Stephen E. Scinicariello

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.

Essex Investment Management Co. LLC (Essex) is an independent registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Michael Hazard and Joseph McNay in 1976. Essex provides investment management services on a discretionary basis to institutional clients, such as employee benefits plans, endowment funds, foundations, religious organizations, and mutual funds. The firm also provides investment management services to individuals (private clients), limited partnerships and limited liability companies.

Standish Mellon Asset Management Co. LLC is a registered investment advisor located in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm traces its roots to 1933, when its predecessor firm, Standish, Ayer & Wood, Inc., began managing fixed income portfolios for US financial institutions, banks and insurance companies. Standish is a subsidiary of BNY Mellon Asset Management North America Corp., which is wholly-owned by The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK). Standish provides both discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to institutional, retail, individual and high net-worth investors in the form of separate accounts, registered mutual funds, and pooled investment vehicles, and to other investment advisors through sub-advisory agreements.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. operates as an independent insurance agency. It offers insuring deposits, examining and supervising financial institutions for safety and soundness and consumer protection, making large and complex financial institutions resolvable, and managing receiverships. The company was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.