UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-17f-2

CERTIFICATE OF ACCOUNTING OF SECURITIES AND SIMILAR INVESTMENTS IN THE CUSTODY

OF MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Pursuant to Rule 17f-2 [17 CRF 270.17f-2]

 

                         

1.Investment Company Act File Number:

 

811 – 07925

 

  

Date examination completed:

 

August 13, 2013

 


                         

2. State Identification Number:

 

 

 

AL

  

AK

  

AZ

  

AR

  

CA

  

CO

 

CT

  

DE

  

DC

  

FL

  

GA

  

HI

 

ID

  

IL

  

IN

  

IA

  

KS

  

KY

 

LA

  

ME

  

MD

  

MA     X

  

MI

  

MN

 

MS

  

MO

  

MT

  

NE

  

NV

  

NH

 

NJ

  

NM

  

NY

  

NC

  

ND

  

OH

 

OK

  

OR

  

PA

  

RI

  

SC

  

SD

 

TN

  

TX

  

UT

  

VT

  

VA

  

WA

 

WV

  

WI

  

WY

  

PUERTO RICO

 

 

Other (specify):

 

 

3. Exact name of investment company as specified in registration statement:

 

WesMark Funds

 

 

4. Address of principal executive office (number, street, city, state, zip code):

 

WesBanco Bank, Inc.
One Bank Plaza 5th floor
Wheeling, WV 26003

 

INSTRUCTIONS

This Form must be completed by the investment companies that have custody of securities or similar investments.

Investment Company

1.

All items must be completed by the investment company.


2.

Give this Form to the independent public accountant who, in compliance with Rule 17f-2 under the Act and applicable state law, examines securities and similar investments in the custody of the investment company.

Accountant

3.

Submit this Form to the Securities and Exchange Commission and appropriate state securities administrators when filing the certificate of accounting required by Rule 17f-2 under the Act and applicable state law. File the original and one copy with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s principal office in Washington, D.C., one copy with the regional office for the region in which the investment company’s principal business operations are conducted, and one copy with the appropriate state administrator(s), if applicable.

THIS FORM MUST BE GIVEN TO YOUR INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT


 



MANAGEMENT STATEMENT REGARDING COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940


August 13, 2013


We, as members of management of WesMark Funds, comprising the WesMark Small Company Growth Fund, WesMark Growth Fund, WesMark Balanced Fund, WesMark Government Bond Fund and WesMark West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund (the “Funds”), are responsible for complying with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2, “Custody of Investments by Registered Management Investment Companies,” of the Investment Company Act of 1940.  We are also responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal controls over compliance with those requirements.  We have performed an evaluation of the Funds’ compliance with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 as of May 22, 2013, and from December 31, 2012, through May 22, 2013.

Based on this evaluation, we assert that the Funds were in compliance with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 for the Investment Company Act of 1940 as of May 22, 2013 and from December 31, 2012, through May 22, 2013, with respect to securities reflected in the investment accounts of the Funds.

WesMark Funds­­­­­­­­­­    

/s/ David B. Ellwood                                  


President

/s/ Steven Kellas                                          


Treasurer



REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


To the Board of Trustees of

WesMark Funds


We have examined management’s assertion, included in the accompanying Management Statement Regarding Compliance With Certain Provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940, that WesMark Funds, comprising WesMark Small Company Growth Fund, WesMark Growth Fund, WesMark Balanced Fund, WesMark Government Bond Fund and WesMark West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund (the “Funds”), complied with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as of May 22, 2013.  Management is responsible for the Funds’ compliance with those requirements.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on management’s assertion about the Funds’ compliance based on our examination.

Our examination was conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and, accordingly, included examining, on a test basis, evidence about the Funds’ compliance with those requirements and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances.  Included among our procedures were the following tests performed as of May 22, 2013, and with respect to agreement of security purchases and sales, for the period from December 31, 2012 (the date of our last examination), through May 22, 2013:

 

  • Confirmation of all securities held by WesBanco Bank (“Custodian”), the Funds’ custodian without prior notice to management.


  • Confirmation of all securities held by institutions in book entry form at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and The Depository Trust Company.


  • Confirmation of all securities hypothecated, pledged, placed in escrow, or out for transfer with brokers, pledges, or transfer agents, or other appropriate auditing procedures were performed where replies from brokers were not received.


  • Reconciliation of all such securities to the books and records of the Funds and the Custodian.


  • Agreement of one security purchase and one security sale or maturity for each Fund, since our last report, from the books and records of the Funds to broker confirmations.


We believe that our examination provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.  Our examination does not provide a legal determination on the Funds’ compliance with specified requirements.

In our opinion, management’s assertion that the Funds complied with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 as of May 22, 2013, with respect to securities reflected in the investment accounts of the Funds is fairly stated, in all material respects.

This report is intended solely for the information and use of management and the Board of Trustees of WesMark Funds and the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties.


COHEN FUND AUDIT SERVICES, LTD.

Cleveland, Ohio  

August 13, 2013