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. Mr. Bryan M. Burke, Federated Hermes' National Sales Director, Strategic Solutions, and Executive Vice President, Federated Securities Corp., and he will be appointed as President, Federated Securities Corp., and become a Vice President and executive officer of Federated Hermes. He has been with Federated Hermes for 23 years. These leadership changes will be effective after a transition period on April 30, 2026.

Mr. Peter J. Germain has served as Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of Federated Hermes since October 2017, as General Counsel from January 2005 through June 2021 and Vice President of Federated Hermes since January 2005. In his capacity as Chief Legal Officer, he oversees the delivery of legal, compliance, internal audit and risk management services to Federated Hermes and its affiliates. He also serves as a director, trustee or officer of various Federated Hermes subsidiaries. Mr. Germain also serves as Chief Legal Officer, Executive Vice President and Secretary of 31 investment companies managed by subsidiaries of Federated Hermes.

Mr. Richard A. Novak has served as Vice President, Assistant Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer of Federated Hermes since April 2013. Prior to that time, he served as Fund Treasurer of Federated Hermes' U.S.-based mutual funds beginning in 2006 and served as the Controller of Federated Hermes from 1997 through 2005. He also serves as director or officer for various subsidiaries of Federated Hermes. Mr. Novak is a Certified Public Accountant.

Mr. Thomas R. Donahue has served as Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of Federated Hermes since 1998. He previously served as a member of Federated Hermes' board of directors from May 1998 to April 2004 and was re-elected to Federated Hermes' board of directors in April 2016. He also serves as an Assistant Secretary of Federated Hermes and is a director and President of FII Holdings, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Federated Hermes. He serves as a director of Federated Hermes Limited (FHL). He also serves as a director, trustee or officer of various other Federated Hermes subsidiaries. He is also a director or trustee of seven investment companies managed by subsidiaries of Federated Hermes.

Ms. Dolores D. Dudiak has served as Vice President of Federated Hermes since February 2021. She has served as Director, Human Resources since November 1997. She also has served as an officer of various Federated Hermes subsidiaries since 1994. In these capacities, she is responsible for the Human Resources Department at Federated Hermes, including Total Rewards, Human Resources Business Partners and Resourcing, Talent Development and Human Resources Information Management.

Ms. Marie Milie Jones was elected to the Board in April 2014 and serves as the Lead Independent Director. Since June 2011, she has been a founding partner of JonesPassodelis PLLC, a law firm that concentrates in, among other areas, civil rights and employment law, commercial litigation, and professional liability law. In addition, from 1987 until June 2011, Ms. Marie Milie Jones practiced law at Meyer, Darragh, Buckler, Bebeneck & Eck P.L.L.C., where she was elected partner in 1993 and managing partner in 1998.

Mr. Joseph C. Bartolacci was appointed to the Board in October 2016. Since 2006, Mr. Joseph C. Bartolacci has served as Chief Executive Officer of Matthews International Corporation (Matthews), a publicly traded provider of brand solutions, memorialization products and industrial products. He also serves as President of Matthews. From 2005 to 2006, he was President and Chief Operating Officer of Matthews. Since 2005, Mr. Joseph C. Bartolacci also has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Matthews. Prior to 2005, he held various positions within Matthews, including President, Casket Division; Executive Vice President of Matthews; President, Matthews Europe; President, Caggiati, S.p.A. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Matthews) and General Counsel of Matthews. He also serves on the Matthews Pension Board and the boards of various subsidiaries of Matthews. Mr. Joseph C. Bartolacci also previously served on the Boards of Directors of Saint Vincent College and the Carnegie Science Center and on the Citizens Bank Mid-Atlantic Regional Advisory Board.

Mr. Saker A. Nusseibeh is a director and CEO of FHL. He joined FHL in 2009 and was appointed CEO in May 2012, after serving as acting CEO beginning in November 2011 and having previously served as Chief Investment Officer from 2009 through November 2011. He formerly served as Global Head of Equities at Fortis Investments USA, having initially been appointed as Head of Global Equities in 2005. He also serves as a Chairman of Private Markets and as a director or officer of certain FHL subsidiaries.

Mr. Theodore W. Zierden III has served as Vice President of Federated Hermes since July 2024. He has also served as the President-Administration of Federated Services Company since 2012. In such capacity, he manages the Global Technology Organization, Enterprise Delivery, Data Governance, Investor Services and Financial Planning and Analysis, which includes responsibility for company-wide mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Zierden is also Executive Managing Director of the Federated Hermes Private Markets business.