Dan Rice

Fred Alger Management LLC (FAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm is wholly-owned by Alger Group Holdings LLC, which in turn is wholly-owned by Alger Associates, Inc. Founded in 1964, FAM provides both discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to institutional investors through separate accounts, US and foreign registered and privately offered funds, as well as through a third-party sponsored bank collective investment trust; and to retail investors through wrap programs and US and foreign registered pooled investment vehicles.

Loomis, Sayles & Co. LP (Loomis Sayles) is a SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Robert H. Loomis and Ralph T. Sayles in 1926. They are a direct subsidiary of Natixis Investment Managers LLC, ultimately owned by BPCE SA in France. Loomis Sayles provides investment advisory or sub advisory services to institutional clients through its separate account management services. In addition, the firm provides investment advisory or sub advisory services to a variety of investment funds.

State Street Research & Management Company (SSR), with a history dating back to 1924, is one of the nation's first investment management organizations. The Boston-based firm is a subsidiary of MetLife (NYSE:MET), one of the world's largest financial services companies. The firm, together with its affiliate SSR Realty, actively manages stock, bond, balanced and real estate portfolios for both institutional and individual investors. SSR manages pension money for many of the largest U.S. corporate pension plans. SSR also manages money for public and union pension plans, foundations, endowments, and mutual funds.

BlackRock Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1994 and is a subsidiary of BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK). BlackRock Advisors manages assets for US-registered investment companies and 529 Plans.

Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk LLC (SKK) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was originally founded in 2001 by Gregory Fraser, Rudolph Kluiber and Timothy Krochuk as GRT Capital Partners LLC. In 2017, Shepherd Kaplan LLC, a Boston-based registered investment advisor, combined their business with GRT Capital Partners. The transaction resulted in Shepherd Kaplan LLC becoming a majority-owned and wholly-controlled subsidiary of GRT Capital Partners. GRT Capital Partners' name was changed to Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk LLC. SKK offers regular and continuous advisory services for private investment funds, pension plans, investment companies, institutions, endowments & foundations, private clients, family offices, and high net worth individuals.

Rice Energy, Inc. engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of natural gas and natural gas liquid (NGL) properties in the Appalachian Basin. It operates through the following segments: Exploration and Production; Rice Midstream Holdings; and Rice Midstream Partners. The Exploration and Production segment involves in the acquisition, exploration and development of natural gas, oil and NGLs. The Rice Midstream Holdings segment manages the natural gas production in Belmont and Monroe Counties, Ohio. The Rice Midstream Partners segment handles the gathering and compression of natural gas production in Washington and Greene Counties, Pennsylvania, and in the provision of water services to support the well completion services in Washington and Greene Counties, Pennsylvania and in Belmont County, Ohio. The company was founded on October 1, 2013 and is headquartered in Canonsburg, PA.