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H. C. Wainwright & Co. LLC (H. C. Wainwright) is a full-service broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1868 and is a subsidiary of HCWHC, Inc. H. C. Wainwright delivers industry insights and real-time execution to both public and private small and middle-sized global emerging market companies. With a focus on identifying buyers and sellers in illiquid and difficult to trade equities, the firm specializes in block trading and providing liquidity in these securities with as little market impact as possible.

Livian & Co. LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Michael M. Livian in 2010. Livian & Co. provides investment consulting as well as discretionary portfolio management services. Their typical clients are high net worth investors with a liquid net worth between one and fifty million US dollars.

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Founded in 2002, Maxim Group LLC is a registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm provides an array of financial services including: investment banking, equity research, private wealth management, structured products and global institutional equity, fixed-income and derivative sales and trading to a diverse range of corporate clients, institutional investors and high net-worth individuals. Maxim Group's niche is emerging-growth companies in a variety of sectors including healthcare, technology, retail and others. They utilize a fundamental, bottom-up approach to investment recommendations. The firm combines rigorous financial analysis of specific companies and industries with due diligence that includes frequent consults with suppliers, customers, competitors and senior management. The firm focuses on under-covered, small- to-mid-cap companies where valuation levels may be out of sync with fundamental trends. Maxim's coverage universe often represents attractive niche industries where stocks tend to be inefficient. This research coverage fills a void created by the downsized research ranks and shrinking coverage of small- to mid-cap stocks by large investment banks. Maxim Group is a member of FINRA, the MSRB, the SIPC, the ISE, NASDAQ and NYSE Arca.

The Harvest Group Wealth Management LLC (The Harvest Group) is an investment management firm headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Roger H. Ingwersen in 2016 and was acquired in 2023 by Allworth Financial LP, a subsidiary of Allworth Financial Group LP. The Harvest Group provides individual and family wealth management to individuals, families and family businesses.

Part of Catholic Health System, Inc., St. Joseph Hospital (New York) is a hospital that provides hospital services. The company is based in Bethpage, NY.

Part of Trinity Health Corp., St. Joseph's Hospital, Inc. is a medical services provider. The company is based in Tampa, FL.

Fifth Street Capital LLC (Fifth Street Capital) is private equity firm founded by Leonard Tannenbaum in 1998. The firm is headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Jewish National Fund United States develops Israeli land and infrastructure. It builds reservoirs and dams and also plants trees. The company was founded in 1901 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Great American Jewelry Corp. sells jewelries. The firm offers pre-packaged, mixed assortments of earrings, brooches, bracelets, necklaces, rings, and seasonal jewelries. The company is headquartered in Lynn, MA.

Part of Alpha International, Inc., Empire of Carolina, Inc. designs, makes, and markets children's toys. The company is based in Delray Beach, FL. Empire of Carolina was acquired by Alpha International, Inc. on July 03, 2001 for $6.25 million.

Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc. manufactures and supplies gases and gas handling equipment. It offers industrial gases, specialty gases, medical gases and equipment, electronic gases and materials, cutting and welding gases, on site gas generation, on site air separation, gas purification systems, gas detection systems, and welding and safety products. The company was founded by Adam Matheson in 1927 and is headquartered in Basking Ridge, NJ.

Tarantin Industries, Inc. is a private company that wholesales natural gas equipment. The company is based in Freehold, NJ.

Fifth Street Management LLC is a registered investment advisor located in Greenwich, Connecticut. In 2014, Fifth Street Asset Management Inc. ("FSAM") completed its initial public offering of common stock (NASDAQ:FSAM). As part of the restructuring in connection with the IPO, FSAM became the general partner of Fifth Street Holdings LP ("Holdings”) and the proceeds of the IPO were used to repurchase interests in Holdings from certain minority holders. Fifth Street is wholly-owned by Holdings, and FSAM holds a minority interest in Holdings. The majority of interests in Holdings is held by employees of affiliates of Fifth Street, including Leonard M. Tannenbaum.