Stuart Howe

Cowen & Co. LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Cowen Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE: TD) in Canada. Cowen & Co. offers industry-focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Their institutional sales and trading business serves both equity and fixed-income clients. Sales and trading execution platform is structured around the following key verticals: (1) healthcare (2) technology, telecommunications and media (TMT) (3) REITs and financials (4) aerospace and defense (5) consumer and (6) alternative energy.

Numis Securities Ltd. is an institutional brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1988 and is a subsidiary of Numis Corp. Plc in (LON: NUM). Numis Securities serves as a corporate broker to several clients across all their sectors, ranging from FTSE 100 to FTSE small-cap companies and AIM-listed companies.

Colonial First State Investments Ltd. (CFSIL) is an asset management and holding firm headquartered in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1988, CFSIL provides superannuation, investment and retirement products to members and corporate and superannuation fund investors.

Citigroup Global Markets Australia Pty Ltd. (Citi Australia) is the brokerage arm of Citigroup Global Markets Australia Holdings Pty Ltd., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc., (NYSE: C) in the US. Headquartered in Sydney with additional office in Melbourne, Citi Australia provides brokerage services to Australian consumers, corporations, institutions and governments. The firm participate in sales and trading across all asset classes including equities, corporate, government and agency bonds, mortgage-backed securities, syndicated loans, structured products, foreign exchange and futures.

Ausbil Investment Management Ltd. (Ausbil) is the Australian equities management subsidiary of Candriam SCA, ultimately held by New York Life Insurance Co. (NYLIC) in the US. The firm was founded by Paul Xiradis and Reubert Hayes in 1997 as a joint venture between the founding investors and Dexia Asset Management. The firm was formerly known as Ausbil Dexia Ltd. and changed their name to Ausbil Investment Management Ltd. when they were acquired by NYLIC in 2014. Headquartered in Sydney, Ausbil primarily manages Australian and global equities for superannuation funds, institutional investors, master trusts and Australian retail clients. The firm provides discretionary investment management services to managed investment trusts offered in Australia. Ausbil is a signatory to the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).

Wilsons Corporate Finance Ltd. (WCP) is the broker subsidiary of Wilsons Holding Co. (Pty) Ltd. The firm is headquartered in Brisbane, Queensland. WCP provides research and institutional sales services. They have a focus on emerging companies and mid-cap.

Taylor Collison Ltd. is an independent brokerage firm headquartered in Adelaide, Australia. The firm was founded in 1988 and offers stockbroking services to private and institutional investors and corporate clients throughout Australia. Their research and corporate focus is on the emerging growth sector of the Australian share market. Taylor Collison uses in-house & external research to establish and maintain diverse & balanced investment portfolios for their clients.

Part of EFG International AG, DJ Carmichael Pty Ltd. is an Australian company that provides brokerage services. The company is based in Perth, Australia. The company was founded in 1986. The CEO is Cadell Buss. DJ Carmichael was acquired by Shaw & Partners Ltd. from DJ Carmichael Group Pty Ltd. on August 31, 2019.

Part of Argonaut Ltd., Argonaut Securities Pty Ltd. is an Australian corporate finance company that specializes in evaluating and executing transactions in the natural resources sectors, including Mergers & Acquisitions (M & A), Equity Capital Markets (ECM) transactions, Debt Capital Markets (DCM) transactions, Financial Advice, and Restructuring Advice. The company's Corporate Finance team consists of 17 professionals based in Perth, Australia. Argonaut is focused on sectors where its expertise can add substantial value and targets companies in specific capitalization ranges. The company was founded in 2004 by Eddie Rigg and Charles Fear, with Eddie Rigg serving as the CEO since then.

Part of Royal Bank of Canada, RBC Securities Australia Pty Ltd. is an Australian company that provides brokerage services. The company is based in Sydney, Australia.

Ord Minnett Ltd. is the brokerage and private wealth management subsidiary of IOOF Holdings Ltd. (ASX: IFL) in Australia. Headquartered in Sydney with additional office in Melbourne, the firm offers private wealth clients a full-service stockbroking services that covers Australian and global stock markets.

Petra Capital Pty Ltd. is a boutique, independently owned, wholesale Australian institutional stockbroking firm headquartered in Sydney. The firm was founded by George Marias as Delta Equities Australia Pty Ltd. They facilitate trades of all types and sizes, underpinned by comprehensive local and international market knowledge, for wholesale financial clients and to ASX listed mining and industrial companies. Their dealing services include: equity execution, block trades, market intelligence, primary capital raisings, secondary market activities, and building share registers.

TKS Securities (Pvt) Ltd. is a Sri Lankan company that provides brokerage services. The private company is based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The CEO of the company is Michael Yong Kang.

Part of Citigroup, Inc., Citigroup, Inc. (Australia) is a provider of banking and financial services.

Stifel Nicolaus Europe Ltd. (SNEL) is a brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1999 and do-business-as Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Ltd. (KBW). They are a subsidiary of Stifel Europe Holdings Ltd., ultimately owned by Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF) in the US. SNEL provides Pan-European equity research and sales and trading products for their institutional clients.

Goldman Sachs Australia Pty Ltd. is the Australian securities brokerage subsidiary of Goldman Sachs Holdings ANZ Pty Ltd., ultimately held by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) in the US. Headquartered in Perth, Goldman Sachs Australia provides service to institutional clients who manage large portfolios of Australian and New Zealand equities. They work with the financial instruments used to trade debt, currency and commodities. Their clients include corporations, financial institutions, governments and high-net-worth individuals throughout Australasia.

Canaccord Genuity (Australia) Ltd. (Canaccord Genuity Australia) is the Australian full service stockbroking and wealth management subsidiary of Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. (TSE: CF) in Canada. Headquartered in Melbourne, Canaccord Genuity Australia was founded by Anthony Murphy and provides wealth management services including portfolio management, portfolio administration and broking services to individual, institutional and corporate clients.

E.L. & C. Baillieu Ltd. is a stockbroking firm headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. They are a subsidiary of Ord Minnett Ltd., which is owned by IOOF Holdings Ltd. (ASX: IFL). The firm was founded in 2012 and provides securities brokerage services to institutional clients.

Softlogic Stockbrokers Pvt Ltd. (SSB) is a full service brokerage firm headquartered in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The firm was founded in 2011 and is a subsidiary of Softlogic Capital Plc (CSE: SCAP.N0000). SSB provides equity and debt trading services to local and international retail high net worth and institutional investors.

Wilsons Advisory & Stockbroking Ltd. (Wilsons Advisory) is a wealth management firm headquartered in Brisbane, Australia. The firm was founded in 1895 and is a subsidiary of Wilsons Holding Co. Pty Ltd. Wilsons Advisory provides investment solutions to private wealth, institutional and corporate clients.

Morgans Financial Ltd. is an independent, Australian full-service stockbroking and wealth management firm headquartered in Brisbane, Queensland. Formerly known as ABN AMRO Morgans Ltd., the firm offers stockbroking services to Australian investors.

Cape Horn Capital Pty Ltd. is an independent wealth management firm headquartered in Sydney, Australia. The firm was founded by Fredrik Blencke in 2022. Cape Horn Capital provides advisory and wealth management solutions for a select group of high net worth and ultra-high net wealth clients based in Australia, Asia, Europe and the US. Their clients are a group of entrepreneurs, business leaders, professional investors and families that operate across growing markets and industries.

Ophir Asset Management Pty Ltd. (Ophir) is an independent asset management firm headquartered in Sydney, Australia. The firm was co-founded by Andrew Mitchell and Steven Ng in 2012. Ophir manages investment capital on behalf of a range of investors which includes institutional superannuation funds, family offices, private wealth groups and individual investors. The Ophir Opportunities Fund is their flagship product.

Part of AIMS APAC REIT, Woolworths Supermarket Pty Ltd. operates as an online shop for groceries. The company is based in Horsham, Australia. Natalie Davis has been the CEO of the Australian company since 2020. Woolworths Supermarket was acquired by AIMS APAC REIT on November 15, 2021 for $333.01 million.

QVG Capital Pty Ltd. is a boutique investment management firm headquartered in Sydney, Australia. The firm was founded by Tony Waters and Chris Prunty in 2017. QVG Capital manages the QVG Opportunities Fund and the QVG Long Short Fund.

QVG Long Short Co. Pty Ltd. (QVG Long Short Co.) is an alternative investment management firm headquartered in Sydney, Australia. The firm was founded in 2018 and is a subsidiary of QVG Capital Pty Ltd. QVG Long Short Co. serves as the trustee and investment manager for the QVG Long Short Fund.

Pitt Street Research Pty Ltd provides investment research. The private company is based in Sydney, Australia. The Australian company was founded in 2016 by Stuart Roberts.