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Western Asset Management Co. (Western Asset) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Pasadena, California. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a subsidiary of Legg Mason, Inc., which is owned by Franklin Resources, Inc. Western Asset provides discretionary investment management services to primarily institutional clients.

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd. (BIM-UK) is an investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm is a subsidiary of BlackRock Finance Europe Ltd., ultimately owned by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) in the US. BIM-UK was founded in 2006 following the merger of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers and BlackRock. In 2009, BlackRock merged with Barclays Global Investors, including the iShares exchange traded funds business. The combined firm operates under the BlackRock name and has retained the iShares brand. BIM-UK manages a family of mutual funds and acts as sub-advisor to other mutual and pension funds. They also offer alternative investments and managed accounts for individual and institutional clients.

JPMorgan Investment Management, Inc. (JPMIM) is a global, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 as the result of Chase Manhattan's purchase of Robert Fleming Holdings and the subsequent merger of Chase and JPMorgan. In January 2010, JPMorgan Investment Advisors merged into JP Morgan Investment Management. JPMIM is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM). The firm primarily provides investment advisory services to both US and non-US institutional and retail clients.

Western Asset Management Co. Ltd. (Western Asset UK) is the Great Britain-based investment management subsidiary of Legg Mason Global Holdings Ltd., ultimately held by Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN) in the US. Founded in 1986, Western Asset UK is headquartered in London and devotes all their resources to fixed-income investment management and client services for a range of global clients across a variety of mandates.

Rogge Global Partners Ltd. (Rogge) is the specialist global fixed-income subsidiary of Allianz Global Investors GmbH, ultimately held by Allianz SE (XE: ALV, ADR: AZSEY) in Germany. Founded in 1984 by Olaf Rogge, the firm is based in London and manages a range of global bond and currency products, across developed, emerging, investment grade and high yield strategies for institutional clients. Rogge is a socially responsible investor and signatory of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment. They have a joint venture with Tokio Marine Asset Management Ltd., the investment management arm of the largest property and casualty company in Japan.

Allianz Global Investors GmbH (UK) (AGI-UK) is the Great Britain-based investment management division of Allianz Global Investors GmbH, which is owned by Allianz SE (ETR: ALV) in Germany. Headquartered in London, AGI-UK was founded in 2013 and offers a range of expertise and capabilities across and within asset classes for institutional and retail clients.