Gene Thomas Pretti

Zazove Associates LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Incline Village, Nevada with an additional office in Northbrook, Illinois. The firm was founded by Dr. Earl Zazove in 1971 and is a subsidiary of Zazove Associates, Inc. Zazove Associates manages portfolios for a wide variety of clients, which includes insurance companies, public and private pension plans, foundations, endowments, trusts, high net-worth individuals and private investment funds.

Zazove Convertible Securities Fund, Inc. is a closed-end investment company. Its objective is to realize long-term growth, current income and the preservation of capital primarily through investing in a portfolio of convertible securities. The company is headquartered in Incline Village, NY.

Bamboo Pipeline, Inc. distributes landscape plants and project materials. The firm provides solutions for the landscape professionals and supplies plants and trees. It markets its products under LandSense and Greenlinks brands. The company was founded by Matthew Fay and Michael Cornell in 2000 and is headquartered in Camarillo, CA.

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.