Sean Smyth

A subsidiary of Nationwide Financial Services Inc. (NYSE: NFS), NWD Investments, formerly Gartmore Global Investments, Inc. (GGI), provides global investment services to institutional clients based in North America. The firm offers a range of investment capabilities, including alternative investments, global equity and fixed-income equity products, regional portfolios, currency overlay and cash management. Its products are geared toward corporate and public pension funds, insurance companies, endowments, foundations and mutual fund companies in the US. In addition, NWD offers high-yield, small-cap growth and large-cap core products for institutional clients.

Hold Brothers On-Line Investment Services LLC provides trading software and support services. Its services include software licensing, offsite trading, branch opportunities, black box hosting, custom black box and software development. The company also provides Internet connections and access to market makers, electronic communication networks, and real time quotes. Hold Brothers On-Line Investment Services was founded by Gregory F. Hold and Steven J. Hold in 1994 and is located in Jersey City, NJ.

Rafferty Asset Management LLC (RAM) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1997, the firm provides investment advisory services to registered investment companies and subsidiaries of registered investment companies. RAM also serves as the investment advisor and provides advisory services to the Direxion Funds (formerly the Potomac Funds), the Direxion Insurance Trust (formerly the Potomac Insurance Trust) and the Direxion Shares ETF Trust.

NorthPointe Capital LLC is an independent investment advisory firm headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The firm was founded in 2000 and is a subsidiary of NorthPointe Holdings LLC. NorthPointe Capital provides investment supervisory services relating to various investment strategies in equity securities.