Babson Capital Management LLC (Babson Capital) was established in 1940 and has a global presence in asset management and origination. Babson Capital is a member of the MassMutual family of companies and the lead investment advisor to the MassMutual General Investment Account. The firm has grown significantly over the past 65 years, with over $108 billion* in assets under management as of December 31, 2008.

Babson Capital serves a broad spectrum of institutional clients located in Europe, Asia, Australia and North America. At the heart of our diversified product line-up that spans relative return, absolute return and alternative strategies is a credit culture that stresses the importance of fundamental, independent research. Our long-term investment approach also focuses on access to a broad set of opportunities and risk management firmly embedded in our culture.

The firm has over 750 employees* and operates primarily from Springfield and Boston, Massachusetts; Charlotte, North Carolina; New York, New York. The firm has six additional offices in the U.S., an office in Sydney, Australia and subsidiaries in London, England and Tokyo, Japan.

*<I>Figures include Babson Capital Management LLC and its subsidiary, Babson Capital Europe Limited</i>