Chris H. Hylen

Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust (MIMBT) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 1988 and formerly known as Delaware Management Business Trust. They are a subsidiary of Delaware Investment Management Co. LLC, ultimately held by Macquarie Group Ltd. (ASX: MQG) in Australia. MIMBT advises a variety of institutional clients. The firm also provides investment services to certain affiliates and acts as a sub-advisor to unaffiliated sponsors and investment products.

Citibank NA engages in the provision of banking services. It offers retail and commercial banking; credit cards; banking, capital markets, and advisory; markets and securities services; private banking; and treasury and trade solutions. The company was founded on June 16, 1812 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Mizuho Securities USA LLC is the US-based securities broker/dealer and futures commission merchant arm of Mizuho Americas LLC, ultimately held by Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (TYO: 8411, NYSE: MFG) in Japan. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1994 and provides institutional and corporate clients access to commodity and financial markets around the world. Mizuho Securities USA covers the following industries: Consumer, Energy, Financial Institutions, Financial Sponsors, Healthcare, Industrial & Diversified Industries, Power, Utilities & Infrastructure, Real Estate, and Technology, Media & Telecom (TMT). The firm and their affiliates hold memberships on all major futures and options exchanges worldwide.

PGIM Quantitative Solutions LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Newark, New Jersey. The firm was founded in 1975 and formerly known as Quantitative Management Associates LLC and QMA LLC. They are a subsidiary of PGIM, Inc., ultimately owned by Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU). PGIM Quantitative Solutions acts as an investment manager primarily for various private funds as well as to pooled vehicles (as sub-adviser) on affiliated platforms and provides advisory services to separately managed accounts.

Augeo Affinity Marketing, Inc. engages in the development of technology platforms for employee engagement and customer loyalty. The platform provides employee recognition and rewards, membership benefits, card-linking experiences, digital marketing and innovation, and business-to-business and business-to-consumer loyalty programs. The company was founded by David Kristal in 1998 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

InnoVital Systems, Inc. engages in the provision of medical and biotechnological research services. Its operating units include: InnoVital Defense, offers advanced occupant protection system; and InnoVital Health, offers emergency care devices. The company is headquartered in Calverton, MD.

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.

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.

CIBC World Markets, Inc. is a full-service Canadian brokerage and investment banking firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1961 and is a subsidiary of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (TSE, NYSE: CM). CIBC World Markets provides alternative investment managers with premier prime brokerage that brings together trade execution, reporting, research and capital introduction with a view to enhancing efficiencies and profitability.

Sierra Global Management LLC (Sierra Global) is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1996 by Charles Michaels and Stefan Alb. Sierra Global provides portfolio management services to the Sierra Funds and to certain separately managed accounts.

Fitch Ratings, Inc. is a global rating agency and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by John Knowles in 1913 as Fitch Publishing Co. They are a subsidiary of Fitch Group, Inc., ultimately owned by The Hearst Family Trust. Fitch Ratings seeks to provide independent and prospective credit opinions, research and data to the world's credit markets. Their approach is based on a foundation of local market experience that covers capital markets in over 150 countries. The firm's ratings analysis and rating decisions are based on established criteria, methodologies and ratings definitions which they apply in a consistent manner. Fitch Ratings provides coverage of the following markets: Economics, Banks, Insurance, Sovereigns, Corporates, Structured Finance, Public Finance – International, Public Finance – US, Infrastructure & Project, and Finance.

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.

Kronos, Inc. engages in the provision of workforce management and human capital management cloud solutions. It offers products for business needs such as time and attendance, employee scheduling, absence management, labor activities, analytics, benefits administration, talent acquisition, onboarding, human resources, talent management, and payroll. It serves health systems, manufacturing, retail, state and local government, distribution, higher education, contract services, banking, and police and corrections industries. The company was founded by Mark S. Ain and Anthony J. Parkinson on October 31, 1977 and is headquartered in Lowell, MA.

Founded in 2000, EarlyBirdCapital, Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research. The firm is a subsidiary of EBC Holdings, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Firebrand Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFGI).

Stratis Authority, Inc. provides security solutions for the public and private institutions. The company is headquartered in San Antonio, TX.

Advanced Information Systems Group, Inc. provides engineering support services. Its services includes commercial systems engineering, training, specialized staff augmentation and technology integration services. The company was founded by Kevin L. Jackson in 1991 and is headquartered in Orlando, FL.

National Endowment for Democracy provides support services to the democratic institutions. The company is dedicated to fostering the growth of a wide range of democratic institutions abroad, including political parties, trade unions, free markets and business organizations, as well as the many elements of a vibrant civil society that ensure human rights, an independent media, and the rule of law. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.