William Whitsel Bryant

Thomson, Horstmann & Bryant, Inc. (THB) is an independent investment management firm headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut. The firm was founded by Al J. Thomson, Richard Horstmann and Bill Bryant in 1982. They are wholly-owned by Victory Capital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: VCTR), which is owned by Crestview LLC. THB manages stable, diversified, niche equity strategies for their corporate, endowment, and high net-worth investors.

Edgewood Management LLC (Edgewood) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 1974 and is a subsidiary of Edgewood Management Co. I, Inc. Edgewood provides portfolio management services and offers investment advisory services to institutional clients, individuals, high net worth clients, registered investment companies, and pooled investment vehicles through separately managed accounts.

Located in New York City, Punk, Ziegel & Co. is a specialty investment bank providing a full range of research, equity market making and corporate finance services focusing on high growth sectors within the healthcare technology, biotechnology and life sciences industries. Punk, Ziegel's, in-depth securities analysis begins with the identification of high-growth industries and timely investment ideas before they have been fully exploited by the investment community. Within these industry niches, their analysts pinpoint companies offering leadership potential and maximum investment opportunities. Issue-oriented, in-depth analysis is then generated on a continuing basis to insure that their investment and corporate finance advice remains accurate and up-to-date.

Founded in 1994 by Charles Tiar, Washington Asset Management Ltd. is a hedge fund manager located in New York City. Their clients include institutions and high net-worth individuals. The firm manages the Washington U.S. Fund Ltd.