Rob E. Montero

Tejas Securities Group, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary and a primary business operating unit of Tejas, Inc. (OTC BB: TEJS). Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Tejas is a registered broker/dealer offering full-service brokerage and investment banking services. They were founded in 1994. The firm's core services include: proprietary research on distressed debt, emerging growth equities and special situation securities, trading and other brokerage services to value-based institutional and retail investors active in fixed-income and equity instruments and corporate finance and strategic advisory services to middle-market companies within the target industries. Tejas offers a broad product offering specializing in yield-oriented and value securities. Their product offering includes, equities, corporate bonds, bank debt issued by distressed companies, MBS, ABS, government and government agency securities, municipal securities, options and mutual funds. The research group analyzes many industries including the wireless and wire-line telecommunications, cable, satellite, transportation, energy and municipal securities sectors. Tejas is a member of the NASD and the SIPC.

Hilltop Securities, Inc. (dba HilltopSecurities) is a broker/dealer firm headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded in 1946 as Southwest Securities, Inc. and they a subsidiary of Hilltop Securities Holdings LLC. Hilltop Securities provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients.

Ferris, Baker Watts, Inc. is a full-service investment banking firm with expertise in mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity underwritings, and other investment banking functions. They are headquartered in Washington, DC with additional offices in Baltimore, Richmond and San Francisco. They are a member of the NYSE and SIPC, and are wholly-owned by their employees. They serve clients throughout the mid-Atlantic region

Reuters America Holdings, Inc. provides multi-media news reporting services. It also provides information tailored for professionals in the financial services, media and corporate markets. The company is a subsidiary of Reuters Group Plc and is headquartered in New York, NY.