Jim E. Masur

Barings LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Founded in 1940, the firm is direct subsidiary of MM Asset Management Holding LLC and their ultimate parent is Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. (MassMutual). MassMutual?s affiliated companies include financial services companies that provide investment management services and individual protection insurance to clients worldwide. Barings provides a broad range of investment advisory and management services to institutional clients, registered investment companies, and other pooled investment vehicles.

The Boston Co. Holding LLC is a company that specializes in commercial banking. The company is based in Pittsburgh, PA.

Founded in 1995, Mellon Financial Markets LLC is an investment banking firm and full-service securities dealer headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The firm is a subsidiary of Mellon Financial Corp. (NYSE: MEL). Mellon Financial Markets is an active underwriter and dealer in fixed-income securities including municipal bonds, corporate bonds, mortgage-backed and asset backed securities, U.S. Treasury and agency securities and money market instruments.

Deutsche Bank Investment Management, Inc. is an investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB).