The Fund (“WesMark Growth Fund”) strives to meet its investment goal by selecting growth-oriented stocks of companies that are expected to achieve higher than average profitability ratios such as operating profit margin or return on equity. These stocks are purchased by the Fund only when their price-earnings ratio in relation to market averages such as the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index is within historical ranges.

Although a company’s earnings may be continually growing, the Fund may sell such a company if, in the judgment of the investment adviser, WesBanco Trust and Investment Services (Adviser), its stock price is excessively overvalued.

Most often, these companies will be classified as “large-” or “mid-” capitalization companies. The Adviser generally considers companies with market capitalizations over $1 billion to fall within these classifications. The Fund’s investment approach is based on the conviction that, over the long term, the economy will continue to expand and develop and that this economic growth will be reflected in the growth of the revenues and earnings of publicly held corporations. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 65% of its assets in equity securities of U.S. companies. Equity securities include common stocks, preferred stocks, and securities (including debt securities) that are convertible into common stocks.

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