Trust for Professional Managers

04/30/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/30/2024 08:17

Annual Report by Investment Company - Form N-CSR


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES




Investment Company Act file number 811-10401



Trust for Professional Managers
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)



615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)



Jay S. Fitton
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(Name and address of agent for service)



(513) 520-5925
Registrant's telephone number, including area code



Date of fiscal year end: February 29, 2024



Date of reporting period: February 29, 2024


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

(a)





Annual Report
February 29, 2024






Bright Rock Mid Cap Growth Fund
Institutional Class Shares (BQMGX)

Bright Rock Quality Large Cap Fund
Institutional Class Shares (BQLCX)









Investment Adviser

Bright Rock Capital Management, LLC
2036 Washington Street
Hanover, Massachusetts 02339

Phone: 1-866-273-7223

TABLE OF CONTENTS
LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS
3
ALLOCATION OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
6
EXPENSE EXAMPLES
7
INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS
9
SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS
11
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
17
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
18
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
19
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
21
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
23
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
32
NOTICE OF PRIVACY POLICY & PRACTICES
33
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
34






Dear Shareholder:
U.S. Economic and Equity Market Overview
The fiscal year from March 1, 2023 to February 29, 2024 saw the U.S. equity market recover significantly from the previous year's losses, rallying into the end of 2023 and in the first months of 2024. Despite the early 2023 banking crisis where several regional banks collapsed triggering a sharp decline in bank stock prices as a result of a sudden rise in interest rates, the S&P 500 Total Return Index ("S&P 500 Index") closed above the 5000 mark for the first time on February 9th of this year. A big driver of this rally was attributed to the megacap technology stocks deemed the "Magnificent Seven" (Nvidia, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet, Apple and Tesla). The largest names in the technology space accounted for a large share of both U.S. and global equity benchmarks.
Internationally, geopolitics remained largely contained despite the Ukraine war, U.S.-China tensions around import/export restrictions, the conflict in the Middle East, and the attacks in the Red Sea.
Domestically, the U.S. Federal Reserve ("Fed") and interest rate policy continue to be in focus with hawkish "higher for longer" tone leading to rate hikes for most of 2023 in attempts to tame inflation towards the 2% target. Yet, there were many indications of healthy labor markets with the unemployment rate remaining at 3.7% at the end of 2023, and wages increasing +4.1% from the previous year. Consumer spending also remained resilient with November retail sales up year on year in what was considered a healthy holiday shopping season. By the end of the year, some glimmers of a more dovish rate cut tone in 2024 appeared with inflation at 3.4%. While this number was still a ways from the 2% target, inflation has slowed down significantly, especially when compared to the 6.5% core inflation rate from December 2022. This created optimism of a slowdown of the Fed's tightening monetary policy.
In 2023, along with the macro environment, the potential for lower borrowing costs, and broader enthusiasm for generative artificial intelligence ("AI") companies created heavy interest in the Information Technology sector, which rallied +57.84%. Then followed by Communication Services +55.80% and Consumer Discretionary +42.41%, all together accounted for more than half of the S&P 500 Index's annual returns. The Utilities sector -7.08% and Energy -1.33% were the only sectors in the negative for the year, followed by lagging sectors Consumer Staples +0.52% and Healthcare +2.06%.
Overall the economy's resilience led by interest in AI, promising new GLP-1 obesity drugs, homebuilders rally with rate cut hopes, and strength in retailers, all drove strong gains in the domestic markets in the last year. Optimism that inflation and interest rates have peaked should pave the way for interest rate cuts in 2024.
Bright Rock Quality Large Cap Fund:
For the twelve-month fiscal year ended February 29, 2024, the Institutional Class shares of the Fund returned +27.11%, underperforming the +30.45% return of the S&P 500 Index over the same period. Our underweight to Information Technology, and overweight


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to Financials, which was slightly offset by our overweight in Communication Services, and underweight to Real Estate explains the majority of the relative underperformance between the Institutional Class shares of the Fund and the Index returns.
The majority of the eleven sectors in the S&P 500 Index produced positive returns over the past year. The Utilities (-1.17%), Energy (+6.24%), and Real Estate (+6.92%) sectors led the laggards, while Information Technology (+60.51%), Communication Services (+58.60%), and Consumer Discretionary (+32.69%), led the gainers. In terms of specific stocks held within the Fund, notable outperformers included Meta (+180.47%), Microsoft (+67.20%), Alphabet (+53.74%), MasterCard (+34.43%), and Berkshire Hathaway (+34.15%), while notable underperformers included Texas Instruments (+0.73%), The Toro Company (-15.19%), and NextEra Energy (-19.89%).
Bright Rock Mid Cap Growth Fund:
For the twelve-month fiscal year ended February 29, 2024, the Institutional Class shares of the Fund returned +12.43%, lagging the +25.03% return of the Russell Midcap Growth Total Return Index over the same period. Our bias toward more equal sector weighting coupled with stock selection explain the majority of the relative underperformance between the Institutional Class shares of the Fund and the Index returns.
The Fund's overweight to Materials and Processing (+31.94%) and underweight to Healthcare (+6.14%) added value, but was offset by our overweight to Consumer Staples (+12.09%) and our underweight to Information Technology (+43.10%), which expanded over the period. From a stock selection standpoint, underperformance in Consumer Discretionary (+31.53%) and Information Technology was net by outperformance in the Producer Durables (+24.66%) and Energy (-3.20%) sectors. Notable outperformers were Copart (+50.87%), Arista Networks (+100.10%), and Fastenal Co. (+46.01%), while notable underperformers included The Hershey Co. (-19.35%), Scotts Miracle Gro Company (-16.64%), and ResMed Inc. (-17.59%).
Thank you for your business and the confidence you have placed in us. We wish you a wonderful remainder of 2024.
Sincerely,

David B. Smith, CFA
Doug Butler
Chief Investment Officer
Director of Research
Bright Rock Capital Management
Bright Rock Capital Management





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Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
The S&P 500® Total Return Index is a cap weighted index of large-cap U.S. equities. The index includes 500 leading companies and captures approximately 80% coverage of available market capitalization.
Russell Midcap® Growth Total Return Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of those Russell Midcap companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.
One cannot invest directly in an index.
Opinions expressed are those of Bright Rock Capital Management, LLC and are subject to change, are not guaranteed and should not be considered investment advice.
Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. The equity securities held in the Funds' portfolios may experience sudden, unpredictable drops in value or long periods of decline in value. Investments in mid cap companies can involve additional risks such as limited liquidity and greater volatility. Investments in large companies can also involve additional risks such as the liability to respond quickly to new competitive challenges or attain the high growth rates of successful, smaller companies. Investments in foreign securities can exhibit greater volatility. Additional risks include political, economic, and currency risks as well as differences in accounting methods. These risks can be greater for investments in emerging markets. The Funds will bear their share of the fees and expenses of investments in underlying funds or Exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"). Shareholders will pay higher expenses than would be the case if making direct investments in underlying funds or ETFs. Because the Funds invest in ETFs, they are subject to additional risks that do not apply to conventional mutual funds, including the risks that the market price of an ETF's shares may trade at a discount to its net asset value ("NAV"), an active secondary trading market may not develop or be maintained, or trading may be halted by the exchange on which they trade, which may impact a fund's ability to sell its shares. The prices of growth stocks may be more sensitive to changes in current or expected earnings than the prices of other stocks. Value stocks may perform differently from the market as a whole and may continue to be undervalued by the market for long periods of time.
Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security. For a complete list of Fund holdings, please refer to the Schedule of Investments included in this report.
Must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.
The Bright Rock Funds are distributed by Quasar Distributors, LLC.







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Bright Rock Funds
Allocation of Portfolio Holdings as of February 29, 2024


Bright Rock Mid Cap Growth Fund
(% of Investments)





Bright Rock Quality Large Cap Fund
(% of Investments)






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Bright Rock Funds
Expense Examples (Unaudited)


As a shareholder of the Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. These Examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds, and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (September 1, 2023 - February 29, 2024).
Actual Expenses
The first line of each of the following tables below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. Although the Funds charge no sales load, you will be assessed fees for outgoing wire transfers, returned checks and stop payment orders at prevailing rates charged by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, the Funds' transfer agent. If you request that a redemption be made by wire transfer, currently a $15.00 fee is charged by the Funds' transfer agent. IRA accounts will be charged a $15.00 annual maintenance fee. To the extent the Funds invest in shares of ETFs or other investment companies as part of their investment strategies, you will indirectly bear your proportionate share of any fees and expenses charged by the underlying funds in which the Funds invest in addition to the expenses of the Funds. Actual expenses of the underlying funds are expected to vary among the various underlying funds. These expenses are not included in the Examples. The Examples include, but are not limited to, management fees, fund administration and accounting, custody and transfer agent fees. You may use the information in the first line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of each of the following tables below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds' actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which are not the Funds' actual returns. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in





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Bright Rock Funds
Expense Examples (Unaudited) (Continued)


comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
Bright Rock Mid Cap Growth Fund - Institutional Class
Expenses Paid
Beginning
Ending
During Period
Account Value
Account Value
September 1, 2023 -
September 1, 2023
February 29, 2024
February 29, 2024*
Actual
$1,000.00
$1,105.80
$6.34
Hypothetical (5% return
before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,018.85
$6.07

*
Expenses are equal to the Institutional Class' annualized expense ratio of 1.21%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 to reflect the one-half year period.

Bright Rock Quality Large Cap Fund - Institutional Class
Expenses Paid
Beginning
Ending
During Period
Account Value
Account Value
September 1, 2023 -
September 1, 2023
February 29, 2024
February 29, 2024*
Actual
$1,000.00
$1,116.40
$4.58
Hypothetical (5% return
before expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,020.54
$4.37

*
Expenses are equal to the Institutional Class' annualized expense ratio of 0.87%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 to reflect the one-half year period.









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Bright Rock Mid Cap Growth Fund
Investment Highlights (Unaudited)


Average Annual Returns - For Periods Ended February 29, 2024
One
Three
Five
Ten
Year
Years
Years
Years
Bright Rock Mid Cap Growth Fund
Institutional Class
12.43%
6.68%
11.12%
10.05%
Russell Midcap® Growth Total Return Index
25.03%
3.13%
11.59%
10.88%

Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-866-273-7223.
Per the Prospectus dated June 28, 2023, the Fund's expense ratio is 1.13% for Institutional Class shares. Please see the Financial Highlights in this report for the most recent expense ratio. The returns shown in the table and graph assume reinvestment of Fund distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The graph illustrates performance of a hypothetical investment made in the Fund and a broad-based securities index ten years ago. The graph does not reflect any future performance.
The Russell Midcap® Growth Total Return Index measures the performance of the mid-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. One cannot invest directly in an index.

Bright Rock Mid Cap Growth Fund - Institutional Class
Growth of $100,000 Investment







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Bright Rock Quality Large Cap Fund
Investment Highlights (Unaudited)


Average Annual Returns - For Periods Ended February 29, 2024
One
Three
Five
Ten
Year
Years
Years
Years
Bright Rock Quality Large Cap Fund
Institutional Class
27.11%
13.22%
13.91%
10.78%
S&P 500® Total Return Index
30.45%
11.91%
14.76%
12.70%

Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-866-273-7223.
Per the Prospectus dated June 28, 2023, the Fund's expense ratio is 0.91% for Institutional Class shares. Please see the Financial Highlights in this report for the most recent expense ratio. The returns shown in the table and graph assume reinvestment of Fund distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The graph illustrates performance of a hypothetical investment made in the Fund and a broad-based securities index ten years ago. The graph does not reflect any future performance.
The S&P 500® Total Return Index is a broad-based unmanaged index of 500 stocks, which is widely recognized as representative of the equity market in general. One cannot invest directly in an index.

Bright Rock Quality Large Cap Fund - Institutional Class
Growth of $100,000 Investment







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Bright Rock Mid Cap Growth Fund
Schedule of Investments
February 29, 2024


Shares
Value
COMMON STOCKS - 99.6%
Automobile Components - 2.5%
Gentex Corp.
60,000
$
2,191,800
Beverages - 5.6%
Brown-Forman Corp. - Class B
29,500
1,776,785
Monster Beverage Corp.(a)
53,000
3,132,300
4,909,085
Capital Markets - 7.8%
FactSet Research Systems, Inc.
6,000
2,775,480
Morningstar, Inc.
7,500
2,239,425
SEI Investments Co.
27,600
1,856,100
6,871,005
Commercial Services & Supplies - 10.9%
Copart, Inc.(a)
140,000
7,441,000
Rollins, Inc.
50,250
2,214,518
9,655,518
Communications Equipment - 4.7%
Arista Networks, Inc.(a)
15,000
4,163,100
Containers & Packaging - 3.6%
AptarGroup, Inc.
22,500
3,160,350
Electrical Equipment - 4.1%
AMETEK, Inc.
20,000
3,603,600
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 4.2%
Amphenol Corp. - Class A
34,000
3,714,160
Financial Services - 3.9%
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.
19,600
3,405,892
Food Products - 6.5%
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.
20,000
2,044,200
The Hershey Co.
20,000
3,758,400
5,802,600
Ground Transportation - 2.4%
JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.
10,500
2,166,255


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Bright Rock Mid Cap Growth Fund
Schedule of Investments (Continued)
February 29, 2024


Shares
Value
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 10.0%
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a)
25,000
$
2,121,750
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(a)
7,000
4,026,610
ResMed, Inc.
15,500
2,692,660
8,841,020
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.8%
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(a)
600
1,613,262
Insurance - 2.1%
Arthur J Gallagher & Co.
7,500
1,829,475
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 2.0%
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
5,000
1,791,800
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 7.5%
Coterra Energy, Inc.
50,000
1,289,000
DT Midstream, Inc.
15,000
864,450
ONEOK, Inc.
59,850
4,495,932
6,649,382
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 3.4%
Analog Devices, Inc.
15,800
3,030,756
Software - 3.1%
Tyler Technologies, Inc.(a)
6,250
2,732,125
Specialty Retail - 9.3%
Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. - Class A(a)
11,000
1,332,320
Tractor Supply Co.
19,500
4,959,240
Valvoline, Inc.(a)
45,000
1,918,800
8,210,360
Trading Companies & Distributors - 4.2%
Fastenal Co.
50,800
3,708,908
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $33,900,964)
88,050,453


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Bright Rock Mid Cap Growth Fund
Schedule of Investments (Continued)
February 29, 2024


Shares
Value
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.5%
Money Market Funds - 0.5%
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds -
Class Institutional, Government Portfolio, 5.22%(b)
438,821
$
438,821
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $438,821)
438,821
Total Investments - 100.1% (Cost $34,339,785)
88,489,274
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.1)%
(52,951
)
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%
$
88,436,323

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC ("S&P"). GICS is a service mark of MSCI, Inc. and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bank Global Fund Services.

(a)
Non-income producing security.
(b)
The rate shown represents the 7-day effective yield as of February 29, 2024.





The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Bright Rock Quality Large Cap Fund
Schedule of Investments
February 29, 2024


Shares
Value
COMMON STOCKS - 96.1%
Banks - 4.1%
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
85,000
$
15,815,100
Beverages - 1.9%
PepsiCo, Inc.
45,000
7,440,300
Capital Markets - 2.1%
BlackRock, Inc.
5,500
4,462,370
S&P Global, Inc.
8,500
3,641,230
8,103,600
Chemicals - 3.0%
Ecolab, Inc.
18,000
4,047,120
Linde PLC
17,500
7,854,350
11,901,470
Commercial Services & Supplies - 1.5%
Copart, Inc.(a)
112,000
5,952,800
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail - 2.4%
Walmart, Inc.
159,000
9,318,990
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 1.8%
Verizon Communications, Inc.
170,000
6,803,400
Electric Utilities - 0.9%
NextEra Energy, Inc.
65,000
3,587,350
Financial Services - 10.6%
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. - Class B(a)
35,000
14,329,000
Mastercard, Inc. - Class A
45,000
21,364,200
Visa, Inc. - Class A
18,250
5,158,180
40,851,380
Ground Transportation - 2.2%
Union Pacific Corp.
33,500
8,498,615
Health Care Providers & Services - 3.2%
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
25,000
12,340,000
Health Care Technology - 1.6%
Veeva Systems, Inc. - Class A(a)
27,000
6,088,770


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Bright Rock Quality Large Cap Fund
Schedule of Investments (Continued)
February 29, 2024


Shares
Value
Household Products - 2.8%
Colgate-Palmolive Co.
124,000
$
10,728,480
Insurance - 3.6%
Chubb Ltd.
55,000
13,841,850
Interactive Media & Services - 9.8%
Alphabet, Inc. - Class A(a)
160,000
22,153,600
Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class A
32,000
15,684,160
37,837,760
IT Services - 2.7%
Accenture PLC - Class A
28,000
10,493,840
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 6.9%
Danaher Corp.
55,000
13,922,700
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
9,500
5,416,710
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
21,000
7,525,560
26,864,970
Machinery - 1.6%
Toro Co.
65,000
6,000,150
Multi-Utilities - 1.7%
Sempra Energy
94,000
6,636,400
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 1.8%
EOG Resources, Inc.
35,000
4,006,100
Exxon Mobil Corp.
28,000
2,926,560
6,932,660
Pharmaceuticals - 3.7%
Merck & Co., Inc.
112,000
14,240,800
Professional Services - 2.8%
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
43,000
10,798,590
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 2.6%
Texas Instruments, Inc.
59,000
9,872,470
Software - 11.3%
Intuit, Inc.
15,000
9,943,350
Microsoft Corp.
66,000
27,300,240


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Bright Rock Quality Large Cap Fund
Schedule of Investments (Continued)
February 29, 2024


Shares
Value
Software - 11.3% (Continued)
Roper Technologies, Inc.
12,000
$
6,536,760
43,780,350
Specialty Retail - 5.4%
Home Depot, Inc.
33,000
12,560,130
TJX Cos., Inc.
85,547
8,481,130
21,041,260
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 2.9%
Apple, Inc.
62,000
11,206,500
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 1.2%
NIKE, Inc. - Class B
43,000
4,468,990
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $227,154,071)
371,446,845
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS - 3.5%
iShares U.S. Energy ETF
300,000
13,518,000
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (Cost $4,934,970)
13,518,000
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.4%
Money Market Funds - 0.4%
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds -
Class Institutional, Government Portfolio, 5.22%(b)
1,498,214
1,498,214
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $1,498,214)
1,498,214
Total Investments - 100.0% (Cost $233,587,255)
386,463,059
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - 0.0%(c)
(42,640
)
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%
$
386,420,419

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC ("S&P"). GICS is a service mark of MSCI, Inc. and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bank Global Fund Services.

PLC - Public Limited Company

(a)
Non-income producing security.
(b)
The rate shown represents the 7-day effective yield as of February 29, 2024.
(c)
Represents less than 0.05% of net assets.



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Bright Rock Funds
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
February 29, 2024


Mid Cap
Quality Large
Growth Fund
Cap Fund
ASSETS
Investments, at value:
(Cost $34,339,785 and $233,587,255)
$
88,489,274
$
386,463,059
Receivable for Fund shares sold
41,412
122,372
Dividends and interest receivable
76,224
288,538
Other assets
4,483
6,150
TOTAL ASSETS
88,611,393
386,880,119
LIABILITIES
Payable for Fund shares redeemed
41,568
156,599
Payable to affiliates
16,446
48,241
Payable to Adviser
49,474
191,462
Payable to auditor
37,098
37,091
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
30,484
26,307
TOTAL LIABILITIES
175,070
459,700
NET ASSETS
$
88,436,323
$
386,420,419
Net assets consist of:
Paid-in capital
$
35,582,384
$
222,839,192
Total distributable earnings
52,853,939
163,581,227
NET ASSETS
$
88,436,323
$
386,420,419
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES
Net assets
$
88,436,323
$
386,420,419
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited
number of shares authorized, $0.001 par value)
3,647,573
17,352,802
Net asset value, redemption price
and offering price per share
$
24.25
$
22.27



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Bright Rock Funds
Statements of Operations
For the Year Ended February 29, 2024


Mid Cap
Quality Large
Growth Fund
Cap Fund
INVESTMENT INCOME
Dividend income
$
1,097,038
$
5,247,039
Interest income
48,569
274,187
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME
1,145,607
5,521,226
EXPENSES
Management fees
660,505
2,220,660
Administration fees
100,076
298,805
Fund accounting fees
42,711
119,242
Federal and state registration fees
37,783
29,635
Transfer agent fees and expenses
37,503
147,807
Audit and tax fees
37,436
37,420
Trustees' fees
27,118
27,055
Legal fees
17,332
26,542
Reports to shareholders
13,369
9,701
Chief Compliance Officer fees
12,542
12,542
Custody fees
9,729
36,219
Insurance expense
3,579
6,002
Interest expense
921
-
Other expenses
31,602
10,978
TOTAL EXPENSES
1,032,206
2,982,608
NET INVESTMENT INCOME
113,401
2,538,618
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED
GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
(1,376,666
)
14,038,929
Net change in unrealized
appreciation on investments
11,332,577
65,663,187
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED
GAIN ON INVESTMENTS
9,955,911
79,702,116
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
FROM OPERATIONS
$
10,069,312
$
82,240,734



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Bright Rock Mid Cap Growth Fund
Statements of Changes in Net Assets


Year Ended
Year Ended
February 29, 2024
February 28, 2023
FROM OPERATIONS
Net investment income (loss)
$
113,401
$
(38,461
)
Net realized loss on investments
(1,376,666
)
(17,995
)
Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) on investments
11,332,577
(1,627,457
)
Net increase (decrease) in
net assets from operations
10,069,312
(1,683,913
)
FROM DISTRIBUTIONS
Net dividends and distributions -
Institutional Class
-
(4,842,743
)
Net decrease in net assets
resulting from distributions paid
-
(4,842,743
)
FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
Proceeds from shares sold -
Institutional Class
8,033,526
17,356,736
Payments for shares redeemed -
Institutional Class
(24,543,785
)
(11,193,100
)
Net asset value of shares issued in
reinvestment of distributions to
shareholders - Institutional Class
-
4,835,469
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
from capital share transactions
(16,510,259
)
10,999,105
TOTAL INCREASE
(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
(6,440,947
)
4,472,449
NET ASSETS
Beginning of Year
94,877,270
90,404,821
End of Year
$
88,436,323
$
94,877,270



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Bright Rock Quality Large Cap Fund
Statements of Changes in Net Assets


Year Ended
Year Ended
February 29, 2024
February 28, 2023
FROM OPERATIONS
Net investment income
$
2,538,618
$
2,428,872
Net realized gain on investments
14,038,929
26,800,092
Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) on investments
65,663,187
(32,345,557
)
Net increase (decrease) in
net assets from operations
82,240,734
(3,116,593
)
FROM DISTRIBUTIONS
Net dividends and distributions -
Institutional Class
(10,276,983
)
(41,593,869
)
Net decrease in net assets
resulting from distributions paid
(10,276,983
)
(41,593,869
)
FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
Proceeds from shares sold -
Institutional Class
45,512,919
41,359,069
Payments for shares redeemed -
Institutional Class
(46,745,567
)
(49,676,596
)
Net asset value of shares issued in
reinvestment of distributions to
shareholders - Institutional Class
8,624,638
39,601,942
Net increase in net assets
from capital share transactions
7,391,990
31,284,415
TOTAL INCREASE
(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
79,355,741
(13,426,047
)
NET ASSETS
Beginning of Year
307,064,678
320,490,725
End of Year
$
386,420,419
$
307,064,678



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Bright Rock Mid Cap Growth Fund - Institutional Class
Financial Highlights

Per Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

Year
Year
Ended
Year Ended
February 28,
Ended
February
February
29,
29,
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year
$
21.56
$
23.35
$
22.90
$
18.67
$
17.89
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income (loss)(1)
0.03
(0.01
)
(0.07
)
(0.06
)
(0.07
)
Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss) on investments
2.66
(0.59
)
2.65
5.52
1.56
Total from investment operations
2.69
(0.60
)
2.58
5.46
1.49
Less distributions paid:
From investment income
-
-
-
-
(0.02
)
From net realized gain on investments
-
(1.19
)
(2.13
)
(1.23
)
(0.69
)
Total distributions paid
-
(1.19
)
(2.13
)
(1.23
)
(0.71
)
Net Asset Value, End of Year
$
24.25
$
21.56
$
23.35
$
22.90
$
18.67
Total Return
12.43
%
-2.29
%
10.52
%
29.12
%
8.07
%
Supplemental Data and Ratios:
Net Assets, end of year (000's omitted)
$
88,436
$
94,877
$
90,405
$
82,862
$
67,142
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
1.17
%
1.13
%
1.07
%
1.11
%
1.14
%
Ratio of net investment income
(loss) to average net assets
0.13
%
(0.04
)%
(0.28
)%
(0.31
)%
(0.34
)%
Portfolio turnover rate
8.3
%
17.5
%
20.1
%
14.1
%
29.1
%

(1)
Per share net investment income (loss) was calculated using average shares outstanding.



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Bright Rock Quality Large Cap Fund - Institutional Class
Financial Highlights

Per Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

Year
Year
Ended
Year Ended
February 28,
Ended
February
February
29,
29,
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year
$
18.04
$
21.08
$
19.87
$
16.58
$
16.42
Income from investment operations:
Net investment income(1)
0.15
0.16
0.20
0.22
0.23
Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss) on investments
4.68
(0.41
)
2.94
3.75
0.87
Total from investment operations
4.83
(0.25
)
3.14
3.97
1.10
Less distributions paid:
From investment income
(0.14
)
(0.16
)
(0.23
)
(0.23
)
(0.23
)
From net realized gain on investments
(0.46
)
(2.63
)
(1.70
)
(0.45
)
(0.71
)
Total distributions paid
(0.60
)
(2.79
)
(1.93
)
(0.68
)
(0.94
)
Net Asset Value, End of Year
$
22.27
$
18.04
$
21.08
$
19.87
$
16.58
Total Return
27.11
%
-1.01
%
15.35
%
24.40
%
6.24
%
Supplemental Data and Ratios:
Net Assets, end of year (000's omitted)
$
386,420
$
307,065
$
320,491
$
290,793
$
237,734
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
0.87
%
0.88
%
0.83
%
0.86
%
0.87
%
Ratio of net investment
income to average net assets
0.74
%
0.79
%
0.87
%
1.27
%
1.28
%
Portfolio turnover rate
27.2
%
39.6
%
30.4
%
30.7
%
28.3
%

(1)
Per share net investment income was calculated using average shares outstanding.


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.



22
Bright Rock Funds
Notes to Financial Statements
February 29, 2024


(1)
Organization
Trust for Professional Managers (the "Trust") was organized as a Delaware statutory trust under a Declaration of Trust dated May 29, 2001. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as an open-end management investment company. The Bright Rock Funds (the "Funds") are comprised of the Bright Rock Mid Cap Growth Fund ("Mid Cap Growth Fund") and the Bright Rock Quality Large Cap Fund ("Quality Large Cap Fund"), each representing a distinct series with its own investment objective and policies within the Trust. The investment objective of both Funds is long-term capital appreciation. The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest at $0.001 par value. The assets of the Funds are segregated, and a shareholder's interest is limited to the Fund in which shares are held. Each Fund is a series of an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 "Financial Services-Investment Companies". Each Fund has registered both Investor Class shares and Institutional Class shares. Each Fund currently offers only Institutional Class shares. The Institutional Class shares of each Fund commenced operations on May 26, 2010. Bright Rock Capital Management, LLC (the "Adviser") serves as the Funds' investment adviser.
(2)
Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of the financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP").

(a)
Investment Valuation
Each equity security owned by a Fund that is listed on a securities exchange, except for securities listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC ("NASDAQ"), is valued at its last sale price on that exchange on the date as of which assets are valued. Forward currency contracts are valued at the mean between the bid and asked prices by an approved independent pricing service ("Pricing Service"). Commodities futures contracts and options thereon traded on a commodities exchange or board of trade are valued at the last sale price at the close of trading. Rights and warrants are valued at the last sale price at the close of the exchange on which the security is primarily traded.
If the security is listed on more than one exchange, a Fund will use the price of the exchange that the Fund generally considers to be the principal exchange on which the security is traded. Portfolio securities listed on NASDAQ will be valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price, which may not necessarily



23
Bright Rock Funds
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
February 29, 2024


represent the last sale price. If there has been no sale on such exchange or on NASDAQ on such day, the security is valued at the mean between the most recent quoted bid and asked prices at the close of the exchange on such day or the security shall be valued at the latest sales price on the "composite market" for the day such security is being valued. The composite market is defined as a consolidation of the trade information provided by national securities and foreign exchanges and over-the-counter markets as published by a Pricing Service.
Money market funds, demand notes and repurchase agreements are valued at cost. If cost does not represent current market value the securities will be priced at fair value.
Redeemable securities issued by open-end, registered investment companies are valued at the NAVs of such companies for purchase and/or redemption orders placed on that day. If, on a particular day, a share of an investment company is not listed on NASDAQ, such security's fair value will be determined. All exchange-traded funds are valued at the last reported sale price on the exchange on which the security is principally traded. In the event market quotations are not readily available, such security will be valued at its fair value.
If market quotations are not readily available, a security or other asset will be valued at its fair value in accordance with Rule 2a-5 of the 1940 Act as determined under the Adviser's fair value pricing procedures, subject to oversight by the Board of Trustees. These fair value pricing procedures will also be used to price a security when corporate events, events in the securities market and/or world events cause the Adviser to believe that a security's last sale price may not reflect its actual fair market value. The intended effect of using fair value pricing procedures is to ensure that the Funds are accurately priced. The Adviser will regularly evaluate whether the Funds' fair value pricing procedures continue to be appropriate in light of the specific circumstances of the Funds and the quality of prices obtained through the application of such procedures.
FASB Accounting Standards Codification, "Fair Value Measurement" Topic 820 ("ASC 820"), establishes an authoritative definition of fair value and sets out a hierarchy for measuring fair value. ASC 820 requires an entity to evaluate certain factors to determine whether there has been a significant decrease in volume and level of activity for the security such that recent transactions and quoted prices may not be determinative of fair value and further analysis and adjustment may be necessary to estimate fair value. ASC 820 also requires enhanced disclosure regarding the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value in those instances as well as expanded disclosure of valuation levels for major security types. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1-
Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.



24
Bright Rock Funds
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
February 29, 2024


Level 2-
Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3-
Significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds' own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds' investments carried at fair value as of February 29, 2024:

Mid Cap Growth Fund
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Assets:
Common Stocks
$
88,050,453
$
-
$
-
$
88,050,453
Money Market Funds
438,821
-
-
438,821
Total Assets
$
88,489,274
$
-
$
-
$
88,489,274
Quality Large Cap Fund
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Assets:
Common Stocks
$
371,446,845
$
-
$
-
$
371,446,845
Exchange Traded Funds
13,518,000
-
-
13,518,000
Money Market Funds
1,498,214
-
-
1,498,214
Total Assets
$
386,463,059
$
-
$
-
$
386,463,059

See the Schedule of Investments for industry classifications.
For the year ended February 29, 2024, the Funds did not hold any Level 3 securities.
The Funds did not hold financial derivative instruments during the period presented.
(b)
Federal Income Taxes
Each Fund complies with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and make the requisite distributions of income and capital gains to its shareholders sufficient to relieve each Fund from all or substantially all federal income taxes. Therefore, no federal income tax provision has been provided.
(c)
Distributions to Shareholders
The Mid Cap Growth Fund will make distributions of net investment income and net capital gain, if any, at least annually. The Quality Large Cap Fund will make



25
Bright Rock Funds
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
February 29, 2024


distributions of net investment income, if any, at least quarterly, and net capital gain, if any, at least annually. Distributions from net realized gains for book purposes may include short-term capital gains. All short-term capital gains are included in ordinary income for tax purposes. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Funds may also pay a special distribution at the end of the calendar year to comply with federal tax requirements.
The amount of the dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment.
(d)
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
(e)
Share Valuation
The NAV per share of each Fund is calculated by dividing the sum of the value of the securities held by each Fund, plus cash or other assets, minus all liabilities (including estimated accrued expenses) by the total number of shares outstanding for each Fund, rounded to the nearest cent. The Funds' shares will not be priced on the days on which the New York Stock Exchange is closed for trading. The offering and redemption price per share for each Fund is equal to the Fund's NAV per share.
(f)
Allocation of Income, Expenses and Gains/Losses
Income, expenses (other than those deemed attributable to a specific share class), and gains and losses of the Funds are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the ratio of net assets represented by each class as a percentage of the net assets of each Fund. Expenses deemed directly attributable to a class of shares are recorded by the specific class. Most Fund expenses are allocated by class based on relative net assets. Expenses associated with a specific fund in the Trust are charged to that fund. Common Trust expenses are typically allocated evenly between the funds of the Trust, or by other equitable means.




26
Bright Rock Funds
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
February 29, 2024


(g)
Other
Investment transactions are recorded on the trade date. The Funds determine the gain or loss from investment transactions using the best tax relief order. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recognized on an accrual basis.

(3)
Federal Tax Matters
The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders for the years ended February 28, 2023 and February 29, 2024 was as follows:

Ordinary
Long-Term
Income
Capital Gain
Mid Cap Growth Fund
Year ended February 28, 2023
$
-
$
4,842,743
Year ended February 29, 2024
$
-
$
-
Ordinary
Long-Term
Income
Capital Gain
Quality Large Cap Fund
Year ended February 28, 2023
$
2,452,603
$
39,141,266
Year ended February 29, 2024
$
2,427,111
$
7,849,872

As of February 29, 2024, the components of accumulated earnings (losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

Mid Cap
Quality Large
Growth Fund
Cap Fund
Cost basis of investments for
federal income tax purposes
$
34,354,075
$
233,587,255
Gross tax unrealized appreciation
$
54,149,489
$
153,220,283
Gross tax unrealized depreciation
(14,290
)
(344,479
)
Net tax unrealized appreciation
$
54,135,199
$
152,875,804
Undistributed ordinary income
$
113,401
$
1,153,629
Undistributed long-term capital gain
-
9,551,793
Total accumulated earnings
$
113,401
$
10,705,422
Other accumulated loss
(1,394,661
)
1
Total distributable earnings
$
52,583,939
$
163,581,227

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis cost of investments is attributable to the tax deferral of wash sale losses.
At February 29, 2024, the Mid Cap Growth Fund had short-term capital loss carryforwards of $1,394,661 which have an unlimited carryover period.



27
Bright Rock Funds
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
February 29, 2024


GAAP requires that certain components of net assets relating to permanent differences be reclassified between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share. For the fiscal year ended February 29, 2024, no such reclassifications were required.
The Funds had no material uncertain tax positions and had not recorded a liability for unrecognized tax benefits as of February 29, 2024. Also, the Funds recognized no interest and penalties related to uncertain tax benefits in fiscal year 2024. At February 29, 2024, the fiscal years 2021 through 2024 remained open to examination in the Funds' major tax jurisdictions.
(4)
Investment Adviser
The Trust has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement (the "Agreement") with the Adviser to furnish investment advisory services to the Funds. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Trust, on behalf of the Mid Cap Growth Fund and the Quality Large Cap Fund, compensates the Adviser for its management services at the annual rates of 0.75% and 0.65%, respectively, of each Fund's average daily net assets.
The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its management fee and/or reimburse each Fund's other expenses at least through June 28, 2025, at the discretion of the Adviser and the Board of Trustees, to the extent necessary to ensure that each Fund's total operating expenses (exclusive of front-end or contingent deferred sales loads, Rule 12b-1 fees, shareholder servicing plan fees, taxes, leverage expenses, interest, brokerage commissions, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization, dividends or interest on short positions, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses such as litigation) do not exceed 1.25% of each Fund's average daily net assets. Any such waiver or reimbursement is subject to later adjustment to allow the Adviser to recoup amounts waived or reimbursed within three years from the date such amount was waived or reimbursed, subject to the operating expense limitation agreement, if such reimbursements will not cause a Fund to exceed the lesser of: (1) the expense limitation in place at the time of the waiver and/or expense payment; or (2) the expense limitation in place at the time of the recoupment. The Funds did not have any previously waived expenses subject to potential recoupment at the period end.



28
Bright Rock Funds
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
February 29, 2024


(5)
Related Party Transactions
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services) ("Fund Services") acts as the Funds' administrator under an Administration Agreement. Fund Services prepares various federal and state regulatory filings, reports and returns for the Funds; prepares reports and materials to be supplied to the Trustees; monitors the activities of the Funds' custodian, transfer agent and accountants; and coordinates the preparation and payment of the Funds' expenses and reviews the Funds' expense accruals. Fund Services also serves as the fund accountant and transfer agent to the Funds. U.S. Bank, N.A. ("U.S. Bank"), an affiliate of Fund Services, serves as each Fund's custodian. Fees and expenses incurred for the year ended February 29, 2024, and owed as of February 29, 2024 are as follows:

Administration
Incurred
Owed
Bright Rock Mid Cap Growth Fund
$
100,076
$
8,536
Bright Rock Quality Large Cap Fund
$
298,805
$
28,249
Fund Accounting
Incurred
Owed
Bright Rock Mid Cap Growth Fund
$
42,711
$
3,211
Bright Rock Quality Large Cap Fund
$
119,242
$
9,627
Transfer Agency
Incurred *
Owed
Bright Rock Mid Cap Growth Fund
$
25,622
$
2,079
Bright Rock Quality Large Cap Fund
$
40,125
$
2,935
Custody
Incurred
Owed
Bright Rock Mid Cap Growth Fund
$
9,729
$
1,539
Bright Rock Quality Large Cap Fund
$
36,219
$
6,346
*
These amounts do not include sub-transfer agency fees, therefore may not agree to the Statements of Operations.

The Funds each have a line of credit with U.S. Bank (see Note 8).
Certain officers of the Funds are also employees of Fund Services. A Trustee of the Trust is affiliated with Fund Services and U.S. Bank.
The Trust's Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") is also an employee of Fund Services. Each Fund's allocation of the Trust's CCO fee incurred for the year ended February 29, 2024, and owed as of February 29, 2024, is as follows:

CCO
Incurred
Owed
Bright Rock Mid Cap Growth Fund
$
12,542
$
1,081
Bright Rock Quality Large Cap Fund
$
12,542
$
1,084



29
Bright Rock Funds
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
February 29, 2024


(6)
Capital Share Transactions
Year Ended
Year Ended
Mid Cap Growth Fund - Institutional Class
February 29, 2024
February 28, 2023
Shares Sold
370,152
805,288
Shares Issued to Holders in
Reinvestment of Distributions
-
237,149
Shares Redeemed
(1,123,481
)
(512,746
)
Net Increase (Decrease)
(753,329
)
529,691
Year Ended
Year Ended
Quality Large Cap Fund - Institutional Class
February 29, 2024
February 28, 2023
Shares Sold
2,266,073
2,083,465
Shares Issued to Holders in
Reinvestment of Distributions
420,597
2,217,028
Shares Redeemed
(2,350,799
)
(2,484,999
)
Net Increase
335,871
1,815,494
(7)
Investment Transactions
The aggregate purchases and sales of securities, excluding short-term investments, for the Funds for the year ended February 29, 2024 are summarized below. There were no purchases or sales of U.S. government securities for the Funds.

Mid Cap Growth Fund
Quality Large Cap Fund
Purchases
$
7,233,097
$
92,781,706
Sales
$
23,269,834
$
91,875,903

(8)
Line of Credit
The Funds each have lines of credit, maturing August 3, 2024, of the lesser of 33.33% of the fair value of unencumbered net assets of a Fund or the amount of $3,500,000 and $25,000,000 for the Mid Cap Growth Fund and Quality Large Cap Fund, respectively. These unsecured lines of credit are intended to provide short-term financing, if necessary, and subject to certain restrictions, in connection with shareholder redemptions. The credit facility is with the Funds' custodian, U.S. Bank. Interest was accrued at the prime rate of 7.75% from March 1, 2023 through March 22, 2023, 8.00% from March 23, 2023 through May 3, 2023, 8.25% from May 4, 2023



30
Bright Rock Funds
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
February 29, 2024


through July 26, 2023, and 8.50% from July 27, 2023 through February 29, 2024. The following table provides information regarding usage of the line of credit for the Mid Cap Growth Fund for the period ended February 29, 2024.

Average
Maximum
Date of
Days
Amount of
Interest
Amount of
Maximum
Utilized
Borrowing
Expense*
Borrowing
Borrowing
Mid Cap Growth Fund
27
$144,444
$921
$489,000
10/26/2023

* Interest expense is reported on the Statements of Operations.

During the year ended February, 29, 2024, the Quality Large Cap Fund did not utilize the line of credit.
(9)
Subsequent Event
On March 15, 2024, the Quality Large Cap Fund declared and paid a distribution of $247,857 to the shareholders of record on March 15, 2024.
The Funds have evaluated events and transactions that have occurred subsequent to February 29, 2024 and determined there were no other subsequent events that would require recognition or disclosure in financial statements.
(10)
Recent Market Events
U.S. and international markets have experienced and may continue to experience significant periods of volatility in recent years and months due to a number of economic, political and global macro factors including uncertainty regarding inflation and central banks' interest rate increases, the possibility of a national or global recession, trade tensions, political events, the war between Russia and Ukraine, significant conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Middle East and the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic. The impact of COVID-19 may last for an extended period of time. As a result of continuing political tensions and armed conflicts, including the war between Ukraine and Russia, the U.S. and the European Union imposed sanctions on certain Russian individuals and companies, including certain financial institutions, and have limited certain exports and imports to and from Russia. The war has contributed to recent market volatility and may continue to do so. These developments, as well as other events, could result in further market volatility and negatively affect financial asset prices, the liquidity of certain securities and the normal operations of securities exchanges and other markets, despite government efforts to address market disruptions. Continuing market volatility as a result of recent market conditions or other events may have adverse effects on your account.




31
Bright Rock Funds
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


To the Shareholders of Bright Rock Funds and Board of Trustees of Trust for Professional Managers:
Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of the Bright Rock Funds, comprising the Bright Rock Mid Cap Growth Fund and Bright Rock Quality Large Cap Fund (collectively, the "Funds"), each portfolios of the series constituting the Trust for Professional Managers, as of February 29, 2024, the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the portfolios constituting the Funds as of February 29, 2024, and the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds' management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds' financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds' internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of February 29, 2024, by correspondence with the custodian. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Chicago, Illinois
April 25, 2024
We have served as the auditor of one or more Trust for Professional Managers' investment companies since 2002.




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Bright Rock Funds
Notice of Privacy Policy & Practices
(Unaudited)


We collect non-public personal information about you from the following sources:
•information we receive about you on applications or other forms;
•information you give us orally; and
•information about your transactions with us or others.
The types of non-public personal information we collect and share can include:
•social security numbers;
•account balances;
•account transactions;
•transaction history;
•wire transfer instructions; and
•checking account information.
What Information We Disclose
We do not disclose any non-public personal information about our shareholders or former shareholders without the shareholder's authorization, except as permitted by law or in response to inquiries from governmental authorities. We may share information with affiliated parties and unaffiliated third parties with whom we have contracts for servicing the Funds. We will provide unaffiliated third parties with only the information necessary to carry out their assigned responsibility.
How We Protect Your Information
All shareholder records will be disposed of in accordance with applicable law. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to protect your non-public person information and require third parties to treat your non-public personal information with the same high degree of confidentiality.
In the event that you hold shares of the Funds through a financial intermediary, including, but not limited to, a broker-dealer, bank or trust company, the privacy policy of your financial intermediary would govern how your non-public personal information would be shared with unaffiliated third parties.





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Bright Rock Funds
Additional Information
(Unaudited)

Tax Information
For the fiscal year ended February 29, 2024, certain dividends paid by the Funds may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 20%, as provided for by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. The percentage of dividends declared from ordinary income designated as qualified dividend income was as follows:
Quality Large Cap
100.00%
Mid Cap Growth
0.00%

For corporate shareholders, the percent of ordinary income distributions qualifying for the corporate dividends received deduction for the fiscal year ended February 29, 2024, was as follows:
Quality Large Cap
100.00%
Mid Cap Growth
0.00%

Indemnification
Under the Trust's organizational documents, its officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications to other parties. The Funds' maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the Funds have not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expect the risk of loss to be remote.
Information about Trustees
The business and affairs of the Trust are managed under the direction of the Trust's Board of Trustees. Information pertaining to the Trustees of the Trust is set forth below. The Funds' Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-866-273-7223.





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Bright Rock Funds
Additional Information (Continued)
(Unaudited)

Independent Trustees
Number of
Other
Term of
Portfolios
Principal
Directorships
Name,
Position(s)
Office and
in the Trust
Occupation(s)
Held by Trustee
Address and
Held with
Length of
Overseen
During the
During the
Year of Birth
the Trust
Time Served
by Trustee
Past Five Years
Past Five Years
Michael D. Akers, Ph.D.
Trustee
Indefinite
31
Professor Emeritus,
Independent
615 E. Michigan St.
Term; Since
Department of
Trustee, USA
Milwaukee, WI 53202
August 22,
Accounting (June
MUTUALS
Year of Birth: 1955
2001
2019-present);
(an open-end
Professor,
investment
Department of
company)
Accounting
(2001-2021).
(2004-2019);
Marquette University.
Gary A. Drska
Trustee
Indefinite
31
Retired; Pilot,
Independent
615 E. Michigan St.
Term; Since
Frontier/Midwest
Trustee, USA
Milwaukee, WI 53202
August 22,
Airlines, Inc.
MUTUALS
Year of Birth: 1956
2001
(airline company)
(an open-end
(1986-2021).
investment
company)
(2001-2021).
Vincent P. Lyles
Trustee
Indefinite
31
Executive Director,
Independent
615 E. Michigan St.
Term; Since
Milwaukee Succeeds
Director, BMO
Milwaukee, WI 53202
April 6,
(education advocacy
Funds, Inc.
Year of Birth: 1961
2022
organization) (2023-
(an open-end
present); System
investment
Vice President of
company)
Community
(2017-2022).
Relations, Advocate
Aurora Health Care
(health care provider)
(2019-2022).





35
Bright Rock Funds
Additional Information (Continued)
(Unaudited)


Number of
Other
Term of
Portfolios
Principal
Directorships
Name,
Position(s)
Office and
in the Trust
Occupation(s)
Held by Trustee
Address and
Held with
Length of
Overseen
During the
During the
Year of Birth
the Trust
Time Served
by Trustee
Past Five Years
Past Five Years
Erik K. Olstein
Trustee
Indefinite
31
Retired; President
N/A
615 E. Michigan St.
Term; Since
and Chief Operating
Milwaukee, WI 53202
April 6,
Officer (2000-2020),
Year of Birth: 1967
2022
Olstein Capital
Management, L.P.
(asset management
firm).
Lisa Zúñiga Ramírez
Trustee
Indefinite
31
Retired; Principal
Director, Peoples
615 E. Michigan St.
Term; Since
and Senior Portfolio
Financial
Milwaukee, WI 53202
April 6,
Manager, Segall,
Services Corp.
Year of Birth: 1969
2022
Bryant & Hamill, LLC
(a publicly
(asset management
traded bank
firm) (2018-2020).
holding company
(2022-present);
Independent
Director, Century
Communities,
Inc. (a publicly-
traded
homebuilding
company)
(October
2023-present).
Gregory M. Wesley
Trustee
Indefinite
31
Senior Vice President
N/A
615 E. Michigan St.
Term; Since
of Strategic Alliances
Milwaukee, WI 53202
April 6,
and Business
Year of Birth: 1969
2022
Development, Medical
College of Wisconsin
(2016-present).
Interested Trustee and Officers
John P. Buckel*
Chairperson,
Indefinite Term;
31
Vice President,
N/A
615 E. Michigan St.
Trustee,
Chairperson
U.S. Bancorp Fund
Milwaukee, WI 53202
President
and Trustee
Services, LLC
Year of Birth: 1957
and
(since
(2004-present).
Principal
January 19,
Executive
2023);
Officer
President and
Principal
Executive
Officer (since
January 24,
2013)





36
Bright Rock Funds
Additional Information (Continued)
(Unaudited)


Number of
Other
Term of
Portfolios
Principal
Directorships
Name,
Position(s)
Office and
in the Trust
Occupation(s)
Held by Trustee
Address and
Held with
Length of
Overseen
During the
During the
Year of Birth
the Trust
Time Served
by Trustee
Past Five Years
Past Five Years
Jennifer A. Lima
Vice
Indefinite
N/A
Vice President,
N/A
615 E. Michigan St.
President,
Term; Since
U.S. Bancorp Fund
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Treasurer
January 24,
Services, LLC
Year of Birth: 1974
and
2013
(2002-present).
Principal
Financial and
Accounting
Officer
Deanna B. Marotz
Chief
Indefinite
N/A
Senior Vice President,
N/A
615 E. Michigan St.
Compliance
Term; Since
U.S. Bancorp Fund
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Officer,
October 21,
Services, LLC
Year of Birth: 1965
Vice
2021
(2021-present); Chief
President
Compliance Officer,
and
Keeley-Teton Advisors,
Anti-Money
LLC and Teton Advisors,
Laundering
Inc (2017-2021).
Officer
Jay S. Fitton
Secretary
Indefinite
N/A
Vice President,
N/A
615 E. Michigan St.
Term; Since
U.S. Bancorp Fund
Milwaukee, WI 53202
July 22,
Services, LLC (2019-
Year of Birth: 1970
2019
present); Partner, Practus,
LLP (2018-2019).
Kelly A. Strauss
Assistant
Indefinite
N/A
Assistant Vice President,
N/A
615 E. Michigan St.
Treasurer
Term; Since
U.S. Bancorp Fund
Milwaukee, WI 53202
April 23,
Services, LLC
Year of Birth: 1987
2015
(2011-present).
Laura A. Carroll
Assistant
Indefinite
N/A
Assistant Vice President,
N/A
615 E. Michigan St.
Treasurer
Term; Since
U.S. Bancorp Fund
Milwaukee, WI 53202
August 20,
Services, LLC
Year of Birth: 1985
2018
(2007-present).
Shannon Coyle
Assistant
Indefinite
N/A
Officer,
N/A
615 E. Michigan St.
Treasurer
Term; Since
U.S. Bancorp Fund
Milwaukee, WI 53202
August 26,
Services, LLC
Year of Birth: 1990
2022
(2015-present).





37
Bright Rock Funds
Additional Information (Continued)
(Unaudited)


Number of
Other
Term of
Portfolios
Principal
Directorships
Name,
Position(s)
Office and
in the Trust
Occupation(s)
Held by Trustee
Address and
Held with
Length of
Overseen
During the
During the
Year of Birth
the Trust
Time Served
by Trustee
Past Five Years
Past Five Years
Marissa Pawlinski
Assistant
Indefinite
N/A
Assistant Vice President,
N/A
615 E. Michigan St.
Secretary
Term; Since
U.S.Bancorp Fund
Milwaukee, WI 53202
January 2024
Services, LLC (since
Year of Birth: 1996
2023); Regulatory
Administration Attorney,
U.S.Bancorp Fund
Services, LLC (since
2022); Judicial Law Clerk
Milwaukee County
Circuit Court (2021-
2022); Legal Intern, City
of Brookfield (2020-
2021); Student,
Marquette University
Law School (2019-2021).

*
Mr. Buckel is deemed to be an "interested person" of the Trust as defined by the 1940 Act due to his position and material business relationship with the Trust.










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A NOTE ON FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
The matters discussed in this report may constitute forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe-harbor provisions of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These include any Adviser or portfolio manager predictions, assessments, analyses or outlooks for individual securities, industries, market sectors and/or markets. These statements involve risks and uncertainties. In addition to the general risks described for the Funds in the current Prospectus, other factors bearing on this report include the accuracy of the Adviser's or portfolio managers' forecasts and predictions, and the appropriateness of the investment programs designed by the Adviser or portfolio managers to implement their strategies efficiently and effectively. Any one or more of these factors, as well as other risks affecting the securities markets and investment instruments generally, could cause the actual results of the Funds to differ materially as compared to benchmarks associated with the Funds.
PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES (Unaudited)
The Funds have adopted proxy voting policies and procedures that delegate to the Adviser the authority to vote proxies. A description of the Funds' proxy voting policies and procedures is available without charge, upon request, by calling the Funds toll free at 1-866-273-7223. A description of these policies and procedures is also included in the Funds' Statement of Additional Information, which is available on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.
The Funds' proxy voting records for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-866-273-7223, or by accessing the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS (Unaudited)
Each Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Part F of Form N-PORT. Shareholders may view the Funds' filings on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
HOUSEHOLDING (Unaudited)
In an effort to decrease costs, the Funds intend to reduce the number of duplicate prospectuses and certain other shareholder documents you receive by sending only one copy of each to those addresses shared by two or more accounts and to shareholders we reasonably believe are from the same family or household. If you would like to discontinue householding for your accounts, please call toll-free at 1-866-273-7223 to request individual copies of these documents. Once the Funds receive notice to stop householding, we will begin sending individual copies 30 days after receiving your request. This policy does not apply to account statements.



Bright Rock Funds


Investment Adviser
Bright Rock Capital Management, LLC
2036 Washington Street
Hanover, Massachusetts 02339


Legal Counsel
Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
833 East Michigan Street, Suite 1800
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202


Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Deloitte & Touche LLP
111 South Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606-4301


Transfer Agent, Fund Accountant and Fund Administrator
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202


Custodian
U.S. Bank, N.A.
Custody Operations
1555 North River Center Drive, Suite 302
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212


Distributor
Quasar Distributors, LLC
Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100
Portland, Maine 04101





This report is intended for shareholders of the Funds and may not be used as sales literature unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.

BB-ANNUAL


(b)
Not applicable.

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer. The registrant has not made any amendments to its code of ethics during the period covered by this report. The registrant has not granted any waivers from any provisions of the code of ethics during the period covered by this report. A copy of the registrant's Code of Ethics is incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Form N-CSR filed on May 9, 2011.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The registrant's board of trustees has determined that there is at least one audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee. Dr. Michael Akers is the "audit committee financial expert" and is considered to be "independent" as each term is defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR. Dr. Akers holds a Ph.D. in accountancy and is a professor Emeritus of accounting at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

The registrant has engaged its principal accountant to perform audit services, audit-related services, tax services and other services during the past two fiscal years. "Audit services" refer to performing an audit of the registrant's annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years. "Audit-related services" refer to the assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit. "Tax services" refer to professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning. The following table details the aggregate fees billed or expected to be billed for each of the last two fiscal years for audit fees, audit-related fees, tax fees and other fees by the principal accountant.

FYE 2/29/2024
FYE 2/28/2023
(a) Audit Fees
$59,980
$57,120
(b) Audit-Related Fees
$0
$0
(c) Tax Fees
$14,000
$13,340
(d) All Other Fees
$0
$0

(e)(1) The audit committee has adopted pre-approval policies and procedures that require the audit committee to pre-approve all audit and non-audit services of the registrant, including services provided to any entity affiliated with the registrant.

(e)(2) The percentage of fees billed by Deloitte & Touche applicable to non-audit services pursuant to waiver of pre-approval requirement were as follows:

FYE 2/29/2024
FYE 2/28/2023
Audit-Related Fees
0%
0%
Tax Fees
0%
0%
All Other Fees
0%
0%

(f) All of the principal accountant's hours spent on auditing the registrant's financial statements were attributed to work performed by full-time permanent employees of the principal accountant.

(g) The following table indicates the non-audit fees billedor expected to be billed by the registrant's accountant for services to the registrant and to the registrant's investment adviser (and any other controlling entity, etc.-not sub-adviser) for the last two years.

Non-Audit Related Fees
FYE 2/29/2024
FYE 2/28/2023
Registrant
$0
$0
Registrant's Investment Adviser
$126,000
$126,000

(h) The audit committee of the board of trustees has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant's investment adviser is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant's independence and has concluded that the provision of such non-audit services by the accountant has not compromised the accountant's independence.

(i) Not applicable

(j) Not applicable

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable to registrants who are not listed issuers (as defined in Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).

Item 6. Investments.

(a)
Schedule of Investments is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

(b)
Not Applicable

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant's board of trustees.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

(a)
The Registrant's President and Treasurer have reviewed the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act")) as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, as required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Based on their review, such officers have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed in this report is appropriately recorded, processed, summarized and reported and made known to them by others within the Registrant and by the Registrant's service provider.

(b)
There were no changes in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

Item 13. Exhibits.


(2) A separate certification for each principal executive and principal financial officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed herewith.

(3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the Act sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons. Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

(4) Change in the registrant's independent public accountant. There was no change in the registrant's independent public accountant for the period covered by this report.

(b)
Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Furnished herewith.
SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


(Registrant) Trust for Professional Managers

By (Signature and Title)* /s/John Buckel
John Buckel, Principal Executive Officer

Date April 25,2024


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By (Signature and Title) /s/John Buckel
John Buckel, Principal Executive Officer

Date April 25,2024

By (Signature and Title)* /s/Jennifer Lima
Jennifer Lima, Principal Financial Officer

Date April 25,2024

* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.