Yon-Ho Chong

Schroder Investment Management Ltd. (SIM) is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of Schroder International Holdings Ltd., ultimately held by Great Britain-based Schroders Plc (LSE: SDR, ADR: SHNWY). Established in 1985, SIM is headquartered in London and caters to a range of clients such as corporations, insurance firms, local and public authorities, charities, pension funds, high net-worth individuals and retail investors.

HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Ltd. (HSBC GAM-UK) is the wholly owned asset management subsidiary of HSBC Global Asset Management Ltd., ultimately part of HSBC Holdings plc (LON: HSBA, ADR: HSBC) in Great Britain. Headquartered in London, HSBC GAM-UK was founded in 1985 and acts as a discretionary investment manager that offers a wide range of investment solutions across equity, fixed income, liquidity and multi-asset strategies. Their clients include the Group’s retail and private banking customers, financial intermediaries and distributors and institutions.

Barings (UK) Ltd. (Barings UK) is an investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 2000 and is a subsidiary of Barings Guernsey Ltd., ultimately owned by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. in the US. Barings UK provides asset management and capital solutions to various clients.

abrdn Investments Ltd. (aIL) is an asset management firm headquartered in Midlothian, UK. The firm was founded in 1987 and formerly known as Aberdeen Asset Managers Ltd. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of abrdn Holdings Ltd., wholly-owned by abrdn Plc (LON: ABDN). aIL provides their clients with discretionary and non-discretionary asset management and related services across a broad range of investment strategies and asset classes. They also offer an alternative platform which encompasses multi-manager research, selection and portfolio management for hedge funds strategies.

Credit Suisse Asset Management Ltd. (CSAM) is the wholly-owned, Great Britain-based asset management subsidiary of Credit Suisse Asset Management (UK) Holding Ltd., itself a subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN, NYSE: CS) in Switzerland. Founded in 1982, the firm is headquartered in London and offers a wide range of investment products and functions across asset classes and investment styles for various clients including governments, institutions, corporations and private individuals.

Investec Bank Plc (Broker) (IBP) is the brokerage arm of Investec Bank Plc, itself a subsidiary of Investec Plc (LON: INVP) in Great Britain. Headquartered in London, IBP was founded in 1950 and they offer a full spectrum of brokerage services specifically tailored for corporate clients.

Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants operates under the professional accountant’s ordinance and works in the public interest. It offers CPA qualification programme and promulgating financial reporting, auditing and ethical standards in Hong Kong. The company was founded on January 1, 1973 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

Russell Investments Ltd. (RIL) is an investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1979 and is a subsidiary of Russell Investments Systems Ltd., itself a subsidiary of Russell Investment Management LLC in the US. RIL provides investment management and investment consulting services for institutions, financial advisors, and individual investors.

Moody's Investors Service, Inc. is a credit rating and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. They are a subsidiary of Moody's Corp. (NYSE: MCO). The firm performs international financial research and analysis on commercial and government entities and provides a variety of analytic tools for assessing credit risk. Their clients include creditors, investment banks and commercial banks.

Moody's Investors Service Hong Kong Ltd. (Moody's Hong Kong) is an investment research firm headquartered in Hong Kong. The firm was founded in 2007 and is a subsidiary of Moody's Corp. (NYSE: MCO) in the US. Moody's Hong Kong provides credit ratings, research, and risk analysis to institutional clients.

Moody's Investors Service Ltd. is the Great Britain-based investment research subsidiary of Moody's Corp. (NYSE: MCO) in the US. The firm was founded in 1985 under the name Rapidcredit Ltd. Headquartered in London, Moody's Investors Service provides credit ratings, research, and risk analysis. Credit ratings and research help investors analyze the credit risks associated with fixed-income securities. Such independent credit ratings and research also contribute to efficiencies in fixed-income markets and other obligations, such as insurance policies and derivative transactions, by providing credible and independent assessments of credit risk.

Part of British American Tobacco plc, British American Tobacco (NGP) Ltd. is an investment holding company. The company is based in London, UK and was founded in 2013.

Part of British American Tobacco plc, Nicovations Ltd. is a wholesaler of electronic cigarettes. The company is based in London, UK and was founded in 2010.

Nicoventures Trading Ltd. researches, develops, manufactures and delivers tobacco harm reduction products and services. The firm provides innovative and sustainable solutions to global problems arising from smoking and smoking-related illnesses. The company develops ortfolio of products and services focused on smoking cessation and harm reduction, including user-friendly nicotine delivery systems and patient-focused smoking cessation and support services. The company was founded by Christopher John Lord and David Thomas Newns in September 2008 and is headquartered in Manchester, the United Kingdom.

Part of British American Tobacco plc, Nicoventures Holdings Ltd. is a investment holdings company. The company is based in London, UK. Nicoventures Holdings was founded in 2012.

Part of British American Tobacco plc, British-American Tobacco (Holdings) Ltd. is a tobacco company based in London, UK. The company's market-leading brands and successful strategy have contributed to its continued growth. British-American Tobacco (Holdings is committed to reducing the health impact of its business and offers a portfolio of reduced-risk products to meet the preferences of adult smokers. The company was founded in 1902 and Kimesh Naidoo has been the CEO of the company since 2019.

British American Tobacco (Investments) Ltd. operates as a subsidiary company of British American Tobacco plc. The company was incorporated on September 27, 1902 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Far Fator Administração de Recursos Ltda. (FAR) is the asset management subsidiary of Banco Fator SA, ultimately owned by Fator Empreendimentos e Participacoes Ltda. in Brazil.^ Established in 1997, the firm is based in Based in Sao Paulo and develops tailored products for individual and institutional clients including open and closed pension funds, the public sector and insurance companies.

GLG Partners LP (GLG) is an independent alternative investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1995 by Noam Gottesman, Pierre Lagrange and Jonathan Green as a hedge fund division within Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. GLG offers advisory or sub-advisory services to non-US and US institutional managed accounts and pooled investment vehicles on either a discretionary or non-discretionary basis.

StorMagic Ltd. develops software solutions. It product SvSAN is designed specifically for small and large enterprises. The firm offers remote, branch office, end user computing, cloud service providers and industrial Iot solutions. The company was founded by Hans O'Sullivan and Chris Farey in 2006 and is headquartered in Bristol, the United Kingdom.

Mobile Marketing Association, Inc. operates as a trade association for the mobile marketing value chain. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded by Don Albert. The CEO is Greg Stuart.

Douyin operates as a holding company for content platforms apps. Its platform applications include TikTok, Toutiao, Ixigua, Helo, Lark and Babe. The company was founded by Yi Ming Zhang and Ru Bo Liang on March 9, 2012 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Glambox Middle East FZ-LLC operates beauty products based e-commerce and social marketing portal. It offers consumers in the Middle East a way to keep up to date on seasonal make-up trends and test a set of products selected by beauty experts. The company was founded by Marc Ghobriel, Shant Oknayan, Christos Mastoras and Fares Akkad in 2012 and is headquartered in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.

Northcape Capital Pty Ltd. is an independent boutique fund manager headquartered in Sydney, Australia. The firm was founded in 2005 by Rob McWilliams, Rob Inglis, Craig McCourtie and Steve Gliddon. They were previously registered as Highbridge Capital, but they changed its name to avoid confusion with a US-based hedge fund called Highbridge Capital Management. The firm manages Australian and international concentrated, high quality equity portfolios for a range of clients which includes financial institutions, superannuation funds, family offices and high net-worth individuals. Northcape Capital is a signatory to the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).

Firestartr LLP (Firestartr) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by by Anil Hansjee, Richard Mortimer Muirhead and Chipper Boulas. The firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Youatwork Ltd. offers employee benefit programs. Its range of programs include the following: lifestyle benefits, salary sacrifice benefits, reward and recognition, as well as long service awards. The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Sul América Investimentos DTVM SA (Sul América Investimentos) is the Brazilian asset management subsidiary of Sul América Companhia de Seguro Saude, ultimately held by Sul América SA (SP: SULA11). Established in 1996 as Sul América Investimentos Distribuidora de Títulos e Valores Mobiliários SA, the firm became Sul America Investimentos DTVM SA in 1998. Sul América Investimentos is based in Sao Paulo. The firm has been in a strategic partnership with ING Group since 2002 and provides asset management services such as mutual funds, exclusive funds and managed portfolios to a range of clients including pension funds, insurance companies, financial institutions, family offices, brokers and distributors and high-net worth individuals.

Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd. (Threadneedle AM) is the wholly-owned global asset management subsidiary of TC Financing Ltd., ultimately held by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP) in the US. Headquartered in London, the firm was founded in 1994 and manages assets for a range of clients which includes pension schemes, insurance companies, private investors and corporations. Threadneedle AM is a socially responsible investor which believes they have a responsibility to, and will benefit from, exercising environmental and social stewardship throughout their firm.