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Janus Henderson Investors UK Ltd. (JHI UK) is the wholly-owned global asset management subsidiary of Janus Henderson UK (Holdings) Ltd., ultimately held by Janus Henderson Group Plc (LON: 0RPW; NYSE: JHG) in Great Britain. The firm was founded in 1934 and formerly known as Henderson Global Investors Ltd. Headquartered in London, JHI UK is a client-centric, sustainable and responsible investor which provides investment management services to individuals, private banks, third party distributors, insurance companies, pension funds, government bodies, investment trusts, charities and corporate entities.

UBS Asset Management (UK) Ltd. (UBS-UK) is the Great Britain-based investment subsidiary of UBS Asset Management Holdings Ltd., itself a subsidiary of UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. Founded in 1981 as Phillips & Drew Investment Management Ltd., the firm merged with UBS Asset Management in 2000 to form UBS Asset Management Ltd., which became UBS Global Asset Management (UK) Ltd. in 2002. They changed their name to UBS Asset Management (UK) Ltd. in 2015. Headquartered in London, UBS-UK provides asset management services to corporate and public pension plans, sovereign institutions, endowments and municipalities, charities, insurance companies, wholesale intermediaries, financial institutions, and private clients.

BNP Paribas (London Branch) is the Great Britain-based brokerage division of BNP Paribas SA (EPA: BNP) in France. The firm is headquartered in London and was founded in 1986. BNP Paribas (London Branch) offers a wide range of products and services to corporate, institutional, commodities, market making and broking clients.

Oddo BHF Asset Management SAS (Oddo BHF AM) is an investment adviser founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Paris, France. The firm is a subsidiary of Oddo BHF SCA. Oddo BHF AM provides asset management and financial advisory services to domestic and international private clients, companies, institutional investors, and IFAs.

Tilney Investment Management Ltd. provides investment advisory services. The firm caters to private investors interested in managing their wealth on behalf of their families, businesses, and for personal or philanthropic ventures. It provides access to investment products, including some developed for institutional clients, such as cash, equities, bonds, mutual funds, structured products and derivatives, foreign exchange and commodities, hedge funds, private equity, and real estate. The company was founded in 1836 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Carmignac Gestion SA is an independent French asset management firm which was founded by Edouard Carmignac and Eric Helderlé in 1989. Headquartered in Paris, the firm is a fund management specialist, with particular expertise in emerging markets. Their clients include institutions, high-net worth individuals and retail investors. Carmignac is a socially responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) which integrates environmental, social, and governance considerations into their investment process.

BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Luxembourg SA (BNP Luxembourg) is the Luxembourg-based fund administration subsidiary of BNP Paribas Asset Management France SAS, itself a subsidiary of BNP Paribas SA (PA: BNP, ADR: BNPQY) in France. Established in 1988, BNP Luxembourg provides fund administration services to issuers, financial intermediaries and institutional investors. They are a socially responsible investor which applies Environmental, Sustainability and Governance criteria to all their mutual funds.

Oddo BHF SCA (Broker) is the securities brokerage division of Oddo BHF SCA, a financial services company headquartered in Paris, France. The firm provides equity brokerage services to various investors.

Amundi SGR SpA is the wholly-owned Italian asset management subsidiary of Amundi Asset Management SA, ultimately held by Rue de la Boétie SAS's Crédit Agricole SA (XP: ACA, ADR: CRARY) in France. Headquartered in Milan, the firm offers a range of asset management services for private individuals and institutional clients. They also manage mutual funds, funds of funds and an open pension fund (SecondaPensione).

Métropole Gestion SA (Métropole) is an independent asset management firm headquartered in Paris, France. The firm was founded in 2002 by Isabel Lévy and François-Marie Wojcik. Métropole manages mutual funds (FCPs) for both institutional clients and private individuals.

Pictet Asset Management SA (Pictet AM) is the asset management subsidiary of Pictet Asset Management Holding SA, ultimately held by Banque Pictet & Cie in Switzerland. Established in 1967, the firm is headquartered in Geneva with investment management centers in Zurich, London, Singapore and Tokyo. They also have marketing client service centers in major cities worldwide. Pictet AM manages a range of equity, fixed income, alternative and multi asset products. They provide specialist investment services through segregated accounts and investment funds to some of the world’s largest pension funds, financial institutions, sovereign wealth funds, intermediaries and their clients. Pictet AM is a responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment.

Markem-Imaje SAS manufactures and distributes product identification equipment. Its products include pallet and case coding. The company is headquartered in Châteauneuf-sur-Isére, France.

FundQuest SASU provides financial management services. The company was founded on October 2, 2000 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Netherlands NV (BNPP AM Netherlands) is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of BNP Paribas Asset Management France SAS, itself a subsidiary of BNP Paribas SA (EPA: BNP, ADR: BNPQY) in France. The firm was founded in 2010 when Fortis Investments merged with BNP Paribas Investment Partners Group. Headquartered in Amsterdam, BNPP AM Netherlands offers a wide range of high-quality, multi-asset custom investment solutions to individuals, companies and institutional investors.

BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Belgium (Germany) (BNP AM Germany) is the asset management division of BNP Paribas Investment Partners Belgium S.A., a subsidiary of BNP Paribas SA (XP: BNP, ADR: BNPQY) in France. The firm, formerly known as Fortis Investments, changed their name in 2010 when BNP Paribas Investment Partners and Fortis Investments combined their operations. BNP AM Germany provides institutional portfolio management and development and management of mutual funds to institutional, retail and private investors. They are a multi-centre, multi-product asset management firm. The firm is headquartered in Frankfurt.

BNP Paribas Asset Management Belgium SA (BNPAM-BE) is the Belgian asset management subsidiary of BNP Paribas Asset Management France SAS, itself a subsidiary of BNP Paribas SA (EPA: BNP, ADR: BNPQY) in France. In 2010 they finalized the integration of Fortis Investment Management SA (Belgium), originally founded in 1996, and acquired by BNP Paribas in 2009. headquartered in Brussels, BNPAM-BE was founded in 2006 and manages a range of investment products across major asset classes and markets for international institutional investors and wholesalers, primarily in the Benelux countries and France.

Part of BNP Paribas SA, BNP Paribas Asset Management France (Italy branch) offers BNP Paribas Easy - ETF & indexed solutions for individual and professional investors in Italy, Europe, and other regions. BNP Paribas Asset Management France (Italy branch is based in Milan, IT. The Italian company provides a range of resources, including fund research, ETF comparisons, and regulatory information.

Part of The Carlyle Group, Inc., CBAM SAS is an alternative investment management firm that pursues opportunities across the corporate credit spectrum for institutional and high-net-worth clients. The company is based in Paris, France. The French company's approach to corporate credit is driven by traditional fundamental value, and its investment process is designed to be collaborative and iterative. CBAM Partners was founded in 2016 and has over $14 billion of AUM across multiple platforms. Cedric Anthony Btesh has been the CEO of the company since 2017.

Bramham Gardens Investments Ltd. is a British investment company that specializes in designing artificial intelligence-powered investment strategies for investors with a low risk tolerance. Bramham Gardens Investments is based in London, UK. The private company spends more than three years building new strategies and has a team of hard-working French PhDs who screen markets to grasp the dynamics of investor attitudes. The company works with leading players such as index providers and asset managers, and use machine learning as a source of fee shrinkage. The company has a strong focus on risk management and offers services such as creating performance in a unique manner for risk-minded investors, building the investment story behind products, construction of indices, bespoke investment strategies, and risk management overlays.

Neuberger Berman Asset Management Ireland Ltd. provides investment advice. The private company is based in Dublin, Ireland.