Vinod M. Chandiramani

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.

JPMorgan Investment Management, Inc. (JPMIM) is a global, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 as the result of Chase Manhattan's purchase of Robert Fleming Holdings and the subsequent merger of Chase and JPMorgan. In January 2010, JPMorgan Investment Advisors merged into JP Morgan Investment Management. JPMIM is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM). The firm primarily provides investment advisory services to both US and non-US institutional and retail clients.

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.

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.

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.

JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

UBS Investment Bank provides investment banking and securities brokerage services. Its clients include institutional and corporate clients, intermediaries, governments, and hedge funds. The firm also provides merger and acquisition advisory, private placement, investment research, foreign exchange, equity, and leverage finance advisory services. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Estabrook Capital Management LLC (Estabrook) is an independent registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. Founded in 2008, Estabrook advises individually managed accounts for individuals, trusts, corporations, charitable organizations, and pension plans. The firm is also a portfolio manager in various wrap programs sponsored by non-affiliated organizations.

Barclays Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Barclays Group US, Inc., ultimately owned by Barclays plc (LON: BARC) in Great Britain. Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients a full spectrum of prime brokerage services which includes equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics from their Strategic Consulting team.

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.

M-Tech Innovations Ltd. designs and offers smart cards, readers and card based applications. Its unit I products include domed label, graphic overlays and stickers, automotive dials, inmould decorations, flexible speaker grills, molded logo and membrane switches and unit II products include cards, smart cards, readers and applications, healthcare products, RFID tags, readers and applications. The firm also provides services in health sector. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Pune, India.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).

BMO Capital Markets Corp. (Broker) is the broker/dealer division of BMO Capital Markets Corp., a full-service North American financial services provider headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a subsidiary of BMO Financial Corp., which is owned by Bank of Montreal (NYSE, TSX: BMO) in Canada. BMO Capital Markets offers corporate, institutional and government clients access to a variety of products and services including equity and debt underwriting, corporate lending and project financing, merger and acquisitions advisory services, merchant banking, securitization, treasury and market risk management, debt and equity research and institutional sales and trading.

ACG Associated Capsules Pvt Ltd. produces pharmaceutical empty hard gelatin capsules. Its products include naturecaps, ezeefit, flofit, brandshiefld, marinecaps, pearlz capsules and clinicaps. The firm offers formulation development, quality assurance and regulatory affairs, and technical support services. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

Part of VeriFone Systems, Inc., ACG Group Pty Ltd. provides management consulting, technical installation, and other various merchant support services. The company is based in North Melbourne, Australia. ACG Group was acquired by Hypercom Corp., part of VeriFone Systems, Inc. from August 04, 2011 on February 08, 2007.

SwipeSense, Inc. develops and markets hand sanitation devices. The firm offers different kinds of sanitizer dispensers, including wall-mounted version and portable version. Its sanitizers are connected too an application that automates the manual observation reporting and also analyzes information. Users can view individual compliance levels, unit comparisons, and historical trends through the app. The company was founded by Mert Hilmi Iseri and Yuri Frank Maxwell Malina in 2012 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Tronox Ltd. engages in the manufacture of titanium dioxide pigment. It operates titanium-bearing mineral sand mines and accompanying beneficiation and smelting operations in Australia and South Africa to produce feedstock materials that can then be used in the manufacturing process for its titanium dioxide pigment products. It also offers zircon and pig iron. The company was founded on September 21, 2011 and is headquartered in Stamford, CT.

ACG Inspection Systems Pvt Ltd. manufactures and develops hi-tech vision inspection solutions for packaging lines and other pharmaceutical applications. Its products include Blister Suite, Track and Trace (Cartoning Line), Track & Trace (Bottling Line) and Code Inspection. The firms services include process technology, process optimization and controls. The company was incorporated on May 13, 2009 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

ACG Worldwide engages in the provision of manufacturing solutions for the pharmaceutical industry. Its products and services include capsules, foils and films, engineering, and inspection systems. The company was founded by Ajit Singh and Jasjit Singh in 1964 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

213 Management LLC (213 Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2003 by Bob Shapiro and Nick Rosa. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Solera Health, Inc. provides integrated chronic disease prevention services. The firm connects patients, payers, and physicians with community organizations and digital therapeutics providers. It helps consolidate highly fragmented programs and services into one integrated network, allowing health plans and medical providers to increase consumer participation. The company was founded by Brenda Schmidt in 2015 and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ.

Asset Acceptance Capital Corp. engages in provision of debt collection and management services. It offers purchasing and collecting charged-off accounts receivable portfolios from consumer credit originators. It provides credit originators such as credit card issuers, consumer finance companies, retail merchants, utilities and others an efficient alternative in recovering defaulted consumer debt. The company was founded by Rufus H. Reitzel, Jr. in 1962 and is headquartered in Troy, MI.

Avenue Capital Management LLC (Avenue Capital Management) is a private equity firm founded in 1995 by Marc Lasry and Sonia E. Gardner. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Paragon Advisors Corp. (dba Paragon Intel) is an investment research and holding firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by John Casano and Karim Mawji in 2017. They predict how companies will perform based on the executives who run them. Paragon Intel provides investors a suite of management-focused products. Aggregation of hard-to-find public data through artificial intelligence; real time tracking of corporate planes; and deep dive research reports that combines quantitative stock analysis and qualitative insights on management.

Savant Capital LLC, do-business-as Savant Wealth Management (Savant), is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Rockford, Illinois. The firm was founded by Thomas Muldowney in 1986 and is a subsidiary of Savant Capital Holdings LLC, owned by SCMI, Inc. (formerly known as Savant Capital Management, Inc.). Savant offers investment management, financial planning, retirement planning, and family office services to financially established individuals, families, and businesses.