Laurann H. Stepp

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

Milbank LLP provides legal services. It serves corporate, finance, financial restructuring, litigation and arbitration, securities, capital markets, trusts, estates, and exempt organizations, and tax markets. The company was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm was founded by James E. Stowers, Jr. in 1958 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Century Cos., Inc. ACIM provides portfolio management services to financial advisors, individual investors and institutional clients.

The Vanguard Group, Inc. (VGI) is an independent registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 1975 by John Bogle. In 1976, they introduced the first indexed mutual fund, the First Index Investment Trust (now known as the Vanguard 500 Index Fund), to individual investors. VGI provides investment advisory services to Vanguard family of funds and Vanguard's non-US clients, which are comprised of the following: (1) funds established as trusts under the laws of the Province of Ontario in Canada and (2) separate account clients of Vanguard's international subsidiaries.

UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.

BREK Energy Corp. provides oil and gas operations. The firm acquires, operates, and develops of unconventional gas and oil properties. It owns properties in California, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming throughout the Rocky Mountains. The company was founded in 1998 by Gregory M. Pek and is headquartered in London, UK.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Boenning & Scattergood, Inc. (Broker) (Boenning & Scattergood-Broker) is the registered broker-dealer division of Boenning & Scattergood, Inc., a financial services firm headquartered in West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded by Henry D. Boenning in 1914. Boenning & Scattergood-Broker provides retail investors, municipal clients, and institutions a full complement of financial services, including retail brokerage, investment advisory, equity research, equity and fixed income sales and trading, investment banking, public finance, and option strategy.

Founded in 2007, Moelis & Co. LLC is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a global investment bank that provides financial advisory, capital raising and asset management services to corporations, institutions and governments. Moelis & Co. LLC provides an array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

K&L Gates LLP engages in the provision of legal services. The firm represents corporations, growth and middle-market companies, capital markets participants and entrepreneurs as well as public sector entities, educational institutions, philanthropic organizations, and individuals. The company was founded by Kirkpatrick Lockhart in 1946 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

FIG LLC (Private Equity) (FIG) is a private equity firm subsidiary of FIG LLC founded in 1998 by Wesley Edens, Randal Nardone, and Robert Kauffman. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Mini Melts, Inc. manufactures and distributes ice creams. It offers premium, non-dairy, and pre-cup flavors. The company was founded by Thomas P. Mosey in 1996 and is headquartered in Norwich, CT.

Part of Loxley Public Co. Ltd., L-Elevator & Engineering Co. Ltd. provides elevator and escalator installation and maintenance services. L-Elevator & Engineering Co. was acquired by Loxley Public Co. Ltd. from Ekpavee Co. Ltd. on January 31, 2015 for $0.09 million.

Part of Loxley Public Co. Ltd., L Green Solution Co. Ltd. engages in electricity and gas distribution and provides waste management services. L Green Solution Co. was acquired by Loxley Public Co. Ltd. from Ekpavee Co. Ltd. on November 12, 2012 for $0.08 million.

Asia Security Management Co., Ltd. provides aviation security services. It develops security intelligence application which provides access to the information related to manpower, safety, activities & QC report and contract information. The firm’s services include airport, airlines, & general security, ground handling services, training and command control communication. The company was founded in August 2006 and is headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand.

Accenture LLC operates as a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. The company is headquartered in Reston, VA.

Part of Loxley Public Co. Ltd., L Food Solutions Co. Ltd. provides food service. Suraphand Bhasitnirandr has been the CEO of the Thai company since 2012.

Crossingbridge Advisors LLC (Crossingbridge) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Pleasantville, New York. The firm was founded by David K. Sherman in 2016 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cohanzick Management LLC. Crossingbridge offers mutual funds to various investors.

Cohanzick Management LLC (Cohanzick) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Pleasantville, New York. The firm was founded by David K. Sherman in 1996. Cohanzick provides investment management services to private investment funds and separately managed accounts.

Bank of America NA operates as a commercial banking branch office. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Graticule Asia Macro Advisors LLC (GAMA LLC) is a registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2010 as Fortress Asia Macro Advisors LLC. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Graticule Asset Management Asia LP (GAMA LP). GAMA LLC offers investment advisory services to private funds and managed accounts. The firm also serves as sub-advisor and provides similar services with respect to their sub-advisory clients. The underlying investors in the funds are typically institutional and high net-worth investors.

HealthDecision LLC develops software which retrieves data from a health system’s electronic medical records and presents the information to patients. The company was founded by Jon G. Keevil in 2004 and is headquartered in Madison, WI.

Gener8tor Management LLC(Gener8tor) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Troy Vosseller and Joe Kirgues. The firm is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and had additional offices in Madison and Minneapolis.

Magazines, Inc. wholesale distributor of magazines. The company is headquartered in Bangor, ME.

AccuWeather, established in 1962, is the World's Weather Authority. They provide local forecasts for everywhere in the United States and over two million locations worldwide. They also provide their products and services to more than 175,000 paying customers in media, business, government and institutions. Their headquarters in State College, PA, is home to the greatest number of forecast meteorologists in one location anywhere in the world.