EAD vs MAIN

Allspring Income Opportunities Fund

Wells Fargo Advantage Funds - Wells Fargo Income Opportunities Fund is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. It is co-managed by Wells Capital Management Incorporated. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. It primarily invests in below investment grade debt securities, high-yield debt securities, loans and preferred stocks rated Ba or lower by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. or BB or lower by Standard & Poor's Ratings Group. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against Merrill Lynch High Yield Index. It was formerly known as Wells Fargo Advantage Funds - Wells Fargo Advantage Income Opportunities Fund. Wells Fargo Advantage Funds - Wells Fargo Income Opportunities Fund was formed on February 26, 2003 and is domiciled in the United States.

Main Street Capital Corporation

Main Street Capital Corporation is a private equity firm specializes in equity capital to lower middle market companies. The firm also provides debt capital to middle market companies for acquisitions, management buyouts, growth financings, recapitalizations and refinancing. The firm seeks to partner with entrepreneurs, business owners and management teams and generally provides "one stop" financing alternatives within its lower middle market portfolio. The firm typically invests in lower middle market companies generally with annual revenues between $10 million and $150 million. The firm's middle market debt investments are made in businesses that are generally larger in size than its lower middle market portfolio companies. It makes majority and minority equity investments. Main Street Capital Corporation was founded in 2007 and is based in Houston, Texas.