Stephen Wilson Simmons

Blount, Inc. markets branded parts and accessories for the forestry, lawn and garden, farm, ranch, agriculture and construction equipment markets. It engages in manufacturing of saw chains, sprockets, related accessories, timer harvesting and log loading equipment, industrial tractors and loaders, and material handling equipment, and rotation bearings and mechanical power transmission components. The company is headquartered in Portland, OR.

Southeastern Asset Management, Inc. (Southeastern) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. The firm was founded by O. Mason Hawkins in 1975. Southeastern provides discretionary investment management services for institutional accounts and funds.

Regions Investment Management, Inc. (RIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. The firm was founded in 1971 as Morgan Asset Management, Inc. In 2016, they became a wholly owned subsidiary of Regions Bank, which is another wholly owned subsidiary of Regions Financial Corp. (NYSE: RF). RIM provides model strategies and provides portfolio management to Regions Wealth Management (RWM), a business unit of Regions Bank, for use by RWM with their clients.

Clinton Group, Inc. is a registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by George E. Hall in 1991 and is a subsidiary of Madison Avenue Capital Holdings, Inc., which is owned by CGI Holdings, Inc. Clinton Group serves as investment manager primarily for an offshore private investment fund, as well as pools of collateralized debt obligations (CDOs), collateralized bond obligations (CBOs) and other structured products for which the the firm as collateral manager.

A subsidiary of Croft & Bender LLC, Croft & Bender Securities is a broker/dealer and a member of the NASD and the SIPC. Headquartered in Atlanta, the firm is a provider of investment banking services focused on small- and mid-sized growth companies. They provide mergers and acquisitions, private equity and financial advisory services. The firm was founded in 1996

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.

The Retirement Systems of Alabama (RSA) is the administrator of the pension fund for employees of the State of Alabama. The firm is headquartered in Montgomery, Alabama. RSA administers pension and other benefits to most public employees in Alabama.

Part of Harbert Management Corp., Harbert Corp engages in real estate, cogeneration, and investment management. The company is based in Birmingham, AL.

Susquehanna International Group LLP engages in the provision of investment and other financial services. It offers institutional brokerage, trading, research, and market making services for equities. The company was founded by Lon Taylor and Gordon Apple in 1987 and is headquartered in Bala Cynwyd, PA.

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.

Part of Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc., Harbinger Associates LLC is a company that develops security and counterterrorism software tools. The company is based in Cambridge, MA.

Republic Capital Access LLC provides financial services to government contractors. Its solutions include receivable financing and unbilled financing, financial commitment letters and channel partner financing. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Herndon, VA.

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).