Mutual Fund Series Trust

08/09/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/09/2022 09:55

Information Statement - Form DEF 14C

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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Catalyst Systematic Alpha Fund

a series of Mutual Fund Series Trust

4221 North 203rd Street, Suite 100

Elkhorn, Nebraska 68022

1-866-447-4228

Dear Shareholders:

The enclosed document is purely for informational purposes. You are not being asked to vote or take action on any matter.

This document is being sent to comply with the technical requirements of an exemptive order that the Trust received from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission even though the new sub-adviser has already concluded its service to the Catalyst Systematic Alpha Fund.

The document relates to the prior appointment of a new investment sub-adviser to the Catalyst Systematic Alpha Fund (the "Fund"), a series of Mutual Fund Series Trust (the "Trust").

As described in the enclosed Information Statement, the Board of Trustees of the Trust has approved Teza Capital Management LLC as the new investment sub-adviser to the Fund and has approved a sub-advisory agreement between Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC, the Fund's investment adviser, and Teza Capital Management LLC on the terms described herein.

As always, please feel free to contact the Fund at 1-866-447-4228 with any questions you may have.

Sincerely,

Michael Schoonover

President

Mutual Fund Series Trust

Catalyst Systematic Alpha Fund

a series of Mutual Fund Series Trust

4221 North 203rd Street, Suite 100

Elkhorn, Nebraska 68022

1-866-447-4228

INFORMATION STATEMENT

This document is being sent to comply with the technical requirements of an exemptive order that the Trust received from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission even though the new sub-adviser has already concluded its service to the Catalyst Systematic Alpha Fund.

This Information Statement is being provided to the shareholders of the Catalyst Systematic Alpha Fund (the "Fund"), a series of Mutual Fund Series Trust (the "Trust"). This Information Statement is in lieu of a proxy statement, pursuant to the terms of an exemptive order that the Trust received from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on January 13, 2014 (the "Order"). The Order permits the Fund's investment adviser, Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC (the "Advisor" or "Catalyst"), to hire or replace investment sub-advisers and to make changes to existing sub-advisory agreements with the approval of the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the "Board" or the "Trustees"), without obtaining shareholder approval. The Order requires that each sub-adviser be an "investment adviser" as defined in Section 2(a)(20)(B) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended ("1940 Act") and registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ("Advisers Act") or not subject to such registration. Under the conditions of the Order, the Board must provide notice to shareholders within ninety (90) days of hiring a new sub-adviser or implementing any material change in a sub-advisory agreement. The Trust may rely on the Order provided the Fund is managed by the Advisor (or any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Advisor) and complies with the terms and conditions set forth in the application for the Order.

At a meeting held on February 14, 2022 (the "Meeting"), the Board considered and approved Teza Capital Management LLC ("Teza" or "Sub-Advisor") to serve as the sub-advisor to the Fund. At the Meeting, the sub-advisory agreement between the Advisor and Sub-Advisor, with respect to the Fund (the "Sub-Advisory Agreement") (in substantially the form attached hereto as Appendix A) was approved by the Board. The Sub-Advisory agreement with Sub-Advisor became effective May 16, 2022, when the Sub-Advisor was deemed to have commenced providing sub-advisory services to the Fund. Teza concluded its service as Sub-Advisor on July 7, 2022.

This Information Statement is being supplied to shareholders to fulfill the notice requirement, and a notice regarding the website availability of this Information Statement will be mailed on or about August 9, 2022 to the Fund's shareholders of record as of August 1, 2022 (the "Record Date"). This Information Statement describes the Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Advisor and Teza with respect to the Fund. As of the Record Date, there were issued and outstanding 562,655.5440 total shares consisting of 32,276.1220 Class A shares, 13,747.8850

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Class C shares, and 516,631.5370 Class I shares of the Fund. As there will be no vote taken, no shares are entitled to vote on the matters discussed in this Information Statement.

A copy of the Fund's most recent annual report or semi-annual report, including financial statements and schedules, are available at no charge by sending a written request to the Fund, 4221 North 203rd Street, Suite 100, Elkhorn, Nebraska 68022, by calling 1-866-447-4228 or by visiting www.CatalystMF.com.

NO SHAREHOLDER VOTE WILL BE TAKEN WITH RESPECT TO THE MATTERS DESCRIBED IN THIS INFORMATION STATEMENT. WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND YOU ARE NOT REQUESTED TO SEND US A PROXY.

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The Sub-Advisory Agreement

At its February 14, 2022, meeting, the Board approved the hiring of the Sub-Advisor to the Fund pursuant to a Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Advisor and Sub-Advisor. Under the terms of the investment management agreement between the Trust and the Advisor, on behalf of the Fund, the Advisor is entitled to receive an annual advisory fee from the Fund equal to 1.50% of the Fund's average daily net assets. For the services provided pursuant to the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Advisor pays the Sub-Advisor a monthly fee of 50% of the net management fee received by the Advisor for the corresponding month. Net management fee is defined as management fees less fee waivers due to the expense caps and any extraordinary expenses related to the management and sponsorship of the Fund, including but not limited to, regulatory, litigation and legal expenses as recorded on the financial statements of the Fund and Advisor. To the extent the Advisor is required to waive its entire management fee pursuant to any fee waiver and operating expense limitation agreement in effect between the Advisor and the Fund, the Sub-Advisor will pay to the Advisor an amount equal to 50% of Fund expenses paid by the Adviser pursuant to any fee waiver and operating expense limitation agreement in effect between the Adviser and the Fund. There was no increase in total fees paid by the Fund in connection with the Sub-Advisory Agreement. For such compensation, the Sub-Advisor will, at its expense, furnish a continuous investment program for the Fund and determine from time to time what investments or securities will be purchased, retained or sold by the Fund (for the "equity component" portion of Fund assets allocated to the Sub-Advisor's management) and what portion of the assets belonging to the Fund will be invested or held uninvested as cash; subject to the Fund's investment objectives, policies, and restrictions and such policies as the Trustees determine.

The Sub-Advisory Agreement provides that it will continue in force for an initial period of two years, and from year to year thereafter, but only so long as its continuance is approved at least annually by the Trustees at a meeting called for that purpose or by the vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Sub-Advisory Agreement will automatically terminate on assignment. In addition, the Sub-Advisory Agreement can be terminated without the payment of any penalty by the Fund, Advisor, or vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund, on 60 days' notice. The Sub-Advisory Agreement can be terminated by the Sub-Advisor without the payment of any penalty on 90 days' notice to the Advisor and the Fund.

The Sub-Advisory Agreement provides that neither the Sub-Advisor nor its shareholders, members, officers, directors, employees, agents, control persons or affiliates of any thereof, shall be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Fund in connection with the matters to which the Sub-Advisory Agreement relates except a loss resulting from a breach of fiduciary duty with respect to the receipt of compensation for services (in which case any award of damages shall be limited to the period and the amount set forth in Section 36(b)(3) of the 1940 Act) or a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on its part in the performance of its duties or from reckless disregard by it of its obligations and duties under the Sub-Advisory Agreement.

The Sub-Advisory Agreement is attached as Appendix A. You should read the Sub-Advisory Agreement. The description in this Information Statement of the Sub-Advisory Agreement is only a summary.

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Information Concerning Teza

Teza is a Delaware limited liability company located at 150 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 3700, Chicago, Illinois 60601. Teza is a registered investment advisor that was formed in 2014 and, in addition to serving as investment sub-advisor to the Fund, provides investment advisory services to pooled investment vehicles. As of March 31, 2022, it had approximately $400 million in assets under management. Teza is deemed to be controlled by Mikhail V. Malyshev, its Chief Executive Officer, because of his status as managing member of Teza's indirect majority owner of its interests. The address of the preceding is c/o Teza Capital Management LLC, 150 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 3700, Chicago, Illinois 60601.

The names, titles, addresses, and principal occupations of the principal executive officers of Teza are set forth below:

Name and Address:* Title and Principal Occupation:
Mikhail V. Malyshev Chief Executive Officer, Teza
Daniel E. Deering Chief Financial Officer, Teza
Reinhold W. Gebert Chief Operating Officer, Chief Risk Officer, Teza

* The address for each officer is c/o Teza Capital Management LLC, 150 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 3700, Chicago, Illinois 60601.

Evaluation by the Board of Trustees

The Board's determination to approve the Sub-Advisory Agreement followed the Trustees' consideration of various factors and review of written materials provided by the Sub-Advisor. In connection with their deliberations regarding approval of the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Trustees reviewed the Sub-Advisor's responses to a series of questions regarding, among other things, the Sub-Advisor's related entity investment performance, the Sub-Advisor's expected quality of services, comparative fee and expense information, and an estimate of the Sub-Advisor's profitability from managing the Fund ("Catalyst SA"). The Trustees' deliberations and the information on which their conclusions were based are summarized below.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. The Board reviewed the experience and credentials of Teza's key personnel and discussed the investment sub-advisory services to be provided to Catalyst SA. The Board observed that Teza would provide in-depth fundamental and technical research on portfolio holdings and watchlist candidates, comprehensive risk management and investment decisions for the sleeve of Catalyst SA under its management. The Board acknowledged that Teza had an extensive risk management process that employed a variety of built-in risk mitigation processes and risk constraints. It discussed that the sleeve of Catalyst SA under its management would be monitored daily for exceptions using system-generated reports. The Board noted that Teza would execute all trades with a broker-dealer that it believed provided best execution in terms of its capabilities and commissions. The Board observed that Teza reported no material compliance, litigation or regulatory issues in the past 36 months and had adequate insurance coverage. The Board agreed that Teza had the experience and resources necessary to provide quality service to Catalyst SA.

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Performance. The Board reviewed the performance of the sleeve of Catalyst SA managed by the portfolio managers over a 6-month period since it began managing the sleeve, and noted that it had underperformed the benchmark HFRX Equity Hedge Index. The Board considered the portfolio managers' explanation that markets were overextended during the fourth quarter of 2021, during which Catalyst SA reduced its market exposure by increasing its hedges. The Board discussed that the portfolio managers attributed the sleeve's underperformance to its reduced market exposure but noted that it was their risk management process to decrease market exposure during deteriorating markets. The Board determined that the portfolio managers' should be allowed to manage the sleeve over a full market cycle.

Fees and Expenses. The Board noted that Teza would receive a fee, to be paid by Catalyst and not Catalyst SA, of 50% of the net management fee earned on the sleeve managed by Teza (with a maximum of 0.75% of Catalyst SA's average daily net assets under Teza's management). The Board determined that the sub-advisory fee to be charged with respect to Catalyst SA, the sub-advisory fee in relation to the total management fee, and the allocation of fees between Catalyst and Teza were not unreasonable.

Profitability. The Board reviewed the profitability analysis provided by Teza, noting that Teza did not expect to earn a profit in connection with Catalyst SA for each of the first two years of the Sub-Advisory Agreement. The Board agreed that excessive profitability was not an issue for Teza at this time.

Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether Teza would realize economies of scale with respect to the sub-advisory services provided to Catalyst SA during the initial term of the Sub-Advisory Agreement and concluded this was unlikely. The Board agreed that this was primarily an advisor level issue and should be considered with respect to the overall management contract, taking into consideration the impact of the sub-advisory expense.

Conclusion. Having requested and received such information from Teza as the Board believed to be reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the Sub-Advisory Agreement, and as assisted by the advice of counsel, the Board concluded that approval of the Sub-Advisory Agreement was in the best interests of Catalyst SA and its shareholders.

OTHER INFORMATION

OPERATION OF THE FUND

The Fund is a diversified series of the Trust. The Trust is an open-end investment management company organized as an Ohio business trust and formed by an Agreement and Declaration of Trust on February 27, 2006. The Trust's principal executive offices are located at 4221 North 203rd Street, Suite 100, Elkhorn, Nebraska 68022. The Board supervises the business activities of the Fund. Like other mutual funds, the Fund retains various organizations to perform specialized services. Northern Lights Distributors, LLC, located at 4221 North 203rd Street, Suite 100, Elkhorn, Nebraska 68022, serves as the national distributor of the Fund. Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC, located at 4221 North 203rd Street, Suite 100, Elkhorn, Nebraska 68022 provides the Fund with transfer agent, accounting and certain administrative services. MFund Services

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LLC, located at 36 North New York Avenue, Huntington, NY 11743, provides the Trust with certain management, legal, administrative and compliance services.

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT AND CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS

As of the Record Date, the Trustees and officers as a group beneficially owned 0% of the Class A shares of the Fund, 0% of the Class C shares of the Fund, and 37.84% of the Class I shares of the Fund. As of the Record Date, Jerry Szilagyi, an Interested Trustee, beneficially owned, through a voting and economic interest, 195,482.2420 Class I shares (37.84% of the class). To the best knowledge of the Trust, there were no other Trustees or officers of the Trust who were the beneficial owners of shares of the Fund on the Record Date.

As of the Record Date, the record owners* of more than 5% of any outstanding class of shares of the Fund are listed in the following table.

Class A Shares

Name and Address
of Beneficial or Record Owner
Number of Record
and Beneficial (Shares)
Percent (%) of Class

Pershing LLC

Joshua Ols

PO Box 2052

Jersey City, NJ 07303-9908

4,238.0000

13.13%

Pershing LLC

Eric M. Olsen

PO Box 2052

Jersey City, NJ 07303-9908

2,675.4390

8.29%

Todd Schroeder Solo

401K Trust/Todd R Schroeder TTEE

208 Heron Creek CT

Roseville, CA 95661

9,415,6100 29.17%*

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC/For the Exclusive Benefit of its Customers

1 New York Plaza, 39th Floor, New York, NY 10004

12,495,4110 38.71%*

Steven Carroll

1709 Brintnall Dr.

Brunswick, OH 44212

2,145,2850 6.65%

*May be deemed to control Class A shares of the Fund because holds more than 25% of the outstanding Class A shares.

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Class C Shares

Name and Address
of Beneficial or Record Owner
Number of Record
and Beneficial (Shares)
Percent (%) of Class

Pershing LLC

John Merritt

PO Box 2052

Jersey City, NJ 07303-9908

794.0180 5.78%

Pershing LLC

Marianna L R IRA

PO Box 2052

Jersey City, NJ 07303-9908

1,350.7260 9.82%

Pershing LLC

Roshan Patel

PO Box 2052

Jersey City, NJ 07303-9908

1,127.2520

8.20%

Pershing LLC

Alexis Pippin

PO Box 2052

Jersey City, NJ 07303-9908

1,016.2810

7.39%

Pershing LLC

IRA FBO Jane Pickett

PO Box 2052

Jersey City, NJ 07303-9908

1,366.6350 9.94%

Pershing LLC

John Darmstaeder

PO Box 2052

Jersey City, NJ 07303-9908

690.1810 5.02%

Pershing LLC

Elton Taylor Frost

PO Box 2052

Jersey City, NJ 07303-9908

1,435.9130 10.44%

Pershing LLC

Mallory Loe

PO Box 2052

Jersey City, NJ 07303-9908

1,470.8810 10.70%
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Pershing LLC

IRA FBO Marilyn J Da

PO Box 2052

Jersey City, NJ 07303-9908

786.3940 5.72%

Charles Schwab & Co.

211 Main Street

San Francisco, CA 94105

729.4150

5.31%

Class I Shares

Name and Address
of Beneficial or Record Owner
Number of Record
and Beneficial (Shares)
Percent (%) of Class

Charles Schwab & Co.

211 Main Street

San Francisco, CA 94105

108,570.1740 21.02%*

Jerry J Szilagyi & Isobel L Szilagyi JTWROS

200 Dorado Beach Drive, Apt 3642

Dorado, PR 00646

123,717.2340 23.95%*

Isobel L Szilagyi & June A Szilagyi CO TTEES of the Jerry J Szilagyi 2015 Family Trust

UA DTD 12-29-2015

5 Abbington Dr.

Huntington, NY 11743

48,496.6050

9.39%

*May be deemed to control Class I shares of the Fund because holds more than 25% of the outstanding Class I shares.

*Shareholders owning more than 25% of the shares of the Fund are considered to "control" the Fund, as that term is defined under the 1940 Act.

SHAREHOLDER MEETINGS

The Trust is not required to hold annual meetings of shareholders, and therefore it cannot be determined when the next meeting of shareholders will be held. Shareholder proposals to be presented at any future meeting of shareholders of the Trust must be received by the Trust within a reasonable time before the Trust's solicitation of proxies for that meeting in order for such proposals to be considered for inclusion in the proxy materials related to that meeting.

DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS

If you and another shareholder share the same address, the Trust may only send one Information Statement unless you or the other shareholder(s) request otherwise. Call or write to the Trust if you wish to receive a separate copy of the Information Statement and the Trust will

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promptly mail a copy to you. You may also call or write to the Trust if you wish to receive a separate information statement in the future or if you are receiving multiple copies now and wish to receive a single copy in the future. For such requests, call the Trust at 1-866-447-4228, or write the Trust at 4221 North 203rd Street, Suite 100, Elkhorn, Nebraska 68022.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Michael Schoonover, President

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APPENDIX A

SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT

This SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT, between Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC, a New York limited liability company (the "Adviser"), and Teza Capital Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "Sub-Adviser").

WHEREAS, the Adviser acts as an investment adviser to multiple series of Mutual Fund Series Trust, an Ohio business trust (the "Trust"), pursuant to a Management Agreement dated as of July 31, 2006 as amended (the "Management Agreement");

WHEREAS, the Adviser warrants and represents to the Sub-Adviser that Adviser has full legal authority to engage unaffiliated investment managers as sub-advisers to manage accounts and or assets designated for the Adviser's management by the Trust;

WHEREAS, the Sub-Adviser is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the "Advisers Act");

WHEREAS, the Trust is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"); and

WHEREAS, the Adviser desires to retain the Sub-Adviser to render investment advisory services to the Catalyst Systematic Alpha Fund (the "Fund"), a series of shares of beneficial interest of the Trust, and the Sub-Adviser is willing to render such services.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual agreements hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto agree as follows:

Appointment and Status of Sub-Adviser. The Adviser hereby appoints the Sub-Adviser to provide investment advisory services to the Fund's assets allocated to the Sub-Adviser by the Adviser ("Allocated Portion") for the period and on the terms set forth in this Sub-Advisory Agreement. The Sub-Adviser accepts such appointment and agrees to render the services herein set forth, for the compensation herein provided. The Sub-Adviser shall for all purposes herein be deemed to be an independent contractor of the Adviser and the Trust and shall, unless otherwise expressly provided herein or authorized by the Adviser or the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the "Board") from time to time, have no authority to act for or represent the Adviser or the Trust in any way or otherwise be deemed an agent of the Adviser or the Trust.

Sub-Adviser's Duties. Subject to the general supervision and oversight of the Board and the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser shall, employing its discretion, manage the composition of the portfolio of securities and investments (including cash) belonging to the Allocated Portion of the Fund, including the purchase, retention and disposition thereof and the execution of agreements relating thereto, in accordance with the Fund's investment objective, policies and restrictions as

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stated in the Fund's then-current Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information (together, the "Prospectus") and subject to the following understandings:

(a) The Sub-Adviser shall furnish a continuous investment program for the Allocated Portion of the Fund and determine from time to time what investments or securities will be purchased, retained or sold by the Fund and what portion of the Allocated Portion of the Fund will be invested or held uninvested as cash;
(b) The Sub-Adviser shall use its best judgment in the performance of its duties under this Sub-Advisory Agreement;
(c) The Sub-Adviser, in the performance of its duties and obligations under this Sub-Advisory Agreement for the Fund, shall act in conformity with the Trust's declaration of trust, its by-laws and the Fund's prospectus and with the reasonable instructions and directions of the Trust's Board of Trustees and the Adviser, and will conform to and comply with the requirements of the 1940 Act and all other applicable federal and state laws and regulations;
(d) The Sub-Adviser shall determine the securities and other investments to be purchased or sold by the Allocated Portion of the Fund and will place portfolio transactions pursuant to its determinations either directly with the issuer or with any broker and/or dealer in such securities and other investments, subject to paragraph heading: Execution of Purchase and Sale Orders below;
(e) The Sub-Adviser shall maintain books and records with respect to the investment transactions of the Allocated Portion of the Fund and shall render to the Adviser and the Board such periodic and special reports as the Adviser or the Board may reasonably request;
(f) The Sub-Adviser shall provide the Trust's custodian and fund accountant on each business day with information about the Allocated Portion of the Fund's investment transactions, and with such other information relating to the Trust as may be required under the terms of the then-current custody agreement between the Trust and the custodian;
(g) The Sub-Adviser shall respond promptly to any request from the Adviser or the Fund' fund accountant for assistance in obtaining price sources for investments held by the Allocated Portion of the Fund or determining a price when a price source is not available, and promptly review the prices used by the Fund' accountant to determine net asset value and advise the Fund's accountant promptly if any price appears to be incorrect;
(h) The Sub-Adviser shall provide such information and assistance as may be required to enable the Adviser to fulfill its obligations under the Trust's Liquidity Risk Management Program including, but not limited to, review of all liquidity determinations regarding the Fund's holdings;
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(i) The Sub-Adviser shall be responsible for: (1) directing the manner in which proxies solicited by issuers of investments beneficially owned by the Allocated Portion of the Fund shall be voted, and (2) making any elections relative to any mergers, acquisitions, tender offers, bankruptcy proceedings or other types of events pertaining to the investments held by the Allocated Portion of the Fund;
(j) The Sub-Adviser hereby represents that it has adopted a written code of ethics complying with the requirements of Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act and will provide the Adviser and the Trust with a copy of the code and evidence of its adoption. Within 45 days of the last calendar quarter of each year while this Sub-Advisory Agreement is in effect, the Sub-Adviser shall provide to the Board a written report that describes any issues arising under the code of ethics since the last report to the Board, including, but not limited to, information about material violations of the code and sanctions imposed in response to the material violations, and which certifies that the Sub-Adviser has adopted procedures reasonably necessary to prevent access persons (as that term is defined in Rule 17j-1) from violating the code; and
(k) The Sub-Adviser agrees to maintain adequate compliance procedures to ensure its compliance with the 1940 Act, the Advisers Act, as amended, and other applicable federal and state regulations. The Sub-Adviser shall provide to the Trust's chief compliance officer an annual written report regarding the Sub-Adviser's compliance program consistent with its obligations under the Advisers Act.

Custodian. The assets of the Fund shall be held by an independent custodian, not the Adviser or Sub-Adviser. The Sub-Adviser is authorized to give instructions to the custodian with respect to all investment decisions regarding the Allocated Portion of the Fund and the custodian is authorized and directed to effect transactions for the Fund and otherwise take such actions as the Sub-Adviser shall reasonably direct in connection with the performance of the Sub-Adviser's obligations in respect of the Allocated Portion of the Fund.

Risk Acknowledgment. Adviser acknowledges that Sub-Adviser does not guarantee the future performance of the Allocated Portion of the Fund or any specific level of performance, nor the success of Sub-Adviser's overall management of the Fund. Accordingly, Adviser acknowledges and agrees that Sub-Adviser shall not have any legal or financial responsibility for performance or losses unless directly attributable to the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Sub-Adviser, including the Sub-Adviser's failure to adhere to any investment policies and restrictions as described in the Fund's prospectus and statement of additional information.

Directions to the Sub-Adviser. Adviser will be responsible for forwarding Adviser and/or Trust directions, notices and instructions to Sub-Adviser, in writing, which shall be effective upon receipt by the Sub-Adviser. The Sub-Adviser shall be fully protected in relying upon any such direction, notice, or instruction until it has been duly advised in writing of changes therein.

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Execution of Purchase and Sale Orders. In connection with purchases or sales of investments for the Allocation Portion in the account of the Fund, the Sub-Adviser will arrange for the placing of all orders for the purchase and sale of investments for the account with brokers or dealers selected by the Sub-Adviser, subject to review of this selection by the Board from time to time. The Sub-Adviser will be responsible for the negotiation and the allocation of principal business and portfolio brokerage. In the selection of such brokers or dealers and the placing of such orders, the Sub-Adviser will at all times seek, for the Fund the best qualitative execution, taking into account such factors as price (including the applicable brokerage commission or dealer spread), the execution capability, financial responsibility and responsiveness of the broker or dealer and the brokerage and research services provided by the broker or dealer.

The Sub-Adviser should generally seek favorable prices and commission rates that are reasonable in relation to the benefits received. In seeking best qualitative execution, the Sub- Adviser is authorized to select brokers or dealers who also provide brokerage and research services to the Fund and/or the other accounts over which it exercises investment discretion. The Sub- Adviser is authorized to pay a broker or dealer who provides such brokerage and research services a commission for executing a portfolio transaction that is in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction if the Sub-Adviser determines in good faith that the amount of the commission is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided by the executing broker or dealer. The determination may be viewed in terms of either a particular transaction or the Sub-Adviser's overall responsibilities with respect to the Fund and to accounts over which the Sub-Adviser exercises investment discretion. The Trust and the Sub-Adviser understand and acknowledge that, although the information may be useful to the Fund and the Sub-Adviser, it is not possible to place a dollar value on such information. The Board shall periodically review the commissions paid by the Fund for the Allocated Portion to determine if the commissions paid over representative periods of time were reasonable in relation to the benefits to the Fund. The Sub-Adviser may not give consideration to sales of shares of the Fund as a factor in the selection of brokers and dealers to execute Fund portfolio transactions.

Subject to the provisions of the 1940 Act, and other applicable law, the Sub-Adviser, any of its affiliates or any affiliates of its affiliates may retain compensation in connection with effecting a portfolio transaction for the Allocated Portion of the Fund, including transactions effected through others. If any occasion should arise in which the Sub-Adviser gives any advice to clients of the Sub-Adviser concerning the shares of the Fund, the Sub-Adviser will act solely as investment adviser for such client and not in any way on behalf of the Fund.

Books and Records. The Sub-Adviser shall keep the Trust's books and records required to be maintained by it pursuant to Section 2(e) of this Sub-Advisory Agreement. The Sub-Adviser agrees that all records that it maintains for the Trust are the property of the Trust and it will promptly surrender any of such records to the Trust upon the Trust's request. The Sub-Adviser further agrees to preserve for the periods prescribed by Rule 31a-2 under the 1940 Act any such records as are required to be maintained by the Sub-Adviser with respect to the Trust by Rule 31a- 1 under the 1940 Act.

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Expenses of the Sub-Adviser. During the term of this Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Sub- Adviser will pay all expenses (including without limitation the compensation of all trustees or officers of the Trust, if any, who are "interested persons" of the Sub-Adviser, as defined in the 1940 Act) incurred by it in connection with its activities under this Sub-Advisory Agreement other than the cost of securities and investments purchased or sold for the Allocated Portion of the Fund (including taxes and brokerage commissions, if any). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Sub- Adviser is not obligated to pay the compensation or expenses of the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer, regardless of whether the Chief Compliance Officer is affiliated with the Sub-Adviser.

Compensation of the Sub-Adviser. For the services provided pursuant to this Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Adviser will pay to the Sub-Adviser a monthly fee of 50% of the net management fee received by the Adviser for the corresponding month. Net management fee is defined as management fees less fee waivers due to the expense caps and any extraordinary expenses related to the management and sponsorship of the Fund, including but not limited to, regulatory, litigation and legal expenses as recorded on the financial statements of the Fund and Adviser. To the extent the Adviser is required to waive its entire management fee pursuant to any fee waiver and operating expense limitation agreement in effect between the Adviser and the Fund, the Sub-Advisor will pay to the Adviser an amount equal to 50% of Fund expenses paid by the Adviser pursuant to any fee waiver and operating expense limitation agreement in effect between the Adviser and the Fund.

Liability. Neither the Sub-Adviser nor its shareholders, members, officers, directors, employees, agents, control persons or affiliates of any thereof, shall be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Fund in connection with the matters to which this Sub-Advisory Agreement relates except a loss resulting from a breach of fiduciary duty with respect to the receipt of compensation for services (in which case any award of damages shall be limited to the period and the amount set forth in Section 36(b)(3) of the 1940 Act) or a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on its part in the performance of its duties or from reckless disregard by it of its obligations and duties under this Sub-Advisory Agreement.

Any person, even though also a director, officer, employee, shareholder, member or agent of the Sub-Adviser, who may be or become an officer, director, trustee, employee or agent of the Trust, shall be deemed, when rendering services to the Trust or acting on any business of the Trust (other than services or business in connection with the Sub-Adviser's duties hereunder), to be rendering such services to or acting solely for the Trust and not as a director, officer, employee, shareholder, member or agent of the Sub-Adviser, or one under the Sub-Adviser's control or direction, even though paid by the Sub-Adviser.

Duration and Termination. The term of this Sub-Advisory Agreement shall begin on the date and year the Sub-Adviser first provides investment advisory services to the Fund and, unless sooner terminated as hereinafter provided, shall continue in effect for a period of two (2) years. This Sub-Advisory Agreement shall continue in effect from year to year thereafter, subject to termination as hereinafter provided, if such continuance is approved at least annually (a) by a majority of the outstanding voting securities (as defined in the 1940 Act) of each Fund or by vote of the Trust's Board of Trustees, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval, and (b) by vote of a majority of the Trustees of the Trust who are not parties to this

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Sub-Advisory Agreement or "interested persons" (as defined in the 1940 Act) of any party to this Sub-Advisory Agreement, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. The Sub-Adviser shall furnish to the Adviser and the Trust, promptly upon their request, such information as may reasonably be necessary to evaluate the terms of this Sub-Advisory Agreement or any extension, renewal or amendment thereof.

This Sub-Advisory Agreement may be terminated at any time upon 60 day's prior written notice to the Sub-Adviser, without the payment of any penalty, (i) by vote of the Board of Trustees, (ii) by the Adviser, (iii) by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund, or (iv) in accordance with the terms of any exemptive order obtained by the Trust or the Fund under Section 6(c) of the 1940 Act, exempting the Trust or the Fund from Section 15(a) and Rule 18f-2 under the 1940 Act. The Sub-Adviser may terminate this Sub- Advisory Agreement at any time, without the payment of any penalty, on at least 90 days' prior written notice to the Adviser and the Trust. Termination of this Sub-Advisory Agreement and/or the services of the Sub-Adviser will not affect (i) the validity of any action previously taken by Sub-Adviser under this Sub-Advisory Agreement; (ii) liabilities or obligations of the parties for transactions initiated before termination of this Sub-Advisory Agreement; or (iii) the Fund's obligation to pay advisory fees to Adviser. If this Sub-Advisory Agreement is terminated by the Adviser or Sub-Adviser, Sub-Adviser will have no further obligation to take any action subsequent to termination with respect to the Fund except as may be reasonably required pursuant to the notice of termination and in furtherance of its role as a fiduciary in order to facilitate an orderly transition of the management of the Allocated Portion of the Fund. This Sub-Advisory Agreement will automatically and immediately terminate in the event of its assignment (as defined in the 1940 Act).

Non-Exclusive Management. Sub-Adviser, its officers, employees, and agents, may have or take the same or similar positions in specific investments for their own accounts, or for the accounts of other clients, as the Sub-Adviser does for the Fund. Adviser expressly acknowledges and understands that Sub-Adviser shall be free to render investment advice to others, including other registered investment companies, and that Sub-Adviser does not make its investment management services available exclusively to Adviser or the Fund. Nothing in this Sub-Advisory Agreement shall impose upon the Sub-Adviser any obligation to purchase or sell, or to recommend for purchase or sale, for the Fund any investment which the Sub-Adviser, its principals, affiliates or employees, may purchase or sell for their own accounts or for the account of any other client, if in the reasonable opinion of the Sub-Adviser such investment would be unsuitable for the Fund or if the Sub-Adviser determines in the best interest of the Fund such purchase or sale would be impractical.

Good Standing. Adviser and Sub-Adviser hereby warrant and represent that they are each investment advisers in good standing that their respective regulatory filings are current and accurately reflect their advisory operations, and that they are in compliance with applicable state and federal rules and regulations pertaining to investment advisers. In addition, Adviser and Sub- Adviser further warrant and represent that neither is (nor any of their respective Associated Persons are) subject to any statutory disqualification set forth in Sections 203(e) and 203(f) of the Advisers Act (or any successor Advisers Act sections or rules), nor is it or any of its associated persons currently the subject of any investigation or proceeding which could result in statutory disqualification. In addition, each of Adviser and Sub-Adviser agree to promptly notify the other

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of the occurrence of any event that would disqualify it from serving as an investment adviser of a registered investment company pursuant to Section 9(a) of the 1940 Act. The Sub-Adviser further agrees to promptly notify the other regarding any non-routine inspections, notices, or inquiries from any governmental, administrative, or self-regulatory agency; the commencement of any legal or regulatory actions or proceedings against it or any of its officers; and any material developments associated therewith. Adviser and Sub-Adviser acknowledge that their respective obligations to advise the other with respect to these representations shall be continuing and ongoing, and should any representation change for any reason, each warrants to advise the other immediately, together with providing the corresponding pertinent facts and circumstances.

Amendment. This Sub-Advisory Agreement may be amended by mutual consent of the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser, provided the Trust approves the amendment (a) by vote of a majority of the Trustees of the Trust, including Trustees who are not parties to this Sub-Advisory Agreement or "interested persons" (as defined in the 1940 Act) of any such party, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such amendment, and (b) if required under then current interpretations of the 1940 Act by the Securities and Exchange Commission, by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities (as defined in the 1940 Act) of each Fund affected by such amendment.

Privacy Notice/Confidentiality. The Adviser and Sub-Adviser acknowledge prior receipt of the Trust's Privacy Notice and Policy. Adviser and Sub-Adviser agree to safeguard all information pertaining to the Fund consistent with the requirements of applicable state and federal privacy statutes pertaining to registered investment advisers.

Notice. Whenever any notice is required or permitted to be given under any provision of this Sub-Advisory Agreement, such notice shall be in writing, shall be signed by or on behalf of the party giving the notice and shall be mailed by first class or express mail, or sent by courier, or email to the other party at the mailing addresses, or email addresses specified below or to such other address as a party may from time to time specify to the other party by such notice hereunder. Any such notice shall be deemed duly given when delivered at such address.

Sub-Adviser:

Teza Capital Management LLC

150 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 3700

Chicago, IL 60601

Email: [email protected]

Adviser:

Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC 53 Palmeras St. Suite 601,

San Juan, PR 00901

Email: [email protected]

Arbitration. Subject to the conditions and exceptions noted below, and to the extent not inconsistent with applicable law, in the event of any dispute pertaining to this Sub-Advisory Agreement, Sub-Adviser and Adviser agree to submit the dispute to arbitration in accordance with the auspices and rules of the American Arbitration Association ("AAA"), provided that the AAA

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accepts jurisdiction. Sub-Adviser and Adviser understand that such arbitration shall be final and binding, and that by agreeing to arbitration, Adviser and Sub-Adviser are waiving their respective rights to seek remedies in court, including the right to a jury trial.

Indemnification. Adviser and Sub-Adviser agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the other and each of their respective officers, directors, members, employees and/or agents from any and all claims, losses, damages, liabilities, costs and/or expenses directly resulting from the other's material violation of any of the terms of this Agreement. Adviser and Sub-Adviser's obligations under this paragraph shall survive the termination of this Sub-Advisory Agreement.

Governing Law. (a) This Sub-Advisory Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to the conflicts of laws principles thereof, and (b) any question of interpretation of any term or provision of this Sub- Advisory Agreement having a counterpart in or otherwise derived from a term or provision of the 1940 Act, shall be resolved by reference to such term or provision of the 1940 Act and to interpretation thereof, if any, by the United States courts or in the absence of any controlling decision of any such court, by rules, regulations or orders of the Securities and Exchange Commission issued pursuant to said 1940 Act. In addition, where the effect of a requirement of the 1940 Act reflected in any provision of this Sub-Advisory Agreement is revised by rule, regulation or order of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such provision shall be deemed to incorporate the effect of such rule, regulation or order.

Severability. In the event any provision of this Sub-Advisory Agreement is determined to be void or unenforceable, such determination shall not affect the remainder of this Sub-Advisory Agreement, which shall continue to be in force.

Counterparts. This Sub-Advisory Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

Binding Effect. Each of the undersigned expressly warrants and represents that he has the full power and authority to sign this Sub-Advisory Agreement on behalf of the party indicated and that his signature will operate to bind the party indicated to the foregoing terms.

Captions. The captions in this Sub-Advisory Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and in no way define or delimit any of the provisions hereto or otherwise affect their construction or effect.

Change of Control. The Sub-Adviser shall notify Adviser and the Trust in writing at least 60 days in advance of any change of control, as defined in Section 2(a)(9) of the 1940 Act, as will enable the Trust to consider whether an assignment, as defined in Section 2(a)(4) of the 1940 Act, would occur.

Other Business. Except as set forth above, nothing in this Sub-Advisory Agreement shall limit or restrict the right of any of the Sub-Adviser's directors, officers or employees who may also be a trustee, officer, partner or employee of the Trust to engage in any other business or to devote

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his or her time and attention in part to the management or other aspects of any business, whether of a similar or a dissimilar nature, nor limit or restrict the Sub-Adviser's right to engage in any other business or to render services of any kind to any other corporation, firm, individual or association.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Sub-Advisory Agreement to be executed by their officers designated below.

CATALYST CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC

TEZA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

By: /s/ Jerry Szilagyi By: /s/ Daniel Deering
Name: Jerry Szilagyi Name: Daniel Deering
Title: Chief Executive Officer Title: Chief Financial Officer

Dated: as of May 16, 2022

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Catalyst Systematic Alpha Fund

a series of Mutual Fund Series Trust

4221 North 203rd Street, Suite 100

Elkhorn, Nebraska 68022

1-866-447-4228

IMPORTANT NOTICE OF INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION STATEMENT

This document is being sent to comply with the technical requirements of an exemptive order that the Trust received from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission even though the new sub-adviser has already concluded its service to the Catalyst Systematic Alpha Fund.

This communication presents only an overview of the Information Statement that is available to you on the internet relating to the Catalyst Systematic Alpha Fund, (the "Fund"), a series of Mutual Fund Series Trust (the "Trust"). We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the Information Statement.

The Information Statement describes the recent approval of a Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Fund's investment adviser, Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC (the "Advisor"), and Teza Capital Management LLC, the Fund's now-former sub-adviser.

The Trust has received an exemptive order (the "Order") from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that allows the Advisor to hire and replace investment sub-advisers without shareholder approval. The Order instead requires that an information statement be sent to shareholders of the Fund. In lieu of physical delivery of the Information Statement, the Fund will make the Information Statement available to you on the Trust's website.

This Notice of Internet Availability of the Information Statement is being mailed on or about August 9, 2022 to shareholders of record of the Fund as of August 1, 2022. The Information Statement will be available on the Trust's website at www.CatalystMF.com until November 7, 2022. A paper or e-mail copy of the Information Statement may be obtained, without charge, by contacting the Trust at [email protected] or toll-free at 1-866-447-4228.

If you want to receive a paper or e-mail copy of the Information Statement, you must request one. A copy of the Information Statement may be obtained upon request and without charge.

WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A PROXY.