Brian Bruce

PanAgora Asset Management, Inc. (PAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1989 and is a subsidiary of PanAgora Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Power Corp. of Canada (TSE: POW) in Canada. PAM is the sponsor and investment manager for certain private unregistered investment pools, such as funds organized under US tax-qualified group trusts, domestic private funds organized as limited liability companies, and offshore private funds organized as Cayman Islands exempted companies. They also provide investment advisory services to institutional separate account clients.

CM Advisers Family of Funds is an open-ended management company which invests in a number of securities. The company was founded on November 22, 2002 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Hillcrest Asset Management LLC (Hillcrest) is an independent investment management firm headquartered in Plano, Texas. The firm was founded by Brian Bruce in 2007. Hillcrest provides investment supervisory services to high-net-worth individuals, investment companies, pooled funds, and retirement and savings plans.

Cushing Asset Management LP is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded by Jerry Swank in 2003 and they are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Swank Capital LLC. Cushing Asset Management provides investment management services on a discretionary basis to high net-worth individuals and institutional investors through Private Funds, Mutual Funds, ETFs, Closed-End Funds and Managed Accounts. They also offer discretionary investment management services as part of various wrap fee programs offered by investment advisers/broker-dealers.

NXG Cushing Midstream Energy Fund is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to obtain a high after-tax total return from a combination of capital appreciation and current income. The company was founded on May 23, 2007 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Cushing Energy Income Fund is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The company's investment objective through investments in public and private energy companies. Its objective is to seek a high total return with an emphasis on current income by investing in a portfolio of energy-related US royalty trusts and Canadian royalty trusts, and exploration and production companies. The company was founded on July 18, 2011 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (SSgA FM) is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1978 and is a subsidiary of State Street Global Advisors, Inc., ultimately held by State Street Corp. (NYSE: STT). SSgA FM provides investment advisory services to US investment companies and certain pooled investment vehicles.