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T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (Price Associates) is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The firm was founded by Thomas Rowe Price, Jr. in 1937. They are a subsidiary of the T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TROW), which was formed in 2000 as the publicly traded parent holding company of Price Associates and their affiliated entities. Price Associates offers a variety of mutual funds, sub-advisory services and separate account management for individual and institutional investors, retirement plans and financial intermediaries.

PNC Bank, NA (Investment Management) (PNC-IM) is the asset management division of PNC Bank, NA, a banking company headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The firm is ultimately held by The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC). PNC-IM manages assets for institutions and high-net worth individuals and provides tailored investments, wealth planning, trust and estate administration and private banking to high-net-worth families and individuals.

ASB Capital Management, Inc. (ASBCM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. The firm was founded in 1983 and is owned by Chevy Chase Trust Holdings LLC, ultimately owned by Chevy Chase Holdings LLC. ASBCM provides investment management services to qualified individual and institutional clients that include Taft-Hartley plans, pension and retirement programs, separate accounts, endowments and foundations, corporations and other types of accounts, and private investment vehicles.

Chevy Chase Trust Co. (CCTC) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Chevy Chase Trust Holdings LLC, ultimately owned by Chevy Chase Holdings, Inc. CCTC primarily provides investment management services to high-net-worth individuals, investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, state and municipal entities, insurance companies, and other institutional clients.

Susquehanna Financial Group LLLP (SFG) is an institutional broker-dealer headquartered in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 2002 and is a direct subsidiary of SFG Holding LLC, which is owned by Bodel, Inc. SFG offers a full range of order execution and trading flow services, with a focus on delivering innovative trading strategies and execution services to institutional clients.

Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Inc. (MSIM) is an investment management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1975 and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). MSIM provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management services and products to institutional clients and individual investors. The firm also advises clients as to the appropriate allocation of assets among multiple separate accounts and/or investment companies or other pooled vehicles that the firm advises.

Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. (Stifel) is a dual-registered broker-dealer and investment adviser headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1890, the firm is a subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF), a financial service holding company. Stifel provides full-service brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals and their families, institutions and businesses, and financial advisors.

Needham & Co. LLC (Needham) is a registered investment advisor and broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of The Needham Group, Inc. Needham provides corporate and institutional clients with high quality research, corporate access, capital markets and trading execution services in both the public and private markets, with an emphasis on growth companies.

Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc. (ISS) is an investment research firm headquartered in Rockville, Maryland. The firm was founded in 1985 and is owned by Viss Intermediate LLC, which is ultimately held by Deutsche Börse AG (ETR: DB1) in Germany. ISS provides corporate governance and responsible investment solutions globally to other investment advisers, including investment advisers to investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, broker-dealers, asset owners, asset managers, banks or thrift institutions, hedge funds, trusts, estates, charitable organizations and other institutional investors, as well as law firms, and universities. The firm also provides data to third parties for use in thematic based indices. Their solutions include objective governance research and recommendations; responsible investment data, analytics, and research; end-to-end proxy voting and distribution solutions; turnkey securities class-action claims management provided by Securities Class Action Services, LLC (ISS SCAS); reliable global governance data and modeling tools; asset management intelligence, portfolio execution and monitoring, fund services, and media.

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. is a broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm provides a comprehensive range of equity execution services exclusively to institutional clients worldwide. Their clients include private banks, mutual funds, hedge funds, independent asset managers and investment advisors and other brokers.

Part of H & R Block, Inc., C.W. Amos & Co. LLC is a company that provides accounting services. The company is based in Baltimore, MD. C.W. Amos & Co. was acquired by HRB Business Services, Inc. on April 21, 1999.

CareFirst, Inc. provides health insurance and managed care products and services. The firm offers indemnity health insurance, health maintenance organization coverage, and health benefits administration. Its products and services include preferred provider and point of service networks, fee-for-service arrangements, third-party administrator services, and other managed care services. The company was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Founded in 2001, Macquarie Capital (USA), Inc. is a registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Macquarie Bank Ltd. (ASX: MBL). They provide coverage of the following industries: resources, healthcare, security/defense, transportation, financial services, retail/consumer products, TMET (telecommunications, media, entertainment and technology), oil & gas, diversified manufacturing/distribution and infrastructure/utilities. Macquarie Capital (USA), Inc. is a member of FINRA.

Brown Advisory LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The firm is a subsidiary of Brown Advisory Management LLC and their ultimate parent is Brown Advisory, Inc. The firm was founded and launched in 1993 as an investment management division of Alex. Brown & Sons, a Baltimore-based investment bank founded in 1800. In 1998, they became independently owned through an employee-led buyout. Brown Advisory provides investment management services to individuals and institutions.

Healthworx is a venture capital subsidiary of CareFirst, Inc. founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.

Digital Bridge Holdings LLC engages in the acquisition, funding, and management of companies from the communications infrastructure sector. It has portfolio companies which include Andean Telecom Partners, DataBank, ExteNet Systems, Mexico Tower Partners, Vantage Data Centers, and Vertical Bridge. The company was founded by Benjamin J. Jenkins and Marc C. Ganzi in 2013 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, FL.

Bloomberg LP (Research) is the investment research division of Bloomberg LP, which is owned by Bloomberg, Inc. in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 2007 and provides research, long-term forecasts, analytical tools and global in-depth analysis covering a wide range of industries.

Chardan Capital Markets LLC is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Kerry Propper and Steve Urbach in 2003. The firm offers a range of services which include capital raising, merger and acquisition advisory, strategic advisory, equity research, corporate access and institutional trading to institutional clients.

IMPAQ International LLC provides research and consulting services. Its focus areas include payment and service delivery models, pharmaceutical health services, insurance markets, quality improvement and patient safety, population health research and aging and disability. The company was founded by Sharon R. Benus and Jacob M. Benus in 2001 and is headquartered in Columbia, MD.

Camden Partners Private Equity (Camden Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Camden Partners Holdings LLC founded in 1995 by David Lyle Warnock. The firm is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.

EIG Global Energy Partners LLC (EIG Global Energy Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2011. The firm is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.

Greenspring Associates Inc is a venture capital subsidiary of StepStone Group, Inc. founded in 2000 by C. Ashton Newhall. The firm is headquartered in Owings Mills, Maryland.

NMGF Management LLC (New Markets Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2002 by Mark Anthony Grovic and Robb Tyler Doub. The firm is headquartered in Fulton, Maryland.

Net SpA provides integrated waste management services in the province of Udine. It also promotes environmental protection from the design phase of new activities and the construction of plants and services. The company was founded and is headquartered in Udine, Italy.

Blue Point Investment Management LLC (Blue Point) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The firm was founded by Niall O'Malley in 2006. Blue Point offers discretionary portfolio management services to clients through Blue Point, a model account, applied to all equity-oriented separately managed accounts.

Heritage Financial Consultants LLC offers financial planning for individuals, families and businesses. Its services include fee based financial planning, wealth management, estate planning, philanthropic advisory, business succession, insurance strategies, and executive benefit. The company was founded by Brian W. Gracie in 1989 and headquartered in Hunt Valley, MD.

Crusader Insurance Co. provides Property and Casualty Insurance services. It offers insurance services for Apartments, Auto Body/Repair, Contractors, Bars, Commercial Buildings, Towing, Laundries, Liquor Stores/Markets, Restaurants, Retail and Trucking. The company was founded by Erwin Cheldin in 1976 and is headquartered in Calabasas, CA.