Nomura Asset Management U.S.A. Inc. (“NAM-USA”) is based in New York City and provides investment advisory and investment management services. NAM-USA is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. which is wholly owned by Nomura Holdings, Inc. (“NHI”), a Japanese public company. NAM-USA is organized as a New York corporation and, through a predecessor firm, has been registered as an investment adviser with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) since 1976.