G. Staley Cates has been a director of the Company since April 2026. Mr. Cates served as the Vice Chairman of Southeastern Asset Management, Inc. ( Southeastern ), an independent global investment management firm, from 2015 through 2024, having served as President from 1989 through 2015 after joining Southeastern in 1986. From 1989 through 2024, Mr. Cates also served as Co-Portfolio Manager for the Longleaf Partners family of mutual and UCITS funds. Mr. Cates is a Co-Founder of the New Hope Christian Academy, was a founding board member of the Soulsville Foundation, and was the Founding Chairman of the Memphis Grizzlies Charitable Foundation and of the Board of Crosstown Concourse. He serves as the Chairman of the Poplar Foundation, which supports various educational initiatives in Memphis, and was the Governor s appointee to the Transition Planning Commission for the consolidation of Memphis City and Shelby County schools between 2011 and 2012. Mr. Cates received a B.B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin and is a Chartered Financial Analyst. We believe Mr. Cates qualifications to serve on our Board of Directors include his substantial experience in the investment management industry, including as the Vice Chairman and President of an investment management firm.