Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. ("Aberdeen") is a wholly owned subsidiary of Aberdeen Asset Management PLC ("Aberdeen PLC"). Aberdeen PLC is the parent company of an asset management group managing approximately $204.8 billion in global fixed income, equity and property assets for a range of institutions and individual investors.

Aberdeen, located in the greater Philadelphia area, is the U.S. arm of the group and is one of 24 affiliated offices in 19 countries around the globe.

At Aberdeen, asset management is our sole business. This allows us to focus on what we do best. We also believe that our independent ownership structure, strong teamwork and global approach help offer our clients a distinct value added proposition. Our outlook is international and as a group we locate our investment managers in the regions wherever we invest. We believe this local presence in markets and our commitment to doing our own first-hand investment research means we both can identify opportunities and take advantage of anomalies to the long-term benefit of our clients' portfolios.