Adam J. Tyrrell

Henderson Global Investors (North America), Inc. (HGINA) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Henderson Group plc, a London-based public company registered on the London Stock Exchange and the Australian Securities Exchange. Henderson Group plc is the holding company of the investment management group Henderson Global Investors. Established in 1934, Henderson Global Investors is an independent global asset management firm. Henderson Global Investors (North America), Inc. was formed in 1999 when Henderson Global Investors Ltd. acquired Phoenix Realty Advisors. HIGNA provides investment management services on a fully discretionary basis to SEC-registered mutual funds, including each series of the Henderson Global Funds, other pooled investment vehicles, and institutional accounts, subject to the investment guidelines of each client. HGINA also serves as a sub-investment advisor to other unaffiliated SEC-registered mutual funds, as well as to other pooled investment vehicles available for investment by non-U.S. investors The firm has sub-advisory agreements with Henderson Investment Management Ltd., AlphaGen Capital Ltd., and Henderson Geneva Capital Management LLC, all wholly-owned subsidiaries of Henderson Global Advisors.

Credit Suisse (New York Securities Branch) is based in New York, NY. Part of UBS Group AG, Credit Suisse (New York Securities Branch) is a company that provides investment banking and asset management services.

A division of Cargill Financial Services, Black River Asset Management LLC is an independently run global hedge fund manager located in Hopkins, Minnesota. The firm is wholly-owned by Cargill, Inc. and was founded in 2003.