Julien R. Garran

UBS Ltd. (Broker) is the Great Britain-based brokerage division of UBS Ltd.,the wholly-owned subsidiary of Switzerland-based UBS AG (SWX: UBSN; NYSE: UBS). Established in 1975, the firm is located in London. UBS Ltd.'s business is organized in three departments: fixed-income, rates and currencies; equity and investment banking. UBS Ltd. (Broker) engages in equity trading, equity derivatives and equity-linked products. The equity research department covers a diverse range of sectors globally and also supplies macroeconomic analysis, quantitative and derivative research. The fixed-income, rates and currency business covers credit, rates, commodities including energy and metals, municipal bonds, Forex and cash and collateral trading globally. Their investment banking activities include analysis, structuring, transaction negotiation and communication.

Sofaer Global Research (UK) LLP (SGR-UK) is the diversified alternative investment subsidiary of Castle Harbour Securities LLP in Great Britain. Established in 2000, the firm is headquartered in London and specializes in hedge fund management.

Legal & General Investment Management Ltd. (LGIM) is a fund management firm headquartered in London. The firm was founded in 1970 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Ltd., which is owned by Legal & General Group plc (LSE: LGEN, ADR: LGGNY). LGIM provides investment management services to pension funds, institutional and private clients. Their clients are primarily in Great Britain, and marginally in the US though their Chicago-based subsidiary LGIM America, which established in 2006.

Part of CRU Group Ltd., CRU International Ltd is a British company that provides wire and cable market analysis, news, and forecasts on the related metallic cable and optical fiber sectors. The company is based in London, UK and was founded in 1969. Additionally, CRU Consulting offers commodity advisory, strategy, and reporting services across mining, fertilizers, and metal markets for their customers and stakeholders.