Michael E. Faerm

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.

Forest Laboratories, Inc. is engaged in the development, manufacture, and sale of branded forms of drug products. Its products include Bystolic, which is used to decrease heart rate and myocardial contractility; Daliresp, which is used to reduce the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation; Linzess, which is used in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome with constipation and chronic idiopathic constipation; and Namenda, which is used in the treatment of moderate to severe dementia. The company was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Wells Fargo Securities LLC (WFS) is the broker/dealer subsidiary of EVEREN Capital Corp., ultimately owned by Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC). Headquartered in New York, WFS delivers a comprehensive suite of banking, capital markets and advisory solutions, such as a full complement of sales, trading and research capabilities, to corporate, government and institutional clients.

Artiva Biotherapeutics, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company for the treatment of hematologic cancers. It offers NK cell therapies for cancer. The company was founded by Thomas J. Farrell in 2019 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.