Robin Alexander MacDonald Baillie

Gartmore Irish Growth Fund Plc is an investment trust company. It provides long-term capital growth through investment in quoted companies, which are either incorporated in the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland or, if elsewhere. The company was founded on May 16, 1995 and is headquartered in Exeter, the United Kingdom.

Liberty International Plc operates real estate investment trust. It is an investment holding company that engages in making selected investments with long-term potential in the property sector. Its activities are focused on its two operating businesses: Capital Shopping Centres (CSC), which specializes in the ownership, management and development of regional shopping centers, and Capital & Counties, which engages in commercial and retail property investment, management and development. The company was founded by Donald Gordon in 1980 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Invesco Bond Income Plus Ltd. operates as a closed-end investment fund/investment trust. Its investment objective is to seek to obtain both high income and capital growth from investment, predominantly in high-yielding fixed-interest securities. The company was founded on May 31, 1991 and is headquartered in St. Helier, the United Kingdom.

Invesco Asia Trust Plc is a closed-end investment fund. It engages in the provision of long-term capital growth and income by investing in diversified portfolio of Asian and Australian companies. The company was founded on January 19, 1995 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

The Company's principal activity is that of an Investment Trust. The objective of the Company is to seek long-term capital growth through investment in smaller United Kingdom listed companies and unlisted companies quoted on the Alternative Investment Market. The Company is an Investment Company within the meaning of Section 266 of the Companies Act 1985. The Company has been approved by HM Revenue and Customs as an Investment Trust for the purposes of Section 842 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 for the year ended 31-Aug-2006. Investment management services are provided by Gartmore Investment Ltd for a fee calculated monthly at the rate of 0.8% per annum, plus value-added tax, on the aggregate value of the Company's net assets and borrowings. The agreement is terminable by six months' notice by either party.

Control Risks Group Ltd. provides risk management consulting services. Its services include integrity risk, political risk, security risk and enterprise risk management. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Part of Standard Chartered Plc, Standard Chartered Merchant Bank provides merchant banking services.