Eddie Ramos

MacKay Shields LLC is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The original predecessor to the firm, MacKay-Shields Economics, was founded in 1938 as an economic consulting firm and it became MacKay Shields Financial Corp. (MSFC) in 1969. In 1984, MSFC was purchased by New York Life Insurance Co. (NYLIC). NYLIC established New York Life Investment Management Holdings LLC (NYLIM Holdings) in 1999 and transferred ownership of MSFC to NYLIM Holdings. In 1999, MSFC was converted to MacKay Shields LLC. The ownership, control and management of MacKay Shields did not change as a result of this conversion. The firm is wholly owned by NYLIM Holdings, which is wholly-owned by NYLIC. MacKay Shields provides discretionary investment management services primarily to institutional clients. The firm is a signatory of the United Nation Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Templeton Investment Counsel LLC (TIC) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The firm was founded in 2000 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Templeton Worldwide, Inc., ultimately held by Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN). TIC provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to US and non-US registered funds, and unregistered funds, as well as separate accounts for institutional and high net-worth clients.

Brown Capital Management LLC (BCM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The firm was founded by Eddie C. Brown in 1983 and is solely owned by Brown Capital Management Holdings, Inc., which is owned by Brown Capital Management Esop Trust. BCM provides professional investment management services to institutions and individuals.

Invesco Advisers, Inc. is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a subsidiary of Invesco Group Services, Inc., ultimately held by Invesco Ltd. (NYSE: IVZ). The firm was founded in 1986 and previously known as Invesco Institutional NA, Inc. until April 2010 when Invesco Ltd. consolidated the businesses of their US investment advisors (Invesco AIM Advisors, Inc., Invesco AIM Capital Management, Inc., Invesco AIM Private Asset Management, Inc. and Invesco Global Asset Management NA, Inc.) under the name Invesco Advisers, Inc. They provide discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, institutional and high net-worth clients through separate accounts, wrap fee programs and US registered investment companies and other Commingled Funds.

Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Inc. (MSIM) is an investment management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1975 and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). MSIM provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management services and products to institutional clients and individual investors. The firm also advises clients as to the appropriate allocation of assets among multiple separate accounts and/or investment companies or other pooled vehicles that the firm advises.

Founded in 2009, Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings LLC (CCMH) is a registered investment advisor located in New York City. The firm was originally formed as the Equity Investments Group division within New York Life Investment Management LLC. They were also known as Madison Square Investments LLC. Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings is a subsidiary of New York Life Investment Management Holdings LLC and their ultimate parent is New York Life Insurance Co. They were formerly known as Madison Square Investors LLC. CCMH provides a broad array of investment advisory services to institutions, pension and profit sharing plans, trusts and charitable organizations including foundations and non-profits, corporations and other business and government entities. They also provide advisory or sub-advisory services to trust companies, Taft-Hartley funds, private investment funds and a collective trust. The firm provides sub-advisory services to The MainStay Funds, a group of open-end funds sponsored and advised by their affiliate New York Life Investments. CCMH sponsors and provides advisory services to the Cornerstone Market Neutral Fund LLC, a private investment fund.