William D. Benjes

American Century Cos., Inc. provides investment advisory, management, and administrative services. The company was founded by James Stowers Jr. in 1958 and is headquartered in Kansas, MO.

Cowen & Co. LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Cowen Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE: TD) in Canada. Cowen & Co. offers industry-focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Their institutional sales and trading business serves both equity and fixed-income clients. Sales and trading execution platform is structured around the following key verticals: (1) healthcare (2) technology, telecommunications and media (TMT) (3) REITs and financials (4) aerospace and defense (5) consumer and (6) alternative energy.

Fiduciary Trust Co. is an asset management firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1885 and is a subsidiary of Fiduciary Co., Inc. They provide strategic investment advice to institutions, endowments, personal foundations and other clients that require additional manager diversification or asset class exposure. Their advice spans from dynamic asset allocation recommendations to a full spectrum of third-party manager solutions.

Community Trust & Investment Co. (CTIC) is an investment management firm headquartered in Pikeville, Kentucky. Formerly known as Trust Co. of Kentucky, the firm is a subsidiary of Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTBI). CTIC is comprised of two business units, Wealth and Trust Management (WTM) and Community Trust Financial Services (CTFS). WTM offers disciplined investment management that is consistent with client objectives. CTFS is the retail investment and insurance division.

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.

JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

Beers Enterprises LLC video switching services throughout media markets in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Its services include cumulus, homeruns, data, 4k, mobile fivenines and satellite. The company was founded by Scott S. Beers and Eric J. Pfaff in 1991 and is headquartered in Osterville, MA.

EAG Ltd. provides materials characterization and microelectronic failure analysis services. It offers micro analytical surface, microelectronic failure analysis, and production testing services for integrated circuit development. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

Sterling Investment Partners Advisers LLC (Sterling Investment Prtns) is a private equity firm founded in 1991 by William Macey, Charles Santoro, Selden william and Douglas Newhouse . The firm is Headquartered in Westport, Connecticut.

Laird, Inc. provides components and solutions that protect electronic devices.

Evans Analytical Group LLC provides micro analytical surface analysis and materials characterization services. The company was founded on May 27, 2005 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Auriga Partners Inc (Auriga Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1992 by Jim Cowart and David Lahar. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Global Coal Ltd. provides online coal trading services. The firm offers an Internet-based electronic marketplace where participants can buy and sell coal products and related instruments. It also offers real-time market intelligence, such as market transparency, price discovery through forward curves, and deal history. The company was founded on April 18, 2001 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Dividend Assets Capital LLC (DAC) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Ridgeland, South Carolina. Formerly known as Dividend Growth Advisors LLC, the firm was founded by C. Troy Shaver, Jr. in 2003 and is a subsidiary of Dividend Assets Capital Holdings, Inc. DAC provides portfolio management services to individuals and families that seeks customized portfolios to meet their wealth management needs such as retirement planning, legacy planning and philanthropic initiatives.

Part of Gemfields Group Ltd., Rox Ltd. is an investment holding Caymanian company with interests in mining for gemstones.

Part of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Ltd., PricewaterhouseCoopers China Ltd. is an audit firm.

Spectraseis, Inc. provides geophysical surveys and data processing services to oil and gas companies. It provides services to oil and gas exploration and production firms, including a growing customer base among North American unconventional resource operators. The firm provides its customers cutting-edge innovations in surface and borehole passive seismic monitoring, data processing and imaging services. The company was founded by Martin Wagen in 2004 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Qual-Pro Corp. provides electronic contract manufacturing services. Its services include the turnkey system assembly, flex assembly, electro-mechanical assembly, and design for manufacturability analysis and box-level assembly of critical electronics. The firm serves aerospace, defense, medical, health, and commercial industries. The company was founded by Gerald Shane on September 17, 1971 and is headquartered in Gardena, CA.

Kidder, Peabody & Co., Inc. provides security brokerage services. The private company is based in Buffalo, NY and has subsidiaries in Switzerland. The company was founded by Thomas W. Ostrander.

Conrad Capital Management, Inc. (CCM) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Hauppauge, New York. The firm was founded by Donald E.Conrad in 1997. CCM offers investment advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and corporations.

Donald L. Hagan LLC, dba Day Hagan Asset Management (Day Hagan) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Sarasota, Florida. The firm was founded in 2004 by Arthur Day, Donald Hagan and Linda Brown. Day Hagan offers investment advisory services to individuals, investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities.