Margaret S. Hui

Bank of the West is an investment management firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1874, the firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BancWest Holding, Inc., ultimately held by BNP Paribas SA (EPA: BNP, NASDAQ: BNPQY) in France. Bank of the West provides investment management services for corporate and institutional clients.

Founded in 1974, OFI Global Institutional, Inc. is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is also a commodity pool operator and commodity trading advisor registered with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the National Futures Association. OFI Global Institutional is a wholly-owned subsidiary of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (OFI), which, in turn, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. (OAC). Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. (MassMutual), through its subsidiary, is the indirect primary shareholder of OAC. The firm provides investment advisory services to various types of clients, including trusts, pension plans, insurance company separate accounts, foundations, corporations, ERISA qualified retirement plans, governmental plans, foreign entities (including governmental entities, corporations, investment companies and pension plans), mutual funds, private funds, and bank sponsored collective investment trusts.

OppenheimerFunds, Inc. provides investment advice. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in New York, NY.