Stephen Messinger

Part of BlackRock, Inc., iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC provides investment services. The company is based in New York, NY. Shannon Ghia has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

iShares Gold Trust is an investment vehicle, which engages in owning gold transferred to the trust in exchange for shares issued by the trust. Its activities include issuing baskets of shares in exchange for the gold deposited with the custodian as consideration; selling gold as necessary to cover the sponsor?s fee, trust expenses not assumed by the sponsor and other liabilities; and delivering gold in exchange for baskets surrendered for redemption. The company was founded on January 21, 2005 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Di Costa Partners LLC is a premier provider of mutual fund, closed-end fund, and ETF proxy solicitation and corporate governance advisory services. The private company is based in New York, NY and was founded by Vincent di Costa, who has been the CEO since incorporation. With over 35 years of experience, the company offers a proven shareholder analytical voting model that drives solicitation communication strategy to retail and institutional shareholders. The company is a full-service company that offers printing and mailing of proxy material, solicitation mechanics, and comprehensive advisory services for routine, non-routine, and contested (proxy fight) shareholder meetings.