Barry Evans

Boston-based John Hancock Advisers, Inc. (JHA) is the mutual fund affiliate of John Hancock Financial Services, Inc. and manages the John Hancock family of retail and institutional mutual funds, as well as separate equity portfolios for private accounts and retirement plans for individual and institutional investors. In 2003, Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX, NYSE: MFC) and John Hancock Financial Services, Inc. (NYSE: JHF) announced that they would merge and would thus create a leading global insurance franchise. The combined company will market products and services under multiple brands including John Hancock in the US and Manulife in Canada and the US.

Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC (Manulife IM-US) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1968 and is a subsidiary of John Hancock Subsidiaries LLC, ultimately held by Manulife Financial Corp. (NYSE, TSE: MFC), a Canadian-based financial services firm. Manulife IM-US manages assets for a variety of institutional and other types of clients, such as public and private pension funds, foundations, mandatory provident funds outside the US, financial institutions, investment trusts, separately managed account clients, and high net-worth individuals. The firm also manages registered funds, which includes UCITS, US and Canadian open- and closed-end mutual funds and privately-offered unregistered investment funds.

Manulife Investment Management (North America) Ltd. provides asset management solutions for pension plans, foundations, endowments, financial institutions and other institutional investors. It manages equity and fixed income mutual funds for its clients. The firm invests in the public equity and fixed income markets across the globe. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Oil Sands Sector Fund is a closed-end investment trust. It manages a portfolio of equity securities, which consists of securities participating in the Canadian oil sands sector. The company was founded on February 24, 2006 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

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.

Manulife Floating Rate Senior Loan Fund is a closed end investment company. Its investment objective is to provide opportunity for increased income if short-term interest rates rise while delivering investors with steady monthly distributions. The company was founded on April 26, 2013 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Manulife U.S. Regional Bank Trust operates as a closed-end investment fund, which is created to maximize total returns through capital appreciation and distributions while providing investors with steady monthly distributions. It invests in a portfolio comprised primarily of the securities of U.S. regional banks and lending companies, including commercial and industrial banks, savings and loan associations, and bank and financial holding companies. The company was founded on June 25, 2014 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Founded in 1989, Declaration Management & Research LLC is a registered investment advisor located in McLean, Virginia. The firm is a Manulife Asset Management company, indirectly wholly owned by John Hancock Life Insurance Company (USA), a unit of Manulife Financial Corp. (NYSE: MFC).