Paul Disdier

BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. (BNYMIA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1951 and formerly known as The Dreyfus Corp. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of MBC Investments Corp., ultimately held by The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK). BNYMIA serves as an investment advisor to mutual funds, such as the BNY Mellon Family of Funds and The BNY Mellon Funds Trust, and as sub-investment advisor to non-affiliated mutual funds. Formed in 2009, Dreyfus Cash Investment Strategies (Dreyfus) is a division of the BNYMIA that offers money market strategies to US and non-US institutional investors.

BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, Inc. is a closed-end investment fund and investment trust. The fund's investment objective is to maximize current income exempt from federal income tax to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Founded in 2006, SMC Fixed Income Management LLC is a registered investment advisor located in West Windsor, New Jersey. The firm is a subsidiary of Spring Mountain Capital LP. They provide investment management services to mutual funds and managed accounts for high net-worth individuals.