David D. R. Bullock

Spectrum Group Management LLC (Spectrum) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Huntington, New York. The firm was founded by Jeffrey Schaffer in 1999. Spectrum provides investment advice to pooled investment vehicles, which include the Spectrum Funds. The limited partners of the Spectrum Funds may include corporations, endowments, foundations, trusts, estates, individuals and pension and profit-sharing plans.

Advent Capital Management LLC (Advent) is a privately-owned, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Tracy V. Maitland in 1995 as a division of Utendahl Capital Management LP and became independent in 2001. They manage assets across several traditional and alternative strategies on behalf of both institutional investors and private clients. Advent is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) and supporter of the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).

Barclays Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Barclays Group US, Inc., ultimately owned by Barclays plc (LON: BARC) in Great Britain. Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients a full spectrum of prime brokerage services which includes equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics from their Strategic Consulting team.

Sandell Asset Management Corp. (SAM) is a registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager founded in 1997. The firm is a subsidiary of SAMC Partners LP. Headquartered in New York City, SAM provides discretionary investment management services to various pooled investment vehicles (both private and public) and managed accounts.

General Motors Acceptance Corp. is a private group led by Cerberus Capital Management LP.

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. provided wealth management, securities trading and sales, corporate finance and investment banking services. Merrill Lynch was a global trader and underwriter of securities and derivatives across a range of asset classes and serve as a strategic advisor to governments, institutions and individuals worldwide. The company was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Charlotte, NC.