Bill Grant

Ocular Sciences, Inc. was manufacturer and marketer of contact lenses for annual and disposable replacement regimens. It used to manufacture soft contact lenses such as disposable toric, cosmetic, aspheric, multi-focal, sports and extended-wear lenses. Ocular sciences was marketing their products exclusively to eye care practitioners, both in private practice and retail chains. The company was founded in 1983 and was headquartered in Concord, CA.

Alpha Appalachia Holdings, Inc. produces, processes and sells bituminous coal of steam and metallurgical grades of a low-sulfur content through its various processing and shipping centers. The company also owns and operates approximately various wells, various miles of gathering line, and various small compression facilities in Appalachian Basin. It distributes its products through freight and terminal agreements with various providers, including railroads, barge lines, ocean-going vessels, bulk motor carriers, and terminal facilities. The company produces coal using four mining methods: underground room and pillar, underground longwall, surface and highwall mining. It was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Abingdon, VA.

Specialized Health Products International, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets proprietary disposable medical devices for clinician and patient safety. Its products include LiftLoc, PowerLoc, and MiniLoc Safety Infusion Set, SecureLoc Safety Introducer Needle, SafeStep Huber Needle Set, and Monoject Bone Marrow Biospy Needles. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Bountiful, UT.

Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. manufactures intraocular lens and optical medical devices for eye disorders. Its products includes intraocular lenses, laser vision correction systems, phacoemulsification systems, viscoelastics, microkeratomes and related products used in cataract and refractive surgery. It develops sovereign system, which is equipped with WhiteStar software that uses ultrasound power to dissolve dense cataracts that can develop in the eye, Amadeus microkeratome, a device used during LASIK procedures and Verisyse phakic IOL for treatment of moderate to severe myopia. It was founded in 1976 Santa Ana, CA.

The Group's principal activities are research and commercialization of therapies designed to target the destructive inflammatory process associated with the development and progression of cardiovascular and neurodegenerative disorders. It's lead product, the Celacade System, is designed to activate the immune response to apoptosis - an important physiological process that regulates inflammation. Celacade has received European regulatory approval under the CE Mark for chronic heart failure and is currently being marketed in Europe by Grupo Ferrer Internacional, S.A. Celacade is also in late-stage development for the treatment of chronic heart failure in the United States. It is also developing a new class of drugs for the treatment of certain neuro-inflammatory disorders. VP025 is the lead drug candidate from this new class.

Galen Management LLC (Galen Management) Is a private equity firm founded in 1990 by John Wilkerson and William Grant. The firm is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.

MacKay Shields LLC is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The original predecessor to the firm, MacKay-Shields Economics, was founded in 1938 as an economic consulting firm and it became MacKay Shields Financial Corp. (MSFC) in 1969. In 1984, MSFC was purchased by New York Life Insurance Co. (NYLIC). NYLIC established New York Life Investment Management Holdings LLC (NYLIM Holdings) in 1999 and transferred ownership of MSFC to NYLIM Holdings. In 1999, MSFC was converted to MacKay Shields LLC. The ownership, control and management of MacKay Shields did not change as a result of this conversion. The firm is wholly owned by NYLIM Holdings, which is wholly-owned by NYLIC. MacKay Shields provides discretionary investment management services primarily to institutional clients. The firm is a signatory of the United Nation Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).