George J. Godfrey

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.

Surveyor Capital Ltd. is a hedge fund seeding platform headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2008 and is a subsidiary of Citadel LP, which is owned by GFH HFEVA LLC. Surveyor Capital manages capital exclusively for Citadel’s multi-strategy funds and its positions are consolidated in Form 13F filed by Citadel Advisors LLC.

Kingdon Capital Management LLC (Kingdon) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and alternative investment management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Mark Kingdon in 1983. Kingdon provides investment advisory services to pooled investment vehicles sponsored by Kingdon or third parties.

Putnam Investment Management LLC (PIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1971, the firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Putnam US Holdings I LLC and became an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN) in 2024. PIM provides investment advice across all asset classes to individuals and institutions worldwide through separately managed accounts and pooled investment funds.

Columbia Management Group, Inc. provides asset management services. The company administers discretionary investment accounts for corporations, foundations, pension and benefit plans and endowments. The company also assists in tax and estate planning and portfolio management for high-net-worth individuals. Columbia Management Group is headquartered in Boston, MA

Founded in 2003 by Cliff Rodman and Charles Renshaw, Rodman & Renshaw LLC is a full-service investment bank and broker/dealer located in New York City with an additional office in Boston. The firm is a subsidiary of Rodman & Renshaw Capital Group (NasdaqGM: RODM). The firm provides corporate finance, strategic advisory and related services to public and private companies across multiple sectors and regions. They also provide research and sales and trading services to institutional investors. Rodman & Renshaw is a leader in the PIPE and RD (registered direct offering) transaction markets. The firm's research focuses on Asia, clean technology, community & regional banks, energy, industrial and commercial services, life science/healthcare and metals and mining. Rodman & Renshaw is a member of the NASD and the SIPC.

ABN AMRO Bank NV, established in 1824, is an international bank based in Amsterdam ABN AMRO Bank NV, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of ABN AMRO Holding NV (XA: AABA; NYSE: ABN). The firm's investment banking business unit provides commercial clients in local markets as well as multinational corporations and financial institutions with advisory, financing and operational services. They have global expertise in the international capital markets and eco-markets, as well as for transaction banking, asset management and private equity.