Joseph G. Morone

Loomis, Sayles & Co. LP (Loomis Sayles) is a SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Robert H. Loomis and Ralph T. Sayles in 1926. They are a direct subsidiary of Natixis Investment Managers LLC, ultimately owned by BPCE SA in France. Loomis Sayles provides investment advisory or sub advisory services to institutional clients through its separate account management services. In addition, the firm provides investment advisory or sub advisory services to a variety of investment funds.

Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC (Manulife IM-US) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1968 and is a subsidiary of John Hancock Subsidiaries LLC, ultimately held by Manulife Financial Corp. (NYSE, TSE: MFC), a Canadian-based financial services firm. Manulife IM-US manages assets for a variety of institutional and other types of clients, such as public and private pension funds, foundations, mandatory provident funds outside the US, financial institutions, investment trusts, separately managed account clients, and high net-worth individuals. The firm also manages registered funds, which includes UCITS, US and Canadian open- and closed-end mutual funds and privately-offered unregistered investment funds.

Hartford Investment Management Co. (HIMCO) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 1996 by acquiring the business, personnel and corporate name of an affiliate which had been in operation since 1981 and which performed substantially similar services They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: HIG). HIMCO provides investment advisory services primarily to institutional clients and registered and unregistered investment companies. The firm also serves as an investment adviser for its affiliates and provides investment advisory services for vehicles that support the product mix of its affiliates.

Mutual of America Capital Management LLC (Capital Management) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is wholly-owned by Mutual of America Holding Co. LLC and indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Mutual of America Life Insurance Co. Founded in 1993, Capital Management provides investment advisory services to registered investment companies, institutional investors, and to Mutual of America and its family of companies.

Allspring Global Investments LLC (Allspring) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Prior to November 1, 2021, the firm was known as Wells Capital Management, Inc. They are a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC, ultimately held by Allspring Group Holdings LLC. Allspring provides investment management services to mutual funds, private funds, collective investment trusts (CITs), pooled vehicles, and other institutional clients and high net-worth individuals.

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.

Citadel Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Miami, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1990 by Kenneth Griffin and is a wholly-owned by Citadel Advisors Holdings LP, ultimately held by GFH HFEVA LLC. Citadel Advisors manages private investment funds that are offered exclusively to sophisticated investors.

Founded in 2002 by Brian Kritzer, BlueFin Research Partners, Inc. is an independent research firm headquartered in Boston. The firm follows the semiconductor, distribution, EMS, networking/telecommunications and semiconductor equipment sectors. BlueFin seeks to provide objective, value-added information to technology investors. In addition, they firm provides spot market information in both the U.S. and Asia/Pacific markets on DRAM, CPU, chipsets, SRAM, flash memory and capacitor pricing. Their investment opinions include both long and short ideas.

Yashi, Inc. provides online video advertising services. Its platform analyzes video ads in real time on a monthly basis across websites. The firm offers advanced targeting, real time bidding, state of the art analytics, customize reporting and managed services. The company was founded by Jay Gould and Caitlin Bracken Gould in 2007 and is headquartered in Toms River, NJ.

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.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

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.

EMC Corp. engages in publishing printed and electronic educational products. It offers K-12 textbook programs in world languages, business education, literature and language arts, and social studies with supplementary and multimedia materials. The company was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

Albany Medical Center offers the widest range of medical and surgical services, including adult medicine and pediatric care. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Albany, NY.

CrossHarbor Capital Partners (CrossHarbor Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1993 by Sam T. Byrne and Bill H. Kremer. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with additional offices in Chicago and Los Angeles.

Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. (Broker) (Baird-Broker) is the broker-dealer division of Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc., an investment bank and financial services company headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded in 1919 and is ultimately owned by Baird Financial Group, Inc. Baird-Broker offers a full suite of comprehensive trading services for institutional clients.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Part of G-III Apparel Group Ltd., G.H. Bass & Co. is a private company that designs and manufactures men's, women's, and children's apparel and footwear. The company is based in New York, NY. G.H. Bass was acquired by G-III Apparel Group Ltd. from PVH Corp. on November 04, 2013 for $50 million.

Lord & Taylor LLC sells women's, men's and children's apparel and accessories. It offers chic women's clothing from trendy to updated-classic dresses, tops, coats, jackets and more plus, must-have shoes, handbags, kids wear, jeweler and accessories and beauty and fragrance products. The firm operates as a chain of retail stores. The company was founded in 1826 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Brooks Brothers Group, Inc. operates as retail clothing stores for women in the United States. It offers designer sportswear, footwear, handbags, legwear, eyewear, scarves, jewelry, and fragrance products. The company was founded by Henry Sands Brooks in 1818 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Echo Design Group, Inc. provides fashion designing and retail services. Its fashion products include women's scarves, wraps, gloves, hats and other cold weather accessories. The company designs custom products for retailers, museums, corporations and historical societies. Echo Design was founded by Edgar C. Theresa and Theresa C. Hyman in 1923 and is headquartered in Moonachie, NJ.

Sidoti & Co. LLC (S&C) is a registered broker and equity research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Sidoti Holding Co. LLC and was founded in 1999. S&C provides research exclusively to institutional investors. The firm covers the following sectors: housing, retail, basic industries, technology, business services, capital goods, automotive, computer software, regional banking, telecommunications, entertainment, healthcare and consumer products. Their analysts conduct their own due diligence which includes visiting companies and meeting with operating and financial management. In addition, the firm's analysts focus on fundamentals, particularly cash flow from operations and EPS.

Part of DXC Technology Co., CSC Consulting, Inc. is a private company that provides information technology consulting services. The company is based in Waltham, MA.

Albany Medical Center Hospital operates as a academic health sciences center. It operates as a teaching hospital and provides services such as cancer care, emergency medicine, physical therapy, and surgery. The firm also offers organ transplantation programs and operates children's hospital, a women's wellness center, regional trauma, perinatal, and AIDS treatment centers. Albany Medical Center Hospital was founded in 1839 and is headquartered in Albany, NY.