Connor J. Showalter

Founded in 1972 by Candace King, C.L. King & Associates, Inc. is a self-clearing, service-oriented broker/dealer and investment bank located in Albany, New York with additional offices in Boston and New York City. The firm delivers investment research, equity and fixed-income sales and trading, prime brokerage, investment advisor and clearing services to institutional and high net-worth clients and to other broker/dealers. For corporations, they underwrite securities and provide strategic advice in connection with mergers, acquisitions, strategic alternatives and valuation. C.L. King & Associates is a member of FINRA and the SIPC. C.L. King & Associates follows 120 names in 9 sectors. They seek to discover uncovered investment opportunities by seeking out companies that may be ignored by other Wall Street research providers and by identifying value and growth that may be unrecognized by institutional equity investors. The firm provides comprehensive trading services including capital commitment, market making and listed block positioning for their institutional equity clients. C.L. King & Associates' fixed-income group focuses on trading fixed-income securities, primarily in the secondary market. They offer a broad cross section of agencies, convertibles, investment-grade corporates, mortgage-backed securities, municipals, CDs and preferred stock to other broker/Dealers and institutional investors. The firm's investment banking group provides strategic M&A advice and capital raising services to emerging and mid-cap companies, both public and private. In addition, they act as a WBE underwriter in stock and bond offerings by large corporate issuers. C.L. King & Associates' corporate services group offers specialized services to assist corporate clients and their executives in handling delicate stock holding matters. Their services include guiding clients through restricted stock/rule 144 transactions, developing customized rule 10b5-1 trading plans and managing corporate share repurchase programs. The firm's equity research is based on a fundamental, value-oriented approach that focuses on small- and mid-cap companies. The firm offers research on the following sectors: special situations, building materials companies, specialty retail/apparel/footwear, industrials/cyclicals, restaurants/franchising, business services/staffing companies, telecommunications equipment and medical technology/devices/supplies.

Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. (Broker) (Baird-Broker) is the broker-dealer division of Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc., an investment bank and financial services company headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded in 1919 and is ultimately owned by Baird Financial Group, Inc. Baird-Broker offers a full suite of comprehensive trading services for institutional clients.

Skylands Capital LLC (Skylands) is an independent registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded by Charles Paquelet in 2004. Skylands provides investment advisory services to separate accounts and private investment funds. The firm also manages accounts for high-net-worth individuals, corporations or other business entities, trusts, estates, charitable institutions and pension and profit sharing plans.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Aspirus, Inc. engages in provision of healthcare services. It offers birthing services, business health, hospice service, inpatient rehabilitation, pain management, stroke care, walk-in care, and wound care. The company is headquartered in Wausau, WI.

Aspirus Wausau Hospital, Inc. operates as a medical center. Its services include birthing services, behavioral health, cardiac rehab, genetic counseling, hospice, joint replacement, lifeline, medical transport, nutrition counseling and orthopedics. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Wausau, WI.

CMJ Partners LLC operates as an investment advisory firm. It offers financial planning, investment management, insurance, risk management, and tax management services. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Vero Beach, FL.

Pegasus Partners Ltd. is a privately held, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Mequon, Wisconsin. The firm was founded by Todd Krieg, Matthew D’Attilio and Bill Wernecke in 2015. Pegasus Partners provides comprehensive wealth management services to individuals, families, trusts, foundations & endowments.