Patricia K. Woodruff

Natixis Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1995, the firm is a subsidiary of Natixis Investment Managers LP, ultimately owned by BPCE SA in France. Natixis Advisors provides advisory services to investment company clients and separately managed account clients as well as multi-asset portfolio solutions for a variety of funds and portfolios. A department of Natixis Advisors also provides portfolio analysis, consulting, and analytic services to investment professionals.

The Mechanics Bank Asset Management (Mechanics Bank AM) is the asset management arm of Mechanics Bank (OTC US: MCHB), a full-service community banking financial institution headquartered in Richmond, California. Mechanics Bank AM serves as investment managers for individuals and families, trusts and estates, businesses, such as pensions and profit-sharing plans, IRAs and tax-qualified accounts, nonprofit organizations, and private foundations.

Fiduciary Trust Co. is an asset management firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1885 and is a subsidiary of Fiduciary Co., Inc. They provide strategic investment advice to institutions, endowments, personal foundations and other clients that require additional manager diversification or asset class exposure. Their advice spans from dynamic asset allocation recommendations to a full spectrum of third-party manager solutions.

ICS Group Holdings, Inc. provides voice and IP solutions communications services. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Herndon, VA.

Part of BPCE SA, NGAM Distribution LP is a company based in Boston, MA.

Putnam Investments LLC operates as an investment advisory company. The company was founded on May 14, 2009 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Grail Investment Corp. is a blank check company. It is seeking to acquire a controlling interest in a business in the financial services industry, other than depository institutions. Grail Partners LLC is the corporate sponsor of the company. Grail Investment Corp. was organized in December 2007 and is located in New York, NY

GDMServices, Inc. provides mobile marketing technology that connects brands, agencies, and application advertiser to targeted mobile audiences. Its mobile audience platform combines a massive, proprietary dataset with powerful segmentation tools to create, refresh, and reach audiences. The company was founded by Micah Alder and Mark Corner in 2008 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Natixis ETF Trust operates as an open-end management investment company. It was founded on July 25, 2011 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Synconset Technologies, Inc. engages in the provision of software solutions to television and film productions and studios. It offers production management; and wrap and asset tracking solutions. The company was founded by Brett Beaulieu-Jones, Alexander LoVerde, Dan Stefanis, and Jeff Impey in 2012 and is headquartered in Culver City, CA.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Part of ING Groep NV, ING Barings Group LLC is a British company that provides investment banking and financial services. The company is based in London, UK.

CVP Management, Inc (Converge Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1998 by Nilanjana Bhowmik and Maia Heymann. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

FMR LLC engages in the provision of financial and investment services. It offers financial planning and advice, wealth management, retirement plans, trading and brokerage services, and investment products. The company was founded by Edward C. Johnson II in 1946 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Fidelity Charitable Services provides administrative and other services to charitable organizations such as private foundations and donor-advised funds, including the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund. Its services include solutions for clients with substantial assets, financial needs and complicated tax issues. The company also provides process for setting up and managing charitable accounts. Fidelity Charitable Services is headquartered in Covington, KY.

CFA Institute operates as non-profit organization, which engages in the provision of chartered financial analyst programs. It offers certificate in investment performance measurement program, investment foundations, and scholarship. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Charlottesville, VA.

The Partnership, Inc. engages in providing graphic designs. The company was founded by 1987 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Grail Partners (Grail) is a private equity division of Grail partners LLC founded in 2005 by Don Putnam and Darlene Deremer. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC (AllianzGI US) is an investment advisory firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2001 as Allianz Global Investors Capital LLC. In 2022, Voya Investment Management Co. LLC, which is ultimately owned by Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE: VOYA), acquired the firm from Allianz SE (ETR: ALV). AllianzGI US provides portfolio management services to a variety of individual and institutional clients as well as certain Wrap Fee Programs.

Natixis Investment Managers International LLC provides fund management services. The company was founded on October 23, 2007 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Oaktree Capital Management LP (Oaktree) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded by Howard Marks, Bruce Karsh, and Sheldon Stone in 1995 as an LLC and was reorganized as an LP in 2007. They are a subsidiary of Oaktree Capital Management GP LLC, ultimately held by Brookfield Corp. (NYSE, TSX: BN) in Canada. Oaktree provides advisory services to clients with separately managed accounts and to private limited partnerships and other pooled investment vehicles for which either Oaktree or an affiliate acts as general partner and/or investment manager. The firm is a socially responsible investor and a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).