Ceredex is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Virtus Partners, Inc. (“VPI”), which is wholly-owned by Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (“Virtus”). Virtus, a publicly traded firm, is singularly committed to the long-term success of individual and institutional investors, offering asset management through its affiliated managers and select subadvisers (see www.virtus.com). Prior to March, 2008, Ceredex provided value equity investing as part of Trusco Capital Management, which was later renamed RidgeWorth Capital Management and now Virtus Fund Advisers, LLC (“VFA”). In 2008, Ceredex was established as a separate legal entity and investment adviser registered with the SEC, and became a wholly-owned subsidiary of VFA until January 1, 2018 when it was realigned as a wholly-owned subsidiary of VPI. Ceredex offers value-equity strategies which are available in five portfolios: concentrated large cap, large cap, mid-cap smid-cap, and small cap. Ceredex provides discretionary investment supervisory and management services to institutional clients, including investment companies (“Mutual Funds”), including the Virtus Asset Trust, registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”) and Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (“UCITS”) authorized under the European Directive. Ceredex also provides these services, both under direct contract with a client and indirectly as subadviser to pension and profit-sharing plans,

endowments and foundations, governmental entities, other corporate entities and high net worth clients. Ceredex serves as a non-discretionary investment subadviser to the Virtus Collective Investment Trust ll and receives fees for the non-discretionary investment subadvisory services it provides thereunder. Customized investment management services are based on the account’s investment guidelines provided to Ceredex by the client. The client may consider criteria such as organizational structure, risk assessment, liquidity and cash flow, income needs, tax consequences, other sources of funds to meet obligations, general economic conditions, social and other preferences. Clients can place reasonable restrictions on Ceredex’s investment discretion. The most common restrictions are social restrictions or those that prohibit us from buying specific companies. Investment guidelines and restrictions must be provided to Ceredex in writing, and may impact performance. Ceredex also delivers model portfolios pursuant to advisory contracts with other investment managers (“Implementing Manager(s)”) who operate programs to deliver investment advice, including to investors through the use of separately managed accounts (“Managed Account Program”). The portfolio recommendations reflected in the model portfolio are implemented by the Implementing Manager. Separately managed account clients should consult their program sponsor’s brochure for the specific fees and features applicable to their program. As of 12/31/2023, Ceredex had regulatory assets under management of $ 6.2 billion, consisting of discretionary assets under management of $5.97 billion and non-discretionary assets under management of $ 263 million.