Michael Adam Smith

Founded in 1959, Reed, Conner & Birdwell LLC is a registered investment advisor located in Los Angeles. The firm is a subsidiary of City National Corp. (NYSE: CYN). They manage assets for high net-worth individuals, families and institutional clients.

California Bank & Trust, Inc. provided banking services. The company was founded in 1972 and was headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Bankers Trust Co. is an asset management headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. The firm was founded in 1917 and is a subsidiary of BTC Financial Corp. The firm serves as a trusted partner for individuals’ comprehensive financial planning, trust and fiduciary needs.

Founded in 1970, The Boston Company Asset Management LLC is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm is a subsidiary of BNY Mellon Asset Management North America Corp. and their ultimate parent is the Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK). They provide discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to institutional investors in the form of separate accounts, registered mutual funds, private funds that are exempt from registration in the US, wrap programs, UMA programs and to other investment advisors through sub-advisory agreements.

Wedbush Securities, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1955 as Wedbush Morgan Securities, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Wedbush Financial Services LLC, which is owned by Wedbush, Inc. Wedbush Securities provides a wide range of securities brokerage, wealth management, and investment banking services to private and institutional clients. Their research focuses on providing coverage of small and mid-sized companies in the following industries: (1) consumer products and services (2) technology (3) entertainment and media (4) life sciences and (5) industrial growth and clean technology.