Robert C. Wiegand

Fidelity Management & Research Co. (FMR) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1946 and is a subsidiary of FMR LLC, also known as Fidelity Investments. FMR provides investment supervisory services, which include sub-advisory services, to Fidelity's family of mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, qualified tuition programs, privately offered unregistered investment funds, separately managed account clients, and various other institutional accounts.

Glast Phillips & Murray PC is a private company based in Dallas, TX.

JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

Consolidated Utility Services, Inc. provides utility damage prevention services. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Omaha, NE.

Part of AgEagle Aerial Systems, Inc., Black Sable Energy LLC explores oil and gas resources. The company is based in San Antonio, TX. The company was founded by Robert J. Watson. Louis G. Schott has been the CEO of the company since 2017.

Frost Investment Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. The firm was founded in 1868 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Frost Bank, itself wholly owned by Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. (NYSE: CFR). Frost Investment Advisors offers a family of diversified mutual funds and provides investment advisory services designed to meet the goals of their institutional, family office and individual clients.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

aPriori Capital Partners LP (aPriori Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1985 by Susan C. Schnabel and Colin Taylor. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

RBC Capital Markets LLC is a full-service brokerage and financial services firm headquartered in New York City. They are a direct subsidiary of RBC USA Holdco Corp. and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). Founded in 2010, the firm is comprised of 3 major business lines: the Private Client Group, the Fixed-Income Group and the Clearing and Execution Services Group. The Private Client Group serves individual investors, while the Fixed-Income Group provides services to institutions, municipalities and non-profit organizations. The Clearing and Execution Services Group is a provider of clearing and execution services to independent brokers/dealers throughout the US. RBC Capital Markets focuses on the following sectors: communications, media, consumer/retail, diversified industries, energy, financial institutions, forest products, healthcare, infrastructure finance, mining & metals, real estate, social infrastructure, technology and the US municipal markets.

PineBridge Investments LLC (PBI) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2010 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pinebridge Investments Holdings (US) LLC, ultimately held by Chiltonlink Ltd. in British Virgin Islands. PBI provides investment management/advisory services to US registered investment companies, privately offered pooled investment vehicles (which includes CLOs) and separate advisory accounts for sophisticated institutional and individual clients.

Vinson & Elkins LLP provides legal services. It maintains civil practice, covering areas such as litigation, public policy, transaction, and energy law. The firm serves the clients including companies from the aviation, energy, financial services, health care, and technology industries. The company was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

The Dallas Bar Association operates as an association of attorneys. The private company is based in Dallas, TX.

Founded in 1990, Capital One Southcoast, Inc., formerly Hibernia Southcoast Capital, is a full-service investment banking firm and broker/dealer located in New Orleans, Louisiana with an additional office in Houston, Texas. The firm is a subsidiary of Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE: COF). They are provide corporate finance, equity research, institutional equity sales and trading services to private and mid-market public companies. The firm offers broad coverage of over 1,000 domestic and foreign institutional accounts for mutual funds, pension funds, hedge funds, insurance firms and other institutional investors. Capital One Southcoast's analysts provide coverage across the energy sector including energy infrastructure, oilfield services and oil & gas exploration and production.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges provides its clients with legal services. The firm offers services to areas including consumer, financial, government and non-profit, health care, industrial, and technology. The company was founded by Claude Serra in 1931 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Xclusive Staffing LLC provides staffing services. Its services include stewarding, janitorial, logistics, packing, housekeeping, laundry and guest. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Westminster, CO.

McDaniel Metals, Inc. manufactures innovative HVAC components. The company is based in Houston, TX. The company was founded in 1982 by Bill McDaniel.

Townsend Capital LLC invests in commercial real estate and energy sector. It specializes in the structuring and placement of tax advantaged investments in real estate, and oil and natural gas exploration for third party investors. Townsend Capital maintains real estate portfolios that includes a mix of office, warehouse, industrial, research, institutional and healthcare space. The company was founded by Dennis Townsend in 1975 and is headquartered in Hunt Valley, MD.

Hitachi Consulting Corp. provides business and Information Technology consulting services to the aerospace, communications, industrial and financial sectors. It offers solutions for strategy, organization, business intelligence, performance management, corporate management, strategic technologies and outsourced product development. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Part of Bancorp 34, Inc., Bank 34 is a financial institution that offers personal and business banking services. The company is based in Alamogordo, NM. Bank 34 provides various services such as checking accounts, loans, credit cards, and merchant card processing. The company also offers online and mobile banking services, including mobile check deposit and Zelle. James T. Crotty has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

Direct Energy Marketing Ltd. provides energy and energy-related services. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Blackland Group LLC (Blackland Group) is a private equity firm founded in 2008 by Michael George, Sr. and Michael George, Jr. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

THL Credit Group LP (THL Credit) is a private equity subsidiary of Thomas H. Lee Partners LP founded in 2007. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.