Paul Jonathan Semple

Old Mutual Investment Group (Pty) Ltd. (OMIGSA) is an asset management firm headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Old Mutual Investment Group Holdings (Pty) Ltd., ultimately held by Old Mutual Ltd. (JSE: OMU; OTCMKTS: ODMUF). Formerly known as Old Mutual Asset Managers, OMIGSA offers segregated portfolios and pooled funds across the risk/return spectrum and manage various multi-assets, equity, fixed interest and listed property strategies for individual and institutional investors. The firm is a socially responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Prescient Investment Management (Pty) Ltd. (PIM) is the investment management subsidiary of Prescient Holdings (Pty) Ltd., itself is a subsidiary of PBT Group Ltd. (JSE: PBG) in South Africa. The firm was founded by Herman Steyn and Guy Toms in 1998. Headquartered in Cape Town, PIM manages money on behalf of retirement funds and vehicles, medical aid schemes, corporate entities, trusts, and individuals.

Sentio Capital Management (Pty) Ltd. (Sentio) is an independent alternative investment manager headquartered in Johannesburg, Sentio Capital. The firm was founded by Mohamed Mayet and Rayhaan Joosub in 2007. Sentio offers a range of investment products to retail and qualified investors. Their products range from institutional long-only equity and multi-asset products to a selection of unit trusts and are suitable for the local and global market.

Prescient Investment Management Pty Ltd. is a private investment management company based in Western Cape, South Africa. The South African company is led by the management of Prescient Investment Management Pty Ltd.

Abagold (Pty) Ltd. produces abalone for the Asian market. The firms products include canned abalone, dried abalone, live abalone, pouch, abalone gifts and recipes. The company was founded by P. du P Hugo in 1995 and is headquartered in Hermanus, South Africa.

Cadiz Asset Management (Pty) Ltd. (Cadiz) is an investment management firm headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa. The firm was founded in 1996 as Cadiz African Harvest Asset Management (Pty) Ltd. They are owned by Warwick Private Clients (Pty) Ltd. Cadiz manages assets for both individual and institutional clients.

Absa Capital Securities (Pty) Ltd. is the broker/dealer subsidiary of Absa Capital (Pty) Ltd., ultimately owned by Absa Group Ltd. (JSE: ABG) in South Africa. Headquartered in Sandton, the firm provides a full spectrum of brokerage services specifically tailored for both retail and institutional investors.

Imara Asset Management (Pvt) Ltd. is the asset management subsidiary of Imara Capital Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd. in Zimbabwe. The firm was founded by John Legat in 1998 and is ultimately owned by Imara Holdings Ltd. (BSE: IMARA) in Botswana. Headquartered in Harare, Imara Asset Management’s primary focus is the management and administration of the investment portfolios of Zimbabwean institutional pension funds, corporates and high net worth individuals.

Goodbody Stockbrokers UC (Goodbody) is an institutional brokerage firm headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. The firm was founded in 1877 and is a subsidiary of government-owned AIB Group Plc (ISE: AIBG; OTCMKTS: AIBGY). Goodbody offers a traditional stockbroking service to their institutional client base. They cover several stocks via Research and Execution.

Old Mutual Multi-Managers (Old Mutual MM) is the wholly-owned South African investment division of Old Mutual Life Assurance Co. South Africa Ltd., a subsidiary of Old Mutual (LON: OML) in Great Britain. The firm was founded in 2003 and formerly known as SYmmETRY Multi-Manager Portfolios, which merged with the ACSIS Research and Investment Management team in 2013 and formed a new multi-management business which was renamed Old Mutual Multi-Managers in 2014. Headquartered in Cape Town, Old Mutual MM offers institutional investors a range of investment funds and strategies to suit their needs.

Allied Irish Banks Plc operates as a holding company, which offers commercial banking, international banking, leasing, insurance and mortgage banking. It operates through the following segments: Retail & Commercial Banking (RCB), Wholesale, Institutional & Corporate Banking (WIB), AIB UK and Group. The RCB segment services the personal and SME customers, provides net loans and customer accounts, broad infrastructure facilitating various locations and ATMs and is digital enabled. The WIB segment comprises of corporate banking, a relationship driven model with sector specialisms; syndicated & international finance, a bank's interface to public loan markets, real estate finance, a centralized origination and management and specialized finance, which provides structured finance, mezzanine finance, and equity product offering. The AIB UK segment comprises retail and commercial banking operations in Great Britain operating under the trading name Allied Irish Bank and in Northern Ireland operating under the trading name First Trust Bank. The Group segment comprises group, treasury and support functions, which includes treasury activities, central control and support functions The company was founded on September 1, 1966 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

Vunani Fund Managers Pty Ltd. (VFM) is an asset management firm headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa. The firm was founded in 1999 and is a subsidiary of Vunani Capital Pty Ltd., which is owned by Vunani Ltd. (JSE: VUN). VFM provides a broad suite of investment solutions for institutional and retail clients.