Mark Anthony Marinella

Capital Research & Management Co. (Fixed Income Investors) (CRMC-FII) is the investment management division of Capital Research & Management Co. (CRMC), a registered investment advisor headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded by Jonathan Bell Lovelace in 1931 and operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Capital Group Companies, Inc. CRMC-FII provides investment management services to registered investment companies and other pooled investment vehicles.

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.

State Street Research & Management Company (SSR), with a history dating back to 1924, is one of the nation's first investment management organizations. The Boston-based firm is a subsidiary of MetLife (NYSE:MET), one of the world's largest financial services companies. The firm, together with its affiliate SSR Realty, actively manages stock, bond, balanced and real estate portfolios for both institutional and individual investors. SSR manages pension money for many of the largest U.S. corporate pension plans. SSR also manages money for public and union pension plans, foundations, endowments, and mutual funds.

BlackRock Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1994 and is a subsidiary of BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK). BlackRock Advisors manages assets for US-registered investment companies and 529 Plans.

Columbia Management Group, Inc. provides asset management services. The company administers discretionary investment accounts for corporations, foundations, pension and benefit plans and endowments. The company also assists in tax and estate planning and portfolio management for high-net-worth individuals. Columbia Management Group is headquartered in Boston, MA

Credit Suisse First Boston LLC provides global investment banking services in the United States. It provides private banking and financial advisory services and banking products. Its businesses include securities underwriting, sales & trading, investment banking, private equity, alternative assets, financial advisory services, investment research and asset management. It is headquartered in New York, NY.

John Hancock Life Insurance Co. (USA) (Investment Portfolio) is the investment portfolio division of John Hancock Life Insurance Co. (USA), an insurance company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm is a subsidiary of The Manufacturers Investment Corp., ultimately held by Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX, NYSE: MFC) in Canada.

F-Squared Investments, Inc. is an investment advisory firm headquartered in Wellesley, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Vadim Fishman in 2006 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of F-Squared Investment Management LLC, ultimately held y Cedar Capital Investments Holdings LLC. F-Squared Investments offers various index products on a non-discretionary basis to unaffiliated third parties, and provides discretionary investment advisory services based on those index products to various separately managed account clients.