Frank A. Shepard

A subsidiary of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., Lehman Brothers, Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. They provide global equity and fixed research. The equity research department covers more than 100 sectors. They use a fundamental, quantitative, strategic and tactical research approach. In addition to these Lehman has also developed special products, such as 10 uncommon values and 10 uncommon eurovalues.

Presidential Life Corp. operated as an insurance holding company which was engaged in marketing and selling of fixed annuity, life insurance and accident and health insurance products. The firm offered annuity products, including single premium deferred annuities, flexible premium annuities, single premium immediate annuities and split annuity products. The company was founded in 1965 and was headquartered in Nyack, NY.

Hamilton Lane Advisors LLC (Hamilton Lane) is a private equity firm founded in May 1991. The firm is headquartered in Pennsylvania with additional offices located in London, Hong Kong, Rio de Janeiro, San Francisco, San Diego, New York, Ft. Lauderdale, Tel Aviv, Tokyo, Las Vegas and Seoul.

Universal Process Equipment remanufactures process equipment. The private company is based in Robbinsville, NJ.

Founded in 1992, Utendahl Capital Partners LP is a broker/dealer located in New York City. Along with their affiliates in merchant banking, mezzanine finance and asset management, the firm offers a full range of investment banking products including equity, fixed-income, research, corporate finance and capital markets. Their research team focuses on small- to mid-cap companies in the business services, capital goods, consumer discretionary, consumer finance, consumer products, industrial machinery, media and entertainment and specialty finance sectors. The firm is a subsidiary of Utendahl Capital Group LLC.

Alden Associates, Inc. engages in the provision of computers, networking equipment, and peripherals. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA.

Founded in 1991, Kota Global Securities, Inc. (KGS) is a Minority-Women Business Enterprise Broker-Dealer with global capabilities. The firm maintains offices in New York, San Francisco, Newport Beach and Chicago. KGS provides clients with global execution encompassing the U.S. and over 40 countries around the globe. They have the ability to pre-match in almost every international market and are able to report trade discrepancies on a pre-settlement basis. KGS leverages the most current technology and long-term experience in global markets in order to provide best execution and competitive pricing to their clients. The firm is a subsidiary of Kota Group Holdings LLC. Kota Global Securities is a Member FINRA & SIPC.