Jim McCarthy

Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (dba GMO) is a privately-held, SEC-registered global investment management firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. GMO was founded was founded in 1977 and provides investment advice to a wide variety of clients.

Optical Coating Laboratory, Inc. (OCLI) used to make optical thin film coatings and components for reflection, refraction, absorption and wavelength separation. It was located in San Jose, CA.

Reckson Associates Realty Corp. owns and operates a real estate investment trust. It acquires, develops, sells, manages, leases office and industrial properties. The company was founded in September 1994 and is headquartered in White Plains, NY.

Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc. (Cohen & Steers) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Martin Cohen and Robert Steers in 1986. They are a subsidiary of Cohen & Steers, Inc. (NYSE: CNS). Cohen & Steers serves institutional and individual investors through a wide range of investment products and services, which includes separately managed accounts, registered funds in the US and Europe, and private funds.

The Mechanics Bank Asset Management (Mechanics Bank AM) is the asset management arm of Mechanics Bank (OTC US: MCHB), a full-service community banking financial institution headquartered in Richmond, California. Mechanics Bank AM serves as investment managers for individuals and families, trusts and estates, businesses, such as pensions and profit-sharing plans, IRAs and tax-qualified accounts, nonprofit organizations, and private foundations.

Hall Capital Partners LLC (HCP) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Kathryn Hall in 1994. HCP advises on and manages multi-asset class portfolios for families, endowments, foundations, and other clients.

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.

Marathon Real Estate Mortgage Trust provides financial and investment services. It invests in mortgage-backed securities, mortgage loans and other real estate-related loans and securities. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Meco IV, LLC operates as an oil and gas acquisition, exploitation, and exploration company. It acquires and develops stable, oil and gas producing properties and undeveloped leaseholds, enhancing their value through the application of new and existing technologies, exploiting previously unrealized value. The company was founded by Sam D. Winegrad and Thomas J. Corley in December 2013 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Marathon Asset Management LP (Marathon) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. It was founded by Bruce Richards and Louis Hanover in 1998. The firm provides investment advisory services to private investment funds and institutional managed accounts that are offered to high net worth financially sophisticated individual and institutional investors. Marathon is a signatory of the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) guidelines which allows them to further align their investment strategies with the client?s values.

US West International provides local telephone communications. The private company is based in Englewood, CO.

Part of Deutsche Telekom AG, MediaOne International BV is a Dutch company that owns interest in wireless telephone operators. The company is located in the Netherlands. The company was founded by Dmitry Leonovich Kononov. MediaOne International was acquired by Deutsche Telekom AG from MediaOne Group, Inc. on March 23, 2000 for $2,000 million.

HQ Global Workplaces, Inc. provides workplace solutions and services. Its services include full time and virtual office facilities, conference and meeting rooms, mail, phone services, audio and video conferencing in the United States. It offers its services to independent and mobile professionals, home-based businesses, small & emerging businesses and mid to large corporations. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Addison, TX.

Delta Telecom PJSC provides telecommunications services.

Telecominvest OJSC engages in the provision of telephone and mobile telecommunications services. The firm offers internet services. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

University of Colorado Foundation, Inc. provides financial support to charitable causes. It raises private funds from outside for support the University's strategic initiatives. The firm manages investments such as endowment funds and charitable trusts. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO

Part of Roche Holding AG, Roche Laboratories, Inc. markets and sells pharmaceutical medications. The company is based in Nutley, NJ.

Strawberry Capital AS invests in real estate, securities, and counseling services. The company was founded on May 16, 2006 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

Meritage Energy Company, LLC ('Meritage') is an oil & gas acquisition and exploitation company, formed in July of 2006 by Samuel D. Winegrad, Thomas J. Corley other institutional and individual investors. Messrs. Winegrad and Corley each have over twenty years of oil & gas experience with both private and public concerns and in senior executive capacities. Meritage was formed for the purpose of acquiring stable, long life oil & gas fields, enhancing their value through implementation of cost efficiencies and the application of new and existing technologies, exploiting previously unrealized value, and gaining the arbitrage value associated with the bundling of smaller properties into a larger and hence more attractive package for divestiture. In summary, Meritage can demonstrate sound financial backing, a rational business plan based on a proven formula which invests in 'bricks and mortar' assets, as well as seasoned management with a proven track record of building, managing and divesting oil and gas companies.

Part of SpineVision SA, SpineVision, Inc. is a privately-owned integrated spinal technology company. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. The company focuses on the development and marketing of implants and instrumentation for spinal treatment.

Hudson River Park Trust partnership between New York State and City charged with the design, construction and operation. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Ikatan Bankir Indonesia is professional banker institution in Indonesia to improve professionalism, and implement the ethical standards, also to defend the profession of bankers. The institution was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Part of Greenbit Energy AS, ECO-1 Bioenergi AS is a company based in Hamar, Norway that wholesales biofuels and oils.

Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC (AllianzGI US) is an investment advisory firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2001 as Allianz Global Investors Capital LLC. In 2022, Voya Investment Management Co. LLC, which is ultimately owned by Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE: VOYA), acquired the firm from Allianz SE (ETR: ALV). AllianzGI US provides portfolio management services to a variety of individual and institutional clients as well as certain Wrap Fee Programs.