Jim Higgins

Sorin Active Trading Offshore Fund Ltd. operates as a hedge fund. The company is headquartered in George Town, Cayman Islands.

Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. is a global investment banking, securities trading and brokerage firm located in New York City with additional offices in Dallas, Boston and San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary Bear Sterns Cos., Inc. (NYSE: BSC). Their equity research team consists of senior analysts located throughout the world. In addition to domestic coverage, they have research teams focusing on Latin America, Asia and Europe. The analysts use a bottom-up approach to stock selection. The Bear Stearns fixed-income research department provides coverage of every sector of the fixed-income universe. The financial analytics and structured transactions group (F.A.S.T) provides investment research, fixed-income portfolio management and analytical systems, trading technology and general financial expertise. The group also provides a broad range of services to financial institutions including asset-liability management, balance sheet restructuring, receivables-based financing analysis, security and portfolio analysis, peer analysis, and historical and real-time market-based information.

Founded in 1976, American National Bank & Trust is an independent locally-owned bank located in Wichita Falls, Texas. The bank is a direct subsidiary of AmeriBancShares, of Delaware, Inc. Their ultimate parent is AmeriBancShares, Inc.

Founded by James Higgins in 2004, Sorin Capital Management LLC is registered investment and hedge fund manager headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm is wholly-owned by Sorin Investment Group LP, a Delaware limited partnership, which is owned by the firm’s CEO, James J. Higgins, and a related Higgins family trust, their Senior Portfolio Manager and Head Trader, Thomas Digan, and the firm’s CFO, Thomas Tam. Sorin Capital Management's clients consist of private funds, managed accounts and investment companies.