On April 12, 2024, Wespath Benefits and Investments filed an exempt solicitation statement soliciting proxies and urged the shareholders to vote for a shareholder proposal, requesting the Board of Directors commission an independent third-party report, at reasonable cost and omitting proprietary information, assessing the effectiveness of the Company?s implementation of its Human Rights Policy (HRP) associated with operations in Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (CAHRA), including Russia and Ukraine, submitted by Wespath Benefits and Investments at the Company?s annual shareholders meeting scheduled to be held on May 22, 2024.