Brett Dale Carson

Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc. (ISS) is an investment research firm headquartered in Rockville, Maryland. The firm was founded in 1985 and is owned by Viss Intermediate LLC, which is ultimately held by Deutsche Börse AG (ETR: DB1) in Germany. ISS provides corporate governance and responsible investment solutions globally to other investment advisers, including investment advisers to investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, broker-dealers, asset owners, asset managers, banks or thrift institutions, hedge funds, trusts, estates, charitable organizations and other institutional investors, as well as law firms, and universities. The firm also provides data to third parties for use in thematic based indices. Their solutions include objective governance research and recommendations; responsible investment data, analytics, and research; end-to-end proxy voting and distribution solutions; turnkey securities class-action claims management provided by Securities Class Action Services, LLC (ISS SCAS); reliable global governance data and modeling tools; asset management intelligence, portfolio execution and monitoring, fund services, and media.

CLS Investments LLC (CLS) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. The firm was founded in 1989 by Patrick Clarke and Gary Lanzen and they are a subsidiary of Orion Advisor Solutions LLC, ultimately held by NorthStar Topco LLC. CLS provides investment advice to individuals, pension, retirement, educational savings and profit-sharing plans, endowments, other pooled investment vehicles, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations or other business entities, and state or municipal government entities.

SilverStone Group, Inc. engages in the provision of insurance services that offers risk management and employee benefits. Its services include HR consulting, property and casualty coverage, risk management, employee benefits, business insurance, and financial planning services. The company was founded by Ruth Nelson and H. H. Nelson in 1945 and is headquartered in Omaha, NE.

Edison Investment Research Ltd. (Edison) is an investment research, investor relations and consulting firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded by Stephen Rogers and Fraser Thorne in 2003. They are a subsidiary of Edison Global Ltd. Edison provides investment research to international investors, advisors and stakeholders.

Commerce Investment Advisors, Inc. (CIA) is a registered mutual fund manager headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm is a subsidiary of Commerce Bank and their ultimate parent is Commerce Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBSH), a regional bank holding company. CIA manages the Commerce Funds, a family of mutual funds.