Jay A. Snodgrass

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

ASB Capital Management, Inc. (ASBCM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. The firm was founded in 1983 and is owned by Chevy Chase Trust Holdings LLC, ultimately owned by Chevy Chase Holdings LLC. ASBCM provides investment management services to qualified individual and institutional clients that include Taft-Hartley plans, pension and retirement programs, separate accounts, endowments and foundations, corporations and other types of accounts, and private investment vehicles.

Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (RJA) is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF), a diversified holding company. RJA offers a full array of capital markets services, strategic advice and planning for institutional investors.

University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

GTCR LLC (GTCR) is a private equity firm founded in 1980 by Charlie Thomas. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Riverside Partners LLC /New York/ (Riverside Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1988 by Bela Szigethy. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with additional offices across the globe.

BB&T Securities LLC, doing business as BB&T Capital Markets, is the broker/dealer subsidiary of BB&T Corp. (NYSE: BBT). The firm is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. They offer a full array of investment, trading and execution services to middle-market companies. BB&T Capital Markets' sales and trading arm is comprised of 2 groups: Debt Securities Sales & Trading and Equity Sales & Trading. The Debt Securities Sales & Trading group focuses on: (1) Government and agency securities (2) corporate bonds (3) municipal bonds (4) asset-backed securities (5) mortgage-backed securities (6) preferred securities and (7) money market desk (short-term securities including BB&T funding). The Equity Sales & Trading group focuses on: (1) institutional block execution services (2) institutional distribution of proprietary research (3) providing proprietary access to industry leading conferences and management teams (4) serving as a NASDAQ market maker for over 250 securities (5) stock buybacks including 10b-18 and 10b5-1 trading plans and (6) 144 stock sales, individual 10b5-1 trading plans (buy and sell) and employee cashless stock option programs. BB&T Capital Markets provides research coverage of the communications, defense and government services, energy, financial services, furnishings and consumer durables, healthcare, industrial services, retail/consumer durables and transportation services sectors.

Barclays Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Barclays Group US, Inc., ultimately owned by Barclays plc (LON: BARC) in Great Britain. Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients a full spectrum of prime brokerage services which includes equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics from their Strategic Consulting team.

Phelps Dunbar LLP provides legal advisory services. The firm offers admirality, taxation, environmental, business, and governmental related services. It serves construction, aviation and aerospace, entertainment, and technology industries. The company was founded in 1853 and is headquartered in New Orleans, LA.

Trivest Partners LP (Trivest Partners) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Trivest Partners Inc. founded in 1981 by Earl W. Powell. The firm is headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida.

Pacon Corp. engages in converting and printing of art and education papers. It offers construction paper, drawing and sketch paper, poster board, presentation board (corrugate/foam), ruled handwriting paper, dual surface and fade-resistant paper products. The firm’s brands include Array, Art Street, Bordette, Creative Cut-ups, Decorol, Ecology, GoWrite, Tru-Ray, Riverside, and Peacock. It offers goods in sheeted packages, wire bound books, tape bound pads, and rolls. The company was founded by Jerry Van Hoof in 1951 and is headquartered in Appleton, WI.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).

Montrose Lane LP (Montrose Lane) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Jeremy Arendt, Ryan Gurney and Mark Mills. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

U.S. Bank NA (Cincinnati Ohio Investment Management) (USB-IM) is the asset management division of U.S. Bank NA, which is ultimately held by the US Bancorp (NYSE: USB). The firm is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. USB-IM provides tailored investment management services to individuals and institutional investors.

Palo Santo Inc (Palo Santo) is a venture capital firm founded in 2005 by Timothy J Schlidt and Daniel L. Goldberg. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Council of the Americas, Inc. is a non-profit organization, which engages in the management of professional membership organization. It aims to promote economic and social development, open markets, rule of law, and democracy. The firm is composed of companies representing the sectors of banking and finance, consulting services, consumer products, energy and mining, manufacturing, media, technology, and transportation. The company was founded by David Rockefeller Sr. in 1965 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Arctaris Capital Partners LLC (Arctaris Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded by Jonathan Tower in 2009. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Kawa Capital Management, Inc. (Kawa) is a SEC-registered alternative asset manager headquartered in Hallandale Beach, Florida. The firm was founded by Daniel Ades and Alexandre Saverin in 2007. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kawa Holdco, Inc., which is owned by Kawa Capital Partners LLC. Kawa provides investment advisory and asset management services as an investment adviser to private investment funds as well as individual, entity, and institutional clients, through separately managed accounts.

Advanced Web Technologies, Inc. specializes in label and packaging solutions. Its products include digital and flexo labels & packaging, onsert and shrink sleeves. The firm serves the food and beverage, medical, OEM/industrial, household, personal care and specialty markets. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Blue Sea Capital Management LLC (Blue Sea Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2013 by Richard J. Wandoff and James R. Davis, Jr. The firm is headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida.

INCA Investments LLC (INCA) is a SEC-regisered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Miami, Florida. The firm was founded by Fernando X. Donayre in 2004 and is a subsidiary of FXD Holdings LLC. INCA provides investment management and advisory services to institutional investors such as charitable endowments and foundations, corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, sovereign wealth funds, pooled investment funds, and other business entities.

Management CV, Inc. is a research firm located in Bethesda, Maryland, founded in 2007. The firm provides clear, unbiased information about the CEOs and other senior executives that run major public companies. Clients include equity investors and commercial lenders. Their research centers on the executives' prior track records, current performance relative to direct competitors in the industry and diligence on any important issues that might affect executive performance and motivation. They do not select stocks or predict stock market movement. They do analyze relative performance versus industry competitors.

WillowWood Global LLC manufactures and distributes prosthetic products. The company was founded by William E. Arbogast in 1907 and is headquartered in Mt. Sterling, OH.