Mark E. Durbiano, CFA, Senior Portfolio Manager, Head of the Domestic High Yield Group is responsible for portfolio management and research in the fixed income area, concentrating in the domestic high yield sector. Mr. Durbiano joined Federated in 1982 and has been Senior Portfolio Manager and Senior Vice President since 1996. He received a B.A. from Dickinson College and an M.B.A. from University of Pittsburgh. Mr. Durbiano has 38 years of investment experience.

Kathryn Glass, CFA, Vice President, Portfolio Manager, Senior Investment Analyst. Responsible for portfolio management and research in the fixed income area concentrating in the domestic high yield sector. Previous association: Summer Associate, Goldman Sachs; Analyst, Federated Hermes. B.A., University of Pittsburgh; M.A., Cornell University; M.S.I.A., Carnegie Mellon University. Professional Affiliations: Member, CFA Society of Pittsburgh. Joined Federated Hermes 1999.

Thomas Scherr, CFA, Vice President, Portfolio Manager, Senior Investment Analyst. Responsible for portfolio management and research in the fixed income area concentrating in the domestic high yield sector. Previous associations: Assistant Vice President-Treasury Analytics, Bank One/J.P. Morgan Chase; Credit Card Officer, Bank One Card Services. B.S., Lehigh University; M.B.A., Carnegie Mellon University. Professional Affiliations: Member, CFA Society of Pittsburgh. Joined Federated Hermes 2006.