Mark Everitt

BlackRock Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1994 and is a subsidiary of BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK). BlackRock Advisors manages assets for US-registered investment companies and 529 Plans.

Founded in 1994, Quellos Group LLC is a hedge fund manager located in Seattle, Washington.

BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA engages in the provision of arbitrage transaction services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of NatWest Group Plc, RBS Equity Corp. is a private equity firm. The company is based in New York, NY.

Blackrock Absolute Return Strategies Ltd. is a closed-ended investment company. Its investment objective is to realize all remaining assets in the portfolio, to maintain a manner consistent with the principles of prudent investment management and spread of investment risk, with a view to returning invested capital to the shareholders. Blackrock Absolute Return Strategies was founded on March 18, 2008 and is headquartered in St. Helier, Jersey.