Tom R. Hudson

Allied Defense Group, Inc. no longer has any full-time employees. Allied no longer conducts any active business operations and is winding-up its affairs and preparing to dissolve in accordance with the Plan of Dissolution. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

PW Eagle, Inc. manufactures polyvinyl chloride and polyethylene pipe products. It offers pipe for waterworks, irrigation and plumbing, well casing and drop pipe, electrical, corrugated, water and sewer, gas, and polyethylene fittings. The company was founded on December 15, 1997 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

The Pep Boys-Manny Moe & Jack sells and distributes automotive tires, parts, and accessories. Its services include oil changes, alignment, engine diagnostic service, brakes, fluid exchanges, winter prep package, heating and cooling, and fleet services. The company was founded by Emanuel Rosenfeld, Moes-Maurice Strauss, Moe Radavitz and W. Graham Jackson in 1921 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Cornell Cos. LLC provides correctional facilities development, design, construction and operations services. It provides a diversified portfolio of services for adults & juveniles, including incarceration & detention, transition from incarceration, drug and alcohol treatment programs, behavioral rehabilitation & treatment, emphasizing community safety and rehabilitation in support of public policy. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (MLPFS) is the SEC-registered broker/dealer subsidiary of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., ultimately held by Charlotte-based Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). The firm was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in New York City. In 2010, Banc of America Securities LLC merged with MLPFS and the firm uses the trade name Bank of America Merrill Lynch. MLPFS's global strategy and economics team serves institutional and individual investors using a wide range of macroeconomic disciplines. Their analysis of global issues provides clients with investment ideas, market forecasts, macro overviews and specific sector recommendations across asset classes, regions and disciplines. Their equity research team conducts fundamental analysis on companies globally and provides institutional and retail clients with industry-specific and in-depth research and analysis on numerous industries. The firm's global fixed-income and equity-linked research focuses on fixed-income and equity derivatives, fixed-income strategy, convertibles, commodities, high-yield, mortgages, municipals and global foreign exchange.

In 1915 Charles Edward Merrill founded Merrill Lynch & Co. (NYSE: MER) with Edmund C. Lynch in Baltimore, Maryland. The modern Merrill Lynch was formed in 1940 through mergers with E.A. Pierce & Cassatt and, soon after, Fenner & Beane. In 1973, Merrill Lynch adopted a holding company format, with Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. as the parent and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith as the operating subsidiary. Merrill Lynch Asset Management, Inc. (MLAM) was created as an integral business unit in the Merrill Lynch family in 1976. Fund Asset Management, doing business as Mercury Asset Management, was acquired in December 1997. In 2000, MLAM and Mercury were combined under the name Merrill Lynch Investment Managers. MLAM manages the Merrill Lynch family of mutual funds, as and acts as sub-advisor to other mutual funds.

Founded in 2002, Pirate Capital LLC is a hedge fund manager located in Norwalk, Connecticut. The firm provides their services to pooled investment vehicles.