Phillip A. Bauman

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

KeyBanc Capital Markets, Inc. is a registered investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. The firm was founded in 1983 and is a subsidiary of KeyCorp. (NYSE: KEY). KeyBanc Capital Markets provides investment banking, commercial lending, treasury management, derivatives, foreign exchange, equity and debt underwriting and trading and syndicated finance products and services to large corporations and middle-market companies.

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.

UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.

Evolved Nanomaterial Sciences, Inc. manufactures chiral drugs. The company uses patented nanotechnology to revolutionize the chiral drug development process. Its products include ENS Chiral Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) cartridges that will allow chemists to enrich in minutes, what currently takes hours using traditional methods. Evolved Nanomaterial Sciences was founded in 2004 by Regina Valluzzi and is located in Cambridge, MA

Synglyco, Inc. develops novel vaccines using synthetic carbohydrates. The firm's cutting edge technology enables the rapid, milligram to kilogram production of synthetic carbohydrates for use in drug discovery and industrial applications. Its proprietary platform generates significant quantities of chemically pure, complex carbohydrates through automated and manual chemical synthesis. The company was founded by Peter H. Seeberger, Carmichael S. Roberts Jr. Obadiah J. Plante and Louis Schofield on June 18, 2001 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Founded in 2006 by Stephen Inglis and Robert Mazzeo, Enclave Capital LLC is a registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a member of FINRA and SIPC. They are a subsidiary of Cairo-based Beltone Financial Holding SAE. Enclave Capital distributes transactions through their equity sales desk and investment bankers located in the firm's offices in New York City, San Francisco and Hong Kong. Enclave Capital provides institutional investors with execution on U.S. markets and research and trading on the emerging markets of the Middle East. The firm's coverage includes the telecommunications/media, biotechnology/life sciences, clean technology/energy and oil & gas sectors. In the U.S., the firm focuses on U.S.-listed, foreign and domestic micro-, small- and mid-cap companies. Enclave Capital is also expanding their coverage to include Asian and other emerging markets.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

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.

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons provides musculoskeletal education and practice management services to orthopaedic surgeons and allied health professionals. The firm also serves as an advocate for patient care and informs the public about the science of orthopaedics. Its continuing medical education activities includes; Annual Meeting, Continuing Medical Education (CME) courses, and medical and scientific publication and electronic media materials. The company was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Rosemont, IL.

Moody's Investors Service, Inc. is a credit rating and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. They are a subsidiary of Moody's Corp. (NYSE: MCO). The firm performs international financial research and analysis on commercial and government entities and provides a variety of analytic tools for assessing credit risk. Their clients include creditors, investment banks and commercial banks.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

180 Degree Capital (180 Degree Capital ) is a venture capital firm founded in 1981 by Douglas W. Jamison. The firm is headquartered in Montclair, New Jersey.

UBS Investment Bank provides investment banking and securities brokerage services. Its clients include institutional and corporate clients, intermediaries, governments, and hedge funds. The firm also provides merger and acquisition advisory, private placement, investment research, foreign exchange, equity, and leverage finance advisory services. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Produced Water Absorbents, Inc. provides waste treatment solutions and services to the oil and gas industry. It's services include mixing technologies, energy, water technologies, and integration. The company was founded in June 2005 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Prosep USA, Inc. provides integrated oil, gas and water separation solutions. The firm provides field service equipment and technicians to solve operational issues, commission equipment and optimize current operations. Its services can also provide replacement media’s for both gas and produced water streams such as activated carbon, charcoal, nutshell filter media and ceramic media. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

The American College of Surgeons Oncology Group (ACOSOG) was established to evaluate the surgical management of patients with malignant solid tumors. ACOSOG is one of 10 cooperative groups funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to develop and coordinate multi-institutional clinical trials. ACOSOG is the only cooperative group with studies focusing primarily on surgical objectives. ACOSOG currently has treatment protocols available in three major disease areas: . Breast Cancer . Gastrointestinal Cancer . Thoracic Cancer ACOSOG is composed of the Operations and Membership Center located at the Duke Clinical Research Institute on the Duke University Medical Center campus and the Statistics and Data Center located at the Mayo Clinic Cancer Center. ACOSOG's membership is comprised of investigators and research associates representing oncology treatment modalities and research-related concerns, including surgery, medical oncology, radiation oncology, diagnostic imaging, pathology, ethics, CRA/nursing and patient advocacy.

Nomura Securities International, Inc. (NSI) is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City and was founded in 1969. The firm is a division of Nomura Holding America, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NMR, TYO: 8604, AMS: 8604). NSI provides securities brokerage services, as well as asset management, domestic retail, global markets, global investment banking and global merchant banking services. The firm's fixed-income business consists of bond sales and trading, origination and product supply for securitization deals and real estate-focused asset finance operations (in cooperation with Investment Banking). In the equity markets, NSI offers sales and trading of domestic and foreign stocks on a global basis, primarily for institutional investors.

CLSA Americas LLC is a FINRA registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2012 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of CLSA Americas Holdings, Inc., which is ultimately owned by CITIC Securities Co., Ltd. (SHA: 600030) in China. CLSA Americas offers a full suite of execution services throughout North America and Latin America.

Ellis Hospital provides health care services. It offers diagnostic, primary, emergency, surgical and rehabilitative care services. The company also offers treatment for heart and cardiovascular ailments, cancer, diabetes, women's health issues, stroke-related health problems and behavioral health concerns. It operates a school of nursing and other academic programs to prepare students for careers in health care and nursing. Ellis Hospital was founded in 1885 and is located in Schenectady, NY.

Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. (Broker) (Oppenheimer-Broker) is the global full-service brokerage division of Oppenheimer & Co., Inc., an investment boutique headquartered in New York City with additional offices nationwide. Founded in 1975, the firm is owned directly by Viner Finance Inc., an indirect subsidiary of Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. (NYSE: OPY). Oppenheimer-Broker offers a full array of brokerage services to retail, institutional, and corporate clients.

Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. operates as a non-profit organization, which works to forge practical solutions that help nature and people prosper sustainably. It launched the Smart Boat Initiative (SBI) which focuses on leveraging the technological advances and plummeting costs in sensors, artificial intelligence, broadband communication and data analytics to equip and surround fishing vessels of all sizes with digital tools and infrastructure that can increase sustainability, accountability, profitability and transparency in fishing. The company was founded by Arthur P. Cooley, Charles F. Wurster and Dennis Puleston in 1967 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley DW, Inc. is a broker/dealer. The company is based in Purchase, NY.

Hill Street Capital LLC provides financial and investment advisory services. It offers equity, mezzanine, debt financing and other support services. The company was founded in 2002 by John G. Brim and Lorenzo D. Weisman and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Pegasus Argentina SA (Pegasus Argentina) is a private equity fir founded in 2000. The firm is headquartered in Buenos Aires.

RBC Capital Markets LLC is a full-service brokerage and financial services firm headquartered in New York City. They are a direct subsidiary of RBC USA Holdco Corp. and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). Founded in 2010, the firm is comprised of 3 major business lines: the Private Client Group, the Fixed-Income Group and the Clearing and Execution Services Group. The Private Client Group serves individual investors, while the Fixed-Income Group provides services to institutions, municipalities and non-profit organizations. The Clearing and Execution Services Group is a provider of clearing and execution services to independent brokers/dealers throughout the US. RBC Capital Markets focuses on the following sectors: communications, media, consumer/retail, diversified industries, energy, financial institutions, forest products, healthcare, infrastructure finance, mining & metals, real estate, social infrastructure, technology and the US municipal markets.

The American Orthopaedic Association is a non profit organization which owns and operates as a hospital. It offers leadership education, council of orthopaedic residency directors programs, emerging leaders program, resident leadership forum, traveling fellowships, and own the bone quality improvement program. The company was founded on June 15, 1887 and is headquartered in Rosemont, IL.

East Coast Asset Management LLC (ECAM) is an independent, SEC- registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Essex, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Christopher Begg and Benjamin Favazza in 2008 as East Coast Asset Management, Inc. ECAM provides customized and comprehensive investment management services to individuals, trusts, foundations, endowments, pension, and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and other entities.