Charles William Rupinski

Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Inc. (MSIM) is an investment management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1975 and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). MSIM provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management services and products to institutional clients and individual investors. The firm also advises clients as to the appropriate allocation of assets among multiple separate accounts and/or investment companies or other pooled vehicles that the firm advises.

Founded in 2002, Maxim Group LLC is a registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm provides an array of financial services including: investment banking, equity research, private wealth management, structured products and global institutional equity, fixed-income and derivative sales and trading to a diverse range of corporate clients, institutional investors and high net-worth individuals. Maxim Group's niche is emerging-growth companies in a variety of sectors including healthcare, technology, retail and others. They utilize a fundamental, bottom-up approach to investment recommendations. The firm combines rigorous financial analysis of specific companies and industries with due diligence that includes frequent consults with suppliers, customers, competitors and senior management. The firm focuses on under-covered, small- to-mid-cap companies where valuation levels may be out of sync with fundamental trends. Maxim's coverage universe often represents attractive niche industries where stocks tend to be inefficient. This research coverage fills a void created by the downsized research ranks and shrinking coverage of small- to mid-cap stocks by large investment banks. Maxim Group is a member of FINRA, the MSRB, the SIPC, the ISE, NASDAQ and NYSE Arca.

Headquartered in New York City, Griffin Securities, Inc. is a research-driven investment banking firm providing corporate finance, merger & acquisitions, brokerage and investment opportunities for institutional, corporate and private clients. Orders can be entered on major U.S. exchanges and most international exchanges. Positions can be held in multiple currencies. Griffin's research focuses on delivering objective, value-added research and winning ideas in several industries including healthcare/biotechnology, technology and telecommunications. They are a member of the NASD and the SIPC. Griffin Securities was founded in 1997.

Founded in 2005, Global Hunter Securities LLC is a broker/dealer headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana. The firm is a subsidiary of Seaport Global Holdings LLC. Global Hunter Securities employs a disciplined quantitative and qualitative research approach. They focus on small-cap companies with unique value and above average growth primarily in the following sectors: consumer, energy, healthcare, industrial services and technology. Global Hunter Securities also has analysts specifically focused on special situations and international opportunities.

Forstmann-Leff International, Inc. provides investment management services. The private company is based in New York, NY.

Seaport Global Securities LLC is a full service investment bank, capital markets advisory and research platform headquartered in New York City with offices across the US and in Europe. They are a subsidiary of Seaport Global Holdings LLC. The firm offers access to a broad selection of fixed income and equity products, as well as the market intelligence to provide insight to dynamic opportunities for its clients. Seaport Global Securities provides clients access to innovative trading solutions, competitive rates, quality execution, and superior service. Their equity trading team focuses on identifying liquidity in US, Canadian and European markets. The fixed income distribution platform covers all areas of the credit spectrum.