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Northside Capital Management LLC (Northside) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and private wealth investment manager headquartered in Hood River, Oregon. The firm was founded by Jeffrey Slocum in 1996. Northside provides investment advice and management of financial assets for family offices, private foundations, trusts and estates, high net worth individuals and taxable institutions.

Founded in 1998, Thomas Weisel Partners (TWP) is a broker/dealer headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York City, Boston, Denver, Colorado and Palo Alto, California. The firm is a subsidiary of Thomas Weisel Partners Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: TWPG), a San Francisco-based investment banking firm. Their ultimate parent is Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF). TWP's investment banking, brokerage and equity research divisions serve emerging growth companies and institutional investors around the world. They are a member of the NYSE, the SIPC and FINRA. TWP specializes in the growth sectors of the economy with a particular focus on the consumer, energy, healthcare, Internet, media/telecommunications, metals/mining and technology sectors. Within the consumer sector, the firm focuses on: financial products, gaming/lodging, interactive market services, lifestyles/sports retailers, restaurants and hardlines and softlines retailing. TWP's global energy research is provided by analysts in three countries and covers the following trends: (1) fast-growing oil and natural gas producers in North America and worldwide (2) domestic and international energy service companies and (3) alternative energy technology and resource developers. Within the healthcare sector, TWP focuses on: biotechnology, diagnostics, healthcare information technology, pharmaceutical services, life science technology, medical devices and specialty pharmaceuticals. The firm's interest in the Internet, media and telecommunications sector include: Internet services, media, broadcasting and telecommunications services. Their focus within the metals and mining sector include: base metals, gold, precious metals and uranium. TWP's technology research focuses on: (1) applied technologies (2) communications components (3) core and wireless communications equipment (4) IP networking communications equipment (5) electronic supply chain (6) enterprise hardware (7) information and financial technology services (8) semiconductor capital equipment (9) broadline and specialty semiconductors (10) applications and communications software and (11) infrastructure software. TWP also provides value-added equities analysis across a variety of sectors including: industrials, financials, consumer, technology and healthcare.

Weber Capital Management LLC (Weber Capital Management) is a venture capital subsidiary of Weber Capital Management Group founded in 1994 by Gene Weber. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc., the investment adviser to PBHG Funds, was founded in 1982 by Gary L. Pilgrim to provide investment management for institutional clients. Based in Wayne, Pennsylvania, the firm is the investment adviser for pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable institutions, corporations, trusts, estates and other investment companies. Liberty Ridge is a subsidiary of Old Mutual Capital, Inc., which is owned by Old Mutual PLC (LSE: U.OML), an international financial services firm.