Stephen W. Pick

Homesteaders Life Co. provides insurance and related services to the funeral industry. The company also provides marketing programs, literature, information that informs families about all available options in funeral care. The company was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in West Des Moines, IA.

Principal Real Estate Investors LLC (Principal Real Estate) is a real estate investment management firm headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Principal Global Investors Holding Co. (US) LLC, ultimately owned by Principal Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: PFG). Principal Real Estate provides investment advisory services concerning private real estate equity, private real estate debt, public real estate debt securities such as commercial mortgage-backed securities and public real estate equity securities issued by real estate investment trusts and other companies involved in the commercial real estate business to institutional investors, high net-worth individuals and individuals.

Principal Global Investors LLC, dba Principal Asset Management (Principal AM), is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Principal Global Investors Holding Co. (US) LLC and their ultimate parent is Principal Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: PFG). Principal AM provides investment advisory services to institutional investors and individuals on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis.