A. Description of NBEL and the Firm NBEL NBEL is a United Kingdom company with limited liability formed in May 2005. It is authorized and regulated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority to undertake various investment management activities, including dealing in securities, advising on securities and asset management. NBEL is directly owned by NBEH Limited, which, in turn, is owned by Neuberger Berman Europe Holdings II LLC, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Neuberger Berman Europe Holdings LLC. It is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Neuberger Berman Group LLC (“NBG”). The Firm NBG is a holding company, the subsidiaries of which (collectively referred to herein as the “Firm” or “Neuberger Berman”) provide a broad range of global investment solutions – equity, fixed income and alternatives – to institutions and individuals through customized separately managed accounts, registered funds and alternative 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. Neuberger Berman is headquartered in New York City. As of December 31, 2023, Neuberger Berman had approximately 2,826 employees in 39 cities around the world. NBEL’s investment management services are further discussed below. B. Types of Advisory Services NBEL currently provides the following types of investment management services: Funds NBEL currently serves as the investment manager for pooled investment vehicles (the “Funds”) and has been granted discretionary investment authority over the assets of each of the Funds pursuant to investment management agreements entered into with each Fund. NBEL may engage an affiliate (“Advisory Affiliate”) to act as sub-adviser or sub-investment manager to certain of the Funds, whereby NBEL delegates the majority of its discretionary authority to the Advisory Affiliate. In addition to the discretionary investment management services, NBEL also provides non-discretionary investment management services. Investors should refer to each Fund’s prospectus,

offering memorandum or other offering 1 Firm assets under management figures reflect the collective assets for the various subsidiaries of NBG. materials (“Offering Documents”) for additional information. Sub-Advised Accounts NBEL also serves as sub-adviser to certain other pooled investment vehicles and accounts managed by Advisory Affiliates (“Sub-Advised Accounts”). NBEL acts as sub-adviser for many accounts primarily for currency hedging purposes. Those Sub-Advised Accounts for which NBEL's services are limited to providing currency hedging have been excluded from the calculation of NBEL’s regulatory assets under management. Separate Accounts NBEL provides ongoing discretionary investment management services to institutional clients with respect to assets held in the client’s custodial account (collectively, “Separate Accounts”) based on customized investment objectives or guidelines, time horizons, risk tolerances, policies and limitations of such clients. The Funds, Sub-Advised Accounts and Separate Accounts to which NBEL provides investment management services are each referred to in this Brochure as a “Client”, and collectively referred to as “Clients.” Further, the accounts to which NBEL provides investment management services are referred to collectively in this Brochure as “Client Accounts.” C. Client Tailored Services and Client Tailored Restrictions NBEL generally provides its investment management services pursuant to a discretionary investment management agreement. NBEL’s advisory services are performed in accordance with the terms of each investment management agreement. Each Client may impose investment restrictions or guidelines for its Client Account as it deems appropriate to achieve its particular investment objective. Such investment restrictions and/or guidelines are typically described in the respective Offering Document for each Fund, or in the case of other Client Accounts, in the relevant investment management agreement. D. Wrap and Related Programs NBEL does not sponsor or participate in wrap fee programs. E. Assets under Management Discretionary Amounts: Non-Discretionary Amounts: Date Calculated: $79.0bn $106.0mm 12/31/2023