A. DescriptionoftheFirm NB Canada is a company existing under the laws of British Columbia, Canada and has its principal place of business in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. NB Canada was formed in March 2010 and commenced operations as an investment adviser in August 2011. NB Canada is registered with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) as a commodity trading advisor (“CTA”) and a commodity pool operator (“CPO”), and is a member of the U.S. National Futures Association (“NFA”). In Canada, NB Canada’s primary regulator is the Ontario Securities Commission, with which NB Canada is registered as a portfolio manager, investment fund manager, exempt market dealer and commodity trading manager. NB Canada is also registered as a portfolio manager and exempt market dealer in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Québec and Saskatchewan, and is also registered as an investment fund manager in Québec and Newfoundland and Labrador. NB Canada specializes in a systematic, process-driven form of investment management, where investment decisions are generally made by performing quantitative analysis. NB Canada employs mathematical strategies that rely on patterns inferred from historical prices and other data in evaluating prospective investments. NB Canada provides a range of discretionary investment management services on both a direct and sub-advisory basis to a variety of clients, including individuals, institutions, non-U.S. registered funds and private investment funds. IndirectOwnershipBackground–NeubergerBermanGroup Neuberger Berman Group LLC (“NBG”) is a holding company the subsidiaries of which (collectively referred to herein as the “Firm” or “NeubergerBerman”) provide a broad range of global investment solutions – equity, fixed income, multi-asset class and alternatives – to institutions and individuals through products including separately managed accounts, mutual funds and private investment vehicles. As of December 31, 2023, Neuberger Berman had approximately $463 billion under management.1 NBG’s voting equity is wholly owned by NBSH Acquisition, LLC (“NBSH”). NBSH is owned by current and former employees, directors, consultants and, in certain instances, their permitted transferees. 1 Firm assets under management figures reflect the collective assets for the various affiliated investment advisers that are subsidiaries of NBG. Neuberger Berman is headquartered in New York, New York. As of December 31, 2023, Neuberger Berman had approximately 2,826 employees in 39 cities around the world. NB Canada’s investment management services are further discussed below. B. TypesofAdvisoryServices NB Canada currently provides the following types of advisory services: SeparatelyManagedAccounts NB Canada provides ongoing discretionary investment management services to institutional clients based on the individual investment goals, objectives, time horizon, and risk tolerance of each client. NB Canada also provides ongoing discretionary investment management services to individuals on a sub-advisory basis (see “Sub-Advisory Services”, below). NB Canada provides its advisory services through separately managed accounts for institutional clients (“SeparateAccounts”). NB Canada typically provides investment services that may include, among other things, determination as to: (a) which securities to buy or sell; (b) the total amount of securities to buy or sell; (c) the broker or dealer through which securities are bought or sold; (d) the commission rates at which securities transactions are effected; and (e) the prices at which securities are to be bought or sold, which may include dealer spreads or mark-ups and transaction costs. PrivateInvestmentVehicles NB Canada provides discretionary investment management services to privately offered investment vehicles (“PrivateFunds”). The Private Funds are generally organized or “sponsored” by NB Canada or an affiliate of NB Canada. For certain Private Funds, employees of NB Canada may also serve as officers, directors or other persons authorized to facilitate the operation of the Private Funds. The Private Funds are not registered under the Investment Company Act, and their shares or interests, as applicable, are not registered under the Securities Act, and are instead sold to qualified investors who meet certain criteria on a private placement basis. The Private Funds managed by NB Canada require that investors be (1)(a) “accredited investors” as defined under Regulation D under the Securities Act (“RegulationD”) and (b) qualified purchasers as defined in Section 2(a)(51)(A) of the Investment Company Act or “knowledgeable employees” under Rule 3c-5 of the Investment Company Act or (2) not “U.S. Persons” as defined under Regulation S of the Securities Act. To the extent the Private Funds are offered into Canada, investors are required to qualify as “permitted clients” as defined in Canadian National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations (“NI 31-103”). Accordingly, the Private Funds are not publicly offered in the United States or Canada. Private Funds may or may not be continuously offered. Clients should refer to each Private Fund’s offering memorandum, private placement memorandum and/or constitutional documents, as applicable (the “Offering Documents”) for additional information. For a list of certain of the Private Funds, please refer to Section 7.B(1) and (2) of Schedule D of Part 1 of NB Canada’s Form ADV which is publicly available at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. Sub‐AdvisoryServices NB Canada acts as sub-adviser for affiliated and unaffiliated non-U.S. funds registered under the securities laws of offshore jurisdictions (“Sub‐Advised Funds”). NB Canada also acts as sub- adviser to certain affiliated and unaffiliated investment advisers providing discretionary investment management services to institutional or high net worth clients through separate accounts (the "Sub‐AdvisedSeparateAccounts”). High net worth sub-advisory clients should review NB Canada’s Form CRS, which is available at https://www.nb.com/en/us/regulatory-disclosures/form-crs-nbc. The Separate Accounts, Private Funds, Sub-Advised Funds and Sub-Advised Separate Accounts are collectively referred to herein as the “ClientAccounts.” C. ClientTailoredServicesandClientTailoredRestrictions NB

Canada enters into discretionary investment management agreements with its Separate Account clients. See Item 16. Clients may impose restrictions on investing in certain securities or other assets in accordance with their particular needs. However, generally, NB Canada can decide not to accommodate investment restrictions deemed unduly burdensome or materially incompatible with NB Canada’s investment approach. Further, NB Canada can generally decline to permit any account restriction that affects more than a stated percentage of the Client Account. From time to time, NB Canada is engaged to provide limited investment management services such as liquidating a client’s account. NB Canada enters into discretionary investment management agreements with Private Funds. Services are performed in accordance with the terms of each such agreement. Each Private Fund may impose investment restrictions as it deems appropriate. Such investment restrictions are typically set forth in the Offering Documents for each Private Fund. In the case of the Sub-Advised Funds and Sub-Advised Separate Accounts, NB Canada enters into a sub-advisory agreement with the investment adviser to each Sub-Advised Fund or Sub-Advised Separate Account. The terms and conditions of these arrangements may vary, and any contact between NB Canada and the ultimate client will typically take place through the applicable investment adviser. Each Sub-Advised Fund or Sub-Advised Separate Account is managed in accordance with the investment objectives, policies and restrictions set forth in the sub-advisory agreement between NB Canada and the investment adviser or investment management agreement between the investment adviser and the ultimate client, as the case may be. The investment guidelines of the Separate Accounts, Sub-Advised Funds and Sub-Advised Separate Accounts may restrict the ability of NB Canada to invest in Private Funds for such accounts. The performance of Client Accounts that are subject to restrictions imposed by clients will vary from the account performance of unrestricted accounts that NB Canada manages with the same or a similar investment strategy. D. WrapandRelatedPrograms NB Canada does not currently participate in any discretionary wrap programs (“Wrap Programs”) in respect of U.S. clients. NB Canada participates as a sub-adviser in Wrap Programs in respect of Canadian clients. A Wrap Program is an investment program where clients of Wrap Programs generallypay to the Wrap Program sponsors (“Wrap Sponsors”) one bundled or “wrapped” fee that covers investment management, trade execution, custodial services and other administrative services. The clients of the Wrap Programs are referred to herein as “Wrap Program Clients”. The Wrap Sponsors are typically broker-dealers, financial institutions or other investment advisers that establish, operate and administer the Wrap Programs. The Wrap Sponsors are responsible for reviewing the financial circumstances, investment objectives, risk tolerances and investment restrictions of each Wrap Program Client. For each Wrap Program Client, the Wrap Sponsors are responsible for determining the suitability of, and eligibility (including any applicable investor qualifications) to participate in, the Wrap Programs and the suitability of the investment strategy(ies) selected. Subject to its obligation to seek best execution, NB Canada will seek to execute equity transactions for Wrap Program Client accounts, and anticipates that the majority of equity transactions for the accounts will be executed, through the Program Sponsors or designated brokers. However, depending on their capabilities or the types of securities traded, such as securities with smaller market capitalizations, foreign securities, or thinly traded securities, NB Canada will at times trade certain equity strategies away from the Wrap Program Sponsors or designated brokers more frequently, which could result in a material percentage of equity transactions being executed with brokers other than the Wrap Program Sponsors or designated brokers. When trades are executed through the Wrap Program Sponsors or designated brokers, the bundled fee paid by each Wrap Program Client typically covers all brokerage commissions and execution costs on the trades. When NB Canada chooses to trade away from the Wrap Program Sponsors or designated brokers and execute trades through broker-dealers other than the Wrap Program Sponsors or designated brokers, while NB Canada does not charge any additional fees or commissions, the Wrap Program Clients will generally incur transaction-related charges, which include mark-ups/concessions built into fixed income transaction prices due to the over-the-counter nature of the market, trade- away fees, which include electronic trading platform fees, and fees associated with foreign securities transactions, which are in addition to the Wrap Program Sponsor’s fee paid by each Wrap Program Client. Please refer to Item 5.C for a further description of additional execution and other costs that are incurred by Wrap Program Clients. Clients that enroll in Wrap Programs should satisfy themselves that the Wrap Program Sponsors or designated brokers are able to provide best execution of transactions. The services provided by each of NB Canada and the Wrap Program Sponsors are described in the Wrap Program Sponsors’ disclosure materials and the contracts Wrap Program Sponsors have with their Wrap Clients. NB Canada does not generally communicate directly with Wrap Program Clients (including communications with respect to changes in a Wrap Program Client’s investment objectives or restrictions), and all communications generally must be directed through the Wrap Program Sponsor. Also, NB Canada does not provide overall investment supervisory services to Wrap Program Clients. NB Canada is not in a position to determine and is not responsible for determining the suitability of, or eligibility (including any applicable investor qualifications) to participate in, any Wrap Program for a Wrap Program Client or the suitability of any investment strategies available under the Wrap Program with respect to Wrap Program Clients. Please refer to Section 5.I(2) of Schedule D of Part 1A of NB Canada’s Form ADV for a full list of the Wrap Programs in which NB Canada participates. E. AssetsunderManagement DiscretionaryAmounts:Non‐DiscretionaryAmounts:DateCalculated: $ 11,176,653,669 $0 12/31/2023