Bruce Goddard

Barclays Global Investors (Australia) Ltd. (BGIA) is the Australian subsidiary of BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Ltd., itself a subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) in the US, which merged with Barclays Global Investors (BGI), including the market-leading iShares® exchange traded funds business, in 2009. The combined firm will operate under the BlackRock name and the iShares brand will be retained. BGIA was established in 1971 and is located in Sydney. Their clients are individual and institutional investors in Australia, New Zealand and across the world, including pension plans, foundations and endowments. Based in New York City, BlackRock is a leader in investment management, risk management and advisory services for institutional and retail clients worldwide. They offer a variety of products and structures including separate accounts, mutual funds, iShares (exchange-traded funds) and other pooled investment vehicles.