Keith W. Petrus

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

UBS Americas, Inc. provides investment advice services. It offers wealth, asset management and investment banking services. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Stamford, CT.

Headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Newbridge Securities Corp. is a full-service securities brokerage and investment bank. They provide services to a broad based group of individuals and corporate clients. The core focus of their institutional research department is to identify companies with substantial, but realistic growth potential and whose shares are attractively valued. It is this attention to high-growth segments of the market that lead them to identify nanotechnology as an emerging trend that is spawning innovation in a range of industrial sectors. Newbridge is a member of the NASD and the SIPC. They are a subsidiary of Pershing LLC. Their ultimate parent is The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK).

Founded in 2000, Tradition Securities & Derivatives, Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Tradition (North America), Inc. and their ultimate parent is Paris-based Viel & CIE SA (XP: VIL). Tradition Securities & Derivatives provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research.

Founded in 1969, HSBC Securities (U.S.A.) Inc. is an SEC-registered brokerage firm and registered futures commission merchant located in New York City. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of HSBC North America Holdings, Inc. and their ultimate parent is HSBC Holdings Plc. (NYSE: HBC). HSBC Securities (U.S.A.) is a member of FINRA, the NYSE and the SIPC. Their securities and annuity products are provided by registered representatives and insurance agents of HSBC Securities (U.S.A.). In California, HSBC Securities (U.S.A.) conducts insurance business as HSBC Securities Insurance Services. Insurance products are offered through insurance agents of HSBC Insurance Agency (U.S.A.) Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of HSBC Bank U.S.A. NA and an indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc. The company also engages in investment banking underwriting, dealing and brokering of debt and equity securities and futures contracts and is a primary dealer in U.S. Government and federal agency securities.

Magna Securities Corp. provides research on technology, media, telecommunications, healthcare and special situations sectors. It offers fundamental analysis, technical analysis, industry reports, and peer analysis. The firm caters to institutional investors. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Atlas Capital Advisors LLC (Atlas) is an independent, privately owned wealth management firm and SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Jonathan Tunney in 2003. Atlas provides investment advice to individuals and family offices; pension and profit-sharing plans; trusts, estates, foundations and charitable organizations; and corporations or other business entities.

Himalaya Capital Management LLC (Himalaya Capital) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Seattle, Washington. The firm was founded by Li Lu in 1997. Himalaya Capital provides investment management services solely to one private investment fund, Himalaya Capital Investors LP (HCI) – a Delaware limited partnership formerly known as LL Investment Partners LP. Their client base consists mainly of university endowments, foundations, family offices, individuals, and pension plans.

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.

Integrated Resources, Inc. provides staffing services. It recruits professionals in the areas of network engineers, database administrators, quality assurance, testers, respiratory therapists, web developers and business analysts. The firm also conducts career development and personal growth programs. The company is headquartered in Edison, NJ.

Founded in 1986, Merriman Capital, Inc. is an SEC-registered broker/dealer and investment banking firm headquartered in San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary of Merriman Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MERR), a financial services firm that focuses on fast-growing companies and their institutional investors. Merriman provides advisory and investment banking, equity research, institutional services, corporate services and venture services primarily to corporate clients. Merriman Capital provides research, brokerage and trading services primarily to institutional clients. The firm offers a full range of specialized and integrated services including: equity research, specialized trade execution, equity capital markets, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, sales and trading, market making, corporate and venture services, restructurings and strategic advisory services. Merriman Capital employs bottom-up, fundamental analysis of small-cap companies in select industries including clean technology, healthcare, technology and consumer/Internet/media. The firm also has expertise in emerging markets, with emphasis on emerging markets in China. Merriman Capital is known to engage in shareholder activist investment strategies. Merriman Capital is a member of the NASD, the SIPC and FINRA. The firm serves as an introducing broker/dealer for Pershing LLC. They do not hold or maintain funds or securities or provide clearing services for other broker/dealers.

Part of Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley DW, Inc. is a broker/dealer. The company is based in Purchase, NY.

Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd. (Credit Suisse Europe) is the Great Britain-based brokerage subsidiary of Credit Suisse Investment Holdings (UK), itself a subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. The firm was founded in 1966 and formerly known as Credit Suisse First Boston (Europe) Ltd. Headquartered in London, Credit Suisse Europe arranges financing in international capital markets, provides financial advisory services and acts as a dealer in securities, derivatives and foreign exchange on a principal and agency basis for corporate and institutional investors.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Ladenburg Thalmann & Co., Inc. provides investment baking and brokerage services. The firm also provides asset and wealth management, underwriting, alternative investments and advisory services. It serves emerging growth companies and high net worth individuals. The company was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC provides a variety of capital raising, market making, advisory and brokerage services for governments, financial institutions, high-net-worth individuals, and corporate clients and affiliates. It is also a primary dealer in U.S. government securities and an underwriter, placement agent, and dealer for money market instruments, commercial paper, mortgage and other assetbacked securities, as well as a range of debt, equity and other convertible securities of corporations and other issuers. The company was founded on January 3, 2003 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

One East Capital Advisors LP is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida. The firm was founded by James Cacioppo in 2006 and manages assets of high net worth clients.

Citizens Bank NA provides commercial banking services. It offers credit cards, borrowing services, student lending solutions, retirement plans, and wealth management and investment services. The company is headquartered in Providence, RI.

Shearson Hamill & Co. provides investment services. The private company is based in New York, NY.

Founded in 2009 by Henry Swieca, Talpion Fund Management LLC is a family office located in New York City.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).

VIVI Holdings, Inc. is a technology company. It provides information technology consulting services and a virtual and electronic payment processing platform. The firm operates through its subsidiaries, which includes ViViPay; ViViTech; ViViMobile; and ViViFoundation. It focuses on developing its ViViPay platform, which provide outside IT consulting services to businesses and organizations through its ViViTech business and its ViViPay provides virtual and electronic payment processing platform. The company was founded on June 24, 2016 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, FL.

Advus Corp. provides information services. The private company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company was founded by Marcelo Sant'Anna.