Marty Kaplan

The Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) is a state-owned pension fund manager headquartered in Austin, Texas. The firm was founded by the Texas Legislature in 1937 to provide service and disability retirement benefits to teachers and administrators of the public school systems of Texas, which include institutions of higher education. In 1949, legislation expanded membership eligibility to include all employees of public education institutions. In 1985, TRS was assigned responsibility to administer health insurance program for public school retirees. The firm invests funds under its stewardship and delivers benefits to members as authorized by the Texas Legislature.

Quantum Capital Group LLC (Quantum Capital Group) is a private equity firm founded in 1998 by Wil VanLoh, Toby R. Neugebauer and A. V. Jones. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

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.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

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.

Intel Technology India Pvt Ltd. manufactures chips, computers, networking, and communication products. It also offers enterprise and e-business solutions. The company is located in Bangalore, India.

State Bar of Texas provides legal educational programming services. The private company is based in Austin, TX.

Dallas Symphony Association, Inc. operates as a performing arts organization. It engages in performing distinctive classical programs, pops concerts and multi-media presentations. The company was founded in 1900 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Society of Petroleum Engineers, Inc. provides petroleum engineering services. The non-profit company is based in Allen, TX and has subsidiaries in United States, India and Canada.

Prophet Capital Asset Management LP (PCAM) is an independent registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Austin, Texas. The firm was founded by Robert Epstein in 2008. PCAM primarily manages proprietary hedge funds and closed-ended credit funds. They also offer asset management services to unaffiliated institutional investors.

Triumph Controls - UK Ltd. Manufactures aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment. The company was founded on January 28, 2009 and is headquartered in Gloucester, the United Kingdom.

Triumph Processing, Inc. engages in the provision of anodizing, nonferrous rolling and drawing, and metalheat treating services The company was founded on January 25, 1968 and is headquartered in Berwyn, PA.

Merritt Preferred Components, Inc. operates as a machine shop manufacturing facility. It specializes in CNC milling, turning, grinding, and assembly for the aerospace, energy, and other commercial industries. The company is headquartered in Kilgore, TX.

Part of Triumph Group, Inc., Triumph Aerospace Systems Group - UK Ltd. is a holding company that oversees subsidiaries engaged in the manufacturing and supply of aviation control systems. The company is based in Gloucester, UK and was founded in 2009.

Triumph Aerospace Operations UK Ltd. manufactures aero structures, military hardware and fan composites. It offers aerodynamic composite detail components and structures, including aircraft wing structures, components, and aircraft control surfaces; air wash structural composite panels and fairings. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Farnborough, the United Kingdom.

Founded in 1983, Triumph Actuation Systems - UK Ltd. is a business services company that is part of Triumph Group, Inc. The company is based in Gloucester, UK.

Triumph Aerostructures LLC manufactures and distributes aerostructures. It products include fuselages, wings, empennages, nacelles, and helicopter cabins. The company was founded in June 2010 and is headquartered in Arlington, TX.

Part of McKesson Corp., Medaphis Physician Services Corp. is a company based in Lebanon, NH.

Founded in 1972 by Candace King, C.L. King & Associates, Inc. is a self-clearing, service-oriented broker/dealer and investment bank located in Albany, New York with additional offices in Boston and New York City. The firm delivers investment research, equity and fixed-income sales and trading, prime brokerage, investment advisor and clearing services to institutional and high net-worth clients and to other broker/dealers. For corporations, they underwrite securities and provide strategic advice in connection with mergers, acquisitions, strategic alternatives and valuation. C.L. King & Associates is a member of FINRA and the SIPC. C.L. King & Associates follows 120 names in 9 sectors. They seek to discover uncovered investment opportunities by seeking out companies that may be ignored by other Wall Street research providers and by identifying value and growth that may be unrecognized by institutional equity investors. The firm provides comprehensive trading services including capital commitment, market making and listed block positioning for their institutional equity clients. C.L. King & Associates' fixed-income group focuses on trading fixed-income securities, primarily in the secondary market. They offer a broad cross section of agencies, convertibles, investment-grade corporates, mortgage-backed securities, municipals, CDs and preferred stock to other broker/Dealers and institutional investors. The firm's investment banking group provides strategic M&A advice and capital raising services to emerging and mid-cap companies, both public and private. In addition, they act as a WBE underwriter in stock and bond offerings by large corporate issuers. C.L. King & Associates' corporate services group offers specialized services to assist corporate clients and their executives in handling delicate stock holding matters. Their services include guiding clients through restricted stock/rule 144 transactions, developing customized rule 10b5-1 trading plans and managing corporate share repurchase programs. The firm's equity research is based on a fundamental, value-oriented approach that focuses on small- and mid-cap companies. The firm offers research on the following sectors: special situations, building materials companies, specialty retail/apparel/footwear, industrials/cyclicals, restaurants/franchising, business services/staffing companies, telecommunications equipment and medical technology/devices/supplies.

SFMG LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Plano, Texas. The firm was founded by Greg Morgan in 1992 and do-business-as SFMG Wealth Advisors. SFMG provides investment advisory services to individuals and their families, high net-worth individuals, pension plans, trust, estates or charitable organizations, and corporations and other business.

Part of KPMG International Cooperative, KPMG, Inc. provides audit and accounting services. The company is based in Vancouver, Canada. The CEO of the Canadian company is Walter R. Pela.

Tolleson Wealth Management, Inc. provides financial and wealth management services. It offers strategic services, investment services, mobile and online banking, and remote deposit capture. The company was founded by Eric W. Bennet and John Tolleson in 2000 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Part of MMGJ Hugoton III LLC, BHP Billiton Petroleum (Arkansas) Inc. explores and markets petroleum products. The company is based in Houston, TX.

Jones Walker LLP provides legal services. It focuses on areas such as aviation, banking, bankruptcy, restructuring and creditors-debtors rights, construction, energy, intellectual property and e-commerce, healthcare litigation, transactions and regulation, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and emerging companies, public finance and products liability. The firm serves banking and financial services, gaming, insurance and manufacturing and telecommunications industries. The company was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in New Orleans, LA.

Liberty Mutual Asset Management, Inc. provides asset management services. The private company is based in Boston.

Amichel LLC provides advisory services in the field of natural resources. The private company is based in Magnolia, TX. The company was founded by Diana J. Walters.