Mr. Nicklin is the Portfolio Manager for the Westport Fund. Mr. Nicklin has served as the sole Portfolio Manager of the Westport Fund since the Fund’s inception. Mr. Nicklin is a Managing Director of the Adviser and a portfolio manager for Westport Asset Management, Inc.

From October 1986 to August 1997, Mr. Nicklin was the portfolio manager of the Evergreen Growth and Income Fund.

Mr. Nicklin holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, a Master’s of Science in Management and a Ph.D. in Operations Research and Statistics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and is also a Chartered Financial Analyst.