Samuel S. Nicholls

Carret Asset Management LLC (Carret) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Philip Carret in 1963 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Cascar Holdings, Inc., which is ultimately owned by SBI Holdings, Inc. (TYO: 8473) in Japan. Carret provides investment management services to wealth managers, financial advisors, select institutional clients, and high-net-worth individuals and families.

Founded in 2001, Ledgemont Capital Markets LLC, formerly W. Quillen Securities, is an institutional equity research and trading firm located in New York City. The firm was also previously known as Gravitas LLC. They are a subsidiary of Ledgemont Capital Group LLC, a New York City-based financial advisory and strategic consulting firm that was founded in 1999 by Eric Brachfeld. Ledgemont focuses on serving institutional clients including hedge funds, asset management companies and mutual funds. They generate investment ideas, both long and short, primarily through in-house, proprietary research. The firm seeks to identify undervalued or uncovered small-cap companies and bring a fresh edge to a select group of mainstream, larger-cap companies. Their research focuses on healthcare, technology, industrials, conglomerates and value-oriented companies. The firm clears through Goldman Sachs Execution & Clearing, Inc. on a fully-disclosed basis. They are members of the NASD and the SIPC

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. engages in the provision of securities underwriting and investment services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Rockefeller & Co., Inc. is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Rockefeller Financial Services, Inc. Rockefeller & Co. is the successor firm to the office established in New York City in 1882 by John D. Rockefeller to manage his family's assets and to create and sustain wealth for future generations. The office provided investment management and financial counseling services for the Rockefellers and related organizations. Rockefeller & Co. was incorporated in 1979 and became an SEC-registered investment advisor in 1980. They expanded their capabilities by chartering trust companies in New York in 1985 and Delaware in 1997. Rockefeller & Co. provides investment services to a variety of clients including ultra high net-worth individuals, families, family offices, trusts, endowments and institutions in the US and around the world.