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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 December 31, 2008:
1.    Comcast Corp. (Cl A)   (5.1%)
2.    Millipore Corp.  (5.1%)
3.    Cisco Systems    (4.5%)
4.    Accenture Ltd.  (4.5%)
5.    Genentech Inc.  (4.2%)
6.    Pepsico Inc.  (4.0%)
7.    Trimble Navigation Ltd.  (3.8%)
8.    Danaher  (3.7%)
9.    DaVita Inc. (3.3%)
10.  Schlumberger Ltd.    (3.3%)
 
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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 December 31, 2008:
1.    Merck & Co. (7.2%)
2.    Dover Corp   (4.8%)
3.    Eaton Corp.  (4.7%)
4.    Illinois Tool Works Inc.  (4.5%)
5.    Diageo PLC  (4.2%)
6.    Johnson & Johnson  (3.9%)
7.    E.I. Du Pont de Nemours   (3.6%)
8.    Nokia Corp. (ADR)   (3.6%)
9.    Unilever NV  (3.4%)
10.  Bank of NY Mellon  (3.2%)

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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 November 30, 2008:
1.   Berkshire Hathaway  (5.3%)
2.   Mastercard Inc.  (4.9%)  
3.   Kinder Morgan Mgmt   (4.0%) 
4.   Exxon Mobil Corp.  (3.9%)  
5.   Bank of New York Mellon  (3.5%)
6.   Magellan Midstream HLD  (3.4%)
7.   Wellpoint Inc.   (3.4%)
8.   Burlington Northrn Sant (3.1%)
9.   Walt Disney Co. (3.0%)
10. Comcast Corp.  (2.7%)

 
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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 December 31, 2008:
1.     Quanta Services Inc.   (4.1%)
2.     ESCO Technologies Inc.    (3.7%)
3.     Trimble Navigation Ltd.  (3.6%)
4.     ARGON ST Inc.  (3.6%)
5.     FactSet Research Systems Inc.  (3.5%)
6.     UTi Worldwide   (3.2%)
7.     National CineMedia (3.2%)
8.     Citrix Systems  (3.1%)
9.     Orbitz Worldwide  (3.0%)
10.   Henry Schein Inc.  (2.9%)

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Brown Advisory Small-Cap Fundamental Value Fund (BIAUX):
The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in U.S. equity securities of small-capitalization companies.

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Cardinal 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 December 31, 2008:
1.    Silgan Holdings Inc.  (4.8%)
2.    j2Global Communications     (4.1%)
3.    CBIZ Inc.  (3.5%)
4.    Speedway Motorsports  (3.4%)
5.    Chemed Corp.   (3.2%)
6.    Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.    (3.2%)
7.    Kaman Corp.  (3.1%)
8.    Interactive Data Corp.  (3.1%)
9.    Nelnet Inc. (Cl A)  (3.0%)
10.  ARGON ST Inc.  (2.7%)

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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 December 31, 2008:
1.   Nestle S.A.  (2.2%) 
2.   BHP Billiton Ltd.  (2.1%)
3.   Telefonica S.A.  (2.1%) 
4.   Vivendi S.A.  (2.1%)  
5.   Roche Holding AG  (2.1%)   
6.   Royal Dutch Shell PLC (CL B)  (1.9%)
7.   Zurich Financial Services    (1.9%) 
8.   British American Tobacco PLC (1.6%)
9.   Vodafone Group PLC (1.6%) 
10. KDDI  (1.5%)

 

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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 December 31, 2008:
1.   Amphenol Corp (Cl A)  (6.1%)
2.   Millipore Corp.  (5.2%)  
3.   Danaher Corp.   (4.8%) 
4.   Accenture Ltd.   (4.7%)  
5.   Gen-Probe Inc.   (4.6%)
6.   Trimble Navigation  (4.5%)
7.   Roper Industries Inc.  (4.4%)
8.   Bank of NY Mellon  (4.3%)
9.   IDEXX Laboratories  (4.1%)
10. Rockwood Holdings  (3.9%)

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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