Derek R. Devens

Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers, Inc. (NBIA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2002 as Neuberger Berman Fixed Income LLC and adopted their present name in 2016. They are a subsidiary of Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers Holdings LLC, ultimately owned by NBSH Acquisition LLC. NBIA provides a wide range of discretionary investment management services to a variety of clients, which includes individuals, institutions, registered investment companies, non-US registered funds and private investment funds.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Kinetics Mutual Funds, Inc. provides mutual fund investment services. It offers common stocks, convertible and fixed-income securities such as bonds, debentures and warrants. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

BNP Paribas Asset Management USA, Inc. (BNPP AM USA) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1972 as Fischer Francis Trees & Watts, Inc. (FFTW). In 2015, FFTW’s affiliated US registered investment advisor, BNP Paribas Asset Management Inc., was merged into FFTW. FFTW was re-branded as BNP Paribas Asset Management USA, Inc. in 2017. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas Asset Management USA Holdings, Inc. (BNPP AM), part of International Financial Services division of BNP Paribas (EPA: BNP) (BNPP). BNPP AM USA provides customized investment management services to institutional clients. They also provide non-discretionary investment management activities and/or act as collateral manager for structured products such as CDOs and CLOs.

Kinetics Asset Management LLC is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Horizon Kinetics LLC. Kinetics Asset Management was formed in 2011, and is the successor entity of Kinetics Asset Management, Inc., which was formed in 1996. Kinetics Asset Management offers general discretionary investment advisory services to registered mutual funds, retail and institutional separate accounts, model delivery programs, a private fund and UCITS funds.

Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC (HKAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. Formerly known as Horizon Asset Management LLC, the firm was founded in 1994 by Murray Stahl, Steven Bregman, Peter Doyle, Tom Ewing, and John Meditz. They are a subsidiary of Horizon Kinetics LLC. HKAM manages separately managed accounts, open-ended and closed-ended investment companies, and private funds for a wide variety of investors.