Fredrick Olness

Protective Life Insurance Co. operates as a stock life insurance company. It engages in the provision of financial services. It operates under the following segments: Real Life and Annuity, Acquisitions, Stable Value Products, Asset Protection, and Corporate and Other. The Retail Life and Annuity segment markets fixed universal life, indexed universal life, variable universal life, traditional, fixed annuity, and variable annuity. The Acquisitions segment focuses on acquiring, converting, and/or servicing contracts from other companies. The Stable Value Products segment sells fixed and floating rate funding agreements. The Asset Protection segment deals with the marketing of extended service contracts. The Corporate and Other segment is consisted of net investment income on assets. The company was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

Highland Capital Management LP (Highland) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded by James (Jim) Dondero and Mark Okada in 1993. They are owned by the Highland Claimant Trust. Highland acts as an investment adviser or sub-adviser to structured product vehicles (which include but not limited to CLOs and Collateralized Debt Obligations unregistered investment funds, and single Client accounts).

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.

Founded in 1969, HSBC Securities (U.S.A.) Inc. is an SEC-registered brokerage firm and registered futures commission merchant located in New York City. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of HSBC North America Holdings, Inc. and their ultimate parent is HSBC Holdings Plc. (NYSE: HBC). HSBC Securities (U.S.A.) is a member of FINRA, the NYSE and the SIPC. Their securities and annuity products are provided by registered representatives and insurance agents of HSBC Securities (U.S.A.). In California, HSBC Securities (U.S.A.) conducts insurance business as HSBC Securities Insurance Services. Insurance products are offered through insurance agents of HSBC Insurance Agency (U.S.A.) Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of HSBC Bank U.S.A. NA and an indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc. The company also engages in investment banking underwriting, dealing and brokering of debt and equity securities and futures contracts and is a primary dealer in U.S. Government and federal agency securities.

HCM Acquisition Co. is a blank check company. The company is targeting businesses in the United States and Europe, without limit to a particular industry. HCM Acquisition was founded on September 24, 2007 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

Ventus Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company. It focuses in developing novel small molecule medicines that target the innate immune system to treat autoimmune diseases, inflammatory diseases and cancer. The company was founded by Hao Wu, Richard Flavell, Judy Lieberman, Thomas Tuschl, and Feng Shao and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Ventus Therapeutics U.S., Inc. operates as a biotechnology company. The company is headquartered in Natick, MA.

Santander Consumer USA, Inc. provides automobile financing services. It offers auto lead and lending programs on direct and indirect platforms. The company was founded by Thomas G. Dundon in 1995 and is headquartered in Forth Worth, TX.

Santander Drive Auto Receivables engages in the issuance and distribution of asset-backed securities. It purchases and accepts capital contributions or otherwise acquires retail installment sale contracts. The company was founded on February 23, 2006 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Exeter Finance Corp. is a full-service, technology and data-driven specialty finance company. Its segment include Consumer Finance, which consists of the underwriting, purchase, servicing, and securitization of retail installment contracts. The company was founded in April 2006 and is headquartered in Irving, TX.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA provides commercial banking services. It offers investment banking, merchant services, and institutional asset management services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Sycamore Tree Capital Partners LP is an investment firm that specializes in alternative credit. The private company is based in Dallas, TX and has subsidiaries in the United States. The firm has deep experience across economic and market cycles, and its investment expertise includes bank loans, high yield bonds, structured credit, and special situations. The company was founded in 2019 by Jack Yang, Mark Kiyoshi Okada, and Trey B. Parker, with Mark Kiyoshi Okada serving as the CEO since then.

Highland Financial Partners LP operates as a holding company. It operates through its subsidiary, Highland CDO Holding Co. which holds equity interests in debt issuers that own residential mortgage-backed securities. Highland Financial Partners was founded in January 2006 and is located in Dallas, TX.

Common Grace Ministries, Inc. provides social services. The non-profit company is based in Dallas, TX.

NexPoint Asset Management LP (NexPoint AM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded in 1993 as Pyxis Capital LP and changed its name from Highland Capital Management Fund Advisors LP to NexPoint Asset Management LP in 2022. They are a subsidiary of Highland Capital Management Services, Inc., which is owned by Highland Capital Healthcare Advisors GP LLC. NexPoint AM manages a suite of registered investment vehicles that provide access to alternative investments for both institutional and retail investors.

NexBank SSB provides banking and financial products and services. Its services include private banking, residential and commercial real estate lending, complex commercial loan structuring and agent bank services, institutional services, including corporate banking and lending, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and advisory, syndicated loan servicing, customized programs, agency services, investment banking, and land advisory services. The company was founded in 1922 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

NexBank Capital, Inc. provides banking and financial services. It offers private, commercial, business, and personal banking services. The firm's businesses include commercial real estate, corporate, single family construction, and opportunity financing. The company was founded in 1922 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Education is Freedom operates as a non-profit organization. Its programs include middle school, high school, college, workforce development training, community connection, intern fellows program, and service works. The company was founded by James W. Keyes in 2002 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

NexBank provides customized financial and banking services. The private company is based in Dallas, TX. The CEO of the company is Scott Matthew Siekielski.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.