Ronald P. Stephens

Mendon Capital Advisors Corp. (Mendon Capital) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Key Largo, Florida. The firm was founded by Anton V. Schutz in 1996. Mendon Capital provides investment advice, as a sub-advisor, to registered investment funds, a Hedge Fund and certain separately managed accounts advised by ELCO Management Co. LLC.

Ledyard National Bank (Investment Management) (dba Ledyard Financial Advisors) is the Investment and Trust Services division of Ledyard National Bank, a community bank headquartered in Hanover, New Hampshire. The firm was founded in 1994 to provide outstanding investment management, trust and custody services. They are a subsidiary of Ledyard Financial Group, Inc. (OTCMKTS: LFGP). Ledyard Financial Advisors provides integrated investment, tax, banking and wealth management services to affluent individuals, families and institutions throughout the Upper Valley, Lake Sunapee and Concord Regions.

Whitegate Investment Counselors, Inc. (WICI) is an independent, SEC-registered asset management firm headquartered in Concord, New Hampshire. The firm was founded in 1992 under the name of Whitegate Investment Counselors, Inc. On December 2015, Taylor, Cottrill LLC merged with Whitegate Investment Counselors, Inc. and became Taylor, Cottrill, Erickson & Associates, Inc. In 2021, they changed their name back to Whitegate Investment Counselors, Inc. WICI provides advisory services to individuals and high-net worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities.

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (MLPF&S) is a global investment banking firm, SEC-registered investment advisor, broker-dealer, and futures commission merchant headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co., ultimately held by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). MLPF&S provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, banks, insurance companies, thrift institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations and other types of business.