Keith Frederick Hartstein

Part of Manulife Financial Corp., NM Capital Management, Inc. is a private account money manager. NM Capital Management, Inc. is based in Albuquerque, NM. NM Capital Management was acquired by The Berkeley Financial Group LLC on June 18, 1992.

John Hancock Financial Services, Inc. provides life insurance, wealth management and other investment solutions. Its products include annuities, mutual funds, long-term care, life insurance and college savings. The company was founded in 1862 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

The Investment Company Institute is an association of mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, and unit investment trusts. The non-profit company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom. The American company operates to support and represent these types of investment vehicles. The CEO of the company is Paul Schott Stevens.

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund operates as a closed-end investment fund/investment trust. It seeks to provide a high level of current income consistent with preservation of capital by investing its assets in preferred stocks or other preferred securities, including convertible preferred securities. The company was founded on August 27, 2002 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II is a closed-end investment fund, which engages in reverse repurchase agreements and invests in derivatives to establish investment leverage or for temporary purposes. The company was founded on November 29, 2002 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III operates as a closed-end management investment company. It seeks to provide a high level of current income consistent with preservation of capital by investing in securities that, in the opinion of the Advisor, may be undervalued relative to similar securities in the marketplace. The company was founded on June 19, 2003 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Part of Manulife Financial Corp., John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC is a private company that provides fund management services. The company is based in Boston, MA. The company was founded in 1997. Andrew Grant Arnott has been the CEO of the company since 2006.

John Hancock Investment Management LLC (JHIM) is a fund-of-funds manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 2002 and is a subsidiary of John Hancock Subsidiaries LLC, ultimately owned by Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX; NYSE: MFC) in Canada. JHIM provides discretionary investment advisory services as a “manager of managers” to certain open-end and closed-end registered investment companies, such as exchange-traded funds, in the John Hancock family of funds, that are offered to retail investors and, in the case of certain funds, are included as investments in model portfolios created by JHIM or one of its affiliates.

John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund operates as a closed-end investment fund. It intends to provide total return consisting of current income and gains and long term capital appreciation. The company was founded on April 23, 2007 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund is a closed-end fund management investment company. The fund seeks to provide total return with a focus on current income and gains and also consisting of long-term capital appreciation The company was founded on May 26, 2011 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

John Hancock Emerging Markets Income Fund is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its objective is to provide high current income and its secondary investment objective is to seek capital appreciation. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Hancock John Flexible Income Opportunities Fund is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its objective is to provide current income with the potential for capital appreciation. The company was founded on July 19, 2011 and is headquartered in Boston, MA

PGIM High Yield Bond Fund, Inc. operates as a diversified closed-end management investment company. The firm intends to provide a portfolio that focuses the majority of its holdings on higher-rated high yield bonds, emphasizes bonds that are slated to mature within the next five years, and offers average portfolio duration of three years or less. It invests in high yield bonds, derivative securities, foreign securities, emerging markets securities and fixed income investments. The company was founded on November 14, 2011 and is headquartered in Newark, NJ.

PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc. is a mutual fund-closed end investment company. Its portfolio invests in industries such as technology, telecom, cable, capital goods, media, healthcare, food, gaming, metals, and automotive. The company was founded on July 23, 2012 and is headquartered in Newark, NJ.

The Berkeley Group Plc engages in the provision of residential property development services. Its brands include Berkeley, St. George, St. James, St. Edward, St. William, and St. Joseph. The company was founded by Anthony William Pidgley and Jim Farrer in 1976 and is headquartered in Cobham, Uinted Kingdom.

Part of Manulife Financial Corp., The Berkeley Financial Group LLC is an insurance concern. The private company is based in Boston, MA. Keith Frederick Hartstein has been the CEO of the company since 2005.

Part of Manulife Financial Corp., John Hancock Funds, Inc. provides investment services. The private company is based in Lansdowne, PA. Andrew Grant Arnott has been the CEO of the company since 2012.

John Hancock Tax Advantaged Dividend Fund operates as a closed-end investment fund/investment trust. It seeks to provide a high level of after-tax total return from dividend income and capital appreciation by investing its assets in dividend-paying common and preferred securities. The firm investment management services are provided through John Hancock Advisers, Inc. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund operates as a closed-end investment fund/trust. The company was founded on December 21, 1989 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund is a closed-end investment fund, which engages in investment activity. It seeks to provide total return, through a combination of current income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in below investment-grade fixed income instruments. The company was founded on May 15, 2020 and is headquartered in Newark, NJ.