Sophie Robé

HSBC Bank Plc provides commercial banking and financial services. It operates in four businesses: Retail Banking and Wealth Management, Commercial Banking, Global Banking and Markets, and Global Private Banking. The Retail Banking and Wealth Management business offers personal banking, mortgages, loans, credit cards, savings and investments and insurance services. The Commercial Banking business offers financial products and services to enable them to operate efficiently and meet their business aspirations. The Global Banking and Markets business offers capital financing, transaction and advisory banking services, trade, research, securities services and global liquidity and cash management. The Global Private Banking business offers investment management, incorporating advisory, discretionary and brokerage, private wealth solutions, comprising trusts and estate planning services. The company was founded in 1865 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

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.

KPMG LLP (United Kingdom) provides audit, advisory, and tax services. Its audit and assurance services encompass accounting advisory, financial reporting publications, financial state audit, internal audit, and revenue recognition. The firm's tax and pension services include statutory residency test, pension, personal tax investigations, tax management consulting, tax technology, legal services, tax value chain, employment issues, indirect tax, and tax policy cycle. KPMG was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in London, the United Kigdom.

Franklin Templeton Sealand Fund Management Co., Ltd. (FTS) is an independent Chinese fund management firm which was established as a joint venture between Templeton International, Inc. and Sealand Securities Co. in 2004. The firm is based in Shanghai and manages mutual funds, QDII products and provides investment management services for local clients.

CMT ChinaValue Capital Advisors Ltd. (CMT ChinaValue) is an investment firm based in Hong Kong. They are a subsidiary of Omaha Capital Management (HK) Ltd. CMT ChinaValue is the investment manager of the CMT ChinaValue Capital Partners LP fund. They focus primarily on investment opportunities in the TMT and Healthcare areas of the Greater China Region. They also have offices in Beijing and Shanghai.

UniCredit Capital Markets, Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. They are a subsidiary of UniCredito Italiano SpA. The firm provides an array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research

China Life Asset Management Co., Ltd. (China Life-AM) is the Beijing-based asset management subsidiary of China Life Insurance Co., Ltd. The firm is headquartered in Beijing and was founded in 2003. China Life-AM manages assets for China Life as well as for authorized funds. They also provide consultation on insurance funds management and provide other asset management services in accordance with Chinese law.

Omaha Capital Management (HK) Ltd. is an independent Chinese venture capital/private equity firm which manages the Omaha Capital China and CMT ChinaValue Capital Partners funds. Located in Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai, Omaha Capital focuses primarily on promising growth capital and venture capital investment opportunities.

Equity Group, Inc. is an investor relations firm founded in 1974 with expertise in strategic communications, investment community outreach and relations, and market intelligence and advisory. The private company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company specializes in comprehensive programs for micro-cap, small-cap, and mid-cap public companies in a range of industries. The company was founded in 1974 by Robert D. Goldstein.

Part of The European Smaller Companies Trust Plc, TREG Finance Ltd. is a British company that provides investment services. The company is based in London, UK.

AZ International Holdings SA provides financial services. The company was founded on December 15, 2010 and is headquartered in Luxembourg.

Part of Azimut Holding SpA, Azimut Global Counseling SRL is an Italian company that provides business and organization consulting services. The company is based in Rome, Italy.