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Brown Advisory offers a family of mutual funds providing clients a convenient means to diversify their holdings across a range of asset classes and investment styles.

Brown Advisory's family of funds includes the following:

Brown Advisory Growth Equity Fund (BIAGX):
The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in large-cap U.S. stocks with above average growth prospects and strong business franchises.

 
Top 10 Holdings as of October 31, 2008:
1.    Millipore Corp.  (5.1%)
2.    Comcast Corp. (Cl A)  (4.8%)
3.    Cisco Systems  (4.5%)
4.    DaVita Inc.  (4.4%)
5.    Schlumberger Ltd.  (4.4%)
6.    Accenture Ltd.  (4.1%)
7.    Citrix Systems, Inc.  (3.9%)
8.    Stryker Corp.  (3.9%)
9.    Genentech Inc.  (3.9%)
10.  Pepsico Inc.  (3.8%)
 
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Brown Advisory Value Equity Fund (BIAVX):
The fund seeks capital appreciation by investing primarily in U.S. companies with strong underlying fundamentals, medium to large market capitalizations, and. lower-than-market valuations. 

Top 10 Holdings as of October 31, 2008:
1.    Merck & Co. (6.9%)
2.    3M Company   (4.6%)
3.    Dover Corp  (4.3%)
4.    Diageo PLC  (4.3%)
5.    General Electric   (4.1%)
6.    Illinois Tool Works Inc.  (4.0%)
7.    E.I. Du Pont de Nemours   (3.9%)
8.    Johnson & Johnson  (3.9%)
9.    Unilever NV  (3.7%)
10.  Bank of NY Mellon  (3.5%)

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Brown Advisory Flexible Value Fund (BIAFX)
The fund seeks capital appreciation by investing in small-, mid-, and large-capitalization companies with high returns on invested capital, well above average growth in earnings, and conservatively capitalized balance sheets.
 

Top 10 Holdings as of October 31, 2008:
1.   Berkshire Hathaway  (5.0%)
2.   Mastercard Inc.  (4.3%)  
3.   Magellan Midstream HLD   (4.1%) 
4.   Kinder Morgan Mgmt  (4.0%)  
5.   Bank of New York Mellon  (3.3%)
6.   Wellpoint Inc.  (3.1%)
7.   Exxon Mobil Corp. (3.1%)
8.   Burlington Northrn Sant (3.0%)
9.   Walt Disney Co. (2.9%)
10. Canadian National Railway Co.  (2.5%)

 
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Brown Advisory Small-Cap Growth Fund (BIASX):
The fund seeks capital appreciation by investing in the common stock of rapidly growing, small-capitalization U.S. companies.

Top 10 Holdings as of October 31, 2008:
1.     Quanta Services Inc.   (4.1%)
2.     ARGON ST Inc.  (3.9%)
3.     Citrix Systems    (3.5%)
4.     ESCO Technologies Inc.  (3.3%)
5.     Trimble Navigation Ltd. (3.2%)
6.     Henry Schein Inc.  (3.2%)
7.     Global Payments Inc.  (3.1%)
8.     SBA Communications Corp.  (3.0%)
9.     FactSet Research Systems Inc.  (2.9%)
10.   Complete Production Services Inc.  (2.8%)

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Brown Advisory Small-Cap Value Fund (BIACX):
The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in undervalued U.S. small-capitalization companies with strong business fundamentals and the ability to generate free cash flow. 

Top 10 Holdings as of October 31, 2008:
1.    Progress Software Corp. (4.5%)
2.    Kaman Corp. (4.3%)
3.    Silgan Holdings Inc.  (4.2%)
4.    Chemed Corp.  (3.1%)
5.    Speedway Motorsports Inc.  (3.1%)
6.    ARGON ST Inc.  (3.0%)
7.    CBIZ Inc.  (3.0%)
8.    j2Global Communications   (3.0%)
9.    Neinet Inc. (Cl A)  (2.8%)
10.  Interactive Data Corp.  (2.6%)

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Brown Advisory Core International Fund (BIANX):
The fund seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation consistent with reasonable risk to principal, by investing in the securities of a diversified portfolio of non-U.S.-based companies.

 

Top 10 Holdings as of OCtober 31, 2008:
1.   Royal Dutch Shell PLC (CL B)  (2.4%)
2.   Nestle S.A.   (2.1%)
3.   Roche Holding AG   (2.1%)
4.   BNP Paribas S.A.    (1.9%) 
5.   BHP Billiton Ltd.  (1.8%)
6.   Zurich Financial Services    (1.8%) 
7.   Telefonica S.A.  (1.7%) 
8.   British American Tobacco PLC (1.7%)
9.   Vivendi S.A.  (1.7%)
10. BP PLC  (1.6%)

 

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Brown Advisory Opportunity Fund (BIAOX):
The fund seeks capital appreciation by investing in small-, mid-, and large-capitalization companies with high returns on invested capital, well above average growth in earnings, and conservatively capitalized balance sheets.
 

Top 10 Holdings as of October 31, 2008:
1.   Danaher Corp.  (7.8%)
2.   Roper Industries Inc.  (6.1%)  
3.   Amphenol Corp (Cl A)  (5.7%) 
4.   Citrix Systems, Inc.   (5.7%)  
5.   Ultra Petroleum Corp.   (5.5%)
6.   Quanta Services Inc.  (5.3%)
7.   Trimble Navigation   (5.2%)
8.   Millipore Corp.  (4.9%)
9.   Bank of NY Mellon  (4.4%)
10. Gen-Probe Inc.  (4.1%)

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Brown Advisory Intermediate Income Fund (BIAIX):
Seeks to provide a high level of current income consistent with preservation of principal within an intermediate term maturity schedule.
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Brown Advisory Maryland Bond Fund (BIAMX):
Seeks to provide a high level of current income exempt from both Federal and Maryland State income taxes (for Maryland residents) without undue risk.
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This Internet site is not an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy shares in the Brown Advisory Funds outside the United States. For more complete information about the Funds, including risks, charges, and expenses download a prospectus from this website or request one by calling 800-540-6807. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing. Foreside Fund Services, LLC, Distributor.www.foresides.com