Lucy Henrietta MacDonald

RCM (UK) Ltd. (RCM-UK) is the Great Britain-based asset management subsidiary of Allianz Global Investors GmbH (UK), ultimately owned by Allianz SE (FR: ALV, ADR: AZSEY) in Germany. RCM-UK is the dedicated global equity platform within Allianz Global Investors. Established in 1997 as Allianz Dresdner Asset Management (UK) Ltd., the firm changed their name to RCM (UK) Ltd. in 2004. RCM-UK offers a range of products primarily to institutional clients including pension funds, investment trusts, governments, insurance companies, and charitable foundations.

IBIS Media VCT 1 Plc acts as venture capital fund which invests in smaller unquoted, AIM listed & OFEX traded media companies located in the UK. The investment criteria include sustainable business model, competitive advantage, strong management teams and organic revenue growth potential. It provides financing for acquisitions, MBOs, MBIs, Pre-IPO, and expansion stage capital requirements. The company was founded on December 21, 2005 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Allianz Global Investors GmbH (UK) (AGI-UK) is the Great Britain-based investment management division of Allianz Global Investors GmbH, which is owned by Allianz SE (ETR: ALV) in Germany. Headquartered in London, AGI-UK was founded in 2013 and offers a range of expertise and capabilities across and within asset classes for institutional and retail clients.

JPMorgan Global Emerging Markets Income Trust Plc operates as a mutual fund closed-end investment trust. Its investment objective is to provide investors with a dividend income combined with the potential for long-term capital growth from investing in a portfolio of emerging market investments. The firm also invests in equities, unlisted equities, debt securities, convertible securities and cash, and cash equivalents. The company was founded on June 4, 2010 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Brunner Investment Trust Plc operates as a closed-end investment fund/investment trust. It engages in the provision of growth in capital value and dividends over the long term through investing in a portfolio of UK and international securities. The company was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

abrdn Asia Focus PLC operates as a closed-end mutual fund. It engages in maximizing total return to shareholders over the long term from a portfolio made up predominantly of smaller quoted companies in Asia. The company was founded on October 19, 1995 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.