Alasdair Alan Neil Cummings

Syz & Co. Asset Management (Europe) Ltd. (Syz & Co. AM) is the Great Britain-based asset management subsidiary of Banque Syz SA, owned by Financière Syz & Co. SA in Switzerland. Founded in 1996, the firm provides a range of asset management services to high-net worth and institutional clients such as pension funds, insurance companies, corporates and investment funds. In addition to the London subsidiary, Banque Syz & Co. is headquartered in Geneva, with offices worldwide.

Edinburgh Partners Ltd. is a directly owned, UK-based investment management subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN) in the US. The firm was founded by Alasdair Nairn as DMWS 612 Ltd. in 2003 to exclusively focus on investment research and portfolio management. Headquartered in Edinburgh, Edinburgh Partners provides investment advisory services for institutional clients, which includes public and corporate pensions, registered investment companies, pooled investment vehicles and sub-advisory accounts.