John J. Smith

Amerex Group, Inc. engaged in providing services to customers who wish to efficiently manage their industrial and household hazardous waste. These services consist primarily of collecting, treating, storing and ultimately disposing of their hazardous and industrial waste. Amerex also provided services to municipalities in managing collection days on which residents of the sponsoring municipality may bring their household hazardous waste such as paint, insect control chemicals, batteries, and light bulbs to staging areas which Amerex establishes. It also provided emergency response services to industrial and municipal clients to mitigate or remove hazardous materials following motor vehicle accidents, industrial mishaps, chemical spills and similar emergencies. The company was founded in 1932 and was headquartered in Tulsa, OK.

Deerfield Management Co. LP (Deerfield) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Peter Drake in 1994. They are wholly owned by James E. Flynn and are controlled by its general partner, Flynn Management LLC. Deerfield provides discretionary investment management services in the healthcare sector to domestic and offshore private pooled investment vehicles and their related alternative investment vehicles.

The Bank of New York Co., Inc. provides banking and other financial services to corporations and individuals worldwide. It also offers securities servicing and global payment services, corporate banking, BNY Asset Management and Private Client Services, Retail Banking and Global Market Services. Client base of the company include financial institutions, corporations, government entities, endowments and foundations. The company, founded in 1784 is headquartered in New York.