Steven M. Pires

Helios Strategic Mortgage Income Fund, Inc. is a diversified closed-end investment fund/Investment trust. The trust is managed by Brookfield Investment Management Inc., an investment advisor specializing in core fixed income, high yield, structured products as well as global REITs and listed infrastructure securities. Its objective is to provide high total return, including short and long-term capital gains and a high level of current income. The trust was founded on May 17, 2002 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Brookfield Investment Funds is an umbrella fund. The company consists of four series of underlying portfolios including the Brookfield Global Listed Real Estate Fund, the Brookfield Global Listed Infrastructure Fund, the Brookfield Global High Yield Fund, and the Brookfield High Yield Fund. It was founded on May 12, 2011 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Brookfield Investment Funds is an umbrella fund. The company consists of four series of underlying portfolios including the Brookfield Global Listed Real Estate Fund, the Brookfield Global Listed Infrastructure Fund, the Brookfield Global High Yield Fund, and the Brookfield High Yield Fund. It was founded on May 12, 2011 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Helios Strategic Mortgage Income Fund, Inc. is a diversified closed-end investment fund/Investment trust. The trust is managed by Brookfield Investment Management Inc., an investment advisor specializing in core fixed income, high yield, structured products as well as global REITs and listed infrastructure securities. Its objective is to provide high total return, including short and long-term capital gains and a high level of current income. The trust was founded on May 17, 2002 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc. (Boston Partners) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with offices in New York, London, Los Angeles and Greenbrae, California. Formerly known as Robeco Investment Management, Inc., the firm was founded by Mark Donovan, Robert Jones, Harry Rosenbluth, and Paul Heathwood in 1995 as Robeco USA, Inc. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of OCE US Holding, Inc., ultimately held by ORIX Corp. (TYO: 8591, NYSE: IX), a Tokyo-based international financial services company established in 1964. Boston Partners provides value equity investment products to individual and institutional clients.

Brookfield Investment Funds is an umbrella fund. The company consists of four series of underlying portfolios including the Brookfield Global Listed Real Estate Fund, the Brookfield Global Listed Infrastructure Fund, the Brookfield Global High Yield Fund, and the Brookfield High Yield Fund. It was founded on May 12, 2011 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Helios Strategic Mortgage Income Fund, Inc. is a diversified closed-end investment fund/Investment trust. The trust is managed by Brookfield Investment Management Inc., an investment advisor specializing in core fixed income, high yield, structured products as well as global REITs and listed infrastructure securities. Its objective is to provide high total return, including short and long-term capital gains and a high level of current income. The trust was founded on May 17, 2002 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Helios Strategic Mortgage Income Fund, Inc. is a diversified closed-end investment fund/Investment trust. The trust is managed by Brookfield Investment Management Inc., an investment advisor specializing in core fixed income, high yield, structured products as well as global REITs and listed infrastructure securities. Its objective is to provide high total return, including short and long-term capital gains and a high level of current income. The trust was founded on May 17, 2002 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Brookfield Investment Funds is an umbrella fund. The company consists of four series of underlying portfolios including the Brookfield Global Listed Real Estate Fund, the Brookfield Global Listed Infrastructure Fund, the Brookfield Global High Yield Fund, and the Brookfield High Yield Fund. It was founded on May 12, 2011 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Helios Strategic Mortgage Income Fund, Inc. is a diversified closed-end investment fund/Investment trust. The trust is managed by Brookfield Investment Management Inc., an investment advisor specializing in core fixed income, high yield, structured products as well as global REITs and listed infrastructure securities. Its objective is to provide high total return, including short and long-term capital gains and a high level of current income. The trust was founded on May 17, 2002 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Helios Strategic Mortgage Income Fund, Inc. is a diversified closed-end investment fund/Investment trust. The trust is managed by Brookfield Investment Management Inc., an investment advisor specializing in core fixed income, high yield, structured products as well as global REITs and listed infrastructure securities. Its objective is to provide high total return, including short and long-term capital gains and a high level of current income. The trust was founded on May 17, 2002 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Brookfield Investment Funds is an umbrella fund. The company consists of four series of underlying portfolios including the Brookfield Global Listed Real Estate Fund, the Brookfield Global Listed Infrastructure Fund, the Brookfield Global High Yield Fund, and the Brookfield High Yield Fund. It was founded on May 12, 2011 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

AMG Funds LLC (AMGF) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 1999 as Managers Investment Group LLC. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of TMF Corp., ultimately owned by Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE: AM). AMGF serves as the Investment Manager, Sponsor and Administrator of the AMG Funds family of mutual funds and the Sponsor and Administrator to the AMG Pantheon Funds, which are offered to qualified investors. The firm also provides investment management services, generally on a discretionary basis, to separately managed accounts, primarily under wrap fee programs sponsored by broker-dealers or other firms.

AMG Funds LLC (AMGF) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 1999 as Managers Investment Group LLC. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of TMF Corp., ultimately owned by Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE: AM). AMGF serves as the Investment Manager, Sponsor and Administrator of the AMG Funds family of mutual funds and the Sponsor and Administrator to the AMG Pantheon Funds, which are offered to qualified investors. The firm also provides investment management services, generally on a discretionary basis, to separately managed accounts, primarily under wrap fee programs sponsored by broker-dealers or other firms.

Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc. (Boston Partners) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with offices in New York, London, Los Angeles and Greenbrae, California. Formerly known as Robeco Investment Management, Inc., the firm was founded by Mark Donovan, Robert Jones, Harry Rosenbluth, and Paul Heathwood in 1995 as Robeco USA, Inc. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of OCE US Holding, Inc., ultimately held by ORIX Corp. (TYO: 8591, NYSE: IX), a Tokyo-based international financial services company established in 1964. Boston Partners provides value equity investment products to individual and institutional clients.

AMG Funds LLC (AMGF) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 1999 as Managers Investment Group LLC. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of TMF Corp., ultimately owned by Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE: AM). AMGF serves as the Investment Manager, Sponsor and Administrator of the AMG Funds family of mutual funds and the Sponsor and Administrator to the AMG Pantheon Funds, which are offered to qualified investors. The firm also provides investment management services, generally on a discretionary basis, to separately managed accounts, primarily under wrap fee programs sponsored by broker-dealers or other firms.

Helios Strategic Mortgage Income Fund, Inc. is a diversified closed-end investment fund/Investment trust. The trust is managed by Brookfield Investment Management Inc., an investment advisor specializing in core fixed income, high yield, structured products as well as global REITs and listed infrastructure securities. Its objective is to provide high total return, including short and long-term capital gains and a high level of current income. The trust was founded on May 17, 2002 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc. (Boston Partners) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with offices in New York, London, Los Angeles and Greenbrae, California. Formerly known as Robeco Investment Management, Inc., the firm was founded by Mark Donovan, Robert Jones, Harry Rosenbluth, and Paul Heathwood in 1995 as Robeco USA, Inc. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of OCE US Holding, Inc., ultimately held by ORIX Corp. (TYO: 8591, NYSE: IX), a Tokyo-based international financial services company established in 1964. Boston Partners provides value equity investment products to individual and institutional clients.

AMG Funds LLC (AMGF) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 1999 as Managers Investment Group LLC. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of TMF Corp., ultimately owned by Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE: AM). AMGF serves as the Investment Manager, Sponsor and Administrator of the AMG Funds family of mutual funds and the Sponsor and Administrator to the AMG Pantheon Funds, which are offered to qualified investors. The firm also provides investment management services, generally on a discretionary basis, to separately managed accounts, primarily under wrap fee programs sponsored by broker-dealers or other firms.

Helios Strategic Mortgage Income Fund, Inc. is a diversified closed-end investment fund/Investment trust. The trust is managed by Brookfield Investment Management Inc., an investment advisor specializing in core fixed income, high yield, structured products as well as global REITs and listed infrastructure securities. Its objective is to provide high total return, including short and long-term capital gains and a high level of current income. The trust was founded on May 17, 2002 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Helios Strategic Mortgage Income Fund, Inc. is a diversified closed-end investment fund/Investment trust. The trust is managed by Brookfield Investment Management Inc., an investment advisor specializing in core fixed income, high yield, structured products as well as global REITs and listed infrastructure securities. Its objective is to provide high total return, including short and long-term capital gains and a high level of current income. The trust was founded on May 17, 2002 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Helios Strategic Mortgage Income Fund, Inc. is a diversified closed-end investment fund/Investment trust. The trust is managed by Brookfield Investment Management Inc., an investment advisor specializing in core fixed income, high yield, structured products as well as global REITs and listed infrastructure securities. Its objective is to provide high total return, including short and long-term capital gains and a high level of current income. The trust was founded on May 17, 2002 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc. (Boston Partners) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with offices in New York, London, Los Angeles and Greenbrae, California. Formerly known as Robeco Investment Management, Inc., the firm was founded by Mark Donovan, Robert Jones, Harry Rosenbluth, and Paul Heathwood in 1995 as Robeco USA, Inc. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of OCE US Holding, Inc., ultimately held by ORIX Corp. (TYO: 8591, NYSE: IX), a Tokyo-based international financial services company established in 1964. Boston Partners provides value equity investment products to individual and institutional clients.