Stefan Bengt Emil Karlsson

Aureus Asset Management LLC (Aureus) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 2005 by David W. Scudder and Karen (Kari) Firestone. Aureus provides investment management and wealth management services to high-net-worth individuals and families as well as institutional investors.

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.

Valley National Bank provides retail and commercial banking services. The firm offers depository banking, consumer and commercial lending, trust and pension services. The company was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Passaic, NJ.

Paulson & Co., Inc. (PCI) is an independent hedge fund management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by John Paulson in 1994. PCI provides services to investment vehicle pools and manages accounts for banking institutions, corporations and pension and profit-sharing plans.