David Anthony Guarino

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Founded in 2001, Macquarie Capital (USA), Inc. is a registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Macquarie Bank Ltd. (ASX: MBL). They provide coverage of the following industries: resources, healthcare, security/defense, transportation, financial services, retail/consumer products, TMET (telecommunications, media, entertainment and technology), oil & gas, diversified manufacturing/distribution and infrastructure/utilities. Macquarie Capital (USA), Inc. is a member of FINRA.

Part of Currency Exchange International Corp., Exchange Bank of Canada provides financial services. The company is based in Toronto, Canada. The Canadian company was founded in 2016. The CEO is Randolph W. Pinna.

Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) is a private equity firm founded in 1979 by Patrick Welsh, Russ Carson and Bruce Anderson. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Carbon Analytics Holdings LLC operates as a holding company with interest in designs and develops cloud computing solutions for carbon emissions management. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Clearwater Analytics LLC provides web-based software for investment portfolio reporting, accounting and analytics. It offers solutions to automate investment accounting, monitor investment policy compliance, monitor investment analytics and compliance, proactive regulatory and accounting guidance, data aggregation and reconciliation, and analyze portfolio performance and risk. The firm also provides data management, portfolio accounting, and reporting and communication solutions, and investment operations solution that provides scalability through automated processes and systems. The company was founded by David Robert Boren, Douglas K. Bates, Michael Kenneth Boren, and Christopher James Growney in 2003 and is headquartered in Boise, ID.

Avetta LLC provides technology enabled services to manage contractor screening and credentialing processes. The firm?s solutions include supplier prequalification, supplier audits, insurance monitoring, worker management, analytics, systems integration, and VIP supplier onboarding. The company was founded by John Moreland and Jared Smith in 2003 and is headquartered in Omen, UT.

RedChip Independent is an investment research firm located in Maitland, Florida. The firm is a division of RedChip Companies, Inc. and their ultimate parent is ProManage, Inc., an advanced software development process management and consulting firm located in Burlingame, Massachusetts. RedChip provides fundamental research on small-cap companies. They seek to identify undervalued and underfollowed small-cap companies that are profitable or near term profitable and have effective management teams, mass appeal, growing sales and improving margins. After considering these factors and looking at expectations implied by the stock's current price, RedChip issues a strong buy, buy, speculative buy, hold or sell rating. The rating combines the firm's projection of the stock's performance, their assessment of the company's financial strength, their confidence in the company's management team and their confidence in their forecast.

Plasmonics, Inc. specializes in the development and production of infrared sensors and meta-material surfaces. It offers custom built infrared and terahertz filters, broadband wave-plates, rapid prototyping services, and electromagnetic design and consultation services. The company was founded by David J. Shelton and Glenn D. Boreman in 2010 and is headquartered in Orlando, FL.

Eaton Vance WaterOak Advisors (WaterOak) is a registered investment adviser headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 2004 and was acquired in 2021 by Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., which is ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). WaterOak provides comprehensive wealth management solutions on both a discretionary and a non-discretionary basis to individuals, families, a registered investment company, pension plans, trusts, endowments and other institutional clients.

LiveVox, Inc. engages in the development of cloud contact center solutions. Its services include developer solutions; security and continuity; consulting services; and ROI and TCO calculators. The company was founded by Louis Summe and Larry Siegel in 1999 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Elev8 Hemp LLC provides hemp infused products. It offers hemp coffee, flavored water, and hemp edibles. The company is headquartered in Dover, DE.

Hemp Industries Association is an organization that brings together businesses, farmers, researchers, and investors who work in the hemp industry. The private company is based in Occidental.

Kona Gold, LLC engages in the manufacturing of energy drinks. The company was founded by Robert Clark and is headquartered in Melbourne, FL.

Pathstone Family Office LLC (Pathstone) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Englewood, New Jersey. The firm was founded by Steven Braverman Braverman and Allan Zachariah in 2010. The firm, through Pathstone Intermediate Holdings LLC, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Pathstone Holdings LLC. Pathstone offers families, family offices and select nonprofit institutions with comprehensive family office services and customized investment advice.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA provides commercial banking services. It offers investment banking, merchant services, and institutional asset management services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Bank of New York Mellon is a state chartered bank. It offers asset servicing, issuer services, treasury services, broker-dealer, and advisor services and bank-advised business of asset management. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

Macquarie Securities (Australia) Ltd. (MSAL) is a brokerage firm headquartered in Sydney, Australia. The firm was founded in 1969 and is a subsidiary of Macquarie Corporate International Holdings Pty Ltd., ultimately held by Macquarie Group Ltd. (ASX: MQG) in Australia. MSAL serves as the brokering entity for the Macquarie Group.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.