Laree E. Perez

Loomis, Sayles & Co. LP (Loomis Sayles) is a SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Robert H. Loomis and Ralph T. Sayles in 1926. They are a direct subsidiary of Natixis Investment Managers LLC, ultimately owned by BPCE SA in France. Loomis Sayles provides investment advisory or sub advisory services to institutional clients through its separate account management services. In addition, the firm provides investment advisory or sub advisory services to a variety of investment funds.

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. provided wealth management, securities trading and sales, corporate finance and investment banking services. Merrill Lynch was a global trader and underwriter of securities and derivatives across a range of asset classes and serve as a strategic advisor to governments, institutions and individuals worldwide. The company was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Reliant Energy, Inc. generates and markets electricity. It has more than 14,000 megawatts of power generation capacity at 36 coal, oil and gas-fired plants across the United States. Reliant Energy is headquartered in Houston, TX.

RRI Energy, Inc. provides electricity and energy-related products to more than 1.9 million retail and wholesale customers in Texas and in the Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland Interconnection. It operates through two segments: Retail Energy and Wholesale Energy. The Retail Energy division provides electricity and energy services to retail electricity customers, including residential and small business customers and commercial, industrial, governmental and institutional customers. The Wholesale Energy segment provides electricity and energy services in the wholesale energy markets in the United States. It was founded 2000 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

GenOn Energy, Inc. engages in the generation and distribution of electricity. It operates through the following segments: East, South Central, West and Corporate. The firm focuses on the ownership and operation of power generation facilities, trading of energy, capacity and related products, and the transacting in and trading of fuel and transportation services. The company was founded on April 02, 2001 and is headquartered in Princeton, NJ.