Anne Underhill

Putnam Premier Income Trust is a closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to seek high current income consistent with the preservation of capital. The company was founded on February 29, 1988 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Fortis Investment Management USA, Inc. operated as a hedge fund manager and registered investment advisor. The firm offered investment management services to institutional and retail clients around the world. Its investment offerings included a wide variety of actively-managed equity and fixed-income portfolios. The company was founded in 1979 and was headquartered in Boston, MA.

Founded in 1989, Baring North America LLC is a registered investment advisor located in Boston. The firm manages institutional assets on behalf of clients located in the US. They are a direct subsidiary of MassMutual Baring Holding LLC and their ultimate parent is Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co.

AllianceBernstein LP (AB) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 2000, the firm is owned by Equitable Financial Life Insurance Co., ultimately held by Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH). AB provides investment advice to investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, banks and thrift institutions, trusts, estates, government agencies, charitable organizations, individuals, corporations and other business entities.

SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (SSgA FM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1978 and is a subsidiary of State Street Global Advisors, Inc., ultimately held by State Street Corp. (NYSE: STT). SSgA FM provides investment advisory services to US investment companies and certain pooled investment vehicles.

Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (United States) is an insurance company located in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. The firm is a subsidiary of Delaware Life Holdings, which acquired the firm in 2012. Their ultimate parent is Guggenheim Capital LLC.

Founded in 2009 by John Chisholm, Hermes Fund Managers North America LP is a registered investment advisor located in Boston. The firm is also known as Hermes Global Equity Advisors. They are a subsidiary of London-based Hermes Fund Managers Ltd., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BT Pension Scheme. BT Pension Scheme is controlled by BT Group plc (LSE: BT.A, NYSE: BT). Hermes Fund Managers provides both asset management and pension fund management services. Their clients include pension funds, insurance companies, government entities, financial institutions, charitable organizations and endowments.