Tucker M. Walsh

State Street Research & Management Company (SSR), with a history dating back to 1924, is one of the nation's first investment management organizations. The Boston-based firm is a subsidiary of MetLife (NYSE:MET), one of the world's largest financial services companies. The firm, together with its affiliate SSR Realty, actively manages stock, bond, balanced and real estate portfolios for both institutional and individual investors. SSR manages pension money for many of the largest U.S. corporate pension plans. SSR also manages money for public and union pension plans, foundations, endowments, and mutual funds.

Copper Rock Capital Partners LLC (Copper Rock) is an independent asset management firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 2005, Copper Rock provides specialized equity management for pension and profit-sharing plans, institutional investors, investment limited partnerships and mutual funds.

Chilton Investment Co. LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 1992 by Richard L. Chilton, Jr. They are majority owned by Chilton Investment Co., Inc. (CICO). Chilton Investment manages the assets of several private investment funds that generally are structured as US limited partnerships or BVI corporations. They also manage the investments of one or more private accounts, which generally are established by foundations, endowments, high net-worth individuals or families, pension plans, insurance companies or other institutional investors.

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. provided wealth management, securities trading and sales, corporate finance and investment banking services. Merrill Lynch was a global trader and underwriter of securities and derivatives across a range of asset classes and serve as a strategic advisor to governments, institutions and individuals worldwide. The company was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Polen Capital Management LLC (Polen Capital) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida. The firm was founded by David Polen in 1979. Polen Capital offers investment management services on a discretionary and non-discretionary basis to individuals, corporations, partnerships, trusts, retirement plans, sovereign nations, registered investment companies, UCITS and collective investment trusts. They also serve as a portfolio manager for certain clients of unaffiliated investment advisors in connection with wrap fee programs.