Evan Scott Snyder

Foresters Investment Management Co. Inc. (FIMC) is a mutual fund manager and registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Foresters Financial Holding Co. Inc., itself a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Independent Order of Foresters, a Canadian fraternal benefit society with operations in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom. Founded in 1971, FIMC was formerly known as First Investors Management Co., Inc. They act as investment adviser primarily to the First Investors Family of Funds. The First Investors Family of Funds consists of four trusts, which collectively contain 50 registered investment companies. The firm also acts as investment advisor to various proprietary accounts.

Invesco Advisers, Inc. is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a subsidiary of Invesco Group Services, Inc., ultimately held by Invesco Ltd. (NYSE: IVZ). The firm was founded in 1986 and previously known as Invesco Institutional NA, Inc. until April 2010 when Invesco Ltd. consolidated the businesses of their US investment advisors (Invesco AIM Advisors, Inc., Invesco AIM Capital Management, Inc., Invesco AIM Private Asset Management, Inc. and Invesco Global Asset Management NA, Inc.) under the name Invesco Advisers, Inc. They provide discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, institutional and high net-worth clients through separate accounts, wrap fee programs and US registered investment companies and other Commingled Funds.

Credit Suisse First Boston USA, Inc. provides investment banking services. It offers securities underwriting, trading, mergers, acquisitions advice, research, private equity investment, derivative and risk management products. The company's services include private banking and asset management. Credit Suisse First Boston USA is headquartered in New York, NY

IBM Systems & Technology Group provides computer hardware and software services. It also offers enterprise computing, storage, and microelectronic products. The company is headquartered in Somers, NY.