John Joseph Morton

Lord Abbett & Co. LLC (Lord Abbett) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey. Founded in 1929, Lord Abbett provides advisory services to a variety of institutional clients, the Lord Abbett Funds and other registered investment companies sponsored by third parties, the Lord Abbett UCITS Funds, the Lord Abbett Luxembourg Fund, other foreign funds, privately offered commingled funds and various separately managed accounts.

SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (SSgA FM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1978 and is a subsidiary of State Street Global Advisors, Inc., ultimately held by State Street Corp. (NYSE: STT). SSgA FM provides investment advisory services to US investment companies and certain pooled investment vehicles.

Fischer Francis Trees & Watts (UK) Ltd. (FFTW-UK) is the Great Britain based global investment management subsidiary of BNP Paribas Investment Partners (UK) Ltd., ultimately held by BNP Paribas SA (XP: BNP, ADR: BNPQY) in France. Established in London in 1989 to facilitate managing multi-currency and global fixed-income portfolios, the firm provides products to a range of institutional investors including central banks, public institutions, corporations, insurance companies, endowments, foundations and non-profit organizations and sub-advisory relationships.

Founded in 1997, Rexiter Capital Management Boston Ltd. is an investment advisor located in Boston. The firm is a subsidiary of UK-based Rexiter Capital Management Ltd. Their clients include large public and corporate pension funds, endowments, foundations, corporate clients and mutual funds

Rexiter Capital Management Ltd. was founded in 1997 and is based in London. The firm is majority-owned by State Street Global Alliance, LLC which is in turn owned by State Street Corp. (NYSE: STT) and the Dutch Pension Fund ABP. Rexiter's employees hold a significant minority interest. Rexiter provides management services to pension and mutual funds, endowments and corporate clients.