Daniel Lucas

Invesco Advisers, Inc. is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a subsidiary of Invesco Group Services, Inc., ultimately held by Invesco Ltd. (NYSE: IVZ). The firm was founded in 1986 and previously known as Invesco Institutional NA, Inc. until April 2010 when Invesco Ltd. consolidated the businesses of their US investment advisors (Invesco AIM Advisors, Inc., Invesco AIM Capital Management, Inc., Invesco AIM Private Asset Management, Inc. and Invesco Global Asset Management NA, Inc.) under the name Invesco Advisers, Inc. They provide discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, institutional and high net-worth clients through separate accounts, wrap fee programs and US registered investment companies and other Commingled Funds.

Franklin Advisers, Inc. is a mutual fund manager and registered investment advisor headquartered in San Mateo, California. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN), a holding company that, together with its various subsidiaries is referred to as Franklin Templeton Investments. Franklin Advisers provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to US and non-US, registered open-end and closed-end funds and unregistered funds, as well as separate accounts.

ASA Gold & Precious Metals Ltd. (Mutual Fund Manager) (ASA) is the mutual fund management division of ASA Gold & Precious Metals Ltd. (NYSE: ASA), a closed-end, non-diversified precious metals and mining fund headquartered in San Mateo, California. The firm was founded in Bermuda and is the successor to a closed-end investment company of the same name organized in the Republic of South Africa in 1958. ASA focuses solely on the precious metals and mining industry.

StateStreet Group LLC provides commercial real estate investment and management services. It also offers self-storage facilities and apartment communities. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Jackson, MS.