Jonathan David Hoopes

Headquartered in San Francisco with additional offices in New York City, Minneapolis, Chicago and Boston, ThinkEquity Partners is a broker/dealer. The firm offers targeted research and investment banking services for institutional investors and corporate clients. They specialize in identifying, analyzing and understanding the technological, macroeconomic and cultural trends that impact key growth verticals, with a particular concentration on healthcare, technology, media/education and business/consumer services. The firm starts with a top-down analysis approach and then allocates resources based on a long-range research roadmap.

Wm Smith Securities, Inc., the brokerage arm of Wm Smith & Co. is a broker/dealer headquartered in Denver. The firm was founded in October of 1993 and offers a full array of investment services. They provide fundamental equity research to a select group of institutional clients from both the traditional and alternative investment arena. The firm primarily focuses on special situations with an emphasis on under-followed and under-valued companies. They are a member of the SIPC.

UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

ThinkEquity LLC, formerly ThinkPanmure LLC, is a broker/dealer located in San Francisco with additional offices in New York City, Minneapolis and Chicago. The firm was formed as a result of the merger between Panmure Gordon & Co. and ThinkEquity Partners LLC. They are a member of FINRA and the SIPC. ThinkEquity focuses exclusively on the growth sectors of the economy. The firm offers targeted research, investment banking, institutional sales and trading, wealth management and asset management services for private clients, institutional investors, corporate and private clients, venture capitalists, entrepreneurs and financial sponsors. They specialize in identifying, analyzing and understanding the technological, macroeconomic and cultural trends that impact key growth verticals. ThinkEquity focuses on the following sectors: software, communications, Internet/media, semiconductors, green technology and healthcare. The firm provides advisory services including raising capital for public and private companies, institutional brokerage and trading, asset management, wealth management and mergers & acquisitions.

GreenHunter Resources, Inc. provides water resource, waste management, and environmental services. The company was founded by Gary C. Evans on June 7, 2005 and is headquartered in Grapevine, TX.