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FORM ADV 2A
COVER PAGE
Kanawha Capital Management, LLC
7201 Glen Forest Drive, Suite 200, Richmond VA 23226
804-359-3900, Fax 804-359-2153
www.kancap.com
March 2025
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Kanawha Capital
Management, LLC (“Kanawha”). If you have any questions about the contents of this brochure, please
contact us at 804-359-3900. The information in this brochure has not been approved or verified by the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or by any state securities authority.
Additional information about Kanawha also is available on the SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
Kanawha is registered with the SEC. However, this registration, while required by law, does not indicate
any established or set level of skill or training on our part.
MATERIAL CHANGES
This section discusses material changes to this Form ADV Part 2A disclosure document during the year
since our last update to this brochure dated April 2024.
There are no material changes to report.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Advisory Business -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Fees and Compensation -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management ----------------------------------------------
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Types of Clients ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies, and Risk of Loss -----------------------------------------
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Retirement Rollover ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Disciplinary History -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations ------------------------------------------------------
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Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading ----------
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Brokerage Practices -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Review of Accounts -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Client Referrals and Other Compensation ------------------------------------------------------------------
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Custody --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Investment Discretion --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Voting Client Securities ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Class Action ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Financial Information ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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ADVISORY BUSINESS
Kanawha has been in business since 1989. We provide our clients with investment management services
consisting primarily of discretionary asset management through the use of equity, fixed income and
balanced (between equity securities such as stocks and fixed income securities such as municipal or
government bonds) portfolios. We also provide non-discretionary investment management services
under which we provide investment advice to the client as to the investment or reinvestment of assets
with the client being responsible for acceptance and implementation of the advice.
Our services and processes are designed to determine and address each client’s specific investment needs
through regular meetings and communication with the client as to their investment circumstances,
objectives, time horizon, expectations, and risk tolerance. You may place restrictions on our investment
authority as outlined in the Investment Discretion section of this brochure.
We do not provide legal, tax or accounting advice or services and you should not assume that we are
providing you such services at any time. Also, you should understand that, generally speaking, securities
or other investments for which we provide advice to you are not deposits or obligations of any bank, are
not endorsed or guaranteed by any bank and are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other governmental agency and that neither Kanawha nor
any of its affiliated companies is a trust or banking institution.
The principal owner of Kanawha is HighTower Holding, LLC. The amount of client assets we manage on a
discretionary basis as of December 31, 2024 is $1,613,895,249 and the amount of client assets we manage
on a non-discretionary basis as of December 31, 2024 is $27,884,509
FEES AND COMPENSATION
Kanawha is typically compensated for its investment advisory services by charging you a management fee
based on the market value of your assets under our management. Our standard fee schedule is outlined
below:
First $1,000,000 of assets 1% per annum
Next $4,000,000 of assets .75% per annum
Assets above $5,000,000 .50% per annum
Fees are billed quarterly in advance based upon the market value of the assets at the end of the preceding
quarter. If your relationship with us begins or ends during a calendar quarter, the fee will be prorated for
the appropriate number of days completed or remaining in the quarter. Rarely, certain manually priced
securities that are priced on a more infrequent basis may carry a valuation from earlier in a quarter rather
than quarter end for fee billing purposes. Where applicable, you will be issued a refund for the portion
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of your quarterly fee paid in advance which was unearned. De minimis fees and fee refunds under $5 will
generally be waived to minimize administrative time and expense.
We may negotiate the amount of your fee depending upon circumstances including but not limited to
account composition and complexity, as well as other client or family relationships at Kanawha. This may
result in different fees being charged by us for client accounts that are similar in composition and
objectives. In isolated cases, some clients pay a fixed fee for our investment management services or may
pay different fee rates on specific asset classes (stocks, bonds, cash) within the portfolio. In the latter
case, Kanawha may have a conflict of interest to invest client funds in the highest fee asset class. Our
employees and their family related accounts may be charged a reduced fee, or no fee, for our services.
You may pay your fee directly to us upon receipt of our invoice, or you may authorize your custodian to
allow us to directly debit our fee from your account or accounts. If you choose the latter method, your
custodian will not confirm our fee but will pay the fee amount communicated by us and remit the fee
directly to Kanawha. You will receive a periodic statement from your custodian which will show the
amount of the fee which has been sent to us. You should confirm the accuracy of our fee calculation upon
receipt of your custodian’s statement.
The fees you pay us do not include brokerage commissions or other fees or charges associated with
securities transactions implemented with or through a brokerage firm, mark-ups or mark-downs in
principal transactions, deferred sales charges, stock exchange fees, wire transfer or related processing
fees, transfer taxes or other charges mandated by law or regulation. All of these will be charged to you in
addition to our fee. We do not receive any portion of the foregoing expenses or fees. You should go to
the section on Brokerage Practices in our brochure for more information on how we select or recommend
brokerage firms for your securities transactions.
You should understand that mutual funds, including exchange traded funds, in which your assets are
invested by us or by others, impose separate investment management fees and other operating expenses,
described in the fund’s prospectus, for which you, the client, will be charged separately from the fee paid
to us for our services. From time to time, Kanawha may evaluate the appropriateness of mutual fund
share classes retained in client portfolios.
On occasion, our clients may request that Kanawha segregate assets within a portfolio that they do not
want the firm to provide continuous supervision or management. From time to time, this may be
appropriate and allowed by our firm. These “unsupervised assets” will be designated as such on the
Kanawha portfolio appraisal. Our normal investment fee will not be applied to these assets.
Clients should be aware that similar or comparable services may be available from other firms, including
other investment management firms, at a cost higher or lower than that available through us.
PERFORMANCE-BASED FEES AND SIDE-BY-SIDE MANAGEMENT
This section does not apply to Kanawha Capital Management, LLC.
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TYPES OF CLIENTS
Our clients include individual persons, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable
organizations and corporations or similar business entities. Generally, our minimum account size is
$500,000; although, this may be waived based on considerations such as the account’s relationship to
established clients or other factors.
METHODS OF ANALYSIS, INVESTMENT STRATEGIES, AND RISK OF LOSS
We use several methods of investment analysis and various investment strategies to provide services to
our clients. Our methods of investment analysis include the use of financial charts and graphs;
fundamental analysis which is the analysis of a company’s cash flows and financial statements, its
management, competitive advantages, markets, etc.; technical analysis which is the analysis of a company
by studying past market data such as price and volume; and cyclical analysis which involves the buying
and selling of investments when certain financial ratios are low or high. Our investment strategies include
long-term purchases (securities generally held for at least a year) and short-term purchases (securities
generally held for less than a year).
The securities we use in our investment strategies and investment advice include equity securities such
as exchange listed securities; securities traded over the counter and foreign issues; options strategies;
warrants; debt securities of corporations and similar entities; certificates of deposit; municipal and
government securities; and investment company securities such as mutual fund shares including exchange
traded funds.
Options Strategies: In limited situations, generally upon client direction and/or consent Kanawha Capital
Management may engage in options transactions (or engage an independent investment manager to do
so) for the purpose of hedging risk and/or generating portfolio income. The use of options transactions
as an investment strategy can involve a high level of inherent risk. Option transactions establish a
contract between two parties concerning the buying or selling of an asset at a predetermined price
during a specific period of time. During the term of the option contract, the buyer of the option gains
the right to demand fulfillment by the seller. Fulfillment may take the form of either selling or
purchasing a security, depending upon the nature of the option contract. Generally, the purchase or sale
of an option contract shall be with the intent of “hedging” a potential market risk in a client’s portfolio
and/or generating income for a client’s portfolio. Please Note: Certain options-related strategies (i.e.,
straddles, short positions, etc.), may, in and of themselves, produce principal volatility and/or risk. Thus,
a client must be willing to accept these enhanced volatility and principal risks associated with such
strategies. Considering these enhanced risks, a client may direct Kanawha Capital Management, in
writing, not to employ any or all such strategies for their accounts.
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Covered Call Writing: Covered call writing is the sale of in-, at-, or out-of-the-money call options against
a long security position held in a client portfolio. This type of transaction is intended to generate
income. It also serves to create partial downside protection in the event the security position declines in
value. Income is received from the proceeds of the option sale. Such income may be reduced or lost to
the extent it is determined to buy back the option position before its expiration. There can be no
assurance that the security will not be called away by the option buyer, which will result in the client
(option writer) to lose ownership in the security and incur potential unintended tax consequences.
Covered call strategies are generally better suited for positions with lower price volatility.
Please Note: There can be no guarantee that an options strategy will achieve its objective or prove
successful. No client is under any obligation to enter into any option transactions. However, if the client
does so, they must be prepared to accept the potential for unintended or undesired consequences (i.e.,
losing ownership of the security, incurring capital gains taxes). For any questions, Kanawha Capital
Management’s Chief Compliance Officer remains available to address any questions that a client or
prospective client may have regarding options.
Investing in securities, such as the types of securities used by us in managing your assets, or providing you
investment advice involves the potential risk of loss in the value of the securities both in the amount
invested as well as any profits which have not been realized by selling the securities. You should be
prepared to bear the risk of such losses. The degree of risk depends upon the type of security or strategy
involved.
RETIREMENT ROLLOVERS
If you are leaving an employer, you have several options regarding your retirement plan. Among these
options are:
Leaving the assets in your former employer retirement plan, if permitted
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• Rolling over the assets to your employer’s plan, if applicable and if rollovers are permitted
• Rolling over retirement plan assets into an IRA; or
• Cashing out the retirement plan assets and paying the taxes due
Kanawha may recommend that you roll over your retirement plan assets to an IRA or similar retirement
account managed by our Firm. This recommendation represents a potential conflict of interest, as
Kanawha’s management fee may be higher than your cost if you remain in your employer’s plan.
However, Kanawha’s management of the rollover account includes direct access to and frequent
communication with your portfolio manager, ongoing financial planning advice, periodic modeling and
stress testing of various return and spending assumptions, and consultation with other trusted advisers
in the tax and estate planning areas. Some or all of these services may not be available to you as part of
your employer’s plan.
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Kanawha recognizes its role as a fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Security Act (ERISA), the
Internal Revenue Code, or both. All new retirement account clients are given a copy of the Firm’s
Statement of Fiduciary Status, which among other disclosures, states that the advice you receive from
Kanawha will be in your best interests and will not result in unreasonable compensation to the Firm.
DISCIPLINARY HISTORY
This section does not apply to Kanawha Capital Management, LLC or any of its employees.
OTHER FINANCIAL INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES AND AFFILIATIONS
Kanawha is affiliated through common ownership with HighTower Holding, LLC, an investment adviser
registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The following firms are also affiliated with Kanawha based on a common ownership interest through our
majority owner, HighTower Holding, LLC:
Delta Asset Management, LLC – investment adviser
Duncker Streett & Co., LLC – investment adviser
Harvey Investment Company, LLC – investment adviser
The Rikoon Group, LLC – investment adviser
Madison Avenue Financial Solutions, LLC – investment adviser
Axiom Asset Management, LLC – investment adviser
Grant Tani Barash & Altman, LLC – investment adviser
Hightower Securities, LLC – broker-dealer
Hightower Advisors, LLC – investment adviser
Hightower Trust Company, N.A. – trust company
GMS Surgent Advisors, LLC
Trust Company of IL
However, Kanawha does not have a relationship or arrangement with any of these affiliated firms which
is material to our business or to our clients.
CODE OF ETHICS, PARTICIPATION, OR INTEREST IN CLIENT TRANSACTIONS AND PERSONAL TRADING
Kanawha has adopted a written Code of Ethics under which all our full-time employees are generally
restricted from effecting transactions in securities for their personal accounts, absent pre-approval, in
order to seek to avoid conflicts of interest with transactions being affected in client accounts. Our
employees may buy or sell the same securities that we recommend that our clients invest in or that we
purchase or sell on our clients’ behalf. This presents a conflict of interest between our employees’ own
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financial interest and the best interest of our clients. We have addressed this conflict of interest by
imposing trading restrictions under our Code of Ethics. This includes restrictions on our employees’
personal trading based upon investment activity occurring in, or being contemplated for, our clients’
accounts. For example, employees wishing to trade in Focus List securities (Kanawha’s list of stocks
approved by the Investment Committee for holding in client accounts) must first obtain clearance from
the trading desk. Clearance will not be granted if there was any client activity in the security that day. If
clearance is granted, the trade may then be entered by the employee only during a certain period at the
end of the trading day.
Pre-approval must also be obtained by employees before investing in initial public offerings of securities
and before investing in a private placement of securities. Our employees are required to submit quarterly
reports relating to their personal transactions and an annual report of their personal securities holdings
to us. Our Code of Ethics also contains policies and procedures which are intended to prevent the misuse
of material non-public information. A copy of our Code of Ethics is available to you upon request by
contacting us through the contact information provided on the Cover Page of this brochure.
BROKERAGE PRACTICES
Your assets must be maintained in an account at a “qualified custodian,” typically a broker-dealer or bank.
We seek to select or recommend a custodian/broker who will hold your assets and execute transactions
on terms that are overall most advantageous when compared to other available providers and their
services. We consider a wide range of factors, including, but not limited to:
• Combination of transaction execution services along with asset custody services (generally
without a separate fee for custody)
• Capability to execute, clear and settle trades (buy and sell securities for your account)
• Capabilities to facilitate transfers and payments to and from accounts (wire transfers, check
requests, bill payment, etc.)
• Breadth of investment products made available (stocks, bonds, mutual funds, exchange traded
funds (ETF’s)), etc.
• Availability of investment research and tools that assist us in making investment decisions
• Quality of services
• Competitiveness of the price of those services (commission rates, margin interest rates, other
fees, etc.) and willingness to negotiate them
• Reputation, financial strength and stability of the provider
• Their prior service to us and our other clients
• Availability of other products and services that benefit us, as discussed below.
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We have established an Execution Quality Committee which periodically reviews our brokerage practices
and the reasonableness of compensation or other remuneration paid to brokerage firms and monitors
our efforts to seek best execution of client transactions.
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.: We may recommend that clients establish brokerage accounts with the
Schwab Advisor Services division of Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (Schwab), a registered broker-dealer,
Member SIPC, and a “qualified custodian,” to maintain custody of their assets and to effect trades for
their accounts. Schwab currently does not charge clients commissions on equity or exchange traded fund
(ETF’s) transactions. However, Schwab may charge transaction fees on mutual fund trades. Client
accounts held in custody at a bank incur transaction fees when trading through Schwab. Although we
may recommend that clients establish accounts at Schwab, it is the client’s decision to custody assets with
Schwab. Kanawha is independently owned and operated and not affiliated with Schwab.
Schwab provides us with access to its institutional trading and custody services, which are typically not
available to Schwab retail investors. These services generally are available to independent investment
advisors on an unsolicited basis, at no charge to them so long as a total of at least $10 million of the
advisor’s clients’ assets are maintained in accounts at Schwab Advisor Services, and are not otherwise
contingent upon our committing to Schwab any specific amount of business such as assets in custody.
Schwab’s services include the execution of securities transactions, custody, research, and access to mutual
funds and other investments that are otherwise generally available only to institutional investors or would
require a significantly higher minimum initial investment. For our client accounts maintained in its
custody, Schwab does not charge separately for custody services.
Schwab Advisor Services also makes available to us other products and services that benefit us but may
not directly benefit our clients’ accounts. Many of these products and services may be used to service all
or some substantial number of our accounts, including accounts not maintained at Schwab Advisor
Services.
Schwab’s products and services that assist us in managing and administering clients’ accounts include
software and other technology that (i) provide access to client account data (such as trade confirmations
and account statements); (ii) facilitate trade execution and allocate aggregated trade orders for multiple
client accounts; (iii) provide research, pricing and other market data; (iv) facilitate payment of our fees
from our clients’ accounts; and (v) assist with back-office functions, recordkeeping and client reporting.
Schwab Advisor Services also offers other services intended to help us manage and further develop our
business enterprise. These services may include consulting, publications and conferences on practice
management, information technology, business succession, regulatory compliance, and marketing. In
addition, Schwab may make available, arrange, and/or pay independent third-party vendors for these
types of services rendered to us. Schwab Advisor Services may discount or waive fees it would otherwise
charge for some of these services or pay all or a part of the fees of a third-party providing these services
to us. Schwab Advisor Services may also provide other benefits to our employees such as educational
events or occasional business entertainment. While as a fiduciary, Kanawha endeavors to act in its client’s
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best interest, our recommendation that clients maintain their assets in accounts at Schwab may be based
in part on the benefit of the availability of some of the foregoing products and services and not solely on
the nature, cost or quality of custody and brokerage services provided by Schwab. This may create a
conflict of interest since our recommendation that our clients maintain accounts at Schwab may be based
in part on the availability to Kanawha of all or some of the products or services described above. We
believe, however, that our selection of Schwab as custodian and broker is in the best interests of our
clients. It is primarily supported by the scope, quality, and price of Schwab’s services and not Schwab’s
services that only benefit us.
Fidelity Brokerage Services, LLC and National Financial Services, LLC (collectively, “Fidelity”): We may
recommend that clients establish brokerage accounts with the Fidelity Institutional Wealth
Management Services division of Fidelity, a registered broker-dealer, Member SIPC, and a “qualified
custodian,” to maintain custody of their assets and to effect trades for their accounts. Fidelity currently
does not charge clients commissions on equity or exchange traded fund (ETF’s) transactions for
household accounts greater than $1,000,000 or household accounts less than $1,000,000 with eDelivery
of account reports. However, Fidelity may charge transaction fees on mutual fund trades, debt
securities, and international trading. Although we may recommend that clients establish accounts at
Fidelity, it is the client’s decision to custody assets with Fidelity. Kanawha is independently owned and
operated and not affiliated with Fidelity.
Fidelity provides us with access to its institutional trading and custody services, which are typically not
available to Fidelity retail investors. The institutional platform services include, among others,
brokerage, custody, and other related services. Fidelity's institutional platform services that assist us in
managing and administering our clients' accounts include software and other technology that (i) provide
access to client account data (such as trade confirmations and account statements); (ii) facilitate trade
execution and allocate aggregated trade orders for multiple client accounts; (iii) provide research,
pricing and other market data; (iv) facilitate payment of our fees from our clients’ accounts; and (v)
assist with back-office functions, recordkeeping and client reporting.
Fidelity Institutional Wealth Management Services also offers other services intended to help us manage
and further develop our business enterprise. These services may include consulting, publications and
conferences on practice management,
information technology, business succession, regulatory
compliance, and marketing. In addition, Fidelity may make available, arrange, and/or pay independent
third-party vendors for these types of services rendered to us. Fidelity Institutional Wealth Management
Services may discount or waive fees it would otherwise charge for some of these services or pay all or a
part of the fees of a third-party providing these services to us. Fidelity Institutional Wealth Management
Services may also provide other benefits to our employees such as educational events or occasional
business entertainment. While as a fiduciary, Kanawha endeavors to act in its client’s best interest, our
recommendation that clients maintain their assets in accounts at Fidelity may be based in part on the
benefit of the availability of some of the foregoing products and services and not solely on the nature,
cost or quality of custody and brokerage services provided by Fidelity. This may create a conflict of interest
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since our recommendation that our clients maintain accounts at Fidelity may be based in part on the
availability to Kanawha of all or some of the products or services described above. We believe, however,
that our selection of Fidelity as custodian and broker is in the best interests of our clients. It is primarily
supported by the scope, quality, and price of Fidelity’s services and not Fidelity’s services that only benefit
us.
Directed Brokerage: We will execute transactions through a particular brokerage firm as a result of your
decision to direct us. In this situation, you will be responsible for negotiating the commission rates you
pay. You should be aware that our inability to negotiate commissions and obtain volume discounts may
result in our inability to achieve best execution for transactions in your account(s). As a result,
transactions in accounts directed by you to a particular brokerage firm may result in higher commissions,
greater spreads or less favorable net prices than would be the case if we were authorized to choose the
brokerage firm through which to execute transactions for your account(s).
You should also be aware that there may exist disparities in commission charges for similar transactions
in accounts of different clients of ours and that there is a conflict of interest arising from such directed
brokerage practices. You should be aware that transactions for accounts which we have been instructed
by you to direct to a specified brokerage firm may be placed subsequent to transactions we enter for
client accounts where we determine the brokerage firm through which to execute transactions for clients.
This may result in less favorable execution for those accounts where we have been instructed by you to
direct to a specified brokerage firm for execution.
You should be aware that you have brokerage options which you should consider other than instructing
us to direct your transactions to a particular brokerage firm. These may include other brokerage firms we
determine to use for execution of client transactions, possibly at no commission cost to you. This option
is available through us and our relationship with Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Fidelity as custodian.
Blocked Transactions: We may group or block orders from time to time for the same security for more
than one client account in order to more effectively execute orders. This is what is known as a “block
transaction”. This process can create trading efficiencies, prompt attention to the order, and improved
price execution since the block transaction may be executed at various prices but averaged as to price.
Therefore, clients whose transactions are part of the block transaction will receive the same average price
and trading costs, if applicable. When such block transactions are not fully executed, we will seek to
allocate the executed portion of the block transaction on a basis which we consider fair to our clients over
time. Generally, this will mean a pro rata allocation or allocation on a rotational basis, although we may,
in certain circumstances, allocate purchases or sales on some other basis, after consideration of factors
such as taxability of the account, cash available for investment, asset mix of the account, objectives and
restrictions of the account, company and industry concentrations, broker designations specified by the
client, size of the execution versus the total order size, and partial positions versus full positions.
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Cross Transactions: We may, from time to time, buy or sell securities from one client account managed
by us to another client account managed by us, referred to as a “cross transaction”. We will initiate cross
transactions only when we have a reasonable belief that our obligation to seek best execution can be
satisfied for all clients involved in the transaction and subject to all requirements for these transactions.
We receive no transaction-based fee or commission from these transactions.
Trade Errors: Errors in executing client transactions may occur from time to time which we will seek to
correct on a timely basis so that you will not incur a loss or other costs as a result of any such errors. Any
loss or costs incurred as a result of the correction of such errors will be borne by us or by your
broker/custodian while any market gains that may result from the correction of such errors will usually
be retained by you. If it is not permissible for you to retain the gain, and Charles Schwab & Co. is the
custodian, Schwab will donate the amount of any gain $100 and over to a charity of their choosing. De
minimis gains or loses under $100 resulting from the trade errors may be handled internally by the
custodian/broker dealer via a trade error account to minimize administrative time and expenses.
REVIEW OF ACCOUNTS
Our clients’ accounts are reviewed on a continuous basis by the individual portfolio manager with primary
responsibility for the particular account and on an annual basis by our Investment Committee. Our
Investment Committee includes all of our portfolio managers: Christopher Singleton, Managing Director;
Thomas Garner, Managing Director; Kevin Seay, Managing Director; and James Pickert, Managing
Director. Factors which may trigger more frequent reviews include a change in client investment
objectives or circumstances, such as retirement or a large contribution or withdrawal to or from an
account, significant developments or events specific to a particular security held in the account, or
significant market, economic or political developments.
We will provide you written or electronic reports concerning your account(s) with us on at least a quarterly
basis. These quarterly reports will include details such as the cost basis, market value, and income yield
for each security as well as the current and historical performance for the account. The report you receive
from us will track all activity including income earned, contributions, withdrawals, and capital gains. An
invoice for our quarterly fee is also sent to clients. You should receive written or electronic reports directly
from your custodian concerning your account(s) which generally contain information relating to all
transactions and other account activity.
CLIENT REFERRALS AND OTHER COMPENSATION
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We may, from time to time, enter into written agreements with other persons or companies who refer
potential clients to us in exchange for a referral or solicitor fee, which is typically a percentage of the fee
we receive from the referred client for our services. This means that the persons or companies who refer
potential clients to us as described will have a financial interest in your selecting us to provide you services.
If you are referred to us through an arrangement like this, you will receive a written document which will
disclose that we have an arrangement with the solicitor, any affiliation between the solicitor and us, and
a description of the compensation the solicitor will receive from us if you establish an account with
Kanawha. The fee we charge you for our services will not be increased as a result of our use of these
referral arrangements.
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.: We also receive client referrals from Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (“Schwab”)
through our participation in the Schwab Advisor Network® (the “Service”). The Service is designed to help
investors find an independent investment advisor. Schwab is a brokerage firm independent of and
unaffiliated with us. Schwab does not supervise us and has no responsibility for our management of your
assets or any of our other advice or services. We pay Schwab fees to receive client referrals through the
Service. Schwab has established a Focused Compliance Review program for participant firms in the
Schwab Advisor Network including Kanawha. This program, administered by National Regulatory Services
(NRS), is intended to assess policies and procedures related to the safeguarding of client assets. The cost
of this compliance review may be shared between Schwab and Kanawha, or paid entirely by Kanawha.
Our participation in the Service may raise conflicts of interest as described below.
We pay Schwab a Participation Fee on all referred client accounts that are maintained in custody at
Schwab and a Non-Schwab Custody Fee on all referred client accounts that are maintained at, or
transferred to, another custodian. The Participation Fee paid is a percentage of the fees the client pays
us or a percentage for the value of the assets in your account, subject to a minimum Participation Fee.
We pay Schwab the Participation Fee for as long as the referred client’s account remains in custody at
Schwab. The Participation Fee is charged to us quarterly and may be increased, decreased, or waived by
Schwab from time to time. The Participation Fee is paid by us and not by you. We have agreed not to
charge clients referred through the Service fees or costs greater than the fees or costs we charge clients
with similar accounts with us who were not referred to us through the Service.
We generally pay Schwab a Non-Schwab Custody Fee if custody of a referred client’s account is not
maintained by, or assets in your account are transferred from, Schwab. This Fee does not apply if the
client was solely responsible for the decision to switch custody from Schwab. The Non-Schwab Custody
Fee is higher than the Participation Fees we generally pay in a single year. Thus, we will have an incentive
to recommend that your accounts be held in custody at Schwab.
The Participation and Non-Schwab Custody Fees will be based on assets in the accounts of our clients who
were referred by Schwab as well as those referred clients’ family members living in the same household.
Thus, we will have an incentive to encourage household members of our clients referred through the
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Service to maintain custody of their accounts and execute transactions at Schwab and to instruct Schwab
to debit our fees directly from your account.
Clients of ours who maintain custody of their accounts at Schwab will not be charged separately for
custody. Schwab may receive a fee for clearance and settlement of transactions executed through
brokerage firms other than Schwab. Schwab’s fees for transactions executed at other brokerage firms are
in addition to the other brokerage firm’s fee. Thus, we may have an incentive to cause transactions to be
executed through Schwab rather than through another brokerage firm although we understand we have
a duty to seek best execution of our clients’ transactions. Transactions for client accounts maintained in
custody at Schwab may be executed at different times and different prices than transactions in client
accounts that are executed at other brokerage firms.
We may also compensate our employees, including our portfolio managers, who refer potential clients to
us for our services. Thus, the employee will have a financial interest in the selection of Kanawha by the
client for investment management services.
Please refer to the section on Brokerage Practices in our brochure for information on other economic
benefits we may receive for providing services to you.
CUSTODY
Although all of our clients’ assets are held with qualified custodians, we are deemed by the Securities and
Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to have custody of certain client’s assets due to our ability to directly debit
our management fees from certain client custodial accounts, the extent of our “bill pay” services to certain
clients, our co-trustee relationship to certain clients, our service as an officer or director to a managed
account, and our authorization to transfer client assets to certain third parties and/or to other accounts
of certain clients based on written authorization from those clients. We have procedures in place to
comply with applicable requirements of the SEC in such circumstances.
In addition to any account statements you may receive from us, you will receive account statements
directly from your custodian on at least a quarterly basis, although you may receive them on a monthly
basis. You should carefully review these statements and compare these statements to statements you
receive from us for any discrepancies. You should also remember that the statements you receive from
your custodian are your official record of your accounts and assets for tax purposes.
INVESTMENT DISCRETION
We will accept discretionary investment authority over your assets if you agree to such an arrangement.
This is typically accomplished through the execution of a limited trading authority or similar written
authority contained in your client agreement with us. When executing your client agreement with us, you
can further limit the extent of discretionary investment authority to be granted to us although this may
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impact the level of services we can provide you. You may also place restrictions on our authority, such as
instructions not to make investments in certain industries or to not sell certain investments you may have
due to possible adverse tax consequences to you.
VOTING CLIENT SECURITIES
We have policies and procedures in place for voting proxies relating to certain investments in your
account(s) with us designed to result in the voting of proxies in our clients’ best interests. We generally
adhere to predetermined voting guidelines and will typically vote with recommendations from the
management of the particular investment in your account on certain routine financial and corporate
governance matters. However, we will generally vote against efforts to impose staggered election of
directors and other matters which we believe are contrary to our clients’ best interests. In addition, we
will generally vote against matters requiring management’s action on social or moral issues. We do not
vary from our guidelines due to any potential conflict of interest we may have including business or
personal relationships with management or other business interests or considerations. Generally, we do
not allow clients to instruct us how to vote specific proxies; although, we will consider such instructions
upon request. In the event you should close your account(s) or our management authority should
terminate for any reason, Kanawha will notify your custodian immediately. However, there may be a brief
period of time between our notice and the custodian’s ability to update their records and remove our
proxy voting authority. In these instances, we may continue to vote proxies on your behalf temporarily,
unless otherwise directed in writing.
You may obtain a complete copy of our policies and procedures for voting proxies and a record of how we
have voted the proxies for your investments by contacting us through the contact information we included
on the Cover Page of this brochure.
CLASS ACTION CLAIMS
Occasionally, securities held in clients’ accounts will be the subject of class action lawsuits. We have
retained the services of a third-party service provider, Chicago Clearing Corporation ("CCC"), to monitor
our clients’ possible claims to a settlement throughout the class action process. Additionally, CCC files,
monitors, and expedites the distribution of settlement proceeds in compliance with SEC guidelines on
behalf of our clients. In recognition of CCC’s services, CCC receives 15% of our clients’ share of the
settlement distribution. CCC’s filing fee is contingent upon the successful completion and distribution of
the settlement proceeds from a class action lawsuit. We do not receive any fees or remuneration in
connection with this service. During the claims and settlement process, it may be necessary to share
client information with CCC. Clients may opt out of this by contacting us at any time.
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FINANCIAL INFORMATION
This section does not apply to Kanawha Capital Management, LLC, as we have never filed for bankruptcy
nor are we subject to any financial conditions which could impair our ability to meet our obligations to
you.
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FORM ADV 2B
COVER PAGE
Thomas Kirby Garner
Kanawha Capital Management, LLC
7201 Glen Forest Drive, Suite 200, Richmond VA 23226
804-359-3900, Fax 804-359-2153
www.kancap.com
March 2025
This brochure supplement provides information about Thomas Kirby Garner that supplements the
Kanawha Capital Management, LLC brochure. You should have received a copy of that brochure. Please
contact Andrew Donaldson , Compliance Supervisor, if you did not receive Kanawha’s brochure or if you
have any questions about the contents of this supplement.
information about Thomas Kirby Garner
is available on the SEC’s website at
Additional
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
Item 2 Educational Background and Business Experience
Thomas Kirby Garner. Date of birth: 12/25/1972. Education: BA, University of Virginia, 1995. Business:
Vice President, Kanawha Capital Management, LLC, 2006-2013. Managing Director, Kanawha Capital
Management, LLC, 2014-present.
Item 3 Disciplinary Information
This section does not apply to Thomas Kirby Garner
Item 4 Other Business Activities
This section does not apply to Thomas Kirby Garner
Item 5 Additional Compensation
This section does not apply to Thomas Kirby Garner
Item 6 Supervision
Supervised persons are supervised by Thomas K. Garner, Managing Director, and Chief Manager of the
Company, phone number 804-359-1654. Mr. Garner, along with Mr. Singleton and Mr. Seay are
responsible for the executive management of Kanawha Capital Management, LLC. The investment
advice offered by all supervised persons to clients of Kanawha is monitored through regular account
reviews by the members of the Investment Committee. The Investment Committee is comprised of:
Christopher Singleton, Managing Director; Thomas Garner, Managing Director; Kevin Seay, Managing
Director; and James Pickert, Managing Director.
FORM ADV 2B
COVER PAGE
James David Pickert
Kanawha Capital Management, LLC
7201 Glen Forest Drive, Suite 200, Richmond VA 23226
804-359-3900, Fax 804-359-2153
www.kancap.com
March 2025
This brochure supplement provides information about James David Pickert that supplements the
Kanawha Capital Management, LLC brochure. You should have received a copy of that brochure. Please
contact Andrew Donaldson , Compliance Supervisor, if you did not receive Kanawha’s brochure or if you
have any questions about the contents of this supplement.
information about
James David Pickert
is available on
the SEC’s website at
Additional
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
Item 2 Educational Background and Business Experience
James David Pickert. Date of birth: 02/15/1990. Education: BA, Furman University, 2012; MBA, Wake
Forest University, 2013. Business: ACG Wealth Management, 2016-2023. Managing Director, Kanawha
Capital Management, LLC, 2023-present.
Item 3 Disciplinary Information
This section does not apply to James David Pickert
Item 4 Other Business Activities
This section does not apply to James David Pickert
Item 5 Additional Compensation
This section does not apply to James David Pickert
Item 6 Supervision
Supervised persons, including Mr. Pickert, are supervised by Thomas K. Garner, Managing Director, and
Chief Manager of the Company, phone number 804-359-1654. The investment advice offered by all
supervised persons to clients of Kanawha is monitored through regular account reviews by the members
of the Investment Committee. The Investment Committee is comprised of: Christopher Singleton,
Managing Director; Thomas Garner, Managing Director; Kevin Seay, Managing Director; and James
Pickert, Managing Director.
FORM ADV 2B
COVER PAGE
Kevin Scott Seay
Kanawha Capital Management, LLC
7201 Glen Forest Drive, Suite 200, Richmond VA 23226
804-359-3900, Fax 804-359-2153
www.kancap.com
March 2025
This brochure supplement provides information about Kevin Scott Seay that supplements the Kanawha
Capital Management, LLC brochure. You should have received a copy of that brochure. Please contact
Andrew Donaldson, Compliance Supervisor, if you did not receive Kanawha’s brochure or if you have
any questions about the contents of this supplement.
information about Kevin Scott Seay
is available on
the SEC’s website at
Additional
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
Item 2 Educational Background and Business Experience
Kevin Scott Seay. Date of birth: 07/02/1980. Education: BA, Randolph-Macon College, 2003. Business:
SunTrust Bank Inc., April 2011-July 2016; most recently Vice President, SunTrust Private Wealth
Management. Managing Director, Kanawha Capital Management, LLC, July 2016-present.
Item 3 Disciplinary Information
This section does not apply to Kevin Scott Seay
Item 4 Other Business Activities
This section does not apply to Kevin Scott Seay
Item 5 Additional Compensation
This section does not apply to Kevin Scott Seay
Item 6 Supervision
Supervised persons, including Mr. Seay are supervised by Thomas K. Garner, Managing Director, and
Chief Manager of the Company, phone number 804-359-1654. The investment advice offered by all
supervised persons to clients of Kanawha is monitored through regular account reviews by the members
of the Investment Committee. The Investment Committee is comprised of: Christopher Singleton,
Managing Director; Thomas Garner, Managing Director; Kevin Seay, Managing Director; and James
Pickert, Managing Director.
FORM ADV 2B
COVER PAGE
Christopher Jerome Singleton
Kanawha Capital Management, LLC
7201 Glen Forest Drive, Suite 200, Richmond VA 23226
804-359-3900, Fax 804-359-2153
www.kancap.com
March 2025
This brochure supplement provides information about Christopher Jerome Singleton that supplements
the Kanawha Capital Management, LLC brochure. You should have received a copy of that brochure.
Please contact Andrew Donaldson, Compliance Supervisor, if you did not receive Kanawha’s brochure or
if you have any questions about the contents of this supplement.
Additional information about Christopher Jerome Singleton is available on the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
Item 2 Educational Background and Business Experience
Christopher Jerome Singleton. Date of birth: 02/29/1964. Education: BA, University of Virginia, 1986;
MBA, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, 1995. Business: Vice President, Kanawha Capital
Management, LLC, 1999-2003. Managing Director, Kanawha Capital Management, LLC, 2004-present.
Item 3 Disciplinary Information
This section does not apply to Christopher Jerome Singleton
Item 4 Other Business Activities
This section does not apply to Christopher Jerome Singleton
Item 5 Additional Compensation
This section does not apply to Christopher Jerome Singleton
Item 6 Supervision
Supervised persons, including Mr. Singleton are supervised by Thomas K. Garner, Managing Director,
and Chief Manager of the Company, phone number 804-359-1654. The investment advice offered by all
supervised persons to clients of Kanawha is monitored through regular account reviews by the members
of the Investment Committee. The Investment Committee is comprised of: Christopher Singleton,
Managing Director; Thomas Garner, Managing Director; Kevin Seay, Managing Director; and James
Pickert, Managing Director.