Ms. Hill joined Federated in 1990 and has been a Senior Portfolio Manager since 2003 and a Senior Vice President of Federated Investment Management Company since 2005. Ms. Hill was a Portfolio Manager from 1994 until 2003, and served as Vice President of the Fund's Adviser from 1997 until 2004 and as Assistant Vice President of the Fund's Adviser from 1994 until 1997. Ms. Hill has received the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and an M.S. in Industrial Administration from Carnegie Mellon University.

Mr. O’Connell is responsible for day to day management of the Fund focusing on asset allocation, interest rate strategy and security selection. He has been with the Adviser or an affiliate since 2003; has worked in investment management since 2003; has managed investment portfolios since 2005. Education: B.S., Webb Institute of Naval Architecture; M.S., Johns Hopkins University; M.B.A., Massachusetts Institute of Technology.”