Peter G. Bielan

SunTrust Investment Services, Inc. (STIS) is a dual investment advisor and broker-dealer headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia and was founded in 2005. The firm is a subsidiary of SunTrust Bank Holdings, Co. STIS is an introducing broker-dealer clearing its trades through National Financial Services LLC and its affiliate Fidelity Management Trust Co. STIS is a member of FINRA and the SIPC.

Fifth Third Securities, Inc. is an SEC-registered broker/dealer and municipal securities dealer located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The firm is a subsidiary of Fifth Third Bancorp (NYSE: FITB). They are affiliated with Fifth Third Asset Management, Inc. Fifth Third Securities offers a full range of brokerage products and services including stocks, bonds and mutual funds. They do not provide any internal research. Clearing services are provided by National Financial Services LLC.

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. provided wealth management, securities trading and sales, corporate finance and investment banking services. Merrill Lynch was a global trader and underwriter of securities and derivatives across a range of asset classes and serve as a strategic advisor to governments, institutions and individuals worldwide. The company was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Charlotte, NC.