James W. Vernon

Citibank NA engages in the provision of banking services. It offers retail and commercial banking; credit cards; banking, capital markets, and advisory; markets and securities services; private banking; and treasury and trade solutions. The company was founded on June 16, 1812 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Schroder Investment Management Ltd. (SIM) is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of Schroder International Holdings Ltd., ultimately held by Great Britain-based Schroders Plc (LSE: SDR, ADR: SHNWY). Established in 1985, SIM is headquartered in London and caters to a range of clients such as corporations, insurance firms, local and public authorities, charities, pension funds, high net-worth individuals and retail investors.

Telelogic AB develops software tools for the telecommunication industry. The firm offers software to optimize, align, and automate its customers' lifecycles. Telelogic's products include Telelogic Focal Point and Telelogic DOORS. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Malmö, Sweden.

Fastighets AB Tornet operates as a property company in Sweden and Germany. Its property portfolio consists of offices, industry/storage, shops, houses and other properties in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmo and others in Sweden and Germany. Fastighets is headquartered in Danderyd, Sweden.

Swedish Export Credit Corp. engages in the provision of financial solutions on commercial terms by granting export credits and direct lending to exporters. It also administers the state-supported export credit system, CIRR. It offers export credits, lending, structured financing, project financing, leasing, capital market products, and financial advisory services. It also offers its solutions to corporations, the public sector, financial institutions as well as domestic and international capital investors. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

BNP Paribas Asset Management Europe SAS (BNP Paribas France) is the investment management subsidiary of BNP Paribas SA (EPA: BNP). Headquartered in Paris, the firm was founded in 1980. BNP Paribas France provides discretionary and pooled investment management for French and international private individuals, companies and institutions.

Gamla Livförsäkrings AB SEB Trygg Liv provides insurance services. It offers traditional life policy. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

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.

ECAM AB (ECAM) is the Swedish asset management subsidiary of East Capital Holding AB, ultimately held by Cadre Invest SA in Luxembourg. Established in 1997, the firm is headquartered in Stockholm with offices in Oslo, Paris, Kiev, Moscow, Tallinn, Shanghai and Hong Kong. They are a specialist investment manager which offers a range of funds focused on Eastern Europe markets for companies, institutions and private investors globally, They manage balanced and equity funds, private equity funds and hedge funds through an offshore subsidiary and manage a real estate fund through a joint venture.

E. Öhman J:or AB provides investment services. It specializes in asset management, private banking, and mutual funds. The company was founded by Emric Öhman in 1906 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

UBS Securities Canada, Inc. is a Canadian investment bank and securities firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of UBS Holding Canada Ltd. and their ultimate parent is UBS AG (NYSE: UBS) in US. UBS Securities Canada provides execution services for their clients' orders. They consider factors such as price, size of the order, the potential for price improvement, the speed of execution, the certainty of execution, trading characteristics of the security, and the overall cost of the transaction when costs are passed on to clients. In addition, prevailing market conditions are taken into consideration when manually handling a client order, such as the direction of the market for the security, the depth of the posted market, the last sale price and volumes of previous trades, the size of the spread, and the liquidity of the security.

NetOnNet AB retails consumer electronics online. It offers mobile phones, cameras, digital video disc players, radios, televisions, and computers. The company was founded on March 10, 1999 and is headquartered in Borås, Sweden.

Svenska Handelsbanken AB (Broker) (Handelsbanken-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Svenska Handelsbanken AB (STO: SHB-A; OTCMKTS: SVNLY) in Sweden. Headquartered in Stockholm, Handelsbanken-Broker was founded in 1871 and provides trading services to large corporates. The firm trades in equities, money market instruments, currencies, commodities and derivatives.

Polar Asset Management Partners, Inc. (Polar) is Canadian hedge fund manager headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded by J. Paul Sabourin in 1991 and is a subsidiary of Polar Financial Corp. Polar provides discretionary investment advice and management services to private investment funds, which may be organized as onshore or offshore limited partnerships or corporations, as well as separately managed accounts.

Brevan Howard Asset Management LLP (Brevan Howard) is an alternative investment firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 2002 and is a subsidiary of BH Partnership Holdings Ltd., ultimately held by Brevan Howard (Jersey) LP. Brevan Howard manages assets for institutional investors around the world including sovereign wealth funds, corporate and public pension plans, foundations and endowments.

Niam AB is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of Stronghold Invest AB founded in 1998 by Stig Peter Urban Edenström. Niam AB is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Lenta Ginestra Srl engages in the provision of real estate services. The company is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

Stronghold Invest AB operates as a holding company that owns, invests and develops real estate companies in Northern Europe. The firm provides competence, contacts and capital. It offers a range of services to property owners, investors, and corporate; web-based services for information and analyses of commercial properties; private equity real estate services; and real estate brokerage services, as well as manages properties. The company was founded by Stig Peter Urban Edenström in 1994 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Part of BNP Paribas SA, Alfred Berg Holding AB is a company that provides investment banking, security brokerage and asset management services. The company is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

Part of Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Seb Trygg Liv AB is a company that provides banking services. Seb Trygg Liv AB is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

1824 Fund Ltd. operates as a pooled investment fund. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Peach Road Fund Ltd. operates as a pooled investment fund. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Horsebarn Hill Investment Fund Ltd. operates as an investment holding company. The company is headquartered in George Town, Cayman Islands.

Piquette Fund Ltd. provides pooled investment services. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Part of Queensgate Bank & Trust Co. Ltd., CW2 Market Opportunities Fund Ltd. provides investment fund services. The company is based in Seattle, WA.

Blackrock Multi-Strategy Absolute Return Solution Ltd. is an investment fund that was founded in 2021. The private company is based in Seattle, WA.

Part of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Goldman Sachs London Property Ltd. provides securities brokerage services. The company is based in London, UK.