David Walker Stevenson

Templeton Investment Counsel LLC (TIC) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The firm was founded in 2000 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Templeton Worldwide, Inc., ultimately held by Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN). TIC provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to US and non-US registered funds, and unregistered funds, as well as separate accounts for institutional and high net-worth clients.

Baillie Gifford & Co. is an independent, global investment management firm headquartered in Edinburgh, UK. The firm was founded in 1908 and is wholly-owned by their partners. Baillie Gifford manages assets for pension funds, institutions, corporates, foundations, charities and retail investors. They are a socially responsible investor which works with their fund managers to assess ESG concerns both before and after investing in companies.

First Sentier Investors (UK) IM Ltd. (FSIIM) is the wholly-owned, Great Britain-based specialist asset management subsidiary of S.I. Holdings Ltd., ultimately held by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (TYO: 8306) in Japan. Headquartered in Edinburgh, the firm was founded in 1970 and formerly known as First State Investment Management (UK) Ltd. FSIIM provides discretionary investment management and portfolio management services to a range of institutional clients and funds.

abrdn Investment Management Ltd. (AIM) is the wholly-owned investment management subsidiary of Standard Life Investments Holdings Ltd., itself a wholly-owned subsidiary of abrdn Plc (LON: ABDN) in Great Britain. Formerly known as Standard Life Investments Ltd., the firm was founded in 1990 as the dedicated investment arm of the Standard Life group. Headquartered in Edinburgh, AIM is a socially responsible investor which offers Standard Life Ethical Funds for investors concerned about environmental and social issues. Their flagship is the UK Select Fund.

Franklin Templeton Investments Corp. (FTI) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm was founded in 2000 and they are a subsidiary of Templeton International, Inc. Their ultimate parent is Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN), a global investment management company also known as Franklin Templeton Investments. FTI provides investment advisory and portfolio management services with clients in jurisdictions worldwide, which include registered open-end and closed-end funds and unregistered funds, as well as separate accounts for institutional and high net-worth clients.

Quaero Capital LLP is the specialist fund management subsidiary of Quaero Capital SA in Switzerland. The firm was founded in 2005 by Richard Pell-Ilderton and was formerly known as Tiburon Partners LLP. Headquartered in London, Quaero Capital provides highly actively managed strategies for clients in the institutional and wholesale markets.

The Association of Investment Cos. is based in London, UK. The British company represents and provides investor data on closed-ended funds, including investment trusts and venture capital trusts (VCTs). The non-profit company was founded in 1932. Richard William Stone has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

Aberforth Partners LLP (Aberforth) is an independent investment management firm headquartered in Edinburgh, UK. The firm was founded by Richard Newbery, David Ross, John Evans and Alistair Whyte in 1990. Aberforth provides investors with a high level of resources focused exclusively on small UK quoted companies.

Franklin Templeton Investment Management Ltd. (FTIML) is the Great Britain-based global investment management subsidiary of Franklin Templeton Global Investors Ltd., itself a subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN) in the US. Founded in 1985, FTIML is headquartered in London and provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to clients in jurisdictions worldwide, which include registered open-end and closed-end funds and unregistered funds, as well as Separate Accounts for institutional and high net-worth clients.

Nikko Asset Management Europe Ltd. (Nikko AME) is a fund management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1984 and is a subsidiary of Nikko AM Global Holdings Ltd., ultimately held by Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. (TSE: 8309) in Japan. Nikko AME manages investment products for institutional investors as well as pooled investment vehicles, which includes Japanese Investment Trusts, US registered investment companies, insurance companies and Nikko AM group affiliates.

Baring Asset Management Ltd. (Barings UK) is the Great Britain-based subsidiary of Barings Europe Ltd., ultimately held by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. in the US. Barings traces its origins to 1762 when it was founded in London as a firm of merchants and merchant bankers. They were an asset management pioneer in the UK and set up an Investment Department in 1955. In 1989, all of Barings' asset management activities were consolidated within Baring Asset Management. Headquartered in London, the firm manages assets on behalf of pension funds, pooled vehicles, governments, charities and high-net worth individuals. Barings UK offers a wide range of equity and fixed-income mutual funds in both domestic and international markets. They are a socially responsible investor which takes environmental and socially responsible investment issues into account and seek guidance from clients.

Santander Asset Management UK Ltd. (SAM-UK) is an asset manager headquartered in Glasgow, UK. The firm was founded in 1987 and formerly known as Scottish Mutual Portfolio Managers Ltd. and Abbey National Asset Managers Ltd. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of SAM Investment Holdings SL, owned by Banco Santander SA (NYSE, BME: SAN) in Spain. SAM-UK manages funds on behalf of other Santander group entities as well as retail investors. The firm also manages a small number of segregated corporate portfolios.

Aviva Investors Global Services Ltd. (AIGSL) is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of Aviva Investors Holdings Ltd., ultimately held by Aviva plc (LSE: AV, ADR: AV) in Great Britain. Previously known as Morley Fund Management Ltd., the firm was founded in 1973, merged with Norwich Union Investment Management Ltd. in 2000 and underwent restructuring in 2008. Headquartered in London, AIGSL provides investment management services and related advisory to various subsidiaries of the Aviva Group and external clients such as retail funds, pension funds, and other institutional investors.

Part of Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Stewart Ivory & Co. Ltd. is a British company that manages investment trusts and other investment portfolios. The company is based in Edinburgh, UK. Stewart Ivory & Co. was acquired by Colonial Pty Ltd., a SUB of Commonwealth Bank of Australia from Scottish American Investment Co. Plc on March 24, 2000 for $115.29 million.

Part of Steelcorp Pty Ltd., AIC Group is a British company that owns and operates steel mills. AIC Group was acquired by Delinian Ltd. on December 01, 1995.

Adam & Co. Investment Management Ltd. (AIM) is an investment management firm headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland. The firm was founded in 1983 by a group of influential Scottish business people. They were acquired by Canada-based Canaccord Genuity Group, Inc. (TSE: CF) from The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (LON: RBS, NYSE: RBS) in 2021. AIM offers asset management services to asset managers, pension funds, banks, foundations, insurance companies and family offices.

Cornelian Asset Managers Ltd. (Cornelian) is a Scottish specialist investment firm headquartered in Edinburgh. Founded in 1992, the firm was formerly known as Noble Asset Managers Ltd. and changed their name to Cornelian Asset Managers in 2005. They are a subsidiary of Cornelian Asset Managers Group Ltd., ultimately held by Brooks MacDonald Group plc (LON: BRK). Cornelian creates and actively manages high quality, diversified, multi-asset portfolios and risk-managed funds to clients ranging from individuals and their families to large pension funds and charities.

Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG (United Kingdom) (Berenberg-UK) is the Great Britain-based broker/dealer division of Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG, a multinational full-service investment bank in Germany. Headquartered in London, Berenberg-UK was founded in 2003 and provides trading and brokerage services to institutional and corporate clients.

Part of Renaissance Financial Holdings Ltd. /Bm/, Renaissance Capital Ltd. is a brokerage services provider. The company is based in London, UK. The British company was founded in 1995. Anthony Gerard Simone has been the CEO of the company since 2013.

Brooks Macdonald Asset Management Ltd. (BMAM) is the specialist investment subsidiary of Brooks MacDonald Group Plc (LON: BRK) in Great Britain. The firm was founded by Jonathan Gumpel and Richard Spencer in 1997 as Brooks Macdonald Gayer Asset Management Ltd. and changed their name to Brooks Macdonald Asset Management Ltd. in 2002. BMAM is headquartered in London with offices throughout Great Britain. They offer a range of investment management services and advice to individuals, pension funds, institutions, charities and trusts in the UK and internationally.

Earth Resource Investments AG (ERI) is the fund management subsidiary of Earth Resource Investment Group (ERIG), a group of Swiss niche investment fund advisory firms which was established in 2006 by Dr. Joachim Berlenbach. In 2008 ERIG entered into a joint venture with MRI Resources AG and developed a Luxembourg-based SICAV SIV fund structure with Universal-Investment GmbH to invest directly in companies in the resources sector. ERI is the fund advisor to the Earth funds and has a partnership with Universal-Investment as fund administrator.

PineBridge Investments Europe Ltd. (PineBridge-UK) is the fund management subsidiary of Pinebridge Investments Holdings (US) LLC, ultimately owned by The Li Family's Northumbrian Water Group Ltd. in Great Britain. The firm was founded in 1987 and formerly known as Landmark Money Management Ltd. and as Law, Dempsey & Co. Ltd. Headquartered in London, PineBridge-UK provides investment advice and markets investment products to clients around the world.

Part of Lloyds Banking Group Plc, United Dominions Leasing Ltd. is a British company that provides financial leasing products. The company is based in London, UK.

Founded in 1973, Scottish Widows Administration Services Ltd. is a subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group Plc. The company is based in London, UK. Scottish Widows Administration Services offers a range of life, pension, and investment products under the Scottish Widows brand. The British company's Group Pension Zone provides eServices for Advisors and Employers, and is integrated with Clerical Medical. Additionally, annual returns for Clerical Medical Investment Group companies can be reviewed through the company's website.

Part of Lloyds Banking Group Plc, Lloyds UDT Leasing Ltd. provides financial leasing services. The company is based in London, UK.

Finance & Leasing Association operates as an equipment leasing association. The non-profit company is based in London, UK. The British company was founded in 1992. Stephen Haddrill has been the CEO of the company since 2019.

Amati Global Partners LLP provides investment services. The company was founded by Paul Arthur Jourdan and Douglas William Lawson and is headquartered in Edinburgh, the United Kingdom.

The Corra Foundation is a non-profit organization that works to improve the lives of individuals and communities facing disadvantage, both locally and internationally. The non-profit company is based in Edinburgh, UK and was founded in 1810 by Duncan Reverend Henry. The British company takes a holistic approach to working with young people and families from ethnic minority backgrounds. The foundation offers grants and funding to support various initiatives, including the Household Hardship Fund and the National Drugs Mission funds. The company also provides support to groups that assist people in recovery and their families. The CEO is Sawers Carolyn.

London Investment Consultants LLP is an independent asset management firm headquartered in Woking, UK. The firm was founded in 2008 and provides investment advisory services to individuals and institutional investors.

Lorne Steinberg Wealth Management, Inc. (LSWM) is a management-owned, Canadian asset management firm headquartered in Montréal, Québec with an additional office in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded by Lorne Steinberg in 2009. LSWM provides discretionary investment management services to individuals, corporations and non-profit organizations. Accounts are managed on both a segregated basis and through proprietary pooled funds, depending on client circumstances.

Columbus Investment Partners Ltd. is an independent investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded by Pedro Yágüez in 2015. They provide investment advice to Columbus European Mid-Cap Equity, a Luxembourg UCITS Fund.