George Felix Hamel

Blum Capital Partners LP (Blum Capital) is an independent investment management firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Richard C. Blum in 1975. Blum Capital provides investment management services to various private, pooled investment funds. Investors in the funds include corporate and state/local pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, endowments, foundations, charitable organizations and estates, corporations, limited partnerships, limited liability companies, banks and thrift institutions, and high net-worth individuals.

Private Capital Management LLC (PCM) is a SEC-registered investment and wealth advisory firm headquartered in Naples, Florida. The firm was founded in 1986 and is a subsidiary of Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC. PCM primarily manages separate accounts for institutional and high net worth clients. They also implement its value equity strategies through a number of pooled vehicles.

ValueAct Capital Management LP (ValueAct Capital) is a registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 2000 by Jeffrey Ubben, Peter Kamin and George Hamel. They are a subsidiary of ValueAct Holdings II LP, which is owned by Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE: AMG). ValueAct Capital provides discretionary investment advice and management services to private investment funds and certain other investment vehicles (that include, but are not limited to, separately managed accounts and special purpose vehicles).

Part of Franklin Resources, Inc., Carnes Capital Corp. is a value-focused investment manager that was founded in 1986. Carnes Capital is based in Naples, FL and their concentrated value strategy seeks long-term top-tier performance. The company's mandate is to take prudent risks while seeking to protect capital over full market cycles. The company is committed to fundamental research, multi-year opportunity horizons, long-term capital preservation and growth, tax efficiency, and reduced portfolio turnover.

ValueAct Capital Management LLC engages in the provision of financial and investment services. The company was founded on April 28, 2005 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Headquartered in New York City, Merrill Lynch Global Partners (MLGP), formerly Merrill Lynch Private Equity Group, is the private equity investment arm of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MER)