Tom Sheedy

Broadpoint Securities Group, Inc. is an independent investment bank that provides value-added advice to corporations and institutional investors. The Company provides services through its Investment Banking, Debt Capital Markets, Broadpoint DESCAP, Equities and Other segments. It was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Compass Point Research & Trading LLC (Compass Point) is a registered broker-dealer and full-service investment banking firm headquartered in Washington, DC. The firm was founded by Scott Dreyer in 2007 and is owned by Sooner Holdings LLC. Compass Point provides investment banking, research, and sales and trading services to institutional investors. Their clients include investment advisors, mutual funds, hedge funds and other institutional accounts located in the US, Canada and Europe.

Founded in 2000 by Thomas Pritchard, Pritchard Capital Partners LLC is a broker/dealer located in Covington, Louisiana with additional offices in Atlanta, Houston, New York City and Falls Church, Virginia. They are a subsidiary of Glacier Partners Corp. The firm provides independent research to institutional investors. They focus on all segments of the energy industry including oil, natural gas and power. Pritchard Capital Partners is a member of the NASD and the SIPC.

A subsidiary of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., Lehman Brothers, Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. They provide global equity and fixed research. The equity research department covers more than 100 sectors. They use a fundamental, quantitative, strategic and tactical research approach. In addition to these Lehman has also developed special products, such as 10 uncommon values and 10 uncommon eurovalues.