Robert Lee Adams

HighMark Capital Management, Inc. (HighMark) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 1919 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of MUFG Union Bank NA, ultimately held by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: MY, TYO: 8306), a Japan-based financial institution. HighMark provides investment advice to pension and profit-sharing plans, pooled investment vehicles, charitable organizations, corporations, state and municipal government entities, corporate employee benefit plans, public agencies, foundations and endowments, Taft-Hartley plans, hospital and religious organizations, and treasury departments.

Needelman Asset Management, Inc. (Needelman) is a wealth management firm and registered investment advisor headquartered in Ladera Ranch, California, founded by Chet Needelman in 2002. Needelman is a subsidiary of Spectrum Asset Management, Inc., an SEC-registered investment adviser, whose principal owner is Ryan L. Kelly. The firm provides investment management services to high net-worth individuals, pension and profit sharing plans, charitable organizations and corporations.