A. Michael Rosholt

Bulldog Investors LLP is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Saddle Brook, New Jersey. The firm was co-founded by Phillip Goldstein and Steve Samuels in 1992 as Brooklyn Capital Management LLC. Bulldog Investors offers its event-driven, opportunistic style of investing to individuals and wealth managers through separately managed accounts (SMAs).

Brantley Capital Corp., a business development company, provides equity and long-term debt financing to small and medium-sized private companies located in the US. In addition, it invests a portion of its assets in post-venture small-cap public companies. It also makes investments between $1 and $5 million.

UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.

G3 Good Governance Group Ltd. provides business intelligence, risk advisory, litigation support and information security consultancy services. It offers commercial strategy, decision making and risk mitigation consultancy, compliance, dispute resolution, cyber security and corporate social responsibility advisory services. The firm serves law firms, corporations, investment banks and family offices worldwide. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Part of Inter RAO UES PJSC, Limited Liability Co is a company that provides accounting services. The company is based in La Junta, CO. Limited Liability was acquired by Inter RAO UES PJSC on June 29, 2017.

ASA Gold & Precious Metals Ltd. (Mutual Fund Manager) (ASA) is the mutual fund management division of ASA Gold & Precious Metals Ltd. (NYSE: ASA), a closed-end, non-diversified precious metals and mining fund headquartered in San Mateo, California. The firm was founded in Bermuda and is the successor to a closed-end investment company of the same name organized in the Republic of South Africa in 1958. ASA focuses solely on the precious metals and mining industry.

Crossroads Capital, Inc. is a managed, non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. It has an objective of focusing on preserve capital and maximize stockholder value by pursuing the sale of our portfolio investments, limiting expenses and deploying surplus cash as appropriate, including into yielding investments to offset, in part, operating expenses. The company was founded on May 9, 2008 and is headquartered in Lincoln, NE.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Full Value Advisors LLC is a hedge fund management firm headquartered in Saddle Brook, New Jersey. The firm is a subsidiary of Bulldog Holdings LLC, which is owned by Bulldog Super Holdco, Inc. It serves as an investment adviser to certain private investment companies.

Part of Accel Entertainment, Inc., Bulldog Holdings LLC operates as a holding company. The company is based in Colchester, VT.

Blackboard, Inc. provides software applications and related services to the education industry. The firm offers recruitment, student success, and consulting services. Its services are utilized by academic institutions around the globe, including colleges, and universities. The company was founded by Michael L. Chasen, Daniel E. Cane, Stephen Gilfus and Matthew L. Pittinsky in 1997 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.

Special Opportunities Global Fund, Inc. operates as a closed-end investment fund and investment trust. The company was founded on November 5, 2013 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

Denver Gold Group is a capital formation organization that represents gold, silver, and diamond equities/miners. The private company is based in Denver, CO. The company has been supporting precious metals for almost 30 years and represents 7/8 of the world's gold and silver production, as well as reserves and resources. Silver. The company was founded by Michele L. Ashby and Douglas B.

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

Part of The Brink's Co., The Pittston Co. provides freight transportation and logistics management services.

Phillips Lytle LLP is a full-service law firm with practice areas including banking, business, environmental, labor, personal injury, and real estate. Phillips Lytle is based in Buffalo, NY, and has subsidiaries in the United States. The private company advises clients on state and federal securities laws, tax rules, employee benefits, executive compensation programs, startups, emerging growth companies, entrepreneurs, not-for-profits, and government operations. The company also has a team-based approach to assist clients with nanotechnology and maintaining compliance with applicable laws and regulations.