Company L-T Government Treasury Stocks Stocks Bonds Bills Large Company 1.00 0.79 0.00-0.02 Small Company 0.79 1.00-0.10-0.09 Long-Term Gov t Bonds 0.00-0.10 1.00 0.18 Treasury Bills -0.02-0.09 0.18 1.00 Source: Ibbotson SBBI and FRP as of 12/31/17. Small company stocks defined as the bottom quintile of securities ranked by market capitalization from 1926-1981. For January 1982 to March 2001, the series is represented by the DFA U.S. 9-10 Small company portfolio and the DFA U.S. Micro Cap Portfolio thereafter. Large company stocks are represented by the S&P 500 index. Long-term Government Bonds are constructed with data from The Wall Street Journal. To the greatest extent possible, a one-bond portfolio with a term of approximately 20 years and a reasonable coupon was used each year. For the U.S. Treasury Bill index, data from The Wall Street Journal are used. Each month a one-bill portfolio containing the shortest-term bill having not less than one month to maturity is constructed. The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers is used to measure inflation. Correlation is a statistical measure of how two securities move in relation to each other. A correlations of 1.00 equals perfect correlation, 0.00 equals no correlation, -1.00 equals perfect negative correlation. 10 perrittcap com

REASON #10 SMALL-CAPS HAVE HISTORICALLY PERFORMED WELL FOLLOWING RATE HIKES RUSSELL 2000 INDEX RETURNS FOLLOWING FED FUNDS RATE INCREASE Hike Date 3 months 12 months 8 months 36 months after after after after 2/1/83 n/a 26.52% 5.20% 49.22% 10/1/86 1.75% 29.02% 7.47% 40.02% 2/4/94-2.54% 2.69% 16.85% 47.57% 6/30/99-6.32% 4.32% 7.60% 1.71% 6/30/04-2.86% 9.45% 15.88% 48.00% 12/15/15-5.36% 22.63% 17.55% n/a Averages -3.07% 16.54% 11.76% 37.30%* Source: Capital IQ. *The 36-months after period only includes five periods rather six. The data for 12/15/18 is not yet available. The Russell 2,000 Index consists of the smallest 2,000 companies in a group of 3,000 U.S. companies in the Russell 3000 Index, as ranked by market capitalization. You cannot invest directly in an index. 11 perrittcap com

Invest With Us Perritt Capital Management is devoted to the micro-cap space and focuses only on investing in smaller companies. Our Funds offer investors direct exposure to this dynamic and underfollowed asset class. Perritt MicroCap Opportunties Fund -PRCGX Perritt Ultra MicroCap Fund - PREOX Perritt Low Priced Stock Fund - PLOWX Perritt Capital Management s funds are available with the following leading online brokers, or through your Financial advisor. Additionally, you can invest directly with us by downloading the appropriate forms here or calling 800-332-3133 to have them sent to you. >etrade >Interactive Brokers >Schwab >TD Ameritrade >Fidelity >Merrill Edge >Scottrade >FolioFN >Options House >ShareBuilder 300 S. Wacker, Suite 2880, Chicago, IL 60606 (800) 331-8936 perrittcap com Distributed by Quasar Distributors, LLC 12 perrittcap com