Martin Currie is an asset management company with US$16.4 billion of assets under management (AUM) for more than 99 clients worldwide, including financial institutions, pension funds, family offices, government agencies and investment funds. The firm’s office is in Edinburgh. Martin Currie Investment Management Limited (MCIM). is a wholly owned subsidiary of Martin Currie Limited, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Martin Currie Holdings Limited which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Legg Mason Global Holdings Ltd, which is also a wholly owned subsidiary of Templeton International, Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Templeton Worldwide, Inc., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Legg Mason, Inc., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources Inc. The common stock of Franklin Resources is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the ticker symbol “BEN,” and is included in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index. MCIM, a subsidiary of Martin Currie Limited, is the main operating company of the group. MCIM performs investment management, dealing, investment support, sales and marketing and platform functions for the Martin Currie group. Martin Currie Inc. (MCInc) provides the primary sales and marketing services to North American clients, together with discretionary investment management services to US investors. MCInc sub-delegates ancillary investment management administration and operational functions, such as dealing, compliance, legal etc, to MCIM in the UK. MCIM and MCInc are both authorised and regulated by the FCA and both companies are registered with the SEC as Investment Advisers. Martin Currie Limited has four subsidiaries – MCIM, MCInc, Martin Currie Trustees Limited (a dormant company) and Moorgate Investment Management Limited (a dormant company). MCIM has entered an Intermediary arrangement with Franklin Templeton Australia Limited (ABN 76 004 835 849) to facilitate the provision of financial services by MCIM to wholesale investors in Australia. Martin Currie Australia is a division of Franklin Templeton Australia Limited (ABN 76 004 835 849). Franklin Templeton Australia Limited is part of Franklin Resources, Inc., and holds an Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL No. AFSL240827) issued pursuant to the Corporations Act 2001. Martin Currie offers a range of segregated or pooled accounts, each driven by one of three principal strategy types. This table illustrates the products offered to clients and their relative contribution to assets under management. For further details on our strategy and fund range, please visit our website.

Please refer to Item 8, Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss, for additional details. Potential or actual conflicts of interest may arise in the allocation of investment opportunities among client’s accounts. Please refer to Item 11, Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading, for additional details. Services of Affiliates Franklin Templeton Investments operates its investment management business through Martin Currie, as well as through multiple affiliates, some of which are registered with non-U.S. regulatory authorities and some of which are registered with multiple regulatory authorities. Please refer to Item 10, Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations for additional details. Martin Currie is committed to the highest standard of client service. Our client facing professionals are guided by one clear goal – to understand each client’s specific needs and to meet or exceed their expectations. We regard client service as one of the key differentiators that sets us apart from our peer group. We have a dedicated client service team. Led by experienced investment professionals, the team has a clear goal – to understand each client’s specific needs and to meet or exceed their expectations. A separate investment management agreement (‘IMA’) is established for each segregated client portfolio. Within the IMA, clients define the investment parameters within which the mandate must be managed as per their specific requirements. These can include minimum or maximum cash levels, restrictions on the amount of the portfolio that can be invested in a particular country or region, or the amount of the portfolio that can be invested in a particular type of security. These parameters are then recorded on Sentinel, an investment restriction monitoring system. In addition, Martin Currie check for inadvertent limit breaches caused by market movements on a daily basis and ensure that appropriate remedial action is taken. Although portfolio managers will generally apply the same investment philosophy to all portfolios they manage, the composition of each portfolio may differ due to individual client restrictions. As a result, the performance of each portfolio will be different, with some portfolios performing better than others. MCIM does not provide portfolio management services to any wrap fees programs. As at September 30, 2023, the Group has US$13.9 billion in discretionary assets under management. The firm has $2.5 billion under advice. The assets under management do not include assets of Martin Currie Australia as this is a division of Franklin Templeton Australia Limited.