Karen L. Beyer

SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (SSgA FM) is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1978 and is a subsidiary of State Street Global Advisors, Inc., ultimately held by State Street Corp. (NYSE: STT). SSgA FM provides investment advisory services to US investment companies and certain pooled investment vehicles.

GE Asset Management, Inc. is a mutual fund manager and registered investment advisor located in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE). GE Asset Management provides investment management services to institutional and retail investors. The firm also offers a family of mutual funds designed to meet a wide variety of investment needs.

BKF Asset Management Co. was founded in 1982 by John A. Levin in New York City. The firm was formerly known as John A. Levin & Co. (JAL). Their client base includes public, corporate, and Taft Hartley pension plans, university and college endowments, charitable organizations, financial intermediaries and high net worth individuals and family trusts. In 1996 JAL became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Baker Fentress & Company (NYSE: BKF). In January 2000, Baker Fentress completed a plan to distribute nearly all of its assets (a portfolio of public and private investments), leaving John A. Levin & Co. as its primary asset. Following the distribution, the name Baker Fentress & Company was changed to BKF Capital Group. JAL is now a wholly-owned subsidiary and the primary operating unit of BKF Capital Group.

JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

New York Life Investment Management LLC (NYLIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of New York Life Investment Management Holdings LLC, ultimately held by New York Life Insurance Co. NYLIM provides a broad array of investment advisory services to affiliated insurance company clients, third-party institutional clients, investment companies, other pooled investment vehicles, and wrap fee programs sponsored by unaffiliated entities.