Thomas Randall Samuelson

Founded in 2006, First Allied Asset Management, Inc. is a registered investment advisor headquartered in San Diego, California. In September 2013, a majority interest in First Allied Holdings Inc., the parent company of First Allied Asset Management, was purchased by RCAP Holdings LLC, a member of the American Realty Capital group of companies, from several private equity funds controlled by Lovell Minnick Partners LLC. First Allied Holdings is also the parent company of First Allied Securities, Inc., First Allied Advisory Services, Inc., FASI Insurance Services, Inc., First Allied Retirement Services, Inc., Legend Advisory Corp., Legend Equities Corp. and other affiliated entities.

Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. (Duff & Phelps) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was established in 1979, evolving from the Duff & Phelps investment research firm founded in 1932. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Virtus Partners, Inc., which is wholly-owned by Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRTS). Duff & Phelps provides investment advisory services to institutional clients, mutual funds, closed-end funds, and other pooled investment vehicles as well as to retail clients. Duff & Phelps is a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI).

Part of UBS Group AG, O'Connor & Associates is a securities options concern. The company is based in Chicago, IL. O'Connor & Associates was acquired by Schweizerischer Bankverein /SBC/ on March 27, 1995.

Part of Invesco Ltd., INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. is a company based in Denver, CO.

Headquartered in Denver, Geronimo Partners Asset Management LLC is a hedge fund subsidiary of Geronimo Financial.