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Security Investors, LLC (SGI) has been providing investment advisory services to investment companies for over 50 years and as
of December 31, 2011, its aggregate assets under management exceeded $23 billion. SGI’s address is 40 East 52nd Street, 16th
Floor, New York, New York 10022.
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (T. Rowe Price) and its affiliates managed approximately $489.5 billion in assets as of December
31, 2011. T. Rowe Price’s address is 100 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202.
T. Rowe Price International Ltd. (T. Rowe Price International), was organized in 2000 as a United Kingdom corporation and is a
wholly owned subsidiary of T. Rowe Price. In 2010, the corporation changed its name from T. Rowe Price Global Investment
Services Limited to T. Rowe Price International Ltd. T. Rowe Price International is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser
under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, and is also registered or licensed with the U.K. Financial Services Authority, the Kanto
Local Finance Bureau, and the Financial Services Agency of Japan. T. Rowe Price International is headquartered in London and
has several other branch offices around the world.
Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley LLC (TS&W) was founded in 1969 and, as of September 30, 2011, managed approximately $6.3
billion in assets. TS&W’s address is 6806 Paragon Place, Suite 300, Richmond, Virginia 23230.
Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. (Thornburg) is an independent, employee-owned investment management firm located
in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The firm was founded in 1982 and began providing investment management services to clients in 1984.
Thornburg uses a fundamental, bottom-up approach to investing which centers on the intrinsic value of each investment. As of
December 31, 2011, Thornburg had approximately $73.3 billion in assets under management. Thornburg’s address is 2300 North
Ridgetop Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87506.
WEDGE Capital Management, LLP (WEDGE) is an independent investment advisor owned and operated by 10 General Partners.
As of December 31, 2011, WEDGE had approximately $8.4 billion in assets under management. WEDGE’s address is 301 South
College St., Suite 2920, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202.
Wellington Management Company LLP (Wellington) is a Massachusetts limited liability partnership. Wellington is a professional
investment counseling firm which provides investment services to investment companies, employee benefit plans, endowments,
foundations, and other institutions. Wellington and its predecessor organizations have provided investment advisory services for
over 70 years. As of December 31, 2011, Wellington had investment management authority with respect to approximately $651
billion* in assets. The address of Wellington is 280 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
* The firm-wide asset totals do not include agency mortgage-backed security passthrough accounts managed for the Federal Reserve.
Western Asset Management Company (Western Asset) & Western Asset Management Company Limited (WAML). Western Asset,
established in 1971 and now a wholly owned subsidiary of Legg Mason, Inc., acts as investment adviser to institutional accounts,
such as corporate pension plans, mutual funds and endowment funds. Total assets under management by Western Asset and its
supervised affiliates were approximately $443.1 billion as of December 31, 2011. Western Asset’s address is 385 East Colorado
Boulevard, Pasadena, California 91101. WAML, a wholly owned subsidiary of Legg Mason, Inc., acts as investment adviser to
institutional accounts, such as corporate pension plans, mutual funds and endowment funds. WAML is located at 10 Exchange
Place, London, England.
William Blair & Company LLC (William Blair). William Blair is an independent, 100% active-employee owned firm founded in
1935. As of December 31, 2011, William Blair managed approximately $41.2 billion in assets. William Blair’s address is 222
West Adams Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606.
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