Stephan van Vliet

BNP Paribas Asset Management Asia Ltd. (BNPP AM Hong Kong) is the wholly-owned, Hong Kong-based asset management subsidiary of BNP Paribas Asset Management France SAS, itself owned by BNP Paribas SA (EPA: BNP; ADR: BNPQQY), a multinational universal bank and financial services holding company headquartered in France. BNPP AM Hong Kong was founded in 1991 and provides investors with high-value sustainable investment solutions to clients.

Barclays Capital Securities Ltd. (BCS) is the brokerage subsidiary of Barclays Bank plc, which is owned by Barclays Plc (LON: BARC), an international financial services group in Great Britain. The firm was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in London with offices worldwide. BCS provides prime brokerage services which include equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics.

Merrill Lynch Far East Ltd. is the stockbroking subsidiary of Merrill Lynch HK Services Ltd., ultimately owned by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) in the US. Headquartered in Hong Kong, the firm was founded in 2003 and offers a broad range of brokerage services to institutional investors.

BNP Paribas Securities (Asia) Ltd. (BNPP SEC ASIA) is the Hong Kong-based brokerage subsidiary of BNP Paribas SA (EPA: BNP), an international banking group headquartered in France. BNPP SEC ASIA provides electronic trading services to its clients, including its affiliates which take principal or riskless principal positons. Such services enable the access to, and execution of trades via, alternative liquidity pools (ALPs), or commonly known as dark pools, operated by other service providers or affiliates of the firm (Third Party ALPs).

AMTD Group Co. Ltd. engages in the provision of financial solutions. It operates through the following business lines: investment banking, asset management, insurance brokerage, and strategic investment. The company was founded on September 23, 2005 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

Daniel J. Edelman Holdings, Inc. provides public relations services. It operates a PR-centric portfolio of interdependent companies that include Edelman; Zeno; United Entertainment Group; Assembly; Edible, krispr, Revere, CREAM Events and Salutem. The firm’s areas of practice include Brand, Corporate, Digital, Public Affairs, Crisis and Risk and Business + Social Purpose. It offers expertise in energy, financial services, food and beverage, health and technology sectors. The company was founded by Daniel J. Edelman in 1952 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.