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UBS Asset Management (Americas) LLC (UBS AM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 as UBS Global Asset Management (Americas), Inc. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of UBS Americas, Inc., ultimately owned by UBS Group AG (SIX: UBSG; NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS AM provides investment products and services to corporate and public pension plans, financial institutions and advisors, central banks, charities, foundations and individual investors around the world.

MarketWatch, Inc. provides business news, personal finance information, real-time commentary and investment tools and data. The firm offers subscription products including The Hulbert Financial Digest, Retirement Weekly, The Technical Indicator and Reality Check. The company was founded by Lawrence s. Kramer and Thom Calandra in October 1997 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Tocqueville Asset Management LP (Tocqueville) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1985, the firm’s business and affairs are managed by Tocqueville Management Corp., their General Partner. Tocqueville manages investments for high-net-worth individuals and families, institutions, family offices and through the various Tocqueville mutual funds.

Bankers Trust Co. is an asset management headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. The firm was founded in 1917 and is a subsidiary of BTC Financial Corp. The firm serves as a trusted partner for individuals’ comprehensive financial planning, trust and fiduciary needs.

Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC (HKAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. Formerly known as Horizon Asset Management LLC, the firm was founded in 1994 by Murray Stahl, Steven Bregman, Peter Doyle, Tom Ewing, and John Meditz. They are a subsidiary of Horizon Kinetics LLC. HKAM manages separately managed accounts, open-ended and closed-ended investment companies, and private funds for a wide variety of investors.

Atlas Resources LLC engages in the development and production of natural oil and gas. The company was founded in October 2011 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Atlas Resources Public 18 2008-A LP engages in the drilling of oil and gas wells. It operates wells located in Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Michigan, Indiana, West Virginia and Ohio. The company was founded on April 8, 2008 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Atlas Resources Public 18-2009 (C) LP explores and produces oil and natural gas. The company was founded on June 9, 2009 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Jacob Funds, Inc. provides investment services. The company was founded by Ryan Ingram Jacob in 1999 and is headquartered in Manhattan Beach, CA.

Western Asset Management Co. (Western Asset) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Pasadena, California. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a subsidiary of Legg Mason, Inc., which is owned by Franklin Resources, Inc. Western Asset provides discretionary investment management services to primarily institutional clients.

Bloomberg LP engages in the provision of business data, news, and financial information services. Its product include Bloomberg terminal, execution and order management, content and data, financial data management, and integration and distribution. The company was founded by Michael Rubens Bloomberg, Charles M. Zegar, Thomas F. Secunda, and Duncan L. MacMillan in 1981 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

ZDTV Interactive Cable Television Channel is a television station.

Thomson, Horstmann & Bryant, Inc. (THB) is an independent investment management firm headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut. The firm was founded by Al J. Thomson, Richard Horstmann and Bill Bryant in 1982. They are wholly-owned by Victory Capital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: VCTR), which is owned by Crestview LLC. THB manages stable, diversified, niche equity strategies for their corporate, endowment, and high net-worth investors.

Bear Stearns FOF Asset Management (Bear Stearns FoF Asset Management) is a private equity subsidiary of Bear Stearns Asset Management Inc. founded in 1998. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

The Foundation for Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics (FAST) is a non-governmental funding organization that supports research for Angelman syndrome. The non-profit company is based in Austin, TX. The organization is focused on finding prospective treatments for the syndrome. FAST Athletes is a program led by high-class athletes in the Angelman syndrome community who help support the mission of FAST. The company was founded in 2008 by Paula M. Evans.