It is run by four managers at Wellington Management, which also employs Mr. Owens.

Wellington Management, Northern Trust and Federated Investors were among those supporting the directors.

A call to Wellington Management was not returned.

Wellington Management, a manager of the Florida pension fund, had bought some of the shares for the pension fund, she said.

The largest subadviser for Vanguard, and in the industry, is Wellington Management.

The bride, 25, is a bond portfolio analyst at Wellington Management in Boston.

Wellington Management has a significant presence and long-term track record in nearly all sectors of the liquid, global securities markets.

Wellington Management bought the center in 2003 for $6.1 million.

"This industry has a self-correcting mechanism," said Karl Bandtel, a partner at Wellington Management.

Mr. Freeman, 60, is a senior vice president and partner at Wellington Management, in Boston, the fund's main adviser.