Ian Russell

Scottish Power Ltd. engages in the generation, transmission, distribution, and supply of renewable energy through its subsidiaries. The firm also provides electricity and gas services. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Glasgow, the United Kingdom.

HSBC Global Asset Management (Hong Kong) Ltd. (HSBC-GAM HK) is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of The HongKong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd. and is indirectly owned by HSBC Holdings Plc (LON: HSBA, ADR: HSBC.PRA) in Great Britain. Headquartered in Hong Kong, the firm originated in 1973 as a banking branch and became part of HSBC Asset Management in 1994. The current firm, formerly known as HSBC Investments (Hong Kong) Ltd., was founded in 2005 when the group's investment management business was reorganized. HSBC-GAM HK provides investment management services to corporate clients, private individuals and institutions.

HICL Infrastructure Co. Ltd. is a closed-end investment company, which engages in the investment in infrastructure which is currently predominately in private finance initiatives and public private partnership companies. Its portfolio sectors include accommodation; education; fire, law, and order; health; transport; and water. The company was founded on March 29, 2006 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

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.

Johnston Press Plc was engaged in the provision of news and information services to local and regional communities through its portfolio of publications and websites. The firm was operating through the Publishing and Contract Printing segments. The Publishing segment includes newspapers, magazines, and digital content. The Contract Printing segment manages printing presses. The company was founded on December 31, 1928 and was headquartered in Glasgow, the United Kingdom.

The Mercantile Investment Trust Plc is a closed-end investment fund. Its investment objective is to achieve long term capital growth from a portfolio of medium and smaller companies. The company was founded on December 8, 1884 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

abrdn Diversified Income & Growth Plc is a close-end investment fund, which engages in a diversified international portfolio of equities and equity-related securities. Its portfolio is allocated across equities, property, infrastructure, high yield, loans, asset backed securities, absolute return strategies, insurance-linked, and other special opportunities. The company was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Edinburgh, the United Kingdom.

British Polythene Industries Ltd. manufactures and supplies polythene film bags and sacks. The firm operates its business through the following geographical segments: UK & Ireland, Mainland Europe and North America. The UK and Ireland segment includes all of the UK manufacturing and merchandising activities along with the Irish sales operations, which distributes predominately UK manufactured products. The Mainland Europe segment comprises the manufacturing and merchandising activities located in Belgium, the Netherlands and France. The North America segment comprises the manufacturing business in Canada with sales throughout North America. The company was founded on March 16, 1910 and is headquartered in Rushden, the United Kingdom.

Herald Investment Trust Plc is a closed-end investment fund and investment trust. Its objective is to achieve capital appreciation through investments in smaller quoted companies, in the areas of technology, media and telecoms. The company was founded by Katie Potts in February 1994 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.