Ken Karwowski

Formerly National City Investment Management Co., Allegiant Asset Management Co. (AAM) is a multi-style registered investment advisor. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, the firm is a wholly owned subsidiary of National City Corp. (NYSE: NCC) AAM is focused on the investment and service requirements of institutional clients, including corporate, public, Taft-Hartley, foundation, endowments and mutual funds. The firm was formed following the merger between National City and First of America Bank Corp. in 1985. AAM manages the Armada/Allegiant fund family out of Cleveland, while private client portfolios are managed out of offices in Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Grand Rapids, Michigan and Fort Wayne, Indiana. National City maintains separate trading desks for the Armada fund family and private client portfolios.

Part of Deutsche Bank AG, Deutsche Bank Corp. is a company based in New York, NY.

Henderson Global Investors (North America), Inc. (HGINA) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Henderson Group plc, a London-based public company registered on the London Stock Exchange and the Australian Securities Exchange. Henderson Group plc is the holding company of the investment management group Henderson Global Investors. Established in 1934, Henderson Global Investors is an independent global asset management firm. Henderson Global Investors (North America), Inc. was formed in 1999 when Henderson Global Investors Ltd. acquired Phoenix Realty Advisors. HIGNA provides investment management services on a fully discretionary basis to SEC-registered mutual funds, including each series of the Henderson Global Funds, other pooled investment vehicles, and institutional accounts, subject to the investment guidelines of each client. HGINA also serves as a sub-investment advisor to other unaffiliated SEC-registered mutual funds, as well as to other pooled investment vehicles available for investment by non-U.S. investors The firm has sub-advisory agreements with Henderson Investment Management Ltd., AlphaGen Capital Ltd., and Henderson Geneva Capital Management LLC, all wholly-owned subsidiaries of Henderson Global Advisors.

PNC Capital Advisors LLC (PCA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The firm is a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of PNC Bank, NA, which is wholly-owned by The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC), a financial holding company. The firm was founded in 2009 from the business combination of PNC Capital Advisors, Inc. and Allegiant Asset Management Co. following the acquisition of National City Corp., the parent of Allegiant, by PNC. PCA provides taxable fixed income discretionary investment advisory services to institutional accounts.