Dennis Klaeser

Chemical Financial Corp. is a diversified financial holding company, which operates through its subsidiary, Chemical Bank. The bank operates through an internal organizational structure of regional banking units, offering traditional banking, fiduciary products and services to the residents and business customers in its geographical market areas. Its offers business & personal checking accounts, savings and individual retirement accounts, time deposit instruments, electronically accessed banking products, residential and commercial real estate financing, commercial lending, consumer financing, debit cards, safe deposit box services, money transfer services, automated teller machines, access to insurance & investment products, corporate & personal wealth management services and other banking services. The company was founded in August 1973 and is headquartered in Midland, MI.

Old Second National Bank is a division of Old Second Bancorp., Inc. (NasdaqGS; OSBC). The bank is located in Aurora, Illinois.

PrivateBancorp, Inc. operates as a bank holding company, which through its subsidiary, The PrivateBank & Trust Co., provides banking products and services. The bank offers commercial banking, commercial and real estate lending, treasury management, personal banking, wealth management and trust, capital market, investment and investment banking services. It operates through three segments: Banking, Asset Management and The Holding Company Activities. The Banking segment includes commercial and personal banking services, which includes mortgage originations. The Asset Management segment includes investment management, investment advisory, personal trust and estate administration, custodial and escrow, retirement account administration and brokerage services. The Holding Company Activities segment includes the direct and indirect ownership of banking and nonbanking subsidiaries and the issuance of debt and intersegment eliminations. PrivateBancorp was founded by Ralph B. Mandell in 1989 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (RJA) is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF), a diversified holding company. RJA offers a full array of capital markets services, strategic advice and planning for institutional investors.

CIBC Bank USA (Investment Management) (CIBC US) is the investment management division of CIBC Bank USA, a commercial bank headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1991 and is a subsidiary of CIBC Bancorp USA, Inc., which is owned by Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (TSE: CM) in Canada. CIBC US provides tailored commercial, wealth management, personal, and small business financial solutions as well as cross-border banking services to clients with North American operations.

Talmer Bancorp, Inc. is a bank holding company for Talmer Bank and Trust. Through the bank, it engages in the provision of commercial and retail banking, mortgage banking, wealth management and trust services to small and medium-sized businesses and individuals. The company was founded in February 2003 and is headquartered in Troy, MI.