Item 4 — Purpose of Transaction
The Reporting Persons intend to participate in and influence the strategic direction, management and operations of the Issuer. The Reporting Persons may, from time to time, engage in discussions with the Issuer's board of directors, management and other shareholders regarding the Issuer's business, operations, management, financial condition, strategic plans, corporate governance, capital structure and other matters relating to the Issuer. The Reporting Persons may also introduce or provide business opportunities, industry relationships, strategic resources and other resources that may contribute to the development and growth of the Issuer's business and enhance shareholders' value. The Reporting Persons will evaluate their investment in the Issuer from time to time and may at any time, based on such evaluation, market conditions and other circumstances, increase or decrease their security holdings in the Issuer or may change their investment strategy as regards to the Issuer. Except as set forth in this Item 4, none of the Reporting Persons has any plans or proposals that relate to or would result in: (a) the acquisition by any person of additional securities of the Issuer, or the disposition of securities of the Issuer; (b) an extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a merger, reorganization or liquidation, involving the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries; (c) a sale or transfer of a material amount of assets of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries; (d) any change in the present board of directors or management of the Issuer, including any plans or proposals to change the number or term of directors or to fill any existing vacancies on the board of directors; (e) any material change in the present capitalization or dividend policy of the Issuer; (f) any other material change in the Issuer's business or corporate structure, including but not limited to, if the issuer is a registered closed-end investment company; (g) changes in the Issuer's charter, by-laws or instruments corresponding thereto or other actions which may impede the acquisition of control of the Issuer by any person; (h) causing a class of securities of the Issuer to be delisted from a national securities exchange or to cease to be authorized to be quoted in an inter-dealer quotation system of a registered national securities association; (i) a class of equity securities of the Issuer becoming eligible for termination of registration pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of the Exchange Act; or (j) any action similar to any of those enumerated above. As part of ongoing evaluation of their investment in the Issuer and investment alternatives, the Reporting Persons may consider such matters in the future and, subject to applicable law or other restrictions, may formulate other purposes, plans or proposals regarding the Issuer or the Issuer's Common Shares that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Reporting Person, or take any other actions that could involve one or more of the types of transactions or have one or more of the results described in clauses (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D.