Thomas F. Eggers

BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. (BNYMIA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1951 and formerly known as The Dreyfus Corp. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of MBC Investments Corp., ultimately held by The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK). BNYMIA serves as an investment advisor to mutual funds, such as the BNY Mellon Family of Funds and The BNY Mellon Funds Trust, and as sub-investment advisor to non-affiliated mutual funds. Formed in 2009, Dreyfus Cash Investment Strategies (Dreyfus) is a division of the BNYMIA that offers money market strategies to US and non-US institutional investors.

Founded in 1938, Founders Asset Management LLC is a mutual fund manager and registered investment advisor headquartered in Denver, Colorado. The firm is a subsidiary of Mellon Financial Corp. (NYSE: MEL) which acquired the firm in 1998. They manage the Dreyfus Founders funds

Calamos Asset Management, Inc. is an investment management company, which engages in the provision of equity, fixed-income, convertible, and alternative investment strategies. It serves institutions and individuals via separately managed accounts and open-end and closed-end funds. The company was founded by John P. Calamos on July 23, 2004 and is headquartered in Naperville, IL.

The Investment Company Institute is an association of mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, and unit investment trusts. The non-profit company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom. The American company operates to support and represent these types of investment vehicles. The CEO of the company is Paul Schott Stevens.

Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd. operates as a holding company with specific interest in investment management products and services. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Calamos Investments LLC is a global investment firm headquartered in Naperville, Illinois. The firm was founded by John P. Calamos in 1977 and is a subsidiary of Calamos Partners LLC. Calamos Investments offers a range of global investment solutions through separately managed portfolios, mutual funds, closed-end funds, private funds, and UCITS funds. Their clients include major corporations, pension funds, endowments, foundations and individuals, as well as the financial advisors and consultants who serve them.