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T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (Price Associates) is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The firm was founded by Thomas Rowe Price, Jr. in 1937. They are a subsidiary of the T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TROW), which was formed in 2000 as the publicly traded parent holding company of Price Associates and their affiliated entities. Price Associates offers a variety of mutual funds, sub-advisory services and separate account management for individual and institutional investors, retirement plans and financial intermediaries.

Playtex Products LLC manufactures and markets consumer products. It offers personal, feminine, and baby care products. It offers skin care products including general protection, sport, baby and child protection, and gloves. The company was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Westport, CT.

Citibank NA engages in the provision of banking services. It offers retail and commercial banking; credit cards; banking, capital markets, and advisory; markets and securities services; private banking; and treasury and trade solutions. The company was founded on June 16, 1812 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

TIAA-CREF Investment Management LLC (TCIM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of TIAA-CREF Asset Management LLC, ultimately owned by TIAA Board of Governors. TCIM provides investment management and certain administrative services necessary for the operation of the College Retirement Equities Fund (CREF), a diversified open-end registered investment management company that consists of eight accounts, that issues individual, group and tax-deferred variable annuity contracts.

Part of Schroders Plc, IBJ Schroder International Bank provides fund management services.

Founded in 1999 by Donald Gould, Gould Asset Management LLC is a registered investment advisor located in Claremont, California. The firm manages private investment funds and separate accounts for high net-worth individuals and small-to-medium sized institutions.

Spectrum Gaming Group LLC provides research and consulting services to the international casino gaming industry. It offers services in the areas of anti-money laundering consulting services, Internet gaming and public policy, market and feasibility studies, economic impact reports, gaming regulatory services, investigations and due diligence, legal support and expert witness services, casino development services, casino operational services, professional services for Indian nations, new-technology services, tax policy guidance for public officials and casino operators, marketing research, and lottery services. The company was founded by Fredric E. Gushin in 1993 and is headquartered in Linwood, NJ.

IBM Global Financing provides Information Technology financing solutions. The firm serves commercial clients ranging from small businesses to Fortune 100 firms. It also assists companies in getting rid of obsolete systems by disposing, recycling, and reselling. The company is headquartered in Armonk, NY.

American Bar Association provides legal services. It provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, legal information and other services to assist legal professionals. The firm has members which include judges, court administrators, law professors, and non-practicing attorneys. The company was founded on August 21, 1878 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Standard Chartered Bank Korea Ltd. provides international and commercial banking services. Its services include time, saving, checking, and money market deposits, credit card, loan, mortgages, and trusts. The firm also offers Internet, telephone, and mobile banking. The company was founded on July 1, 1929 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.

Bain & Company SE Asia, Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers strategy, performance improvement, private equity, customer strategy and marketing, advanced analytics, corporate finance, transformation, organization, digital, sustainability, merges and acquisitions, information technology, and results delivery consulting services. The firm serves airlines and transportation, consumer products, financial services, healthcare, industrial goods and services, media, metals and mining, oil and gas, private equity, retail, social and public sector, technology, telecommunications, and utilities and alternative energy industries. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Singapore.

The District of Columbia Bar provides legal services. The private company is based in Washington.

Impact Capital Advisors LLC provides investment advice as fiduciaries to help clients grow their wealth through better investment performance, lower taxes, and lower fees. The private company is based in Los Angeles, CA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company focuses on their clients' unique goals and act as advocates in an industry that often sells conflicted investment management services. The company was founded in 1995 by David Dunlap.

Commonwealth Capital Corp. is a leading equipment leasing American company that has been in operation since 1978. The private company is based in Swedesboro, NJ, and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company provides leasing solutions for a wide range of industries, including aerospace and defense, agriculture, automotive, biotech and pharmaceuticals, construction, consumer products, education, entertainment/media, energy and utilities, fitness, government, financial services, healthcare, travel and hospitality, information communications technology, insurance, manufacturing, professional and technical services, retail, technology services, and transportation. The CEO of the company is Kimberly A. Springsteen-Abbott.

Ecore International, Inc. manufactures and markets recycled rubber products. It offers products for commercial flooring, industrial, athletic, construction and medical sectors. The firm exports products throughout the world. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Lancaster, PA.

Franklin Templeton Investímentos (Brasil) Ltda. (Franklin Templeton Brasil) is the Brazilian investment management subsidiary of Franklin Templeton Capital Holdings Pte Ltd., ultimately held by Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN) in the US. The firm was created in 2006 when Franklin Templeton Investments took full control of Bradesco Templeton Asset Management Ltda., originally founded in 1997 as a joint venture between subsidiaries of Banco Bradesco and Franklin Templeton Investments. Headquartered in Sao Paulo, Franklin Templeton Brasil is responsible for the managed funds and portfolios, as well as for managing the exposure in Brazil of various funds distributed by Franklin Templeton in other markets.

The National Association of Science Writers is a community of over 2,300 professionals who write and produce material to inform the public about science, health, engineering, and technology. The non-profit company is based in Berkeley, CA. The organization is committed to diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion, which applies to every aspect of NASW and extends to the broader field of science writing. The best guide for teaching and learning effective science writing, the second edition of _A Field Guide for Science Writers_ improves on the classic first edition with a wider range of topics, a new slate of writers, and an up-to-date exploration of the most stimulating and challenging issues in science.

Bulldog Investors LLP is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Saddle Brook, New Jersey. The firm was co-founded by Phillip Goldstein and Steve Samuels in 1992 as Brooklyn Capital Management LLC. Bulldog Investors offers its event-driven, opportunistic style of investing to individuals and wealth managers through separately managed accounts (SMAs).

CommonWealth Equity Partners LLC (CommonWealth Equity) is a private equity firm founded in 2020 by Michael Lawrence DeRosa and Robert Bernard. The firm is headquartered in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.