Deborah Pawlowski

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.

Yale Industrial Products, Inc. manufactures material handling equipment. Its products include hoists, cranes, chain, material handling systems, lift tables, and industrial components. The firm serves commercial and industrial end-user markets. The company was founded in 1875 and is headquartered in Lansing, MI.

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis.

Founded in 1997, Oak Ridge Financial Services Group, Inc. is an independent, full-service financial services firm and SEC-registered broker/dealer located in Golden Valley, Minnesota. The firm was formerly known as Equity Securities Investments, Inc. Oak Ridge Financial Services Group provides a full array of trading and execution services to individual, institutional and corporate clients. They do not provide any internal research. They are a member of FINRA. The firm maintains clearing relationships with both Southwest Securities, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Clearing Corp.

Founded in 1988 by Richard Messina, the Benchmark Co. LLC is a full-service broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm provides equity research, sales and trading services for institutional and private clients. They focus on the media, energy, enterprise software, infrastructure software, biotechnology, specialty pharmaceuticals, REITs, Internet and communications sectors. The Benchmark Co.'s clearing agent is JP Morgan Clearing Corp.

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.

Colliers Securities LLC is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 1997 and formerly known as Dougherty & Co. LLC. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of Colliers Mortgage Holdings LLC, ultimately owned by Colliers International Group, Inc. (NASDAQ; TSX: CIGI) in Canada. Colliers Securities generally provides brokerage, custody and execution services through a clearing arrangement with National Financial Services LLC, a nonaffiliated firm, member NYSE, SIPC and a Fidelity Investments® Company.

Feltl & Co. is a securities brokerage and investment banking firm located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They focus on emerging growth companies, primarily located in the Upper Midwest. They are comprised of two major business lines: the private client group serves individual investors, providing advice on stocks, the equity capital markets group encompasses corporate finance, equity research, institutional equity sales, and equity trading. They are a member of the NASD.

HealthNow New York, Inc. provides healthcare as well as health insurance services. Its product offerings are enhanced by value added services such as personal health concierge, work-site wellness, health promotion services, behavioral health services, disease and care management, pharmacy benefit management and physician and hospital quality incentive plan. The company was founded in 1936 and is headquartered in East Syracuse, NY.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

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).

National Defense Industrial Association engages in the defense and national security education. It offers courses such as configuration and data management certification program, defense systems acquisitions management, mastering business development, and certified modeling and simulation professional certification program. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Arlington, VI.

Founded in 2010, Consilium Global Research LLC is an independent investment research firm located in St. Petersburg, Florida. The firm's research focuses on high-quality small- and mid-cap companies that are underfollowed by Wall Street. They provide coverage on all industry groups. Consilium Global Research seeks to help undercovered companies achieve greater recognition in the investment community.

XiBiDi Biotechnology Co., Ltd. engages in the online, retail, and direct sale of hemp-based health products. Its products include CBD magic hemp series, a cosmetics line which included three initial products, namely, the CBDBIO TECH Brightening and Refreshing Moisturizer, the CBDBIO TECH Perfecting Shield Primer, and the CBDBIO TECH Peptide Collagen Solution. Its consumer division offers wholesale and distribution of liquor and alcoholic beverages. The company was founded in March 2017 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.