Curtis Wagner Seiler

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. provided wealth management, securities trading and sales, corporate finance and investment banking services. Merrill Lynch was a global trader and underwriter of securities and derivatives across a range of asset classes and serve as a strategic advisor to governments, institutions and individuals worldwide. The company was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

SunTrust Banks, Inc. provides commercial, industrial, investment and personal banking services. The company operates more than 1,700 bank branches across southeastern states, including Alabama, the Carolinas, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington, DC. The bank's offers include retail, commercial banking & trust services, credit cards, mortgage banking, mutual funds, insurance, equipment leasing, asset management & securities underwriting and dealing. SunTrust Banks is hedquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Livingston Group Asset Management Co. (dba Southport Capital) is an independent investment advisory firm headquartered in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Founded in 2001, Southport Capital provides financial planning, portfolio management, and general consulting services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other business entities.