Bill D. Woodward

Waddell & Reed LLC operates as an asset management and financial planning company. It serves the financial needs of families, individuals and businesses. The company was founded by Chauncey Waddell and Cameron Reed in 1937 and is headquartered in Overland Park, KS.

Part of H&R Block, Inc., Birchtree Financial Services, Inc. is an investment firm that offers financial products including stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and insurance products. The company is based in Kansas City, MO. Birchtree Financial Services was acquired by HRB Business Services, Inc. on January 29, 1999.

FBD Consulting, Inc. provides consulting, actuarial, and administrative services. The company was founded on April 1, 1982 and is headquartered in Overland Park, KS.

Founded in 1985, Berthel Fisher & Co. Financial Services, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The firm provides a full range of securities and brokerage services to their clients. They do not provide any internal research. Berthel Fisher is the broker subsidiary of Berthel Fisher & Co.

Hanover Investors, Inc., a subsidiary of Hanover Investors Ltd., is a New York City-based private equity firm.

B. Riley Wealth Management, Inc. (B. Riley), formerly Wunderlich Securities, Inc., is a full-service brokerage firm headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, founded in 1996. The firm is a subsidiary of Wunderlich Investment Co., Inc. B. Riley provides comprehensive wealth management and brokerage services to individuals and families, corporations and non-profit organizations, including qualified retirement plans, trusts, foundations and endowments. In 2001, they expanded their business to include investment advisory services. The firm is duly registered with the SEC.