Jeffrey P. Hayden

JPMorgan Investment Management, Inc. (JPMIM) is a global, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 due to Chase Manhattan's purchase of Robert Fleming Holdings and the subsequent merger of Chase and JPMorgan. In January 2010, JPMorgan Investment Advisors merged into JP Morgan Investment Management. JPMIM is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM). The firm primarily provides investment advisory services to both US and non-US institutional and retail clients.

Pickering Energy Partners, Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in Houston, Texas. They provide energy investment ideas to institutional clients. The firm is a member of the NASD and the SIPC

Fischer-Seitz Capital Partners LLC is a hedge fund manager located in Lyons, Colorado

Founded in 2000 by Thomas Pritchard, Pritchard Capital Partners LLC is a broker/dealer located in Covington, Louisiana with additional offices in Atlanta, Houston, New York City and Falls Church, Virginia. They are a subsidiary of Glacier Partners Corp. The firm provides independent research to institutional investors. They focus on all segments of the energy industry including oil, natural gas and power. Pritchard Capital Partners is a member of the NASD and the SIPC.

OPTIMUS Corp. provides software services for the transferring, archiving and retrieving documents in different formats. Its technologies generate brokerage statements, mutual fund statements, invoices, utility, credit card bills and other recurring documents. The firm’s clients include the U.S. government as well as several companies mainly from the financial services, telecommunications and industrial sectors. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Fort Collins, CO.

Founded in 2003 by Cliff Rodman and Charles Renshaw, Rodman & Renshaw LLC is a full-service investment bank and broker/dealer located in New York City with an additional office in Boston. The firm is a subsidiary of Rodman & Renshaw Capital Group (NasdaqGM: RODM). The firm provides corporate finance, strategic advisory and related services to public and private companies across multiple sectors and regions. They also provide research and sales and trading services to institutional investors. Rodman & Renshaw is a leader in the PIPE and RD (registered direct offering) transaction markets. The firm's research focuses on Asia, clean technology, community & regional banks, energy, industrial and commercial services, life science/healthcare and metals and mining. Rodman & Renshaw is a member of the NASD and the SIPC.

Founded in 2012, KLR Group LLC is an SEC-registered broker/dealer located in Houston, Texas. The firm is a subsidiary of KLR Group Holdings LLC, a full service investment and merchant bank. KLR focuses on the natural resources sector including oil & gas, metals & mining and agriculture. Their area of expertise includes exploration & production companies, service providers and midstream/infrastructure carriers and processors.

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. engaged in the exploration, development, and production of natural gas and oil. Its operations included Delaware Basin and Eagle Ford Shale. The company was founded by Sylvester P. Johnson IV and Steven Alan Webster in December 1993 and was headquartered in Houston, TX.