Sovereign Financial Group Inc

Item 5 – Fees and Compensation

The following paragraphs detail the fee structure and compensation methodology for services provided by the
Advisor. Each Client engaging the Advisor for services described herein shall be required to enter into one more
written agreement with the Advisor.

A. Fees for Advisory Services
Investment Management Services
Investment advisory fees are paid quarterly, in advance or in arrears of each calendar billing period pursuant to the
terms of the investment advisory agreement. Investment advisory fees are based on the market value of assets under
management at the end of the prior calendar quarter. Investment advisory fees range up to 3.00% annually based on
several factors, including: the scope and complexity of the services to be provided; the level of assets to be managed;
and the overall relationship with the Advisor. Relationships with multiple objectives, specific reporting requirements,
portfolio restrictions and other complexities may be charged a higher fee.

The investment advisory fee in the first quarter of service is prorated from the inception date of the account[s] to the
end of the first billing period. Fees may be negotiable at the sole discretion of the Advisor. The Client’s fees will take
into consideration the aggregate assets under management with the Advisor. All securities held in accounts managed
by Sovereign will be independently valued by the Custodian. The Advisor will conduct periodic reviews of the
Custodian’s valuations to ensure accurate billing.

The Advisor’s fee is exclusive of, and in addition to any applicable securities transaction and custody fees, and other
related costs and expenses described in Item 5.C below, which may be incurred by the Client. However, the Advisor
shall not receive any portion of these commissions, fees, and costs.

                                                Sovereign Financial Group, Inc.
                                       35 West Broad Street, Suite 100, Stamford, CT 06902
                                           Phone: 888.765.8180 * Fax: 888.765.8195
                                                      www.sfgroupinc.com

Align Alternative Access Fund (the “Fund”)
Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, and in consideration of the advisory services provided by the Advisor to the
Fund, the Advisor is entitled to a Management Fee calculated at an annual rate of 0.50% of the Fund's average daily
net assets. The Management Fee will be payable monthly in arrears.

The Advisor and the Fund have entered into an Expense Limitation Agreement under which the Advisor has agreed,
until at least January 1, 2027, to waive its management fees and to pay or absorb the ordinary operating expenses of
the Fund (excluding borrowing costs, dividends and interest on securities sold short, brokerage commissions,
acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses, including litigation costs), to the extent that its
management fees plus the Fund's ordinary annual operating expenses exceed 0.95% per annum of the Fund's
average daily net assets attributable to shares. Such Expense Limitation Agreement may not be terminated by the
Advisor, but it may be terminated by the Board, upon written notice to the Advisor.

Cash Management
As disclosed above, Sovereign may be compensated for offering the StoneCastle cash management solution. Clients
that have 1 million or more in assets under management with Sovereign will not be charged a fee for this service. For
clients with less than 1 million in assets under management the fee for this service is 0.20% and is billed as of the last
day of the quarter or on the average daily balance of assets as of end of day in client account(s) invested in the
StoneCastle account.

Sovereign receives an admin/service annual fee of 0.20% of the value of the Client’s Flourish Cash account if a
Client participates in the cash management program from Flourish. This fee is deducted from the Client’s overall
APY. This fee may be negotiable or waived at the sole discretion of the Advisor, and is separate from Sovereign’s
investment advisory fee disclosed above.

Investment Advisor Representatives of Sovereign may also provide cash management services to Clients at the
Clients directed custodian. The fee for cash management services is an annual fee of 0.20%. Fees are based on the
market value of assets under management at the end of the prior calendar quarter.

Use of Independent Managers
As noted in Item 4, the Advisor may implement all or a portion of a Client’s investment portfolio utilizing one or more
Independent Managers. To eliminate any conflict of interest, the Advisor does not earn any compensation from an
Independent Manager. The Advisor will only earn its investment advisory fee as described above. The Advisor will
allocate a portion of the advisory fee collected to the Independent Manager pursuant to the terms of the executed
agreement between the Advisor and the Independent Manager. The total blended fee, including the Advisor’s fee
and the Independent Manager’s fee, will not exceed 3.00% annually.

For clients whom their IAR invests a portion or all their assets in the Sovereign Align Program, the Advisor will
administer the Program and perform all trading activities as well as the reinvestment of any dividends or capital
gains. For Clients who have elected to have Discretionary accounts, the IAR assigned to the Client will have the
ability to utilize the Align program at his/her discretion. Whenever Align is engaged, Client will receive an updated
Client Assets and Advisor Services Register.

Accounts under the Sovereign Align Program will incur the following fees which are in addition to the advisory fees
detailed above. The following fees are the standard Align rates and may be discounted at the discretion of the
Advisor:

Base Align Fees: These allow for unlimited accounts and AUM to be grouped together to optimize trading
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Item 7 – Types of Clients

Sovereign offers investment advisory services to individuals, high net worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable
organizations, businesses, retirement plans, corporations, other Registered Investment Advisors and a registered
investment company. The amount of each type of Client is available on Sovereign’s Form ADV Part 1A. These
amounts may change over time and are updated at least annually by the Advisor. Sovereign generally does not
impose a minimum relationship size. However, the Advisor imposes a minimum fee for services of $1,125 per
quarter. This minimum fee can be waived at the sole discretion of the Advisor.