Liontrust Switzerland AG

The company's purpose, within the framework of laws, regulations and industry guidelines, is to distribute or offer, in its own name, on a non-exclusive basis and mainly in Switzerland, shares of domestic and foreign collective investment schemes of group companies and third parties. In particular, the company will: (i) not manage or direct non-collective investment schemes or similar assets; (ii) not provide administrative services for collective investment schemes and similar assets; (iii) not provide services related to the representation of foreign collective investment schemes, asset management and investment advice for collective assets, in particular collective investment schemes and pension funds; (iv) not provide other licensed services; and not act as a representative or branch of a foreign financial institution or bank, i.e. act only in its own name and not represent or bind third parties. Within the limits of the law, the company provides additional services related to the distribution or offering of approved domestic and foreign collective investment schemes and similar assets, in particular the establishment of distribution networks and support for distribution or offering mainly in Switzerland. In pursuit of these purposes, the company may enter into non-exclusive cooperation agreements with financial institutions and other companies in the field of distribution or offering of collective investment schemes. The company may participate in other companies, acquire, exploit, manage and sell real estate and intellectual property rights, establish subsidiaries and branches in Switzerland and abroad, and perform all legal acts that may be necessary or useful for the purpose of the company or to promote its development or that of group companies. The company may grant direct or indirect financing to third parties, including companies in which it is directly or indirectly involved, its direct or indirect shareholders, and companies in which such parties are directly or indirectly involved, whether through loans or other financing, including within the framework of cash pooling agreements, and provide security of any kind for their liabilities, including through pledges or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind, whether against payment or not. The company is part of the Liontrust Group and may, in pursuing its corporate purpose, take into account the interests of the Liontrust Group, without legally representing or binding it.