Bob Richardson

Founded in 1986, Merriman Capital, Inc. is an SEC-registered broker/dealer and investment banking firm headquartered in San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary of Merriman Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MERR), a financial services firm that focuses on fast-growing companies and their institutional investors. Merriman provides advisory and investment banking, equity research, institutional services, corporate services and venture services primarily to corporate clients. Merriman Capital provides research, brokerage and trading services primarily to institutional clients. The firm offers a full range of specialized and integrated services including: equity research, specialized trade execution, equity capital markets, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, sales and trading, market making, corporate and venture services, restructurings and strategic advisory services. Merriman Capital employs bottom-up, fundamental analysis of small-cap companies in select industries including clean technology, healthcare, technology and consumer/Internet/media. The firm also has expertise in emerging markets, with emphasis on emerging markets in China. Merriman Capital is known to engage in shareholder activist investment strategies. Merriman Capital is a member of the NASD, the SIPC and FINRA. The firm serves as an introducing broker/dealer for Pershing LLC. They do not hold or maintain funds or securities or provide clearing services for other broker/dealers.

Cantor Fitzgerald Securities (CFS) is a financial services provider headquartered in New York City and was founded in 1945. They are a subsidiary of Cantor Fitzgerald LP and their ultimate parent is CF Group Management, Inc. CFS offers an array of financial products and services in the equity and fixed-income capital markets. The firm provides sales and trading, investment banking, asset management, market commentary and market data.

Dumont & Blake Investment Advisors LLC (Dumont & Blake) is an independent registered investment advisor headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey. The firm was founded by Morley Goldberg and Adam Goldberg in 1999. Dumont & Blake manages investments primarily for individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and business entities, in accordance with the investment objective(s) of the client on a fee-only basis.

Fiduciary Trust Co. International of Pennsylvania (FTCI-PA) is an investment management firm headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 1986 as Pennsylvania Trust Co. and is a subsidiary of Fiduciary Trust Co. International, which is owned by Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN). FTCI-PA provides investment management and trust administration, tax, estate and related account services to individuals, families, institutions, endowments, and personal foundations.

European Securities Network LLP, also known as ESN, is a private company that provides a unique service through its four members located in different locations. European Securities Network LLP was founded in 1998 and is based in Milan, Italy. It has subsidiaries in Italy and Ireland. The Italian company specializes in delivering client-oriented equity research. ESN organizes conferences and roadshows in various European cities, including London and Paris. The CEO of ESN is Giorgio M. Zancan.

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.

BGC Brokers LP (BGC) is a brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded by and is a subsidiary of BGC European Holdings LP, ultimately owned by BGC Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGC) in the US. BGC provides broking services to broker-dealers, banks, and a range of institutional investors and other sophisticated institutional wholesale market participants.

Founded in 2005, Copell Financial LLC is an independent research firm located in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey with an additional office in New York City. The firm seeks to identify industries that are undergoing a change in dynamics. They look for events and catalysts that affect the fundamentals and the strategic reasons to buy or sell within a certain industry.

Part of DXC Technology Co., IT Consulting International is a company that provides information technology consulting services. The company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded by Michael Friedland. IT Consulting International was acquired by Luxoft OOO on May 01, 2006.

NYFIX, Inc. provides electronic trading solutions. It provides value-added informational and analytic services and powerful tools for measuring execution quality. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Advanced Financial Applications, Inc. provides integrated order processing solutions to buy and sell-side institutions. It helps hedge funds, asset management firms, broker dealers, and family offices grow their businesses by creating and delivering trading solutions to streamline the trade workflow. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of IBG Holdings LLC, Interactive Brokers LLC is a brokerage company. The company is based in Greenwich, CT. The CEO of the company is Milan Galik.

Part of Louis Capital Markets LP, Louis Capital Markets UK LLP is a brokerage firm. The company is based in London, UK. The British company was founded in 2003 by Patrice Cohen. Patrice Cohen has been the CEO since 2003.

MINT is an independent agency trading house built on a refreshingly different approach best described as 'live and direct'. Predominantly voice based, it provides superior wholesale brokerage services and trading support with a global reach. Highly energized, the team has an enviable reputation for dynamic solutions across an impressive client base. Founded in 2004 with a purely equities capability, MINT now covers a wide range of markets for a list that includes over 500 leading institutional clients. The business is expanding with offices in Dubai, New York and Paris, and a reach that spans the world's major trading capitals. Growing the business both in the quality and the scope of its service it has been lucky enough to attract talented people across all markets. Structured to allow the free movement of ideas and highly motivated, the team also has the support of a uniquely focused research capability and an advanced and developing technology platform. All this allows growing quality relationships built on mutual understanding and trust. Relationships that are, without doubt, the highest valued currency at MINT.

RBC Capital Markets LLC is a full-service brokerage and financial services firm headquartered in New York City. They are a direct subsidiary of RBC USA Holdco Corp. and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). Founded in 2010, the firm is comprised of 3 major business lines: the Private Client Group, the Fixed-Income Group and the Clearing and Execution Services Group. The Private Client Group serves individual investors, while the Fixed-Income Group provides services to institutions, municipalities and non-profit organizations. The Clearing and Execution Services Group is a provider of clearing and execution services to independent brokers/dealers throughout the US. RBC Capital Markets focuses on the following sectors: communications, media, consumer/retail, diversified industries, energy, financial institutions, forest products, healthcare, infrastructure finance, mining & metals, real estate, social infrastructure, technology and the US municipal markets.

Lighthouse Financial Group LLC provides home equity, commercial, refinancing and construction loans. It offers custom solutions for residential mortgage financing. The company is located in Vancouver, WA.

Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC (Silvercrest) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Martin Jaffe in 2001 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Silvercrest LP. Silvercrest provides asset management and family office services to families and select institutional investors.