Samuel D. Williams

Carret Asset Management LLC (Carret) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Philip Carret in 1963 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Cascar Holdings, Inc., which is ultimately owned by SBI Holdings, Inc. (TYO: 8473) in Japan. Carret provides investment management services to wealth managers, financial advisors, select institutional clients, and high-net-worth individuals and families.

Van Strum & Towne, Inc. (VST) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1927, VST provides investment counsel and wealth management services to high net-worth individuals, individuals, trusts, foundations, endowments, IRAs, 401(k) plans, partnerships, and pension and profit-sharing plans.

Ducommun LaBarge Technologies, Inc. provides electronics manufacturing services. It offers cable assemblies and interconnect systems, printed circuit board assemblies, high-level electronic and electromechanical assemblies, system integration, engineering and design support, and program management. The company was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in Carson, CA.

Wall Street Management Corp. (WSMC) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Darien, Connecticut. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Morse Williams Holding Co., Inc. WSMC provides discretionary investment advisory services to various types of clients.

Founded in 1981, Morse, Williams & Co. is a registered investment advisor located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Evercore Wealth Management LLC and their ultimate parent is Evercore Partners, Inc. (NYSE: EVR), a New York City-based investment banking firm. Morse, Williams & Co. provides separate account management for tax-exempt institutions and taxable clients. Through an affiliate, they also manage The Wall Street Fund, a mutual fund focused on small- and mid-cap growth stocks.

Founded in 2006, Cowen Asset Management LLC is an investment advisor firm located in Boston. They are a subsidiary of Cowen Group, Inc. (NasdaqGS: COWN).