John McAuliffe

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.

vFinance, Inc. provides financial services. It offers institutional brokerage and investment banking services to the professional traders, hedge funds, and other institutional clients. The company was founded by Leonard Jay Sokolow and Timothy Mahoney in February 1992 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, FL.

Xaxis LLC is a digital marketing company. It offers technology and services to marketers and website publishers. The firm provides advertising management services via digital formats such as mobile devices and internet media. The firm was founded by David J. Moore in 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.

Part of Monex Group, Inc., TradeStation Securities, Inc. is a licensed securities broker-dealer and a registered futures commission merchant. The company is based in Fort Lauderdale, FL. TradeStation Securities offers a full suite of advanced trading technology, online brokerage services, and education. The company's technology subsidiary, TradeStation Technologies, Inc., develops and offers strategy trading software tools and subscription services, and hosts the TradingApp® store. TradeStation Securities provides a premier investing experience for the trader on the go, with their mobile trading app. The company also offers a futures options trading platform, allowing traders to identify and seize market opportunities with advanced trading technology. Customers can trade stocks, ETFs, options, or futures online.

Founded in 2000, Midtown Partners & Co. LLC is a broker/dealer located in Tampa, Florida with additional offices in Boca Raton, Florida and New York City. They firm is a subsidiary of Apogee Financial Investments, Inc. Midtown Partners & Co. offers a full array of investment services including assisting private and public companies with advisory and financial services such as venture, expansion and LBOs, mergers and acquisitions, valuation services and professional document preparation and review. They cover a variety of industries including healthcare, technology/media/telecommunications (TMT), alternative energy, natural resources, aerospace and defense, consumer/retail, special situations and emerging markets. The firm is a member of the NASD and the SIPC.

Newbridge Financial, Inc. provides investment management services. The company is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Himalaya Capital Management LLC (Himalaya Capital) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Seattle, Washington. The firm was founded by Li Lu in 1997. Himalaya Capital provides investment management services solely to one private investment fund, Himalaya Capital Investors LP (HCI) – a Delaware limited partnership formerly known as LL Investment Partners LP. Their client base consists mainly of university endowments, foundations, family offices, individuals, and pension plans.

H. C. Wainwright & Co. LLC (H. C. Wainwright) is a full-service broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1868 and is a subsidiary of HCWHC, Inc. H. C. Wainwright delivers industry insights and real-time execution to both public and private small and middle-sized global emerging market companies. With a focus on identifying buyers and sellers in illiquid and difficult to trade equities, the firm specializes in block trading and providing liquidity in these securities with as little market impact as possible.

B. Riley Wealth Management, Inc. (B. Riley), formerly Wunderlich Securities, Inc., is a full-service brokerage firm headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, founded in 1996. The firm is a subsidiary of Wunderlich Investment Co., Inc. B. Riley provides comprehensive wealth management and brokerage services to individuals and families, corporations and non-profit organizations, including qualified retirement plans, trusts, foundations and endowments. In 2001, they expanded their business to include investment advisory services. The firm is duly registered with the SEC.

University of Miami (Florida) is a private research university with students from around the world that is focused on teaching and learning, the discovery of new knowledge, and service to the South Florida region and beyond. The university was founded in 1925 and it is headquartered in Coral Gables, FL.

New York Jets LLC owns and operates a professional American football franchise. It offers training and team management, markets match tickets and sports merchandise services. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Florham Park, NJ.

Ladenburg Thalmann & Co., Inc. provides investment baking and brokerage services. The firm also provides asset and wealth management, underwriting, alternative investments and advisory services. It serves emerging growth companies and high net worth individuals. The company was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Lenovo (Beijing) Co. Ltd. develops, manufactures and markets personal computers. The company is headquartered in Beijing, China

China Fire & Security Group, Inc. is engaged in the designing, development, manufacturing and sale of fire protection products and services for industrial customers. It designs and installs fire protection systems, including detectors, controller, fire alarm control and network supervisory systems, fire safety monitoring center systems and remote customer service systems. The firm also offers fire extinguishing systems, such as water mist, anti-false-spray water spray and gas-based and foam-based fire extinguishing systems, as well as portable and transportable fire extinguishers and high pressure cylinders. The company was founded by Weigang Li and Brian Lin in 1995 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Weihai Ploumeter Co., Ltd. engages in the research and development, production, and sale of Internet of Things (IoT) ultrasonic metering instruments. Its products and services include ultrasonic heat meters, ultrasonic water meters, and heating energy saving management. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Weihai, China.

Part of Amber Parent Ltd., Sureland Industrial Fire Safety Ltd. is a Chinese company that manufactures and distributes fire protection products. The company is based in Shunyi, China. The company was founded by Wei Gang Li, Gangjin Li. Sureland Industrial Fire Safety was acquired by China Fire Protection Group Ltd., part of Amber Parent Ltd. from October 27, 2006 on June 02, 2006.

Brean Capital is an independent investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1973 and provides equity research, corporate finance and advisory investment banking, equity institutional sales and trading, and asset management to institutional investors and corporate clients. Their fixed income business provides sales, trading, research and banking services on a wide range of mortgage and asset-backed, US Treasury and government agency securities, structured products, corporate bonds, and municipal debt. The fixed income sales team employs a highly analytical approach to bond selection, trade execution, and overall bond portfolio management. Under the guidance of fixed income strategists, the fixed income team uses a combination of qualitative and quantitative analyses to create custom investment portfolios and develop targeted, executable bond trading strategies to complement their clients? balance sheets.