Michele Lynch Matzinger

Bradley, Foster & Sargent, Inc. (BFS) is an independent, SEC-registered investment management firm headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 1994 by Robert Bradley III, Timothy Foster, and Joseph Sargent. BFS provides investment advisory services for individuals, families, non-profits, institutions, a mutual fund, and a private investment fund.

New England Asset Management, Inc. (NEAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Farmington, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 1984 and formerly known as General Re New England Asset Management, Inc. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Re Corp., which is wholly owned by Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (NYSE: BRK). NEAM provides investment management services primarily to insurance companies (affiliated and unaffiliated with NEAM). The firm also provides investment management services for governmental entities, a pension/profit sharing plan account, pooled investment vehicles and high-net-worth individuals. NEAM manages assets of an insurance company client that includes a charitable organization account.