Adam L. Geiger

Founded in 1984 by Howard Wohl and Lawrence Simon, Ivy Asset Management LLC is a global fund-of-hedge fund firm located in Jericho, New York with additional offices in New York City and London. They are a subsidiary of the Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK), which acquired the firm in October 2000. Ivy Asset Management offers a variety of risk-adjusted, performance-driven multi-manager products ranging from diversified proprietary fund portfolios to customized programs. The firm provides services to global institutional investors including: (1) Fortune 500 companies (2) global banks (3) multi-national insurance corporations (4) global investment banking firms (5) municipality pension plans and monetary authorities (6) Taft-Hartley plans (7) registered investment companies (8) foundations (9) endowments (10) non-profit organizations (11) professional money managers (12) high net-worth individuals and (13) private family offices.

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.

Founded in 1983 by Robert Gordon, Twenty-First Securities Corp. is a broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm provides an array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research

Lafayette Investments, Inc. (Lafayette) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Ashton, Maryland with additional office in Bethesda. The firm was founded by Thomas Roddy in 1988. Lafayette offers investment advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities.