Eric Curiel

Legg Mason International Equities Ltd., which does business as Esemplia Emerging Markets, (Esemplia) is the Great Britain-based, wholly-owned subsidiary of Legg Mason International Asset Management, itself a subsidiary of Legg Mason, Inc. (NYSE: LM) in the US. Created in 2006 from the former Citigroup Asset Management, the firm is a global emerging markets specialist. They are located in London with an aditional office in Hong Kong where they manage assets and sub-advise mutual funds across investment strategies within the Legg Mason mutual fund range for institutional and high-net worth clients worldwide.

ClearBridge Investments LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Legg Mason, Inc., ultimately held by Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN). They were founded in 2005 as ClearBridge Advisors, which operated through Citigroup Asset Management NA, and was acquired by Legg Mason that year. They changed their name to ClearBridge Investments LLC in 2012. ClearBridge Investments provides discretionary investment management services for both institutional and retail clients. The firm also acts as adviser or sub-adviser to the ClearBridge Funds which are part of the Legg Mason family of mutual funds.