Michael Harlan Brown

MassMutual Corporate Investors, Inc. is a closed-end investment company, first offered to the public in 1971, whose shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the trading symbol (MCI). The Trust's share price can be found in the financial section of most newspapers as 'MassCp' or 'MassMuInv' under the New York Stock Exchange listings. The Trust's investment objective is to maintain a portfolio of securities providing a fixed yield and at the same time offering an opportunity for capital gains. The Trust's principal investments are privately placed, below-investment grade, long-term corporate debt obligations with equity features such as warrants, conversion rights, or other equity features and, occasionally, preferred stocks.

MassMutual Participation Investors is a closed-end investment company. The Trust's investment objective is to maximize total return by providing a high level of current income, the potential for growth of income, and capital appreciation. The Trust also invest in publicly traded debt securities (including high yield securities), with an emphasis on those with equity features, and in convertible preferred stocks and, subject to certain limitations, readily marketable equity securities. In addition, the Trust may temporarily invest in high quality, readily marketable securities. Babson Capital Management LLC manages the Trust on a total return basis. MassMutual Participation Investors is headquartered in Springfield, MA.

Founded in 2006, Invicta Capital LLC is an investment advisor located in New York City. The firm is part of Invicta Financial Group, a group of companies including Invicta Holdings LLC, Invicta Capital LLC, Invicta Credit LLC and Invicta Advisors LLC. Invicta provides credit protection to counterparties through credit default swaps. Invicta Capital was initially capitalized with $400 million with a $150 million equity investment from Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. (MassMutual) and a $250 million combination of AAA and AA term and auction rate debt. In 2008, MassMutual sold a majority of the voting equity in Invicta Financial Group to a third party investor group. MassMutual remains Invicta's single largest investor. The firm is also affiliated with Babson Capital Manageemnt.

Barings Corporate Investors, a closed-end investment company traded on the New York Stock Exchange, invests in small and middle market companies. The fund provides financing in the form of mezzanine debt and equity for acquisition transactions. Its principal investments are privately placed, below-investment grade, long term debt obligations with equity features such as common stock, warrants, conversion rights, or other equity features and, occasionally, preferred stocks.

Barings Participation Investors is a closed-end investment company. Its investment objective is to provide total return by providing a high level of current income, the potential for growth of income and capital appreciation. Barings Participation was founded on April 7, 1988 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.