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Investment Committee. Prior to joining Emerald in 1994, Mr. Garner was the Program Manager of the PA Economic Development<br />

Financing Authority (PEDFA) and an Economic Development Analyst with the PA Department of Commerce’s Office of Technology<br />

Development. Mr. Garner received an MBA from the Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh, and graduated<br />

magna cum laude with a BA in Economics from Millersville University.<br />

<strong>AST</strong> Small-Cap <strong>Value</strong> <strong>Portfolio</strong><br />

J.P. Morgan Segment. The portfolio managers responsible for day-to-day management of the portion of the <strong>Portfolio</strong> managed by<br />

JP Morgan are Dennis S. Ruhl and Phillip D. Hart.<br />

Dennis S. Ruhl, managing director, is the head of the U.S. Behavioral Finance Small Cap Equity Group. A member of the team<br />

since 2001, Dennis also acts as a portfolio manager and leads the group’s quantitative research effort. An employee since 1999,<br />

Dennis previously worked on quantitative equity research (focusing on trading) as well as business development. Dennis holds<br />

dual bachelor’s degrees in mathematics and computer science and a master’s degree in computer science, all from MIT. He is the<br />

former New York and National Chair of the Board of Minds Matter, a non-profit mentoring organization, and is also a board<br />

member of the MIT Club of New York and regional vice chair of the MIT Educational Council. Dennis is a CFA charterholder.<br />

Phillip D. Hart, Executive Director, is a portfolio manager in the U.S. Behavioral Finance Small Cap Equity Group. An employee<br />

since 2003, his responsibilities include managing structured small-cap core and small-cap value accounts. Previously, he worked<br />

on quantitative research and the daily implementation and maintenance of portfolios for the group. Phillip obtained a B.A. in<br />

economics from Cornell University and is a CFA charterholder.<br />

LMCG Segment. R. Todd Vingers manages the portion of the <strong>Portfolio</strong> advised by Lee Munder Capital Group, LLC (”LMCG“).<br />

Mr. Vingers joined LMCG in June 2002 as a small cap value portfolio manager. Prior to joining LMCG, Todd served as Vice<br />

President and senior portfolio manager for American Century Investments. Prior to joining American Century, Mr. Vingers was a<br />

valuation analyst for the Hawthorne Company. Todd earned a BA from the University of St. Thomas and an MBA from the<br />

University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Mr. Vingers is a CFA charterholder and a member of the CFA Institute.<br />

ClearBridge Segment. Peter Hable, Managing Director and Senior <strong>Portfolio</strong> Manager, is the lead portfolio manager and is assisted<br />

by a team of portfolio managers that includes Mark Bourguignon, Marina Chinn, Mark Feasey and Michael Kang, each of whom is<br />

a director and portfolio analyst of the Subadviser.<br />

Mr. Hable is ultimately responsible for all buy and sell decisions and sector allocations. Mr. Hable has more than 29 years of<br />

investment industry experience and has managed the ClearBridge portion of the <strong>Portfolio</strong> since December 2005. He is also a<br />

member of the ClearBridge Advisors Management Committee. Mr. Hable has a BS in Economics from Southern Methodist<br />

University and an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Finance.<br />

Mark Bourguignon joined the Subadviser its predecessor companies in 2003 and has 15 years of investment industry experience.<br />

From 2001 to 2002, he was a research analyst at Option Advantage Partners, LP.<br />

Marina Chinn, CFA joined the Subadviser or its predecessor companies in June 2005 and has 11 years of investment industry<br />

experience. From January to March 2005, she was a vice president and investment banker at Citigroup Global Corporate and<br />

Investment Bank (”Citigroup“) and from August 2001 to December 2004, she was an associate and investment banker<br />

at Citigroup.<br />

Mark Feasey, CFA, joined the Subadviser or its predecessor companies in 2005 and has 16 years of investment industry<br />

experience. From 2002 to 2005, he was an equity analyst at Hotchkis and Wiley Capital Management.<br />

Michael Kang joined the Subadviser or its predecessor companies in 2004 and has 14 years of investment industry experience. In<br />

January 2003, Mr. Kang joined Carlin Financial Group as a proprietary trader and prior to that, he was a global technology analyst<br />

at Montgomery Asset Management.<br />

<strong>AST</strong> Tactical Asset Allocation <strong>Portfolio</strong>s<br />

<strong>AST</strong> CLS Moderate Asset Allocation <strong>Portfolio</strong><br />

<strong>AST</strong> Horizon Growth Asset Allocation <strong>Portfolio</strong><br />

<strong>AST</strong> Horizon Moderate Asset Allocation <strong>Portfolio</strong><br />

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