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Aegis Financial Corp. (Aegis Financial) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in McLean, Virginia. The firm was founded in 1994 and formerly known as Berno, Gambal & Barbee, Inc. Aegis Financial offers institutional and private client investment management services through separately managed accounts.

Founded in 1974, Simmons & Company International is an independent investment bank headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm is a subsidiary of Piper Jaffray & Co. and their ultimate parent is Piper Jaffray Cos. (NYSE: PJC). Simmons & Co. specializes in the entire spectrum of the energy sector. They also provide services related to M&As and divestitures, public offerings, institutional research and sales and trading.

Donald Smith & Co., Inc. (DS&C) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1980 as Home Portfolio Advisors, Inc. The name and ownership of Home Portfolio Advisors, Inc. was changed to its present form in 1983, when it was purchased by Donald G. Smith, President and Founder. DS&C manages value equity accounts for large institutions.

Founded in 1999, BGB Securities, Inc. is a broker/dealer located in Arlington, Virginia. They are a subsidiary of Aegis Financial Corp. and their ultimate parent is Vesta Insurance Group, Inc. (OTC: VTAIQ.PK). The firm clears equity transactions through National Financial, a subsidiary of Fidelity Investments Company. BGB securities in a member of FINRA and the SIPC. BGB Securities specializes in researching inefficiently priced securities that are misunderstood or insufficiently covered by the marketplace. As contrarians, they seek to identify investments that are temporarily out of favor. The firm seeks to identify mispriced assets that are capable of producing significant future cash flows and looks for near term catalysts that may cause intrinsic values to be realized. BGB Securities favors companies trading at discounted levels with tangible assets that can be readily valued within a margin of safety. They also seek to identify mispriced companies with competitive advantages that allow for sustainable profit margins. The firm focuses on special situations across industries, favoring a fundamental-driven, analytical approach. BGB securities' research focuses on the following sectors: housing finance, homebuilders, REITs, consumer and diversified. In addition to executing equity trades for their clients, BGB Securities also assists clients with trades in a select number of fixed-income products.

MIIX Group, Inc. engages in the provision of medical professional liability insurance. The company was founded in October 1997 and is headquartered in Lawrenceville, NJ.

The Atlas Economic Research Foundation is a nonprofit organization. It connects a global network of free market organizations to the ideas and resources needed to advance the cause of liberty. The company was founded by Antony Fisher in 1981 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.