John P. Herrlin

Founded in 2008, AlphaOne Investment Services LLC (AOIS) is a registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager located in Villanova, Pennsylvania. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of AlphaOne Capital Partners LLC (AOCP). AOCP Holdings LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of AlphaOne Holdings LLC, a private company owned by Paul J. Hondros. AOCP acquired Redstone Investment Management LP in 2009. AOIS’ clients consist of a registered investment company (AlphaOne Micro Cap Equity Fund), private unregistered funds, individually managed accounts, and UMA clients.

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (MLPFS) is the SEC-registered broker/dealer subsidiary of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., ultimately held by Charlotte-based Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). The firm was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in New York City. In 2010, Banc of America Securities LLC merged with MLPFS and the firm uses the trade name Bank of America Merrill Lynch. MLPFS's global strategy and economics team serves institutional and individual investors using a wide range of macroeconomic disciplines. Their analysis of global issues provides clients with investment ideas, market forecasts, macro overviews and specific sector recommendations across asset classes, regions and disciplines. Their equity research team conducts fundamental analysis on companies globally and provides institutional and retail clients with industry-specific and in-depth research and analysis on numerous industries. The firm's global fixed-income and equity-linked research focuses on fixed-income and equity derivatives, fixed-income strategy, convertibles, commodities, high-yield, mortgages, municipals and global foreign exchange.

SG Americas Securities LLC (SGAS) is the securities broker/dealer subsidiary of SG Americas Securities Holdings LLC, which in turn is owned by Société Générale SA (EPA: GLE) in France. Headquartered in New York City, SGAS offers capital markets and securities services for retail and institutional clients.