David O. Beim

Blackrock Collateral Trust is organized as a Delaware statutory trust. Its investment objective is to seek to provide a level of current income as is consistent with liquidity and minimum volatility of principal. The Trust is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

Europe Fund, Inc. is a closed-end, diversified management investment company. It provides capital appreciation through investment primarily in European equity securities. The Fund's manager is Merrill Lynch Investment Managers International Limited

Preferred Income Strategies Fund, Inc., is located in New Jersey, United States. It operates as a Closed-End mutual Fund. It was organised along with Preferred and Corporate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. and The Europe Fund Inc. Each Fund is organized as a Maryland corporation. The investment adviser for each of Preferred Income Strategies Fund, Inc. and Preferred and Corporate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. is FAM and the investment adviser for Europe is Merrill Lynch Investment Managers International Limited ('MLIMIL')

Preferred and Corporate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. is located in New Jersey, United States. It operates as a Closed-End mutual Fund. It was organised along with The Europe Fund Inc. and Preferred Income Strategies Fund, Inc. Each Fund is organized as a Maryland corporation. The investment adviser for Preferred and Corporate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. and Preferred Income Strategies Fund, Inc., is FAM and the investment adviser for Europe is Merrill Lynch Investment Managers International Limited ('MLIMIL')

Outward Bound USA provides education and training services. It programs include rock climbing, hiking, mountaineering, skiing, kayaking, sailing, rafting and yoga courses. The company was founded by Kurt Hahn in 1941 and is headquartered in Golden, CO.