David C. Ritchie

Edinburgh New Income Trust Plc is a Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust. The company provides ordinary shareholders with level of income, together with the potential for income, capital growth and preference shares with a pre-determined return of capital. Its investment portfolio includes oil and gas, healthcare, consumer goods, financials, utilities, fixed interest, telecommunications, industrials and consumer services. The company was founded on June 1, 2005 and is headquartered in Edinburgh, the United Kingdom.

Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust Plc operates as a closed-end investment fund and investment trust. Its principal investment objective is to achieve capital growth predominantly from investment in UK equities, with the aim of providing a total return in excess of the FTSE All-Share Index. The company was founded on March 11, 1994 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Cornelian Asset Managers Ltd. (Cornelian) is a Scottish specialist investment firm headquartered in Edinburgh. Founded in 1992, the firm was formerly known as Noble Asset Managers Ltd. and changed their name to Cornelian Asset Managers in 2005. They are a subsidiary of Cornelian Asset Managers Group Ltd., ultimately held by Brooks MacDonald Group plc (LON: BRK). Cornelian creates and actively manages high quality, diversified, multi-asset portfolios and risk-managed funds to clients ranging from individuals and their families to large pension funds and charities.

Part of abrdn Plc, Lloyds TSB Investments Ltd. is a British company that provides securities brokerage services. The company is based in Edinburgh, UK.

Part of John Wood Group Plc, Wood Pensions Trustee Ltd. provides services to insurance agencies. The company is based in Knutsford, UK.

JPMorgan Japanese Investment Trust Plc is a closed-end investment trust company, which engages in producing capital growth from a portfolio of Japanese equities. The company was founded on February 8, 1927 and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.