Background Ridge Capital Management, LLC (“RCM”, “the Company” or “the Firm”) is an SEC registered investment advisor. The company is headquartered in Georgia. The Firm is owned by Scott Adams, President, and Chief Compliance Officer. RCM offers wealth management services and financial planning to individuals, high net worth individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plan sponsors. The following list includes some of our more common offerings:
• Assistance in selecting a portfolio manager
• Ongoing evaluation and review of portfolio managers
• Evaluation and review of portfolio composition
• Management of accounts
• Financial planning
• Consultation on client assets
• Active portfolio management RCM offers discretionary or non-discretionary portfolio management. At the start of the relationship, RCM’s Advisors will meet with clients to obtain information regarding your financial position, determine their financial needs and goals and design a personalized investment strategy. This typically will include:
• Your investing experiences
• How soon you need the money
• Your retirement goals
• Your current financial situation and future needs
• Your annual income
• Your ability to lose money
• Your ability to withstand market fluctuation
• Your personal instructions on how to invest Client assets will be invested in a wide range of products including U.S. and international stocks, bonds, Exchange Traded Funds (“ETFs”), mutual funds and were appropriate, alternative investments. Clients will sign a Client Agreement that sets forth the terms and conditions of the engagement and other important disclosures. The Client Agreement will be effective upon acceptance by the client, RCM, and the custodian. Selection of Other Investment Advisers /Independent Third-Party Manager RCM will if deemed appropriate use one or more independent third-party managers as sub advisors. Clients will enter into a separate written agreement with the independent third-party manager and will receive the independent third-party manager’s Brochure, Form CRS (Client Relationship Summary) and other pertinent disclosure documents. We will perform due diligence of any sub advisors used and on an ongoing basis, RCM will monitor the performance of accounts managed by third party-managers. RCM seeks to ensure that the third-party manager’s strategies and target allocations remain aligned with our clients’ investment objectives. Pension Consulting RCM offers pension consulting services to employee benefit plans and their fiduciaries based upon the needs of the plan and the services requested by the plan sponsor or named fiduciary. In general, these services may include an existing plan review and analysis, plan- level advice regarding fund selection and investment options, education services to plan participants, investment performance monitoring, and/or ongoing consulting. Pension consulting services will generally be non-discretionary and advisory in nature. The ultimate decision to act on behalf of the plan shall remain with the plan sponsor or other named fiduciary. We may also assist with participant enrollment meetings and provide investment-related educational sessions to plan participants on such topics as: diversification, asset allocation, risk tolerance, and time horizon. Our educational sessions may include other investment- related topics specific to the particular plan. We may also provide additional types of pension consulting services to plans on an individually negotiated basis. All services, whether discussed above or customized for the plan based upon the plan fiduciaries’ requirements will be detailed in a written agreement. Retirement Account Rollovers We offer recommendations and advice concerning employer

retirement plan or other qualified retirement accounts. Our recommendations may generally include that the client consider withdrawing the assets from his/her employer's retirement plan or other qualified retirement account and roll the assets over to an Individual Retirement Accounts (“IRA”) or other qualified investment vehicle. If a client elects to roll the assets to an IRA that is subject to our management, we will charge an asset-based fee as described above under Item 5 below. This poses a conflict of interest because we have an incentive to recommend a rollover for the purpose of generating compensation rather than solely based on the client’s needs. As a fiduciary, we are required to always act in the client’s best interests. Clients are under no obligation, contractually or otherwise, to rollover their retirement assets, or to have their assets rolled into an IRA managed by us. It is important for clients to understand that many employer retirement plan sponsors permit former employees to keep their retirement assets in their company plan, even after the employee terminates their employment with the company or retires. In determining whether to rollover employment retirement plan assets to an IRA or other investments vehicle, clients should consider the costs and benefits of each option. Employees will typically have the following options:
• Leave the funds in the employer's (or former employer's) plan
• Move the funds to the new employer's retirement plan
• Withdraw the funds from the plan, which results in a taxable distribution and a taxable event
• Rollover the funds into an IRA rollover account Before making any changes to their plan, we encourage clients to carefully consider any tax implications with their accountant or tax advisor. Below are some general 401K Plan features and differences versus an IRA that clients should consider:
• Although employer retirement plans may have a more limited investment menu than the investment options available in an IRA, the plan may also have unique investment options not available to the public, such as the opportunity to invest in the employer’s securities if the employer is a publicly traded company.
• The employer retirement plan may offer financial advice, guidance, and/or model management or portfolio options at no additional cost, or at a fee which may be lower than our advisory fee.
• Clients should understand the various investments available in an IRA and the costs.
• In some cases, the employer retirement plan may allow participants to hire us as manager and keep the assets titled in the plan’s name.
• Clients interested in investing only in mutual funds should understand the cost structure of the share classes available in the employer's retirement plan and how the costs of those share classes compare with those available in an IRA.
• It may be possible to take out a loan on 401k Plan assets. This option is not available for IRAs.
• It may be possible to delay taking 401k Plan or retirement account minimum distributions beyond age 72.
• A 401k Plan may offer more liability protection than a rollover IRA. Although IRA assets are generally protected from creditors in bankruptcies, it depends on state law and there can be some exceptions to the general rules.
• IRA distributions are subject to ordinary income tax and may also be subject to a 10% early distribution tax penalty unless they qualify for an exception. There are certain exceptions available based on age, disability, or if the assets are used to pay for higher education expenses or to purchase a home. It is important that clients understand the differences and options available as well as the cost and tax implications to be able to decide whether an IRA rollover is appropriate. Regulatory Assets Under Management As of December 31, 2023, RCM had discretionary assets under management of $131,829,552 and assets under advisement of $12,070,000.