Kathleen M. Robbins

Harding Loevner LP is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Bridgewater, New Jersey. The firm was founded in 1989 by former managers for the Rockefeller family. They are a direct subsidiary of Titan NJ LP Holdings LLC, which is owned by Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE: AMG). Harding Loevner provides investment management services to a variety of types of clients in the US such as retirement plans, foundations and endowments, sovereign wealth funds, religious institutions, individuals, trusts, broker-dealers, banks, investment advisers, insurance companies, mutual funds, collective investment trust funds, and offshore funds.

Barclays Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Barclays Group US, Inc., ultimately owned by Barclays plc (LON: BARC) in Great Britain. Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients a full spectrum of prime brokerage services which includes equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics from their Strategic Consulting team.

In 1915 Charles Edward Merrill founded Merrill Lynch & Co. (NYSE: MER) with Edmund C. Lynch in Baltimore, Maryland. The modern Merrill Lynch was formed in 1940 through mergers with E.A. Pierce & Cassatt and, soon after, Fenner & Beane. In 1973, Merrill Lynch adopted a holding company format, with Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. as the parent and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith as the operating subsidiary. Merrill Lynch Asset Management, Inc. (MLAM) was created as an integral business unit in the Merrill Lynch family in 1976. Fund Asset Management, doing business as Mercury Asset Management, was acquired in December 1997. In 2000, MLAM and Mercury were combined under the name Merrill Lynch Investment Managers. MLAM manages the Merrill Lynch family of mutual funds, as and acts as sub-advisor to other mutual funds.

Rockefeller & Co., Inc. is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Rockefeller Financial Services, Inc. Rockefeller & Co. is the successor firm to the office established in New York City in 1882 by John D. Rockefeller to manage his family's assets and to create and sustain wealth for future generations. The office provided investment management and financial counseling services for the Rockefellers and related organizations. Rockefeller & Co. was incorporated in 1979 and became an SEC-registered investment advisor in 1980. They expanded their capabilities by chartering trust companies in New York in 1985 and Delaware in 1997. Rockefeller & Co. provides investment services to a variety of clients including ultra high net-worth individuals, families, family offices, trusts, endowments and institutions in the US and around the world.

Part of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., Mizuho Bank (USA) is a leading bank with one of the largest customer bases in the world, and an extensive international network covering financial and business centers around the world. The company is based in New York, NY. Mizuho Bank offers a range of services including advisory services, finance solutions, treasury, cash management, institutional services, and custody services. The company has over 100 branches and offices outside Japan, serving the corporate and investment banking needs of its clients worldwide. Mizuho Bank is warning consumers about ongoing social engineering scams where individuals are purporting to be representatives of the bank to scam unsuspecting consumers. The company also warns about companies identifying themselves as part of Mizuho Financial Group, which are not affiliated with the group or any of its companies.