Jim Thames

Founded in 1936, Frank Russell Co. is a registered investment advisor located in Seattle, Washington. The firm is a part of Russell Investment Group. They are wholly-owned by LSEG US Holdco, Inc, itself a wholly owned non-operating subsidiary of London Stock Exchange Group plc. Frank Russell Co.'s clients consist of pension and profit sharing plans, endowments, foundations, charitable organizations, corporations or other institutional investors. The firm also has contracts through Russell-related entities to manage the cash equitization activities of pooled investment vehicles Frank Russell Co. operates through sub-advisory agreements with the investment managers of these pooled investment vehicles.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).

Arrowstreet Capital LP is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1999 and is a subsidiary of Arrowstreet Capital Holding LLC. They provide investment advisory services to a global institutional client base. Arrowstreet Capital is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).