C. Ross Sappenfield

Capital Research & Management Co. (CR&M) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1931 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Capital Group Cos., Inc. CR&M provides investment management services to registered investment companies and other pooled investment vehicles. They also serve as the investment adviser to Capital Bank and Trust Company in their capacity as the trustee of certain collective investment trusts that are exempt from SEC registration.

Capital Research & Management Co. (Global Investors), do-business-as Capital Research Global Investors (CRGI), is an investment advisor headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm is a division of Capital Research & Management Co. (CR&M), the original company of the Capital Group Cos., which was founded in 1931 by Jonathan Bell Lovelace. In 2008, CR&M disaggregated their equity investment operations to become known as Capital Research Global Investors and Capital World Investors. Capital World Investors is the retail entity of the Capital Group. Institutional management services in North America are provided by Capital Guardian. Institutional management services are provided globally by Capital International.