Michael J. Mintz

Lord Abbett & Co. LLC (Lord Abbett) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey. Founded in 1929, Lord Abbett provides advisory services to a variety of institutional clients, the Lord Abbett Funds and other registered investment companies sponsored by third parties, the Lord Abbett UCITS Funds, the Lord Abbett Luxembourg Fund, other foreign funds, privately offered commingled funds and various separately managed accounts.

The American Stock Exchange of New York is led by managing members.

Wafra, Inc. is a registered investment adviser headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is wholly owned by Wafra InterVest Corp., which in turn is ultimately wholly beneficially owned by the Public Institution for Social Security of Kuwait (PIFSS), an autonomous agency controlled by the government of Kuwait. Wafra provides advisory and consulting services to funds, separately managed accounts and joint venture arrangements.

Part of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., Shearson Lehman Bros., Inc. provides security broker services. The company is based in New York, NY.

Clark Enterprises, Inc. (Wealth Management) (Clark Enterprises-WM) is the wealth management division of Clark Enterprises, Inc., an investment company headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland. The firm was founded in 1972 by A. James Clark. Clark Enterprises-WM manages investments for private clients.

Allied Capital Corp, a business development company, invests in private middle market companies located in the US. The fund target companies across a broad range of sectors with an EBITDA of $5 - $150 million. It provides debt and equity financing for buyout transactions and also makes minority equity co-investments. It also invests in private equity and debt funds.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (Price Associates) is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The firm was founded by Thomas Rowe Price, Jr. in 1937. They are a subsidiary of the T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TROW), which was formed in 2000 as the publicly traded parent holding company of Price Associates and their affiliated entities. Price Associates offers a variety of mutual funds, sub-advisory services and separate account management for individual and institutional investors, retirement plans and financial intermediaries.

Missionsquare Retirement offers financial planning and manages retirement plans. It offers investment options, advisory services, financial plans and long-term care insurance quotes. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The State of Pennsylvania Employees' Retirement System (SERS) is a government-owned pension fund management firm headquartered in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 1923 by the Pennsylvania State Employees' Retirement Code. SERS manages retirement plans for public sector employees.