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Edge Capital Group LLC (Edge Capital) is a SEC-registered investment adviser and wealth management firm headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm was founded by Harry Jones and they are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Focus Operating LLC, ultimately held by Focus Financial Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: FOCS). Edge Capital provides personalized, comprehensive wealth management services; outsourced CIO services, financial planning, family office services, and investment management services to a mutual fund and separately managed account clients through Edge’s Blue Current division. The firm also serves as the investment adviser to private investment funds and provides other investment consulting services.

Parsec Financial Management, Inc. (Parsec Financial) is a wealth management firm headquartered in Asheville, North Carolina. The firm was founded by Bart Boyer in 1980 and was acquired in 2023 by Modera Wealth Management LLC, which is owned by Modera Capital, Inc. Parsec Financial provides portfolio management services to individuals, high-net worth individuals, corporate pension, profit-sharing and 401(k) plans, foundations, endowments, charitable organizations, trusts, estates and corporations or other businesses.

First Personal Financial Services, Inc. (do-business-as McShane Partners) is a wealth advisory boutique headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. The firm was founded by Mary Rinehart in 1985. McShane Partners provides customized wealthy advisory, investment management, and financial planning services and solutions to high-net-worth individuals and families.

Stephens, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. The firm was founded in 1933 and is a subsidiary of Susi Holdings, Inc., which is owned by Stephens Financial Services LLC. Stephens provides comprehensive securities sales and trading services, including customized solutions for clients in North America and abroad.

BB&T Securities LLC, doing business as BB&T Capital Markets, is the broker/dealer subsidiary of BB&T Corp. (NYSE: BBT). The firm is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. They offer a full array of investment, trading and execution services to middle-market companies. BB&T Capital Markets' sales and trading arm is comprised of 2 groups: Debt Securities Sales & Trading and Equity Sales & Trading. The Debt Securities Sales & Trading group focuses on: (1) Government and agency securities (2) corporate bonds (3) municipal bonds (4) asset-backed securities (5) mortgage-backed securities (6) preferred securities and (7) money market desk (short-term securities including BB&T funding). The Equity Sales & Trading group focuses on: (1) institutional block execution services (2) institutional distribution of proprietary research (3) providing proprietary access to industry leading conferences and management teams (4) serving as a NASDAQ market maker for over 250 securities (5) stock buybacks including 10b-18 and 10b5-1 trading plans and (6) 144 stock sales, individual 10b5-1 trading plans (buy and sell) and employee cashless stock option programs. BB&T Capital Markets provides research coverage of the communications, defense and government services, energy, financial services, furnishings and consumer durables, healthcare, industrial services, retail/consumer durables and transportation services sectors.

A subsidiary of Davenport & Co., Davenport Securities is a broker/dealer headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. The firm provides a full array of investment services including comprehensive stock and bond brokerage, investment management, research, financial planning, insurance, public finance and corporate finance services. Their research includes coverage of several sectors including healthcare & special situations, media/telecommunications/technology, metals, REITs, specialty finance, technology, financial, energy, consumer staples, consumer discretionary, capital goods & construction materials, and business and professional services. They research local and regional firms making recommendations based on assessments of a company and the industry, regional and national trends, visits to the business, and meetings with the management. In addition to in-house research, Davenport uses several nationally-recognized research firms to provide them with investment information for larger national and international companies. They are a member of the SIPC.