GMO Revenue and Competitors

GMO, founded in 1977, is a privately held global investment management firm servicing clients in the corporate, public, endowment, and foundation marketplaces. As of December 31, 2007, we managed $152 billion* in client assets using a blend of traditional judgments with innovative quantitative methods to find undervalued securities and markets. Our success in consistently providing value added performance across a broad range of asset classes is founded on several key factors that include: discipline, value orientation, investment research, and constant innovation (see GMO Qualities below). Our broad-based value added over benchmarks has led many of our clients to request that we allocate assets and advise them on a global scale. Our assets can be broadly categorized as follows: Equities: $134 billion ($100 billion non-U.S.) Fixed Income: $19 billion Absolute Return: $9 billion** Asset Allocation: $40 billion** GMO Qualities Excellence We constantly strive for excellence, especially with regard to performance, client relations, and how we do our job.