Richard Samuel Bradbury Williams

Railway Pension Investments Ltd. (dba Railpen) is a pension fund management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1980 and is a subsidiary of the Railway Pension Trustee Co. Ltd., which is owned by Railway Holdings Ltd. Railpen is solely responsible for the administration, safekeeping and investment of the Railways Pension Schemes’ assets on behalf of members who are connected to the railway industry.

Fischer Francis Trees & Watts (UK) (FFTW) is the UK-based, wholly-owned subsidiary of Fischer Francis Trees & Watts (UK) Ltd., ultimately owned by BNP Paribas SA (XP: BNP) in France. The London office was founded in 1989 to facilitate the expansion of the firm's management capabilities into multi-currency, global fixed-income portfolios. In 1999, BNP Paribas formed a strategic alliance with FFTW to enable BNP Paribas to concentrate their expertise in global fixed-income management under FFTW's umbrella and to designate FFTW as their exclusive provider of global fixed-income services worldwide. In 2006 BNP Paribas Investment Partners acquired 100% of the firm's share capital. Located in London, FFTW is a specialist investment management firm which manages US and international fixed-income portfolios for institutional clients. In addition to the London office, the firm has full-service offices in New York, Singapore and Tokyo. FFTW offers a comprehensive selection of fixed-income products with varying degrees of risk and liquidity which utilize a wide variety of fixed-income instruments and investment techniques. Investments are possible via customized segregated mandates or via investment in one of the firm's mutual funds.

BNP Paribas Asset Management USA, Inc. (BNPP AM USA) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1972 as Fischer Francis Trees & Watts, Inc. (FFTW). In 2015, FFTW’s affiliated US registered investment advisor, BNP Paribas Asset Management Inc., was merged into FFTW. FFTW was re-branded as BNP Paribas Asset Management USA, Inc. in 2017. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas Asset Management USA Holdings, Inc. (BNPP AM), part of International Financial Services division of BNP Paribas (EPA: BNP) (BNPP). BNPP AM USA provides customized investment management services to institutional clients. They also provide non-discretionary investment management activities and/or act as collateral manager for structured products such as CDOs and CLOs.

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).