Michael Rindos

Founded in 1988 by Richard Messina, the Benchmark Co. LLC is a full-service broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm provides equity research, sales and trading services for institutional and private clients. They focus on the media, energy, enterprise software, infrastructure software, biotechnology, specialty pharmaceuticals, REITs, Internet and communications sectors. The Benchmark Co.'s clearing agent is JP Morgan Clearing Corp.

Dawson James Securities, Inc. (Dawson James) is a full service investment firm and registered broker-dealer headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida. The firm was founded in 2002 and is a subsidiary of Ark Financial Services, Inc. Dawson James offers research, institutional & retail sales, and execution trading & corporate services to institutional money managers, mutual funds, registered investment advisors, corporations and insurance companies.

Founded in 2000, Midtown Partners & Co. LLC is a broker/dealer located in Tampa, Florida with additional offices in Boca Raton, Florida and New York City. They firm is a subsidiary of Apogee Financial Investments, Inc. Midtown Partners & Co. offers a full array of investment services including assisting private and public companies with advisory and financial services such as venture, expansion and LBOs, mergers and acquisitions, valuation services and professional document preparation and review. They cover a variety of industries including healthcare, technology/media/telecommunications (TMT), alternative energy, natural resources, aerospace and defense, consumer/retail, special situations and emerging markets. The firm is a member of the NASD and the SIPC.

Founded in 1984, Aegis Capital Corp. is a broker-dealer located in New York City. They provide a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research

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 2000, Midtown Partners & Co. LLC is a broker/dealer located in Tampa, Florida with additional offices in Boca Raton, Florida and New York City. They firm is a subsidiary of Apogee Financial Investments, Inc. Midtown Partners & Co. offers a full array of investment services including assisting private and public companies with advisory and financial services such as venture, expansion and LBOs, mergers and acquisitions, valuation services and professional document preparation and review. They cover a variety of industries including healthcare, technology/media/telecommunications (TMT), alternative energy, natural resources, aerospace and defense, consumer/retail, special situations and emerging markets. The firm is a member of the NASD and the SIPC.

H. C. Wainwright & Co. LLC (H. C. Wainwright) is a full-service broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1868 and is a subsidiary of HCWHC, Inc. H. C. Wainwright delivers industry insights and real-time execution to both public and private small and middle-sized global emerging market companies. With a focus on identifying buyers and sellers in illiquid and difficult to trade equities, the firm specializes in block trading and providing liquidity in these securities with as little market impact as possible.

UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.