Brian Michael Scharf

Paragon Capital Management LLC is an independent registered investment advisor headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas. It was founded by Howard T. Jacobson in 1998. The firm provides regular and continuous management and supervision of assets as well as financial planning primarily to individuals, high net worth individuals, foundations, trusts and estates.

Big Sky Capital LLC is a Santa Monica, California-based hedge fund manager.

Scout Investments, Inc. (Scout) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Carillon Tower Advisers, Inc., itself a subsidiary of Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF). Founded in 2001, Scout provides discretionary investment management services to registered and unregistered investment companies, institutional accounts and individuals through separately managed accounts. They also provide model portfolios to financial intermediaries for use in unified managed accounts (UMA).

Jacobs Asset Management LLC (JAM) is an independent registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Seymour (Sy) Jacobs in 1995. JAM provides investment management services on a discretionary basis to privately offered pooled investment vehicles consisting of hedge funds and private equity funds.

Palmer Square Capital Management LLC (Palmer Square) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Mission Woods, Kansas. The firm was founded by Christopher Long in 2009 and is a subsidiary of Palmer Square Holdings LLC. Palmer Square provides investment advisory services to institutions, high-net worth individuals, collective investment trusts, investment companies and other pooled investment vehicles.