John Frank Hingher

Standard & Poor's Investment Advisory Services LLC (SPIAS) is investment research firm and registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of S&P Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPGI), formerly McGraw Hill Financial, Inc. SPIAS’ advisory services are generally offered to institutions (e.g., broker-dealers, investment advisers, investment companies and other financial institutions). SPIAS does not generally provide its advisory services directly to retail clients, but its services may be used by its clients in advising their own underlying clients, which may include retail clients. SPIAS also provides advisory consulting services to institutional clients and investment managers-of-investment funds, and investment sub-advisory services for registered investment companies, including open-end mutual funds and other institutions. S&P Global's operations consist of three reportable segments: S&P Global Ratings, S&P Global Platts, and S&P Dow Jones Indices. S&P Global Ratings is an independent provider of credit ratings, research and analytics to investors, issuers and market participants. It includes the NRSRO and certain other ratings-related businesses. S&P Global Platts provides essential price data, analytics, and industry insight that enable commodities markets to perform with greater transparency and efficiency. S&P Dow Jones Indices is a global index provider that maintains a wide variety of indices to meet an array of investor needs. In 2016, CFRA acquired S&P Global Market Intelligence’s Equity and Fund Research business (formerly known as S&P Capital IQ and SNL) from S&P Global, Inc.

Founded in 1986 by Michelle Clayman, New Amsterdam Partners LLC is a registered investment advisor located in New York City. The firm serves a diverse range of institutional clients, including public funds, corporate pensions, Taft-Hartley accounts, registered investment companies (mutual funds), foundations, and endowments. They also manage assets for several sponsors of wrap fee programs, as well as high net-worth individuals.

Founded in 1975, Rochdale Investment Management LLC is a registered investment advisor located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of City National Rochdale Investments and their ultimate parent is City National Corp. (NYSE: CYN).

Capital Management Associates, Inc. (CMA) is an independent registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1982, CMA provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management advisory services to individuals, corporations, trust, estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, as well as other types of businesses and institutional clients. The firm is also the sponsor of a wrap-fee program.

Part of Woodbridge Co. Ltd. /New/, Market Guide, Inc. publishes financial information on publicly traded companies. The company is based in Lake Success, NY. Market Guide was acquired by Multex.com, Inc. on September 24, 1999 for $81.20 million.

Meyer Handelman Co. LLC is a privately held, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Rye Brook, New York. The firm was founded by Meyer Handelman in 1933. They became a partnership in 1951 and were reorganized as an LLC in 2009. Meyer Handelman Co. provides investment advice principally to high-net-worth individuals, trusts and charitable foundations.