A. Emerson Martin

Ronco Corp. develops, markets and distributes kitchen and household products. Its products include GLH Formula 9 System, Dial-O-Matic, Pocket Fisherman and many more. The company was founded by Ronald M. Popeil in 1958 and is headquartered in Simi Valley, CA.

Starboard Capital Partners LLC (Starboard Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Marc C. Bergschneider and Dean E. Fenton. The firm is headquartered in Southport, Connecticut.

Smith Barney, Inc. is a broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Citigroup, Inc. The firm provides an array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research

Sanders Morris Harris LLC (SMH) is an SEC-registered broker-dealer and member FINRA, SIPC, located in Houston, Texas. The firm is also an SEC-registered investment advisor. SMH was formed in January 2000 as the result of a merger between Sanders Morris Mundy, Inc. and Harris Webb & Garrison, Inc. The firm is now wholly-owned by Summer Wealth Management LLC. The ultimate principal owners of Summer Wealth Management, LLC are Lee Equity Partners LLC and The Edelman Financial Center, Inc. through intermediaries. SMH provides provides brokerage, asset management and similar services to individuals, high net-worth individuals, pension and profit sharing plans, trusts, estates, and corporations and other business entities.

Credit Suisse (USA), Inc. provides investment services. It offers securities underwriting and trading, mergers & acquisitions advice, research, private equity investment & derivative, and risk management services. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Spencer Trask & Co. operates as investment firm. The firm offers services specialize in asset management, startups, and early stage investment. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.