Adam Spowers

Cowen & Co. LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Cowen Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE: TD) in Canada. Cowen & Co. offers industry-focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Their institutional sales and trading business serves both equity and fixed-income clients. Sales and trading execution platform is structured around the following key verticals: (1) healthcare (2) technology, telecommunications and media (TMT) (3) REITs and financials (4) aerospace and defense (5) consumer and (6) alternative energy.

Part of Van Eck Associates Corp., Van Eck Securities Corp. operates as a brokerage dealer. The company is based in New York, NY. The CEO of the company is Jan Frederick van Eck.

JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

BMO Capital Markets Corp. (BMOCMC) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1817 and is a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of BMO Financial Corp., which is wholly-owned by Bank of Montreal (TSE: BMO, NYSE: BMO), a Canadian chartered bank. BMOCMC provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to institutional clients only.

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.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

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.

Founded by Muriel Siebert in 1969, Muriel Siebert & Co., Inc. is a broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Siebert Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: SIEB). Muriel Siebert & Co. offers value-added services to their clients who include investment managers, corporations and public retirement systems. They also offer a variety of corporate underwriting and investment banking services. The firm is a member of the NYSE, FINRA and the SIPC.

Part of Société Générale SA, Commerzbank Leasing Ltd. is a holding British company engaged in leasing. The company is based in London, UK. Commerzbank Leasing was acquired by Kleinwort Benson Group Plc on January 01, 1996.

HSBC Bank Australia Ltd. provides financial and banking services. The firms services include trade finance, non-advisory stock broking, treasury and financial markets, funds management, and electronic banking. It also offers commercial, corporate, and investment banking services. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

Cedar Rock Capital Ltd. (Cedar Rock) is an independent, employee-owned investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. It was founded by former Morgan Stanley Global Franchise manager Andy Brown in 2002. Cedar Rock provides discretionary investment management services to the Cedar Rock Funds and to clients with separate accounts. Their clients and the investors in the Cedar Rock Funds may include high net-worth individuals, endowments, foundations, estates, trusts, family offices, pension and profit sharing plans, private investment funds and other business entities.

Fordham University provides college and university. It offers undergraduate colleges and graduate & professional schools. The company was founded in 1841 and is headquartered in Bronx, NY.

Wellington Management Hong Kong Ltd. (WM Hong Kong) is the Hong Kong-based fund management subsidiary of Wellington Management Global Holdings Ltd., ultimately held by Wellington Management Group LLP, an investment management firm headquartered in the US. Founded in 2003, WM Hong Kong provides client liaison, investment monitoring and business development services for Wellington Management and its clients in Northern Asia including Hong Kong, mainland China, Taiwan and Korea. WM Hong Kong also provides research, portfolio management and trading services for Wellington Management and its clients.

Part of Commerzbank AG, Kleinwort Benson, Inc. is a security brokers, dealers, and American flotation company.

Meridian Minerals Ltd. is an Australian based diverse mineral resource development and exploration company. Its principal activity includes exploration for base metals and gold. Meridian Minerals projects include Lennard Shelf Zinc Lead Project is located in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, Lachlan Fold Belt tenements in New South Wales and Thomson Fold Belt Project exploration region in northern New South Wales. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Milton, Australia

Hamleys of London Ltd. engages in the retail business of toys, games, and gifts. It offers arts and crafts, action toys, dolls, gaming products, outdoor products, preschool products and soft toys. The company was founded by William Hamley in 1760 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.