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Eagle Asset Management, Inc. (Eagle) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. The firm was founded in 1976 by Tom James and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Carillon Towers Advisers, Inc., which is wholly owned by Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF). Eagle provides portfolio management services to institutions and high net-worth clients (individual investors, trusts and smaller employee benefit plans) and serves as the investment subadvisor to the Carillon Funds.

Howland Capital Management LLC (Howland Capital) is an independent, SEC-registered investment adviser and wealth management firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1967 as Blackstone Management Corporation. Their name was changed to Howland Capital Management, Inc. in 1994. The firm was restructured under the same ownership and management in 2012 and is now known as Howland Capital Management LLC. Howland Capital provides personalized, confidential investment management to various types of clients.

Invesco Advisers, Inc. is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a subsidiary of Invesco Group Services, Inc., ultimately held by Invesco Ltd. (NYSE: IVZ). The firm was founded in 1986 and previously known as Invesco Institutional NA, Inc. until April 2010 when Invesco Ltd. consolidated the businesses of their US investment advisors (Invesco AIM Advisors, Inc., Invesco AIM Capital Management, Inc., Invesco AIM Private Asset Management, Inc. and Invesco Global Asset Management NA, Inc.) under the name Invesco Advisers, Inc. They provide discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, institutional and high net-worth clients through separate accounts, wrap fee programs and US registered investment companies and other Commingled Funds.

Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (RJA) is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF), a diversified holding company. RJA offers a full array of capital markets services, strategic advice and planning for institutional investors.

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc. (SCUSA) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Scotia Holdings (USA) LLC, which is owned by The Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE: BNS; TSE: BNS) in Canada. They provide debt research coverage on US investment grade and high yield debt markets. SCUSA focuses on 6 industries which includes automotive, financial services, healthcare, media and communications, REGAL - real estate/gaming and leisure and technology. They also focus on 4 main global sectors such as power, mining, infrastructure and oil & gas/energy.

SLG Partners LP provides financial services. The company is headquartered in St. Petersburg, FL.

ClearBridge LLC is an investment advisory firm headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The firm was founded by Bill Miller in 1982 as Legg Mason Capital Management LLC. They are a subsidiary of Legg Mason, Inc., which is owned by Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN). ClearBridge provides investment advice to high net-worth individuals, investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, other pooled investment vehicle, charitable organizations, endowments, foundations, corporations, state or municipal government entities, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies and other tax-exempt entities.

Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. (Stifel) is a dual-registered broker-dealer and investment adviser headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1890, the firm is a subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF), a financial service holding company. Stifel provides full-service brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals and their families, institutions and businesses, and financial advisors.

Hill River Capital, Inc. (Hill River Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Raymond James Financial, Inc. founded in 1997. The firm is headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Standard & Poor's Investment Advisory Services LLC (SPIAS) is investment research firm and registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of S&P Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPGI), formerly McGraw Hill Financial, Inc. SPIAS’ advisory services are generally offered to institutions (e.g., broker-dealers, investment advisers, investment companies and other financial institutions). SPIAS does not generally provide its advisory services directly to retail clients, but its services may be used by its clients in advising their own underlying clients, which may include retail clients. SPIAS also provides advisory consulting services to institutional clients and investment managers-of-investment funds, and investment sub-advisory services for registered investment companies, including open-end mutual funds and other institutions. S&P Global's operations consist of three reportable segments: S&P Global Ratings, S&P Global Platts, and S&P Dow Jones Indices. S&P Global Ratings is an independent provider of credit ratings, research and analytics to investors, issuers and market participants. It includes the NRSRO and certain other ratings-related businesses. S&P Global Platts provides essential price data, analytics, and industry insight that enable commodities markets to perform with greater transparency and efficiency. S&P Dow Jones Indices is a global index provider that maintains a wide variety of indices to meet an array of investor needs. In 2016, CFRA acquired S&P Global Market Intelligence’s Equity and Fund Research business (formerly known as S&P Capital IQ and SNL) from S&P Global, Inc.

Auriga USA is a broker/dealer located in New York City. Their research focuses on the semiconductors, information technology and health services sectors.

Donald L. Hagan LLC, dba Day Hagan Asset Management (Day Hagan) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Sarasota, Florida. The firm was founded in 2004 by Arthur Day, Donald Hagan and Linda Brown. Day Hagan offers investment advisory services to individuals, investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities.

Norias Research Group is a private company that specializes in a long-short equity platform that combines deep research with systematic portfolio construction. The company is based in West Palm Beach, FL. The company utilizes best practices for alpha generation and portfolio performance. The company was founded by Douglas Dale Haynes and he has been the CEO since incorporation.

GQG Partners LLC (GQG) is a SEC-registered asset management firm headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of GQG Partners, Inc. (GQG: AX). The firm was founded by Rajiv Jain in 2016. GQG provides global, international, emerging markets, and US equity investment portfolios, primarily for institutional clients, pension plans, and pooled investment funds.

Needham & Co. LLC (Needham) is a registered investment advisor and broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of The Needham Group, Inc. Needham provides corporate and institutional clients with high quality research, corporate access, capital markets and trading execution services in both the public and private markets, with an emphasis on growth companies.

Barclays Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Barclays Group US, Inc., ultimately owned by Barclays plc (LON: BARC) in Great Britain. Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients a full spectrum of prime brokerage services which includes equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics from their Strategic Consulting team.

Third Day Capital Management LLC (TDCM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Denver, Colorado. The firm was founded by Mark Schumacher in 2012 and is wholly-owned by Third Day Co. LLC. TDCM provides discretionary investment management services for individuals, families, and businesses. This may include personal accounts such as individual or joint accounts, IRAs and Roth IRAs, trusts, and private foundations, and business accounts such as investment accounts and pensions.

Salon Lofts Group LLC owns and operates a chain of beauty salons. Its salons offer hair, nail, skin, and massage services. The firm has locations in Columbus, Tampa, Cincinnati, Greater Cleveland, Indianapolis, Dayton, Sts Louis, Atlanta, Sarasota, Charlotte, Raleigh, and District of Columbia. The company was founded by Daniel M. Sadd in 2003 and is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

Nielsen BioSciences, Inc. manufactures biological products. Its products include candin HCP, spherusol HCP and spherusol patient. The company was founded by Harry S. Nielsen and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Founded in 1987 by Francis Gillis, Gillis Financial Solutions, Inc. is a registered investment advisor based in Fort Collins, Colorado.