Frank Douthit Bracken

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.

Founded in 1946, Howard Weil, Inc. is a broker/dealer located in New Orleans, Louisiana with an additional office in Houston, Texas. On November 1, 2012, Howard Weil became part of Scotia Capital (USA), Inc., a US registered broker-dealer and a member of FINRA and the NYSE. Scotia Capital (USA), Inc. is owned by the Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE: BNA), aka Scotiabank. The firm is an energy investment boutique that provides equity research, institutional sales and trading, and investment banking services. They cover companies in the following energy sectors: major integrated oil, exploration and production, oilfield service, gas and power, independent refiners and coal producers. Howard Weil's sales force deals only with energy securities and covers institutional accounts in the US and internationally. Their trading expertise spans all sectors of the energy industry and includes small-, mid- and large-cap companies.

Founded in 1992, Sunrise Securities Corp. is an investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm specializes in debt and equity financings. They provide a full range of investment banking and corporate financial advisory services for small- to mid-size public and privately-held companies. Sunrise Securities' research efforts focus on a variety of traditional industries and emerging growth sectors including: biotechnology, energy, financial services, information technology, manufacturing, medical devices, metals, natural resources, paper/packaging, pharmaceuticals, precious metals/mining, services, shipping, software, telecommunications and transportation. The Sunrise Sales and Trading team works with a broad group of investors and maintains portfolio-manager level relationships with some of the largest institutional investors in the world including: mutual funds, hedge funds, pension funds, insurance companies, banks and prop desks. Their investors are active in both the primary and secondary markets for debt and equity. Sunrise offers a suite of electronic trading solutions and execution tools including: (1) algorithmic trading including VWAP, Pairs Trading, etc. (2) list trading (3) basket trading (4) block placement and (5) trading of 144 and 144A securities.

Part of Jefferies Financial Group, Inc., Jefferies Randall & Dewey is a financing advisory company. The company is based in Houston, TX.

Gerrity Oil & Gas Corp. explores for oil and gas properties. The company is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Part of Baytex Energy Corp., Lonestar Resources, Inc. explores oil. The company is based in Fort Worth, TX. The company was founded by Allen W. Paschal. Frank Douthit Bracken has been the CEO of the company since 2012.

Lonestar Resources Ltd. engages in oil and gas production and exploration. It focuses on the acquisition, development and production of unconventional oil and gas resources. The firm also engages in an early-stage project in the Bakken Petroleum System. The company was founded by Charles William Stocker, III in 1996 and is headquartered in West Perth, Australia.

Lonestar Resources US, Inc. engages in the exploration, development, and production of unconventional oil and natural gas properties. Its portfolio includes the Eagle Ford Shale. The company was founded by Charles William Stocker III in December 2015 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, TX.