Daniel Louis Sternberg

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.

University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Egan-Jones Ratings Co. provides credit ratings. It offers market sensitive, predictive value ratings on the financial health, stability and credit worthiness of investment grade, crossover and high yield issuers across asset classes. The company was founded by Sean Egan and Bruce Jones and is headquartered in Berwyn, PA.

Part of F. Marc de Lacharrière (Fimalac) SE, Thomson Bankwatch, Inc. provides international banking ratings services.

Part of Leavitt Family Trust, Leavitt Capital Management, Inc. provides investment advice. The company is based in Northbrook, IL.

ChapterHouse LLC provides health care companies & related investors with consultancy services for joint venture and acquisition assessment, leadership development, market analysis, revenue acceleration & strategy development. Its customers include CoreSource, Aetna and Healthaxis (health care management software). The company was founded in 1997 by Tom Main and is headquartered in Lisle, IL.

Part of UBS Group AG, Volaris Advisors is a company that provides investment banking services. The company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded by Paul Travlos, Stephen M. van Besien. Volaris Advisors was acquired by Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Broker) on May 22, 2003.

Creative Planning, Inc. is a SEC-registered investment advisor and holding firm headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas. The firm was founded in 1983 and provides investment advice to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates or charitable organizations, corporations or business entities other than those listed above, foundations, endowments and other institutions.

Argonne National Laboratory provides research and technology services. Its research areas include computer science, energy, environmental management, and industrial technology. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Lemont, IL.

The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, is among the foremost of institutes of national importance in higher technological education and in basic and applied research. The Institute, with nearly 360 faculty, 4000 students, 1250 administrative and supporting staff, is a self-contained campus and is located in a beautiful, wooded land of about 250 hectares in South Madras

Part of Prudential Financial, Inc., Essex LLC is a financial planning and investment management company based in Deer Park, IL. The company's mission is to provide customized planning based money management to achieve financial independence for their clients. The company analyze financial decisions, create strategies to optimize protections and cost savings, and offer a personalized approach to investment management. Essex has a team of investment experts with decades of experience who work with clients to achieve their financial goals. The company was founded by James W. Hartwell and Arthur A. Freedman, and James W. Hartwell has been the CEO since incorporation.

Chicago Board of Trade provides trade derivative facilities. It allows speculators throughout the world to interpret economic data, news, and other information. The company was founded on April 3, 1848 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Cboe Exchange, Inc. provides options exchange services. It trades equity options, security index options, options on exchange traded notes and products, binary options, one-week and quarterly options, long-term equity anticipation securities options, and flexible exchange options. The firm also provides information on various stock and options trading strategies, options trading tools, stock and option quotes and data; and options information and education. Additionally, they offer access to product information, conference notices, portfolio management tools, and educational materials for institutional investors and products and strategies for advisors to protect client’s portfolios. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Blue Capital Group LLC provides real estate investment services. The private company is based in Washington.