David William John Price

Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. is a global investment banking, securities trading and brokerage firm located in New York City with additional offices in Dallas, Boston and San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary Bear Sterns Cos., Inc. (NYSE: BSC). Their equity research team consists of senior analysts located throughout the world. In addition to domestic coverage, they have research teams focusing on Latin America, Asia and Europe. The analysts use a bottom-up approach to stock selection. The Bear Stearns fixed-income research department provides coverage of every sector of the fixed-income universe. The financial analytics and structured transactions group (F.A.S.T) provides investment research, fixed-income portfolio management and analytical systems, trading technology and general financial expertise. The group also provides a broad range of services to financial institutions including asset-liability management, balance sheet restructuring, receivables-based financing analysis, security and portfolio analysis, peer analysis, and historical and real-time market-based information.

Columbia Threadneedle Asset Managers Ltd. (CTAM) is an asset management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1990 as F&C Asset Managers Ltd. and renamed BMO Asset Managers Ltd. in 2018. They changed their name to Columbia Threadneedle Asset Managers Ltd. when BMO rebranded to Columbia Threadneedle Investments in 2022. The firm is a subsidiary of Columbia Threadneedle AM (Holdings) Plc, ultimately held by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP) in the US. CTAM manages a range of in-house and multi-manager funds for private individuals and institutional clients.

Parlex Corp. designs, makes and markets flexible interconnect products. It offers prototyping, custom manufacturing & value added assembly for flat flex cables, flexible printed circuits and polymer. The company was founded in 1970 and is located in Methuen, MA

SMTC Corp. engages in the provision of end-to-end electronics manufacturing services. It operates through the following geographical segments: Mexico, China, and U.S. Its services include design engineering, electronic manufacturing and integration, engineering, post-production, supply chain management, specialty, new product introduction, and printed circuit board assembly. The firm serves the medical and safety; semiconductor; retail and payment systems; test and measurement; industrial, power, and clean tech; telecom, networking, and communications; and defense and aerospace markets. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Markham, Canada.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Rolls-Royce Group Ltd. provides integrated power systems for motor vehicles. The company was founded by Henry Royce and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.