The Bank of New York Mellon ("BNY") is the leading depositary bank, managing more sponsored depositary receipt programs than all other depositary banks combined. They currently issue depositary receipts for more than 1,200 programs representing 60 countries, and act as depositary for 64% of all sponsored depositary receipt programs.

Camlin Asset Management Ltd. ("Camlin") is a portfolio management firm based in Vancouver, Canada. It conducts business in the United States through its wholly owned subsidiary, Camlin Asset Management, Inc., which is a federally registered investment adviser.

Clear Indexes LLC ("Clear"), a subsidiary of Clear Asset Management, creates and publishes custom indices using a combination of qualitative research and quantitative methods. Clear designs custom indices to quantitatively measure specific market segments. The indices are used for custom institutional benchmarks and investment product design. Additional information can be found at clearindexes.com.

Delta Global Advisors, Inc. ("Delta Global") is a federally registered investment adviser. Delta Global’s founder and president, Charles “Chip” Hanlon, is a contributing writer for TheStreet.com and a widely-followed authority on foreign markets, currencies and commodities. Delta Global is focused on providing specialized global investment strategies and consulting on specialized investment themes with institutional clients.

International Assets Advisory, L.L.C. ("IAA") is a privately-owned, full-service brokerage, money management and financial planning boutique established in 1982. For more than 20 years, the firm has specialized in offering global diversification and asset allocation strategies to affluent investors.

Pension Builders & Consultants ("PB&C") is a federally registered investment advisor consisting of three divisions: private wealth management, retirement plan consulting & design, and portfolio building & management. The firm’s investment philosophy centers on Modern Portfolio Theory, asset allocation, diversification and “behavioral economics.” PB&C uses proprietary quantitative screens to help eliminate the conflicts and bias created by human managers so that investors can experience emotionless investing. PB&C, in its third decade of operation, is an industry leader in portfolio design and management, owning and developing multiple trademarks and patent pending investment processes and intellectual property.

Robeco Investment Management, Inc. ("Robeco") is a federally-registered investment adviser that is comprised of three U.S.-based, specialist divisions: Robeco Boston Partners, Robeco-Sage and Robeco Weiss, Peck & Greer. As of June 30, 2007, assets under Robeco’s management exceed $29.9 billion. Robeco’s parent company is a global investment management company that is headquartered in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The parent company was founded in 1929 and as of December 31, 2006 manages approximately $185 billion for clients worldwide.

Standard & Poor's Investment Advisory Services LLC ("S&P") In 1995, Standard & Poor’s Investment Advisory Services LLC was established as a subsidiary of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. for the express purpose of providing investment advice to the financial community. SPIAS’s clients have included brokerage firms, mutual funds, insurance companies, retirement plans, financial planners and other financial services professionals.

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Zacks Investment Research ("Zacks") is a Chicago-based firm with over 25 years of experience in providing institutional and individual investors with the analytical tools and financial information necessary to the success of their investment process. Today, Zacks receives daily electronic data feeds and printed research reports on over 10,000 companies from over 200 brokerage firms, produced by more than 3,500 analysts amounting to over 500,000 pages of brokerage research. In addition, Zacks records 25,000 earnings estimate revisions and changes in broker recommendations weekly.