James Francis Peters

Invesco Advisers, Inc. is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a subsidiary of Invesco Group Services, Inc., ultimately held by Invesco Ltd. (NYSE: IVZ). The firm was founded in 1986 and previously known as Invesco Institutional NA, Inc. until April 2010 when Invesco Ltd. consolidated the businesses of their US investment advisors (Invesco AIM Advisors, Inc., Invesco AIM Capital Management, Inc., Invesco AIM Private Asset Management, Inc. and Invesco Global Asset Management NA, Inc.) under the name Invesco Advisers, Inc. They provide discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, institutional and high net-worth clients through separate accounts, wrap fee programs and US registered investment companies and other Commingled Funds.

William Blair & Co. LLC (William Blair) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by William McCormick Blair in 1935 and is a subsidiary of WBC Holdings LP. Until 1941, they were known as Blair, Bonner & Co. William Blair provides broking services to individual, institutional and issuing clients.

Gelber Group LLC provides trade execution, clearing, and risk management services. It offers facilities management and clearing services such as statement generation and risk management for exchanges and financial institutions. The company was founded by Brian Gelber and Frank Gelber in 1982 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

TransMarket Group LLC offers investment and other financial services. They provide risk capital and market access to individuals for the purpose of trading in the global financial markets. The company was founded in 1980 as Aardvark Financial, Inc. and is headquartered in Chicago with an additional office in New York City.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (Wealth Management) (BNY Mellon Wealth Management) is the wealth management division of The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK), an investment banking services holding company headquartered in New York City. The firm was formed from the merger of The Bank of New York and the Mellon Financial Corporation in 2007. BNY Mellon Wealth Management provides investment management, wealth management and banking services to individuals, families, family offices, charitable gift programs, endowments and foundations.

UBS Financial Services, Inc. is a registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Weehawken, New Jersey. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of UBS Americas Inc., ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG; NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. Founded in 1969, UBS Financial Services provides investment advisory services to individuals, banks, thrift institutions, mutual funds and other investment companies, pension and employee benefit plans, trusts, estates, charities, corporations and other business and government entities.

Transamerica Asset Management, Inc. (TAM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Denver, Colorado. The firm was founded in 1996 and formerly known as Transamerica Fund Advisors, Inc. and as WRL Investment Management, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Transamerica Life Insurance Co., ultimately held by Aegon NV (AMS: AGN) in The Netherlands. TAM provides investment management and investment advisory services to investment companies registered under the 1940 Act. They also provide investment advisory services to a foreign registered investment company, privately-offered pooled investment vehicles that are not registered under the 1940 Act, such as the MFTC Trust and WT CITs, and an affiliated recordkeeper.

Friendship Trays, Inc. provides food freely to the elderly, handicapped and convalescing people. It offers food according to doctors written orders for certain medical conditions. The company was founded by Ann M. Elliot in 1976 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.