Kenneth Tuchman

G-Estate Liquidation Stores, Inc. engages in the operation of department stores which offers apparels and home fashions. It offers range of merchandise includes apparel for all ages, accessories, footwear, home decor, gifts, designer fragrances, fashion jewelry, bedding and bath, accent furniture and toys. The company was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Omaha, NE.

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (MLPFS) is the SEC-registered broker/dealer subsidiary of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., ultimately held by Charlotte-based Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). The firm was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in New York City. In 2010, Banc of America Securities LLC merged with MLPFS and the firm uses the trade name Bank of America Merrill Lynch. MLPFS's global strategy and economics team serves institutional and individual investors using a wide range of macroeconomic disciplines. Their analysis of global issues provides clients with investment ideas, market forecasts, macro overviews and specific sector recommendations across asset classes, regions and disciplines. Their equity research team conducts fundamental analysis on companies globally and provides institutional and retail clients with industry-specific and in-depth research and analysis on numerous industries. The firm's global fixed-income and equity-linked research focuses on fixed-income and equity derivatives, fixed-income strategy, convertibles, commodities, high-yield, mortgages, municipals and global foreign exchange.

BMO Capital Markets Corp. (BMOCMC) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1817 and is a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of BMO Financial Corp., which is wholly-owned by Bank of Montreal (TSE: BMO, NYSE: BMO), a Canadian chartered bank. BMOCMC provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to institutional clients only.

Smart & Final Stores, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the food retail business. It operates through following segments: Smart & Final, Smart Foodservice, and Corporate/Other. The Smart & Final segment deals with both household and business customers. The Smart Foodservice segment focuses primarily on restaurants, caterers, and a wide range of other foodservice businesses. The Corporate/Other segment includes corporate overhead support expenses and administrative expenses incidental to the activities of the reportable segments, interest expense, and other costs associated with the company's debt obligations, equity earnings in its joint venture, and income taxes. The company was founded in 1871 and is headquartered in Commerce, CA.

Part of Commerzbank AG, Dresdner Kleinwort Ltd. is a brokerage services provider. The company is based in London, UK.

A subsidiary of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., Lehman Brothers, Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. They provide global equity and fixed research. The equity research department covers more than 100 sectors. They use a fundamental, quantitative, strategic and tactical research approach. In addition to these Lehman has also developed special products, such as 10 uncommon values and 10 uncommon eurovalues.