NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OR REGULATIONS OF THAT JURISDICTION

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THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION

12 July 2024

RECOMMENDED CASH AND SHARE ACQUISITION

of

Tyman plc

by

Quanex Building Products Corporation

to be implemented by means of a scheme of arrangement

under Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006

On 22 April 2024, the boards of directors of Quanex Building Products Corporation ("Quanex") and Tyman plc ("Tyman") announced that they had reached agreement on the terms and conditions of a recommended cash and share acquisition by Quanex of the entire issued, and to be issued, ordinary share capital of Tyman (the "Transaction").

The Transaction is being implemented by way of a Court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006. The scheme document containing the full terms and conditions of the Transaction was published or made available to Scheme Shareholders on 11 June 2024 (the "Scheme Document").

Terms defined in the Scheme Document have, unless otherwise defined, the same meanings in this announcement.

Results of Court Meeting and General Meeting

Tyman and Quanex are pleased to announce that the Court Meeting to consider and, if thought fit, approve the Scheme and the General Meeting to consider, and if thought fit, pass the Special Resolution relating to the Transaction were each held today and:

·    the requisite majority of eligible Scheme Shareholders voted (either in person or by proxy) to approve the Scheme at the Court Meeting; and

·    the requisite majority of eligible Tyman Shareholders voted (either in person or by proxy) to pass the Special Resolution to, among other things, implement the Scheme and amend Tyman's articles of association at the General Meeting.

Details of the resolutions passed are set out in the Notice of Court Meeting and Notice of General Meeting contained in Parts Thirteen and Fourteen (respectively) of the Scheme Document.

Voting results of the Court Meeting

The table below sets out the results of the poll at the Court Meeting. Each Scheme Shareholder present (in person or by proxy) was entitled to one vote per Scheme Share held at the Voting Record Time.

* All percentages have been rounded to the nearest two decimal places.

Voting results of the General Meeting

The table below sets out the results of the poll at the General Meeting. Each Tyman Shareholder present (in person or by proxy) was entitled to one vote per Tyman Share held at the Voting Record Time.

* All percentages have been rounded to the nearest two decimal places.

** A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "for" or "against" the resolution.

The total number of Tyman Shares in issue at the Voting Record Time was 196,762,059, of which 439,810 were held in treasury. Consequently, the total number of voting rights in Tyman at the Voting Record Time was 196,322,249.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, a copy of the Special Resolution passed at the General Meeting will shortly be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

Next steps and timetable

The outcome of today's Meetings means that Conditions 2(a) and 2(b) (as set out in Part Three of the Scheme Document) have been satisfied, however the Scheme remains subject to the sanction by the Court at the Court Hearing and the satisfaction (or, where applicable, the waiver) of the other Conditions to the Scheme (as set out in the Scheme Document).

The Court Hearing is currently expected to be held on 24 July 2024. If the Scheme receives the sanction of the Court at that time, the Court Order is filed with the Registrar of Companies and the other Conditions are satisfied or, where applicable, waived, the Scheme is expected to become effective on 1 August 2024.

The expected timetable of principal events for the implementation of the Scheme remains as set out on pages 18 and 19 of the Scheme Document. The dates are indicative only and are subject to change. If any of the key dates set out in the timetable change, Tyman will give notice of this change by issuing an announcement through a Regulatory Information Service and by making such announcement available on Tyman's website at https://www.tymanplc.com/investor-relations.

The special dividend pursuant to the increased and final recommended cash and share offer

The special interim dividend of 15 pence per Tyman Share (the "Special Dividend") as detailed in the Declaration of Special Dividend and Offer Update announcement made by Tyman and Quanex on 28 June 2024 shall, subject to the sanction of the Court at the Court Hearing, be paid to eligible Tyman Shareholders in a manner consistent with the payment of dividends in the ordinary course by Tyman and have the key milestones as follows:

Enquiries

Tyman
Rutger Helbing - Chief Executive Officer                                                       +44 207 976 8000
Jason Ashton - Chief Financial Officer

Greenhill
(Lead Financial adviser to Tyman)
Charles Montgomerie                                                                                       +44 207 198 7400
David Wyles
Charles Spencer

Deutsche Numis
(Financial adviser and Corporate broker to Tyman)
Jonathan Wilcox                                                                                              +44 207 260 1000
Richard Thomas

MHP Group

(PR adviser to Tyman)
Reg Hoare                                                                     +44 7801 894577 / [email protected] Rachel Farrington

Matthew Taylor

Quanex
Scott Zuehlke - Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer            +1 713 877 5327

UBS
(Sole Financial adviser to Quanex)
London: Joe Hannon, Romine Hakme, Josh Chauhan                                     +44 20 7567 8000
New York: Simon Smith, Jane Zovak, Vijay Kumra                                        +1 212 713 2000

Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher
(PR adviser to Quanex)
Arielle Rothstein                                                                                              +1 212 355 4449
Andrew Siegel
Lyle Weston

Latham & Watkins (London) LLP is acting as legal adviser to Tyman in connection with the Transaction.

Travers Smith LLP is acting as English legal adviser to Quanex and Foley & Lardner LLP is acting as US legal adviser to Quanex in connection with the Transaction.

Important notices about financial advisers

Greenhill & Co. International LLP ("Greenhill"), an affiliate of Mizuho, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the FCA, is acting as lead financial adviser to Tyman and for no one else in connection with the Transaction and will not be responsible to anyone other than Tyman for providing the protections afforded to its clients nor for providing advice in relation to the Transaction, the contents of this announcement or any other matters referred to in this announcement.

Numis Securities Limited (trading for these purposes as Deutsche Numis) ("Deutsche Numis"), which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority, is acting exclusively for Tyman and no one else in connection with the matters described in this announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than Tyman for providing the protections afforded to clients of Deutsche Numis, or for providing advice in connection with the matters referred to herein. Neither Deutsche Numis nor any of its group undertakings or affiliates owes or accepts any duty, liability or responsibility whatsoever (whether direct or indirect, whether in contract, in tort, under statute or otherwise) to any person who is not a client of Deutsche Numis in connection with this announcement or any matter referred to herein.

UBS AG London Branch ("UBS") is authorised and regulated by the Financial Market Supervisory Authority in Switzerland. It is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority ("PRA") and subject to regulation in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") and limited regulation in the United Kingdom by the PRA. UBS is acting exclusively as sole financial adviser to Quanex and for no one else in connection with the Transaction and will not be responsible to anyone other than Quanex for providing the protections afforded to its clients nor for providing advice in relation to the Transaction, the contents of this announcement or any other matters referred to in this announcement. Neither UBS nor any of its subsidiaries, branches or affiliates owes or accepts any duty, liability or responsibility whatsoever (whether direct or indirect, whether in contract, in tort, under statute or otherwise) to any person who is not a client of UBS in connection with the Transaction, this announcement and any statement contained herein or otherwise.

No Offer or Solicitation

This announcement is for informational purposes only and is not intended to and does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to subscribe for or buy or an invitation to purchase or subscribe for any securities in any jurisdiction pursuant to the transaction or otherwise, nor shall there be any sale, issuance or transfer of securities in any jurisdiction in contravention of applicable law. In particular, this announcement is not an offer of securities for sale into the United States or in any other jurisdiction. No offer of securities shall be made in the United States absent registration under the US Securities Act, or pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, such registration requirements. Any securities issued in the Transaction are anticipated to be issued in reliance upon an exemption from such registration requirements pursuant to Section 3(a)(10) of the US Securities Act.

The Transaction will be made solely by means of the Scheme Document, or (if applicable) pursuant to an Offer Document to be published by Quanex, which (as applicable) will contain the full terms and conditions of the Transaction. Any decision in respect of, or other response to, the Transaction, should be made only on the basis of the information contained in such document(s). As explained below, if Quanex ultimately seeks to implement the Transaction by way of a Takeover Offer, that offer will be made in compliance with applicable US laws and regulations.

This announcement does not constitute a prospectus or a prospectus exempted document.

This announcement has been prepared for the purpose of complying with English law and the Takeover Code and the information disclosed may not be the same as that which would have been disclosed if this announcement had been prepared in accordance with the laws of jurisdictions other than England and Wales.

In accordance with normal United Kingdom practice and pursuant to Rule 14e-5(b) of the US Exchange Act, Quanex or its nominees, or its brokers (acting as agents), may from time to time make certain purchases of, or arrangements to purchase, shares or other securities of Tyman outside of the US, other than pursuant to the Transaction, until the date on which the Transaction and/or Scheme becomes Effective, lapses or is otherwise withdrawn. These purchases may occur either in the open market at prevailing prices or in private transactions at negotiated prices. Any information about such purchases or arrangements to purchase will be disclosed as required in the UK, will be reported to a Regulatory Information Service and will be available on the London Stock Exchange website at www.londonstockexchange.com.

Overseas jurisdictions

The release, publication or distribution of this announcement in or into jurisdictions other than the United Kingdom may be restricted by the laws of those jurisdictions and therefore persons into whose possession this announcement comes should inform themselves about, and observe, such restrictions. In particular, the ability of persons who are not resident in the United Kingdom to vote their Tyman Shares at the Court Meeting or General Meeting, or to appoint another person as proxy to vote at the Court Meeting or General Meeting on their behalf, may be affected by the laws of the relevant jurisdictions in which they are located. Further details in relation to the Overseas Shareholders will be contained in the Scheme Document (or, if the Transaction is to be implemented by a Takeover Offer, the Offer Document). Any failure to comply with any such restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the companies and persons involved in the Transaction disclaim any responsibility or liability for the violation of such restrictions by any person.

Unless otherwise determined by Quanex or required by the Takeover Code, and permitted by applicable law and regulation, the Transaction will not be made available, directly or indirectly, in, into or from a Restricted Jurisdiction where to do so would violate the laws in that jurisdiction and no person may vote in favour of the Scheme by any such means from within a Restricted Jurisdiction or any other jurisdiction if to do so would constitute a violation of the laws of that jurisdiction and no person may vote in favour of the Transaction by use of mail or any other means of instrumentality (including, without limitation, facsimile, email or other electronic transmission, telex or telephone) of interstate or foreign commerce of, or any facility of a national, state or other securities exchange of, any Restricted Jurisdiction.

Accordingly, copies of this announcement and all documents relating to the Transaction are not being, and must not be, directly or indirectly, mailed or otherwise forwarded, distributed or sent in, into or from a Restricted Jurisdiction where to do so would violate the laws in that jurisdiction, and persons receiving this announcement and all documents relating to the Transaction (including custodians, nominees and trustees) must not mail or otherwise distribute or send them in, into or from such jurisdictions where to do so would violate the laws in that jurisdiction. Doing so may render invalid any related purported vote in respect of the Transaction. If the Transaction is implemented by way of a Takeover Offer (unless otherwise permitted by applicable law or regulation), the Transaction may not be made, directly or indirectly, in or into, or by use of mail or any other means or instrumentality (including, without limitation, facsimile, email or other electronic transmission, telex or telephone) of interstate or foreign commerce of, or any facility of a national, state or other securities exchange of, any Restricted Jurisdiction and the Transaction will not be capable of acceptance by any such use, means, instrumentality or facilities from within any Restricted Jurisdiction.

The availability of the Transaction or of New Quanex Shares pursuant to the Transaction to Tyman Shareholders who are not resident in the United Kingdom or the ability of those persons to hold such shares may be affected by the laws of the relevant jurisdictions in which they are resident. Persons who are not resident in the United Kingdom should inform themselves of, and observe, any applicable requirements.

The Transaction shall be subject to English law and the jurisdiction of the Court and to the applicable requirements of the Takeover Code, the Panel, the London Stock Exchange, the FCA, the Listing Rules and the Registrar of Companies.

Additional information for US investors in Tyman

Tyman Shareholders in the United States should note that the Transaction relates to the securities of a UK company and is proposed to be effected by means of a scheme of arrangement under English law. This announcement, the Scheme Document and certain other documents relating to the Transaction have been or will be prepared in accordance with English law, the Takeover Code and UK disclosure requirements, format and style, all of which differ from those in the United States. A transaction effected by means of a scheme of arrangement is not subject to the tender offer rules under the US Exchange Act. Accordingly, the Transaction is subject to the disclosure requirements of and practices applicable in the United Kingdom to schemes of arrangement, which differ from the disclosure requirements of the United States tender offer rules. If, in the future, Quanex exercises the right to implement the Transaction by way of a Takeover Offer and determines to extend the offer into the United States, the Transaction will be made in compliance with applicable United States laws and regulations, including any applicable exemptions under the US Securities Act or US Exchange Act.

Tyman's financial statements, and all financial information that may be included in the Scheme Document, or any other documents relating to the Transaction, have been or will be prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards and may not be comparable to financial statements of companies in the United States or other companies whose financial statements are prepared in accordance with US generally accepted accounting principles ("US GAAP"). The financial information included the Scheme documentation in relation to Quanex has been or will have been prepared in accordance with US GAAP, except as otherwise specified therein.

It may be difficult for US holders to enforce their rights and claims arising out of the US federal securities laws, since Tyman is located outside of the US, and some or all of its officers and directors may be residents of countries other than the US. US holders may not be able to sue a non-US company or its officers or directors in a non-US court for violations of US securities laws. Further, it may be difficult to compel a non-US company and its affiliates to subject themselves to a US court's jurisdiction or judgment.

The New Quanex Shares to be issued pursuant to the Transaction have not been registered under the US Securities Act, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the US Securities Act. The New Quanex Shares to be issued pursuant to the Transaction are expected to be issued in reliance upon an exemption from such registration requirements pursuant to Section 3(a)(10) of the US Securities Act. If, in the future, Quanex exercises its right to implement the Transaction by way of a Takeover Offer or otherwise in a manner that is not exempt from the registration requirements of the US Securities Act, such issuance of New Quanex Shares will be made in compliance with applicable US laws and regulations. In this event, Tyman Shareholders are urged to read these documents and any other relevant documents filed with the SEC, as well as any amendments or supplements to those documents, because they will contain important information. Such documents will be available free of charge at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov or by directing a request to Quanex's Investor Relations team identified above.

New Quanex Shares issued to persons other than "affiliates" of Quanex (defined as certain control persons, within the meaning of Rule 144 under the US Securities Act) will be freely transferable under US federal securities laws and regulations following the Transaction. Persons (whether or not US persons) who are or will be "affiliates" of Quanex within 90 days prior to, or after, the Effective Date will be subject to certain transfer restrictions relating to the New Quanex Shares under US federal securities laws and regulations.

Forward-looking statements

This announcement contains "forward-looking statements" with respect to the Quanex Group and the Tyman Group. These statements are based on the current expectations of the management of Quanex and/or Tyman and are naturally subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. The forward-looking statements contained in this document include statements relating to the expected effects of the Transaction on Tyman and/or Quanex, the expected timing and scope of the Transaction, and other statements other than historical facts. Forward-looking statements include statements typically containing words such as "will", "may", "should", "believe", "intends", "expects", "anticipates", "targets", "estimates" and words of similar import and including statements relating to future capital expenditures, expenses, revenues, economic performance, financial conditions, dividend policy, losses and future prospects and business and management strategies and the expansion and growth of the operations of Quanex or Tyman. Although Tyman and/or Quanex believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, Tyman and/or Quanex can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will occur in the future. There are a number of factors that could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward looking statements. These factors include: the possibility that the Transaction will not be completed on a timely basis or at all, whether due to the failure to satisfy the conditions of the Transaction (including approvals or clearances from regulatory and other agencies and bodies) or otherwise, general business and economic conditions globally, industry trends, competition, changes in government and other regulation, the nature, cost and outcome of any legal proceedings related to the Transaction, changes in political and economic stability, disruptions in business operations due to reorganization activities, interest rate and currency fluctuations, the inability of the combined company to realize successfully any anticipated synergy benefits when (and if) the Transaction is implemented, the inability of the Enlarged Group to integrate successfully Quanex's and Tyman's operations when (and if) the Transaction is implemented and the Enlarged Group incurring and/or experiencing unanticipated costs and/or delays or difficulties relating to the Transaction when (and if) it is implemented. Additional information concerning these and other risk factors is contained in the Risk Factors sections of the Proxy Statement Quanex filed with the SEC on June 6, 2024 and Quanex's most recent reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q, the contents of which are not incorporated by reference into, nor do they form part of, this announcement.

These forward-looking statements are based on numerous assumptions regarding the present and future business strategies of such persons and the environment in which each will operate in the future. By their nature, these forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, as well as uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will occur in the future. The factors described in the context of such forward-looking statements in this announcement may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of any such person, or industry results and developments, to be materially different from any results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. No assurance can be given that such expectations will prove to have been correct and persons reading this announcement are therefore cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements which speak only as at the date of this announcement. All subsequent oral or written forward-looking statements attributable to Quanex or Tyman or any persons acting on their behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statement above. Neither of Quanex or Tyman undertakes any obligation to update publicly or revise forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent required by applicable law, regulation or stock exchange rules.

No profit forecasts or estimates

No statement in this announcement is intended as a profit forecast or estimate for any period and no statement in this announcement should be interpreted to mean that earnings or earnings per share for Tyman or Quanex for the current or future financial years would necessarily match or exceed the historical published earnings or earnings per share for Tyman or Quanex.

Disclosure requirements of the Takeover Code

Under Rule 8.3(a) of the Takeover Code, any person who is interested in 1 per cent. or more of any class of relevant securities of an offeree company or of any securities exchange offeror (being any offeror other than an offeror in respect of which it has been announced that its offer is, or is likely to be, solely in cash) must make an Opening Position Disclosure following the commencement of the offer period and, if later, following the announcement in which any securities exchange offeror is first identified. An Opening Position Disclosure must contain details of the person's interests and short positions in, and rights to subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of (i) the offeree company and (ii) any securities exchange offeror(s). An Opening Position Disclosure by a person to whom Rule 8.3(a) applies must be made by no later than 3.30 p.m. (London time) on the 10th business day following the commencement of the offer period and, if appropriate, by no later than 3.30 p.m. (London time) on the 10th business day following the announcement in which any securities exchange offeror is first identified. Relevant persons who deal in the relevant securities of the offeree company or of a securities exchange offeror prior to the deadline for making an Opening Position Disclosure must instead make a Dealing Disclosure.

Under Rule 8.3(b) of the Takeover Code, any person who is, or becomes, interested in 1 per cent. or more of any class of relevant securities of the offeree company or of any securities exchange offeror must make a Dealing Disclosure if the person deals in any relevant securities of the offeree company or of any securities exchange offeror. A Dealing Disclosure must contain details of the dealing concerned and of the person's interests and short positions in, and rights to subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of (i) the offeree company and (ii) any securities exchange offeror(s), save to the extent that these details have previously been disclosed under Rule 8. A Dealing Disclosure by a person to whom Rule 8.3(b) applies must be made by no later than 3.30 p.m. (London time) on the business day following the date of the relevant dealing.

If two or more persons act together pursuant to an agreement or understanding, whether formal or informal, to acquire or control an interest in relevant securities of an offeree company or a securities exchange offeror, they will be deemed to be a single person for the purpose of Rule 8.3.

Opening Position Disclosures must also be made by the offeree company and by any offeror and Dealing Disclosures must also be made by the offeree company, by any offeror and by any persons acting in concert with any of them (see Rules 8.1, 8.2 and 8.4).

Details of the offeree and offeror companies in respect of whose relevant securities Opening Position Disclosures and Dealing Disclosures must be made can be found in the Disclosure Table on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk, including details of the number of relevant securities in issue, when the offer period commenced and when any offeror was first identified. You should contact the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit on +44 (0)20 7638 0129 if you are in any doubt as to whether you are required to make an Opening Position Disclosure or a Dealing Disclosure.

Right to switch to a Takeover Offer

Quanex reserves the right to elect, with the consent of the Panel, and subject to the terms of the Co-operation Agreement, to implement the Transaction by way of a Takeover Offer for the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of Tyman as an alternative to the Scheme.  In such an event, the Takeover Offer will be implemented on the same terms or, if Quanex so decides, on such other terms being no less favourable (subject to appropriate amendments), so far as applicable, as those applying to the Scheme and subject to the amendment referred to in Appendix 1 to the Transaction Announcement.  Upon sufficient acceptances being received in respect of such Takeover Offer, Quanex intends to exercise its rights to apply the provisions of Chapter 3 of Part 28 of the Companies Act so as to acquire compulsorily the remaining Tyman Shares in respect of which the Takeover Offer has not been accepted.

Publication of this announcement on website

A copy of this announcement and the documents required to be published pursuant to Rule 26 of the Takeover Code will be available, free of charge, subject to certain restrictions relating to persons resident in Restricted Jurisdictions on Quanex's website at https://www.roadto2b.com/ and Tyman's website at https://www.tymanplc.com/investor-relations by no later than 12:00 p.m. (London time) on the Business Day following this announcement.

For the avoidance of doubt, the contents of these websites and any websites accessible from hyperlinks on these websites are not incorporated into, and do not form part of, this announcement.

Information relating to Tyman Shareholders

Please be aware that addresses, electronic addresses and certain information provided by Tyman Shareholders, persons with information rights and other relevant persons for the receipt of communications from Tyman may be provided to Quanex during the Offer Period as required under Section 4 of Appendix 4 of the Takeover Code to comply with Rule 2.11(c) of the Takeover Code.

Right to receive documents in hard copy form

Any person entitled to receive a copy of documents, announcements and information relating to the Transaction is entitled to receive such documents in hard copy form free of charge. For persons who receive a copy of this announcement in electronic form or via a website notification, a hard copy of this announcement will not be sent unless so requested. A person may also request that all future documents, announcements and information in relation to the Transaction are sent to them in hard copy form.

In accordance with Rule 30.3 of the Takeover Code, Tyman Shareholders, persons with information rights and participants in Tyman Share Plans may request a hard copy of this announcement by contacting Tyman's registrars, Link Group, on +44 (0) 371 664 0321. Lines are open from 9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. (London time) Monday to Friday. Calls are charged at the standard geographical rate and will vary by provider. Calls from outside the United Kingdom will be charged at the applicable international rate.

Please note the Shareholder Helpline cannot provide advice on the merits of the Transaction or the Scheme nor give any financial, investment, legal or tax advice.

Rounding

Certain figures included in this announcement have been subjected to rounding adjustments. Accordingly, figures shown for the same category presented in different tables may vary slightly and figures shown as totals in certain tables may not be an arithmetic aggregation of the figures that precede them.

General

If you are in any doubt about the contents of this announcement or the action you should take, you are recommended to seek your own independent financial advice immediately from your stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor or independent financial adviser duly authorised under FSMA if you are resident in the United Kingdom or, if not, from another appropriate authorised independent financial adviser.