John Anthony Hawkins

Real Estate Credit Investments Ltd. is a non-cellular company, which regulated as an authorized closed-ended investment scheme. The company’s investment objective is to provide Ordinary Shareholders with a levered exposure to a portfolio of Real Estate Credit Investments with stable returns in the form of quarterly dividends. It operates through the following segments: Bilateral Loan & Bond Portfolio and Market Bond Portfolio. The company was founded on September 6, 2005 and is headquartered in St. Peter Port, Guernsey.

Low Carbon Accelerator Ltd. is a venture capital fund. It invests in unquoted private businesses that produce green fuels, generate electricity from environmentally friendly sources, promote energy efficiency, and produce environmentally friendly building products. The company was founded by Stephen Mahon on September 26, 2006 and is headquartered in St. Peter Port, Guernsey.

Global MENA Financial Assets Ltd. is an investment fund company. It invests in a diversified portfolio of financial and non-financial sector assets. It focuses predominantly in the MENA Region and intends to generate capital gains from managing and trading its portfolio of financial and non-financial sector assets. The firm's strategy is to utilise the investment manager's private equity approach to acquire and to manage controlling and significant minority equity positions in listed and unlisted companies in the financial and non-financial services sector. The company was founded on June 2, 2008 and is headquartered in St. Peter Port, the United Kingdom.

Advance Developing Markets Trust Plc is a Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust. Its objective is to achieve returns for its shareholders in excess of the S&P/IFCI Composite Index. It is an Investment Company within the meaning of Section 266 of the Companies Act 1985. It has been approved by the Inland Revenue as an Investment Trust for the purposes of Section 842 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 for the year ended May 31, 2003. It was incorporated on May 14, 1998 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

The Prospect Japan Fund Ltd. is a closed-ended investment fund. It invests in a diversified portfolio of Japanese investments. The fund's objective is to achieve long-term capital growth from actively managed portfolio of securities primarily of smaller Japanese companies. The Prospect Japan Fund was founded on November 18, 1994 and is headquartered in St. Peter Port, Guernsey.

HSBC Global Asset Management (Bermuda) (HSBC Bermuda) is an investment advisory firm headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda. The firm is a subsidiary of the HSBC Bank Bermuda Ltd. and their ultimate parent is HSBC Holdings Plc (LON: HSBA, NYSE: HSBC) in Great Britain. HSBC Bermuda provides investment management and advisory services to individuals, institutions and corporations locally and globally.

Part of HSBC Holdings Plc, Bermuda International Guernsey Ltd provides financial services.

Part of HSBC Holdings Plc, HSBC Trustee (Guernsey) Ltd. provides investment advice. The company is based in St. Peter Port, UK.

The Group's principal activity is that of a fund management company. It focuses on delivering investment returns through the management of absolute return funds which primarily target European capital markets. The Group is also focused on ensuring that its business can accommodate organic growth, the acquisition of complementary funds and teams and the development of an integrated fund management business.

Part of HSBC Holdings Plc, Management International (Guernsey) Ltd. provides investment advice.

Part of HSBC Holdings Plc, Bermuda International Securities Ltd. is a Bermudian company that provides investment services. The company is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.

Financial Assets Bahrain WLL provides shares and securities management services. The company was founded on July 3, 2008 and is headquartered in Muharraq, Bahrain.

abrdn China Investment Co. Ltd. operates as a closed-end investment fund/trust. It invests in a portfolio of funds and products which give diversified exposure to developing and emerging markets economies with the objective of achieving consistent returns for shareholders in excess of the MSCI Emerging Markets Net Total Return Index in sterling terms. The company was founded on September 16, 2009 and is headquartered in St. Peter Port, the United Kingdom.