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Polen Capital Management LLC (Polen Capital) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida. The firm was founded by David Polen in 1979. Polen Capital offers investment management services on a discretionary and non-discretionary basis to individuals, corporations, partnerships, trusts, retirement plans, sovereign nations, registered investment companies, UCITS and collective investment trusts. They also serve as a portfolio manager for certain clients of unaffiliated investment advisors in connection with wrap fee programs.

Allspring Global Investments LLC (Allspring) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Prior to November 2021, the firm was known as Wells Capital Management, Inc. They are a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC, ultimately held by Allspring Group Holdings LLC. Allspring provides investment management services to mutual funds, private funds, offshore funds, collective investment trusts (CITs), pooled vehicles and client accounts.

Merrill Lynch International (MLI-UK) is a brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1988 and is a subsidiary of ML UK Capital Holdings Ltd., ultimately owned by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) in the US. MLI-UK provides brokerage services to individual and retail clients.

Highline Capital Management LP (Highline) is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Jacob W. Doft in 1995. Highline provides discretionary investment advisory services and serves as investment manager to certain collective investment vehicles.

JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

Franklin Advisers, Inc. is a mutual fund manager and registered investment advisor headquartered in San Mateo, California. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN), a holding company that, together with its various subsidiaries is referred to as Franklin Templeton Investments. Franklin Advisers provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to US and non-US, registered open-end and closed-end funds and unregistered funds, as well as separate accounts.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. (Broker) (Baird-Broker) is the broker-dealer division of Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc., an investment bank and financial services company headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded in 1919 and is ultimately owned by Baird Financial Group, Inc. Baird-Broker offers a full suite of comprehensive trading services for institutional clients.

Part of University of California, The UC Irvine Medical Center operates a research hospital. The company is based in Orange, CA.

SAIL Capital Partners LLC (SAIL Capital Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Walter Schindler. The firm is headquartered in Irvine, California.

Part of WPP Plc, WPP Brands (UK) Ltd. is a creative agency based in London, UK. The British company harness creativity, technology, and culture to brings people together through the power of human connection. The company's expertise includes CX commerce, health, inclusion, experience, sustainability, and technology. The company's work focuses on connecting on an emotional level to drive value for their client partners. VMLY&R's home of connected brands is the physical manifestation of their agency's belief that connected brands are more powerful brands. Founded in 1944, the company creates connected brands that drive value for their clients and impact the world.

Sandia National Laboratories develops science based technologies. The company provides research services in nuclear weapons, energy and infrastructure assurance, nonproliferation, and defense systems. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Albuquerque, NM.

Deer Management Co. LLC (Bessemer Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1911. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Prudential Brokerage Ltd. (Prudential) is an independent securities brokerage firm headquartered in Hong Kong. The firm was founded in 1986 and offers comprehensive securities brokerage services which include stock, warrants, index and stock options, and index and stock futures in the HKEX. Their business also includes margin financing, IPO subscription and market analysis. Prudential provides both trust and margin securities account to its clients. Clients are able to place their trading order through telephone or Internet. Moreover, the firm also provides trading services for Singapore, Shenzhen and Shanghai B stocks.

Epibone, Inc. develops bone reconstruction solutions. Its technology utilizes a scan of the patient?s bone defect and the patient?s own stem cells to construct and cultivate an autologous-like bone graft that provides defect repair, and improves bone formation and regeneration. The company was founded by Nina Tandon, Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, Sarindr Bhumiratana, Sidney Eisig, and Elisa Cimetta and is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY.

Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1967 and is a subsidiary of Alliance Capital Management LLC, ultimately held by Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH). Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. provides trading and executions services to their clients.

Greater Washington Sports Alliance operates as a regional sports commission and is a comprehensive resource for promoting sporting events, delivering sports information and developing regional collaboration. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Dublin Waste to Energy Ltd. engages in the provision of waste management solutions. The firm provides a thermal treatment plant to treat municipal waste that cannot be reused or recycled. It also offers secure destruction services. The company is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

BB&T Securities LLC, doing business as BB&T Capital Markets, is the broker/dealer subsidiary of BB&T Corp. (NYSE: BBT). The firm is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. They offer a full array of investment, trading and execution services to middle-market companies. BB&T Capital Markets' sales and trading arm is comprised of 2 groups: Debt Securities Sales & Trading and Equity Sales & Trading. The Debt Securities Sales & Trading group focuses on: (1) Government and agency securities (2) corporate bonds (3) municipal bonds (4) asset-backed securities (5) mortgage-backed securities (6) preferred securities and (7) money market desk (short-term securities including BB&T funding). The Equity Sales & Trading group focuses on: (1) institutional block execution services (2) institutional distribution of proprietary research (3) providing proprietary access to industry leading conferences and management teams (4) serving as a NASDAQ market maker for over 250 securities (5) stock buybacks including 10b-18 and 10b5-1 trading plans and (6) 144 stock sales, individual 10b5-1 trading plans (buy and sell) and employee cashless stock option programs. BB&T Capital Markets provides research coverage of the communications, defense and government services, energy, financial services, furnishings and consumer durables, healthcare, industrial services, retail/consumer durables and transportation services sectors.

GLG Partners, Inc. provides asset management services. Its services include investment products and account management, managing global investment funds and accounts. The company was founded by Pierre Philippe Alexandre Lagrange in 1995 and is headquartered in Wantagh, NY.

Fitch Ratings, Inc. is a global rating agency and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by John Knowles in 1913 as Fitch Publishing Co. They are a subsidiary of Fitch Group, Inc., ultimately owned by The Hearst Family Trust. Fitch Ratings seeks to provide independent and prospective credit opinions, research and data to the world's credit markets. Their approach is based on a foundation of local market experience that covers capital markets in over 150 countries. The firm's ratings analysis and rating decisions are based on established criteria, methodologies and ratings definitions which they apply in a consistent manner. Fitch Ratings provides coverage of the following markets: Economics, Banks, Insurance, Sovereigns, Corporates, Structured Finance, Public Finance – International, Public Finance – US, Infrastructure & Project, and Finance.