Alan Yu

Zazove Associates LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Incline Village, Nevada with an additional office in Northbrook, Illinois. The firm was founded by Dr. Earl Zazove in 1971 and is a subsidiary of Zazove Associates, Inc. Zazove Associates manages portfolios for a wide variety of clients, which includes insurance companies, public and private pension plans, foundations, endowments, trusts, high net-worth individuals and private investment funds.

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).

Moody's Investors Service, Inc. is a credit rating and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. They are a subsidiary of Moody's Corp. (NYSE: MCO). The firm performs international financial research and analysis on commercial and government entities and provides a variety of analytic tools for assessing credit risk. Their clients include creditors, investment banks and commercial banks.