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Lord Abbett & Co. LLC (Lord Abbett) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey. Founded in 1929, Lord Abbett provides advisory services to a variety of institutional clients, the Lord Abbett Funds and other registered investment companies sponsored by third parties, the Lord Abbett UCITS Funds, the Lord Abbett Luxembourg Fund, other foreign funds, privately offered commingled funds and various separately managed accounts.

PGIM, Inc. is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Newark, New Jersey. The firm was founded in 1984 and is a direct subsidiary of PGIM Holding Co. LLC, ultimately owned by Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU). PGIM provides institutional clients with investment solutions worldwide. It is comprised of autonomous asset management businesses each specializing in a particular asset class with a focused investment approach: PGIM Institutional Advisory & Solutions (provides advisory services to institutional clients located in the US and outside of the US), PGIM Fixed Income (an adviser primarily focused on public fixed income investments), PGIM Real Estate (a provider of real estate investment advisory services) and PGIM Capital Group (a private fixed income investment adviser, also known as Prudential Capital Group).

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (Investment Management) (BBH-IM) is the investment management division of Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1931 and do-business-as Brown Brothers Harriman Mutual Fund Advisory Department. BBH-IM advises or sub-advises Mutual Funds, an ETF, and UCITS Funds.

Founded in 1984, Armstrong Shaw Associates, Inc. is a registered investment advisor located in New Canaan, Connecticut. The firm provides investment management services to the following types of clients among others: pension and profit sharing plans; endowments and foundations; hospitals; religious organizations; charitable organizations; registered investment companies; trusts and estates; limited partnerships; and individuals and high net-worth individuals.

Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. provides security brokerage services. It also offers investment banking and advice to high net worth investors, individuals, businesses and institutions. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Founded in 1972 by Candace King, C.L. King & Associates, Inc. is a self-clearing, service-oriented broker/dealer and investment bank located in Albany, New York with additional offices in Boston and New York City. The firm delivers investment research, equity and fixed-income sales and trading, prime brokerage, investment advisor and clearing services to institutional and high net-worth clients and to other broker/dealers. For corporations, they underwrite securities and provide strategic advice in connection with mergers, acquisitions, strategic alternatives and valuation. C.L. King & Associates is a member of FINRA and the SIPC. C.L. King & Associates follows 120 names in 9 sectors. They seek to discover uncovered investment opportunities by seeking out companies that may be ignored by other Wall Street research providers and by identifying value and growth that may be unrecognized by institutional equity investors. The firm provides comprehensive trading services including capital commitment, market making and listed block positioning for their institutional equity clients. C.L. King & Associates' fixed-income group focuses on trading fixed-income securities, primarily in the secondary market. They offer a broad cross section of agencies, convertibles, investment-grade corporates, mortgage-backed securities, municipals, CDs and preferred stock to other broker/Dealers and institutional investors. The firm's investment banking group provides strategic M&A advice and capital raising services to emerging and mid-cap companies, both public and private. In addition, they act as a WBE underwriter in stock and bond offerings by large corporate issuers. C.L. King & Associates' corporate services group offers specialized services to assist corporate clients and their executives in handling delicate stock holding matters. Their services include guiding clients through restricted stock/rule 144 transactions, developing customized rule 10b5-1 trading plans and managing corporate share repurchase programs. The firm's equity research is based on a fundamental, value-oriented approach that focuses on small- and mid-cap companies. The firm offers research on the following sectors: special situations, building materials companies, specialty retail/apparel/footwear, industrials/cyclicals, restaurants/franchising, business services/staffing companies, telecommunications equipment and medical technology/devices/supplies.

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.

G.research (formerly known as Gabelli & Co., Inc.) is a registered institutional research and brokerage firm headquartered in Rye, New York and was founded in 1976. The firm is a subsidiary of Gabelli Securities, Inc. and their ultimate parent is GAMCO Investors, Inc. (NYSE: GBL). G.research has an emphasis on small and mid-cap ideas. Their core competencies include aerospace and defense, automotive aftermarket, food and beverage, gaming and lodging, industrials, media, specialty chemicals, telecom and utilities. They publish daily research notes and full reports utilizing their proprietary Private Market Value (PMV) with a Catalyst methodology.

Taurus Asset Management LLC (Taurus) is a boutique wealth management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 by Bradford Peck, and Margery Flicker. Taurus provides customized investment solutions for high net worth individuals, families, and institutions.

FOURPOINTS Asset Management, Inc. (FOURPOINTS) is an independent wealth management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Béatrice Philippe in 1981. FOURPOINTS provides long-only equity investment advisory services to US and European-based individuals and institutions.

The Convent of the Sacred Heart Corp. is an independent Catholic school for girls and young women from kindergarten through twelfth grade. It also offers a coed program for young children at the Barat Center for Early Childhood Education. The company was founded in 1848 and is headquartered in Greenwich, CT.

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.

SeaBridge Investment Advisors LLC (SeaBridge) is an independent SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Summit, New Jersey. The firm was founded in 1996 by Garnett Keith. SeaBridge provides portfolio management services to individuals, high net-worth individuals, profit-sharing plans, charitable institutions, foundations, endowments, private investment funds, foreign funds such as UCITs, SICAVs and foreign investment companies, and other US and international institutions and to investment companies.

Night Owl Capital Management LLC (Night Owl Capital) is an independent, SEC-registered asset management firm headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. The firm was founded by Dean Godown in 1993 as Southfield Investment Management LLC. Night Owl Capital provides investment management services to both separately managed accounts and private investment funds.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

University of Akron provides public research education. Its programs include under graduate studies, graduate studies, international studies, law, and continuing education. The company was founded in 1870 and is headquartered in Akron, OH.

Part of Fmc Group Holdings LP, First Manhattan Co LLC is a wealth planning and investment advisory firm based in New York, NY. At the heart of the firm is a thorough, independent research process that forms the foundation of their investment decision-making process. The company uses their experience, rigorous analysis, and sound judgment to identify investment opportunities that deliver long-term value. First Manhattan Co is dedicated to helping their clients secure their financial future through a trusted partnership. The company was founded in 2022. Zachary A. Wydra has been the CEO of the company since 2023.

First Health Ltd. is a private company based in New York, NY.

Garfunkel Wild PC is a law firm that specializes in providing legal services to clients in the healthcare industry. The private company is based in Great Neck, NY and was founded by Norton L. Travis. The firm has over 85 attorneys, including physicians, nurses, former prosecutors, technology experts, and former government officials and regulators. Garfunkel Wild has provided healthcare, transactional, regulatory, and litigation advice to more than 100 hospitals and healthcare systems, 500 long term care providers, 4,000 physicians, 50 ambulatory surgical centers, and 40+ federally qualified health centers, as well as telehealth, urgent care centers, and emerging companies. The firm was founded over 40 years ago with the aim of attending to the specific business and legal needs of its clients.