Charles Hopper

A subsidiary of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., Lehman Brothers, Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. They provide global equity and fixed research. The equity research department covers more than 100 sectors. They use a fundamental, quantitative, strategic and tactical research approach. In addition to these Lehman has also developed special products, such as 10 uncommon values and 10 uncommon eurovalues.

Birch Mountain Resources Ltd. explores and develops mineral properties. It engages in the industrial minerals business producing and selling limestone aggregate products. The company was founded on December 31, 1995 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

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.

Appomattox Advisory, Inc. (Appomattox) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Susan Webb and Oscar Gil Vollmer in 2005. Appomattox manages global multi-asset resilient portfolios and provides comprehensive Outsourced Chief Investment Officer (OCIO) services for institutional investors among endowments, foundations, pension plans and family offices.

Part of Morgan Stanley, Graystone Partners LP is a company that provides investment management consulting services. The company is based in Chicago, IL. The company was founded by Charles Hopper, Mark Steven Ostroff. Graystone Partners was acquired by Morgan Stanley on December 02, 1999.