Roger Hamilton

Boston-based John Hancock Advisers, Inc. (JHA) is the mutual fund affiliate of John Hancock Financial Services, Inc. and manages the John Hancock family of retail and institutional mutual funds, as well as separate equity portfolios for private accounts and retirement plans for individual and institutional investors. In 2003, Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX, NYSE: MFC) and John Hancock Financial Services, Inc. (NYSE: JHF) announced that they would merge and would thus create a leading global insurance franchise. The combined company will market products and services under multiple brands including John Hancock in the US and Manulife in Canada and the US.

Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC (Manulife IM-US) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1968 and is a subsidiary of John Hancock Subsidiaries LLC, ultimately held by Manulife Financial Corp. (NYSE, TSE: MFC), a Canadian-based financial services firm. Manulife IM-US manages assets for a variety of institutional and other types of clients, such as public and private pension funds, foundations, mandatory provident funds outside the US, financial institutions, investment trusts, separately managed account clients, and high net-worth individuals. The firm also manages registered funds, which includes UCITS, US and Canadian open- and closed-end mutual funds and privately-offered unregistered investment funds.

Part of Oddo BHF SCA, Criterion Investment Management is an American company that provides investment services. Criterion Investment Management was acquired by WestLB Mellon Asset Management Kapitalanlage GmbH from Nicholas-Applegate Capital Management on April 01, 1999.

Part of Manulife Financial Corp., Transamerica Fund Management Co. is an American mutual fund company. The company is based in TX. Transamerica Fund Management was acquired by John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co. from Transamerica Corp. on December 23, 1994 for $100 million.

Rotan Mosle, Inc. provides investment banking and securities brokerage services.

Aramco Services Company (ASC) is a subsidiary of Saudi Aramco, a global leader in integrated energy and chemicals. ASC has been present in the United States for over 60 years and is committed to contributing to the energy sector through research and development, venture fund activities, asset ownership, as well as technology and digital transformation. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX, and has offices in several other locations. ASC is dedicated to making a positive impact in the communities where its employees live and work, with outreach programs that benefit the arts, geosciences, education, and the environment. Ultimately, the company is controlled by the Government of Saudi Arabia.