Alain Henri Pierre Dromer

Henderson European Focus Trust Plc is an investment company, which engages in the business of maximizing total return from a focused portfolio of listed stocks. The firm is also involved in investing in financial, industrial, healthcare, consumer goods, basic materials, oil and gas, telecommunications, consumer services, technology, and utilities. The company was founded on January 20, 1947 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

HSBC Continental Europe provides banking and asset management services. The firm offers corporate finance, treasury, capital markets, new issues and origination, and security services. The company was founded in 1894 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Santander UK Plc provides banking services. It offers a range of personal and commercial financial products and services. The company operates through the following segments: Retail Banking, Corporate & Commercial Banking, Corporate & Investment Banking and Corporate Centre. The Retail Banking segment offers products and financial services to individuals and small businesses through a network of branches and ATMs, as well as through telephony, digital and intermediary channels. The Corporate & Commercial Banking segment offers products and financial services provided by relationship teams that are based in a network of regional CBCs and through telephony and digital channels. The Corporate & Investment Banking segment provides clients with products to manage currency fluctuations, protect against interest rate risk, and arrange capital markets finance and specialist trade finance solutions. The Corporate Centre segment is responsible for managing capital and funding, balance sheet composition, structure, pension and strategic liquidity risk. The company was founded in 1857 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Aviva Investors Ireland Ltd. (AI-IE) is the Irish asset management subsidiary of Aviva Investors Holdings Ltd., ultimately held by Aviva plc (LON: AV) in Great Britain. The firm was founded in 1990 and formerly known as Hibernian Investment Managers Ltd. AI-IE is headquartered in Dublin and manages a range of funds for individual and institutional clients.

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.

HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Ltd. (HSBC GAM-UK) is the wholly owned asset management subsidiary of HSBC Global Asset Management Ltd., ultimately part of HSBC Holdings plc (LON: HSBA, ADR: HSBC) in Great Britain. Headquartered in London, HSBC GAM-UK was founded in 1985 and acts as a discretionary investment manager that offers a wide range of investment solutions across equity, fixed income, liquidity and multi-asset strategies. Their clients include the Group’s retail and private banking customers, financial intermediaries and distributors and institutions.

Edmond de Rothschild (France) SA provides financial management services. It offers private banking, asset management, private equity, and corporate finance. The company is headquartered in Paris, France.

The Association of British Insurers provides insurance services. The non-profit company is based in London, UK. The CEO of the British company is Hannah Gurga.