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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.

Lord Abbett & Co. LLC (Lord Abbett) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey. Founded in 1929, Lord Abbett provides advisory services to a variety of institutional clients, the Lord Abbett Funds and other registered investment companies sponsored by third parties, the Lord Abbett UCITS Funds, the Lord Abbett Luxembourg Fund, other foreign funds, privately offered commingled funds and various separately managed accounts.

T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (Price Associates) is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The firm was founded by Thomas Rowe Price, Jr. in 1937. They are a subsidiary of the T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TROW), which was formed in 2000 as the publicly traded parent holding company of Price Associates and their affiliated entities. Price Associates offers a variety of mutual funds, sub-advisory services and separate account management for individual and institutional investors, retirement plans and financial intermediaries.

Cooke & Bieler LP is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1949, the firm provides portfolio management services to corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, Taft-Hartley plans, charitable institutions, foundations, endowments, high net worth and other individuals, registered mutual funds, pooled investment vehicles, corporations or other business entities, municipalities, and insurance companies, among others.

Penn Capital Management Co LLC (Penn Capital) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded by Richard Hocker and Marcia Hocker in 1987 as Penn Capital Management Co., Inc. Penn Capital provides investment advisory services primarily through the following investment vehicles: registered mutual funds, private investment funds, separately managed accounts, and investment advisory programs offered through wrap fee programs or model portfolio distribution channels.

Hudson Edge Investment Partners, Inc. (Hudson Edge) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey. The firm was founded by Jeffrey Harris in 1983 as HGK Asset Management, Inc. Hudson Edge provides equity, fixed income, balanced and international equity investment strategies for a variety of client accounts, including separately managed accounts, wrap accounts, and private funds. The firm participates as the sub-adviser in several wrap fee programs by providing portfolio management services to institutions.

Mutual of America Capital Management LLC (Capital Management) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1993 and is wholly-owned by Mutual of America Holding Co. LLC and indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Mutual of America Life Insurance Co. Capital Management provides investment advisory services to registered investment companies (mutual funds), institutional investors, and to Mutual of America’s general account.

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis.

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

Haverford Trust’s active investment strategy is referred to as Haverford Quality Investing. This approach is designed to provide superior returns with less risk, primarily through investments in the securities of high-quality dividend-paying companies. The firm systematically allocates investments across a range of qualifying securities in a variety of growing industries. The turnover in their portfolios (sale and purchase of assets) at 15-25% is low by industry standards. Haverford Trust may sell an asset that has appreciated significantly in value in order to maintain diversification and keep your portfolio from being too heavily dependent on a stock or sector. They maintain that high quality, intermediate-term bonds provide the most attractive risk-adjusted returns.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management LP (GSAMLP) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a wholly owned subsidiary of GSAM Holdings LLC, and their ultimate parent is Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). Founded in 1988, GSAMLP provides investment solutions to a range of individual and institutional investors worldwide.

Santa Barbara Asset Management LLC (SBAM) is an investment advisory firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1987 and they are a subsidiary of Nuveen Investments, Inc., which acquired the firm in 2005. Their ultimate parent is TIAA Board of Overseers. SBAM provides investment advisory and sub-advisory services to a wide variety of individual and institutional clients, including, including pension funds, high-net worth individuals, corporations, trusts, not-for-profit organizations, endowments, foundations, religious organizations, managed accounts and investment companies and/or other funds.

Hawkeye Capital Management LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund management firm which was founded by Richard Rubin in 1999. Headquartered in New York City, the firm provides portfolio management services to privately-offered pooled investment vehicles.

Par-Four Investment Management LLC (Par-Four) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey. The firm was founded by Robert B. Burke in 2003 as Par IV Capital Management LLC. Par-Four provides investment advisory services on a discretionary basis to clients, which are institutional investors and private investment funds intended for institutional investors and other sophisticated investors.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management International (GSAMI) is the Great Britain-based asset management subsidiary of Goldman Sachs Asset Management International Holdings Ltd., ultimately held by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) in the US. The firm is headquartered in London and was founded in 1990. GSAMI is the hub of Goldman Sachs' European activities, which include investment banking, trading, asset management and securities services. Their clients include individuals, families and family entities, banks and thrift institutions, pooled investment vehicles, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, insurance companies, corporations, and other business entities.

Leerink Partners LLC is a full-service brokerage and investment banking firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Jeffrey Leerink in 1995 and formerly known as SVB Securities LLC. They rebranded as Leerink Partners in 2023. The firm is a subsidiary of SVB Securities LLC. Leerink Partners provides institutional sales, equity research, institutional trading, and corporate finance and asset management services to the healthcare and technology industries. They offer superior execution capabilities in common stock, convertibles and derivatives with a singular focus on healthcare and a knowledge-led approach.

Moody's Investors Service, Inc. is a credit rating and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. They are a subsidiary of Moody's Corp. (NYSE: MCO). The firm performs international financial research and analysis on commercial and government entities and provides a variety of analytic tools for assessing credit risk. Their clients include creditors, investment banks and commercial banks.

Haverford Financial Services, Inc. (HFS) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded by George W. Connell in 2004 and is a wholly owned by Drexel Morgan & Co. HFS provides investment advice to individuals, banks and thrift institutions, investment companies, pooled investment vehicles, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, business entities, state and municipal government entities and unions.

Tiptree Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Michael Barnes and Arif Inayatullah in 2003 as Tricadia Capital Management LLC. They are wholly owned by Tiptree Advisors Holdings LP. Formerly known as Corvid Peak Capital Management LLC, Tiptree Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and advisory services to institutional investors. They also manage certain assets on behalf of Tiptree, Inc.

Norias Research Group is a private company that specializes in a long-short equity platform that combines deep research with systematic portfolio construction. The company is based in West Palm Beach, FL. The company utilizes best practices for alpha generation and portfolio performance. The company was founded by Douglas Dale Haynes and he has been the CEO since incorporation.

KG Funds Management LLC (KG Funds) is a single family office headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Ike Kier, Fred Poses and Ilya Zaides in 2008. After almost a decade and a half of successful operation as a Hedge Fund, KG Funds has transitioned to being the single family office of Ike Kier and the manager of two special purpose vehicles.

Wells Fargo Securities LLC (WFS) is the broker/dealer subsidiary of EVEREN Capital Corp., ultimately owned by Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC). Headquartered in New York, WFS delivers a comprehensive suite of banking, capital markets and advisory solutions, such as a full complement of sales, trading and research capabilities, to corporate, government and institutional clients.

LifeSci Venture Partners (LifeSci Venture Partners) is a venture capital subsidiary of LifeSci Index Partners LLC founded in 2017 by Paul Inho Yook. The firm is headquartered in New York.

First Hospital Foundation operates as a not-for-profit private foundation. The firm provides grants to nonprofit organizations working to improve access to health care, behavioral health services, oral health, healthy food and social services. The company was founded in October 1997 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Kidder, Peabody & Co., Inc. provides security brokerage services. The private company is based in Buffalo, NY and has subsidiaries in Switzerland. The company was founded by Thomas W. Ostrander.

Sparrow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. engages in pharmaceuticals industry. It develops drugs for cushing?s syndrome. The company was founded by David A. Katz and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

PNC Capital Advisors LLC (PCA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The firm is a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of PNC Bank, NA, which is wholly-owned by The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC), a financial holding company. The firm was founded in 2009 from the business combination of PNC Capital Advisors, Inc. and Allegiant Asset Management Co. following the acquisition of National City Corp., the parent of Allegiant, by PNC. PCA provides taxable fixed income discretionary investment advisory services to institutional accounts.

Sycamore Partners Management LP (Sycamore Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2011. The firm is headquartered in New York.