Gary J. Holdsworth

Standard & Poor's Investment Advisory Services LLC (SPIAS) is investment research firm and registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of S&P Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPGI), formerly McGraw Hill Financial, Inc. SPIAS’ advisory services are generally offered to institutions (e.g., broker-dealers, investment advisers, investment companies and other financial institutions). SPIAS does not generally provide its advisory services directly to retail clients, but its services may be used by its clients in advising their own underlying clients, which may include retail clients. SPIAS also provides advisory consulting services to institutional clients and investment managers-of-investment funds, and investment sub-advisory services for registered investment companies, including open-end mutual funds and other institutions. S&P Global's operations consist of three reportable segments: S&P Global Ratings, S&P Global Platts, and S&P Dow Jones Indices. S&P Global Ratings is an independent provider of credit ratings, research and analytics to investors, issuers and market participants. It includes the NRSRO and certain other ratings-related businesses. S&P Global Platts provides essential price data, analytics, and industry insight that enable commodities markets to perform with greater transparency and efficiency. S&P Dow Jones Indices is a global index provider that maintains a wide variety of indices to meet an array of investor needs. In 2016, CFRA acquired S&P Global Market Intelligence’s Equity and Fund Research business (formerly known as S&P Capital IQ and SNL) from S&P Global, Inc.

Valuation Research Corp. provides financial advisory services. The firm’s services include alternative assets, fairness & solvency opinions, financial reporting, tax, compliance and planning. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

Founded in 2000, Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein-Grantchester, Inc. is a security broker dealer that is part of Commerzbank AG. The company is based in Los Angeles, CA.

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.

Equity Group, Inc. is an investor relations firm founded in 1974 with expertise in strategic communications, investment community outreach and relations, and market intelligence and advisory. The private company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company specializes in comprehensive programs for micro-cap, small-cap, and mid-cap public companies in a range of industries. The company was founded in 1974 by Robert D. Goldstein.

MML Investors Services, Inc. (MMLIS) is a SEC-registered broker-dealer and investment advisor headquartered in Springfield, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1981 and is principally owned by MassMutual Holding LLC, itself a subsidiary of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. MMLIS generally provides advice to individuals, high net worth individuals, trusts, estates, endowments and foundations, Fidelity Charitable donor-advised accounts, business entities and/or qualified plans.

Founded in 1988, Monarch Financial Corp. of America is a full-service, registered, broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, the Security Investors Protection Corporation and the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board. They are a correspondent firm of First Clearing LLC, a subsidiary of Wachovia Corp. (NYSE: WB). Monarch Financial Corp. firm provides an array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research.

Founded in 2001, Divine Capital Markets LLC is an independent, woman-owned full-service brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm's clients include institutional fund managers, pension plan administrators, corporate treasurers, and accredited high net-worth individuals. Divine Capital Markets looks at relevant macroeconomic, industry and security fundamental and technical analysis and leveraged alternatives (convertible bonds, preferreds and covered calls) to provide long-term investment strategies. Their research philosophy is based on analyzing business cycles. The firm also focuses on emerging markets with a particular focus on Brazil, Russia, India and China. Divine Capital Markets is a member of the NASD and the SIPC.

Founded in 2002 by Hunter Thompson and William Davis, Thompson Davis & Co. (TD & Co.) is an independent investment research firm and broker/dealer located in Richmond, Virginia with an additional office in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The firm is a member of FINRA and the SIPC. TD & Co. provides unbiased, original research and services to institutional and retail investors. They do not perform research on companies for investment banking opportunities. TD & Co. also offers a full-range of financial services ranging from financial planning and private money management to corporate and municipal bonds. TD & Co.'s research team employs a focused methodology. They seek to identified, under followed, undervalued growth companies. The firm uses computer screens that look for companies with sequential revenue and earnings growth and strong balance sheets that are selling at a discount to their growth rates. Specifically, TD& Co. looks for companies with several characteristics: (1) 20% + revenue and earnings growth (2) sequential revenue and earnings growth, i.e., quarter over quarter improvement in both the top and bottom line (3) top management is buying the company's stock in the open market with their own money (4) significant management ownership of the stock (5) strong balance sheets with little or no debt or manageable declining debt, strong cash position or debt reduction efforts (6) operating in a growing market sector (no deep cyclicals or natural resource sectors) (7) gross margin expansion and market share gains and (8) selling at a discount to the company growth rate, allowing for p/e expansion toward growth rate.

Part of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., Mizuho Bank (USA) is a leading bank with one of the largest customer bases in the world, and an extensive international network covering financial and business centers around the world. The company is based in New York, NY. Mizuho Bank offers a range of services including advisory services, finance solutions, treasury, cash management, institutional services, and custody services. The company has over 100 branches and offices outside Japan, serving the corporate and investment banking needs of its clients worldwide. Mizuho Bank is warning consumers about ongoing social engineering scams where individuals are purporting to be representatives of the bank to scam unsuspecting consumers. The company also warns about companies identifying themselves as part of Mizuho Financial Group, which are not affiliated with the group or any of its companies.

EA Sports creates and develops sports video games. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

The 3DO Co. is a developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software. The Company has developed products for several multimedia platforms.

Extreme Reality Ltd. provides 3D human body motion control and analysis software. Its product extreme motion is the software-based technology that integrates with standard 2D cameras to provide full-body 3D motion analysis. The firm’s product is offered as a software development kit that enables developers and integrators to easily add motion analysis into a variety of products, from motion-controlled games and applications to biometrics in security systems. The company was founded in 2005 by Dor Givon and is headquartered in Herzliya, Israel.

If You Can Co. provides games developer software. It provides monthly subscription that include social and emotional learning curriculum for the private schools. The company was founded by Trip Hawkins, Stewart Bonn, Jessica Berlinski and Ben Geliher on December 18, 2001 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

KIXEYE, Inc. provides online gaming services. The firm offers games which include Backyard Monsters, Battle Pirates, War Commander, VEGA Conflict and Backyard Monsters Unleashed. The company was founded by Paul Preece, David Scott and William P. Harbin, III in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Global Worldwide, Inc. is a private company that has been a leader in Agriculture, Materials Science, Autonomous Weapon Systems, and Pharmaceutical Testing since its inception in 1945. The company is based in Atlanta, GA. The company has led its respective industries through productive, science-based innovation to meet the needs of customers and help solve challenges. Recently, the company has expanded into the mobile video game industry. The company was founded in 1945. The CEO is William P. Harbin.

CNC Development Ltd. engages in the provision of services to municipal-government customers to integrate project design, implementation and financing for Build-Transfer projects. The company was founded on August 8, 2008 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Games For A Living is a Spanish company that develops mobile games. The company was founded by William M. Hawkins, Manel Sort. Manel Sort has been the CEO since incorporation.

Deloitte & Touche LLC provides accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping services. The company is headquartered in Tbilisi, Georgia.