Scott Bruce Shubert

Blue Granite Capital LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina. The firm was founded by Scott B. Shubert in 2003. Blue Granite Capital provides investment management services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporations. The firm offers the Blue Granite Core Investment Strategy customized to each individual client's needs.

Nomura Securities International, Inc. (NSI) is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City and was founded in 1969. The firm is a division of Nomura Holding America, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NMR, TYO: 8604, AMS: 8604). NSI provides securities brokerage services, as well as asset management, domestic retail, global markets, global investment banking and global merchant banking services. The firm's fixed-income business consists of bond sales and trading, origination and product supply for securitization deals and real estate-focused asset finance operations (in cooperation with Investment Banking). In the equity markets, NSI offers sales and trading of domestic and foreign stocks on a global basis, primarily for institutional investors.

KeyBanc Capital Markets, Inc. is a registered investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. The firm was founded in 1983 and is a subsidiary of KeyCorp. (NYSE: KEY). KeyBanc Capital Markets provides investment banking, commercial lending, treasury management, derivatives, foreign exchange, equity and debt underwriting and trading and syndicated finance products and services to large corporations and middle-market companies.

Performa Limited (US) LLC (Performa) is a privately held, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina. The firm was founded by David Kilborn in 2010 as Ansonborough Capital Management LLC. Performa provides fixed income and equity investment management, sub-advisory and advisory services to institutions, mutual funds and other investment vehicles including Bermuda based mutual funds registered with the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA).

Founded by Gerald Kieft, Wall Street Resources, Inc. (WSR) is a research firm located in Palm City, Florida. The firm focuses on micro-to-small-cap companies. They look for companies that report sales and earnings growth over 50% or companies that reported revenue growth exceeding 50% and reported a profit versus a loss over the same period in the prior year. WSR also looks for investment opportunities by following inside trading, by seeking to identify companies showing all time highs and 12-month highs and by seeking companies that have traded in a tight pattern for a long period of time. They review industry and price charts on a daily basis. Once an undervalued security has been identified, WSR employs technical analysis to determine the ideal entry point.

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. provided wealth management, securities trading and sales, corporate finance and investment banking services. Merrill Lynch was a global trader and underwriter of securities and derivatives across a range of asset classes and serve as a strategic advisor to governments, institutions and individuals worldwide. The company was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Charlotte, NC.