1.       Jennison Associates LLC (Jennison or the Firm) claims compliance with the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS^®) and has prepared and presented this report in compliance with the GIPS standards. Jennison has been independently verified for the period from January 1, 1993 through December 31, 2024. A firm that claims compliance with the GIPS Standards must establish policies and procedures for complying with all applicable requirements of the GIPS Standards.  Verification provides assurance on whether the firm’s policies and procedures related to composite and pooled fund maintenance, as well as the calculation, presentation, and distribution of performance, have been designed in compliance with the GIPS Standards and have been implemented on a firm-wide basis.   The Disciplined Large Cap Growth Equity Composite (Composite) has had a performance examination for the period from February 1, 2008 through December 31, 2024. The verification and performance examination reports are available upon request.

2.       GIPS^® is a registered trademark of CFA Institute.  CFA Institute does not endorse or promote this organization, nor does it warrant the accuracy or quality of the content contained herein.

3.       Jennison Associates LLC is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial, Inc. (Parent). Registration does not imply a certain level of skill or training. Prudential Financial, Inc. of the United States is not affiliated in any manner with Prudential plc, a company incorporated in the United Kingdom, or with Prudential Assurance Company, a subsidiary of M&G plc, incorporated in the United Kingdom. On January 1, 2006, Jennison redefined the Firm to include JMA assets, for all periods after January 1, 2006.

4.       The net of fee returns for the 1, 5, 10 year periods ending 12/31/2024: 34.71%, 18.21% and 16.42%, respectively.  The benchmark returns for the 1, 5, 10 year periods ending 12/31/2024: 33.36%, 18.94% and 16.76%, respectively.

5.       The Composite, formerly named the Diversified Large Cap Growth Equity Composite, inception date was January 31, 2008 and the creation date under the GIPS standards was February 2008.  The Disciplined Large Cap Growth Equity strategy is based on the philosophy that internal fundamental research and a highly interactive investment process can lead to successful bottom-up stock selection. The investment team believes that above-average growth in units, revenues, earnings, and cash flow will drive the value of a security over time, and it looks to invest in companies with these characteristics. The strategy utilizes both fundamental and quantitative techniques optimized to a broad-market Large Cap Growth benchmark. A list of Jennison’s composite and limited distribution pooled fund descriptions is available upon request. Policies for valuing investments, calculating performance, and preparing GIPS Reports are available upon request.

6.       Performance results are calculated in US dollars and reflect reinvestment of dividends and other earnings. Gross of fee performance is presented before custodial and Jennison’s actual advisory fees but after transaction costs. Net of fee performance is presented net of Jennison’s actual advisory fees and transaction costs. Returns are gross of reclaimable withholding taxes, if any, and net of non-reclaimable withholding taxes. For a disciplined large cap growth equity separate account the fee schedule offered to institutional clients is as follows: 0.75% on first $10 million of assets managed; 0.50% on next $30 million; 0.35% on next $25 million; 0.25% on next $335 million; 0.22% on the balance. Actual advisory fees charged and actual account minimum size may vary by account due to various conditions described in Jennison Associates LLC’s Form ADV.

7.       The data presented represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Performance results fluctuate, and there can be no assurances that objectives will be achieved. All investments involve risk, including the possible loss of capital.

8.       The annual composite dispersion presented is an equal weighted standard deviation calculated of the individual gross account returns in the composite for the entire year.  For annual periods with less than 6 accounts included for the entire year, dispersion is not presented.  The three-year annualized ex-post standard deviation measures the variability of the composite’s gross returns and the benchmark over the preceding 36-month period and is not required to be presented prior to 2011 or when 36 monthly composite gross returns are not available.

9.       The Benchmark for the Strategy is the Russell 1000^® Growth Index.