Palouse Capital Management, Inc.’s Diversified Income Strategy Receives “PSN Top Guns” Recognition

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Palouse Capital Management, Inc.’s Diversified Income Strategy Receives “PSN Top Guns” Recognition

Spokane, Washington (February 20, 2014) – Palouse Capital Management, Inc.’s Diversified Income Strategy earned recognition as the top performer in the three star US Balanced Universe on the “PSN Top Guns” list for the three year period ending December 31, 2013. Investment strategies receiving PSN Top Guns honors reflect the top ten performers in over 50 style universes and six “star categories” (PSN’s star categories differ from each other based on longevity, risk and adherence to investment styles). The PSN Top Guns List is a quarterly ranking of investment managers and is used by institutional asset managers and investors nationally.

Bryn Harman, CFA, Palouse Capital’s Chief Investment Officer, stated “We are pleased to receive PSN’s recognition of our efforts with the Diversified Income Strategy. The strategy utilizes various asset classes including dividend paying common equities, preferred stocks, REITS, fixed income securities and other income producing securities. The strategy’s performance in recent years reflects our emphasis on common equities with above average dividend yield – a focus not pursued by (or not available to) many competitive products. Our Diversified Income Strategy’s objective is to provide income from diversified market segments by opportunistically focusing on investments with relatively high income potential while attempting to avoid asset classes that we believe have relatively high downside risk.” PCM’s portfolio management team consists of Bryn Harman, CFA, Jeff Trudeau, CFA, and Ken Roberts.

Please find attached a performance presentation for PCM’s Diversified Income Strategy.

Past performance and PSN rankings/awards are not indicative of, nor a guarantee of future results.

All investments involve risk including the loss of principal. This information is not intended to be used as the primary basis of investment decisions nor should it be construed as advice designed to meet the particular investment needs of any specific investor. PCM’s Diversified Income strategy utilizes a blend of various income producing securities that may include, but is not limited to U.S. government treasuries and agencies, corporate bonds, high yield bonds, convertible securities, preferred stocks, common stock with stable and growing dividends, specialty exchange traded funds, and real estate investment trusts. While PCM’s Diversified Income Strategy is classified by PSN in the US Balanced universe due to its ability to invest in fixed income securities, this strategy allows for flexibility to tactically allocate among

asset classes in order to seek the best relative value in the market environment. The income generated by the securities held in this strategy may decline; there is no guarantee that dividend-paying securities will continue to pay dividends. This strategy may include investments in lower quality, higher yielding fixed income securities which may be subject to greater price fluctuation than higher quality fixed income securities. The ratings assigned to PCM’s strategies may not be representative of any individual client’s experience because the ratings are based on the average of all the clients invested in each strategy. Additional information regarding the services provided by PCM is available in Form ADV Part 2A. A list of composite descriptions and presentations are available upon request.

PSN is an investment manager database and a division of Informa Investment Solutions. The PSN universes were created using information collected from over 2000 firms through PSN investment manager questionnaires (of which PCM participates) and uses only gross of fees returns. The use of net of fees returns may have changed the rankings. PCM does not pay to participate in the database. PSN information is intended for use by qualified investment professionals. A six star rating is the highest possible rating. The 3 star category: these top performers are strictly based on returns for a three year period. For more information go to www.informais.com

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