Christopher A. DeFrancis

MassMutual Participation Investors is a closed-end investment company. The Trust's investment objective is to maximize total return by providing a high level of current income, the potential for growth of income, and capital appreciation. The Trust also invest in publicly traded debt securities (including high yield securities), with an emphasis on those with equity features, and in convertible preferred stocks and, subject to certain limitations, readily marketable equity securities. In addition, the Trust may temporarily invest in high quality, readily marketable securities. Babson Capital Management LLC manages the Trust on a total return basis. MassMutual Participation Investors is headquartered in Springfield, MA.

Barings Corporate Investors, a closed-end investment company traded on the New York Stock Exchange, invests in small and middle market companies. The fund provides financing in the form of mezzanine debt and equity for acquisition transactions. Its principal investments are privately placed, below-investment grade, long term debt obligations with equity features such as common stock, warrants, conversion rights, or other equity features and, occasionally, preferred stocks.

Barings Participation Investors is a closed-end investment company. Its investment objective is to provide total return by providing a high level of current income, the potential for growth of income and capital appreciation. Barings Participation was founded on April 7, 1988 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Part of Barings Participation Investors, MMPI Subsidiary Trust functions as an investment holding company. The company is based in Boston, MA.