Mirjam Pfundt-Kempkes

Volksbank AG provides banking and financing services to commercial and private small and medium-sized businesses. Its services include investment advice and asset management, management of custody accounts, custodial administration, receipt of foreign funds, purchase and sale of securities, investment units, foreign exchange, notes and derived stock rights, granting of loans and credits, capital market business, payment settlements, customary cash transactions, and fund distribution. The company was founded on December 19, 1997 and is headquartered in St. Margrethen, Switzerland.

HYPO EQUITY Unternehmensbeteiligungen AG invests in small- to medium-sized companies located in Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein and Switzerland. It provides capital for buyouts (MBO/MBI), expansion and special situations, such as turnarounds. It also provides mezzanine capital. It typically invests in companies for a period of three to eight years and acquires majority/minority positions.

Volksbank Vorarlberg E Gen (Investment Management) is the investment management division of Volksbank Vorarlberg E Gen (VIE: VVPS), a universal bank headquartered in Rankweil, Austria. The firm was founded in 1888 and provides asset management and comprehensive advice to various clients.