Geoffrey Alison

Stephens, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. The firm was founded in 1933 and is a subsidiary of Susi Holdings, Inc., which is owned by Stephens Financial Services LLC. Stephens provides comprehensive securities sales and trading services, including customized solutions for clients in North America and abroad.

SunAmerica Asset Management LLC (SAAMCo) is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey. The firm was founded in 1982 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American General Life Insurance Co., ultimately owned by American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG). SAAMCo offers investment management and advisory services to open-end US registered investment companies and to an offshore, wholly-owned subsidiaries of a certain registered fund. They also offer model portfolios in connection with wrap programs known as unified managed account (UMA) wrap programs.

Schroder Investment Management North America, Inc. (SIMNA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Schroder US Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Schroders Plc (LON: SDR) in Great Britain. SIMNA manages separate accounts on a discretionary basis for institutions, endowments, foundations, pension funds, government retirement plans, and insurance companies and, as sub-adviser, to registered investment companies sponsored by other advisers. The firm also acts as the investment adviser to the Schroder Funds, which are sold in the US predominantly to institutional clients. They also serve as the manager and general partner of private investment partnerships or funds.

China Continental, Inc. engages in the planting, harvesting and sale of forage grass. It principal activity is to invest in Sun's International Holdings Ltd. The company is headquartered in Hong Kong.

uBid, Inc. operates online auction sites in the US. The company runs an online auction in which buyers bid for refurbished and closeout merchandise mostly computers and consumer electronics goods. Its merchandise comes directly from manufacturers like Hewlett-Packard, Compaq, IBM and Sony. The firm also offers house wares, jewelry, sporting goods, clothing, art and travel products. uBid was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Norwood Resources Ltd. explores and develops oil and gas properties. The firm's projects include Nicaragua project and Bigfoot prospect. The company was founded on January 22, 1996 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Edge Capital Partners LLC is a financial advisory firm that assists individuals, families, and institutions by creating investment management solutions. Its services include asset management, corporate finance, and risk management services. The company was founded by Lou Faust and Henry Morgan Jones and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Ameriwest Energy Corp. is a development stage company that focuses on acquisition, exploration, development and production of oil and gas assets. It was founded on January 3, 2001 and is headquartered in Blaine, WA

Global Traffic Network, Inc. provides news reports to radio and television stations. The company was founded on May 16, 2005 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Fountainhead Capital Management Ltd. provides investment advisory services.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Part of Northrop Grumman Corp., Western Atlas International, Inc. is a defense and marine systems company. The company is based in Houston, TX. Western Atlas International was acquired by Litton Industries, Inc. from Dresser Industries, Inc. on January 31, 1994 for $558 million.

Petters Group Worldwide LLC provides consumer electronic products. The firm engages in merchandising and sourcing, brand management, technologies, media and marketing, hospitality and entertainment, aviation, real estate, and investment capital businesses. The company was founded by Thomas J. Petters in 1988 and is headquartered in Dover, DE.

Peking University provides post-secondary education services. It offers undergraduate and graduate courses. It provides courses such as basic and applied sciences, social sciences and the humanities, sciences of medicine, management, and education. The company was founded by JiaNai Sun in 1898 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Tianjin Gas Group Co., Ltd. engages in the provision of gas meter shift, as well as gas pipeline installation, renovation, inspection, maintenance, and modification. The company was founded on December 25, 1998 and is headquartered in Tianjin, China.

KGP Telecommunications, Inc. offers supply chain, distribution, and integrated services to the telecommunications industry. The firm’s network services include site development, DAS, inside plant, outside plant and cloud. It serves carrier wireless, carrier wireline, broadband cable, utility, enterprise, RUS contractors and OEM industries. The company was founded by Dale P. Putrah and Kathleen G. Putrah in 1973 and is headquartered in Faribault, MN.

BTIG LLC is an institutional brokerage and fund services firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 2002 through the merger of Baypoint Trading LLC and Bass Trading LLC. They are a subsidiary of Condor Trading LP. BTIG offers institutional and corporate clients with personalized multi-asset class execution, expertise and insights worldwide across equities, equity derivatives, ETFs, fixed income, futures, commodities, foreign exchange, interest rates, credit, and convertible and preferred securities. The firm’s core capabilities include global sales, portfolio, electronic and outsource trading, transition management, investment banking, prime brokerage, capital introduction, corporate access, research and strategy, commission management and more.

Part of China New Energy Group Co., Tianjin SingOcean Public Utility Development Co. Ltd. engages in the construction of gas pipelines and supplies gas. The company is based in Tianjin, China. Chun Ming Guo has been the CEO of the Chinese company since 2004.

Bluestream Professional Services India Pvt Ltd provides professional services. The private company is based in Bangalore, India.