Britta Schmidt

Bernstein Autonomous LLP (dba Autonomous Research) is an investment research firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 2009 and is a subsidiary of Sanford C. Bernstein (Autonomous UK) 1 Ltd., ultimately owned by Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH) in the US. Autonomous Research provides fundamental analysis and thematic work on financial companies globally. Their clients are large institutional investors along with private equity firms, regulators, financial advisors and corporations who value the firm's research for its in-depth, intellectual approach and high quality.

Fox-Pitt, Kelton Ltd. (Broker) is the London-based subsidiary of Fox-Pitt Kelton Ltd. (FPK), in the UK, ultimately held by Fox-Pitt Kelton LLC in the US. The firm was founded in London in 1971 and was acquired by Swiss Re in 1999. In 2006 a new company formed by J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC and FPK employees acquired FPK from Swiss Re. An affiliate of J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC is the majority shareholder and FPK management and employees are significant shareholders with Swiss Re holding a minority interest in the company. The firm's research products are distributed through an international team of sales persons and sales traders serving major institutional investors worldwide. Their clients include pension funds, mutual and unit trust managers, insurers, bank investment departments, hedge funds and private client asset managers

Citigroup Global Markets Ltd. (CGML) is an international broker-dealer firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1983 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Bahamas Ltd., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) in the US. CGML has a major presence in the international financial markets as a dealer, market-maker and underwriter in equity and fixed income securities and offers risk-based solutions to producers and investors in commodity markets. They also provide corporate finance services to a wide range of corporate, institutional and government clients. Their trading activities encompass cash, exchange traded and OTC derivative markets.